Shepley for L100; Mr. Kennard and Warren, the merchant, about deals for my
Lord. Captain Robert Blake lately come from the Straights about some
Florence Wine for my Lord, and with him I went to Sir W. Pen, who offering
me a barrel of oysters I took them both home to my house (having by chance
a good piece of roast beef at the fire for dinner), and there they dined
with me, and sat talking all the afternoon-good company. Thence to
Alderman Backwell's and took a brave state-plate and cupp in lieu of the
candlesticks that I had the other day and carried them by coach to my
Lord's and left them there. And so back to my father's and saw my mother,
and so to my uncle Fenner's, whither my father came to me, and there we
talked and drank, and so away; I home with my father, he telling me what
bad wives both my cozen Joyces make to their husbands, which I much
wondered at. After talking of my sister's coming to me next week, I went
home and to bed.

30th (Lord's day). Lay long in bed, and being up, I went with Will to my
Lord's, calling in at many churches in my way. There I found Mr. Shepley,
in his Venetian cap, taking physique in his chamber, and with him I sat
till dinner. My Lord dined abroad and my Lady in her chamber, so Mr.
Hetly, Child and I dined together, and after dinner Mr. Child and I spent
some time at the lute, and so promising to prick me some lessons to my
theorbo he went away to see Henry Laws, who lies very sick. I to the Abby
and walked there, seeing the great confusion of people that come there to
hear the organs. So home, calling in at my father's, but staid not, my
father and mother being both forth. At home I fell a-reading of Fuller's
Church History till it was late, and so to bed.

31st. At the office all the morning and after that home, and not staying
to dine I went out, and in Paul's Church-yard I bought the play of "Henry
the Fourth," and so went to the new Theatre (only calling at Mr. Crew's