Batten's coach, or Sir W. Pen's chariott, they having four, and we two
horses, and we beat them. But it cost me the spoiling of my clothes and
velvet coat with dirt. Being come home I to bed, and give my breeches to
be dried by the fire against to-morrow.

30th. To the Wardrobe and there, with my Lord, went into his new barge to
try her, and found her a good boat, and like my Lord's contrivance of the
door to come out round and not square as they used to do. Back to the
Wardrobe with my Lord, and then with Mr. Moore to the Temple, and thence
to. Greatorex, who took me to Arundell-House, and there showed me some
fine flowers in his garden, and all the fine statues in the gallery, which
I formerly had seen, and is a brave sight, and thence to a blind dark
cellar, where we had two bottles of good ale, and so after giving him
direction for my silver side-table, I took boat at Arundell stairs, and
put in at Milford . . . . So home and found Sir Williams both and my
Lady going to Deptford to christen Captain Rooth's child, and would have
had me with them, but I could not go. To the office, where Sir R.
Slingsby was, and he and I into his and my lodgings to take a view of
them, out of a desire he has to have mine of me to join to his, and give
me Mr. Turner's. To the office again, where Sir G. Carteret came and sat a
while, he being angry for Sir Williams making of the maisters of this
fleet upon their own heads without a full table. Then the Comptroller and
I to the Coffee House, and there sat a great while talking of many things.
So home and to bed. This day, I hear, the Parliament have ordered a bill
to be brought in for the restoring the Bishops to the House of Lords;
which they had not done so soon but to spite Mr. Prin, who is every day so
bitter against them in his discourse in the House.

31st. I went to my father's thinking to have met with my cozen John
Holcroft, but he came not, but to my great grief I found my father and