31st. And to that purpose I lay long talking with my wife about my
father's coming, which I expect to-day, coming up with the horses brought
up for my Lord. Up and to my office, where doing business all the
morning, and at Sir W. Batten's, whither Mr. Gauden and many others came
to us about business. Then home to dinner, where W. Joyce came, and he
still a talking impertinent fellow. So to the office again, and hearing
by and by that Madam Clerke, Pierce, and others were come to see my wife I
stepped in and staid a little with them, and so to the office again, where
late, and so home to supper and to bed.

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
APRIL
1663

April 1st. Up betimes and abroad to my brother's, but he being gone out I
went to the Temple to my Cozen Roger Pepys, to see and talk with him a
little; who tells me that, with much ado, the Parliament do agree to throw
down Popery; but he says it is with so much spite and passion, and an
endeavour of bringing all Non-conformists into the same condition, that he
is afeard matters will not yet go so well as he could wish. Thence back to
my brother's, in my way meeting Mr. Moore and talking with him about
getting me some money, and calling at my brother's they tell me that my
brother is still abroad, and that my father is not yet up. At which I
wondered, not thinking that he was come, though I expected him, because I
looked for him at my house. So I up to his bedside and staid an hour or
two talking with him. Among other things he tells me how unquiett my
mother is grown, that he is not able to live almost with her, if it were
not for Pall. All other matters are as well as upon so hard conditions
with my uncle Thomas we can expect them. I left him in bed, being very
weary, to come to my house to-night or tomorrow, when he pleases, and so I