talk ill of us and not told us of it. With which I was also vexed, and
told her soundly of it till she cried, poor wench, and I hope without
dissimulation, and yet I cannot tell; however, I was glad to see in what
manner she received it, and so to sleep.

21st. Being weary yesterday with walking I sleep long, and at last up and
to the office, where all the morning. At home to dinner, Mr. Deane with
me. After dinner I to White Hall (setting down my wife by the way) to a
Committee of Tangier, where the Duke of Yorke, I perceive, do attend the
business very well, much better than any man there or most of them, and my
[mind] eased of some trouble I lay under for fear of his thinking ill of
me from the bad successe in the setting forth of these crew men to
Tangier. Thence with Mr. Creed, and walked in the Parke, and so to the
New Exchange, meeting Mr. Moore, and he with us. I shewed him no friendly
look, but he took no notice to me of the Wardrobe business, which vexes
me. I perceive by him my Lord's business of his family and estate goes
very ill, and runs in debt mightily. I would to God I were clear of it,
both as to my owne money and the bond of L1000, which I stand debtor for
him in, to my cozen Thomas Pepys. Thence by coach home and to my office a
little, and so to supper and to bed.

22nd. Up and I found Mr. Creed below, who staid with me a while, and then
I to business all the morning. At noon to the 'Change and Coffee-house,
where great talke of the Dutch preparing of sixty sayle of ships. The
plague grows mightily among them, both at sea and land. From the 'Change
to dinner to Trinity House with Sir W. Rider and Cutler, where a very good
dinner. Here Sir G. Ascue dined also, who I perceive desires to make
himself known among the seamen. Thence home, there coming to me my Lord
Peterborough's Sollicitor with a letter from him to desire present
dispatch in his business of freight, and promises me L50, which is good