Tangier Committee, and there have another small business by which I may
get a little small matter of money. Staid but little there, and so home
and to my office, where late casting up my monthly accounts, and, blessed
be God! find myself worth L1020, which is still the most I ever was
worth. So home and to bed. Prince Rupert I hear this day is to go to
command this fleete going to Guinny against the Dutch. I doubt few will
be pleased with his going, being accounted an unhappy' man. My mind at
good rest, only my father's troubles with Dr. Pepys and my brother Tom's
creditors in general do trouble me. I have got a new boy that understands
musique well, as coming to me from the King's Chappell, and I hope will
prove a good boy, and my wife and I are upon having a woman, which for her
content I am contented to venture upon the charge of again, and she is one
that our' Will finds out for us, and understands a little musique, and I
think will please us well, only her friends live too near us. Pretty well
in health, since I left off wearing of a gowne within doors all day, and
then go out with my legs into the cold, which brought me daily pain.

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
SEPTEMBER
1664

Sept. 1st. A sad rainy night, up and to the office, where busy all the
morning. At noon to the 'Change and thence brought Mr. Pierce, the
Surgeon, and Creed, and dined very merry and handsomely; but my wife not
being well of those she not with us; and we cut up the great cake
Moorcocke lately sent us, which is very good. They gone I to my office,
and there very busy till late at night, and so home to supper and to bed.

2nd. Up very betimes and walked (my boy with me) to Mr. Cole's, and after
long waiting below, he being under the barber's hands, I spoke with him,