went and stopt the officer there to shut up. He made us stay above an
houre. I sent for him; he comes, but was not found at home, but abroad on
other business, and brings a paper saying that he had been this houre
looking for the Lord Ashley's order. When he looks for it, that is not
the paper. He would go again to look; kept us waiting till almost 8 at
night. Then was I to go home by water this weather and darke, and to
write letters by the post, besides keeping the East India officers there
so late. I sent for him again; at last he comes, and says he cannot find
the paper (which is a pretty thing to lay orders for L100,000 no better).
I was angry; he told me I ought to give people ease at night, and all
business was to be done by day. I answered him sharply, that I did [not]
make, nor any honest man, any difference between night and day in the
King's business, and this was such, and my Lord Ashley should know. He
answered me short. I told him I knew the time (meaning the Rump's time)
when he did other men's business with more diligence. He cried, "Nay, say
not so," and stopped his mouth, not one word after. We then did our
business without the order in less than eight minutes, which he made me to
no purpose stay above two hours for the doing. This made him mad, and so
we exchanged notes, and I had notes for L14,000 of the Treasurer of the
Company, and so away and by water to Greenwich and wrote my letters, and
so home late to bed.

6th. Up betimes, it being fast-day; and by water to the Duke of
Albemarle, who come to towne from Oxford last night. He is mighty brisk,
and very kind to me, and asks my advice principally in every thing. He
surprises me with the news that my Lord Sandwich goes Embassador to Spayne
speedily; though I know not whence this arises, yet I am heartily glad of
it. He did give me several directions what to do, and so I home by water
again and to church a little, thinking to have met Mrs. Pierce in order to
our meeting at night; but she not there, I home and dined, and comes