curate of St. Lawrence Poultney.]

and Mr. Butler, who complimented much after the same manner as the parson
did. After that towards my Lord's at Mr. Crew's, but was met with by a
servant of my Lady Pickering, who took me to her and she told me the story
of her husband's case and desired my assistance with my Lord, and did give
me, wrapped up in paper, L5 in silver. After that to my Lord's, and with
him to Whitehall and my Lady Pickering. My Lord went at night with the
King to Baynard's Castle' to supper, and I home to my father's to bed. My
wife and the girl and dog came home to-day. When I came home I found a
quantity of chocolate left for me, I know not from whom. We hear of W.
Howe being sick to-day, but he was well at night.

20th. Up by 4 in the morning to write letters to sea and a commission for
him that Murford solicited for. Called on by Captain Sparling, who did
give me my Dutch money again, and so much as he had changed into English
money, by which my mind was eased of a great deal of trouble. Some other
sea captains. I did give them a good morning draught, and so to my Lord
(who lay long in bed this day, because he came home late from supper with
the King). With my Lord to the Parliament House, and, after that, with
him to General Monk's, where he dined at the Cock-pit. I home and dined
with my wife, now making all things ready there again. Thence to my Lady
Pickering, who did give me the best intelligence about the Wardrobe.
Afterwards to the Cockpit to my Lord with Mr. Townsend, one formerly and
now again to be employed as Deputy of the Wardrobe. Thence to the
Admiralty, and despatched away Mr. Cooke to sea; whose business was a
letter from my Lord about Mr. G. Montagu to be chosen as a Parliament-man
in my Lord's room at Dover;' and another to the Vice-Admiral to give my
Lord a constant account of all things in the fleet, merely that he may
thereby keep up his power there; another letter to Captn. Cuttance to send