The Diary
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15th⁠ ⁠… our victualling ships to set them agoing, and so home, and after dinner to the King’s playhouse, all alone, and saw Love’s Mistress. Some pretty things and good variety in it, but no or little fancy in it. Thence to the Duke of Albemarle to give him account of my day’s works, where he showed me letters from Sir G. Downing, of four days’ date, that the Dutch are come out and joined, well-manned, and resolved to board our best ships, and fight for certain they will. Thence to the Swan at Herbert’s, and there the company of Sarah a little while, and so away and called at the Harp and Ball, where the maid, Mary, is very formosa; but, Lord! to see in what readiness I am, upon the expiring of my vowes this day, to begin to run into all my pleasures and neglect of business. Thence home, and being sleepy to bed.