The Diary
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27th. Up, and to my new closet, which pleases me mightily, and there did a little business. Then to break open a window, to the leads’ side in my old closet, which will enlighten the room mightily, and make it mighty pleasant. So to the office, and then home about one thing or other, about my new closet, for my mind is full of nothing but that. So at noon to dinner, mightily pleased with my wife’s picture that she is upon. Then to the office, and thither come and walked an hour with me Sir G. Carteret, who tells me what is done about my Lord’s pardon, and is not for letting the Duke of York know anything of it beforehand, but to carry it as speedily and quietly as we can. He seems to be very apprehensive that the Parliament will be troublesome and inquisitive into faults, but seems not to value them as to himself. He gone, I to the Victualling Office, there with Lewes and Willson setting the business of the state of the fleet’s victualling even and plain, and that being done, and other good discourse about it over, Mr. Willson and I by water down the River for discourse only, about business of the office, and then back, and I home, and after a little at my office home to my new closet, and there did much business on my Tangier account and my Journal for three days. So to supper and to bed. We are not sure that the Dutch fleet is out. I have another memento from Sir W. Coventry of the want of provisions in the fleet, which troubles me, though there is no reason for it; but will have the good effect of making me more wary. So, full of thoughts, to bed.