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    Monday, October 16th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Tuesday 16 October 1660
    This morning my brother Tom came to me, with whom I made even for my last clothes to this day, and having eaten a dish of anchovies with him in the morning, my wife and I did intend to go forth to see a play at the Cockpit this afternoon, but Mr....
    Sunday, October 15th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Monday 15 October 1660
    Office all the morning. My wife and I by water; I landed her at Whitefriars, she went to my father's to dinner, it being my father's wedding day, there being a very great dinner, and only the Fenners and Joyces [Katherine and Anthony, Mary and...
    Saturday, October 14th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Sunday 14 October 1660
    (Lord's day). Early to my Lord's, in my way meeting with Dr. Fairbrother, who walked with me to my father's back again, and there we drank my morning draft, my father having gone to church and my mother asleep in bed. Here he caused me to put my...
    Friday, October 13th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Saturday 13 October 1660
    To my Lord's in the morning, where I met with Captain Cuttance, but my Lord not being up I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that...
    Thursday, October 12th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Friday 12 October 1660
    Office day all the morning, and from thence with Sir W. Batten and the rest of the officers to a venison pasty of his at the Dolphin, where dined withal Col. Washington, Sir Edward Brett, and Major Norwood, very noble company. After dinner I went...
    Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Thursday 11 October 1660
    In the morning to my Lord's, where I met with Mr. Creed, and with him and Mr. Blackburne to the Rhenish wine house, where we sat drinking of healths a great while, a thing which Mr. Blackburne formerly would not upon any terms have done. After we...
    Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Wednesday 10 October 1660
    Office day all the morning. In the afternoon with the upholster seeing him do things to my mind, and to my content he did fit my chamber and my wife's. At night comes Mr. Moore, and staid late with me to tell me how Sir Hards. Waller (who only...
    Thursday, October 5th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Friday 5 October 1660
    Office day; dined at home, and all the afternoon at home to see my painters make an end of their work, which they did to-day to my content, and I am in great joy to see my house likely once again to be clean. At night to bed.
    Friday, October 6th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Saturday 6 October 1660
    Col. Slingsby and I at the office getting a catch ready for the Prince de Ligne to carry his things away to-day, who is now going home again.

    About noon comes my cozen H. Alcock, for whom I brought a letter for my Lord to sign to my Lord Broghill...
    Saturday, October 7th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Sunday 7 October 1660
    (Lord's day). To White Hall on foot, calling at my father's to change my long black cloak for a short one (long cloaks being now quite out); but he being gone to church, I could not get one, and therefore I proceeded on and came to my Lord before he...
    Sunday, October 8th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Monday 8 October 1660
    Office day, and my wife being gone out to buy some household stuff, I dined all alone, and after dinner to Westminster, in my way meeting Mr. Moore coming to me, who went back again with me calling at several places about business, at my father's...
    Monday, October 9th, 2023
    11:00 pm
    Tuesday 9 October 1660
    This morning Sir W. Batten with Colonel Birch to Deptford, to pay off two ships. Sir W. Pen and I staid to do business, and afterwards together to White Hall, where I went to my Lord, and found him in bed not well, and saw in his chamber his...
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