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Saturday 30 June 1660

By times to Sir R. Fanshawe to draw up the preamble to my Lord's Patent.  So to my Lord, and with him to White Hall, where I saw a great many fine antique heads of marble, that my Lord Northumberland had given the King.  Here meeting with Mr. De Cretz, he looked over many of the pieces, in the gallery with me and told me [by] whose hands they were, with great pleasure.  Dined at home and Mr. Hawly with me upon six of my pigeons, which my wife has resolved to kill here.  This day came Will, my boy, to me; the wench continuing lame, so that my wife could not be longer without somebody to help her.  In the afternoon with Sir Edward Walker, at his lodgings by St. Giles Church, for my Lord's pedigree, and carried it to Sir R. Fanshawe.  To Mr. Crew's, and there took money and paid Mrs. Anne, Mrs. Jemima's maid, off quite, and so she went away and another came to her.  To White Hall with Mr. Moore, where I met with a letter from Mr. Turner, offering me 150l. to be joined with me in my patent, and to advise me how to improve the advantage of my place, and to keep off Barlow.  To my Lord's till late at night, and so home.