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Thursday 18 October 1660

This morning, it being expected that Colonel Hacker and Axtell should die, I went to Newgate, but found they were reprieved till to- morrow.  So to my aunt Fenner's, where with her and my uncle I drank my morning draft.  So to my father's, and did give orders for a pair of black baize linings to be made me for my breeches against to-morrow morning, which was done.  So to my Lord's, where I spoke with my Lord, and he would have had me dine with him, but I went thence to Mr. Blackburne, where I met my wife and my Will's father and mother (the first time that ever I saw them), where we had a very fine dinner. Mr. Creed was also there.  This day by her high discourse I found Mrs. Blackburne to be a very high dame and a costly one.  Home with my wife by coach.  This afternoon comes Mr. Chaplin and N. Osborn to my house, of whom I made very much, and kept them with me till late, and so to bed. At my coming home,  I did find that The. Turner hath sent for a pair of doves that my wife had promised her; and because she did not send them in the best cage, she sent them back again with a scornful letter, with which I was angry, but yet pretty well pleased that she was crossed.