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Thursday 5 December 1661

This morning I went early to the Paynter's and there sat for my picture the fourth time, but it do not yet please me, which do much trouble me.  Thence to the Treasury Office, where I found Sir W. Batten come before me, and there we sat to pay off the St. George.  By and by came Sir W. Pen, and he and I staid while Sir W. Batten went home to dinner, and then he came again, and Sir W. Pen and I went and dined at my house, and had two mince pies sent thither by our order from the messenger Slater, that had dressed some victuals for us, and so we were very merry, and after dinner rode out in his coach, he to Whitehall, and my wife and I to the Opera, and saw "Hamlett" well performed.  Thence to the Temple and Mrs. Turner's (who continues still very ill), and so home and to bed.