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Saturday 31 May 1662

Lay long in bed, and so up to make up my Journall for these two or three days past.  Then came Anthony Joyce, who duns me for money for the tallow which he served in lately by my desire, which vexes me, but I must get it him the next by my promise.  By and by to White Hall, hearing that Sir G. Carteret was come to town, but I could not find him, and so back to Tom's, and thence I took my father to my house, and there he dined with me, discoursing of our businesses with uncle Thomas and T. Trice. After dinner he departed and I to the office where we met, and that being done I walked to my Brother's and the Wardrobe and other places about business, and so home, and had Sarah to comb my head clean, which I found so foul with powdering and other troubles, that I am resolved to try how I can keep my head dry without powder; and I did also in a suddaine fit cut off all my beard, which I had been a great while bringing up, only that I may with my pumice-stone do my whole face, as I now do my chin, and to save time, which I find a very easy way and gentile.  So she also washed my feet in a bath of herbs, and so to bed.  This month ends with very fair weather for a great while together.  My health pretty well, but only wind do now and then torment me . . .  extremely.  The Queen is brought a few days since to Hampton Court; and all people say of her to be a very fine and handsome lady, and very discreet; and that the King is pleased enough with her which, I fear, will put Madam Castlemaine's nose out of joynt.  The Court is wholly now at Hampton.  A peace with Argier is lately made; which is also good news.  My father is lately come to town to see us, and though it has cost and will cost more money, yet I am pleased with the alteraeons on my house at Brampton.  My Lord Sandwich is lately come with the Queen from sea, very well and in good repute.  Upon an audit of my estate I find myself worth about 530l. 'de claro'.  The Act for Uniformity is lately printed,1 which, it is thought, will make mad work among the Presbyterian ministers.  People of all sides are very much discontented; some thinking themselves used, contrary to promise, too hardly; and the other, that they are not rewarded so much as they expected by the King.  God keep us all.  I have by a late oath obliged myself from wine and plays, of which I find good effect.