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Thursday 26 March 1663

Up betimes and to my office, leaving my wife in bed to take her physique, myself also not being out of some pain to-day by some cold that I have got by the sudden change of the weather from hot to cold.  This day is five years since it pleased God to preserve me at my being cut of the stone, of which I bless God I am in all respects well.  Only now and then upon taking cold I have some pain, but otherwise in very good health always.  But I could not get my feast to be kept to-day as it used to be, because of my wife's being ill and other disorders by my servants being out of order.  This morning came a new cook-maid at 4l. per annum, the first time I ever did give so much, but we hope it will be nothing lost by keeping a good cook.  She did live last at my Lord Monk's house, and indeed at dinner did get what there was very prettily ready and neat for me, which did please me much.  This morning my uncle Thomas was with me according to agreement, and I paid him the 50l., which was against my heart to part with, and yet I must be contented; I used him very kindly, and I desire to continue so voyd of any discontent as to my estate, that I may follow my business the better.  At the Change I met him again, with intent to have met with my uncle Wight to have made peace with him, with whom by my long absence I fear I shall have a difference, but he was not there, so we missed.  All the afternoon sat at the office about business till 9 or 10 at night, and so dispatch business and home to supper and to bed.  My maid Susan went away to-day, I giving her something for her lodging and diet somewhere else a while that I might have room for my new maid.