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Monday 7 May 1660

This morning Captain Cuttance sent me 12 bottles of Margate ale. Three of them I drank presently with some friends in the Coach.  My Lord went this morning about the flag-ships in a boat, to see what alterations there must be, as to the arms and flags.  He did give me order also to write for silk flags and scarlett waistcloathes.1 For a rich barge; for a noise of trumpets,2 and a set of fidlers.  Very great deal of company come today, among others Mr. Bellasses, Sir Thomas Lenthropp, Sir Henry Chichley, Colonel Philip Honiwood, and Captain Titus, the last of whom my Lord showed all our cabins, and I suppose he is to take notice what room there will be for the King's entertainment.  Here were also all the Jurates of the town of Dover come to give my Lord a visit, and after dinner all went away. I could not but observe that the Vice-Admiral after dinner came into the great cabin below, where the Jurates and I and the commanders for want of room dined, and there told us we must drink a health to the King, and himself called for a bottle of wine, and begun his and the Duke of York's.  In the afternoon I lost 5s. at ninepins.  After supper musique, and to bed.  Having also among us at the Coach table wrote a letter to the French ambassador, in French, about the release of a ship we had taken.  After I was in bed Mr. Sheply and W. Howe came and sat in my cabin, where I gave them three bottles of Margate ale, and sat laughing and very merry, till almost one o'clock in the morning, and so good night.