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Thursday 28 June 1660

My brother Tom came to me with patterns to choose for a suit.  I paid him all to this day, and did give him 10l. upon account.  To Mr. Coventry, who told me that he would do me all right in my business.  To Sir G. Downing, the first visit I have made him since he came.  He is so stingy a fellow I care not to see him; I quite cleared myself of his office, and did give him liberty to take any body in.  Hawly and he are parted too, he is going to serve Sir Thos. Ingram.  I went also this morning to see Mrs. Pierce, the chirurgeon['s wife].  I found her in bed in her house in Margaret churchyard.  Her husband returned to sea.  I did invite her to go to dinner with me and my wife to-day.  After all this to my Lord, who lay a-bed till eleven o'clock, it being almost five before he went to bed, they supped so late last night with the King.  This morning I saw poor Bishop Wren going to Chappel, it being a thanksgiving-day1 for the King's return.  After my Lord was awake, I went up to him to the Nursery, where he do lie, and, having talked with him a little, I took leave and carried my wife and Mrs. Pierce to Clothworkers'-Hall, to dinner, where Mr. Pierce, the Purser, met us.  We were invited by Mr. Chaplin, the Victualler, where Nich. Osborne was.  Our entertainment very good, a brave hall, good company, and very good music.  Where among other things I was pleased that I could find out a man by his voice, whom I had never seen before, to be one that sang behind the curtaine formerly at Sir W. Davenant's opera.  Here Dr. Gauden and Mr. Gauden the victualler dined with us.  After dinner to Mr. Rawlinson's, to see him and his wife, and would have gone to my Aunt Wight, but that her only child, a daughter, died last night.  Home and to my Lord, who supped within, and Mr. E. Montagu, Mr. Thos. Crew, and others with him sat up late.  I home and to bed.