At sermon in the morning; after dinner into my cabbin, to cast my
accounts up, and find myself to be worth near 100l. for which I
bless Almighty God, it being more than I hoped for so soon, being
I believe not clearly worth 25l. when I come to sea besides my
house and goods.
4th. This morning the King's Proclamation against drinking,
swearing, and debauchery, was read to our ships companies in the
fleet, and indeed it gives great satisfaction to all.
6th. In the morning I had letters come, that told me among other
things, that my Lord's place of Clerke of the Signet was fallen
to him, which he did most lovingly tell me that I should execute,
in case he could not get a better employment for me at the end of
the year. Because he thought that the Duke of York would command
all, but he hoped that the Duke would not remove me but to my
advantage.
My letters tell me, that Mr. Calamy [Edward Calamy, the
celebrated Nonconformist Divine, born 1616, appointed Chaplain to
Charles the Second 1660. Ob. 1666.] had preached before the King
in a surplice (this I heard afterwards to be false); that my
Lord, Gen.
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