His father had been proceeded against in the
Star Chamber, for resisting the payment of Ship Money, and was by
Cromwell constituted Clerk of the Hanaper, and created a
Baronet.] By the way I cannot forget that my Lord Claypoole did
the other day make enquiry of Mrs. Hunt, concerning my house in
Axe yard, and did set her on work to get it of me for him, which
methinks is a very great change. But blessed be God for my good
chance of the Privy Seale, where I get every day I believe about
3l. This place my Lord did give me by chance, neither he nor I
thinking it to be of the worth that he and I find it to be.
12th (Lord's day). To my Lord, and with him to White Hall
Chapel, where Mr. Calamy preached, and made a good sermon upon
these words "To whom much is given, of him much is required." He
was very officious with his three reverences to the King, as
others do. After sermon a brave anthem of Captain Cooke's,
[Henry Cooke, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal, and an
excellent musician. Ob. 1672.] which he himself sung, and the
King was well pleased with it.
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