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Bates's, which methought is a
strange turn. After dinner to St, Bride's, and there heard one
Carpenter, an old man, who, they say, hath been a Jesuite priest,
and is come over to us; but he preached very well. Mr. Calamy
hath taken his farewell this day of his people, and others will
do so the next Sunday. Mr. Turner, [Sir William Turner, Lord
Mayor of London, 1669.] the draper, I hear, is knighted, made
Alderman, and pricked for Sheriffe, with Sir Thomas Bluddel, [A
mistake for Bludworth.] for the next year, by the King, and so
are called with great honour the King's Sheriffes.
13th. Up early, and to my office. By and by we met on purpose
to enquire into the business of flag-makers, where I am the
person that do chiefly manage the business against them on the
King's part; and I do find it the greatest cheat that I have yet
found; they having eightpence per yard allowed them by pretence
of a contract, where no such thing appears; and it is threepence
more than was formerly paid, and than I now offer the board to
have them done.


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