Great doubt of two ships of ours, the Greyhound and
another, very rich, coming from the Streights, for fear of the
Turkes. Matters are made up between the Pope and the King of
France; so that now all the doubt is, what the French will do
with their armies.
10th. I did give my wife's brother 10s. and a coat that I had by
me, a close-bodied, light-coloured cloth coat, with a gold
edgeing in each seam, that was the lace of my wife's best
pettycoat that she had when I married her. He is going into
Holland to seek his fortune.
15th. To White Hall, to the Duke: where he first put on a
periwigg to-day: but methought his hair cut short in order
thereto did look very prettily of itself, before he put on his
periwigg. Great news of the arrivall of two rich ships, the
Greyhound and another, which they were mightily afraid of, and
great insurance given. This afternoon Sir Thomas Chamberlin [Son
of William Chamberlayne, an English Judge, and created a Baronet
1642.] come to the office to me, and showed me several letters
from the East Indys, showing the height that the Dutch are come
to there, showing scorn to all the English, even in our only
Factory there at Surat, beating several men, and hanging the
English standard St.
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