" That he needed
no more soldiers; and that, for himself, he must go and refresh
himself, having been up all night. So he left me, and I him, and
walked home; seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner
of means used to quench the fire. The houses too so very thick
thereabouts, and full of matter for burning, as pitch and tar, in
Thames-street; and warehouses of oyle, and wines, and brandy, and
other things. Here I saw Mr. Isaac Houblon, the handsome man,
prettily dressed and dirty at his door at Dowgate, receiving some
of his brother's things, whose houses were on fire; and, as he
says, have been removed twice already; and he doubts (as it soon
proved) that they must be in a little time removed from his house
also, which was a sad consideration. And to see the churches all
filling with goods by people, who themselves should have been
quietly there at this time. By this time it was about twelve
o'clock; and so home, and there find my guests, who were Mr. Wood
and his wife Barbary Shelden, and also Mr. Moone; she mighty
fine, and her husband, for aught I see, a likely man.
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