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But going to the fire, I find by the blowing up of
houses, and the great help given by the workmen out of the King's
yards, sent up by Sir W. Pen, there is a good stop given to it,
as well at Marke-lane end, as ours; it having only burned the
dyall of Barking Church, and part of the porch, and was there
quenched. I up to the top of Barking steeple, and there saw the
saddest sight of desolation that I ever saw; every where great
fires, oyle-cellars, and brimstone, and other things burning. I
became afraid to stay there long, and therefore down again as
fast as I could, the fire being spread as far as I could see it;
and to Sir W. Pen's, and there eat a piece of cold meat, having
eaten nothing since Sunday, [He forgot the shoulder of mutton
from,the cook's the day before.] but the remains of Sunday's
dinner. Here I met with Mr. Young and Whistler; and having
removed all my things, and received good hopes that the fire at
our end is stopped, they and I walked into the town, and find
Fanchurch-street, Gracious-street, and Lumbard-street all in
dust.


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