And I lay down and slept a good night
about midnight: though when I rose, I heard that there bad been
a great alarme of French and Dutch being risen, which proved
nothing. But it is a strange thing to see how long this time did
look since Sunday, having been always full of variety of actions,
and little sleep, that it looked like a week or more, and I had
forgot almost the day of the week.
6th. Up about five o'clock; and met Mr. Gauden at the gate of
the office, (I intending to go out, as I used, every now and then
to-day, to see how the fire is,) to call our men to Bishop's-
gate, where no fire had yet been near, and there is now one broke
out: which did give great grounds to people, and to me too, to
think that there is some kind of plot in this, (on which many by
this time have been taken, and it hath been dangerous for any
stranger to walk in the streets,) but I went with the men, and we
did put it out in a little time; so that that was well again. It
was pretty to see how hard the women did work in the cannells,
sweeping of water; but then they would scold for drink, and be as
drunk as devils.
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