Fayth's; Paul's school also, Ludgate, and Fleet-street. My
father's house, and the church, and a good part of the Temple the
like. So to Creed's lodging, near the New Exchange, and there
find him laid down upon a bed; the house all unfurnished, there
being fears of the fire's coming to them. There I borrowed a
shirt of him, and washed. To Sir W. Coventry, at St. James's,
who lay without curtains, having removed all his goods; as the
King at White Hall, and every body had done, and was doing. He
hopes we shall have no public distractions upon this fire, which
is what every body fears, because of the talk of the French
having a hand in it. And it is a proper time for discontents;
but all men's minds are full of care to protect themselves, and
save their goods: the militia is in arms every where. Our
fleetes, he tells me, have been is sight one of another, and most
unhappily by fowle weather were parted, to our great loss, as in
reason they do conclude; the Dutch being come out only to make a
shew, and please their people; but in very bad condition as to
stores, victuals, and men.
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