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By and by occasion offered for my writing to Sir W.
Coventry a plain bold letter touching lack of money; which, when
it was gone, I was afraid might give offence; but upon two or
three readings over again the copy of it, I was satisfied it was
a good letter; only Sir W. Batten signed it with me, which I
could wish I had done alone.
17th. Every moment business of one kind or other about the fire-
ships and other businesses, most of them vexatious for want of
money, the commanders all complaining that if they miss to pay
their men a night, they run away; seamen demanding money of them
by way of advance, and some of Sir Fretcheville Hollis's men,
that he so bragged of, demanding their tickets to be paid, or
they would not work: this Hollis, Sir W. Batten and W. Pen say,
proves a conceited, idle, prating, lying fellow. Captain Cocke
tells me there have been great endeavours of bringing in the
Presbyterian interest, but that it will not do. He named to me
several of the insipid lords that are to command the armies that
are to be raised.


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