] he tells me Dryden do himself
call it but a fifth-rate play. From thence to my Lord
Brouncker's, where a Council of the Royall Society; and there
heard Mr. Harry Howard's noble offers about ground for our
college, and his intentions of building his own house there, most
nobly. My business was to meet Mr. Boyle; which I did, and
discoursed about my eyes; and he did give me the best advice he
could, but refers me to one Turberville [Daubigney Turberville,
of Oriel College; created M.D. at Oxford 1660.] of Salisbury
lately come to town, who I will go to. Thence home; where the
streets full at our end of the town, removing their wine against
the Act begins, which will be two days hence, to raise the price.
23rd. To Dr. Turberville about my eyes; whom I met with: and he
did discourse, I thought, learnedly about them; and takes time,
before he did prescribe me any thing, to think of it.
24th. Creed and Colonel Atkins come to me about sending coals to
Tangier; and upon that most of the morning.
28th. Much talk of the French setting out their fleet afresh;
but I hear nothing that our King is alarmed at it at all, but
rather making his fleet less.
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