This morning I was let blood, and did
bleed about fourteen ounces, towards curing my eyes.
14th. This day Bosse finished his copy of my picture, which I
confess I do not admire, though my wife prefers him to Browne;
nor do I think it like. He does it for W. Hewer, who hath my
wife's also, which I like less.
15th. At noon is brought home the espinette I bought the other
day of Haward; cost me 5l. My Lady Duchesse of Monmouth is still
lame, and likely always to be so; which is a sad chance for a
young lady to get only by trying of tricks in dancing.
17th. To White Hall, where waited on the Duke of York and then
the Council about the business of tickets; and I did discourse to
their liking, only was too high to assert that nothing could be
invented to secure the King more in the business of tickets than
there is, which the Duke of Buckingham did except against, and I
could have answered, but forbore, but all liked very well.
18th. They say the King of France is making a war again in
Flanders with the King of Spain; the King of Spain refusing to
give him all that he says was promised him in that treaty.
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