24th. Up, and by water to St. James's (having by the way shown
Symson Sir W. Coventry's chimney-pieces, in order to the making
me one;) and there, after the Duke of York was ready, he called
me to his closet; and there I did long and largely show him the
weakness of our office, and did give him advice to call us to
account for our duties; which he did take mighty well, and
desired me to draw up what I would have him write to the office.
I did lay open the whole failings of the office, and how it was
his duty to fine them and to find fault with them as Admiral,
especially at this time; which he agreed to, and seemed much to
rely on what I said.
27th. To see my Lord Crewe, whom I find up; and did wait on him;
but his face sore, but in hopes to do now very well again.
Thence to Cooper's, where my wife's picture almost done, and
mighty fine indeed. So over the water with my wife and Deb. and
Mercer to Spring-garden, and there eat and walked; and observe
how rude some of the young gallants of the town are become, to go
into people's arbors where there are not men, and almost force
the women; which troubled me, to see the confidence of the vice
of the age: and so we away by water with much pleasure home.
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