So away home; and
there met at Sir Richard Ford's with the Duke of York's
Commissioners about our prizes, with whom we shall have some
trouble before we make an end with them.
28th. To White Hall; where the Duke of York did call me aside,
and told me that he must speak with me in the afternoon and with
Mr. Wren, for that now he hath got the paper from my Lord Keeper
about the exceptions taken against the management of the Navy;
and so we are to debate upon answering them. At noon I home with
Sir W. Coventry to his house; and there dined with him, and
talked freely with him; and did acquaint him with what I have
done, which he is well pleased with and glad of: and do tell me
that there are endeavours on foot to bring the Navy into new,
but, he fears, worse hands. The Duke of York fell to work with
us (the Committee being gone) in the Council-chamber; and there
with his own hand did give us his long letter, telling us that he
had received several from us, and now did give us one from him,
taking notice of our several doubts and failures, and desired
answer to it as he therein desired: this pleased me well.
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