So I took a hackney-
coach and saw it all: and indeed it was mighty noble, and their
firing mighty fine, and the Duke of Monmouth in mighty rich
clothes; but the well ordering of the men I understand not.
Here, among a thousand coaches that were there, I saw and spoke
to Mrs. Pierce: and by and by Mr. Wren hunts me out and gives me
my Lord Anglesy's answer to the Duke of York's letter: where, I
perceive, he do do what he can to hurt me, by bidding the Duke of
York call for my books: but this will do me all the right in the
world, and yet I am troubled at it. So away out of the Park, and
home; and there Mr. Gibson and I to dinner: and all the
afternoon with him writing over anew and a little altering my
answer to the Duke of York, which I have not yet delivered, and
so have the opportunity of doing it after seeing all their
answers, though this do give me occasion to alter very little.
This done, he to write it over, and I to the office; where late,
and then home, and he had finished it. And then he to read to me
the Life of Archbishop Laud, wrote by Dr.
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