15th. After dinner, W. How to tell me what hath happened between
him and the Commissioners of late, who are hot again, more than
ever, about my Lord Sandwich's business of prizes; which I am
troubled for, and the more because of the great security and
neglect with which I think my Lord do look upon this matter, that
may yet, for aught I know, undo him.
17th. To the office all the morning, where the new Treasurers
come their second time, and before they sat down did discourse
with the Board, and particularly my Lord Brouncker, about their
place, which they challenge as having been heretofore due and
given to their predecessor; which, at last, my Lord did own hath
been given him only out of courtesy to his quality, and that he
did not take it as of right at the Board: so they, for the
present, sat down and did give him the place, but I think with an
intent to have the Duke of York's directions about it.
20th. This evening comes Mr. Billup to me, to read over Mr.
Wren's alterations of my draught of a letter for the Duke of York
to sign to the Board; which I like mighty well, they being not
considerable, only in mollifying some hard terms which I had
thought fit to put in.
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