8th. Up, and Sir R. Cholmly betimes with me, about some accounts
and monies due to him: and he gone, I to the office, where sat
all the morning. And here, among other things, breaks out the
storm W. Hewer and I have long expected from the Surveyor, about
W. Hewer's conspiring to get a contract to the burdening of the
stores with kerseys and cottons, of which he hath often
complained, and lately more than ever, and now he did by a most
scandalous letter to the Board reflecting on my office: and by
discourse it fell to such high words between him and me as can
hardly ever be forgot; I declaring I would believe W. Hewer as
soon as him, and laying the fault, if there be any, upon himself;
he, on the other hand, vilifying of my word and W. Hewer's,
calling him knave, and that if he were his clerk he should lose
his ears. At last I closed the business for this morning with
making the thing ridiculous, as it is, and he swearing that the
King should have right in it, or he would lose his place. The
office was cleared of all but ourselves and W.
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