This day was brought home my pair
of black coach-horses, the first I ever was master of, a fine
pair.
14th. This day I hear, and am glad, that the King hath prorogued
the Parliament to October next; and, among other reasons, it will
give me time to go to France, I hope.
15th. Up, and to the office, where sat all the morning, and the
new Treasurers there; and, for my life, I cannot keep Sir J.
Minnes and others of the Board from showing our weakness, to the
dishonour of the Board, though I am not concerned; but it do vex
me to the heart to have it before these people, that would be
glad to find out all our weaknesses.
18th. To Lord Brouncker, and got him to read over my paper, who
owns most absolute content in it, and the advantages I have in
it, and the folly of the Surveyor. At noon home to dinner; and
then to Brooke-house, and there spoke with Colonell Thomson, I by
order carrying them our Contract-books, from the beginning to the
end of the late war. I found him finding of errors in a ship's
book, where he showed, me many; which must end in the ruin, I
doubt, of the Controller, who found them not out in the pay of
the ship, or the whole office.
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