27th. To the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw "The Five
Hours' Adventure," which hath not been acted a good while before,
but once, and is a most excellent play I must confess.
28th. Going home to supper with my wife, and to get her to read
to me, I did find that Mr. Sheres hath beyond his promise not
only got me a candlestick made me, after a form he remembers to
have seen in Spain, for keeping the light from one's eyes, but
hath got it done in silver very neat, and designs to give it me
in thanks for my paying him his 100l. in money for his service
at Tangier, which was ordered him; but I do intend to force him
to make me pay for it. But I yet, without his direction, cannot
tell how it is to be made use of.
29th. To the Duke of York, where I did give a severe account of
our proceedings, and what we found in the business of Sir W.
Jenings's demand of supernumeraries. I thought it a good
occasion to make an example of him, for he is a proud idle
fellow; and it did meet with the Duke of York's acceptance and
well-liking; and he did call him in after I had done, and did not
only give him a soft rebuke, but condemns him to pay both their
victuals and wages, or right himself of the purser.
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