W. Hewer carried me to Nott's, the famous bookbinder
that bound for my Lord Chancellor's library: and here I did take
occasion for curiosity to bespeak a book to be bound, only that I
might have one of his binding.
13th. That which put me in good humour both at noon and night,
is the fancy that I am this day made a captain of one of the
King's ships, Mr. Wren having this day sent me the Duke of York's
commission to be Captain of "The Jerzy," in order to my being of
a Court-martiall for examining the loss of "The Defyance" and
other things; which do give me occasion of much mirth, and may be
of some use to me, at least I shall get a little money for the
time I have it; it being designed that I must really be a captain
to be able to sit in this Court.
15th. Up, and by water with W. Hewer to the Temple; and thence
to the Rolls, where I made enquiry for several rolls, and was
soon informed in the manner of it: and so spent the whole
morning with W. Hewer, he taking little notes in short hand,
while I hired a clerk there to read to me about twelve or more
several rolls which I did call for.
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