At the Committee this morning my Lord
Middleton declares at last his being ready to go, as soon as ever
money can be made ready to pay the garrison: and so I have
orders to get money, but how soon I know not. Thence to
Dancre's, and there saw our pictures which are in doing: and I
did choose a view of Rome instead of Hampton Court; and mightily
pleased I shall be in them. Here were Sir Charles Cotterell and
his son bespeaking something: both ingenious men, I hear.
Thence my wife and I to the Park; and pretty store of company;
and so home with great content. And so ends the month, my mind
in pretty good content for all things but the designs on foot to
bring alterations in the office, which trouble me.
APRIL 1. 1669. Up, and with Colonell Middleton (at the desire of
Rear-Admiral Kempthorne the president, for our assisting them) to
the Court-Martiall on board a yacht in the River here to try the
business of the purser's complaints, (Baker against Trevanion,
his commander, of "The Dartmouth.") But, Lord! to see what
wretched doings there were among all the commanders to ruin the
purser, and defend the captain in all his rogueries, be it to the
prejudice of the King or purser, no good man could bear! I
confess I was pretty high, which the young gentlemen commanders
did not like: and Middleton did the same.
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