But I did put it off the best I could, my being there; and
so by and by had opportunity alone to show Sir T. Clifford the
fair account I had drawn up of the Customes, which he liked, and
seemed mightily pleased with me; and so away to the Excise-
office, to do a little business there: and so to the office,
where all the morning.
9th. Up, and by water to White Hall, and there with the Board
attended the Duke of York, and Sir Thomas Allen with us (who came
to town yesterday;) and it is resolved another fleet shall go to
the Streights forthwith, and he command it. But his coming home
is mighty hardly talked on by the merchants, for leaving their
ships there to the mercy of the Turks: but of this more in my
White-book. To the Excise-office, and to several places; among
others to Mr. Faythorne's, to have seen an instrument which he
was said to have of drawing perspectives, but he had it not; but
here I did see his work house, and the best things of his doing
he had by him.
10th. After dinner comes Mr. Seamour to visit me, a talking
fellow; but I hear by him that Captain Trevanion do give it out
every where that I did over-rule the whole Court-martiall against
him, so long as I was there.
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