The whole office attended the Duke of York at his meeting
with Sir Thomas Allen and several flag-officers, to consider of
the manner of managing the war with Algier; and it being a thing
I was wholly silent in, I did only observe; and find that their
manner of discourse on this weighty affair was very mean and
disorderly, the Duke of York himself being the man that I thought
spoke most to the purpose. By water to the Bear-garden, and
there happened to sit by Sir Fretcheville Hollis, who is still
full of his vain-glorious and prophane talk. Here we saw a prize
fought between a soldier and a country-fellow, one Warrel, who
promised the least in his looks, and performed the most of valour
in his boldness and evenness of mind, and smiles in all he did,
that ever I saw; and we were all both deceived and infinitely
taken with him. He did soundly beat the soldier, and cut him
over the head. Thence back to White Hall, mightily pleased all
of us with this sight, and particularly this fellow, as a most
extraordinary man for his temper and evenness in fighting.
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