This
evening coming home we overtook Alderman Backewell's coach and
his lady, and followed them to their house, and there made them
the first visit, where they received us with extraordinary
civility, and owning the obligation. But I do, contrary to my
expectation, find her something a proud and vain-glorious woman,
in telling the number of her servants and family and expences.
He is also so, but he was ever of that strain. But here he
showed me the model of his houses that he is going to build in
Cornhill and Lumbard-street; but he hath purchased so much there
that it looks like a little town, and must have cost him a great
deal of money.
13th. I by hackney-coach to the Spittle, and heard a piece of a
dull sermon to my Lord Mayor and Aldermen, and thence saw them
all take horse and ride away, which I have not seen together many
a day: their wives also went in their coaches. And indeed the
sight was mighty pleasing. Thence took occasion to go back to a
milliner's in Fenchurch-street, whose name I understand to be
Clerke; and there her husband inviting me up to the balcony to
see the show go by to dinner at Clothworkers'-hall I did go up,
and there saw it go by.
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