But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

It having been a very cold night last night I had got some cold, and so in pain by wind, and a sure precursor of pain is sudden letting off farts, and when that stops, then my passages stop and my pain begins

I know not how to abstain from reading.

Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things, though yet in the middle of it, it has reluctances after my business, which is neglected by my following my pleasure. However musique and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.

At the Royall Oake Taverne, I drank a sort of French wine called Ho Bryan, that hath a good and most particular taste that I never met with.