26.  Bernage has been with me these two days; yesterday I sent for him to let him know that Dr. Arbuthnot is putting in strongly to have his brother made a captain over Bernage’s[4] head.  Arbuthnot’s brother is but an ensign, but the Doctor has great power with the Queen:  yet he told me he would not do anything hard to a gentleman who is my friend; and I have engaged the Secretary and his Colonel[5] for him.  To-day he told me very melancholy, that the other had written from Windsor (where he went to solicit) that he has got the company; and Bernage is full of the spleen.  I made the Secretary write yesterday a letter to the Colonel in Bernage’s behalf.  I hope it will do yet; and I have written to Dr. Arbuthnot to Windsor, not to insist on doing such a hardship.  I dined in the City at Pontack’s, with Stratford; it cost me seven shillings:  he would have treated, but I did not let him.  I have removed my money from the Bank to another fund.  I desire Parvisol may speak to Hawkshaw to pay in my money when he can, for I will put it in the funds; and, in the meantime, borrow so much of Mr. Secretary, who offers to lend it me.  Go to the Dean’s, sirrahs.

27.  Bernage was with me again to-day, and is in great fear, and so was I; but this afternoon, at Lord Treasurer’s, where I dined, my brother, George Granville, Secretary at War, after keeping me a while in suspense, told me that Dr. Arbuthnot had waived the business, because he would not wrong a friend of mine; that his brother is to be a lieutenant, and Bernage is made a captain.  I called at his lodging, and the soldier’s coffee-house, to put him out of pain, but cannot find him; so I have left word, and shall see him to-morrow morning, I suppose.  Bernage is now easy; he has ten shillings a day, beside lawful cheating.  However, he gives a private sum to his Colonel, but it is very cheap:  his Colonel loves him well, but is surprised to see him have so many friends.  So he is now quite off my hands.  I left the company early to-night, at Lord Treasurer’s; but the Secretary followed me, to desire I would go with him to W—.  Mr. Lewis’s man came in before I could finish that word beginning with a W, which ought to be Windsor, and brought me a very handsome rallying letter from Dr. Arbuthnot, to tell me he had, in compliance to me, given up his brother’s pretensions in favour of Bernage, this very morning; that the Queen had spoken to Mr. Granville to make the company easy in the other’s having the captainship.  Whether they have done it to oblige me or no, I must own it so.  He says he this very morning begged Her Majesty to give Mr. Bernage the company.  I am mighty well pleased to have succeeded so well; but you will think me tedious, although you like the man, as I think.