May 1660
Present in the fleet; Pepys mentions visiting his ship and being received with respect.
August 1660
Travels with Pepys to the Admiralty to order money for victuallers.
September 1660
Accompanies Pepys to the Committee of Parliament regarding Navy debts.
October 1660
Travels with Pepys to Whitehall and Deptford for ship payments.
November 1660
Accompanies Pepys to Westminster; hosts oysters and supper; goes to Deptford to pay off a ship.
December 1660
Pepys visits his wife and daughter; Lady Batten accompanies them to Woolwich.
January 1660–61
Navy officer; accompanies Pepys to the Commissioners for paying off the Army and Navy.
February 1660–61
Participates in office debates, Valentine festivities, and the barge trip to Deptford and Woolwich.
March 1660–61
Dines with Pepys, goes to Rochester for Parliament election, hosts collation and dancing.
April 1661
Naval colleague; dines with Pepys, drinks with him, and accompanies him to view the coronation show.
May 1661
Hosts dinner and garden walk after the christening; Pepys dines at his house.
June 1661
Leaves for Whitsuntide with his lady; returns from Chatham with Lady Batten suffering from toothache.
July 1661
Hosts venison pasty dinner; Pepys visits his house for discussions and socializing.
August 1661
Sir W. Batten; accompanies Pepys to Walthamstow, and Pepys hears a story about his wife's infidelity.
September 1661
Hosts a merry gathering where a tankard is stolen as a prank; suspected of envying Lord Sandwich.
October 1661
Pepys visits his house; hears about Sir R. Slingsby's funeral cancellation; plays cards with Lady Batten.
November 1661
Naval official; mentioned in social contexts and at the office.
December 1661
Naval colleague; accompanies Pepys to Whitehall and the office.
February 1661–62
Hosts a wedding anniversary dinner with pies and wine; Pepys avoids his daughter on Valentine's Day.
March 1661–62
Naval official; present at office meetings and suffers a coughing fit.
April 1662
Naval colleague; involved in pay-offs, house renovations, and office discussions.
May 1662
Contends for the Mastership of Trinity House but loses to Sir J. Minnes; his lady is noted as proud.
June 1662
Batten accompanies Pepys to Woolwich to test yarn and discusses office business.
July 1662
Paying off the Royal James; Pepys notes his envy but outwardly friendly behavior.
September 1662
Accompanies Pepys to St. James's and dines with him.
October 1662
Sick but recovering; Pepys visits him and hears about the maid who poisoned herself.
November 1662
Colleague at the Navy Office; Pepys dines with him and discusses lodgings.
January 1662–63
Paying off tickets at the Treasury office in a manner Pepys considers arbitrary and self-serving.
February 1662–63
Accompanies Pepys to Whitehall for Duke's business.
March 1662–63
Travels with Pepys to Woolwich and participates in office discussions.
April 1663
His brother-in-law Captain Browne dies from a blow; Pepys visits him to see a picture drawing.
May 1663
Naval colleague; Pepys fears Batten may learn of clerk Hater's religious meeting and cause trouble.
June 1663
Naval colleague; Pepys opposes his corrupt tar dealings and receives a bribe of sturgeon.
July 1663
Dines with Pepys at Mr. Castle's house, accompanies him to the office, and reports on Lord Bristol's speech in the Commons.
September 1663
Attends the Council with Pepys; later inveighs against Pepys's contract for masts.
October 1663
Accused by Pepys of suspicious dealings and opposed Sir J. Minnes's salary increase.
November 1663
Present with Pepys at Whitehall in the Matted Gallery.
December 1663
Mentioned in context of a contract dispute over masts; Pepys plans to use information against him.
March 1663–64
Mentioned as one of only two seamen in Parliament; accompanies Pepys to the city.
April 1664
A colleague at the Navy Office, frequently criticized by Pepys for his poor management and knavery.
May 1664
Pepys has high words with him at the office over canvas specifications.
July 1664
Accompanies Pepys to Woolwich ropeyard and learns of Mr. Falconer's death.
August 1664
Present at St. James's; discussed in Warren's gossip about dealings.
October 1664
Accompanies Pepys to St. James's; opposed in contract negotiations with Sir W. Warren.
November 1664
Pepys's colleague; involved in prize office schemes and office politics, often at odds with Pepys.
December 1664
Joins Pepys and Captain Cocke at Sir J. Minnes's for oysters and discussion of late troubles.
January 1664–65
Hosts a gathering with disordered talk; Pepys visits him in the evening.
February 1664–65
Pepys visits him and hears about Sir Thos. Harvy's intention to put Mr. Turner out of his house.
March 1664–65
Pepys dines with him and Sir J. Minnes at the Tower; accompanies Pepys to St. James's.
April 1665
Attends meeting with Lord Treasurer; returns from Harwich; notes Pepys's absences from the office.
May 1665
Dines with Pepys and Lady Batten; later goes down to Harwich to meet the fleet.
July 1665
Accompanies Pepys to Whitehall and Deptford; dines with him and discusses Sir John Lawson's family.
September 1665
Dines with Pepys and others; his maid-servant falls ill, prompting his return to Walthamstow.
October 1665
Returns from Oxford, shows Pepys a bill about breaking bulk and a letter from the Bishop of Munster.
November 1665
Accompanies Pepys to Erith and Mrs. Williams's lodgings for Lord Brouncker's birthday.
July 1666
Accompanies Pepys to St. James's to present the victualling paper.
August 1666
Angry with Pepys after being told he spoke an untruth at the office.
September 1666
Pepys discusses with Batten the parliamentary inquiry into their accounts and the potential for trouble.
October 1666
Joins Pepys at dinner and in committee meetings; arranges a bond for a private man-of-war venture.
November 1666
Pepys goes with Sir W. Batten to Woolwich and Deptford to inspect the Ruby and other yards, and later signs a letter drafted by Pepys despite being in a huff.
December 1666
Pepys visits him to hear news of the New England fleet's troubles.
January 1666–67
Dines at Sir W. Penn's and is invited to Pepys's dinner but is forced to dine elsewhere.
February 1666–67
Feuds with Lord Brouncker over Carcasse; persecutes Carcasse with rancor; attends Parliament prorogation.
March 1666–67
Speaks out in the Carcasse hearing and shares a coach home with Pepys.
May 1667
Navy Board colleague; joins Pepys in reviewing the Carcasse report.
August 1667
Hosts Pepys for dinner and discusses political news about Lord Chancellor Clarendon.
September 1667
Hosts a dinner at Walthamstow; discusses Coventry's departure.
October 1667
Reported to have gone to bed suddenly ill, having looked worse over the past two months.
January 1668–69
Naval officer; attends the meeting at Lord Keeper's house regarding ship repairs.
May 1669
Not directly mentioned in excerpts, but referenced as part of the Navy Board context.
