... I thought it far enough off, and so went to bed again to sleep.'
By the time Pepys woke up again, the fire had already burnt three hundred houses in London. He went to King Charles to tell him that the fire was really serious.
As Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Bludworth was one of the most important and powerful men in the city. He thought that the fire could be put out easily, so he tried to organize the fire - fighting. But he soon realized that the job was more difficult than he expected, and left the city in a panic. It was then that King Charles and his brother James decided to try and help.