THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M. A. F. R. S. 

 CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY

 TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SHORTHAND MANUSCRIPT IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY MAGDALENE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE BY THE REV. MYNORS BRIGHT M. A. LATE FELLOW AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE

 (Unabridged)

 WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE'S NOTES

 EDITED WITH ADDITIONS BY

 HENRY B. WHEATLEY F. S. A. 

 DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 1660

August 1st. Up very early, and by water to Whitehall to my Lord's, andthere up to my Lord's lodging (Win. Howe being now ill of the gout at Mr. Pierce's), and there talked with him about the affairs of the Navy, andhow I was now to wait today at the Privy Seal. Commissioner Pett wentwith me, whom I desired to make my excuse at the office for my absencethis day. Hence to the Privy Seal Office, where I got (by Mr. Mathews'means) possession of the books and table, but with some expectation ofBaron's bringing of a warrant from the King to have this month. Nothingdone this morning, Baron having spoke to Mr. Woodson and Groome (clerks toMr. Trumbull of the Signet) to keep all work in their hands till theafternoon, at which time he expected to have his warrant from the King forthis month. --[The clerks of the Privy Seal took the duty of attendance fora month by turns. ]--I took at noon Mr. Harper to the Leg in King Street, and did give him his dinner, who did still advise me much to act whollymyself at the Privy Seal, but I told him that I could not, because I hadother business to take up my time. In the afternoon at, the office again, where we had many things to sign; and I went to the Council Chamber, andthere got my Lord to sign the first bill, and the rest all myself; butreceived no money today. After I had signed all, I went with Dick Scobelland Luellin to drink at a bottle beer house in the Strand, and afterstaying there a while (had sent W. Hewer home before), I took boat andhomewards went, and in Fish Street bought a Lobster, and as I had boughtit I met with Winter and Mr. Delabarr, and there with a piece of sturgeonof theirs we went to the Sun Tavern in the street and ate them. Late homeand to bed. 

2d. To Westminster by water with Sir W. Batten and Sir W. Pen (ourservants in another boat) to the Admiralty; and from thence I went to myLord's to fetch him thither, where we stayed in the morning about orderingof money for the victuailers, and advising how to get a sum of money tocarry on the business of the Navy. From thence dined with Mr. Blackburneat his house with his friends (his wife being in the country and just uponher return to London), where we were very well treated and merry. Fromthence W. Hewer and I to the office of Privy Seal, where I stayed all theafternoon, and received about L40 for yesterday and to-day, at which myheart rejoiced for God's blessing to me, to give me this advantage bychance, there being of this L40 about L10 due to me for this day's work. So great is the present profit of this office, above what it was in theKing's time; there being the last month about 300 bills; whereas in thelate King's time it was much to have 40. With my money home by coach, it, being the first time that I could get home before our gates were shutsince I came to the Navy office. When I came home I found my wife notvery well of her old pain . . . . Which she had when we were marriedfirst. I went and cast up the expense that I laid out upon my formerhouse (because there are so many that are desirous of it, and I am, in mymind, loth to let it go out of my hands, for fear of a turn). I find mylayings-out to come to about L20, which with my fine will come to aboutL22 to him that shall hire my house of me. --[Pepys wished to let his housein Axe Yard now that he had apartments at the Navy Office. ]--To bed. 

3rd. Up betimes this morning, and after the barber had done with me, thento the office, where I and Sir William Pen only did meet and despatchbusiness. At noon my wife and I by coach to Dr. Clerke's to dinner: I wasvery much taken with his lady, a comely, proper woman, though nothandsome; but a woman of the best language I ever heard. Here dined Mrs. Pierce and her husband. After dinner I took leave to go to Westminster, where I was at the Privy Seal Office all day, signing things and takingmoney, so that I could not do as I had intended, that is to return to themand go to the Red Bull Playhouse, [This well-known theatre was situated in St. John's Street on the site of Red Bull Yard. Pepys went there on March 23rd, 1661, when he expressed a very poor opinion of the place. T. Carew, in some commendatory lines on Sir William. Davenant's play, "The just Italian, " 1630, abuses both audiences and actors:--

 "There are the men in crowded heaps that throng To that adulterate stage, where not a tongue Of th' untun'd kennel can a line repeat Of serious sense. "

 There is a token of this house (see "Boyne's Trade Tokens, " ed. Williamson, vol. I. , 1889, p. 725). ]

but I took coach and went to see whether it was done so or no, and I foundit done. So I returned to Dr. Clerke's, where I found them and my wife, and by and by took leave and went away home. 

4th. To White Hall, where I found my Lord gone with the King by water todine at the Tower with Sir J. Robinson, ' Lieutenant. I found my LadyJemimah--[Lady Jemima Montage, daughter of Lord Sandwich, previouslydescribed as Mrs. Jem. ]--at my Lord's, with whom I staid and dined, allalone; after dinner to the Privy Seal Office, where I did business. So toa Committee of Parliament (Sir Hen[eage] Finch, Chairman), to give them ananswer to an order of theirs, "that we could not give them any account ofthe Accounts of the Navy in the years 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, as they desire. "After that I went and bespoke some linen of Betty Lane in the Hall, andafter that to the Trumpet, where I sat and talked with her, &c. At night, it being very rainy, and it thundering and lightning exceedingly, I tookcoach at the Trumpet door, taking Monsieur L'Impertinent along with me asfar as the Savoy, where he said he went to lie with Cary Dillon, [Colonel Cary Dillon, a friend of the Butlers, who courted the fair Frances; but the engagement was subsequently broken off, see December 31 st, 1661. ]

and is still upon the mind of going (he and his whole family) to Ireland. Having set him down I made haste home, and in the courtyard, it being verydark, I heard a man inquire for my house, and having asked his business, he told me that my man William (who went this morning--out of town to meethis aunt Blackburne) was come home not very well to his mother, and socould not come home to-night. At which I was very sorry. I found my wifestill in pain. To bed, having not time to write letters, and indeedhaving so many to write to all places that I have no heart to go aboutthem. Mrs. Shaw did die yesterday and her husband so sick that he is notlike to live. 

5th. Lord's day. My wife being much in pain, I went this morning to Dr. Williams (who had cured her once before of this business), in Holborn, andhe did give me an ointment which I sent home by my boy, and a plaisterwhich I took with me to Westminster (having called and seen my mother inthe morning as I went to the doctor), where I dined with Mr. Sheply (myLord dining at Kensington). After dinner to St. Margaret's, where thefirst time I ever heard Common Prayer in that Church. I sat with Mr. Hillin his pew; Mr. Hill that married in Axe Yard and that was aboard us inthe Hope. Church done I went and Mr. Sheply to see W. Howe at Mr. Pierces, where I staid singing of songs and psalms an hour or two, andwere very pleasant with Mrs. Pierce and him. Thence to my Lord's, where Istaid and talked and drank with Mr. Sheply. After that to Westminsterstairs, where I saw a fray between Mynheer Clinke, a Dutchman, that was atHartlibb's wedding, and a waterman, which made good sport. After that Igot a Gravesend boat, that was come up to fetch some bread on this sidethe bridge, and got them to carry me to the bridge, and so home, where Ifound my wife. After prayers I to bed to her, she having had a very badnight of it. This morning before I was up Will came home pretty wellagain, he having been only weary with riding, which he is not used to. 

6th. This morning at the office, and, that being done, home to dinner allalone, my wife being ill in pain a-bed, which I was troubled at, and not alittle impatient. After dinner to Whitehall at the Privy Seal all theafternoon, and at night with Mr. Man to Mr. Rawlinson's in FenchurchStreet, where we staid till eleven o'clock at night. So home and to bed, my wife being all this day in great pain. This night Mr. Man offered meL1000 for my office of Clerk of the Acts, which made my mouth water; butyet I dare not take it till I speak with my Lord to have his consent. 

7th. This morning to Whitehall to the Privy Seal, and took Mr. Moore andmyself and dined at my Lord's with Mr. Sheply. While I was at dinner income Sam. Hartlibb and his brother-in-law, now knighted by the King, torequest my promise of a ship for them to Holland, which I had promised toget for them. After dinner to the Privy Seal all the afternoon. Atnight, meeting Sam. Hartlibb, he took me by coach to Kensington, to myLord of Holland's; I staid in the coach while he went in about hisbusiness. He staying long I left the coach and walked back again beforeon foot (a very pleasant walk) to Kensington, where I drank and staid verylong waiting for him. At last he came, and after drinking at the inn wewent towards Westminster. Here I endeavoured to have looked out Jane thatformerly lived at Dr. Williams' at Cambridge, whom I had long thought tolive at present here, but I found myself in an error, meeting one in theplace where I expected to have found her, but she proved not she thoughvery like her. We went to the Bullhead, where he and I sat and drank till11 at night, and so home on foot. Found my wife pretty well again, and soto bed. 

8th. We met at the office, and after that to dinner at home, and fromthence with my wife by water to Catan Sterpin, with whom and her mistressPye we sat discoursing of Kate's marriage to Mons. Petit, her mistress andI giving the best advice we could for her to suspend her marriage tillMons. Petit had got some place that may be able to maintain her, and notfor him to live upon the portion that she shall bring him. From thence toMr. Butler's to see his daughters, the first time that ever we made avisit to them. We found them very pretty, and Coll. Dillon there, a verymerry and witty companion, but methinks they live in a gaudy but very poorcondition. From thence, my wife and I intending to see Mrs. Blackburne, who had been a day or two again to see my wife, but my wife was not incondition to be seen, but she not being at home my wife went to hermother's and I to the Privy Seal. At night from the Privy Seal, Mr. Woodson and Mr. Jennings and I to the Sun Tavern till it was late, andfrom thence to my Lord's, where my wife was come from Mrs. Blackburne's tome, and after I had done some business with my Lord, she and I went toMrs. Hunt's, who would needs have us to lie at her house to-night, shebeing with my wife so late at my Lord's with us, and would not let us gohome to-night. We lay there all night very pleasantly and at ease . . . 

9th. Left my wife at Mrs. Hunt's and I to my Lord's, and from thence withjudge Advocate Fowler, Mr. Creed, and Mr. Sheply to the RhenishWine-house, and Captain Hayward of the Plymouth, who is now ordered tocarry my Lord Winchelsea, Embassador to Constantinople. We were verymerry, and judge Advocate did give Captain Hayward his Oath of Allegianceand Supremacy. Thence to my office of Privy Seal, and, having signed somethings there, with Mr. Moore and Dean Fuller to the Leg in King Street, and, sending for my wife, we dined there very merry, and after dinner, parted. After dinner with my wife to Mrs. Blackburne to visit her. Shebeing within I left my wife there, and I to the Privy Seal, where Idespatch some business, and from thence to Mrs. Blackburne again, who didtreat my wife and me with a great deal of civility, and did give us a finecollation of collar of beef, &c. Thence I, having my head full of drinkfrom having drunk so much Rhenish wine in the morning, and more in theafternoon at Mrs. Blackburne's, came home and so to bed, not well, andvery ill all night. 

10th. I had a great deal of pain all night, and a great loosing upon meso that I could not sleep. In the morning I rose with much pain and tothe office. I went and dined at home, and after dinner with great pain inmy back I went by water to Whitehall to the Privy Seal, and that done withMr. Moore and Creed to Hide Park by coach, and saw a fine foot-race threetimes round the Park between an Irishman and Crow, that was once my LordClaypoole's footman. (By the way I cannot forget that my Lord Claypooledid the other day make enquiry of Mrs. Hunt, concerning my House inAxe-yard, and did set her on work to get it of me for him, which methinksis a very great change. ) Crow beat the other by above two miles. Returned from Hide Park, I went to my Lord's, and took Will (who waitedfor me there) by coach and went home, taking my lute home with me. It hadbeen all this while since I came from sea at my Lord's for him to play on. To bed in some pain still. For this month or two it is not imaginable howbusy my head has been, so that I have neglected to write letters to myuncle Robert in answer to many of his, and to other friends, nor indeedhave I done anything as to my own family, and especially this month mywaiting at the Privy Seal makes me much more unable to think of anything, because of my constant attendance there after I have done at the NavyOffice. But blessed be God for my good chance of the Privy Seal, where Iget every day I believe about L3. This place I got by chance, and my Lorddid give it me by chance, neither he nor I thinking it to be of the worththat he and I find it to be. Never since I was a man in the world was Iever so great a stranger to public affairs as now I am, having not read anew book or anything like it, or enquiring after any news, or what theParliament do, or in any wise how things go. Many people look after myhouse in Axe-yard to hire it, so that I am troubled with them, and I havea mind to get the money to buy goods for my house at the Navy Office, andyet I am loth to put it off because that Mr. Man bids me L1000 for myoffice, which is so great a sum that I am loth to settle myself at my newhouse, lest I should take Mr. Man's offer in case I found my Lord willingto it. 

11th. I rose to-day without any pain, which makes me think that my painyesterday was nothing but from my drinking too much the day before. To myLord this morning, who did give me order to get some things ready againstthe afternoon for the Admiralty where he would meet. To the Privy Seal, and from thence going to my own house in Axeyard, I went in to Mrs. Crisp's, where I met with Mr. Hartlibb; for whom I wrote a letter for myLord to sign for a ship for his brother and sister, who went away hencethis day to Gravesend, and from thence to Holland. I found by discoursewith Mrs. Crisp that he is very jealous of her, for that she is yet verykind to her old servant Meade. Hence to my Lord's to dinner with Mr. Sheply, so to the Privy Seal; and at night home, and then sent for thebarber, and was trimmed in the kitchen, the first time that ever I was so. I was vexed this night that W. Hewer was out of doors till ten at nightbut was pretty well satisfied again when my wife told me that he weptbecause I was angry, though indeed he did give me a good reason for hisbeing out; but I thought it a good occasion to let him know that I doexpect his being at home. So to bed. 

12th. Lord's day. To my Lord, and with him to White Hall Chappell, whereMr. Calamy preached, and made a good sermon upon these words "To whom muchis given, of him much is required. " He was very officious with his threereverences to the King, as others do. After sermon a brave anthem ofCaptain Cooke's, [Henry Cooke, chorister of the Chapel Royal, adhered to the royal cause at the breaking out of the Civil Wars, and for his bravery obtained a captain's commission. At the Restoration he received the appointment of Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal; he was an excellent musician, and three of his pupils turned out very distinguished musicians, viz, Pelham Humphrey, John Blow, and Michael Wise. He was one of the original performers in the "Siege, of Rhodes. " He died July 13th, 1672, : and was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey. In another place, Pepys says, "a vain coxcomb he is, though he sings so well. "]

which he himself sung, and the King was well pleased with it. My Lorddined at my Lord Chamberlain's, and I at his house with Mr. Sheply. Afterdinner I did give Mr. Donne; who is going to sea, the key of my cabin anddirection for the putting up of my things. 

After, that I went to walk, and meeting Mrs. Lane of Westminster Hall, Itook her to my Lord's, and did give her a bottle of wine in the garden, where Mr. Fairbrother, of Cambridge, did come and found us, and drank withus. After that I took her to my house, where I was exceeding free indallying with her, and she not unfree to take it. At night home andcalled at my father's, where I found Mr. Fairbrother, but I did not staybut went homewards and called in at Mr. Rawlinson's, whither my uncleWight was coming and did come, but was exceeding angry (he being a littlefuddled, and I think it was that I should see him in that case) as I neversaw him in my life, which I was somewhat troubled at. Home and to bed. 

13th. A sitting day at our office. After dinner to Whitehall; to thePrivy Seal, whither my father came to me, and staid talking with me agreat while, telling me that he had propounded Mr. John Pickering for SirThomas Honywood's daughter, which I think he do not deserve for his ownmerit: I know not what he may do for his estate. My father and Creed andI to the old Rhenish Winehouse, and talked and drank till night. Then myfather home, and I to my Lord's; where he told me that he would suddenlygo into the country, and so did commend the business of his sea commissionto me in his absence. After that home by coach, and took my L100 that Ihad formerly left at Mr. Rawlinson's, home with me, which is the firstthat ever I was master of at once. To prayers, and to bed. 

14th. To the Privy Seal, and thence to my Lord's, where Mr. Pim, thetailor, and I agreed upon making me a velvet coat. From thence to thePrivy Seal again, where Sir Samuel Morland came in with a Baronet's grantto pass, which the King had given him to make money of. Here he staidwith me a great while; and told me the whole manner of his serving theKing in the time of the Protector; and how Thurloe's bad usage made him todo it; how he discovered Sir R. Willis, and how he hath sunk his fortunefor the King; and that now the King hath given him a pension of L500 perannum out of the Post Office for life, and the benefit of two Baronets;all which do make me begin to think that he is not so much a fool as Itook him to be. Home by water to the Tower, where my father, Mr. Fairbrother, and Cooke dined with me. After dinner in comes young CaptainCuttance of the Speedwell, who is sent up for the gratuity given theseamen that brought the King over. He brought me a firkin of butter formy wife, which is very welcome. My father, after dinner, takes leave, after I had given him 40s. For the last half year for my brother John atCambridge. I did also make even with Mr. Fairbrother for my degree ofMaster of Arts, which cost me about L9 16s. To White Hall, and my wifewith me by water, where at the Privy Seal and elsewhere all the afternoon. At night home with her by water, where I made good sport with having thegirl and the boy to comb my head, before I went to bed, in the kitchen. 

15th. To the office, and after dinner by water to White Hall, where Ifound the King gone this morning by 5 of the clock to see a Dutchpleasure-boat below bridge, [A yacht which was greatly admired, and was imitated and improved by Commissioner Pett, who built a yacht for the King in 1661, which was called the "Jenny. " Queen Elizabeth had a yacht, and one was built by Phineas Pett in 1604. ]

where he dines, and my Lord with him. The King do tire all his peoplethat are about him with early rising since he came. To the office, allthe afternoon I staid there, and in the evening went to Westminster Hall, where I staid at Mrs. Michell's, and with her and her husband sent forsome drink, and drank with them. By the same token she and Mrs. Murfordand another old woman of the Hall were going a gossiping tonight. Fromthence to my Lord's, where I found him within, and he did give medirection about his business in his absence, he intending to go into thecountry to-morrow morning. Here I lay all night in the old chamber whichI had now given up to W. Howe, with whom I did intend to lie, but he and Ifell to play with one another, so that I made him to go lie with Mr. Sheply. So I lay alone all night. 

16th. This morning my Lord (all things being ready) carried me by coachto Mr. Crew's, (in the way talking how good he did hope my place would beto me, and in general speaking that it was not the salary of any placethat did make a man rich, but the opportunity of getting money while he isin the place) where he took leave, and went into the coach, and so forHinchinbroke. My Lady Jemimah and Mr. Thomas Crew in the coach with him. Hence to Whitehall about noon, where I met with Mr. Madge, who took mealong with him and Captain Cooke (the famous singer) and other masters ofmusic to dinner at an ordinary about Charing Cross where we dined, allpaying their club. Hence to the Privy Seal, where there has been butlittle work these two days. In the evening home. 

17th. To the office, and that done home to dinner where Mr. Unthanke, mywife's tailor, dined with us, we having nothing but a dish of sheep'strotters. After dinner by water to Whitehall, where a great deal ofbusiness at the Privy Seal. At night I and Creed and the judge-Advocatewent to Mr. Pim, the tailor's, who took us to the Half Moon, and there didgive us great store of wine and anchovies, and would pay for them all. This night I saw Mr. Creed show many the strangest emotions to shift offhis drink I ever saw in my life. By coach home and to bed. 

18th. This morning I took my wife towards Westminster by water, andlanded her at Whitefriars, with L5 to buy her a petticoat, and I to thePrivy Seal. By and by comes my wife to tell me that my father haspersuaded her to buy a most fine cloth of 26s. A yard, and a rich lace, that the petticoat will come to L5, at which I was somewhat troubled, butshe doing it very innocently, I could not be angry. I did give her moremoney, and sent her away, and I and Creed and Captain Hayward (who is nowunkindly put out of the Plymouth to make way for Captain Allen to go toConstantinople, and put into his ship the Dover, which I know will troublemy Lord) went and dined at the Leg in King Street, where Captain Ferrers, my Lord's Cornet, comes to us, who after dinner took me and Creed to theCockpitt play, [The Cockpit Theatre, situated in Drury Lane, was occupied as a playhouse in the reign of James I. It was occupied by Davenant and his company in 1658, and they remained in it until. November 15th, 1660, when they removed to Salisbury Court. ]

the first that I have had time to see since my coming from sea, "TheLoyall Subject, " where one Kinaston, a boy, acted the Duke's sister, butmade the loveliest lady that ever I saw in my life, only her voice notvery good. After the play done, we three went to drink, and by CaptainFerrers' means, Kinaston and another that acted Archas, the General, cameand drank with us. Hence home by coach, and after being trimmed, leavingmy wife to look after her little bitch, which was just now a-whelping, Ito bed. 

19th (Lord's day). In the morning my wife tells me that the bitch haswhelped four young ones and is very well after it, my wife having had agreat fear that she would die thereof, the dog that got them being verybig. This morning Sir W. Batten, Pen, and myself, went to church to thechurchwardens, to demand a pew, which at present could not be given us, but we are resolved to have one built. So we staid and heard Mr. Mills;'a very, good minister. Home to dinner, where my wife had on her newpetticoat that she bought yesterday, which indeed is a very fine cloth anda fine lace; but that being of a light colour, and the lace all silver, itmakes no great show. Mr. Creed and my brother Tom dined with me. Afterdinner my wife went and fetched the little puppies to us, which are verypretty ones. After they were gone, I went up to put my papers in order, and finding my wife's clothes lie carelessly laid up, I was angry withher, which I was troubled for. After that my wife and I went and walkedin the garden, and so home to bed. 

20th (Office day). As Sir W. Pen and I were walking in the garden, amessenger came to me from the Duke of York to fetch me to the LordChancellor. So (Mrs. Turner with her daughter The. Being come to my houseto speak with me about a friend of hers to send to sea) I went with her inher coach as far as Worcester House, but my Lord Chancellor being gone tothe House of Lords, I went thither, and (there being a law case beforethem this day) got in, and there staid all the morning, seeing theirmanner of sitting on woolpacks, &c. , which I never did before. 

 [It is said that these woolpacks were placed in the House of Lords for the judges to sit on, so that the fact that wool was a main source of our national wealth might be kept in the popular mind. The Lord Chancellor's seat is now called the Woolsack. ]

After the House was up, I spoke to my Lord, and had order from him to cometo him at night. This morning Mr. Creed did give me the Papers thatconcern my Lord's sea commission, which he left in my hands and went tosea this day to look after the gratuity money. 

This afternoon at the Privy Seal, where reckoning with Mr. Moore, he hadgot L100 for me together, which I was glad of, guessing that the profitsof this month would come to L100. 

In the evening I went all alone to drink at Mr. Harper's, where I foundMrs. Crisp's daughter, with whom and her friends I staid and drank, and sowith W. Hewer by coach to Worcester House, where I light, sending him homewith the L100 that I received to-day. Here I staid, and saw my LordChancellor come into his Great Hall, where wonderful how much companythere was to expect him at a Seal. Before he would begin any business, hetook my papers of the state of the debts of the Fleet, and there viewedthem before all the people, and did give me his advice privately how toorder things, to get as much money as we can of the Parliament. That beingdone, I went home, where I found all my things come home from sea (sent bydesire by Mr. Dun), of which I was glad, though many of my things arequite spoilt with mould by reason of lying so long a shipboard, and mycabin being not tight. I spent much time to dispose of them tonight, andso to bed. 

21st. This morning I went to White Hall with Sir W. Pen by water, who inour passage told me how he was bred up under Sir W. Batten. We went toMr. Coventry's chamber, and consulted of drawing my papers of debts of theNavy against the afternoon for the Committee. So to the Admiralty, whereW. Hewer and I did them, and after that he went to his Aunt's Blackburn(who has a kinswoman dead at her house to-day, and was to be buriedto-night, by which means he staid very late out). I to Westminster Hall, where I met Mr. Crew and dined with him, where there dined one Mr. Hickeman, an Oxford man, who spoke very much against the height of the nowold clergy, for putting out many of the religious fellows of Colleges, andinveighing against them for their being drunk, which, if true, I am sorryto hear. After that towards Westminster, where I called on Mr. Pim, andthere found my velvet coat (the first that ever I had) done, and a velvetmantle, which I took to the Privy Seal Office, and there locked them up, and went to the Queen's Court, and there, after much waiting, spoke withColonel Birch, who read my papers, and desired some addition, which done Ireturned to the Privy Seal, where little to do, and with Mr. Moore towardsLondon, and in our way meeting Monsieur Eschar (Mr. Montagu's man), aboutthe Savoy, he took us to the Brazennose Tavern, and there drank and soparted, and I home by coach, and there, it being post-night, I wrote to myLord to give him notice that all things are well; that General Monk ismade Lieutenant of Ireland, which my Lord Roberts (made Deputy) do notlike of, to be Deputy to any man but the King himself. After that to bed. 

22nd. Office, which done, Sir W. Pen took me into the garden, and theretold me how Mr. Turner do intend to petition the Duke for an allowanceextra as one of the Clerks of the Navy, which he desired me to join withhim in the furthering of, which I promised to do so that it did notreflect upon me or to my damage to have any other added, as if I was notable to perform my place; which he did wholly disown to be any of hisintention, but far from it. I took Mr. Hater home with me to dinner, withwhom I did advise, who did give me the same counsel. After dinner he andI to the office about doing something more as to the debts of the Navythan I had done yesterday, and so to Whitehall to the Privy Seal, andhaving done there, with my father (who came to see me) to Westminster Halland the Parliament House to look for Col. Birch, but found him not. In theHouse, after the Committee was up, I met with Mr. G. Montagu, and joyedhim in his entrance (this being his 3d day) for Dover. Here he made mesit all alone in the House, none but he and I, half an hour, discoursinghow things stand, and in short he told me how there was like to be manyfactions at Court between Marquis Ormond, General Monk, and the LordRoberts, about the business of Ireland; as there is already between thetwo Houses about the Act of Indemnity; and in the House of Commons, between the Episcopalian and Presbyterian men. Hence to my father's(walking with Mr. Herring, the minister of St. Bride's), and took them tothe Sun Tavern, where I found George, my old drawer, come again. Fromthence by water, landed them at Blackfriars, and so home and to bed. 

23rd. By water to Doctors' Commons to Dr. Walker, to give him my Lord'spapers to view over concerning his being empowered to be Vice-Admiralunder the Duke of York. There meeting with Mr. Pinkney, he and I to amorning draft, and thence by water to White Hall, to the Parliament House, where I spoke with Colonel Birch, and so to the Admiralty chamber, wherewe and Mr. Coventry had a meeting about several businesses. Amongstothers, it was moved that Phineas Pett (kinsman to the Commissioner) ofChatham, should be suspended his employment till he had answered somearticles put in against him, as that he should formerly say that the Kingwas a bastard and his mother a whore. Hence to Westminster Hall, where Imet with my father Bowyer, and Mr. Spicer, and them I took to the Leg inKing Street, and did give them a dish or two of meat, and so away to thePrivy Seal, where, the King being out of town, we have had nothing to dothese two days. To Westminster Hall, where I met with W. Symons, T. Doling, and Mr. Booth, and with them to the Dogg, where we eat a muskmelon

 ["Melons were hardly known in England till Sir George Gardiner brought one from Spain, when they became in general estimation. The ordinary price was five or six shillings. "--Quarterly Review, vol, xix. ]

(the first that I have eat this year), and were very merry with W. Symons, calling him Mr. Dean, because of the Dean's lands that his uncle had lefthim, which are like to be lost all. Hence home by water, and very late atnight writing letters to my Lord to Hinchinbroke, and also to theVice-Admiral in the Downs, and so to bed. 

24th. Office, and thence with Sir William Batten and Sir William Pen tothe parish church to find out a place where to build a seat or a galleryto sit in, and did find one which is to be done speedily. Hence with themto dinner at a tavern in Thames Street, where they were invited to aroasted haunch of venison and other very good victuals and company. Henceto Whitehall to the Privy Seal, but nothing to do. At night by land to myfather's, where I found my mother not very well. I did give her a pint ofsack. My father came in, and Dr. T. Pepys, who talked with me in Frenchabout looking out for a place for him. But I found him a weak man, andspeaks the worst French that ever I heard of one that had been so longbeyond sea. Hence into Pant's Churchyard and bought Barkley's Argenis inLatin, and so home and to bed. I found at home that Captain Burr had sentme 4 dozen bottles of wine today. The King came back to Whitehallto-night. 

25th. This morning Mr. Turner and I by coach from our office to Whitehall(in our way I calling on Dr. Walker for the papers I did give him theother day, which he had perused and found that the Duke's counsel hadabated something of the former draught which Dr. Walker drew for my Lord)to Sir G. Carteret, where we there made up an estimate of the debts ofthe Navy for the Council. At noon I took Mr. Turner and Mr. Moore to theLeg in King Street, and did give them a dinner, and afterward to the SunTavern, and did give Mr. Turner a glass of wine, there coming to us Mr. Fowler the apothecary (the judge's son) with a book of lute lessons whichhis father had left there for me, such as he formerly did use to play whena young man, and had the use of his hand. To the Privy Seal, and foundsome business now again to do there. To Westminster Hall for a newhalf-shirt of Mrs. Lane, and so home by water. Wrote letters by the postto my Lord and to sea. This night W. Hewer brought me home from Mr. Pim'smy velvet coat and cap, the first that ever I had. So to bed. 

26th (Lord's day). With Sir W. Pen to the parish church, where we areplaced in the highest pew of all, where a stranger preached a dry andtedious long sermon. Dined at home. To church again in the afternoonwith my wife; in the garden and on the leads at night, and so to supperand to bed. 

27th. This morning comes one with a vessel of Northdown ale from Mr. Pierce, the purser, to me, and after him another with a brave Turkeycarpet and a jar of olives from Captain Cuttance, and a pair of fineturtle-doves from John Burr to my wife. These things came up to-day inour smack, and my boy Ely came along with them, and came after office wasdone to see me. I did give him half a crown because I saw that he wasready to cry to see that he could not be entertained by me here. In theafternoon to the Privy Seal, where good store of work now toward the endof the month. From thence with Mr. Mount, Luellin, and others to the Bullhead till late, and so home, where about to o'clock Major Hart came to me, whom I did receive with wine and anchovies, which made me so dry that Iwas ill with them all night, and was fain to have the girle rise and fetchme some drink. 

28th. At home looking over my papers and books and house as to thefitting of it to my mind till two in the afternoon. Some time I spentthis morning beginning to teach my wife some scale in music, and found herapt beyond imagination. To the Privy Seal, where great store of workto-day. Colonel Scroope--[Colonel Adrian Scroope, one of the persons whosat in judgment upon Charles I. ]--is this day excepted out of the Act ofIndemnity, which has been now long in coming out, but it is expectedto-morrow. I carried home L80 from the Privy Seal, by coach, and at nightspent a little more time with my wife about her music with great content. This day I heard my poor mother had then two days been very ill, and Ifear she will not last long. To bed, a little troubled that I fear my boyWill

 [Pepys refers to two Wills. This was Will Wayneman; the other was William Hewer. ]

is a thief and has stole some money of mine, particularly a letter thatMr. Jenkins did leave the last week with me with half a crown in it tosend to his son. 

29th (Office day). Before I went to the office my wife and I examined myboy Will about his stealing of things, but he denied all with the greatestsubtlety and confidence in the world. To the office, and after officethen to the Church, where we took another view of the place where we hadresolved to build a gallery, and have set men about doing it. Home todinner, and there I found my wife had discovered my boy Will's theft and agreat deal more than we imagined, at which I was vexed and intend to puthim away. To my office at the Privy Seal in the afternoon, and fromthence at night to the Bull Head, with Mount, Luellin, and others, andhence to my father's, and he being at my uncle Fenner's, I went thither tohim, and there sent for my boy's father and talked with him about his son, and had his promise that if I will send home his boy, he will take himnotwithstanding his indenture. Home at night, and find that my wife hadfound out more of the boy's stealing 6s. Out of W. Hewer's closet, and hidit in the house of office, at which my heart was troubled. To bed, andcaused the boy's clothes to be brought up to my chamber. But after wewere all a-bed, the wench (which lies in our chamber) called us to listenof a sudden, which put my wife into such a fright that she shook everyjoint of her, and a long time that I could not get her out of it. Thenoise was the boy, we did believe, got in a desperate mood out of his bedto do himself or William [Hewer] some mischief. But the wench went downand got a candle lighted, and finding the boy in bed, and locking thedoors fast, with a candle burning all night, we slept well, but with agreat deal of fear. 

30th. We found all well in the morning below stairs, bu the boy in a sadplight of seeming sorrow; but he is the most cunning rogue that ever I metwith of his age. To White Hall, where I met with the Act ofIndemnity--[12 Car. II. Cap. II, an act of free and general pardon, indemnity, and oblivion. ]--(so long talked of and hoped for), with the Actof Rate for Pole-money, an for judicial proceedings. At Westminster HallI met with Mr. Paget the lawyer, and dined with him at Heaven. Thisafternoon my wife went to Mr. Pierce's wife's child's christening, and wasurged to be godmother, but I advised her before-hand not to do it, so shedid not, but as proxy for my Lady Jemimah. This the first day that ever Isaw my wife wear black patches since we were married!

 [The fashion of placing black patches on the face was introduced towards the close of the reign of Charles I. , and the practice is ridiculed in the "Spectator. "]

My Lord came to town to-day, but coming not home till very late I staidtill 10 at night, and so home on foot. Mr. Sheply and Mr. Childe thisnight at the tavern. 

31st. Early to wait upon my Lord at White Hall, and with him to theDuke's chamber. So to my office in Seething Lane. Dined at home, andafter dinner to my Lord again, who told me that he is ordered to gosuddenly to sea, and did give me some orders to be drawing up against hisgoing. This afternoon I agreed to let my house quite out of my hands toMr. Dalton (one of the wine sellers to the King, with whom I had drunk inthe old wine cellar two or three times) for L41. At night made even atPrivy Seal for this month against tomorrow to give up possession, but weknow not to whom, though we most favour Mr. Bickerstaffe, with whom andMr. Matthews we drank late after office was done at the Sun, discoursingwhat to do about it tomorrow against Baron, and so home and to bed. Blessed be God all things continue well with and for me. I pray God fitme for a change of my fortune. 

 DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. SEPTEMBER 1660

September 1st. This morning I took care to get a vessel to carry myLord's things to the Downs on Monday next, and so to White Hall to myLord, where he and I did look over the Commission drawn for him by theDuke's Council, which I do not find my Lord displeased with, though shortof what Dr. Walker did formerly draw for him. Thence to the Privy Seal tosee how things went there, and I find that Mr. Baron had by a severewarrant from the King got possession of the office from his brotherBickerstaffe, which is very strange, and much to our admiration, it beingagainst all open justice. Mr. Moore and I and several others beinginvited to-day by Mr. Goodman, a friend of his, we dined at the Bullheadupon the best venison pasty that ever I eat of in my life, and with onedish more, it was the best dinner I ever was at. Here rose in discourseat table a dispute between Mr. Moore and Dr. Clerke, the former affirmingthat it was essential to a tragedy to have the argument of it true, whichthe Doctor denied, and left it to me to be judge, and the cause to bedetermined next Tuesday morning at the same place, upon the eating of theremains of the pasty, and the loser to spend 10s. All this afternoonsending express to the fleet, to order things against my Lord's coming andtaking direction of my Lord about some rich furniture to take along withhim for the Princess!--[Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, whodied in December of this year. ]--And talking of this, I hear by Mr. Townsend, that there is the greatest preparation against the Prince deLigne's a coming over from the King of Spain, that ever was in England fortheir Embassador. Late home, and what with business and my boy's roguerymy mind being unquiet, I went to bed. 

2nd (Sunday). To Westminster, my Lord being gone before my coming tochapel. I and Mr. Sheply told out my money, and made even for my PrivySeal fees and gratuity money, &c. , to this day between my Lord and me. After that to chappell, where Dr. Fern, a good honest sermon upon "TheLord is my shield. " After sermon a dull anthem, and so to my Lord's (hedining abroad) and dined with Mr. Sheply. So, to St. Margarett's, andheard a good sermon upon the text "Teach us the old way, " or somethinglike it, wherein he ran over all the new tenets in policy and religion, which have brought us into all our late divisions. From church to Mrs. Crisp's (having sent Win. Hewer home to tell my wife that I could not comehome to-night because of my Lord's going out early to-morrow morning), where I sat late, and did give them a great deal of wine, it being afarewell cup to Laud Crisp. I drank till the daughter began to be veryloving to me and kind, and I fear is not so good as she should be. To myLord's, and to bed with Mr. Sheply. 

3rd. Up and to Mr. -----, the goldsmith near the new Exchange, where Ibought my wedding ring, and there, with much ado, got him to put a goldring to the jewell, which the King of Sweden did give my Lord: out ofwhich my Lord had now taken the King's picture, and intends to make aGeorge of it. This morning at my Lord's I had an opportunity to speakwith Sir George Downing, who has promised me to give me up my bond, and topay me for my last quarter while I was at sea, that so I may pay Mr. Mooreand Hawly. About noon my Lord, having taken leave of the King in theShield Gallery (where I saw with what kindness the King did hug my Lord athis parting), I went over with him and saw him in his coach at Lambeth, and there took leave of him, he going to the Downs, which put me in mindof his first voyage that ever he made, which he did begin like this fromLambeth. In the afternoon with Mr. Moore to my house to cast up our PrivySeal accounts, where I found that my Lord's comes to 400 and odd pounds, and mine to L132, out of which I do give him as good as L25 for his pains, with which I doubt he is not satisfied, but my heart is full glad. Thencewith him to Mr. Crew's, and did fetch as much money as did make even ouraccounts between him and me. Home, and there found Mr. Cooke come backfrom my Lord for me to get him some things bought for him to be broughtafter them, a toilet cap and comb case of silk, to make use of in Holland, for he goes to the Hague, which I can do to-morrow morning. This day myfather and my uncle Fenner, and both his sons, have been at my house tosee it, and my wife did treat them nobly with wine and anchovies. Byreason of my Lord's going to-day I could not get the office to meetto-day. 

4th. I did many things this morning at home before I went out, as lookingover the joiners, who are flooring my diningroom, and doing business withSir Williams

 ["Both Sir Williams" is a favourite expression with Pepys, meaning Sir William Batten and Sir William Penn. ]

both at the office, and so to Whitehall, and so to the Bullhead, where wehad the remains of our pasty, where I did give my verdict against Mr. Moore upon last Saturday's wager, where Dr. Fuller coming in do confirm mein my verdict. From thence to my Lord's and despatched Mr. Cooke awaywith the things to my Lord. From thence to Axe Yard to my house, wherestanding at the door Mrs. Diana comes by, whom I took into my houseupstairs, and there did dally with her a great while, and found that inLatin "Nulla puella negat. " So home by water, and there sat up latesetting my papers in order, and my money also, and teaching my wife hermusic lesson, in which I take great pleasure. So to bed. 

5th. To the office. From thence by coach upon the desire of theprincipal officers to a Master of Chancery to give Mr. Stowell his oath, whereby he do answer that he did hear Phineas Pett say very high wordsagainst the King a great while ago. Coming back our coach broke, and soStowell and I to Mr. Rawlinson's, and after a glass of wine parted, and Ito the office, home to dinner, where (having put away my boy in themorning) his father brought him again, but I did so clear up my boy'sroguery to his father, that he could not speak against my putting himaway, and so I did give him 10s. For the boy's clothes that I made him, and so parted and tore his indenture. All the afternoon with theprincipal officers at Sir W. Batten's about Pett's business (where I firstsaw Col. Slingsby, who has now his appointment for Comptroller), but didbring it to no issue. This day I saw our Dedimus to be sworn in the peaceby, which will be shortly. In the evening my wife being a littleimpatient I went along with her to buy her a necklace of pearl, which willcost L4 10s. , which I am willing to comply with her in for herencouragement, and because I have lately got money, having now above L200in cash beforehand in the world. Home, and having in our way bought arabbit and two little lobsters, my wife and I did sup late, and so to bed. Great news now-a-day of the Duke d'Anjou's

 [Philip, Duke of Anjou, afterwards Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV. (born 1640, died 1701), married the Princess Henrietta, youngest daughter of Charles I. , who was born June 16th, 1664, at Exeter. She was known as "La belle Henriette. " In May, 1670, she came to Dover on a political mission from Louis XIV. To her brother Charles II. , but the visit was undertaken much against the wish of her husband. Her death occurred on her return to France, and was attributed to poison. It was the occasion of one of the finest of Bossuet's "Oraisons Funebres. "]

desire to marry the Princesse Henrietta. Hugh Peters is said to be taken, [Hugh Peters, born at Fowey, Cornwall, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated M. A. 1622. He was tried as one of the regicides, and executed. A broadside, entitled "The Welsh Hubub, or the Unkennelling and earthing of Hugh Peters that crafty Fox, " was printed October 3rd, 1660. ]

and the Duke of Gloucester is ill, and it is said it will prove thesmall-pox. 

6th. To Whitehall by water with Sir W. Batten, and in our passage told mehow Commissioner Pett did pay himself for the entertainment that he didgive the King at Chatham at his coming in, and 20s. A day all the time hewas in Holland, which I wonder at, and so I see there is a great deal ofenvy between the two. At Whitehall I met with Commissioner Pett, who toldme how Mr. Coventry and Fairbank his solicitor are falling out, onecomplaining of the other for taking too great fees, which is too true. Ifind that Commissioner Pett is under great discontent, and is loth to givetoo much money for his place, and so do greatly desire me to go along withhim in what we shall agree to give Mr. Coventry, which I have promisedhim, but am unwilling to mix my fortune with him that is going down thewind. We all met this morning and afterwards at the Admiralty, where ourbusiness is to ask provision of victuals ready for the ships in the Downs, which we did, Mr. Gauden promising to go himself thither and see it done. Dined Will and I at my Lord's upon a joint of meat that I sent Mrs. Sarahfor. Afterwards to my office and sent all my books to my Lord's, in orderto send them to my house that I now dwell in. Home and to bed. 

7th. Not office day, and in the afternoon at home all the day, it beingthe first that I have been at home all day since I came hither. Puttingmy papers, books and other things in order, and writing of letters. Thisday my Lord set sail from the Downs for Holland. 

8th. All day also at home. At night sent for by Sir W. Pen, with whom Isat late drinking a glass of wine and discoursing, and I find him to be avery sociable man, and an able man, and very cunning. 

9th (Sunday). In the morning with Sir W. Pen to church, and a very goodsermon of Mr. Mills. Home to dinner, and Sir W. Pen with me to such as Ihad, and it was very handsome, it being the first time that he ever saw mywife or house since we came hither. Afternoon to church with my wife, andafter that home, and there walked with Major Hart, who came to see me, inthe garden, who tells me that we are all like to be speedily disbanded;

 [The Trained Bands were abolished in 1663, but those of the City of London were specially excepted. The officers of the Trained Bands were supplied by the Hon. Artillery Company. ]

and then I lose the benefit of a muster. After supper to bed. 

10th (Office day). News of the Duke's intention to go tomorrow to thefleet for a day or two to meet his sister. Col. Slingsby and I toWhitehall, thinking to proffer our service to the Duke to wait upon him, but meeting with Sir G. Carteret he sent us in all haste back again tohire two Catches for the present use of the Duke. So we returned andlanded at the Bear at the Bridge foot, where we saw Southwark Fair (Ihaving not at all seen Bartholomew Fair), and so to the Tower wharf, wherewe did hire two catches. So to the office and found Sir W. Batten atdinner with some friends upon a good chine of beef, on which I ateheartily, I being very hungry. Home, where Mr. Snow (whom afterwards wecalled one another cozen) came to me to see me, and with him and oneShelston, a simple fellow that looks after an employment (that was with mejust upon my going to sea last), to a tavern, where till late with them. So home, having drunk too much, and so to bed. 

11th. At Sir W. Batten's with Sir W. Pen we drank our morning draft, and from thence for an hour in the office and dispatch a little business. Dined at Sir W. Batten's, and by this time I see that we are like to havea very good correspondence and neighbourhood, but chargeable. All theafternoon at home looking over my carpenters. At night I called Thos. Hater out of the office to my house to sit and talk with me. After he wasgone I caused the girl to wash the wainscot of our parlour, which she didvery well, which caused my wife and I good sport. Up to my chamber toread a little, and wrote my Diary for three or four days past. The Dukeof York did go to-day by break of day to the Downs. The Duke ofGloucester ill. The House of Parliament was to adjourn to-day. I knownot yet whether it be done or no. To bed. 

12th (Office day). This noon I expected to have had my cousin Snow and myfather come to dine with me, but it being very rainy they did not come. My brother Tom came to my house with a letter from my brother John, wherein he desires some books: Barthol. Anatom. , Rosin. Rom. Antiq. , andGassend. Astronom. , the last of which I did give him, and an angel--[Agold coin varying in value at different times from 6s. 8d. To10s. ]--against my father buying of the others. At home all the afternoonlooking after my workmen, whose laziness do much trouble me. This day theParliament adjourned. 

13th. Old East comes to me in the morning with letters, and I did givehim a bottle of Northdown ale, which made the poor man almost drunk. Inthe afternoon my wife went to the burial of a child of my cozen Scott's, and it is observable that within this month my Aunt Wight was brought tobed of two girls, my cozen Stradwick of a girl and a boy, and my cozenScott of a boy, and all died. In the afternoon to Westminster, where Mr. Dalton was ready with his money to pay me for my house, but our writingsnot being drawn it could not be done to-day. I met with Mr. Hawly, whowas removing his things from Mr. Bowyer's, where he has lodged a greatwhile, and I took him and W. Bowyer to the Swan and drank, and Mr. Hawlydid give me a little black rattoon, --[Probably an Indian rattancane. ]--painted and gilt. Home by water. This day the Duke of Gloucesterdied of the small-pox, by the great negligence of the doctors. 

14th (Office day). I got L42 15s. Appointed me by bill for my employmentof Secretary to the 4th of this month, it being the last money I shallreceive upon that score. My wife went this afternoon to see my mother, who I hear is very ill, at which my heart is very sad. In the afternoonLuellin comes to my house, and takes me out to the Mitre in Wood Street, where Mr. Samford, W. Symons and his wife, and Mr. Scobell, Mr. Mount andChetwind, where they were very merry, Luellin being drunk, and I being todefend the ladies from his kissing them, I kissed them myself very oftenwith a great deal of mirth. Parted very late, they by coach toWestminster, and I on foot. 

15th. Met very early at our office this morning to pick out thetwenty-five ships which are to be first paid off: After that toWestminster and dined with Mr. Dalton at his office, where we had onegreat court dish, but our papers not being done we could [not] make an endof our business till Monday next. Mr. Dalton and I over the water to ourlandlord Vanly, with whom we agree as to Dalton becoming a tenant. Backto Westminster, where I met with Dr. Castles, who chidd me for some errorsin our Privy-Seal business; among the rest, for letting the fees of thesix judges pass unpaid, which I know not what to say to, till I speak toMr. Moore. I was much troubled, for fear of being forced to pay the moneymyself. Called at my father's going home, and bespoke mourning for myself, for the death of the Duke of Gloucester. I found my mother pretty well. So home and to bed. 

16th (Sunday). To Dr. Hardy's church, and sat with Mr. Rawlinson andheard a good sermon upon the occasion of the Duke's death. His text was, "And is there any evil in the city and the Lord hath not done it?" Home todinner, having some sport with Win. [Hewer], who never had been at CommonPrayer before. After dinner I alone to Westminster, where I spent my timewalking up and down in Westminster Abbey till sermon time with Ben. Palmerand Fetters the watchmaker, who told me that my Lord of Oxford is alsodead of the small-pox; in whom his family dies, after 600 years havingthat honour in their family and name. From thence to the Park, where Isaw how far they had proceeded in the Pell-mell, and in making a riverthrough the Park, which I had never seen before since it was begun. 

 [This is the Mall in St. James's Park, which was made by Charles II. , the former Mall (Pall Mall) having been built upon during the Commonwealth. Charles II. Also formed the canal by throwing the several small ponds into one. ]

Thence to White Hall garden, where I saw the King in purple mourning forhis brother. 

 ["The Queen-mother of France, " says Ward, in his Diary, p. 177, "died at Agrippina, 1642, and her son Louis, 1643, for whom King Charles mourned in Oxford in purple, which is Prince's mourning. "]

So home, and in my way met with Dinah, who spoke to me and told me she hada desire to speak too about some business when I came to Westminsteragain. Which she spoke in such a manner that I was afraid she might tellme something that I would not hear of our last meeting at my house atWestminster. Home late, being very dark. A gentleman in the Poultry hada great and dirty fall over a waterpipe that lay along the channel. 

17th. Office very early about casting up the debts of those twenty-fiveships which are to be paid off, which we are to present to the Committeeof Parliament. I did give my wife L15 this morning to go to buy mourningthings for her and me, which she did. Dined at home and Mr. Moore withme, and afterwards to Whitehall to Mr. Dalton and drank in the Cellar, where Mr. Vanly according to appointment was. Thence forth to see thePrince de Ligne, Spanish Embassador, come in to his audience, which wasdone in very great state. That being done, Dalton, Vanly, Scrivener andsome friends of theirs and I to the Axe, and signed and sealed ourwritings, and hence to the Wine cellar again, where I received L41 for myinterest in my house, out of which I paid my Landlord to Michaelmas next, and so all is even between him and me, and I freed of my poor littlehouse. Home by link with my money under my arm. So to bed after I hadlooked over the things my wife had bought to-day, with which being notvery well pleased, they costing too much, I went to bed in a discontent. Nothing yet from sea, where my Lord and the Princess are. 

18th. At home all the morning looking over my workmen in my house. Afterdinner Sir W. Batten, Pen, and myself by coach to Westminster Hall, wherewe met Mr. Wayte the lawyer to the Treasurer, and so we went up to theCommittee of Parliament, which are to consider of the debts of the Armyand Navy, and did give in our account of the twenty-five ships. Col. Birchwas very impertinent and troublesome. But at last we did agree to fit theaccounts of our ships more perfectly for their view within a few days, that they might see what a trouble it is to do what they desire. Fromthence Sir Williams both going by water home, I took Mr. Wayte to theRhenish winehouse, and drank with him and so parted. Thence to Mr. Crew'sand spoke with Mr. Moore about the business of paying off Baron our shareof the dividend. So on foot home, by the way buying a hat band and otherthings for my mourning to-morrow. So home and to bed. This day I heardthat the Duke of York, upon the news of the death of his brotheryesterday, came hither by post last night. 

19th (Office day). I put on my mourning and went to the office. At noonthinking to have found my wife in hers, I found that the tailor had failedher, at which I was vexed because of an invitation that we have to adinner this day, but after having waited till past one o'clock I went, andleft her to put on some other clothes and come after me to the Mitretavern in Wood-street (a house of the greatest note in London), where Imet W. Symons, and D. Scobell, and their wives, Mr. Samford, Luellin, Chetwind, one Mr. Vivion, and Mr. White, [According to Noble, Jeremiah White married Lady Frances Cromwell's waiting-woman, in Oliver's lifetime, and they lived together fifty years. Lady Frances had two husbands, Mr. Robert Rich and Sir John Russell of Chippenham, the last of whom she survived fifty-two years dying 1721-22 The story is, that Oliver found White on his knees to Frances Cromwell, and that, to save himself, he pretended to have been soliciting her interest with her waiting-woman, whom Oliver compelled him to marry. (Noble's "Life of Cromwell, " vol. Ii. Pp. 151, 152. ) White was born in 1629 and died 1707. ]

formerly chaplin to the Lady Protectresse--[Elizabeth, wife of OliverCromwell. ]--(and still so, and one they say that is likely to get my LadyFrancess for his wife). Here we were very merry and had a very gooddinner, my wife coming after me hither to us. 

Among other pleasures some of us fell to handycapp, ["A game at cards not unlike Loo, but with this difference, the winner of one trick has to put in a double stake, the winner of two tricks a triple stake, and so on. Thus, if six persons are playing, and the general stake is 1s. , suppose A gains the three tricks, he gains 6s. , and has to 'hand i' the cap, ' or pool, 4s. For the next deal. Suppose A gains two tricks and B one, then A gains 4s. And B 2s. , and A has to stake 3s. And B 2s. For the next deal. "--Hindley's Tavern Anecdotes. --M. B. ]

a sport that I never knew before, which was very good. We staid till itwas very late; it rained sadly, but we made shift to get coaches. So homeand to bed. 

20th. At home, and at the office, and in the garden walking with both SirWilliams all the morning. After dinner to Whitehall to Mr. Dalton, andwith him to my house and took away all my papers that were left in mycloset, and so I have now nothing more in the house or to do with it. Wecalled to speak with my Landlord Beale, but he was not within but spokewith the old woman, who takes it very ill that I did not let her have it, but I did give her an answer. From thence to Sir G. Downing and staidlate there (he having sent for me to come to him), which was to tell mehow my Lord Sandwich had disappointed him of a ship to bring over hischild and goods, and made great complaint thereof; but I got him to writea letter to Lawson, which it may be may do the business for him, I writinganother also about it. While he was writing, and his Lady and I had agreat deal of discourse in praise of Holland. By water to the Bridge, andso to Major Hart's lodgings in Cannon-street, who used me very kindly withwine and good discourse, particularly upon the ill method which ColonelBirch and the Committee use in defending of the army and the navy;promising the Parliament to save them a great deal of money, when we judgethat it will cost the King more than if they had nothing to do with it, byreason of their delays and scrupulous enquirys into the account of both. So home and to bed. 

21st (Office day). There all the morning and afternoon till 4 o'clock. Hence to Whitehall, thinking to have put up my, books at my Lord's, but amdisappointed from want of a chest which I had at Mr. Bowyer's. Back bywater about 8 o'clock, and upon the water saw the corpse of the Duke ofGloucester brought down Somerset House stairs, to go by water toWestminster, to be buried to-night. I landed at the old Swan and went tothe Hoop Tavern, and (by a former agreement) sent for Mr. Chaplin, whowith Nicholas Osborne and one Daniel came to us and we drank off two orthree quarts of wine, which was very good; the drawing of our wine causinga great quarrel in the house between the two drawers which should draw usthe best, which caused a great deal of noise and falling out till themaster parted them, and came up to us and did give us a large account ofthe liberty that he gives his servants, all alike, to draw what wine theywill to please his customers; and we did eat above 200 walnuts. About too'clock we broke up and so home, and in my way I called in with them atMr. Chaplin's, where Nicholas Osborne did give me a barrel of samphire, [Samphire was formerly a favourite pickle; hence the "dangerous trade" of the samphire gatherer ("King Lear, " act iv. Sc. 6) who supplied the demand. It was sold in the streets, and one of the old London cries was "I ha' Rock Samphier, Rock Samphier!"]

and showed me the keys of Mardyke Fort, [A fort four miles east of Dunkirk, probably dismantled when that town was sold to Louis XIV. ]

which he that was commander of the fort sent him as a token when the fortwas demolished, which I was mightily pleased to see, and will get them ofhim if I can. Home, where I found my boy (my maid's brother) come out ofthe country to-day, but was gone to bed and so I could not see himto-night. To bed. 

22nd. This morning I called up my boy, and found him a pretty, well-looked boy, and one that I think will please me. I went this morningby land to Westminster along with Luellin, who came to my house thismorning to get me to go with him to Capt. Allen to speak with him for hisbrother to go with him to Constantinople, but could not find him. Wewalked on to Fleet street, where at Mr. Standing's in Salsbury Court wedrank our morning draft and had a pickled herring. Among other discoursehere he told me how the pretty woman that I always loved at the beginningof Cheapside that sells child's coats was served by the Lady Bennett (afamous strumpet), who by counterfeiting to fall into a swoon upon thesight of her in her shop, became acquainted with her, and at last got herends of her to lie with a gentleman that had hired her to procure thispoor soul for him. To Westminster to my Lord's, and there in the house ofoffice vomited up all my breakfast, my stomach being ill all this day byreason of the last night's debauch. Here I sent to Mr. Bowyer's for mychest and put up my books and sent them home. I staid here all day in myLord's chamber and upon the leads gazing upon Diana, who looked out of awindow upon me. At last I went out to Mr. Harper's, and she standing overthe way at the gate, I went over to her and appointed to meet to-morrow inthe afternoon at my Lord's. Here I bought a hanging jack. From thence bycoach home by the way at the New Exchange

 [In the Strand; built, under the auspices of James I. , in 1608, out of the stables of Durham House, the site of the present Adelphi. The New Exchange stood where Coutts's banking-house now is. "It was built somewhat on the model of the Royal Exchange, with cellars beneath, a walk above, and rows of shops over that, filled chiefly with milliners, sempstresses, and the like. " It was also called "Britain's Burse. " "He has a lodging in the Strand . . . To watch when ladies are gone to the china houses, or to the Exchange, that he may meet them by chance and give them presents, some two or three hundred pounds worth of toys, to be laughed at"--Ben Jonson, The Silent Woman, act i. Sc. 1. ]

I bought a pair of short black stockings, to wear over a pair of silk onesfor mourning; and here I met with The. Turner and Joyce, buying of thingsto go into mourning too for the Duke, which is now the mode of all theladies in town), where I wrote some letters by the post to Hinchinbroke tolet them know that this day Mr. Edw. Pickering is come from my Lord, andsays that he left him well in Holland, and that he will be here withinthree or four days. To-day not well of my last night's drinking yet. Ihad the boy up to-night for his sister to teach him to put me to bed, andI heard him read, which he did pretty well. 

23rd (Lord's day). My wife got up to put on her mourning to-day and to goto Church this morning. I up and set down my journall for these 5 dayspast. This morning came one from my father's with a black cloth coat, made of my short cloak, to walk up and down in. To church my wife and I, with Sir W. Batten, where we heard of Mr. Mills a very good sermon uponthese words, "So run that ye may obtain. " After dinner all alone toWestminster. At Whitehall I met with Mr. Pierce and his wife (she newlycome forth after childbirth) both in mourning for the Duke of Gloucester. She went with Mr. Child to Whitehall chapel and Mr. Pierce with me to theAbbey, where I expected to hear Mr. Baxter or Mr. Rowe preach theirfarewell sermon, and in Mr. Symons's pew I sat and heard Mr. Rowe. Beforesermon I laughed at the reader, who in his prayer desires of God that Hewould imprint his word on the thumbs of our right hands and on the rightgreat toes of our right feet. In the midst of the sermon some plasterfell from the top of the Abbey, that made me and all the rest in our pewafeard, and I wished myself out. After sermon with Mr. Pierce toWhitehall, and from thence to my Lord, but Diana did not come according toour agreement. So calling at my father's (where my wife had been thisafternoon but was gone home) I went home. This afternoon, the King havingnews of the Princess being come to Margate, he and the Duke of York wentdown thither in barges to her. 

24th (Office day). From thence to dinner by coach with my wife to myCozen Scott's, and the company not being come, I went over the way to theBarber's. So thither again to dinner, where was my uncle Fenner and myaunt, my father and mother, and others. Among the rest my Cozen Rich. Pepys, [Richard Pepys, eldest son of Richard Pepys, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He went to Boston, Mass. , in 1634, and returned to England about 1646. ]

their elder brother, whom I had not seen these fourteen years, ever sincehe came from New England. It was strange for us to go a gossiping to her, she having newly buried her child that she was brought to bed of. I rosefrom table and went to the Temple church, where I had appointed Sir W. Batten to meet him; and there at Sir Heneage Finch Sollicitor General'schambers, before him and Sir W. Wilde, [William Wilde, elected Recorder on November 3rd, 1659, and appointed one of the commissioners sent to Breda to desire Charles II. To return to England immediately. He was knighted after the King's return, called to the degree of Serjeant, and created a baronet, all in the same year. In 1668 he ceased to be Recorder, and was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In 1673 he was removed to the King's Bench. He was turned out of his office in 1679 on account of his action in connection with the Popish Plot, and died November 23rd of the same year. ]

Recorder of London (whom we sent for from his chamber) we were swornjustices of peace for Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Southampton; with whichhonour I did find myself mightily pleased, though I am wholly ignorant inthe duty of a justice of peace. From thence with Sir William to Whitehallby water (old Mr. Smith with us) intending to speak with SecretaryNicholas about the augmentation of our salaries, but being forth we wentto the Three Tuns tavern, where we drank awhile, and then came in Col. Slingsby and another gentleman and sat with us. From thence to my Lord'sto enquire whether they have had any thing from my Lord or no. Knockingat the door, there passed me Mons. L'Impertinent [Mr. Butler] for whom Itook a coach and went with him to a dancing meeting in Broad Street, atthe house that was formerly the glass-house, Luke Channel, Master of theSchool, where I saw good dancing, but it growing late, and the room veryfull of people and so very hot, I went home. 

25th. To the office, where Sir W. Batten, Colonel Slingsby, and I satawhile, and Sir R. Ford

 [Sir Richard Ford was one of the commissioners sent to Breda to desire Charles II. To return to England immediately. ]

coming to us about some business, we talked together of the interest ofthis kingdom to have a peace with Spain and a war with France and Holland;where Sir R. Ford talked like a man of great reason and experience. Andafterwards I did send for a cup of tee'

 [That excellent and by all Physicians, approved, China drink, called by the Chineans Tcha, by other nations Tay alias Tee, is sold at the Sultaness Head Coffee-House, in Sweetings Rents, by the "Royal Exchange, London. " "Coffee, chocolate, and a kind of drink called tee, sold in almost every street in 1659. "--Rugge's Diurnal. It is stated in "Boyne's Trade Tokens, " ed. Williamson, vol. I. , 1889, p. 593 "that the word tea occurs on no other tokens than those issued from 'the Great Turk' (Morat ye Great) coffeehouse in Exchange Alley. The Dutch East India Company introduced tea into Europe in 1610, and it is said to have been first imported into England from Holland about 1650. The English "East India Company" purchased and presented 2 lbs. Of tea to Charles II. In 1660, and 23 lbs. In 1666. The first order for its importation by the company was in 1668, and the first consignment of it, amounting to 143 lbs. , was received from Bantam in 1669 (see Sir George Birdwood's "Report on the Old Records at the India Office, " 1890, p. 26). By act 12 Car. II. , capp. 23, 24, a duty of 8d. Per gallon was imposed upon the infusion of tea, as well as on chocolate and sherbet. ]

(a China drink) of which I never had drank before, and went away. Thencame Col. Birch and Sir R. Browne by a former appointment, and with themfrom Tower wharf in the barge belonging to our office we went to Deptfordto pay off the ship Success, which (Sir G. Carteret and Sir W. Pen comingafterwards to us) we did, Col. Birch being a mighty busy man and one thatis the most indefatigable and forward to make himself work of any man thatever I knew in my life. At the Globe we had a very good dinner, and afterthat to the pay again, which being finished we returned by water again, and I from our office with Col. Slingsby by coach to Westminster (Isetting him down at his lodgings by the way) to inquire for my Lord'scoming thither (the King and the Princess

 ["The Princess Royall came from Gravesend to Whitehall by water, attended by a noble retinue of about one hundred persons, gentry, and servants, and tradesmen, and tirewomen, and others, that took that opportunity to advance their fortunes, by coming in with so excellent a Princess as without question she is. "-Rugge's Diurnal. A broadside, entitled "Ourania, the High and Mighty Lady the Princess Royal of Aurange, congratulated on her most happy arrival, September the 25th, 1660, " was printed on the 29th. ]

coming up the river this afternoon as we were at our pay), and I found himgone to Mr. Crew's, where I found him well, only had got some corns uponhis foot which was not well yet. My Lord told me how the ship thatbrought the Princess and him (The Tredagh) did knock six times upon theKentish Knock, [A shoal in the North Sea, off the Thames mouth, outside the Long Sand, fifteen miles N. N. E. Of the North Foreland. It measures seven miles north-eastward, and about two miles in breadth. It is partly dry at low water. A revolving light was set up in 1840. ]

which put them in great fear for the ship; but got off well. He told mealso how the King had knighted Vice-Admiral Lawson and Sir RichardStayner. From him late and by coach home, where the plasterers being atwork in all the rooms in my house, my wife was fain to make a bed upon theground for her and me, and so there we lay all night. 

26th. Office day. That done to the church, to consult about our gallery. So home to dinner, where I found Mrs. Hunt, who brought me a letter for meto get my Lord to sign for her husband, which I shall do for her. At homewith the workmen all the afternoon, our house being in a most sad pickle. In the evening to the office, where I fell a-reading of Speed's Geographyfor a while. So home thinking to have found Will at home, but he notbeing come home but gone somewhere else I was very angry, and when he camedid give him a very great check for it, and so I went to bed. 

27th. To my Lord at Mr. Crew's, and there took order about some businessof his, and from thence home to my workmen all the afternoon. In theevening to my Lord's, and there did read over with him and Dr. Walker mylord's new commission for sea, and advised thereupon how to have it drawn. So home and to bed. 

28th (Office day). This morning Sir W. Batten and Col. Slingsby went withCol. Birch and Sir Wm. Doyly to Chatham to pay off a ship there. So onlySir W. Pen and I left here in town. All the afternoon among my workmentill 10 or 11 at night, and did give them drink and very merry with them, it being my luck to meet with a sort of drolling workmen on all occasions. To bed. 

29th. All day at home to make an end of our dirty work of the plasterers, and indeed my kitchen is now so handsome that I did not repent of all thetrouble that I have been put to, to have it done. This day or yesterday, I hear, Prince Rupert

 [This is the first mention in the Diary of this famous prince, third son of Frederick, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, and Elizabeth, daughter of James I. , born December 17th, 1619. He died at his house in Spring Gardens, November 29th, 1682. ]

is come to Court; but welcome to nobody. 

30th (Lord's day). To our Parish church both forenoon and afternoon allalone. At night went to bed without prayers, my house being every wherefoul above stairs. 

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 Boy up to-night for his sister to teach him to put me to bed Diana did not come according to our agreement Drink at a bottle beer house in the Strand Finding my wife's clothes lie carelessly laid up Formerly say that the King was a bastard and his mother a whore Hand i' the cap Hired her to procure this poor soul for him I fear is not so good as she should be I was angry with her, which I was troubled for I was exceeding free in dallying with her, and she not unfree Ill all this day by reason of the last night's debauch King do tire all his people that are about him with early rising Kissed them myself very often with a great deal of mirth My luck to meet with a sort of drolling workmen on all occasions Show many the strangest emotions to shift off his drink Upon the leads gazing upon Diana