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Title: Diary of Samuel Pepys, May/Jun 1662

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                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.
                               MAY & JUNE
                                   1662


May 1st.  Sir G. Carteret, Sir W. Pen, and myself, with our clerks, set
out this morning from Portsmouth very early, and got by noon to
Petersfield; several officers of the Yard accompanying us so far.  Here
we dined and were merry.  At dinner comes my Lord Carlingford from
London, going to Portsmouth: tells us that the Duchess of York is brought
to bed of a girl,--[Mary, afterwards Queen of England.]-- at which I find
nobody pleased; and that Prince Rupert and the Duke of Buckingham are
sworn of the Privy Councell.  He himself made a dish with eggs of the
butter of the Sparagus, which is very fine meat, which I will practise
hereafter.  To horse again after dinner, and got to Gilford, where after
supper I to bed, having this day been offended by Sir W. Pen's foolish
talk, and I offending him with my answers.  Among others he in discourse
complaining of want of confidence, did ask me to lend him a grain or two,
which I told him I thought he was better stored with than myself, before
Sir George.  So that I see I must keep a greater distance than I have
done, and I hope I may do it because of the interest which I am making
with Sir George.  To bed all alone, and my Will in the truckle bed.

     [According to the original Statutes of Corpus Christi Coll. Oxon,
     a Scholar slept in a truckle bed below each Fellow.  Called also
     "a trindle bed."  Compare Hall's description of an obsequious tutor:

                              "He lieth in a truckle bed
                    While his young master lieth o'er his head."

                                                  Satires, ii.  6, 5.

     The bed was drawn in the daytime under the high bed of the tutor.
     See Wordsworth's "University Life in the Eighteenth Century."--M. B.]



2nd.  Early to coach again and to Kingston, where we baited a little, and
presently to coach again and got early to London, and I found all well at
home, and Mr. Hunt and his wife had dined with my wife to-day, and been
very kind to my wife in my absence.  After I had washed myself, it having
been the hottest day that has been this year, I took them all by coach to
Mrs. Hunt's, and I to Dr. Clerke's lady, and gave her her letter and
token.  She is a very fine woman, and what with her person and the number
of fine ladies that were with her, I was much out of countenance, and
could hardly carry myself like a man among them; but however, I staid
till my courage was up again, and talked to them, and viewed her house,
which is most pleasant, and so drank and good-night.  And so to my Lord's
lodgings, where by chance I spied my Lady's coach, and found her and my
Lady Wright there, and so I spoke to them, and they being gone went to
Mr. Hunt's for my wife, and so home and to bed.



3rd.  Sir W. Pen and I by coach to St. James's, and there to the Duke's
Chamber, who had been a-hunting this morning and is come back again.
Thence to Westminster, where I met Mr. Moore, and hear that Mr. Watkins'
is suddenly dead since my going.  To dinner to my Lady Sandwich, and Sir
Thomas Crew's children coming thither, I took them and all my Ladys to
the Tower and showed them the lions

     [The Tower Menagerie was not abolished until the reign of
     William IV.]

and all that was to be shown, and so took them to my house, and there
made much of them, and so saw them back to my Lady's.  Sir Thomas Crew's
children being as pretty and the best behaved that ever I saw of their
age.  Thence, at the goldsmith's, took my picture in little,--[Miniature
by Savill]--which is now done, home with me, and pleases me exceedingly
and my wife.  So to supper and to bed, it being exceeding hot.



4th (Lord's day).  Lay long talking with my wife, then Mr. Holliard came
to me and let me blood, about sixteen ounces, I being exceedingly full of
blood and very good.  I begun to be sick; but lying upon my back I was
presently well again, and did give him 5s. for his pains, and so we
parted, and I, to my chamber to write down my journall from the beginning
of my late journey to this house.  Dined well, and after dinner, my arm
tied up with a black ribbon, I walked with my wife to my brother Tom's;
our boy waiting on us with his sword, which this day he begins to wear,
to outdo Sir W. Pen's boy, who this day, and Six W. Batten's too, begin
to wear new livery; but I do take mine to be the neatest of them all.  I
led my wife to Mrs. Turner's pew, and the church being full, it being to
hear a Doctor who is to preach a probacon [?? D.W.] sermon, I went out to
the Temple and there walked, and so when church was done went to Mrs.
Turner's, and after a stay there, my wife and I walked to Grays Inn, to
observe fashions of the ladies, because of my wife's making some clothes.
Thence homewards, and called in at Antony Joyce's, where we found his
wife brought home sick from church, and was in a convulsion fit.  So home
and to Sir W. Pen's and there supped, and so to prayers at home and to
bed.



5th.  My arme not being well, I staid within all the morning, and dined
alone at home, my wife being gone out to buy some things for herself, and
a gown for me to dress myself in.  And so all the afternoon looking over
my papers, and at night walked upon the leads, and so to bed.



6th.  This morning I got my seat set up on the leads, which pleases me
well.  So to the office, and thence to the Change, but could not meet
with my uncle Wight.  So home to dinner and then out again to several
places to pay money and to understand my debts, and so home and walked
with my wife on the leads, and so to supper and to bed.  I find it a hard
matter to settle to business after so much leisure and pleasure.



7th.  Walked to Westminster; where I understand the news that Mr. Montagu
is this last night come to the King with news, that he left the Queen and
fleet in the Bay of Biscay, coming this wayward; and that he believes she
is now at the Isle of Scilly.  So at noon to my Lord Crew's and there
dined, and after dinner Sir Thos. Crew and I talked together, and among
other instances of the simple light discourse that sometimes is in the
Parliament House, he told me how in the late business of Chymny money,
when all occupiers were to pay, it was questioned whether women were
under that name to pay, and somebody rose and said that they were not
occupiers, but occupied.  Thence to Paul's Church Yard; where seeing my
Lady's Sandwich and Carteret, and my wife (who this day made a visit the
first time to my Lady Carteret), come by coach, and going to Hide Park,
I was resolved to follow them; and so went to Mrs. Turner's: and thence
found her out at the Theatre, where I saw the last act of the "Knight of
the Burning Pestle," which pleased me not at all.  And so after the play
done, she and The. Turner and Mrs. Lucin and I, in her coach to the Park;
and there found them out, and spoke to them; and observed many fine
ladies, and staid till all were gone almost.  And so to Mrs. Turner's,
and there supped, and so walked home, and by and by comes my wife home,
brought by my Lady Carteret to the gate, and so to bed.



8th.  At the office all the morning doing business alone, and then to the
Wardrobe, where my, Lady going out with the children to dinner I staid
not, but returned home, and was overtaken in St. Paul's Churchyard by Sir
G. Carteret in his coach, and so he carried me to the Exchange, where I
staid awhile.  He told me that the Queen and the fleet were in Mount's
Bay on Monday last, and that the Queen endures her sickness pretty well.
He also told me how Sir John Lawson hath done some execution upon the
Turks in the Straight, of which I am glad, and told the news the first on
the Exchange, and was much followed by merchants to tell it.  So home and
to dinner, and by and by to the office, and after the rest gone (my Lady
Albemarle being this day at dinner at Sir W. Batten's) Sir G. Carteret
comes, and he and I walked in the garden, and, among other discourse,
tells me that it is Mr. Coventry that is to come to us as a Commissioner
of the Navy; at which he is much vexed, and cries out upon Sir W. Pen,
and threatens him highly.  And looking upon his lodgings, which are now
enlarging, he in passion cried, "Guarda mi spada; for, by God, I may
chance to keep him in Ireland, when he is there:" for Sir W. Pen is going
thither with my Lord Lieutenant.  But it is my design to keep much in
with Sir George; and I think I have begun very well towards it.  So to
the office, and was there late doing business, and so with my head full
of business I to bed.



9th.  Up and to my office, and so to dinner at home, and then to several
places to pay my debts, and then to Westminster to Dr. Castle, who
discoursed with me about Privy Seal business, which I do not much mind,
it being little worth, but by Watkins's--[clerk of the Privy Seal]--
late sudden death we are like to lose money.  Thence to Mr. de Cretz, and
there saw some good pieces that he hath copyed of the King's pieces, some
of Raphael and Michael Angelo; and I have borrowed an Elizabeth of his
copying to hang up in my house, and sent it home by Will.  Thence with
Mr. Salisbury, who I met there, into Covent Garden to an alehouse, to see
a picture that hangs there, which is offered for 20s., and I offered
fourteen--but it is worth much more money--but did not buy it, I having
no mind to break my oath.  Thence to see an Italian puppet play that is
within the rayles there, which is very pretty, the best that ever I saw,
and great resort of gallants.  So to the Temple and by water home, and so
walk upon the leads, and in the dark there played upon my flageolette, it
being a fine still evening, and so to supper and to bed.  This day I paid
Godfrey's debt of 40 and odd pounds.  The Duke of York went last night to
Portsmouth; so that I believe the Queen is near.



10th.  By myself at the office all the morning drawing up instructions
for Portsmouth yard in those things wherein we at our late being there
did think fit to reform, and got them signed this morning to send away
to-night, the Duke being now there.  At noon to the Wardrobe; there
dined.  My Lady told me how my Lady Castlemaine do speak of going to lie
in at Hampton Court; which she and all our ladies are much troubled at,
because of the King's being forced to show her countenance in the sight
of the Queen when she comes.  Back to the office and there all afternoon,
and in the evening comes Sir G. Carteret, and he and I did hire a ship
for Tangier, and other things together; and I find that he do single me
out to join with me apart from the rest, which I am much glad of.  So
home, and after being trimmed, to bed.



11th (Lord's day).  To our church in the morning, where, our Minister
being out of town, a dull, flat Presbiter preached.  Dined at home, and
my wife's brother with us, we having a good dish of stewed beef of Jane's
own dressing, which was well done, and a piece of sturgeon of a barrel
sent me by Captain Cocke.  In the afternoon to White Hall; and there
walked an hour or two in the Park, where I saw the King now out of
mourning, in a suit laced with gold and silver, which it was said was out
of fashion.  Thence to the Wardrobe; and there consulted with the ladies
about our going to Hampton Court to-morrow, and thence home, and after
settled business there my wife and I to the Wardrobe, and there we lay
all night in Captain Ferrers' chambers, but the bed so soft that I could
not sleep that hot night.



12th.  Mr. Townsend called us up by four o'clock; and by five the three
ladies, my wife and I, and Mr. Townsend, his son and daughter, were got
to the barge and set out.  We walked from Mortlake to Richmond, and so to
boat again.  And from Teddington to Hampton Court Mr. Townsend and I
walked again.  And then met the ladies, and were showed the whole house
by Mr. Marriott; which is indeed nobly furnished, particularly the
Queen's bed, given her by the States of Holland; a looking-glass sent by
the Queen-mother from France, hanging in the Queen's chamber, and many
brave pictures.  So to Mr. Marriott's, and there we rested ourselves and
drank.  And so to barge again, and there we had good victuals and wine,
and were very merry; and got home about eight at night very well.  So my
wife and I took leave of my Ladies, and home by a hackney-coach, the
easiest that ever I met with, and so to bed.



14th.  All the morning at Westminster and elsewhere about business, and
dined at the Wardrobe; and after dinner, sat talking an hour or two alone
with my Lady.  She is afeard that my Lady Castlemaine will keep still
with the King, and I am afeard she will not, for I love her well.  Thence
to my brother's, and finding him in a lie about the lining of my new
morning gown, saying that it was the same with the outside, I was very
angry with him and parted so.  So home after an hour stay at Paul's
Churchyard, and there came Mr. Morelock of Chatham, and brought me a
stately cake, and I perceive he has done the same to the rest, of which
I was glad; so to bed.



15th.  To Westminster; and at the Privy Seal I saw Mr. Coventry's seal
for his being Commissioner with us, at which I know not yet whether to be
glad or otherwise.  So doing several things by the way, I walked home,
and after dinner to the office all the afternoon.  At night, all the
bells of the town rung, and bonfires made for the joy of the Queen's
arrival, who came and landed at Portsmouth last night.  But I do not see
much thorough joy, but only an indifferent one, in the hearts of people,
who are much discontented at the pride and luxury of the Court, and
running in debt.



16th.  Up early, Mr. Hater and I to the office, and there I made an end
of my book of contracts which I have been making an abstract of.  Dined
at home, and spent most of the day at the office.  At night to supper and
bed.



17th.  Upon a letter this morning from Mr. Moore, I went to my cozen
Turner's chamber, and there put him drawing a replication to Tom Trice's
answer speedily.  So to Whitehall and there met Mr. Moore, and I walked
long in Westminster Hall, and thence with him to the Wardrobe to dinner,
where dined Mrs. Sanderson, the mother of the maids, and after dinner my
Lady and she and I on foot to Pater Noster Row to buy a petticoat against
the Queen's coming for my Lady, of plain satin, and other things; and
being come back again, we there met Mr. Nathaniel Crew

     [Nathaniel Crew, born 1633, fifth son of John, first Lord Crew; he
     himself became third Lord Crew in 1697.  Sub-Rector of Lincoln
     College, Oxford, 1659.  Took orders in 1664, and was Rector of
     Lincoln College in 1668; Dean of Chichester, 1669; Bishop of Oxford,
     1671; Bishop of Durham, 1674; sworn of the Privy Council in 1676.
     He was very subservient to James II., and at the Revolution was
     excepted from the general pardon of May, 1690, but he was allowed to
     keep possession of the bishopric of Durham.]

at the Wardrobe with a young gentleman, a friend and fellow student of
his, and of a good family, Mr. Knightly, and known to the Crews, of whom
my Lady privately told me she hath some thoughts of a match for my Lady
Jemimah.  I like the person very well, and he hath L2000 per annum.
Thence to the office, and there we sat, and thence after writing letters
to all my friends with my Lord at Portsmouth, I walked to my brother
Tom's to see a velvet cloak, which I buy of Mr. Moore.  It will cost me
L8 10s.; he bought it for L6 10s., but it is worth my money.  So home and
find all things made clean against to-morrow, which pleases me well.  So
to bed.



18th (Whitsunday).  By water to White Hall, and thereto chappell in my
pew belonging to me as Clerk of the Privy Seal; and there I heard a most
excellent sermon of Dr. Hacket, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, upon
these words: "He that drinketh this water shall never thirst."  We had an
excellent anthem, sung by Captain Cooke and another, and brave musique.
And then the King came down and offered, and took the sacrament upon his
knees; a sight very well worth seeing.  Hence with Sir G. Carteret to his
lodging to dinner with his Lady and one Mr. Brevin, a French Divine, we
were very merry, and good discourse, and I had much talk with my Lady.
After dinner, and so to chappell again; and there had another good anthem
of Captain Cooke's.  Thence to the Councell-chamber; where the King and
Councell sat till almost eleven o'clock at night, and I forced to walk up
and down the gallerys till that time of night.  They were reading all the
bills over that are to pass to-morrow at the House, before the King's
going out of town and proroguing the House.  At last the Councell risen,
and Sir G. Carteret telling me what the Councell hath ordered about the
ships designed to carry horse from Ireland to Portugall, which is now
altered.  I got a coach and so home, sending the boat away without me.
At home I found my wife discontented at my being abroad, but I pleased
her.  She was in her new suit of black sarcenet and yellow petticoat very
pretty.  So to bed.



19th.  Long in bed, sometimes scolding with my wife, and then pleased
again, and at last up, and put on my riding cloth suit, and a camelott
coat new, which pleases me well enough.  To the Temple about my
replication, and so to my brother Tom's, and there hear that my father
will be in town this week.  So home, the shops being but some shut and
some open.  I hear that the House of Commons do think much that they
should be forced to huddle over business this morning against the
afternoon, for the King to pass their Acts, that he may go out of town.

     [To ears accustomed to the official words of speeches from the
     throne at the present day, the familiar tone of the following
     extracts from Charles's speech to the Commons, on the 1st of March;
     will be amusing: "I will conclude with putting you in mind of the
     season of the year, and the convenience of your being in the
     country, in many respects, for the good and welfare of it; for you
     will find much tares have been sowed there in your absence.  The
     arrival of my wife, who I expect some time this month, and the
     necessity of my own being out of town to meet her, and to stay some
     time before she comes hither, makes it very necessary that the
     Parliament be adjourned before Easter, to meet again in the winter .
     .  .  .  .  The mention of my wife's arrival puts me in mind to
     desire you to put that compliment upon her, that her entrance into
     the town may be with more decency than the ways will now suffer it
     to be; and, to that purpose, I pray you would quickly pass such laws
     as are before you, in order to the amending those ways, and that she
     may not find Whitehall surrounded with water."  Such a bill passed
     the Commons on the 24th June.  From Charles's Speech, March 1st,
     1662.--B.]


But he, I hear since, was forced to stay till almost nine o'clock at
night before he could have done, and then he prorogued them; and so to
Gilford, and lay there.  Home, and Mr. Hunt dined with me, and were
merry.  After dinner Sir W. Pen and his daughter, and I and my wife by
coach to the Theatre, and there in a box saw "The Little Thief" well
done.  Thence to Moorefields, and walked and eat some cheesecake and
gammon of bacon, but when I was come home I was sick, forced to vomit it
up again.  So my wife walking and singing upon the leads till very late,
it being pleasant and moonshine, and so to bed.



10th.  Sir W. Pen and I did a little business at the office, and so home
again.  Then comes Dean Fuller after we had dined, but I got something
for him, and very merry we were for an hour or two, and I am most pleased
with his company and goodness.  At last parted, and my wife and I by
coach to the Opera, and there saw the 2nd part of "The Siege of Rhodes,"
but it is not so well done as when Roxalana was there, who, it is said,
is now owned by my Lord of Oxford.

     [For note on Mrs. Davenport, who was deceived by a pretended
     marriage with the Earl of Oxford, see ante.  Lord Oxford's first
     wife died in 1659.  He married, in 1672, his second wife, Diana
     Kirke, of whom nothing more need be said than that she bore an
     inappropriate Christian name.]

Thence to Tower-wharf, and there took boat, and we all walked to Halfeway
House, and there eat and drank, and were pleasant, and so finally home
again in the evening, end so good night, this being a very pleasant life
that we now lead, and have long done; the Lord be blessed, and make us
thankful.  But, though I am much against too much spending, yet I do
think it best to enjoy some degree of pleasure now that we have health,
money, and opportunity, rather than to leave pleasures to old age or
poverty, when we cannot have them so properly.



21st.  My wife and I by water to Westminster, and after she had seen her
father (of whom lately I have heard nothing at all what he does or her
mother), she comes to me to my Lord's lodgings, where she and I staid
walking in White Hall garden.  And in the Privy-garden saw the finest
smocks and linnen petticoats of my Lady Castlemaine's, laced with rich
lace at the bottom, that ever I saw; and did me good to look upon them.
So to Wilkinson's, she and I and Sarah to dinner, where I had a good
quarter of lamb and a salat.  Here Sarah told me how the King dined at my
Lady Castlemaine's, and supped, every day and night the last week; and
that the night that the bonfires were made for joy of the Queen's
arrivall, the King was there; but there was no fire at her door, though
at all the rest of the doors almost in the street; which was much
observed: and that the King and she did send for a pair of scales and
weighed one another; and she, being with child, was said to be heaviest.
But she is now a most disconsolate creature, and comes not out of doors,
since the King's going.  But we went to the Theatre to "The French
Dancing Master," and there with much pleasure gazed upon her (Lady
Castlemaine); but it troubles us to see her look dejectedly and slighted
by people already.  The play pleased us very well; but Lacy's part, the
Dancing Master, the best in the world.  Thence to my brother Tom's, in
expectation to have met my father to-night come out of the country, but
he is not yet come, but here we found my uncle Fenner and his old wife,
whom I had not seen since the wedding dinner, nor care to see her.  They
being gone, my wife and I went and saw Mrs. Turner, whom we found not
well, and her two boys Charles and Will come out of the country, grown
very plain boys after three years being under their father's care in
Yorkshire.  Thence to Tom's again, and there supped well, my she cozen
Scott being there and my father being not come, we walked home and to
bed.



22d.  This morning comes an order from the Secretary of State, Nicholas,
for me to let one Mr. Lee, a Councellor, to view what papers I have
relating to passages of the late times, wherein Sir H. Vane's hand is
employed, in order to the drawing up his charge; which I did, and at noon
he, with Sir W. Pen and his daughter, dined with me, and he to his work
again, and we by coach to the Theatre and saw "Love in a Maze."  The play
hath little in it but Lacy's part of a country fellow, which he did to
admiration.  So home, and supped with Sir W. Pen, where Sir W. Batten and
Captn. Cocke came to us, to whom I have lately been a great stranger.
This night we had each of us a letter from Captain Teddiman from the
Streights, of a peace made upon good terms, by Sir J. Lawson, with the
Argier men, which is most excellent news?  He hath also sent each of us
some anchovies, olives, and muscatt; but I know not yet what that is, and
am ashamed to ask.  After supper home, and to bed, resolving to make up
this week in seeing plays and pleasure, and so fall to business next week
again for a great while.



23rd.  At the office good part of the morning, and then about noon with
my wife on foot to the Wardrobe.  My wife went up to the dining room to
my Lady Paulina, and I staid below talking with Mr. Moore in the parley,
reading of the King's and Chancellor's late speeches at the proroguing of
the Houses of Parliament.  And while I was reading, news was brought me
that my Lord Sandwich is come and gone up to my Lady, which put me into
great suspense of joy, so I went up waiting my Lord's coming out of my
Lady's chamber, which by and by he did, and looks very well, and my soul
is glad to see him.  He very merry, and hath left the King and Queen at
Portsmouth, and is come up to stay here till next Wednesday, and then to
meet the King and Queen at Hampton Court.  So to dinner, Mr. Browne,
Clerk of the House of Lords, and his wife and brother there also; and my
Lord mighty merry; among other things, saying that the Queen is a very
agreeable lady, and paints still.  After dinner I showed him my letter
from Teddiman about the news from Argier, which pleases him exceedingly;
and he writ one to the Duke of York about it, and sent it express.  There
coming much company after dinner to my Lord, my wife and I slunk away to
the Opera, where we saw "Witt in a Constable," the first time that it is
acted; but so silly a play I never saw I think in my life.  After it was
done, my wife and I to the puppet play in Covent Garden, which I saw the
other day, and indeed it is very pleasant.  Here among the fidlers I
first saw a dulcimere

     [The dulcimer (or psaltery) consisted of a flat box, acting as a
     resonating chamber, over which strings of wire were stretched: These
     were struck by little hammers.]

played on with sticks knocking of the strings, and is very pretty.  So by
water home, and supped with Sir William Pen very merry, and so to bed.



24th.  To the Wardrobe, and there again spoke with my Lord, and saw
W. Howe, who is grown a very pretty and is a sober fellow.  Thence abroad
with Mr. Creed, of whom I informed myself of all I had a mind to know.
Among other things, the great difficulty my Lord hath been in all this
summer for lack of good and full orders from the King; and I doubt our
Lords of the Councell do not mind things as the late powers did, but
their pleasures or profit more.  That the Juego de Toros is a simple
sport, yet the greatest in Spain.  That the Queen hath given no rewards
to any of the captains or officers, but only to my Lord Sandwich; and
that was a bag of gold, which was no honourable present, of about L1400
sterling.  How recluse the Queen hath ever been, and all the voyage never
come upon the deck, nor put her head out of her cabin; but did love my
Lord's musique, and would send for it down to the state-room, and she sit
in her cabin within hearing of it.  That my Lord was forced to have some
clashing with the Council of Portugall about payment of the portion,
before he could get it; which was, besides Tangier and a free trade in
the Indys, two millions of crowns, half now, and the other half in twelve
months.  But they have brought but little money; but the rest in sugars
and other commoditys, and bills of exchange.  That the King of Portugall
is a very fool almost, and his mother do all, and he is a very poor
Prince.  After a morning draft at the Star in Cheapside, I took him to
the Exchange, thence home, but my wife having dined, I took him to Fish
Street, and there we had a couple of lobsters, and dined upon them, and
much discourse.  And so I to the office, and that being done, Sir W. Pen
and I to Deptford by water to Captain Rooth's to see him, he being very
sick, and by land home, calling at Halfway house, where we eat and drank.
So home and to bed.



25th (Lord's day).  To trimming myself, which I have this week done every
morning, with a pumice stone,--[Shaving with pumice stone.]-- which I
learnt of Mr. Marsh, when I was last at Portsmouth; and I find it very
easy, speedy, and cleanly, and shall continue the practice of it.  To
church, and heard a good sermon of Mr. Woodcocke's at our church; only in
his latter prayer for a woman in childbed, he prayed that God would
deliver her from the hereditary curse of child-bearing, which seemed a
pretty strange expression.  Dined at home, and Mr. Creed with me.  This
day I had the first dish of pease I have had this year.  After discourse
he and I abroad, and walked up and down, and looked into many churches,
among others Mr. Baxter's at Blackfryers.  Then to the Wardrobe, where I
found my Lord takes physic, so I did not see him, but with Captn. Ferrers
in Mr. George Montagu's coach to Charing Cross; and there at the Triumph
tavern he showed me some Portugall ladys, which are come to town before
the Queen.  They are not handsome, and their farthingales a strange
dress.

     [Farthingales had gone out of fashion in England during the reign of
     Charles I., and therefore their use by the Portuguese ladies
     astonished the English.  Evelyn also remarks in his Diary on this
     ugly custom (May 30th, 1662).]

Many ladies and persons of quality come to see them.  I find nothing in
them that is pleasing; and I see they have learnt to kiss and look freely
up and down already, and I do believe will soon forget the recluse
practice of their own country.  They complain much for lack of good water
to drink.  So to the Wardrobe back on foot and supped with my Lady, and
so home, and after a walk upon the leads with my wife, to prayers and
bed.  The King's guards and some City companies do walk up and down the
town these five or six days; which makes me think, and they do say, there
are some plots in laying.  God keep us.



26th.  Up by four o'clock in the morning, and fell to the preparing of
some accounts for my Lord of Sandwich.  By and by, by appointment comes
Mr. Moore, and, by what appears to us at present, we found that my Lord
is above L7,000 in debt, and that he hath money coming into him that will
clear all, and so we think him clear, but very little money in his purse.
So to my Lord's, and after he was ready, we spent an hour with him,
giving him an account thereof; and he having some L6,000 in his hands,
remaining of the King's, he is resolved to make use of that, and get off
of it as well as he can, which I like well of, for else I fear he will
scarce get beforehand again a great while.  Thence home, and to the
Trinity House; where the Brethren (who have been at Deptford choosing a
new Maister; which is Sir J. Minnes, notwithstanding Sir W. Batten did
contend highly for it: at which I am not a little pleased, because of his
proud lady) about three o'clock came hither, and so to dinner.  I seated
myself close by Mr. Prin, who, in discourse with me, fell upon what
records he hath of the lust and wicked lives of the nuns heretofore in
England, and showed me out of his pocket one wherein thirty nuns for
their lust were ejected of their house, being not fit to live there, and
by the Pope's command to be put, however, into other nunnerys.  I could
not stay to end dinner with them, but rose, and privately went out, and
by water to my brother's, and thence to take my wife to the Redd Bull,
where we saw "Doctor Faustus,"  but so wretchedly and poorly done, that
we were sick of it, and the worse because by a former resolution it is to
be the last play we are to see till Michaelmas.  Thence homewards by
coach, through Moorefields, where we stood awhile, and saw the wrestling.
At home, got my lute upon the leads, and there played, and so to bed.



27th.  To my Lord this morning, and thence to my brother's, where I found
my father, poor man, come, which I was glad to see.  I staid with him
till noon, and then he went to my cozen Scott's to dinner, who had
invited him.  He tells me his alterations of the house and garden at
Brampton, which please me well.  I could not go with him, and so we
parted at Ludgate, and I home to dinner, and to the office all the
afternoon, and musique in my chamber alone at night, and so to bed.



28th.  Up early to put things in order in my chamber, and then to my
Lord's, with whom I spoke about several things, and so up and down in
several places about business with Mr. Creed, among others to Mr.
Wotton's the shoemaker, and there drank our morning draft, and then home
about noon, and by and by comes my father by appointment to dine with me,
which we did very merrily, I desiring to make him as merry as I can,
while the poor man is in town.  After dinner comes my uncle Wight and sat
awhile and talked with us, and thence we three to the Mum House at
Leadenhall, and there sat awhile.  Then I left them, and to the Wardrobe,
where I found my Lord gone to Hampton Court.  Here I staid all the
afternoon till late with Creed and Captain Ferrers, thinking whether we
should go to-morrow together to Hampton Court, but Ferrers his wife
coming in by and by to the house with the young ladies (with whom she had
been abroad), she was unwilling to go, whereupon I was willing to put off
our going, and so home, but still my mind was hankering after our going
to-morrow.  So to bed.



29th.  At home all the morning.  At noon to the Wardrobe, and dined with
my Lady, and after dinner staid long talking with her; then homeward, and
in Lumbard Street was called out of a window by Alderman Backwell, where
I went, and saluted his lady, a very pretty woman.  Here was Mr. Creed,
and it seems they have been under some disorder in fear of a fire at the
next door, and had been removing their goods, but the fire was over
before I came.  Thence home, and with my wife and the two maids, and the
boy, took boat and to Foxhall,

     [Foxhall, Faukeshall, or Vauxhall, a manor in Surrey, properly
     Fulke's.  Hall, and so called from Fulke de Breaute, the notorious
     mercenary follower of King John.  The manor house was afterwards
     known as Copped or Copt Hall.  Sir Samuel Morland obtained a lease
     of the place, and King Charles made him Master of Mechanics, and
     here "he (Morland), anno 1667, built a fine room," says Aubrey, "the
     inside all of looking-glass and fountains, very pleasant to behold."
     The gardens were formed about 1661, and originally called the "New
     Spring Gardens," to distinguish them from the "Old Spring Gardens"
     at Charing Cross, but according to the present description by Pepys
     there was both an Old and a New Spring Garden at Vauxhall.
     Balthazar Monconys, who visited England early in the reign of
     Charles II., describes the 'Jardins Printemps' at Lambeth as having
     lawns and gravel walks, dividing squares of twenty or thirty yards
     enclosed with hedges of gooseberry trees, within which were planted
     roses.]

where I had not been a great while.  To the Old Spring Garden, and there
walked long, and the wenches gathered pinks.  Here we staid, and seeing
that we could not have anything to eat, but very dear, and with long
stay, we went forth again without any notice taken of us, and so we might
have done if we had had anything.  Thence to the New one, where I never
was before, which much exceeds the other; and here we also walked, and
the boy crept through the hedge and gathered abundance of roses, and,
after a long walk, passed out of doors as we did in the other place, and
here we had cakes and powdered beef--[salt beef]
--and ale, and so home again by water with much pleasure.  This day,
being the King's birth-day, was very solemnly observed; and the more, for
that the Queen this day comes to Hampton Court.  In the evening, bonfires
were made, but nothing to the great number that was heretofore at the
burning of the Rump.  So to bed.



30th.  This morning I made up my accounts, and find myself 'de claro'
worth about L530, and no more, so little have I increased it since my
last reckoning; but I confess I have laid out much money in clothes.
Upon a suddaine motion I took my wife, and Sarah and Will by water, with
some victuals with us, as low as Gravesend, intending to have gone into
the Hope to the Royal James, to have seen the ship and Mr. Shepley, but
meeting Mr. Shepley in a hoy, bringing up my Lord's things, she and I
went on board, and sailed up with them as far as half-way tree, very glad
to see Mr. Shepley.  Here we saw a little Turk and a negroe, which are
intended for pages to the two young ladies.  Many birds and other pretty
noveltys there was, but I was afeard of being louzy, and so took boat
again, and got to London before them, all the way, coming and going,
reading in the "Wallflower" with great pleasure.  So home, and thence to
the Wardrobe, where Mr. Shepley was come with the things.  Here I staid
talking with my Lady, who is preparing to go to-morrow to Hampton Court.
So home, and at ten o'clock at night Mr. Shepley came to sup with me.  So
we had a dish of mackerell and pease, and so he bid us good night, going
to lie on board the hoy, and I to bed.



31st.  Lay long in bed, and so up to make up my Journall for these two or
three days past.  Then came Anthony Joyce, who duns me for money for the
tallow which he served in lately by my desire, which vexes me, but I must
get it him the next by my promise.  By and by to White Hall, hearing that
Sir G. Carteret was come to town, but I could not find him, and so back
to Tom's, and thence I took my father to my house, and there he dined
with me, discoursing of our businesses with uncle Thomas and T. Trice.
After dinner he departed and I to the office where we met, and that being
done I walked to my Brother's and the Wardrobe and other places about
business, and so home, and had Sarah to comb my head clean, which I found
so foul with powdering and other troubles, that I am resolved to try how
I can keep my head dry without powder; and I did also in a suddaine fit
cut off all my beard, which I had been a great while bringing up, only
that I may with my pumice-stone do my whole face, as I now do my chin,
and to save time, which I find a very easy way and gentile.  So she also
washed my feet in a bath of herbs, and so to bed.  This month ends with
very fair weather for a great while together.  My health pretty well, but
only wind do now and then torment me .  .  .  extremely.  The Queen is
brought a few days since to Hampton Court; and all people say of her to
be a very fine and handsome lady, and very discreet; and that the King is
pleased enough with her which, I fear, will put Madam Castlemaine's nose
out of joynt.  The Court is wholly now at Hampton.  A peace with Argier
is lately made; which is also good news.  My father is lately come to
town to see us, and though it has cost and will cost more money, yet I am
pleased with the alteraeons on my house at Brampton.  My Lord Sandwich is
lately come with the Queen from sea, very well and in good repute.  Upon
an audit of my estate I find myself worth about L530 'de claro'.  The Act
for Uniformity is lately printed,

     ["An Act for the Uniformity of public prayers and administration of
     sacraments and other rites and ceremonies, and for establishing the
     form of making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and
     deacons in the Church of England."]

which, it is thought, will make mad work among the Presbyterian
ministers.  People of all sides are very much discontented; some thinking
themselves used, contrary to promise, too hardly; and the other, that
they are not rewarded so much as they expected by the King.  God keep us
all.  I have by a late oath obliged myself from wine and plays, of which
I find good effect.






                          DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
                                   JUNE
                                   1662


June 1st (Lord's day).  At church in the morning.  A stranger made a very
good sermon.  Dined at home, and Mr. Spong came to see me; so he and I
sat down a little to sing some French psalms, and then comes Mr. Shepley
and Mr. Moore, and so we to dinner, and after dinner to church again,
where a Presbyter made a sad and long sermon, which vexed me, and so
home, and so to walk on the leads, and supper and to prayers and bed.



2nd.  Up early about business and then to the Wardrobe with Mr. Moore,
and spoke to my Lord about the exchange of the crusados

     [Cruzado, a Portuguese coin of 480 reis.  It is named from a cross
     which it bears on one side, the arms of Portugal being on the other.
     It varied in value at different periods from 2s. 3d. to 4s.]

into sterling money, and other matters.  So to my father at Tom's, and
after some talk with him away home, and by and by comes my father to
dinner with me, and then by coach, setting him down in Cheapside, my wife
and I to Mrs. Clarke's at Westminster, the first visit that ever we both
made her yet.  We found her in a dishabille, intending to go to Hampton
Court to-morrow.  We had much pretty discourse, and a very fine lady she
is.  Thence by water to Salisbury Court, and Mrs. Turner not being at
home, home by coach, and so after walking on the leads and supper to bed.
This day my wife put on her slasht wastecoate, which is very pretty.



3rd.  Up by four o'clock and to my business in my chamber, to even
accounts with my Lord and myself, and very fain I would become master of
L1000, but I have not above L530 toward it yet.  At the office all the
morning, and Mr. Coventry brought his patent and took his place with us
this morning.  Upon our making a contract, I went, as I use to do, to
draw the heads thereof, but Sir W. Pen most basely told me that the
Comptroller is to do it, and so begun to employ Mr. Turner about it, at
which I was much vexed, and begun to dispute; and what with the letter of
the Duke's orders, and Mr. Barlow's letter, and the practice of our
predecessors, which Sir G. Carteret knew best when he was Comptroller, it
was ruled for me.  What Sir J. Minnes will do when he comes I know not,
but Sir W. Pen did it like a base raskall, and so I shall remember him
while I live.  After office done, I went down to the Towre Wharf, where
Mr. Creed and Shepley was ready with three chests of the crusados, being
about L6000, ready to bring to shore to my house, which they did, and put
it in my further cellar, and Mr. Shepley took the key.  I to my father
and Dr. Williams and Tom Trice, by appointment, in the Old Bayly, to
Short's, the alehouse, but could come to no terms with T. Trice.  Thence
to the Wardrobe, where I found my Lady come from Hampton Court, where the
Queen hath used her very civilly; and my Lady tells me is a most pretty
woman, at which I am glad.  Yesterday (Sir R. Ford told me) the Aldermen
of the City did attend her in their habits, and did present her with a
gold Cupp and L1000 in gold therein.  But, he told me, that they are so
poor in their Chamber, that they were fain to call two or three Aldermen
to raise fines to make up this sum, among which was Sir W. Warren.  Home
and to the office, where about 8 at night comes Sir G. Carteret and Sir
W. Batten, and so we did some business, and then home and to bed, my mind
troubled about Sir W. Pen, his playing the rogue with me to-day, as also
about the charge of money that is in my house, which I had forgot; but I
made the maids to rise and light a candle, and set it in the dining-room,
to scare away thieves, and so to sleep.



4th.  Up early, and Mr. Moore comes to me and tells me that Mr. Barnwell
is dead, which troubles me something, and the more for that I believe we
shall lose Mr. Shepley's company.  By and by Sir W. Batten and I by water
to Woolwich; and there saw an experiment made of Sir R. Ford's Holland's
yarn (about which we have lately had so much stir; and I have much
concerned myself for our ropemaker, Mr. Hughes, who has represented it as
bad), and we found it to be very bad, and broke sooner than, upon a fair
triall, five threads of that against four of Riga yarn; and also that
some of it had old stuff that had been tarred, covered over with new
hemp, which is such a cheat as hath not been heard of.  I was glad of
this discovery, because I would not have the King's workmen discouraged
(as Sir W. Batten do most basely do) from representing the faults of
merchants' goods, where there is any.  After eating some fish that we had
bought upon the water at Falconer's, we went to Woolwich, and there
viewed our frames of our houses, and so home, and I to my Lord's, who I
find resolved to buy Brampton Manor of Sir Peter Ball,

     [Sir Peter Ball was the Queen's Attorney-General, and Evelyn
     mentions, in his Diary (January 11th, 1661-62), having received from
     him the draft of an act against the nuisance of the smoke of
     London.]

at which I am glad.  Thence to White Hall, and showed Sir G. Carteret the
cheat, and so to the Wardrobe, and there staid and supped with my Lady.
My Lord eating nothing, but writes letters to-night to several places, he
being to go out of town to-morrow.  So late home and to bed.



5th.  To the Wardrobe, and there my Lord did enquire my opinion of Mr.
Moore, which I did give to the best advantage I could, and by that means
shall get him joined with Mr. Townsend in the Wardrobe business.  He did
also give me all Mr. Shepley's and Mr. Moore's accounts to view, which I
am glad of, as being his great trust in me, and I would willingly keep up
a good interest with him.  So took leave of him (he being to go this day)
and to the office, where they were just sat down, and I showed them
yesterday's discovery, and have got Sir R. Ford to be my enemy by it; but
I care not, for it is my duty, and so did get his bill stopped for the
present.  To dinner, and found Dr. Thos. Pepys at my house; but I was
called from dinner by a note from Mr. Moore to Alderman Backwell's, to
see some thousands of my Lord's crusados weighed, and we find that 3,000
come to about L530 or 40 generally.  Home again and found my father
there; we talked a good while and so parted.  We met at the office in the
afternoon to finish Mr. Gauden's accounts, but did not do them quite.  In
the evening with Mr. Moore to Backwell's with another 1,200 crusados and
saw them weighed, and so home and to bed.



6th.  At my office all alone all the morning, and the smith being with me
about other things, did open a chest that hath stood ever since I came to
the office, in my office, and there we found a modell of a fine ship,
which I long to know whether it be the King's or Mr. Turner's.  At noon
to the Wardrobe by appointment to meet my father, who did come and was
well treated by my Lady, who tells me she has some thoughts to send her
two little boys to our house at Brampton, but I have got leave for them
to go along with me and my wife to Hampton Court to-morrow or Sunday.
Thence to my brother Tom's, where we found a letter from Pall that my
mother is dangerously ill in fear of death, which troubles my father and
me much, but I hope it is otherwise, the letter being four days old since
it was writ.  Home and at my office, and with Mr. Hater set things in
order till evening, and so home and to bed by daylight.  This day at my
father's desire I lent my brother Tom L20, to be repaid out of the
proceeds of Sturtlow when we can sell it.  I sent the money all in new
money by my boy from Alderman Backwell's.



7th.  To the office, where all the morning, and I find Mr. Coventry is
resolved to do much good, and to enquire into all the miscarriages of the
office.  At noon with him and Sir W. Batten to dinner at Trinity House;
where, among others, Sir J. Robinson, Lieutenant of the Tower, was, who
says that yesterday Sir H. Vane had a full hearing at the King's Bench,
and is found guilty; and that he did never hear any man argue more simply
than he in all his life, and so others say.  My mind in great trouble
whether I should go as I intended to Hampton Court to-morrow or no.  At
last resolved the contrary, because of the charge thereof, and I am
afraid now to bring in any accounts for journeys, and so will others I
suppose be, because of Mr. Coventry's prying into them.  Thence sent for
to Sir G. Carteret's, and there talked with him a good while.  I
perceive, as he told me, were it not that Mr. Coventry had already
feathered his nest in selling of places, he do like him very well, and
hopes great good from him.  But he complains so of lack of money, that my
heart is very sad, under the apprehension of the fall of the office.  At
my office all the afternoon, and at night hear that my father is gone
into the country, but whether to Richmond as he intended, and thence to
meet us at Hampton Court on Monday, I know not, or to Brampton.  At which
I am much troubled.  In the evening home and to bed.



8th (Lord's day).  Lay till church-time in bed, and so up and to church,
and there I found Mr. Mills come home out of the country again, and
preached but a lazy sermon.  Home and dined with my wife, and so to
church again with her.  Thence walked to my Lady's, and there supped with
her, and merry, among other things, with the parrott which my Lord hath
brought from the sea, which speaks very well, and cries Pall so
pleasantly, that made my Lord give it my Lady Paulina; but my Lady, her
mother, do not like it.  Home, and observe my man Will to walk with his
cloak flung over his shoulder, like a Ruffian, which, whether it was that
he might not be seen to walk along with the footboy, I know not, but I
was vexed at it; and coming home, and after prayers, I did ask him where
he learned that immodest garb, and he answered me that it was not
immodest, or some such slight answer, at which I did give him two boxes
on the ears, which I never did before, and so was after a little troubled
at it.



9th.  Early up and at the office with Mr. Hater, making my alphabet of
contracts, upon the dispatch of which I am now very intent, for that I am
resolved much to enquire into the price of commodities.  Dined at home,
and after dinner to Greatorex's, and with him and another stranger to the
Tavern, but I drank no wine.  He recommended Bond, of our end of the
town, to teach me to measure timber, and some other things that I would
learn, in order to my office.  Thence back again to the office, and there
T. Hater and I did make an end of my alphabet, which did much please me.
So home to supper and to bed.



10th.  At the office all the morning, much business; and great hopes of
bringing things, by Mr. Coventry's means, to a good condition in the
office.  Dined at home, Mr. Hunt with us; to the office again in the
afternoon, but not meeting, as was intended, I went to my brother's and
bookseller's, and other places about business, and paid off all for books
to this day, and do not intend to buy any more of any kind a good while,
though I had a great mind to have bought the King's works, as they are
new printed in folio, and present it to my Lord; but I think it will be
best to save the money.  So home and to bed.

     [There is a beautiful copy of "The Workes of King Charles the
     Martyr, and Collections of Declarations, Treaties, &c."  (2 vols.
     folio, 1662), in the Pepysian Library, with a very interesting note
     in the first volume by Pepys (dated October 7th, 1700), to the
     effect that he had collated it with a copy in Lambeth Library,
     presented by Dr. Zachary Cradock, Provost of Eton.  "This book being
     seized on board an English ship was delivered, by order of the
     Inquisition of Lisbon, to some of the English Priests to be perused
     and corrected according to the Rules of the 'Index Expurgatorius.'
     Thus corrected it was given to Barnaby Crafford, English merchant
     there, and by him it was given to me, the English preacher resident
     there A.D. 1670, and by me as I then received it to the Library at
     Lambeth to be there preserved.  Nov. 2, 1678.  'Ita testor', Zach.
     Cradock.--From which (through the favour of the most Reverend Father
     in God and my most honoured Friend his Grace the present Archbishop
     of Canterbury) I have this 7th of October, 1700, had an opportunity
     given me there (assisted by my clerk, Thomas Henderson), leisurely to
     overlook, and with my uttermost attention to note the said
     Expurgations through each part of this my own Book."  Whole
     sentences in the book are struck through, as well as such words as
     Martyr, Defender of the Faith, More than Conqueror, &c.]



11th.  At the office all the morning, Sir W. Batten, Sir W. Pen, and I
about the Victualler's accounts.  Then home to dinner and to the office
again all the afternoon, Mr. Hater and I writing over my Alphabet fair,
in which I took great pleasure to rule the lines and to have the capitall
words wrote with red ink.  So home and to supper.  This evening Savill
the Paynter came and did varnish over my wife's picture and mine, and I
paid him for my little picture L3, and so am clear with him.  So after
supper to bed.  This day I had a letter from my father that he is got
down well, and found my mother pretty well again.  So that I am vexed
with all my heart at Pall for writing to him so much concerning my
mother's illness (which I believe was not so great), so that he should be
forced to hasten down on the sudden back into the country without taking
leave, or having any pleasure here.



12th.  This morning I tried on my riding cloth suit with close knees, the
first that ever I had; and I think they will be very convenient, if not
too hot to wear any other open knees after them.  At the office all the
morning, where we had a full Board, viz., Sir G. Carteret, Sir John
Mennes, Sir W. Batten, Mr. Coventry, Sir W. Pen, Mr. Pett, and myself.
Among many other businesses, I did get a vote signed by all, concerning
my issuing of warrants, which they did not smell the use I intend to make
of it; but it is to plead for my clerks to have their right of giving out
all warrants, at which I am not a little pleased.  But a great difference
happened between Sir G. Carteret and Mr. Coventry, about passing the
Victualler's account, and whether Sir George is to pay the Victualler his
money, or the Exchequer; Sir George claiming it to be his place to save
his threepences.  It ended in anger, and I believe will come to be a
question before the King and Council.  I did what I could to keep myself
unconcerned in it, having some things of my own to do before I would
appear high in anything.  Thence to dinner, by Mr. Gauden's invitation,
to the Dolphin, where a good dinner; but what is to myself a great
wonder; that with ease I past the whole dinner without drinking a drop of
wine.  After dinner to the office, my head full of business, and so home,
and it being the longest day in the year,--[That is, by the old style.
The new style was not introduced until 1752]--I made all my people go to
bed by daylight.  But after I was a-bed and asleep, a note came from my
brother Tom to tell me that my cozen Anne Pepys, of Worcestershire, her
husband is dead, and she married again, and her second husband in town,
and intends to come and see me to-morrow.



13th.  Up by 4 o'clock in the morning, and read Cicero's Second Oration
against Catiline, which pleased me exceedingly; and more I discern
therein than ever I thought was to be found in him; but I perceive it was
my ignorance, and that he is as good a writer as ever I read in my life.
By and by to Sir G. Carteret's, to talk with him about yesterday's
difference at the office; and offered my service to look into any old
books or papers that I have, that may make for him.  He was well pleased
therewith, and did much inveigh against Mr. Coventry; telling me how he
had done him service in the Parliament, when Prin had drawn up things
against him for taking of money for places; that he did at his desire,
and upon his, letters, keep him off from doing it.  And many other things
he told me, as how the King was beholden to him, and in what a miserable
condition his family would be, if he should die before he hath cleared
his accounts.  Upon the whole, I do find that he do much esteem of me,
and is my friend, and I may make good use of him.  Thence to several
places about business, among others to my brother's, and there Tom
Beneere the barber trimmed me.  Thence to my Lady's, and there dined with
her, Mr. Laxton, Gibbons, and Goldgroove with us, and after dinner some
musique, and so home to my business, and in the evening my wife and I,
and Sarah and the boy, a most pleasant walk to Halfway house, and so home
and to bed.



14th.  Up by four o'clock in the morning and upon business at my office.
Then we sat down to business, and about 11 o'clock, having a room got
ready for us, we all went out to the Tower-hill; and there, over against
the scaffold, made on purpose this day, saw Sir Henry Vane brought.

     [Sir Harry Vane the younger was born 1612.  Charles signed on June
     12th a warrant for the execution of Vane by hanging at Tyburn on the
     14th, which sentence on the following day "upon humble suit made" to
     him, Charles was "graciously pleased to mitigate," as the warrant
     terms it, for the less ignominious punishment of beheading on Tower
     Hill, and with permission that the head and body should be given to
     the relations to be by them decently and privately interred.--
     Lister's Life of Clarendon, ii, 123.]

A very great press of people.  He made a long speech, many times
interrupted by the Sheriff and others there; and they would have taken
his paper out of his hand, but he would not let it go.  But they caused
all the books of those that writ after him to be given the Sheriff; and
the trumpets were brought under the scaffold that he might not be heard.
Then he prayed, and so fitted himself, and received the blow; but the
scaffold was so crowded that we could not see it done.  But Boreman, who
had been upon the scaffold, came to us and told us, that first he began
to speak of the irregular proceeding against him; that he was, against
Magna Charta, denied to have his exceptions against the indictment
allowed; and that there he was stopped by the Sheriff.  Then he drew out
his, paper of notes, and begun to tell them first his life; that he was
born a gentleman, that he was bred up and had the quality of a gentleman,
and to make him in the opinion of the world more a gentleman, he had
been, till he was seventeen years old, a good fellow, but then it pleased
God to lay a foundation of grace in his heart, by which he was persuaded,
against his worldly interest, to leave all preferment and go abroad,
where he might serve God with more freedom.  Then he was called home, and
made a member of the Long Parliament; where he never did, to this day,
any thing against his conscience, but all for the glory of God.  Here he
would have given them an account of the proceedings of the Long
Parliament, but they so often interrupted him, that at last he was forced
to give over: and so fell into prayer for England in generall, then for
the churches in England, and then for the City of London: and so fitted
himself for the block, and received the blow.  He had a blister, or
issue, upon his neck, which he desired them not hurt: he changed not his
colour or speech to the last, but died justifying himself and the cause
he had stood for; and spoke very confidently of his being presently at
the right hand of Christ; and in all, things appeared the most resolved
man that ever died in that manner, and showed more of heat than
cowardize, but yet with all humility and gravity.  One asked him why he
did not pray for the King.  He answered, "Nay," says he, "you shall see I
can pray for the King: I pray God bless him!"  The King had given his
body to his friends; and, therefore, he told them that he hoped they
would be civil to his body when dead; and desired they would let him die
like a gentleman and a Christian, and not crowded and pressed as he was.
So to the office a little, and so to the Trinity-house all of us to
dinner; and then to the office again all the afternoon till night.  So
home and to bed.  This day, I hear, my Lord Peterborough is come
unexpected from Tangier, to give the King an account of the place, which,
we fear, is in none of the best condition.  We had also certain news to-
day that the Spaniard is before Lisbon with thirteen sail; six Dutch, and
the rest his own ships; which will, I fear, be ill for Portugall.  I writ
a letter of all this day's proceedings to my Lord, at Hinchingbroke, who,
I hear, is very well pleased with the work there.



15th (Lord's day).  To church in the morning and home to dinner, where
come my brother Tom and Mr. Fisher, my cozen, Nan Pepys's second husband,
who, I perceive, is a very good-humoured man, an old cavalier.  I made as
much of him as I could, and were merry, and am glad she hath light of so
good a man.  They gone, to church again; but my wife not being dressed as
I would have her, I was angry, and she, when she was out of doors in her
way to church, returned home again vexed.  But I to church, Mr. Mills, an
ordinary sermon.  So home, and found my wife and Sarah gone to a
neighbour church, at which I was not much displeased.  By and by she
comes again, and, after a word or two, good friends.  And then her
brother came to see her, and he being gone she told me that she believed
he was married and had a wife worth L500 to him, and did inquire how he
might dispose the money to the best advantage, but I forbore to advise
her till she could certainly tell me how things are with him, being loth
to meddle too soon with him.  So to walk upon the leads, and to supper,
and to bed.



16th.  Up before four o'clock, and after some business took Will forth,
and he and I walked over the Tower Hill, but the gate not being open we
walked through St. Catharine's and Ratcliffe (I think it is) by the
waterside above a mile before we could get a boat, and so over the water
in a scull (which I have not done a great while), and walked finally to
Deptford, where I saw in what forwardness the work is for Sir W. Batten's
house and mine, and it is almost ready.  I also, with Mr. Davis, did view
my cozen Joyce's tallow, and compared it with the Irish tallow we bought
lately, and found ours much more white, but as soft as it; now what is
the fault, or whether it be or no a fault, I know not.  So walked home
again as far as over against the Towre, and so over and home, where I
found Sir W. Pen and Sir John Minnes discoursing about Sir John Minnes's
house and his coming to live with us, and I think he intends to have Mr.
Turner's house and he to come to his lodgings, which I shall be very glad
of.  We three did go to Mr. Turner's to view his house, which I think was
to the end that Sir John Minnes might see it.  Then by water with my wife
to the Wardrobe, and dined there; and in the afternoon with all the
children by water to Greenwich, where I showed them the King's yacht, the
house, and the park, all very pleasant; and so to the tavern, and had the
musique of the house, and so merrily home again.  Will and I walked home
from the Wardrobe, having left my wife at the Tower Wharf coming by, whom
I found gone to bed not very well . . . .  So to bed.



17th.  Up, and Mr. Mayland comes to me and borrowed 30s. of me to be paid
again out of the money coming to him in the James and Charles for his
late voyage.  So to the office, where all the morning.  So home to
dinner, my wife not being well, but however dined with me.  So to the
office, and at Sir W. Batten's, where we all met by chance and talked,
and they drank wine; but I forebore all their healths.  Sir John Minnes,
I perceive, is most excellent company.  So home and to bed betimes by
daylight.



18th.  Up early; and after reading a little in Cicero, I made me ready
and to my office, where all the morning very busy.  At noon Mr. Creed
came to me about business, and he and I walked as far as Lincoln's Inn
Fields together.  After a turn or two in the walks we parted, and I to my
Lord Crew's and dined with him; where I hear the courage of Sir H. Vane
at his death is talked on every where as a miracle.  Thence to Somerset
House to Sir J. Winter's chamber by appointment, and met Mr. Pett, where
he and I read over his last contract with the King for the Forest of
Dean, whereof I took notes because of this new one that he is now in
making.  That done he and I walked to Lilly's, the painter's, where we
saw among other rare things, the Duchess of York, her whole body, sitting
instate in a chair, in white sattin, and another of the King, that is not
finished; most rare things.  I did give the fellow something that showed
them us, and promised to come some other time, and he would show me Lady
Castlemaine's, which I could not then see, it being locked up!  Thence to
Wright's, the painter's: but, Lord! the difference that is between their
two works.  Thence to the Temple, and there spoke with my cozen Roger,
who gives me little hopes in the business between my Uncle Tom and us.
So Mr. Pett (who staid at his son's chamber) and I by coach to the old
Exchange, and there parted, and I home and at the office till night.  My
windows at my office are made clean to-day and a casement in my closet.
So home, and after some merry discourse in the kitchen with my wife and
maids as I now-a-days often do, I being well pleased with both my maids,
to bed.



19th.  Up by five o'clock, and while my man Will was getting himself
ready to come up to me I took and played upon my lute a little.  So to
dress myself, and to my office to prepare things against we meet this
morning.  We sat long to-day, and had a great private business before us
about contracting with Sir W. Rider, Mr. Cutler, and Captain Cocke, for
500 ton of hemp, which we went through, and I am to draw up the
conditions.  Home to dinner, where I found Mr. Moore, and he and I cast
up our accounts together and evened them, and then with the last chest of
crusados to Alderman Backwell's, by the same token his lady going to take
coach stood in the shop, and having a gilded glassfull of perfumed
comfits given her by Don Duarte de Silva, the Portugall merchant, that is
come over with the Queen, I did offer at a taste, and so she poured some
out into my hand, and, though good, yet pleased me the better coming from
a pretty lady.  So home and at the office preparing papers and things,
and indeed my head has not been so full of business a great while, and
with so much pleasure, for I begin to see the pleasure it gives.  God
give me health.  So to bed.



20th.  Up by four or five o'clock, and to the office, and there drew up
the agreement between the King and Sir John Winter about the Forrest of
Deane; and having done it, he came himself (I did not know him to be the
Queen's Secretary before, but observed him to be a man of fine parts);
and we read it, and both liked it well.  That done, I turned to the
Forrest of Deane, in Speede's Mapps, and there he showed me how it lies;
and the Lea-bayly, with the great charge of carrying it to Lydny, and
many other things worth my knowing; and I do perceive that I am very
short in my business by not knowing many times the geographical part of
my business.  At my office till Mr. Moore took me out and at my house
looked over our papers again, and upon our evening accounts did give full
discharges one to the other, and in his and many other accounts I
perceive I shall be better able to give a true balance of my estate to
myself within a day or two than I have been this twelve months.  Then he
and I to Alderman Backwell's and did the like there, and I gave one
receipt for all the money I have received thence upon the receipt of my
Lord's crusados.  Then I went to the Exchange, and hear that the
merchants have a great fear of a breach with the Spaniard; for they think
he will not brook our having Tangier, Dunkirk, and Jamaica; and our
merchants begin to draw home their estates as fast as they can.  Then to
Pope's Head Ally, and there bought me a pair of tweezers, cost me 14s.,
the first thing like a bawble I have bought a good while, but I do it
with some trouble of mind, though my conscience tells me that I do it
with an apprehension of service in my office to have a book to write
memorandums in, and a pair of compasses in it; but I confess myself the
willinger to do it because I perceive by my accounts that I shall be
better by L30 than I expected to be.  But by tomorrow night I intend to
see to the bottom of all my accounts.  Then home to dinner, where Mr.
Moore met me.  Then he went away, and I to the office and dispatch much
business.  So in the evening, my wife and I and Jane over the water to
the Halfway-house, a pretty, pleasant walk, but the wind high.  So home
again and to bed.



21st. Up about four o'clock, and settled some private business of my own,
then made me ready and to the office to prepare things for our meeting
to-day.  By and by we met, and at noon Sir W. Pen and I to the Trinity
House; where was a feast made by the Wardens, when great good cheer, and
much, but ordinary company.  The Lieutenant of the Tower, upon my
demanding how Sir H. Vane died, told me that he died in a passion; but
all confess with so much courage as never man died.  Thence to the
office, where Sir W. Rider, Capt. Cocke, and Mr. Cutler came by
appointment to meet me to confer about the contract between us and them
for 500 tons of hemp.  That being done, I did other business and so went
home, and there found Mr. Creed, who staid talking with my wife and me an
hour or two, and I put on my riding cloth suit, only for him to see how
it is, and I think it will do very well.  He being gone, and I hearing
from my wife and the maids' complaints made of the boy, I called him up,
and with my whip did whip him till I was not able to stir, and yet I
could not make him confess any of the lies that they tax him with.  At
last, not willing to let him go away a conqueror, I took him in task
again, and pulled off his frock to his shirt, and whipped him till he did
confess that he did drink the whey, which he had denied, and pulled a
pink, and above all did lay the candlestick upon the ground in his
chamber, which he had denied this quarter of a year.  I confess it is one
of the greatest wonders that ever I met with that such a little boy as he
could possibly be able to suffer half so much as he did to maintain a
lie.  I think I must be forced to put him away.  So to bed, with my arm
very weary.



22nd (Lord's day).  This day I first put on my slasht doublet, which I
like very well.  Mr. Shepley came to me in the morning, telling me that
he and my Lord came to town from Hinchinbroke last night.  He and I spend
an hour in looking over his account, and then walked to the Wardrobe, all
the way discoursing of my Lord's business.  He tells me to my great
wonder that Mr. Barnwell is dead L500 in debt to my Lord.  By and by my
Lord came from church, and I dined, with some others, with him, he very
merry, and after dinner took me aside and talked of state and other
matters.  By and by to my brother Tom's and took him out with me
homewards (calling at the Wardrobe to talk a little with Mr. Moore), and
so to my house, where I paid him all I owed him, and did make the L20 I
lately lent him up to L40, for which he shall give bond to Mr. Shepley,
for it is his money.  So my wife and I to walk in the garden, where all
our talk was against Sir W. Pen, against whom I have lately had cause to
be much prejudiced.  By and by he and his daughter came out to walk, so
we took no notice of them a great while, at last in going home spoke a
word or two, and so good night, and to bed.  This day I am told of a
Portugall lady, at Hampton Court, that hath dropped a child already since
the Queen's coming, but the king would not have them searched whose it
is; and so it is not commonly known yet.  Coming home to-night, I met
with Will. Swan, who do talk as high for the Fanatiques as ever he did in
his life; and do pity my Lord Sandwich and me that we should be given up
to the wickedness of the world; and that a fall is coming upon us all;
for he finds that he and his company are the true spirit of the nation,
and the greater part of the nation too, who will have liberty of
conscience in spite of this "Act of Uniformity," or they will die; and if
they may not preach abroad, they will preach in their own houses.  He
told me that certainly Sir H. Vane must be gone to Heaven, for he died as
much a martyr and saint as ever man did; and that the King hath lost more
by that man's death, than he will get again a good while.  At all which I
know not what to think; but, I confess, I do think that the Bishops will
never be able to carry it so high as they do.



23rd.  Up early, this morning, and my people are taking down the hangings
and things in my house because of the great dust that is already made by
the pulling down of Sir W. Batten's house, and will be by my own when I
come to it.  To my office, and there hard at work all the morning.  At
noon to the Exchange to meet Dr. Williams, who sent me this morning
notice of his going into the country tomorrow, but could not find him,
but meeting with Frank Moore, my Lord Lambeth's man formerly, we, and two
or three friends of his did go to a tavern, and there they drank, but I
nothing but small beer.  In the next room one was playing very finely of
the dulcimer, which well played I like well, but one of our own company,
a talking fellow, did in discourse say much of this Act against Seamen,

     [In 1662 was passed "An Act for providing of carriage by land and by
     water for the use of His Majesty's Navy and Ordinance" (13-14 Gar.
     II., cap. 20), which gave power for impressing seamen, &c.]

for their being brought to account; and that it was made on purpose for
my Lord Sandwich, who was in debt L100,000, and hath been forced to have
pardon oftentimes from Oliver for the same: at which I was vexed at him,
but thought it not worth my trouble to oppose what he said, but took
leave and went home, and after a little dinner to my office again, and in
the evening Sir W. Warren came to me about business, and that being done,
discoursing of deals, I did offer to go along with him among his deal
ships, which we did to half a score, where he showed me the difference
between Dram, Swinsound, Christiania, and others, and told me many
pleasant notions concerning their manner of cutting and sawing them by
watermills, and the reason how deals become dearer and cheaper, among
others, when the snow is not so great as to fill up the values that they
may pass from hill to hill over the snow, then it is dear carriage.  From
on board he took me to his yard, where vast and many places of deals,
sparrs, and bulks, &c., the difference between which I never knew before,
and indeed am very proud of this evening's work.  He had me into his
house, which is most pretty and neat and well furnished.  After a glass,
not of wine, for I would not be tempted to drink any, but a glass of mum,
I well home by water, but it being late was forced to land at the Custom
House, and so home and to bed, and after I was a-bed, letters came from
the Duke for the fitting out of four ships forthwith from Portsmouth (I
know not yet for what) so I was forced to make Will get them wrote, and
signed them in bed and sent them away by express.  And so to sleep.



24th (Midsummer day).  Up early and to my office, putting things in order
against we sit.  There came to me my cozen Harry Alcocke, whom I much
respect, to desire (by a letter from my father to me, where he had been
some days) my help for him to some place.  I proposed the sea to him, and
I think he will take it, and I hope do well.  Sat all the morning, and I
bless God I find that by my diligence of late and still, I do get ground
in the office every day.  At noon to the Change, where I begin to be
known also, and so home to dinner, and then to the office all the
afternoon dispatching business.  At night news is brought me that Field
the rogue hath this day cast me at Guildhall in L30 for his imprisonment,
to which I signed his commitment with the rest of the officers; but they
having been parliament-men, that he hath begun the law with me; and
threatens more, but I hope the Duke of York will bear me out.  At night
home, and Mr. Spong came to me, and so he and I sat singing upon the
leads till almost ten at night and so he went away (a pretty, harmless,
and ingenious man), and I to bed, in a very great content of mind, which
I hope by my care still in my business will continue to me.



25th.  Up by four o'clock, and put my accounts with my Lord into a very
good order, and so to my office, where having put many things in order I
went to the Wardrobe, but found my Lord gone to Hampton Court.  After
discourse with Mr. Shepley we parted, and I into Thames Street, beyond
the Bridge, and there enquired among the shops the price of tarre and
oyle, and do find great content in it, and hope to save the King money by
this practice.  So home to dinner, and then to the Change, and so home
again, and at the office preparing business against to-morrow all the
afternoon.  At night walked with my wife upon the leads, and so to supper
and to bed.  My wife having lately a great pain in her ear, for which
this night she begins to take physique, and I have got cold and so have a
great deal of my old pain.



26th.  Up and took physique, but such as to go abroad with, only to
loosen me, for I am bound.  So to the office, and there all the morning
sitting till noon, and then took Commissioner Pett home to dinner with
me, where my stomach was turned when my sturgeon came to table, upon
which I saw very many little worms creeping, which I suppose was through
the staleness of the pickle.  He being gone, comes Mr. Nicholson, my old
fellow-student at Magdalene, and we played three or four things upon the
violin and basse, and so parted, and I to my office till night, and there
came Mr. Shepley and Creed in order to settling some accounts of my Lord
to-night, and so to bed.



27th.  Up early, not quite rid of my pain.  I took more physique, and so
made myself ready to go forth.  So to my Lord, who rose as soon as he
heard I was there; and in his nightgown and shirt stood talking with me
alone two hours,.  I believe, concerning his greatest matters of state
and interest.  Among other things, that his greatest design is, first, to
get clear of all debts to the King for the Embassy money, and then a
pardon.  Then, to get his land settled; and then to, discourse and advise
what is best for him, whether to keep his sea employment longer or no.
For he do discern that the Duke would be willing to have him out, and
that by Coventry's means.  And here he told me, how the terms at Argier
were wholly his; and that he did plainly tell Lawson and agree with him,
that he would have the honour of them, if they should ever be agreed to;
and that accordingly they did come over hither entitled, "Articles
concluded on by Sir J. Lawson, according to instructions received from
His Royal Highness James Duke of York, &c., and from His Excellency the
Earle of Sandwich."  (Which however was more than needed; but Lawson
tells my Lord in his letter, that it was not he, but the Council of Warr
that would have "His Royal Highness" put into the title, though he did
not contribute one word to it.)  But the Duke of York did yesterday
propose them to the Council, to be printed with this title: "Concluded
on, by Sir J. Lawson, Knt."  and my Lord quite left out.  Here I find my
Lord very politique; for he tells me, that he discerns they design to set
up Lawson as much as they can and that he do counterplot them by setting
him up higher still; by which they will find themselves spoiled of their
design, and at last grow jealous of Lawson.  This he told me with much
pleasure; and that several of the Duke's servants, by name my Lord
Barkeley [of Stratton], Mr. Talbot, and others, had complained to my
Lord, of Coventry, and would have him out.  My Lord do acknowledge that
his greatest obstacle is Coventry.  He did seem to hint such a question
as this: "Hitherto I have been supported by the King and Chancellor
against the Duke; but what if it should come about, that it should be the
Duke and Chancellor against the King?" which, though he said it in these
plain words, yet I could not fully understand it; but may more here
after.  My Lord did also tell me, that the Duke himself at Portsmouth did
thank my Lord for all his pains and care; and that he perceived it must
be the old Captains that must do the business; and that the new ones
would spoil all.  And that my Lord did very discreetly tell the Duke
(though quite against his judgement and inclination), that, however,
the King's new captains ought to be borne with a little and encouraged.
By which he will oblige that party, and prevent, as much as may be, their
envy; but he says that certainly things will go to rack if ever the old
captains should be wholly out, and the new ones only command.  Then we
fell to talk of Sir J. Minnes, of whom my Lord hath a very slight
opinion, and that at first he did come to my Lord very displeased and
sullen, and had studied and turned over all his books to see whether it
had ever been that two flags should ride together in the main-top, but
could not find it, nay, he did call his captains on board to consult
them.  So when he came by my Lord's side, he took down his flag, and all
the day did not hoist it again, but next day my Lord did tell him that it
was not so fit to ride without a flag, and therefore told him that he
should wear it in the fore-top, for it seems my Lord saw his
instructions, which were that he should not wear his flag in the maintop
in the presence of the Duke or my Lord. But that after that my Lord did
caress him, and he do believe him as much his friend as his interest will
let him.  I told my Lord of the late passage between Swan and me, and he
told me another lately between Dr. Dell and himself when he was in the
country.  At last we concluded upon dispatching all his accounts as soon
as possible, and so I parted, and to my office, where I met Sir W. Pen,
and he desired a turn with me in the garden, where he told me the day now
was fixed for his going into Ireland;--[Penn was Governor of Kinsale.-B.]
--and that whereas I had mentioned some service he could do a friend of
mine there, Saml. Pepys,

     [Mentioned elsewhere as "My cousin in Ireland."  He was son of Lord
     Chief Justice Richard Pepys.]

he told me he would most readily do what I would command him, and then
told me we must needs eat a dish of meat together before he went, and so
invited me and my wife on Sunday next.  To all which I did give a cold
consent, for my heart cannot love or have a good opinion of him since his
last playing the knave with me, but he took no notice of our difference
at all, nor I to him, and so parted, and I by water to Deptford, where I
found Sir W. Batten alone paying off the yard three quarters pay.  Thence
to dinner, where too great a one was prepared, at which I was very much
troubled, and wished I had not been there.  After dinner comes Sir J.
Minnes and some captains with him, who had been at a Councill of Warr to-
day, who tell us they have acquitted Captain Hall, who was accused of
cowardice in letting of old Winter, the Argier pyrate, go away from him
with a prize or two; and also Captain Diamond of the murder laid to him
of a man that he had struck, but he lived many months after, till being
drunk, he fell into the hold, and there broke his jaw and died, but they
say there are such bawdy articles against him as never were heard of .  .
.  .  To the pay again, where I left them, and walked to Redriffe, and so
home, and there came Mr. Creed and Shepley to me, and staid till night
about my Lord's accounts, our proceeding to set them in order, and so
parted and I to bed.  Mr. Holliard had been with my wife to-day, and
cured her of her pain in her ear by taking out a most prodigious quantity
of hard wax that had hardened itself in the bottom of the ear, of which I
am very glad.



28th.  Up to my Lord's and my own accounts, and so to the office, where
all the forenoon sitting, and at noon by appointment to the Mitre, where
Mr. Shepley gave me and Mr. Creed, and I had my uncle Wight with us, a
dish of fish.  Thence to the office again, and there all the afternoon
till night, and so home, and after talking with my wife to bed.  This day
a genteel woman came to me, claiming kindred of me, as she had once done
before, and borrowed 10s. of me, promising to repay it at night, but I
hear nothing of her.  I shall trust her no more.  Great talk there is of
a fear of a war with the Dutch; and we have order to pitch upon twenty
ships to be forthwith set out; but I hope it is but a scarecrow to the
world, to let them see that we can be ready for them; though, God knows!
the King is not able to set out five ships at this present without great
difficulty, we neither having money, credit, nor stores.  My mind is now
in a wonderful condition of quiet and content, more than ever in all my
life, since my minding the business of my office, which I have done most
constantly; and I find it to be the very effect of my late oaths against
wine and plays, which, if God please, I will keep constant in, for now my
business is a delight to me, and brings me great credit, and my purse
encreases too.



29th (Lord's day).  Up by four o'clock, and to the settling of my own
accounts, and I do find upon my monthly ballance, which I have undertaken
to keep from month to month, that I am worth L650, the greatest sum that
ever I was yet master of.  I pray God give me a thankfull, spirit, and
care to improve and encrease it.  To church with my wife, who this day
put on her green petticoat of flowred satin, with fine white and gimp
lace of her own putting on, which is very pretty.  Home with Sir W. Pen
to dinner by appointment, and to church again in the afternoon, and then
home, Mr. Shepley coming to me about my Lord's accounts, and in the
evening parted, and we to supper again to Sir W. Pen.  Whatever the
matter is, he do much fawn upon me, and I perceive would not fall out
with me, and his daughter mighty officious to my wife, but I shall never
be deceived again by him, but do hate him and his traitorous tricks with
all my heart.  It was an invitation in order to his taking leave of us
to-day, he being to go for Ireland in a few days.  So home and prayers,
and to bed.



30th.  Up betimes, and to my office, where I found Griffen's girl making
it clean, but, God forgive me! what a mind I had to her, but did not
meddle with her.  She being gone, I fell upon boring holes for me to see
from my closet into the great office, without going forth, wherein I
please myself much.  So settled to business, and at noon with my wife to
the Wardrobe, and there dined, and staid talking all the afternoon with
my Lord, and about four o'clock took coach with my wife and Lady, and
went toward my house, calling at my Lady Carteret's, who was within by
chance (she keeping altogether at Deptford for a month or two), and so we
sat with her a little.  Among other things told my Lady how my Lady
Fanshaw is fallen out with her only for speaking in behalf of the French,
which my Lady wonders at, they having been formerly like sisters, but we
see there is no true lasting friendship in the world.  Thence to my
house, where I took great pride to lead her through the Court by the
hand, she being very fine, and her page carrying up her train.  She staid
a little at my house, and then walked through the garden, and took water,
and went first on board the King's pleasure boat, which pleased her much.
Then to Greenwich Park; and with much ado she was able to walk up to the
top of the hill, and so down again, and took boat, and so through bridge
to Blackfryers, and home, she being much pleased with the ramble in every
particular of it.  So we supped with her, and then walked home, and to
bed.



                              OBSERVATIONS.

This I take to be as bad a juncture as ever I observed.  The King and his
new Queen minding their pleasures at Hampton Court.  All people
discontented; some that the King do not gratify them enough; and the
others, Fanatiques of all sorts, that the King do take away their liberty
of conscience; and the height of the Bishops, who I fear will ruin all
again.  They do much cry up the manner of Sir H. Vane's death, and he
deserves it.  They clamour against the chimney-money, and say they will
not pay it without force.  And in the mean time, like to have war abroad;
and Portugall to assist, when we have not money to pay for any ordinary
layings-out at home.  Myself all in dirt about building of my house and
Sir W. Batten's a story higher.  Into a good way, fallen on minding my
business and saving money, which God encrease; and I do take great
delight in it, and see the benefit of it.  In a longing mind of going to
see Brampton, but cannot get three days time, do what I can.  In very
good health, my wife and myself.




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Afeard of being louzy
Afeard that my Lady Castlemaine will keep still with the King
Afraid now to bring in any accounts for journeys
As much his friend as his interest will let him
Comb my head clean, which I found so foul with powdering
Deliver her from the hereditary curse of child-bearing
Discontented at the pride and luxury of the Court
Enjoy some degree of pleasure now that we have health, money
God forgive me! what a mind I had to her
Hard matter to settle to business after so much leisure
Holes for me to see from my closet into the great office
I know not yet what that is, and am ashamed to ask
King dined at my Lady Castlemaine's, and supped, every day
Lady Castlemaine do speak of going to lie in at Hampton Court
Let me blood, about sixteen ounces, I being exceedingly full
Lust and wicked lives of the nuns heretofore in England
Only wind do now and then torment me .  .  .  extremely
See her look dejectedly and slighted by people already
She also washed my feet in a bath of herbs, and so to bed
Sir W. Pen did it like a base raskall, and so I shall remember
Slight answer, at which I did give him two boxes on the ears
They were not occupiers, but occupied (women)
Trumpets were brought under the scaffold that he not be heard
Up and took physique, but such as to go abroad with
Will put Madam Castlemaine's nose out of joynt
With my whip did whip him till I was not able to stir




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