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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.
JUNE & JULY
1660
June 1st. This morning Mr. Sheply disposed of the money that the Duke of
York did give my Lord's servants, 22 ducatoons 3 came to my share, whereof
he told me to give Jaspar something because my Lord left him out.
[Foreign coins were in frequent use at this time. A Proclamation,
January 29th, 1660-61, declared certain foreign gold and silver
coins to be current at certain rates. The rate of the ducatoon was
at 5s. 9d.]
I did give Mr. Sheply the fine pair of buckskin gloves that I bought
myself about five years ago. My Lord took physic to-day, and so come not
out all day. The Captain on shore all day. After dinner Captain Jefferys
and W. Howe, and the Lieutenant and I to ninepins, where I lost about two
shillings and so fooled away all the afternoon. At night Mr. Cooke comes
from London with letters, leaving all things there very gallant and
joyful. And brought us word that the Parliament had ordered the 29th of
May, the King's birthday, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for
our redemption from tyranny, and the King's return to his Government, he
entering London that day. My wife was in London when he came thither, and
had been there a week with Mr. Bowyer and his wife. My poor wife has not
been well a week before, but thanks be to God is well again. She would
fain see me and be at her house again, but we must be content. She writes
word how the Joyces grow very rich and very proud, but it is no matter,
and that there was a talk that I should be knighted by the King, which
they (the Joyces) laugh at; but I think myself happier in my wife and
estate than they are in theirs. To bed. The Captain come on board, when I
was going to bed, quite fuddled; and himself the next morning told me so
too, that the Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, and he had been drinking all
day.
2d. Being with my Lord in the morning about business in his cabin, I took
occasion to give him thanks for his love to me in the share that he had
given me of his Majesty's money, and the Duke's. He told the he hoped to
do me a more lasting kindness, if all things stand as they are now between
him and the King, but, says he, "We must have a little patience and we
will rise together; in the mean time I will do you all the good jobs I
can." Which was great content for me to hear from my Lord. All the
morning with the Captain, computing how much the thirty ships that come
with the King from Scheveling their pay comes to for a month (because the
King promised to give them all a month's pay), and it comes to L6,538, and
the Charles particularly L777. I wish we had the money. All the
afternoon with two or three captains in the Captain's cabin, drinking of
white wine and sugar, and eating pickled oysters, where Captain Sparling
told us the best story that ever I heard, about a gentleman that persuaded
a country fool to let him gut his oysters or else they would stink. At
night writing letters to London and Weymouth, for my Lord being now to sit
in the House of Peers he endeavours to get Mr. Edward Montagu for Weymouth
and Mr. George for Dover. Mr. Cooke late with me in my cabin while I
wrote to my wife, and drank a bottle of wine and so took leave of me on
his journey and I to bed.
3d. Waked in the morning by one who when I asked who it was, he told me
one from Bridewell, which proved Captain Holland. I rose presently to
him. He is come to get an order for the setting out of his ship, and to
renew his commission. He tells me how every man goes to the Lord Mayor to
set down their names, as such as do accept of his Majesty's pardon, and
showed me a certificate under the Lord Mayor's hand that he had done so.
At sermon in the morning; after dinner into my cabin, to cast my accounts
up, and find myself to be worth near L100, for which I bless Almighty God,
it being more than I hoped for so soon, being I believe not clearly worth
L25 when I came to sea besides my house and goods. Then to set my papers
in order, they being increased much upon my hands through want of time to
put them in order. The ship's company all this while at sermon. After
sermon my Lord did give me instruction to write to London about business,
which done, after supper to bed.
4th. Waked in the morning at four o'clock to give some money to Mr.
Hetly, who was to go to London with the letters that I wrote yesterday
night. After he was gone I went and lay down in my gown upon my bed again
an hour or two. At last waked by a messenger come for a Post Warrant for
Mr. Hetly and Mr. Creed, who stood to give so little for their horses that
the men would not let them have any without a warrant, which I sent them.
All the morning getting Captain Holland's commission done, which I did,
and he at noon went away. I took my leave of him upon the quarter-deck
with a bottle of sack, my Lord being just set down to dinner. Then he
being gone I went to dinner and after dinner to my cabin to write. This
afternoon I showed my Lord my accounts, which he passed, and so I think
myself to be worth near L100 now. In the evening I made an order for
Captain Sparling of the Assistance to go to Middleburgh, to fetch over
some of the King's goods. I took the opportunity to send all my Dutch
money, 70 ducatoons and 29 gold ducats to be changed, if he can, for
English money, which is the first venture that ever I made, and so I have
been since a little afeard of it. After supper some music and so to bed.
This morning the King's Proclamation against drinking, swearing, and
debauchery, was read to our ships' companies in the fleet, and indeed it
gives great satisfaction to all.
[The King's "Proclamation against vicious, debauched, and prophane
Persons" is dated May 30th. It is printed in "Somers's Tracts," ed.
1812, vol. vii. p. 423.]
5th. A-bed late. In the morning my Lord went on shore with the
Vice-Admiral a-fishing, and at dinner returned. In the afternoon I played
at ninepins with my Lord, and when he went in again I got him to sign my
accounts for L115, and so upon my private balance I find myself confirmed
in my estimation that I am worth L100. In the evening in my cabin a great
while getting the song without book, "Help, help Divinity, &c." After
supper my Lord called for the lieutenant's cittern, and with two
candlesticks with money in them for symballs, we made barber's music,
[In the "Notices of Popular Histories," printed for the Percy
Society, there is a curious woodcut representing the interior of a
barber's shop, in which, according to the old custom, the person
waiting to be shaved is playing on the "ghittern" till his turn
arrives. Decker also mentions a "barber's cittern," for every
serving-man to play upon. This is no doubt "the barber's music"
with which Lord Sandwich entertained himself.--B.]
with which my Lord was well pleased. So to bed.
6th. In the morning I had letters come, that told me among other things,
that my Lord's place of Clerk of the Signet was fallen to him, which he
did most lovingly tell me that I should execute, in case he could not get
a better employment for me at the end of the year. Because he thought
that the Duke of York would command all, but he hoped that the Duke would
not remove me but to my advantage.
I had a great deal of talk about my uncle Robert,
[Robert Pepys of Brampton, eldest son of Thomas Pepys the red, and
brother of Samuel's father.]
and he told me that he could not tell how his mind stood as to his estate,
but he would do all that lay in his power for me. After dinner came Mr.
Gooke from London, who told me that my wife he left well at Huntsmore,
though her health not altogether so constant as it used to be, which my
heart is troubled for. Mr. Moore's letters tell me that he thinks my Lord
will be suddenly sent for up to London, and so I got myself in readiness
to go.
My letters tell me, that Mr. Calamy
[Edmund Calamy, D.D., the celebrated Nonconformist divine, born
February, 1600, appointed Chaplain to Charles II., 1660. He refused
the bishopric of Lichfield which was offered to him. Died October
29th, 1666.]
had preached before the King in a surplice (this I heard afterwards to be
false); that my Lord, Gen. Monk, and three more Lords, are made
Commissioners for the Treasury;
[The names of the Commissioners were--Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards
Earl of Clarendon, General Monk, Thomas, Earl of Southampton, John,
Lord Robartes, Thomas, Lord Colepeper, Sir Edward Montagu, with Sir
Edward Nicholas and Sir William Morrice as principal Secretaries of
State. The patents are dated June 19th, 1660.]
that my Lord had some great place conferred on him, and they say Master of
the Wardrobe;
[The duty of the Master of the Wardrobe was to provide "proper
furniture for coronations, marriages, and funerals" of the sovereign
and royal family, "cloaths of state, beds, hangings, and other
necessaries for the houses of foreign ambassadors, cloaths of state
for Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Prince of Wales, and ambassadors
abroad," as also to provide robes for Ministers of State, Knights of
the Garter, &c. The last Master of the Wardrobe was Ralph, Duke of
Montague, who died 1709.]
that the two Dukes--[Duke of York and Duke of Gloucester.]--do haunt the
Park much, and that they were at a play, Madam Epicene,--["Epicene, or the
Silent Woman," a comedy, by Ben Jonson.]--the other day; that Sir. Ant.
Cooper, Mr. Hollis, and Mr. Annesly,& late President of the Council of
State, are made Privy Councillors to the King. At night very busy sending
Mr. Donne away to London, and wrote to my father for a coat to be made me
against I come to London, which I think will not be long. At night Mr.
Edward Montagu came on board and staid long up with my Lord. I to bed and
about one in the morning,
7th. W. Howe called me up to give him a letter to carry to my Lord that
came to me to-day, which I did and so to, sleep again. About three in the
morning the people began to wash the deck, and the water came pouring into
my mouth, which waked me, and I was fain to rise and get on my gown, and
sleep leaning on my table. This morning Mr. Montagu went away again.
After dinner come Mr. John Wright and Mr. Moore, with the sight of whom my
heart was very glad. They brought an order for my Lord's coming up to
London, which my Lord resolved to do tomorrow. All the afternoon getting
my things in order to set forth to-morrow. At night walked up and down
with Mr. Moore, who did give me an account of all things at London. Among
others, how the Presbyterians would be angry if they durst, but they will
not be able to do any thing. Most of the Commanders on board and supped
with my Lord. Late at night came Mr. Edw. Pickering from London, but I
could not see him this night. I went with Mr. Moore to the Master's
cabin, and saw him there in order to going to bed. After that to my own
cabin to put things in order and so to bed.
8th. Out early, took horses at Deale. I troubled much with the King's
gittar, and Fairbrother, the rogue that I intrusted with the carrying of
it on foot, whom I thought I had lost. Col. Dixwell's horse taken by a
soldier and delivered to my Lord, and by him to me to carry to London.
Came to Canterbury, dined there. I saw the minster and the remains of
Becket's tomb. To Sittiligborne and Rochester. At Chatham and Rochester
the ships and bridge. Mr. Hetly's mistake about dinner. Come to
Gravesend. A good handsome wench I kissed, the first that I have seen a
great while. Supped with my Lord, drank late below with Penrose, the
Captain. To bed late, having first laid out all my things against
to-morrow to put myself in a walking garb. Weary and hot to bed to Mr.
Moore.
9th. Up betimes, 25s. the reckoning for very bare. Paid the house and by
boats to London, six boats. Mr. Moore, W. Howe, and I, and then the child
in the room of W. Howe. Landed at the Temple. To Mr. Crew's. To my
father's and put myself into a handsome posture to wait upon my Lord,
dined there. To White Hall with my Lord and Mr. Edwd. Montagu. Found the
King in the Park. There walked. Gallantly great.
10th. (Lord's day.) At my father's found my wife and to walk with her in
Lincoln's Inn walks.
11th. Betimes to my Lord. Extremely much people and business. So with
him to Whitehall to the Duke. Back with him by coach and left him in
Covent Garden. I back to Will's and the Hall to see my father. Then to
the Leg in King Street with Mr. Moore, and sent for. L'Impertinent to
dinner with me. After that with Mr. Moore about Privy Seal business. To
Mr. Watkins, so to Mr. Crew's. Then towards my father's met my Lord and
with him to Dorset House to the Chancellor. So to Mr. Crew's and saw my
Lord at supper, and then home, and went to see Mrs. Turner, and so to bed.
12th. Visited by the two Pierces, Mr. Blackburne, Dr. Clerk and Mr.
Creed, and did give them a ham of bacon. So to my Lord and with him to
the Duke of Gloucester. The two Dukes dined with the Speaker, and I saw
there a fine entertainment and dined with the pages. To Mr. Crew's,
whither came Mr. Greatorex, and with him to the Faithornes, and so to the
Devils tavern. To my Lord's and staid till 12 at night about business. So
to my father's, my father and mother in bed, who had been with my uncle
Fenner, &c., and my wife all day and expected me. But I found Mr. Cook
there, and so to bed.
13th. To my Lord's and thence to the Treasurer's of the Navy,' with Mr.
Creed and Pierce the Purser to Rawlinson's, whither my uncle Wight came,
and I spent 12s. upon them. So to Mr. Crew's, where I blotted a new
carpet--[It was customary to use carpets as table cloths.]--that was
hired, but got it out again with fair water. By water with my Lord in a
boat to Westminster, and to the Admiralty, now in a new place. After
business done there to the Rhenish wine-house with Mr. Blackburne, Creed,
and Wivell. So to my Lord's lodging and to my father's, and to bed.
14th. Up to my Lord and from him to the Treasurer of the Navy for L500.
After that to a tavern with Washington the Purser, very gallant, and ate
and drank. To Mr. Crew's and laid my money. To my Lady Pickering with
the plate that she did give my Lord the other day. Then to Will's and met
William Symons and Doling and Luellin, and with them to the Bull-head, and
then to a new alehouse in Brewer's Yard, where Winter that had the fray
with Stoakes, and from them to my father's.
15th. All the morning at the Commissioners of the Navy about getting out
my bill for L650 for the last quarter, which I got done with a great deal
of ease, which is not common. After that with Mr. Turner to the Dolphin
and drunk, and so by water to W. Symons, where D. Scobell with his wife, a
pretty and rich woman. Mrs. Symons, a very fine woman, very merry after
dinner with marrying of Luellin and D. Scobell's kinswoman that was there.
Then to my Lord who told me how the King has given him the place of the
great Wardrobe. My Lord resolves to have Sarah again. I to my father's,
and then to see my uncle and aunt Fenner. So home and to bed.
16th. Rose betimes and abroad in one shirt, which brought me a great cold
and pain. Murford took me to Harvey's by my father's to drink and told me
of a business that I hope to get L5 by. To my Lord, and so to White Hall
with him about the Clerk of the Privy Seal's place, which he is to have.
Then to the Admiralty, where I wrote same letters. Here Coll. Thompson
told me, as a great secret; that the Nazeby was on fire when the King was
there, but that is not known; when God knows it is quite false. Got a
piece of gold from Major Holmes for the horse of Dixwell's I brought to
town. Dined at Mr. Crew's, and after dinner with my Lord to Whitehall.
Court attendance infinite tedious. Back with my Lord to my Lady Wright's
and staid till it had done raining, which it had not done a great while.
After that at night home to my father's and to bed.
17th (Lord's day). Lay long abed. To Mr. Mossum's; a good sermon. This
day the organs did begin to play at White Hall before the King.--[All
organs were removed from churches by an ordinance dated 1644.]--Dined at
my father's. After dinner to Mr. Mossum's again, and so in the garden,
and heard Chippell's father preach, that was Page to the Protector, and
just by the window that I stood at sat Mrs. Butler, the great beauty.
After sermon to my Lord. Mr. Edward and I into Gray's Inn walks, and saw
many beauties. So to my father's, where Mr. Cook, W. Bowyer, and my coz
Roger Wharton supped and to bed.
18th. To my Lord's, where much business and some hopes of getting some
money thereby. With him to the Parliament House, where he did intend to
have gone to have made his appearance to-day, but he met Mr. Crew upon the
stairs, and would not go in. He went to Mrs. Brown's, and staid till word
was brought him what was done in the House. This day they made an end of
the twenty men to be excepted from pardon to their estates. By barge to
Stepny with my Lord, where at Trinity House we had great entertainment.
With, my Lord there went Sir W. Pen, Sir H. Wright, Hetly, Pierce; Creed,
Hill, I and other servants. Back again to the Admiralty, and so to my
Lord's lodgings, where he told me that he did look after the place of the
Clerk of the Acts--[The letters patent appointing Pepys to the office of
Clerk of the Acts is dated July 13th, 1660.]--for me. So to Mr. Crew's
and my father's and to bed. My wife went this day to Huntsmore for her
things, and I was very lonely all night. This evening my wife's brother,
Balty, came to me to let me know his bad condition and to get a place for
him, but I perceive he stands upon a place for a gentleman, that may not
stain his family when, God help him, he wants bread.
19th. Called on betimes by Murford, who showed me five pieces to get a
business done for him and I am resolved to do it., Much business at my
Lord's. This morning my Lord went into the House of Commons, and there
had the thanks of the House, in the name of the Parliament and Commons of
England, for his late service to his King and Country. A motion was made
for a reward for him, but it was quashed by Mr. Annesly, who, above most
men, is engaged to my Lord's and Mr. Crew's families. Meeting with
Captain Stoakes at Whitehall, I dined with him and Mr. Gullop, a parson
(with whom afterwards I was much offended at his importunity and
impertinence, such another as Elborough),
[Thomas Elborough was one of Pepys's schoolfellows, and afterwards
curate of St. Lawrence Poultney.]
and Mr. Butler, who complimented much after the same manner as the parson
did. After that towards my Lord's at Mr. Crew's, but was met with by a
servant of my Lady Pickering, who took me to her and she told me the story
of her husband's case and desired my assistance with my Lord, and did give
me, wrapped up in paper, L5 in silver. After that to my Lord's, and with
him to Whitehall and my Lady Pickering. My Lord went at night with the
King to Baynard's Castle' to supper, and I home to my father's to bed. My
wife and the girl and dog came home to-day. When I came home I found a
quantity of chocolate left for me, I know not from whom. We hear of W.
Howe being sick to-day, but he was well at night.
20th. Up by 4 in the morning to write letters to sea and a commission for
him that Murford solicited for. Called on by Captain Sparling, who did
give me my Dutch money again, and so much as he had changed into English
money, by which my mind was eased of a great deal of trouble. Some other
sea captains. I did give them a good morning draught, and so to my Lord
(who lay long in bed this day, because he came home late from supper with
the King). With my Lord to the Parliament House, and, after that, with
him to General Monk's, where he dined at the Cock-pit. I home and dined
with my wife, now making all things ready there again. Thence to my Lady
Pickering, who did give me the best intelligence about the Wardrobe.
Afterwards to the Cockpit to my Lord with Mr. Townsend, one formerly and
now again to be employed as Deputy of the Wardrobe. Thence to the
Admiralty, and despatched away Mr. Cooke to sea; whose business was a
letter from my Lord about Mr. G. Montagu to be chosen as a Parliament-man
in my Lord's room at Dover;' and another to the Vice-Admiral to give my
Lord a constant account of all things in the fleet, merely that he may
thereby keep up his power there; another letter to Captn. Cuttance to send
the barge that brought the King on shore, to Hinchingbroke by Lynne. To
my own house, meeting G. Vines, and drank with him at Charing Cross, now
the King's Head Tavern. With my wife to my father's, where met with
Swan,--[William Swan is called a fanatic and a very rogue in other parts
of the Diary.]--an old hypocrite, and with him, his friend and my father,
and my cozen Scott to the Bear Tavern. To my father's and to bed.
21st. To my Lord, much business. With him to the Council Chamber, where
he was sworn; and the charge of his being admitted Privy Counsellor is
L26. To the Dog Tavern at Westminster, where Murford with Captain Curle
and two friends of theirs went to drink. Captain Curle, late of the
Maria, gave me five pieces in gold and a silver can for my wife for the
Commission I did give him this day for his ship, dated April 20, 1660
last. Thence to the Parliament door and came to Mr. Crew's to dinner with
my Lord, and with my Lord to see the great Wardrobe, where Mr. Townsend
brought us to the governor of some poor children in tawny clothes; who had
been maintained there these eleven years, which put my Lord to a stand how
to dispose of them, that he may have the house for his use. The children
did sing finely, and my Lord did bid me give them five pieces in gold at
his going away. Thence back to White Hall, where, the King being gone
abroad, my Lord and I walked a great while discoursing of the simplicity
of the Protector, in his losing all that his father had left him. My Lord
told me, that the last words that he parted with the Protector with (when
he went to the Sound), were, that he should rejoice more to see him in his
grave at his return home, than that he should give way to such things as
were then in hatching, and afterwards did ruin him: and the Protector
said, that whatever G. Montagu, my Lord Broghill, Jones, and the
Secretary, would have him to do, he would do it, be it what it would.
Thence to my wife, meeting Mr. Blagrave, who went home with me, and did
give me a lesson upon the flageolet, and handselled my silver can with my
wife and me. To my father's, where Sir Thomas Honeywood and his family
were come of a sudden, and so we forced to lie all together in a little
chamber, three stories high.
22d. To my Lord, where much business. With him to White Hall, where the
Duke of York not being up, we walked a good while in the Shield Gallery.
Mr. Hill (who for these two or three days hath constantly attended my
Lord) told me of an offer of L500 for a Baronet's dignity, which I told my
Lord of in the balcone in this gallery, and he said he would think of it.
I to my Lord's and gave order for horses to be got to draw my Lord's great
coach to Mr. Crew's. Mr. Morrice the upholsterer came himself to-day to
take notice what furniture we lack for our lodgings at Whitehall. My dear
friend Mr. Fuller of Twickenham and I dined alone at the Sun Tavern, where
he told me how he had the grant of being Dean of St. Patrick's, in
Ireland; and I told him my condition, and both rejoiced one for another.
Thence to my Lord's, and had the great coach to Brigham's, who went with
me to the Half Moon, and gave me a can of good julep, and told me how my
Lady Monk deals with him and others for their places, asking him L500,
though he was formerly the King's coach-maker, and sworn to it. My Lord
abroad, and I to my house and set things in a little order there. So with
Mr. Moore to my father's, I staying with Mrs. Turner who stood at her door
as I passed. Among other things she told me for certain how my old Lady
Middlesex----herself the other day in the presence of the King, and people
took notice of it. Thence called at my father's, and so to Mr. Crew's,
where Mr. Hetley had sent a letter for me, and two pair of silk stockings,
one for W. Howe, and the other for me. To Sir H. Wright's to my Lord,
where he, was, and took direction about business, and so by link home
about 11 o'clock. To bed, the first time since my coming from sea, in my
own house, for which God be praised.