Volume 1

The diary of Samuel Pepys / completely transcribed by Mynors Bright, from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, with Lord Braybrooke's notes ; edited, with additions, by Henry B. Wheatley.

  • Samuel Pepys
Date:
1899
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Credit: The diary of Samuel Pepys / completely transcribed by Mynors Bright, from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, with Lord Braybrooke's notes ; edited, with additions, by Henry B. Wheatley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    March 13-18 13th. Early up in the morning to read “The Seaman’s Grammar and Dictionary ” I lately have got, which do please me exceeding well. At the office all the morning, dined at home, and Mrs. Turner, The., Joyce, and Mr. Armiger, and my father and mother with me, where they stand till I was weary of theii company and so away. Then up to my chamber, and there set papers and things in order, and so to bed. 14th. With Sir W. Batten and Pen to Mr. Coventry’s, and there had a dispute about my claim to the place of Purveyor of Petty-provisions, and at last to my content did conclude to have my hand to all the bills for these provisions and Mr. Turner to purvey them, because I would not have him to lose the place. Then to my Lord’s, and so with Mr. Creed to an alehouse, where he told me a long story of his amours at Ports- mouth to one of Mrs. Boat’s daughters, which was very pleasant. Dined with my Lord and Lady, and so with Mr. Creed to the Theatre, and there saw “ King and no King,”1 well acted. Thence with him to the Cock alehouse at Temple Bar, where here he did ask my advice about his amours, and I did give him it, which was to enquire into the condition of his com- petitor, who is a son of Mr. Gauden’s, and that I promised to do for him, and he to make [what] use he can of it to his ad- vantage. Home and to bed. 15th. At the office all the morning. At noon Sir Williams both and I at a great fish dinner at the Dolphin, given us by two tax merchants, and very merry we were till night, and so home. This day my wife and Pall went to see my Lady Kingston,’ her brother’s2 lady. 16th. Early at Sir Wm. Pen’s, and there before Mr. Turner did reconcile the business of the purveyance between us two. Then to Whitehall to my Lord’s, and dined with him, and so to Whitefriars and saw “The Spanish Curate,” 3 in which I had 1 A comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, acted before the court in 1611 by the King’s Players. 2 Probably the wife of the third Earl of Kingston, grandson of the William Pierrepont mentioned on p. 67 ; though why she is called Bal- thasar St. Michel’s lady is not known. 3 A comedy by Beaumont and Fletcher, acted before the court in 1622.