Diary, Feb 1659/60 | Page 4

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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. FEBRUARY 1659-60
February 1st. In the morning went to my office where afterwards the
old man brought me my letters from the carrier. At noon I went home
and dined with my wife on pease porridge and nothing else. After that I
went to the Hall and there met with Mr. Swan and went with him to Mr.
Downing's Counsellor, who did put me in very little hopes about the
business between Mr. Downing and Squib, and told me that Squib
would carry it against him, at which I was much troubled, and with him
went to Lincoln's Inn and there spoke with his attorney, who told me
the day that was appointed for the trial. From thence I went to Sir Harry
Wright's and got him to give me his hand for the L60 which I am
to-morrow to receive from Mr. Calthrop and from thence to Mrs. Jem
and spoke with Madam Scott and her husband who did promise to have
the thing for her neck done this week. Thence home and took Gammer
East, and James the porter, a soldier, to my Lord's lodgings, who told
me how they were drawn into the field to-day, and that they were
ordered to march away to-morrow to make room for General Monk; but
they did shut their Colonel Fitch, and the rest of the officers out of the
field, and swore they would not go without their money, and if they
would not give it them, they would go where they might have it, and
that was the City. So the Colonel went to the Parliament, and
commanded what money could be got, to be got against to-morrow for
them, and all the rest of the soldiers in town, who in all places made a
mutiny this day, and do agree together. Here I took some bedding to
send to Mrs. Ann for her to lie in now she hath her fits of the ague.
Thence I went to Will's and staid like a fool there and played at cards
till 9 o'clock and so came home, where I found Mr. Hunt and his wife
who staid and sat with me till 10 and so good night.

2d. Drank at Harper's with Doling, and so to my office, where I found
all the officers of the regiments in town, waiting to receive money that
their soldiers might go out of town, and what was in the Exchequer
they had. At noon after dining at home I called at Harper's for Doling,
and he and I met with Luellin and drank with him at the Exchequer at
Charing Cross, and thence he and I went to the Temple to Mr.
Calthrop's chamber, and from thence had his man by water to London
Bridge to Mr. Calthrop, a grocer, and received L60 for my Lord. In our
way we talked with our waterman, White, who told us how the
watermen had lately been abused by some that had a desire to get in to
be watermen to the State, and had lately presented an address of nine or
ten thousand hands to stand by this Parliament, when it was only told
them that it was to a petition against hackney coaches; and that to-day
they had put out another to undeceive the world and to clear themselves,
and that among the rest Cropp, my waterman and one of great practice,
was one that did cheat them thus. After I had received the money we
went to the Bridge Tavern and drank a quart of wine and so back by
water, landing Mr. Calthrop's man at the Temple and we went
homewards, but over against Somerset House, hearing the noise of
guns, we landed and found the Strand full of soldiers. So I took my
money and went to Mrs. Johnson, my Lord's sempstress, and giving her
my money to lay up, Doling and I went up stairs to a window, and
looked out and see the foot face the horse and beat them back, and
stood bawling and calling in the street for a free Parliament and money.
By and by a drum was heard to beat a march coming towards them, and
they got all ready again and faced them, and they proved to be of the
same mind with them; and so they made a great deal of joy to see one