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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. JANUARY & FEBRUARY 1661-1662
1661-62. January 1st. Waking this morning out of my sleep on a
sudden, I did with my elbow hit my wife a great blow over her face and
nose, which waked her with pain, at which I was sorry, and to sleep
again. Up and went forth with Sir W. Pen by coach towards
Westminster, and in my way seeing that the "Spanish Curate" was
acted today, I light and let him go alone, and I home again and sent to
young Mr. Pen and his sister to go anon with my wife and I to the
Theatre. That done, Mr. W. Pen came to me and he and I walked out,
and to the Stacioner's, and looked over some pictures and traps for my
house, and so home again to dinner, and by and by came the two young
Pens, and after we had eat a barrel of oysters we went by coach to the
play, and there saw it well acted, and a good play it is, only Diego the
Sexton did overdo his part too much. From thence home, and they sat
with us till late at night at cards very merry, but the jest was Mr. W.
Pen had left his sword in the coach, and so my boy and he run out after
the coach, and by very great chance did at the Exchange meet with the
coach and got his sword again. So to bed.

2nd. An invitation sent us before we were up from my Lady Sandwich's,
to come and dine with her: so at the office all the morning, and at noon
thither to dinner, where there was a good and great dinner, and the
company, Mr. William Montagu and his Lady (but she seemed so far
from the beauty that I expected her from my Lady's talk to be, that it
put me into an ill humour all the day, to find my expectation so lost),
Mr. Rurttball and Townsend and their wives. After dinner, borne by
water, and so to the office till night, and then I went forth, by

appointment, to meet with Mr. Grant, who promised to meet me at the
Coffee-house to bring me acquainted with Cooper the great limner in
little, but they deceived me, and so I went home, and there sat at my
lute and singing till almost twelve at night, and so to bed. Sir Richd.
Fanshaw is come suddenly from Portugall, but nobody knows what his
business is.

3rd. Lay long in bed, and so up and abroad to several places about petty
businesses. Among others to Tom's, who I find great hopes of that he
will do well, which I am glad of, and am not now so hasty to get a wife
for him as I was before. So to dinner to my Lord Crew's with him and
his Lady, and after dinner to Faithorne's, and there bought some
pictures of him; and while I was there, comes by the King's life-guard,
he being gone to Lincoln's Inn this afternoon to see the Revells there;
there being, according to an old custom, a prince and all his nobles, and
other matters of sport and charge. So home, and up to my chamber to
look over my papers and other things, my mind being much troubled
for these four or five days because of my present great expense, and
will be so till I cast up and see how my estate stands, and that I am loth
to do for fear I have spent too much, and delay it the rather that I may
pay for my pictures and my wife's, and the book that I am buying for
Paul's School before I do cast up my accompts.

4th. At home most of the morning hanging up pictures, and seeing how
my pewter sconces that I have bought will become my stayres and
entry, and then with my wife by water to Westminster, whither she to
her father's and I to Westminster Hall, and there walked a turn or two
with Mr. Chetwin (who had a dog challenged of him by another man
that said it was his, but Mr. Chetwin called the dog, and the dog at last
would follow him, and not his old master, and so Chetwin got the dog)
and W. Symons, and thence