Diary, Jun/Jul/Aug 1661 | 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. JUNE, JULY & AUGUST 1661
June 1st. Having taken our leaves of Sir W. Batten and my Lady, who
are gone this morning to keep their Whitsuntide, Sir W. Pen and I and
Mr. Gauden by water to Woolwich, and there went from ship to ship to
give order for and take notice of their forwardness to go forth, and then
to Deptford and did the like, having dined at Woolwich with Captain
Poole at the tavern there. From Deptford we walked to Redriffe, calling
at the half-way house, and there come into a room where there was
infinite of new cakes placed that are made against Whitsuntide, and
there we were very merry. By water home, and there did businesses of
the office. Among others got my Lord's imprest of L1000 and Mr.
Creed's of L10,000 against this voyage their bills signed. Having wrote
letters into the country and read some things I went to bed.

2nd (Whitsunday). The barber having done with me, I went to church,
and there heard a good sermon of Mr. Mills, fit for the day. Then home
to dinner, and then to church again, and going home I found Greatorex
(whom I expected today at dinner) come to see me, and so he and I in
my chamber drinking of wine and eating of anchovies an hour or two,
discoursing of many things in mathematics, and among others he
showed me how it comes to pass the strength that levers have, and he
showed me that what is got as to matter of strength is lost by them as to
matter of time. It rained very hard, as it hath done of late so much that
we begin to doubt a famine, and so he was forced to stay longer than I
desired. At night after prayers to bed.

3rd. To the Wardrobe, where discoursing with my Lord, he did instruct

me as to the business of the Wardrobe, in case, in his absence, Mr.
Townsend should die, and told me that he do intend to joyne me and
Mr. Moore with him as to the business, now he is going to sea, and
spoke to me many other things, as to one that he do put the greatest
confidence in, of which I am proud. Here I had a good occasion to tell
him (what I have had long in my mind) that, since it has pleased God to
bless me with something, I am desirous to lay out something for my
father, and so have pitched upon Mr. Young's place in the Wardrobe,
which I desired he would give order in his absence, if the place should
fall that I might have the refusal. Which my Lord did freely promise me,
at which I was very glad, he saying that he would do that at the least.
So I saw my Lord into the barge going to Whitehall, and I and Mr.
Creed home to my house, whither my father and my cozen Scott came
to dine with me, and so we dined together very well, and before we had
done in comes my father Bowyer and my mother and four daughters,
and a young gentleman and his sister, their friends, and there staid all
the afternoon, which cost me great store of wine, and were very merry.
By and by I am called to the office, and there staid a little. So home
again, and took Mr. Creed and left them, and so he and I to the Towre,
to speak for some ammunition for ships for my Lord; and so he and I,
with much pleasure, walked quite round the Towre, which I never did
before. So home, and after a walk with my wife upon the leads, I and
she went to bed. This morning I and Dr. Peirce went over to the Beare
at the Bridge foot, thinking to have met my Lord Hinchinbroke and his
brother setting forth for France; but they being not come we went over
to the Wardrobe, and there found that my Lord Abbot Montagu being
not at Paris, my Lord hath a mind to have them stay a little longer
before they go.

4th. The Comptroller came this morning to get me to go see a house or
two near our office, which he would take for himself or Mr. Turner,
and then