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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. NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 1663
November 1st (Lord's day). This morning my brother's man brought me
a new black baize waistecoate, faced with silke, which I put on from
this day, laying by half-shirts for this winter. He brought me also my
new gowne of purple shagg, trimmed with gold, very handsome; he
also brought me as a gift from my brother, a velvet hat, very fine to ride
in, and the fashion, which pleases me very well, to which end, I believe,
he sent it me, for he knows I had lately been angry with him. Up and to
church with my wife, and at noon dined at home alone, a good calves

head boiled and dumplings, an excellent dinner methought it was. Then
to church again, whither Sir W. Pen came, the first time he has been at
church these several months, he having been sicke all the while. Home
and to my office, where I taught my wife some part of subtraction, and
then fell myself to set some papers of my last night's accounts in order,
and so to supper home, and after supper another bout at arithmetique
with my wife, and then to my office again and made an end of my
papers, and so home to prayers, and then to read my vowes, and to bed.

2d. Up, and by coach to White Hall, and there in the long Matted
Gallery I find Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, and Sir W. Batten--and by
and by comes the King to walk there with three or four with him; and
soon as he saw us, says he, "Here is the Navy Office," and there walked
twenty turns the length of the gallery, talking, methought, but ordinary
talke. By and by came the Duke, and he walked, and at last they went
into the Duke's lodgings. The King staid so long that we could not
discourse with the Duke, and so we parted. I heard the Duke say that he
was going to wear a perriwigg; and they say the King also will. I never
till this day observed that the King is mighty gray. Thence, meeting
with Creed, walked with him to Westminster Hall, and thence by coach
took up Mrs. Hunt, and carried her towards my house, and we light at
the 'Change, and sent her to my house, Creed and I to the Coffeehouse,
and then to the 'Change, and so home, and carried a barrel of oysters
with us, and so to dinner, and after a good dinner left Mrs. Hunt and my
wife making marmalett of quinces, and Creed and I to the perriwigg
makers, but it being dark concluded of nothing, and so Creed went
away, and I with Sir W. Pen, who spied me in the street, in his coach
home. There found them busy still, and I up to my vyall. Anon, the
comfiture being well done, my wife and I took Mrs. Hunt at almost 9 at
night by coach and carried Mrs. Hunt home, and did give her a box of
sugar and a haunch of venison given me by my Lady the other day. We
did not 'light, but saw her within doors, and straight home, where after
supper there happening some discourse where my wife thought she had
taken Jane in a lie, she told me of it mighty triumphantly, but I, not
seeing reason to conclude it a lie, was vexed, and my wife and I to very
high words, wherein I up to my chamber, and she by and by followed

me up, and to very bad words from her to me, calling me perfidious and
man of no conscience, whatever I pretend to, and I know not what,
which troubled me mightily, and though I would allow something to
her passion, yet I see again and again that she spoke but somewhat of
what she had in her heart. But I tempered myself very well, so as that
though we went to bed with discontent she yielded to me and began to
be fond, so that being willing myself to peace, we did before we sleep
become very good friends, it being past 12 o'clock, and so with good
hearts and joy to rest.
3rd. Up and to the office, where busy all the morning, and at noon to
the Coffee-house, and there heard a long and most passionate discourse
between