The diary of Samuel Pepys; Chapter six

The diary of Samuel peeps and historical entertainment produced by Radio Station KC You are FM at the University of Missouri at Kansas City by a 16 59 with Oliver Cromwell dead England was in a state of near anarchy and the forces that made way for the restoration of Charles second were gathering momentum. It was during this time of uncertainty that Samuel peeps a short plump young man alone a clerk at the Exchequer again to keep a diary in which he was to write faithfully for nine years. The diary contains a million and a quarter words about politics and fashion court gossip and entertainments domestic crises and travel. He described the coronation of Charles Second the plague and the Great Fire of London in his long career he reorganized the administration of the Admiralty which ultimately enabled England to become an empire and he was the true father of the civil service. But it is his diary. A delightful intimate human document that keeps the name of Samuel.

Alive. The diary of Samuel peeps Chapter 6. In which Sam hears the story of the king's exile from the King's own lips. Caesar's cousin Lord Montague made a knight of the Garter. And as a promise from him that they will rise in the world together. 23rd May 16 60 all the afternoon. The king's loft has been there up and down. Quite contrary to what I thought him to have been very active in stirrings. Upon the quarter deck he fell into discourse of his escape from Worcester where it made me ready to weep to hear the stories that he told of his difficulties that he had passed through as his travelling four days and three nights on foot every step up to

his knees in dirt with nothing but a green coat and a pair of country breeches arm and a pair of country shoes that made him so sore all over his feet that he could scarce stir. Yet he was forced to run away from a mill another company that took them for rogues and grew while he looked so poorly that the people went into the rooms before he went away to see whether he had not stole something or other. Under sail all night and most glorious weather 24th made up and made myself as fine as I could with the living stockings I bought the other day at Hague extraordinary press of noble company and great moments all the day walking upon the decks where persons of honor all the afternoon. Among others Thomas Killigrew a merry drove but a gentleman of great esteem with the King who told us many Marys stories to bed coming in sight of land a little before night.

25th day by the morning we were come close to the land and everybody made ready to get on shore. The King of the two Dukes did eat their breakfast before they went. And they're being set up some ship's diet before them. Only to show them the manner of the ship's diet they eat of nothing else but peas and pork and boiled beef. I spoke to the Duke of York about business who called me peeps by name and upon my desire to promise me his future favor. Great Expectation of the king's making some nights. But there was none. I went and Mr Mansell and one of the king's footman and the dog that the king loved in a boat by ourselves and so got on shore when the king did who was received by General Monk with all imaginable love and respected his entrance upon the land at Dover. Infinite the crowd of people and the gallantry of the horseman's citizens and noble men of all sorts. The shouting and joy

expressed by all is past imagination. And so on board Menard Montague returned late and that is coming did give me order to cause the mark to be gilded and to Crom and see are to be made at the head of the coach table where the King today with his own hand did mark his height which accordingly I caused the painter to do and is now done as is to be seen. 26. May I die and commander at the table today and all the officers of the ship with me. The captain told me that my lord had appointed me thirty pounds out of the thousand dockets which the king had given the ship twenty seventh May. Sixteen sixty Lords Day called up to see the Garter and her old coat brought by Sarette with Walker King at arms this morning for my lord Mullard had summoned all the commanders on board to see the ceremony which was thus so Redwood

putting on his coat and having laid the Georgian garter and the King's letter to my Lord upon a crimson cushion makes three counties to him holding the cushion in his arms then lying it down with the things upon it upon a chair he takes the letter and delivers it to my lord which my lord breaks upon and gives him to read. It was directed to our trusty and well-beloved Sir Edward Montague Knight one of our generals at sea and our companion elect of our noble order of the Garter. The contents of the letter are to show that the kings of England have for many years made use of this Ana as a special mark of favor to persons of good extraction and valor and that many emperors kings and princes of other countries have borne this honor and that whereas my lord is of a noble family and has now done the king's such service by sea at this time as he hath done he do send him this Georgian garter to wear as Knight of the order with a dispensation of the other

ceremonies of the habit of the Order and other things till hereafter when it can be done. So the Herald putting the ribbon about his neck and the garter on his left leg he saluted him with joy as Knights of the Garter. And so to short again to the king at Canterbury where he yesterday gave the like honor to General Monk who are the only two for many years that have had the Garter given them before they had the honors of earldom or the like. Excepting only the Duke of Buckingham who was only Sir George villas when he was made a knight of the Garter there was no room for me at table so I dined in my cabin where Mr. Drum brought me a lobster and a bottle of oil instead of vinegar whereby I spoiled my dinner plate to assume. Twenty eight made. The captain did give every one of the men not the boys a docket of the king's money that he gave the ship and the officers according to their quality.

I received in the captain's cabin for my share sixty dockets twenty ninth May the king's birthday abroad to shore with my Lord which he offered me of himself saying that I had a great deal of work to do this month which was very true on shore we took courses and had a great deal of pleasure in riding while we were on top of the cliff. We saw and heard our guns in the fleet go off for the same joy and it being a pretty fair day we could see above twenty miles into France. 30th May. I did eat a dish of mackerel newly catched for my breakfast all this morning making up my accounts in which I counted that I had made myself now worth about eighty pounds at which my heart was glad and blessed God. Thirty first made Captain Sparling of the assistance brought me a pair of silk stockings of a light blue

which I was much pleased with. This day the month then I and very good health and all the world in a merry mood because of the King's coming. I begin to teach Mr. Edward my lord Montague's son who has a very good foundation laid for his Latin. June 1st. Mr. Cooke comes from London with letters leaving all things there very gallant and joyful and brought us word that the parliament had ordered the twenty ninth of May the king's birthday to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the king's return to his government he entering London that day. My poor wife is not being well. She would fain see me and be at her house again but we must be content. She writes how there was talk that I should be knighted by the king. Which day the Joyces laugh at. But I think myself happier in

my wife in the state than they are. The captain come onboard quite fuddled. The vice admiral rear admiral and he had been drinking all day. Second you being with my Lord Montague in the morning about business in his cabin I took occasion to give thanks for his love to me and the share that he had given me of his Majesty's money and the Dukes he told me he hoped to do me a more lasting kindness if all things stand as they are now are between him and the king. But says he we must have a little patience and will rise together. In the meantime I will do yet all the good jobs I can. Which was great content for me to hear from the Lord. 3rd June Lord's day at sermon in the morning after dinner into my cabin to cast my accounts up and find myself to be worth near 100

pounds for which I bless Almighty God it being more than I had hoped for so soon being I believe not clearly worth £25 when I come to see besides my house and goods. Fourth do I send my Dutch money seventy Ducker to them twenty nine gold buckets to be changed to English money which is the first venture that ever I made. And so I am afraid of it. The King's proclamation against drinking swearing and debauchery was read to our ships companies in the fleet and it did it gives great satisfaction to all six due in the morning I had letters come that told me among other things that my lord's place of Clark of the Cygnet was fallen to him which he did most loving me tell me that I should execute in case he could not get a better employment for me at the end of the year. 7th June. After dinner come Mr. Wright And Mr. Moore They

brought an order from the lords coming up from London which milord resolved to do tomorrow. All the afternoon getting my things in order to set forth tomorrow 8 June out early to courses that deal dined at Canterbury. I saw the Minster the remains of Beckett's tomb ninth jus landed at the temple to White Hall with my Lord and Mr. Edward Montague found the king in the park there walked gallantly great. 10th June Lord's day and my father's found my wife and to walk with her in Lincoln's Inn walks 15th June the Lord Montague told me how the king has given him the place of the great wardrobe. 16th June to milord. And so to White Hall with him about the clock of the privy SEAL's place which he is to have got a piece of gold for the horse I brought to town.

17th June Lord's Day. This day the organ's did begin to play at Whitehall before the King Mr. Edward and I into Gray's Inn walks and saw many beauties there. 18th June to the Admiralty and so to my lord's lodgings where he told me that he did look after the place of the clock of the acts for me. 19th June. Much business at Lord's this morning the Lord went into the House of Commons and there I had the thanks of the house in the name of the parliament and Commons of England for his late service to his king and country. I found a quantity of chocolates left for me. I know not from home. 21st June. With my lord to see the great wardrobe where Mr. Townsend brought us to the Governor of some poor children in tawny clothes who had been maintained there these eleven years which put my lord to a stand how to

dispose of them. So he may have the house for his own use which the children sing finally. And Menard bid me give the five pieces of gold it is going away. In Chapter 7 of the diary of Samuel peeps Sam secures his position as clerk of the Acts of the Navy. Takes the oath of the Privy Seal and moves to the house and seething lane that is a lot of him as an administrator of the Navy. The diary of Samuel peeps was edited by Gloria Scott read by James Hawes produced by Radio Station Casey you are FM of the University of Missouri at Kansas City and made available to this station a bi national educational radio. This is the national educational radio network.