The diary of Samuel Pepys; Chapter eight

Diary of Simon Wolpe and historical entertainment. Produced by radio station KC You are FM of the University of Missouri at Kansas City. When peeps began his diary and 16 60 he was a poor clerk at the Exchequer and a man of all errands to his great Cousin Edward Montague as an admiral of the fleet. It was Montague who brought Charles second home to England and peeps was aboard the ship as secretary to his cousin in appreciation Charles made Montague Earl of Sandwich and a knight of the Garter through sandwich peeps received his position as clerk of the Acts of the Navy in which he was to become the greatest naval administrator England had ever known. He lived with his French wife Elizabeth and their servants in a house provided with his position in seething lane next to the Navy office. His diary which he kept faithfully for nine years is the most evocative history of the restoration period and the most honest personal record of a man's daily life in

existence. When I read of Samuel peeps Chapter 8. In which Sam got some money from his position at the Privy Seal. Commences decorating his house and seething lane. And here's an immensely amusing sermon. 30 1st July 16th sixty two white hole where my Lord Sandwich of the principal officers met and had a great discourse about raising of money for the Navy which is in a very sad condition and money must be raised for it. August 2nd W. Hewer and I to the office of Privy Seal where I stayed all the afternoon and received about forty pounds for yesterday and today

at which my heart rejoiced for God's blessing to me to give me this advantage by chance. I went and cast up the expense that I laid out upon my former house because there are so many that are desirous of it and I am in my mind loath to let it go out of my hands for fear of it. I find my legs out to come to about twenty pounds which with my fine will come to about twenty two pounds to him the chill HIGH OF MY HOUSE OF ME. 4th August and milord sandwiches I found his daughter related to my mother with whom I stayed and dined all alone after dinner at the Privy Seal office signing things and taking money all day. I could not go to the Red Bull Playhouse as I had intended. So to a committee of Parliament to give them an answer to an order of theirs that we could not give them any account of the accounts of the Navy in the years. Thirty six thirty seven

thirty eight thirty nine and forty. As they desired. 6th August this night Mr. Mann offered me one Thousand Palms for my office of Clark of the acts which made my mouth water. But yet I dare not take it till I speak with him alone to have his consent. 10th August to Hyde Park by coach and so off line foot race three times around the park between an Irishman and crow that was once middle order played Poole's footman Crowe beat the other by above two miles and able to think of anything because of my constant business. Not having read a new book or inquiring after any news many people look after my house and next yard to hire it so that I'm troubled with them. But blessed be God from my good chance of the Privy Seal where I get every day I believe about three pounds. This place did give me by

chance. Neither he nor I thinking it to be of the worth that he and I find it to be. 14th August to the Privy Seal and thence to Malone's where Mr. Pim Taylor and I agreed upon making me a velvet coat. I did make even with Mr fair brother for my degree of Master of Arts which cost me about nine pounds and sixteen shillings at night. Good sport. Having the girl and boy to go my head. 16th August. You know it sent which took leave and so for him she broke belated demimonde Mr. Thomas Crewe in the coach with the. Eighteenth August towards Westminster. By Walter I learned that my wife had Whitefriars with five pounds to buy her a petticoat and my father persuaded her to buy a most fine cloth of twenty six shillings a yard and a rich lace that the petticoat

will come to five pounds. But she doing it very innocently I could not be angry Captain Ferrers took me and creed to the cockpit play the first that I've had time to see since my coming from sea. 900 thought cust Lord's Day this morning so William batten Penn and myself went to church to the churchwardens to demand a pew which at present could not be given us. But we are resolved to have one built home to dinner where my wife had on her new petticoat that she bought yesterday which indeed is a very fine cloth and a fine lace But that being of a light color and the lace sole silver it it makes no great show. 20th August. This afternoon at the Privy Seal where reckoning with Mr Moore he had got £100 to be together which I was glad of.

By coach to Wester house and saw me Lord Chancellor come into his great hole where wonderful how much company there was to expect him before he would begin any business. He took my papers of the state of Depp's of the fleet and there viewed them before all the people and did give me his advice privately how to order things to get as much money as we can to the parliament. 23rd August by water to Doctors Commons. To Dr. Walker. To give him a lot of papers to view over concerning his being empowered to be vice admiral under the Duke of York. Eat up muskmelon. The first I have tasted these here. 27 August become a vessel of northen ale for Mr. Pierce the purser to me and a brave Turkey carpet and a jar of olives from caps and captains and a pair of fine turtle doves from John Bird to my wife. Major heart come to me whom I did receive with

wine an anchovy which made me so dry that I was ill with them all night and was fain to have the girl raise and fetch me some drink. Twenty night the ghost my wife discovered my boy he will weigh man's theft and a great deal more than we imagined. At which I was vexed and intend to put him away. 30th August. This is the first day that I ever saw my wife wear black patches since we were married. Milad come to town today. 3rd September I'm to get my Lauda toilet cap a comb case of silk to make use of in Holland where he goes to the Hague 4th September. Looking over the joint as flooring my dining room in September I put away my boy a will and tore his indentures. The Duke of Gloucester

is ill. It is said it will prove the smallpox 7 September but not sent which set sail from the downs for Holland. 8 September drinking a glass of wine late and discoursing with Sir W. Pen. I find him to be a very sociable man and an able man and very cunning. 11th September landing at the barracks at the bridge fort we saw something fair. I having not at all seen Bartholomew Fair I cause the girl to watch the way it's going to be our part of which she did very well which caused my wife and I a good sport 12 September looking after my workmen whose laziness do much trouble me. 13th September my wife went to the burial of a child of my

cousin Scott's and it is observable that within this month my aunt right was brought to bed of two girls and a cousin stead wick of a girl and boy and my cousin Scott of a boy and all died. This day the Duke of Gloucester died of the smallpox by the great negligence of the doctors. 14th September my mother very ill. At which my heart is very sick. 16 September the Lord's day. A lot of Oxford I'm told is also dead of the smallpox in whom his family dies after 600 years having that honor in their family to Whitehall garden. When I saw the king in purple mourning for his brother 17th September I did give my wife £15 to go buy mourning things for which she did. 21st

September. Upon the water saw the corpse of the Duke of Gloucester brought down Somerset House stairs to go by water to Westminster to be buried 22nd September. I bought a pair of short black stockings to wear over a pair of silk buns for morning and I met with mistresses turnitin Joyce buying of things to go into mourning to for the Duke which is now the mode of all the ladies in the top. 23rd September Lord's day come one for my fathers with a black cloth coat made of my short cloak to walk up and down in to the Abbey. Before sermon I laughed at the reader who in his prayer the desires of God that he would imprint his word on the thumbs of our right hands and other right great toes of our right feet high in the midst of the servants of plaster fell from the top of the ebay that made me and all the

rest. Now people are afraid and I wish myself out to the hope to heaven and send for Mr. chaplain who with Nicholas Osbon and one Daniel come to us and we drank off two or three quarts of wine which was very good and we eat above two hundred walnuts. 25th September I did send for a cup of tea the China drink of which I have never drank before. 28 September all the afternoon among my workmen and did give them drink and very merry with them. It be my luck to meet with a sort of drawling workman on all occasions. 29 September. This day yesterday I hear Prince Rupert is coming to court but welcome to nobody. Third October to my Lord Sandwich and dined all alone with

him who did treat me with a great deal of respect. And after dinner they did discourse and hour with me and advise about some way to get himself some money to make up for his great expenses. Saying that he believed that he might have anything that he would ask of the key. 5th October. Office day dined at home to see my painters now at work upon my house. 7.0 by the Lord's day. To White Hall on foot calling at my father's to change my long black cloak for a short one long cloaks now be quite right. But he being gone to church I couldn't get warm to my lords and dined with him. He all dinner time talking French to me and telling me the story how the Duke of York has got me Lord Chancellor his daughter with child and that she had to lay it to him and that for certain he did promise her marriage and he had signed it with his blood and that

he by stealth had got the paper out of her cabinet and that the King would have him to marry her but that he will not. But my Lord to make light of it is a thing that he believes is not a new thing for the Duke to be doing abroad 8.0 but at my father's about gilded leather for my dining room. In Chapter 9 of The Diary of Samuel peeps Sam sees a traitor hanged drawn and quartered. Visits his cousin Lord Sandwich is new home with a great wardrobe. And makes arrangements for his sister Paul to live at his house in seething lane. The diary of Samuel peeps was edited by Gloria Scott read by James

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