Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 467 pages of information about Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S..

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 467 pages of information about Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S..
fleete, so walked only through to the Parke, and there, it being mighty hot and I weary, lay down by the canaille, upon the grasse, and slept awhile, and was thinking of a lampoone which hath run in my head this weeke, to make upon the late fight at sea, and the miscarriages there; but other businesses put it out of my head.  Having lain there a while, I then to the Abbey and there called Michell, and so walked in great pain, having new shoes on, as far as Fleete Streete and there got a coach, and so in some little ease home and there drank a great deale of small beer; and so took up my wife and Betty Michell and her husband, and away into the fields, to take the ayre, as far as beyond Hackny, and so back again, in our way drinking a great deale of milke, which I drank to take away, my heartburne, wherewith I have of late been mightily troubled, but all the way home I did break abundance of wind behind, which did presage no good but a great deal of cold gotten.  So home and supped and away went Michell and his wife, of whom I stole two or three salutes, and so to bed in some pain and in fear of more, which accordingly I met with, for I was in mighty pain all night long of the winde griping of my belly and making of me shit often and vomit too, which is a thing not usual with me, but this I impute to the milke that I drank after so much beer, but the cold, to my washing my feet the night before.

16th.  Lay in great pain in bed all the morning and most of the afternoon, being in much pain, making little or no water, and indeed having little within to make any with.  And had great twinges with the wind all the day in my belly with wind.  And a looseness with it, which however made it not so great as I have heretofore had it.  A wonderful dark sky, and shower of rain this morning, which at Harwich proved so too with a shower of hail as big as walnuts.  I had some broth made me to drink, which I love, only to fill up room.  Up in the afternoon, and passed the day with Balty, who is come from sea for a day or two before the fight, and I perceive could be willing fairly to be out of the next fight, and I cannot much blame him, he having no reason by his place to be there; however, would not have him to be absent, manifestly to avoid being there.  At night grew a little better and took a glyster of sacke, but taking it by halves it did me not much good, I taking but a little of it.  However, to bed, and had a pretty good night of it,

17th.  So as to be able to rise to go to the office and there sat, but now and then in pain, and without making much water, or freely.  However, it grew better and better, so as after dinner believing the jogging in a coach would do me good, I did take my wife out to the New Exchange to buy things.  She there while I with Balty went and bought a common riding-cloake for myself, to save my best.  It cost me but 30s., and will do my turne mighty well.  Thence home and walked in the garden with Sir W.

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