A book the Bishops will
not let be printed again
All things to be managed
with faction
Being the people that,
at last, will be found the wisest
Business of abusing
the Puritans begins to grow stale
Cannot get suitably,
without breach of his honour
Caustic attack on Sir
Robert Howard
Doe from Cobham, when
the season comes, bucks season being past
Forgetting many things,
which her master beat her for
Glad to be at friendship
with me, though we hate one another
I away with great content,
my mind being troubled before
My wife having a mind
to see the play “Bartholomew-Fayre”
My wife, coming up suddenly,
did find me embracing the girl
Presbyterian style and
the Independent are the best
Ridiculous nonsensical
book set out by Will. Pen, for the Quaker
Shows how unfit I am
for trouble
Sir, your faithful and
humble servant
The most ingenious men
may sometimes be mistaken
Their ladies in the
box, being grown mighty kind of a sudden
Vexed me, but I made
no matter of it, but vexed to myself
With hangings not fit
to be seen with mine
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
HenryB. Wheatley F.S.A.
Diaryof Samuel Pepys.
November
1668
November 1st (Lord’s day). Up, and with W. Hewer at my chamber all this morning, going further in my great business for the Duke of York, and so at noon to dinner, and then W. Hewer to write fair what he had writ, and my wife to read to me all the afternoon, till anon Mr. Gibson come, and he and I to perfect it to my full mind, and so to supper and to bed, my mind yet at disquiet that I cannot be informed how poor Deb. stands with her mistress, but I fear she will put her away, and the truth is, though it be much against my mind and to my trouble, yet I think that it will be fit that she should be gone, for my wife’s peace and mine, for she cannot but be offended at the sight of her, my wife having conceived this jealousy of me with reason, and therefore for that, and other reasons of expense, it will be best for me to let her go, but I shall love and pity her. This noon Mr. Povy sent his coach for my wife and I to see, which we like mightily, and will endeavour to have him get us just such another.