Diary of Samuel Pepys
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The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669.
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Wednesday 6 August 1662. Up early, and, going to my office, met Sir G. Carteret in coming through the yard, and so walked a good while talking with him … .Thence by water to White Hall; and so to St. James’s but there found Mr. Coventry gone … .So to my Lord’s; and he is also
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Friday 8 August 1662. Up by four o’clock in the morning, and at five by water to Woolwich, there to see the manner of tarring … At noon came Mr. Coventry ….Thence we walked talking, very good discourse all the way to Greenwich, and I do find most excellent discourse from him.
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Wednesday 5 August 1663. All the morning at the office, whither Deane of Woolwich came to me and discoursed of the body of ships, which I am now going about to understand, and then I took him to the coffee-house, where he was very earnest against Mr. Grant’s report in favour of
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Tuesday 4 August 1663. We (Mr. Coventry) were called up about four a-clock, and being ready went and took a Gravesend boat, and to London by nine a-clock.….My brother John I find come to town to my house, as I sent for him, on Saturday last; so at noon home and dined with him,
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Sunday 3 August 1662. (Lord’s day). Up early, and with Captain Cocke to the dock-yard, a fine walk, and fine weather. Where we walked till Commissioner Pett come to us, and took us to his house, and showed us his garden and fine things, and did give us a fine breakfast of bread
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Saturday 2 August 1662. Up early, and got me ready in my riding clothes, and so to the office … .I took boat with Will, and down to Greenwich, where Captain Cocke not being at home I was vexed, and went to walk in the Park till he come thither to me: and Will’s forgetting to
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Thursday 31 July 1662. Up early and among my workmen, I ordering my rooms above, which will please me very well. So to my office, and there we sat all the morning, where I begin more and more to grow considerable there. At noon Mr. Coventry and I by his coach to the Exchange
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Wednesday 30 July 1662. Up early, and to my office, where Cooper came to me and begun his lecture upon the body of a ship, which my having of a modell in the office is of great use to me, and very pleasant and useful it is. Then by water to White Hall, and there waited upon my
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Monday 28 July 1662. Up early, and by six o’clock, after my wife was ready, I walked with her to the George, at Holborn Conduit, where the coach stood ready to carry her and her maid to Bugden, but that not being ready, my brother Tom staid with them to see them gone ….So I took
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Saturday 26 July 1662. Sir W. Batten, Mr. Pett, and I at the office sitting all the morning.….This afternoon I had a letter from Mr. Creed, who hath escaped narrowly in the King’s yacht, and got safe to the Downs after the late storm… .This afternoon I went to Westminster; and
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Friday 25 July 1662. At the office all the morning, reading Mr. Holland’s discourse of the Navy, lent me by Mr. Turner ….This morning Sir W. Batten came in to the office and desired to speak with me; he began by telling me that he observed a strangeness between him and me of
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Wednesday 23 July 1662. This morning angry a little in the morning, and my house being so much out of order makes me a little pettish. I went to the office, and there dispatched business by myself, and so again in the afternoon; being a little vexed that my brother Tom, by his
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Monday 21 July 1662. Up early, and though I found myself out of order and cold, and the weather cold and likely to rain, yet upon my promise and desire to do what I intended, I did take boat and down to Greenwich, to Captain Cocke’s, who hath a most pleasant seat, and neat. Here
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Sunday 20 July 1662. (Lord’s day). My wife and I lay talking long in bed, and at last she is come to be willing to stay two months in the country, for it is her unwillingness to stay till the house is quite done that makes me at a loss how to have her go or stay. But that which
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Friday 18 July 1662.Up very early, and got a-top of my house, seeing the design of my work, and like it very well, and it comes into my head to have my dining-room wainscoated, which will be very pretty.* By-and-by by water to Deptford, to put several things in order, being
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Thursday 17 July 1662. To my office, and by and by to our sitting; where much business. Mr. Coventry took his leave, being to go with the Duke over for the Queen-Mother.….Home and found much business to be upon my hands, and was late at the office writing letters by candle
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Wednesday 16 July 1662. In the morning I found all my ceilings, spoiled with rain last night, so that I fear they must be all new whited when the work is done. Made me ready and to my office.… By and by we went to Mr. Creed’s lodging, and there got a dish or two of sweetmeats,
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Tuesday 15 July 1662. Up by 4 o’clock, and after doing some business as to settling my papers at home, I went to my office, and there busy till sitting time. So at the office all the morning ….I to dinner at home, where my brother Tom and Mr. Cooke came and dined with me, but I
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Monday 14 July 1662. Up by 4 o’clock and to my arithmetique, and so to my office till 8, then to Thames Street along with old Mr. Green, among the tarr-men, and did instruct myself in the nature and prices of tarr, but could not get Stockholm for the use of the office under 10l.
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Sunday 13 July 1662. (Lord’s day). Having by some mischance hurt my cods, I had my old pain all yesterday and this morning, and so kept my bed all this morning. So up and after dinner and some of my people to church, I set about taking down my books and papers and making my
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