Produced by David Widger

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

HENRY B. WHEATLEY F.S.A.

                         DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
                           OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
                                  1664

October 1st. Up and at the office both forenoon and afternoon very busy,and with great pleasure in being so. This morning Mrs. Lane (now Martin)like a foolish woman, came to the Horseshoe hard by, and sent for me whileI was: at the office; to come to speak with her by a note sealed up, Iknow to get me to do something for her husband, but I sent her an answerthat I would see her at Westminster, and so I did not go, and she wentaway, poor soul. At night home to supper, weary, and my eyes sore withwriting and reading, and to bed. We go now on with great vigour inpreparing against the Dutch, who, they say, will now fall upon us withoutdoubt upon this high newes come of our beating them so, wholly in Guinny.

2nd (Lord's day). My wife not being well to go to church I walked with myboy through the City, putting in at several churches, among others atBishopsgate, and there saw the picture usually put before the King's book,put up in the church, but very ill painted, though it were a pretty pieceto set up in a church. I intended to have seen the Quakers, who, theysay, do meet every Lord's day at the Mouth at Bishopsgate; but I could seenone stirring, nor was it fit to aske for the place, so I walked overMoorefields, and thence to Clerkenwell church, and there, as I wished, satnext pew to the fair Butler, who indeed is a most perfect beauty still;and one I do very much admire myself for my choice of her for a beauty,she having the best lower part of her face that ever I saw all days of mylife. After church I walked to my Lady Sandwich's, through my LordSouthampton's new buildings in the fields behind Gray's Inn; and, indeed,they are a very great and a noble work. So I dined with my Lady, and thesame innocent discourse that we used to have, only after dinner, beingalone, she asked me my opinion about Creed, whether he would have a wifeor no, and what he was worth, and proposed Mrs. Wright for him, which, shesays, she heard he was once inquiring after. She desired I would take agood time and manner of proposing it, and I said I would, though Ibelieved he would love nothing but money, and much was not to be expectedthere, she said. So away back to Clerkenwell Church, thinking to have gotsight of la belle Boteler again, but failed, and so after church walkedall over the fields home, and there my wife was angry with me for notcoming home, and for gadding abroad to look after beauties, she told meplainly, so I made all peace, and to supper. This evening came Mrs. Lane(now Martin) with her husband to desire my helpe about a place for him.It seems poor Mr. Daniel is dead of the Victualling Office, a place toogood for this puppy to follow him in. But I did give him the best words Icould, and so after drinking a glasse of wine sent them going, but withgreat kindnesse. Go to supper, prayers, and to bed.

3rd. Up with Sir J. Minnes, by coach, to St. James's; and there all thenewes now of very

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