Samuel Pepys
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After eating a dish of cold cream, which was my supper last night too, we took leave of our beggarly company, though they seem good people, too.
September 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
After eating a dish of cold cream, which was my supper last night too, we took leave of our beggarly company, though they seem good people, too.
I was bit cruelly, and nobody else of our company, which I wonder at, by the gnatts.
September 18, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I was bit cruelly, and nobody else of our company, which I wonder at, by the gnatts.
Up, and my father being gone to bed ill last night and continuing so this morning, I was forced to come to a new consideration, whether it was fit for to let my uncle and his son go to Wisbeach about my uncle Day’s estate alone or no, and concluded it unfit.
September 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Up, and my father being gone to bed ill last night and continuing so this morning, I was forced to come to a new consideration, whether it was fit for to let my uncle and his son go to Wisbeach about my uncle Day’s estate alone or no, and concluded it unfit.
Up betimes, and with my wife to Hinchingbroke to see my Lady, she being to go to my Lord this morning, and there I left her, and so back to the Court.
September 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Up betimes, and with my wife to Hinchingbroke to see my Lady, she being to go to my Lord this morning, and there I left her, and so back to the Court.
Rode as far as Godmanchester, Mr. Moore having two falls, once in water and another in dirt, and there ’light and eat and drunk, being all of us very weary, but especially my uncle and wife.
September 15, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Rode as far as Godmanchester, Mr. Moore having two falls, once in water and another in dirt, and there ’light and eat and drunk, being all of us very weary, but especially my uncle and wife.
Up betimes, and my wife’s mind and mine holding for her going, so she to get her ready, and I abroad to do the like for myself. After setting every thing at my office and at home in order, by coach to Bishop’s Gate, it being a very promising fair day.
September 14, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Up betimes, and my wife’s mind and mine holding for her going, so she to get her ready, and I abroad to do the like for myself. After setting every thing at my office and at home in order, by coach to Bishop’s Gate, it being a very promising fair day.
At supper saying to my wife, in ordinary fondness, “Well! shall you and I never travel together again?” she took me up and offered and desired to go along with me. I thinking by that means to have her safe from harm’s way at home here, and so I think she will go.
September 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
At supper saying to my wife, in ordinary fondness, “Well! shall you and I never travel together again?” she took me up and offered and desired to go along with me. I thinking by that means to have her safe from harm’s way at home here, and so I think she will go.
By and by comes my uncle Wight to bid us to dinner to-morrow to a haunch of venison I sent them yesterday, given me by Mr. Povy, but I cannot go, but my wife will.
September 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
By and by comes my uncle Wight to bid us to dinner to-morrow to a haunch of venison I sent them yesterday, given me by Mr. Povy, but I cannot go, but my wife will.
To my office writing a laborious letter about our last account to my Lord Treasurer, which took me to one o’clock in the morning.
September 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
To my office writing a laborious letter about our last account to my Lord Treasurer, which took me to one o’clock in the morning.
To the ’Change, and there by appointment met and bring home my uncle Thomas, who resolves to go with me to Brampton on Monday next. I wish he may hold his mind. I do not tell him, and yet he believes that there is a Court to be that he is to do some business for us there.
September 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
To the ’Change, and there by appointment met and bring home my uncle Thomas, who resolves to go with me to Brampton on Monday next. I wish he may hold his mind. I do not tell him, and yet he believes that there is a Court to be that he is to do some business for us there.
Up betimes, and by water to White Hall; and thence to Sir Philip Warwick, and there had half an hour’s private discourse with him; and did give him some good satisfaction in our Navy matters, and he also me, as to the money paid and due to the Navy.
September 12, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Up betimes, and by water to White Hall; and thence to Sir Philip Warwick, and there had half an hour’s private discourse with him; and did give him some good satisfaction in our Navy matters, and he also me, as to the money paid and due to the Navy.
Visited my Lord Crew and Sir Thomas, thinking they might have enquired by the by of me touching my Lord’s matters at Chelsey, but they said nothing, and so after some slight common talk I bid them good night.
September 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Visited my Lord Crew and Sir Thomas, thinking they might have enquired by the by of me touching my Lord’s matters at Chelsey, but they said nothing, and so after some slight common talk I bid them good night.
To dinner at the Dolphin, where I eat well but drank no wine neither; which keeps me in such good order that I am mightily pleased with myself for it.
September 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
To dinner at the Dolphin, where I eat well but drank no wine neither; which keeps me in such good order that I am mightily pleased with myself for it.
Knocked up in our back yard, and rising to the window, being moonshine, I found it was the constable and his watch, who had found our back yard door open, and so came in to see what the matter was. So I desired them to shut the door, and bid them good night, and so to bed again.
September 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Knocked up in our back yard, and rising to the window, being moonshine, I found it was the constable and his watch, who had found our back yard door open, and so came in to see what the matter was. So I desired them to shut the door, and bid them good night, and so to bed again.
This day our cook maid (we having no luck in maids now-adays), which was likely to prove a good servant, though none of the best cooks, fell sick and is gone to her friends, having been with us but 4 days.
September 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This day our cook maid (we having no luck in maids now-adays), which was likely to prove a good servant, though none of the best cooks, fell sick and is gone to her friends, having been with us but 4 days.
Mr. Moore tells me of the peace that is made at Tangier with the Moores, but to continue but from six months to six months, and that the Mole is laid out, likely to be done with great ease and successe, we to have a quantity of ground for our cattle about the town to our use.
September 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Mr. Moore tells me of the peace that is made at Tangier with the Moores, but to continue but from six months to six months, and that the Mole is laid out, likely to be done with great ease and successe, we to have a quantity of ground for our cattle about the town to our use.
Up betimes and to my office, and there sat all the morning making a great contract with Sir W. Warren for 3,000l. worth of masts.
September 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Up betimes and to my office, and there sat all the morning making a great contract with Sir W. Warren for 3,000l. worth of masts.
I met with Ned Pickering, he telling me the whole business of my Lord’s folly with this Mrs. Becke, at Chelsey, of all which I am ashamed to see him so grossly play the beast and fool, to the flinging off of all honour, friends, servants, and every thing and person that is good.
September 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I met with Ned Pickering, he telling me the whole business of my Lord’s folly with this Mrs. Becke, at Chelsey, of all which I am ashamed to see him so grossly play the beast and fool, to the flinging off of all honour, friends, servants, and every thing and person that is good.
To Sir W. Warren’s by agreement, and after talking and eating something with him, he and I down by water to Woolwich, and there I did several businesses, and had good discourse, and thence walked to Greenwich.
September 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
To Sir W. Warren’s by agreement, and after talking and eating something with him, he and I down by water to Woolwich, and there I did several businesses, and had good discourse, and thence walked to Greenwich.
To Moxon’s, and there bought a payre of globes cost me 3l. 10s., with which I am well pleased, I buying them principally for my wife, who has a mind to understand them, and I shall take pleasure to teach her.
September 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
To Moxon’s, and there bought a payre of globes cost me 3l. 10s., with which I am well pleased, I buying them principally for my wife, who has a mind to understand them, and I shall take pleasure to teach her.
I am mightily afeard of laying out too much money in goods upon my house, but it is not money flung away, though I reckon nothing money but when it is in the bank, till I have a good sum beforehand in the world.
September 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I am mightily afeard of laying out too much money in goods upon my house, but it is not money flung away, though I reckon nothing money but when it is in the bank, till I have a good sum beforehand in the world.
By my letters from Tangier today I hear that it grows very strong by land, and the Mole goes on. They have lately killed two hundred of the Moores, and lost about forty or fifty.
September 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
By my letters from Tangier today I hear that it grows very strong by land, and the Mole goes on. They have lately killed two hundred of the Moores, and lost about forty or fifty.
I hied home, buying several things at the ironmonger’s — dogs, tongs, and shovels — for my wife’s closett and the rest of my house, and so home.
September 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I hied home, buying several things at the ironmonger’s — dogs, tongs, and shovels — for my wife’s closett and the rest of my house, and so home.
To Bartholomew Fayre, where I met with Mr. Pickering, and he and I to see the monkeys at the Dutch house, which is far beyond the other that my wife and I saw the other day; and thence to see the dancing on the ropes, which was very poor and tedious.
September 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
To Bartholomew Fayre, where I met with Mr. Pickering, and he and I to see the monkeys at the Dutch house, which is far beyond the other that my wife and I saw the other day; and thence to see the dancing on the ropes, which was very poor and tedious.
To the Black Spread Eagle in Bride Lane, and there had a chopp of veale and some bread, cheese, and beer, cost me a shilling to my dinner, and so through Fleet Ally, God forgive me, out of an itch to look upon the sluts there, against which when I saw them my stomach turned.
September 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
To the Black Spread Eagle in Bride Lane, and there had a chopp of veale and some bread, cheese, and beer, cost me a shilling to my dinner, and so through Fleet Ally, God forgive me, out of an itch to look upon the sluts there, against which when I saw them my stomach turned.