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.
                                SEPTEMBER
                                   1667

September 1st (Lord's day). Up, and betimes by water from the Tower, andcalled at the Old Swan for a glass of strong water, and sent word to havelittle Michell and his wife come and dine with us to-day; and so, takingin a gentleman and his lady that wanted a boat, I to Westminster. Settingthem on shore at Charing Cross, I to Mrs. Martin's, where I had two pairof cuffs which I bespoke, and there did sit and talk with her . . . .and here I did see her little girle my goddaughter, which will bepretty, and there having staid a little I away to Creed's chamber, andwhen he was ready away to White Hall, where I met with several people andhad my fill of talk. Our new Lord-keeper, Bridgeman, did this day, thefirst time, attend the King to chapel with his Seal. Sir H. Cholmly tellsme there are hopes that the women will also have a rout, and particularlythat my Lady Castlemayne is coming to a composition with the King to begone; but how true this is, I know not. Blancfort is made Privy-purse tothe Duke of York; the Attorney-general is made Chief justice, in the roomof my Lord Bridgeman; the Solicitor-general is made Attorney-general; andSir Edward Turner made Solicitor-general. It is pretty to see how strangeevery body looks, nobody knowing whence this arises; whether from my LadyCastlemayne, Bab. May, and their faction; or from the Duke of York,notwithstanding his great appearance of defence of the Chancellor; or fromSir William Coventry, and some few with him. But greater changes are yetexpected. So home and by water to dinner, where comes Pelting and youngMichell and his wife, whom I have not seen a great while, poor girle, andthen comes Mr. Howe, and all dined with me very merry, and spent all theafternoon, Pelting, Howe, and I, and my boy, singing of Lock's response tothe Ten Commandments, which he hath set very finely, and was a good whilesince sung before the King, and spoiled in the performance, whichoccasioned his printing them for his vindication, and are excellent good.They parted, in the evening my wife and I to walk in the garden and therescolded a little, I being doubtful that she had received a couple of finepinners (one of point de Gesne), which I feared she hath from some [one]or other of a present; but, on the contrary, I find she hath bought themfor me to pay for them, without my knowledge. This do displease me much;but yet do so much please me better than if she had received them theother way, that I was not much angry, but fell to other discourse, and soto my chamber, and got her to read to me for saving of my eyes, and then,having got a great cold, I know not how, I to bed and lay ill at ease allthe night.

2nd. This day is kept in the City as a publick fast for the fire this daytwelve months: but I was not at church, being commanded, with the rest, toattend the Duke of York; and, therefore, with Sir J. Minnes to St.James's, where we had much business before the Duke of York, and observe

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