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.
                           AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
                                 1664

August 1st. Up, my mind very light from my last night's accounts, and soup and with Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, and Sir W. Pen to St. James's,where among other things having prepared with some industry every man apart this morning and no sooner (for fear they should either consider ofit or discourse of it one to another) Mr. Coventry did move the Duke andobtain it that one of the clerkes of the Clerke of the Acts should have anaddition of L30 a year, as Mr. Turner hath, which I am glad of, that I maygive T. Hater L20 and keep L10 towards a boy's keeping. Thence Mr.Coventry and I to the Attorney's chamber at the Temple, but not beingthere we parted, and I home, and there with great joy told T. Hater what Ihad done, with which the poor wretch was very glad, though his modestywould not suffer him to say much. So to the Coffee-house, and there allthe house full of the victory Generall Soushe

[General Soushe was Louis Ratuit, Comte de Souches. The battle was fought at Lewenz (or Leva), in Hungary.—B.]

(who is a Frenchman, a soldier of fortune, commanding part of the Germanarmy) hath had against the Turke; killing 4,000 men, and taking mostextraordinary spoil. Thence taking up Harman and his wife, carried themto Anthony Joyce's, where we had my venison in a pasty well done; but,Lord! to see how much they made of, it, as if they had never eat anybefore, and very merry we were, but Will most troublesomely so, and I findhe and his wife have a most wretched life one with another, but we took nonotice, but were very merry as I could be in such company. But Mrs.Harman is a very pretty-humoured wretch, whom I could love with all myheart, being so good and innocent company. Thence to Westminster to Mr.Blagrave's, and there, after singing a thing or two over, I spoke to himabout a woman for my wife, and he offered me his kinswoman, which I wasglad of, but she is not at present well, but however I hope to have her.Thence to my Lord Chancellor's, and thence with Mr. Coventry, whoappointed to meet me there, and with him to the Attorney General, andthere with Sir Ph. Warwicke consulted of a new commission to be hadthrough the Broad Seale to enable us to make this contract for Tangiervictualling. So home, and there talked long with Will about the youngwoman of his family which he spoke of for to live with my wife, but thoughshe hath very many good qualitys, yet being a neighbour's child and youngand not very staid, I dare not venture of having her, because of her beingable to spread any report of our family upon any discontent among theheart of our neighbours. So that my dependance is upon Mr. Blagrave, andso home to supper and to bed. Last night, at 12 o'clock, I was wakedwith knocking at Sir W. Pen's door; and what was it but people's runningup and down to bring him word that his brother,

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