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. JULY 1665

July 1st, 1665. Called up betimes, though weary and sleepy, byappointment by Mr. Povy and Colonell Norwood to discourse about somepayments of Tangier. They gone, I to the office and there sat all themorning. At noon dined at home, and then to the Duke of Albemarle's, byappointment, to give him an account of some disorder in the Yarde atPortsmouth, by workmen's going away of their owne accord, for lacke ofmoney, to get work of hay-making, or any thing else to earne themselvesbread.

[There are several letters among the State Papers from Commissioner Thomas Middleton relating to the want of workmen at Portsmouth Dockyard. On June 29th Middleton wrote to Pepys, "The ropemakers have discharged themselves for want of money, and gone into the country to make hay." The blockmakers, the joiners, and the sawyers all refused to work longer without money ("Calendar," 1664-65, p. 453).]

Thence to Westminster, where I hear the sicknesse encreases greatly, andto the Harp and Ball with Mary talking, who tells me simply her losing ofher first love in the country in Wales, and coming up hither unknown toher friends, and it seems Dr. Williams do pretend love to her, and I havefound him there several times. Thence by coach and late at the office,and so to bed. Sad at the newes that seven or eight houses in Bazing Hallstreet, are shut up of the plague.

2nd (Sunday). Up, and all the morning dressing my closet at the officewith my plates, very neatly, and a fine place now it is, and will be apleasure to sit in, though I thank God I needed none before. At noondined at home, and after dinner to my accounts and cast them up, and findthat though I have spent above L90 this month yet I have saved L17, and amworth in all above L1450, for which the Lord be praised! In the eveningmy Lady Pen and daughter come to see, and supped with us, then a messengerabout business of the office from Sir G. Carteret at Chatham, and by wordof mouth did send me word that the business between my Lord and him isfully agreed on,

[The arrangements for the marriage of Lady Jemimah Montagu to Philip
Carteret were soon settled, for the wedding took place on July 31st]

and is mightily liked of by the King and the Duke of Yorke, and that hesent me this word with great joy; they gone, we to bed. I hear this nightthat Sir J. Lawson was buried late last night at St. Dunstan's by us,without any company at all, and that the condition of his family is butvery poor, which I could be contented to be sorry for, though he never wasthe man that ever obliged me by word or deed.

3rd. Up and by water with Sir W. Batten and Sir J. Minnes to White Hallto the Duke of Albemarle, where, after a little business, we parted, and Ito the Harp and Ball, and

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