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.
                               APRIL & MAY
                                  1669

April 1st. Up, and with Colonel Middleton, at the desire of Rear-AdmiralKempthorne, the President, for our assisting them, to the Court-martiallon board a yacht in the River here, to try the business of the Purser'scomplaints, Baker against Trevanion, his Commander, of "The Dartmouth."But, Lord! to see what wretched doings there were among all the Commandersto ruin the Purser, and defend the Captain in all his rogueries, be it tothe prejudice of the King or Purser, no good man could bear! I confess Iwas pretty high, which did not at least the young gentlemen Commanderlike; and Middleton did the like. But could not bring it to any issuethis day, sitting till two o'clock; and therefore we being sent for, wentto Sir W. Pen's by invitation to dine; where my wife was, and my LordBrouncker and his mistress, and Sir J. Minnes and his niece; and here abad dinner, and little mirth, I being little pleased with my host.However, I made myself sociable; and so, after dinner, my wife and I, withmy Lord Brouncker and his mistress, they set us down at my cozen Turner's,and there we staid awhile and talked; and particularly here we met withDr. Ball, the Parson of the Temple, who did tell me a great many prettystories about the manner of the Parsons being paid for their preaching atPaul's heretofore, and now, and the ground of the Lecture, and heretoforethe names of the founders thereof, which were many, at some 5s., some 6s.per annum towards it: and had their names read in the pulpit every sermonamong those holy persons that the Church do order a collect for, givingGod thanks for. By and by comes by my desire Commissioner Middleton'scoach and horses for us, and we went with it towards the Park, thinking tohave met The. Turner and Betty, but did not; so turned back again to theirlodging, and there found them and Mr. Batelier, and there, after a littletalk, we took leave, and carry Batelier home with us. So to supper, andso to bed.

2nd. Up, and by water to White Hall, and there with the Office attendedthe Duke of York, and staid in White Hall till about noon, and so with W.Hewer to the Cocke, and there he and I dined alone with great content, hereading to me, for my memory's sake, my late collections of the history ofthe Navy, that I might represent the same by and by to the Duke of York;and so, after dinner, he and I to White Hall, and there to the Duke ofYork's lodgings, whither he, by and by, by his appointment come: and alonewith him an hour in his closet, telling him mine and W. Coventry's advicetouching the present posture of the Navy, as the Duke of Buckingham andthe rest do now labour to make changes therein; and that it were best forhim to suffer the King to be satisfied with the bringing in of a man ortwo which they desire. I did also give the Duke of York a short accountof the history of the Navy, as to our Office, wherewith he was very wellsatisfied: but I do find that he is pretty stiff against their b

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