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.
                      OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
                                 1660

October 1st. Early to my Lord to Whitehall, and there he did give me somework to do for him, and so with all haste to the office. Dined at home,and my father by chance with me. After dinner he and I advised abouthangings for my rooms, which are now almost fit to be hung, the paintersbeginning to do their work to-day. After dinner he and I to the Miter,where with my uncle Wight (whom my father fetched thither), while I dranka glass of wine privately with Mr. Mansell, a poor Reformado of theCharles, who came to see me. Here we staid and drank three or four pintsof wine and so parted. I home to look after my workmen, and at night tobed. The Commissioners are very busy disbanding of the army, which theysay do cause great robbing. My layings out upon my house an furniture areso great that I fear I shall not be able to go through them withoutbreaking one of my bags of L100, I having but L200 yet in the world.

2nd. With Sir Wm. Pen by water to Whitehall, being this morning visitedbefore I went out by my brother Tom, who told me that for his lying out ofdoors a day and a night my father had forbade him to come any more intohis house, at which I was troubled, and did soundly chide him for doingso, and upon confessing his fault I told him I would speak to my father.At Whitehall I met with Captain Clerk, and took him to the Leg in KingStreet, and did give him a dish or two of meat, and his purser that waswith him, for his old kindness to me on board. After dinner I toWhitehall, where I met with Mrs. Hunt, and was forced to wait upon Mr.Scawen at a committee to speak for her husband, which I did. After thatmet with Luellin, Mr. Fage, and took them both to the Dog, and did givethem a glass of wine. After that at Will's I met with Mr. Spicer, andwith him to the Abbey to see them at vespers. There I found but a thincongregation already. So I see that religion, be it what it will, is buta humour,

[The four humours of the body described by the old physicians were supposed to exert their influence upon the mind, and in course of time the mind as well as the body was credited with its own particular humours. The modern restricted use of the word humour did not become general until the eighteenth century.]

and so the esteem of it passeth as other things do. From thence with himto see Robin Shaw, who has been a long time ill, and I have not seen himsince I came from sea. He is much changed, but in hopes to be well again.From thence by coach to my father's, and discoursed with him about Tom,and did give my advice to take him home again, which I think he will do inprudence rather than put him upon learning the way of being worse. Sohome, and from home to Major Hart, who is just going out of townto-morrow, and made much of me, and did give me the oaths of supremacy andallegiance, that I may be ca

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