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.
                              MARCH & APRIL
                                1662-1663

March 1st (Lord's day). Up and walked to White Hall, to the Chappell,where preached one Dr. Lewes, said heretofore to have been a great witt;but he read his sermon every word, and that so brokenly and so low, thatnobody could hear at any distance, nor I anything worth hearing that satnear. But, which was strange, he forgot to make any prayer before sermon,which all wonder at, but they impute it to his forgetfulness. After sermona very fine anthem; so I up into the house among the courtiers, seeing thefine ladies, and, above all, my Lady Castlemaine, who is above all, thatonly she I can observe for true beauty. The King and Queen being set todinner I went to Mr. Fox's, and there dined with him. Much genteelcompany, and, among other things, I hear for certain that peace isconcluded between the King of France and the Pope; and also I heard thereasons given by our Parliament yesterday to the King why they dissentfrom him in matter of Indulgence, which are very good quite through, andwhich I was glad to hear. Thence to my Lord Sandwich, who continues witha great cold, locked up; and, being alone, we fell into discourse of myuncle the Captain's death and estate, and I took the opportunity oftelling my Lord how matters stand, and read his will, and told him all,what a poor estate he hath left, at all which he wonders strangely, whichhe may well do. Thence after singing some new tunes with W. Howe I walkedhome, whither came Will. Joyce, whom I have not seen here a great while,nor desire it a great while again, he is so impertinent a coxcomb, and yetgood natured, and mightily concerned for my brother's late folly in hislate wooing at the charge to no purpose, nor could in any probability ait. He gone, we all to bed, without prayers, it being washing dayto-morrow.

2nd. Up early and by water with Commissioner Pett to Deptford, and theretook the Jemmy yacht (that the King and the Lords virtuosos built theother day) down to Woolwich, where we discoursed of several matters boththere and at the Ropeyard, and so to the yacht again, and went down fouror five miles with extraordinary pleasure, it being a fine day, and abrave gale of wind, and had some oysters brought us aboard newly taken,which were excellent, and ate with great pleasure. There also coming intothe river two Dutchmen, we sent a couple of men on board and bought threeHollands cheeses, cost 4d. a piece, excellent cheeses, whereof I had twoand Commissioner Pett one. So back again to Woolwich, and going aboardthe Hulke to see the manner of the iron bridles, which we are making offor to save cordage to put to the chain, I did fall from the shipside intothe ship (Kent), and had like to have broke my left hand, but I onlysprained some of my fingers, which, when I came ashore I sent to Mrs.Ackworth for some balsam, and put to my hand, and was pretty well within alittle while after. We dined at the White Hart with several officers withus, and af

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