Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys from His MS. Cypher in The
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Please do not assume that a book's appearance in 'The Builder' library means it can be used in any manner anywhere in the world. Copyright infringement liability can be quite severe. The Webmaster diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys, esq,, f.r.s. DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF Samuel Pepys,esq^,fr.s. FROM HIS MS. CYPHER IN THE PEPYS1AN LIBRARY, WITH A LIFE AND NOTES BY RICHARD LORD BRAYBROOKE. DECIPHERED, WITH ADDITIONAL NOTES, BY REV. MYNORS BRIGHT, M.A., PRESIDENT AND SENIOR FBLLOW OF MAGDALENE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGB. VOL. IX. August 16, 1668 — May 31, 1669. NEW-YORK: DODD, MEAD & COMPANY. 1885. A THE NEV7 YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY S144S1 ASTOR. LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS R 1936 L DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. Aug. i 6th, 1668. (Lord's day.) All the morning at my Office with W. Hewer, there drawing up my Report to the Duke of York, as I have promised, about the faults of this Office, hoping thereby to have opportunity of doing myself something. 1 7th. To Hampstead, to speak with the Attorney- general, 1 whom we met in the fields, by his old route and house ; and after a little talk about our business of Ackeworth, went and saw the Lord Wotton's 2 house 3 and garden, which is wonderfull fine : too good for the house, the gardens are, being, indeed, 1 Sir Geoffry Palmer, Bart. He died at his house at Hampstead, ist May, 1670. 2 Poliander de Kirkhoven, Lord of Hemfleet, in Holland, married Kath- erine, widow of Henry Lord Stanhope, eldest son of Philip, Earl of Chester- field, who died vitd patris. She was one of the four daughters and co-heirs of Thomas Lord Wotton; and her son, Charles Henry Kirkhoven, here men- tioned, was created Lord Wotton, of Wotton, in Kent, in 1650, by reason of in Ireland, in 1670. He died without issue CD his descent, and Earl of Bellemont, in 1682. Nj^ 3 Belsyze House, in the parish of Hampstead, was for many years the residence of the Wood family, as lessees under the Dean and Chapter of West- minster, in whom the property is still vested. When Pepys visited the place, *^ it was the chief seat of Charles Henry Kirkhoven, Lord Wotton, above men- " 2 DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. the most noble that ever I saw, and brave orange and lemon trees. Thence to Mr. Chichly's * by invitation, and there dined with Sir John, his father not coming home. And while at dinner comes by the French Ambassador Colbert's mules, the first I ever saw, with their sumpter-clothes mighty rich, and his coaches, he being to have his entry to-day : but his things, though rich, are not new ; supposed to be the same his brother 2 had the other day, at the treaty at Aix- la-Chapelle, in Flanders. Thence to the Duke of York's house, and there saw " Cupid's Revenge 3 under the new name of " Love Despised," that hath something very good in it, though I like not the whole body of it. This day the first time acted here. 1 8th. Alone to the Park; but there were few coaches : among the few, there were our two great beauties, my Lady Castlemaine and Richmond ; the first time I saw the latter since she had the small-pox. I had much pleasure to see them, but I thought they were strange one to another. 19th. This week my people wash, over the water, and so I little company at home. Being busy above, a great cry I hear, and go down ; and what should it be but Jane, in a fit of direct raving, which lasted half- tioned. That mansion, long since pulled down, had become, in 1720, a house of public entertainment, and was much in vogue, and continued open as late as 1745. See Lysons's " Environs," and Park's " History of Hampstead." 1 In Great Queen Street. 2 A mistake of Pepys's. Colbert de Croissy, then in England, had him- self been the French Plenipotentiary at Aix-la-Chapelle. 3 By Beaumont and Fletcher. DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. 3 an-hour. It was beyond four or five of our strength, to keep her down ; and, when all come to all, a fit of jealousy about Tom, with whom she is in love. So at night, I, and my wife, and W. Hewer called them to us, and there I did examine all the thing, and them, in league. She in love, and he hath got her to promise him to marry, and he is now cold in it, so that I must rid my hands of them, which troubles me. I am vexed also to be told by W. Hewer that he is summoned to the Commissioners of Accounts about receiving a present of 30/. from Mr. Mason, the tim- ber merchant, though there be no great harm in it, that will appear on his part, he having done them several faithful kindnesses and never demanded any- thing, as they themselves have this day declared to the Commissioners. 20th. To work till past twelve at night, that I might get my great letter to the Duke of York ready against to-morrow, which I shall do, to my great con- tent. 21st. Up betimes, and with my people again to work, and finished all before noon : and then I by water to White Hall, and there did tell the Duke of York that I had done ; and he hath desired me to come to him at Sunday next in the afternoon, to read the letter over, by which I have more time to con- sider and correct it. To St. James's ; and by and by comes Monsieur Colbert, the French Ambassador, to make his first visit to the Duke of York, and then to the Duchess : and I saw it : a silly piece of ceremony, : 4 DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. he saying only a few formal words. A comely man, and in a black suit and cloak of silk, which is a strange fashion, now it hath been so long left off. This day I did first see the Duke of York's room of pictures of some Maids of Honour, done by Lilly x good, but not like. Thence to Reeves's, and bought a reading-glass, and so to my bookseller's again, there to buy a Book of Martyrs, 2 which I did agree for; and so away home, and there busy very late at the correcting my great letter to the Duke of York, and so to bed. 22nd. To the Office, where all the morning, and did fall out with Sir W. Pen about his slight perform- ance of his office, and so home to dinner, fully satis- fied that this Office must sink or the whole Service be undone. Pretty well at ease, my great letter being now finished to my full content ; and I thank God I have opportunity of doing it, though I know it will set the Office and me by the ears for ever. This morn- ing Captain Cocke comes, and tells me that he is now assured that it is true, what he told me the other day, that our whole Office will be turned out, only me, which, whether he says true or not, I know not, nor am much concerned, though I should be better con- tented to have it thus than otherwise. To the 'Change, and thence home, and took London-bridge in my way ; walking down Fish Street and Gracious 1 The set of portraits known as " King Charles's Beauties," formerly in Windsor Castle, but now at Hampton Court.