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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 1961 N.S. COMPLETE
JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH 1660-61
1660-61. At the end of the last and the beginning of this year, I do live
in one of the houses belonging to the Navy Office, as one of the
principal officers, and have done now about half a year. After much
trouble with workmen I am now almost settled; my family being,
myself, my wife, Jane, Will. Hewer, and Wayneman,--[Will
Wayneman appears by this to have been forgiven for his theft (see ante).
He was dismissed on July 8th, 1663.]--my girle's brother. Myself in
constant good health, and in a most handsome and thriving condition.
Blessed be Almighty God for it. I am now taking of my sister to come
and live with me. As to things of State.--The King settled, and loved of
all. The Duke of York matched to my Lord Chancellor's daughter,
which do not please many. The Queen upon her return to France with
the Princess Henrietta. The Princess of Orange lately dead, and we into
new mourning for her. We have been lately frighted with a great plot,
and many taken up on it, and the fright not quite over. The Parliament,
which had done all this great good to the King, beginning to grow
factious, the King did dissolve it December 29th last, and another likely
to be chosen speedily. I take myself now to be worth L300 clear in
money, and all my goods and all manner of debts paid, which are none
at all.
1660-61. January 1st. Called up this morning by Mr. Moore, who
brought me my last things for me to sign for the last month, and to my
great comfort tells me that my fees will come to L80 clear to myself,
and about L25 for him, which he hath got out of the pardons, though
there be no fee due to me at all out of them. Then comes in my brother
Thomas, and after him my father, Dr. Thomas Pepys, my uncle Fenner
and his two sons (Anthony's' only child dying this morning, yet he was

so civil to come, and was pretty merry) to breakfast; and I had for them
a barrel of oysters, a dish of neat's tongues, and a dish of anchovies,
wine of all sorts, and Northdown ale. We were very merry till about
eleven o'clock, and then they went away. At noon I carried my wife by
coach to my cozen, Thomas Pepys, where we, with my father, Dr.
Thomas, cozen Stradwick, Scott, and their wives, dined. Here I saw
first his second wife, which is a very respectfull woman, but his dinner
a sorry, poor dinner for a man of his estate, there being nothing but
ordinary meat in it. To-day the King dined at a lord's, two doors from
us. After dinner I took my wife to Whitehall, I sent her to Mrs. Pierces
(where we should have dined today), and I to the Privy Seal, where Mr.
Moore took out all his money, and he and I went to Mr. Pierces; in our
way seeing the Duke of York bring his Lady this day to wait upon the
Queen, the first time that ever she did since that great business; and the
Queen is said to receive her now with much respect and love; and there
he cast up the fees, and I told the money, by the same token one L100
bag, after I had told it, fell all about the room, and I fear I have lost
some of it. That done I left my friends and went to my Lord's, but he
being not come in I lodged the money with Mr. Shepley, and bade good
night to Mr. Moore, and so returned to Mr. Pierces, and there supped
with them, and Mr. Pierce, the purser, and his wife and mine, where we
had a calf's head carboned,
[Meat cut crosswise and broiled was said to be carboned. Falstaff says
in "King Henry IV.," Part L, act v., sc. 3, "Well, if Percy be alive, I'll
pierce him. If he do come in my way, so; if he do not, if I come in his
willingly, let him make a carbonado of me."]
but it was raw, we could not eat it, and a good hen. But she is such a
slut that I do not love her victualls.