Website: http://www.pepysdiary.com/
Phil Gyford
Articles
Phil Gyford has written four articles:
- Evelyn to Pepys, 26 March 1666 (26 March 2009)
- John Evelyn’s Fire of London (2 September 2009)
- Q&A with Dr Kate Loveman (14 April 2019)
- A bill of exchange (18 August 2020)
Annotations and comments
Phil Gyford has posted 773 annotations/comments since 27 December 2002.
Comments
Second Reading
About Richard Pepys (cousin)
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No, the Richard Pepys who was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland isn't mentioned in the diary; Wheatley was correct. This Richard is his son, as the 1893 text describes.
About Plague
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A map showing the spread of the plague across London's parishes, week by week during 1665:
http://www.theguardian.com/societ…
About Friday 3 January 1661/62
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I've corrected the Lord Crew link and added some more explanations to his page and a few relations, in an effort to clarify things in future!
About Sunday 29 March 1663
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Nine years later I've changed the "my man William" link from Will Howe to Will Hewer. Better late than never!
About Sunday 30 June 1667
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L&M's index says it's the James Douglas, the 2nd Marquess of Douglas, so I'll leave the link as it is. Which isn't to say they're infallible!
About A new design
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Simon - is there any particular text that's hard to read, or is it all of it? Even the lighter text looks pretty dark to me, but these things can vary quite a bit depending on display and computer settings, never mind individuals' eyesight. Let me know, as I'd like to make sure it's easy to read for everyone!
About A new design
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Sorry for the slow reply; it's been a busy week. Many thanks for the kind comments. It's difficult to change anything on a site that people visit frequently and are fond of because, understandably, it's very easy to disrupt habits.
john: I'd have to ask Dean, the designer, why he chose the green. I think we tried a couple of other colours too, although that was nearly 18 months ago. Green seems to work -- there's something of the leather-bound book or luxurious wallpaper about it I think!
William: I don't use Facebook much myself. Any suggestions for what format Pepys would be most suited to on Facebook? (No promises though; there's always so much to get done!)
About Monday 29 September 1662
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The theatre link has belatedly been corrected.
About Thursday 13 June 1661
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How odd, yes you're right; now fixed.
About London (ship)
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As of May 2014 there are plans to excavate the remains of the London, whose final resting place was only confirmed in 2005: http://www.theguardian.com/scienc… The article says:
"The vessel was fitted for war when she blew up. The women on board were possibly officers' relatives. Perhaps they would have disembarked as the ship would have been fully prepared for war, Dunkley suggests. 'Pepys talks of ladies being on board. We don't know whether they were guests masquerading as crew members, which happened in Admiral Nelson's time. Or whether they were guests of the lower decks.'
"Although she blew up, the ship seems to be pretty complete, lying in two sections. She was once 37 metres long by 12 metres wide."
About Tuesday 29 October 1661
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I've belatedly fixed the "Lord Mayor" link to point to Sir John Frederick.
About Monday 15 April 1661
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Good point Bill - I've added a link.
About Wednesday 15 May 1661
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One very slight difference I noticed in the L&M version. Where Pepys here says, "This afternoon there came...", L&M have it, "This evening there came..."
About Thursday 7 February 1660/61
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I've fixed the Duke of Buckingham now, to link to the 2nd Duke, not the 1st.
About Tuesday 5 February 1660/61
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I've added a link to Mrs Michell.
About Ned Osgood
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Now corrected to Ned.
About Col. Philip Jones
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His son: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
About Loud
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This is not Laud [Crisp], but Loud, a page to Sandwich, as explained by David Quidnunc's reference to the Companion volume.
About Wednesday 5 December 1660
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I've now added a note to the entry pointing out this discrepancy.
About Wednesday 25 May 1664
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Thanks pepf - belatedly fixed!