‘conventicle, n. < Latin . . . . 4. a. A religious meeting or assembly of a private, clandestine, or illegal kind; a meeting for the exercise of religion otherwise than as sanctioned by the law. . . a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1656 (1955) III. 181 To Lond, to receive the B: Sacrament, & was the first time that ever the Church of England was reduced to a Chamber & Conventicle, so sharp was the Persecution.
. . b. spec. in Eng. Hist. A meeting of (Protestant) Nonconformists or Dissenters from the Church of England for religious worship, during the period when such meetings were prohibited by the law.
This specific application gradually became distinct after 1593, and may be said to have been recognized by the ‘Conventicle Act’ of 1664; for although the word there occurs in constant conjunction with assembly and meeting, and always with qualification, it was entitled ‘An Act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles’, by which title it is cited in the Act of Toleration of 1689.
The application to Nonconformist worship after its legalization or ‘establishment’ in 1689, and esp. after the repeal of the Conventicle Act in 1812, comes, according to circumstances, from a historical survival of the idea of illegality or from a living idea of schism or heresy. . . 1663 S. Pepys Diary 27 May (1971) IV. 159 The first [bill]..is, he [sc. Roger Pepys] says, too devilish a severe act against conventicles. 1664 Act 16 Chas. II c. 4 (Conventicle Act) Any Assembly Conventicle or Meeting under colour or pretence of any Exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the Liturgy or practise of the Church of England. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 7 Aug. (1971) V. 235 Came by several poor creatures, carried by by Constables for being at a conventicle.’
Re: ‘ . . both of them soundly weary and galled . . ’
‘galled, adj.2 < Old English . . 1. (a) Affected with galls* or painful swellings. . . 1660 W. Secker Nonsuch Professor 151 Most persons are like gauld horses that cannot indure the rubbing of their sores . .
* 1. a. Originally, a painful swelling, pustule, or blister, esp. in a horse (cf. windgall n.1). In later use (? influenced by gall v.1), a sore or wound produced by rubbing or chafing. . . 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (1609) xxviii. xxvii. 681 Full against my will I touch these points, as sores and gals [L. vulnera] that will not abide the rubbing . . ‘
‘nursery, n. and adj. < Middle French . . . .2.c. A theatre established in London for the training of actors. Obs. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 2 Aug. (1971) V. 230 Tom Killigrew..is setting up a Nursery; that is, is going to build a house in Moore fields wherein he will have common plays acted . . ‘
Re: ‘ . . the first time that ever I was worth 1000l. . . ‘
Prices: see my post dated 16 Jan 2016 at the bottom of http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo… . The mulltiplier for ‘economic status’ i.e. wealth = 5,200:1
Re: ‘ . . where I was invited . . to a venison pasty.. . ’
‘venison, n. < Anglo-Norman . . 1. a. The flesh of an animal killed in the chase or by hunting and used as food; formerly applied to the flesh of the deer, boar, hare, rabbit, or other game animal, now almost entirely restricted to the flesh of various species of deer. . . 1598 J. Manwood Lawes Forest (1615) v. 49 Amongst the common sort of people, nothing is accompted Venison, but the flesh of Red and Fallow Deere. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 149 Hares are thought to nourish melancoly, yet they are eaten as Venison, both rosted and boyled . . ‘
Re: 'There is nothing more taking in the world with me than that play.'
'taking, adj. < early Scandinavian . . . . 2. Appealing, engaging, pleasing, charming, captivating; that takes the fancy or affection. colloq. in later use. Long the most common sense, though now somewhat dated. . . 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. x. sig. Pp1v He will ever consider the taking'st Notions he can frame of vertue, more as Engagments to it, than Arguments of it . .'
Re: ’ . . as much as I could be in such sorry company . . ‘
‘sorry, adj. (and int.) and n.1 < Germanic . . . . 4. a. Of a person: wretched, pathetic; poor. (a) Generally. . . 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 102 Whom they themselves account to be but a sorry obscure fellow. . . 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xii. 86 Continue Esquire. It is a respectable addition, altho' every sorry fellow assumes it . .
(OED) ……..
These relations were the folk from whence he came - something he didn’t care to be reminded of as he wishes to pass for a gentleman and hasn’t yet quite made it.
Re: ’This afternoon came my great store of Coles in, being 10 Chaldron . . ’
‘chaldron, n. < Old French 2. A dry measure of 4 quarters or 32 bushels; in recent times only used for coals (36 bushels). . . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 27 July (1971) IV. 223 This afternoon came my great store of Coles in, being ten Chaldron . . ‘ (OED)
'mince, v. < Anglo-Norman . . . . 4. a. . . to mince matters (chiefly in negative contexts): to use polite or moderate expressions to indicate disapproval, etc. . . 1668 J. Owen Nature Indwelling-sin xvii. 286 Here it [sc. the law] minceth not the matter with sinners . . '
‘tombola, n. . . < tombolare to turn a somersault, fall upside down, tumble. . . A kind of lottery resembling lotto*. . . Daily News 19 July 5/7 There were various other Chinese articles for sale, and a tombola with all prizes and no blanks. 1883 World No. 471. 13 One of the features of the Savage Club, which is not advertised, on account of the Lottery Act, is a tombola. 1907 Daily Chron. 7 June 7/3 The law has now stepped in, and forbidden the tombola, on the ground that it would be a contravention of the Gaming Act. The tombola was arranged on the novel principle of no blanks, and a prize for every ticket-holder.
*lotto, n.1 < French lot lot n. 1. Originally: a game of chance in which numbers are drawn at random and players place counters on corresponding numbers on cards, the winner being the first to cover a row or other required pattern of numbers; now usually called bingo . .
2. A lottery; esp. (the name of) any of various state lotteries. Originally with reference to the lottery of Genoa. . . 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1535 To the honour of the Hanoverian government, no Lotto was ever introduced into it, though many foreigners offered large sums for permission to cheat the people in this manner . . ‘
Re: ’ . . I believe he is very confident of me. . . ’
‘confident, adj. and n. < Latin . . A. adj. I. Trusting; assured. †1. Trustful, confiding. Obs. . . 1666 S. Pepys Diary 28 Dec. (1972) VII. 423 As great an act of confident friendship as this latter age can show.’ ………….. Re: ‘ . . " . . to have my Periwigg . . cleansed of its nits . . ‘
‘‘nit, n.1 < an Indo-European . . . . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 18 July (1971) V. 212 Thence to Westminster to my barbers, to have my perriwig he lately made me cleansed of its nits.’ ………….
‘Turpentine . . is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines . . (it) is used for thinning oil-based paints . . (and) medicinally since ancient times, as topical and sometimes internal home remedies.
Taken internally it was used as a general cure-all treatment for intestinal parasites, and candida because of its antiseptic and diuretic properties. Sugar, molasses or honey were sometimes used to mask the taste, and bait parasites . . At levels of 800 ppm, turpentine is immediately dangerous to life and health.’ (Wikipedia)
Re: ’ . . Mr. Gauden will make some stir about it . . ’ ‘stir, n.1 < Old English s . . . . 3. . . fuss . . . . 1655 R. Baxter Quakers Catech. 19 Your Prater also made a stirre with me for calling the sacred Languages the Originall . . ‘ (OED) ………..
Re: ’ . . the Duke did it with the greatest ingenuity and love . . ‘
‘ingenuity, n. < Latin . . 2. Nobility of character or disposition; honourableness, highmindedness, generosity. Obs. . .
3. Freedom from dissimulation; honesty, straightforwardness, sincerity; honourable or fair dealing; freedom from reserve, openness, candour, frankness. . . 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Ingenuity,..a natural Openness and Sincerity always to acknowledge the Truth . . ‘
…… Re: ‘ . . would have had me condition with him . . ’
‘conˈdition, v. < Old French . . 1. a. intr. To treat about conditions; to make conditions, make terms; to stipulate, bargain with. . . 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 59 Will any of you bring in a tenant into your house before you condition with him? . . ‘ …… Re: ‘ . . the laying up of something . . ’
‘lay, v.1 < Old English . . . . 3. To deposit or put away in a place for safety; to store up (goods, provisions); to put by. Often absol. to save money. . .1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 198 It incourages men to gather and lay up, when they have Law to hold by what they have . . ‘ …… Re: ‘he hath given my Lord a character”
‘character, n. < Middle French . . †5. A code or key to a code; a cipher for secret correspondence. Obs. . . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 15 July (1971) V. 208 He hath given my Lord a Character and will oblige my Lord to correspond with him . . …… Re: ’ . . he is as great with the Chancellor . . than ever in his life.’
‘great, adj., n., adv., and int. < Germanic . . 19. a. With with. . . in considerable favour; very popular. (a) Of people . . . . 1685 E. Stillingfleet Origines Britannicæ iv. 190 This St. German was so great with Hilary, Bishop of Arles, that [etc.].. . ‘ …… (OED)
‘hard by, prep. and adv. A. prep. In close proximity to; very near to . . B. adv. In very close proximity; nearby. Formerly also: †close in time (obs.). . . 1667 S. Pepys Diary 14 July (1974) VIII. 338 Then I carried them to see my Cosen Pepys's house..and then I walked them to the wood hard by. ……….. Re: ‘ . . King’s Squire Sadler, . . ‘
‘squire, n. < Old French . . . . 2. Applied to personages of ancient history or mythology regarded as holding a position or rank similar to that of the mediæval squire. Frequently, esp. in or after Biblical use, with the literal sense ‘shield-bearer’ or ‘armour-bearer’. .
3.†a. squire of (or for) the body (or household)), an officer charged with personal attendance upon a sovereign, nobleman, or other high dignitary. Obs.
Compounds - attrib. and Comb. a. Appositive, in early use chiefly in senses related to 3a, as squire beadle (see beadle n. 3), squire carver, squire fruiterer, squire priest, squire saddler; . . 1618 A. Munday Stow's Survey of London (new ed.) 184 M. Thomas Cure, Sadler, and Squire Sadler to Queene Elizabeth . . ' (OED)
Re: ' . . of no great profit to him that oweth them . . '
'owe, v. < Germanic . . < the same Indo-European base . . as Sanskrit īś- to possess, own. I. As a main verb. * In senses expressing possession. 1. trans. a. To have belonging to oneself; to possess; to be the owner of; = own v. 1. Now chiefly Sc., esp. Irish English (north.). . . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 12 July (1971) V. 202 Fine storehouses..but of no great profit to him that oweth them . . ‘
Re: ‘ . . because we would not be obliged to attend the business when we can, but when we list. . . ‘
‘list, v.1 < Old Germanic . . arch. . . . . 2. With personal construction. . . b. Without dependent inf.: To wish, desire, like, choose . . . . 1611 Bible (King James) John iii. 8 The winde bloweth where it listeth . . ‘
‘stationer, n.1 < classical Latin statiōnārius (see stationary adj.), in its post-classical Latin use denoting a bookseller . . The probable direct adoption of the Latin word is accounted for by its early use in the context of the universities, where the stationarius was licensed and controlled by the academic authorities, whom he was sworn to obey.
1. a. A person who sells books; a bookseller; (in the Middle Ages) esp. one licensed by a university. Occasionally also: a printer, a bookbinder. Now hist. There is some overlap between the subsenses at sense 1, depending on the historical context (for example, a copyist might produce and sell manuscript copies, and a bookseller might sell writing materials). . . 1625 G. Wither Scholars Purg. 116 An honest Stationer is he that exercizeth his Mystery (whether it be in printing, bynding or selling of Bookes) with more respect to the glory of God..then to his owne commodity . .
b. A person who publishes and sells books; a publisher. Now hist. . .
c. A scribe, a copyist. Now hist. and rare. . . 1662 C. Wase Dict. Minus Librarius, a Stationer or Book writer (among the ancients). . .
d. A person or shop selling paper, pens, and other writing and office materials . . The sale of parchment, paper, pens, ink, etc., was originally a regular branch of the business of the ‘stationer’ or bookseller. The restriction of the term stationer to the seller of these articles is first evidenced in quot. 1656 . . 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Stationer..is often confounded with Book-seller, and sometimes with Book-binder; whereas they are three several Trades; the Stationer sells Paper and Paper-Books, Ink, Wax, etc. . . ‘
10 years on: ‘The UK experienced a spell of hot, sunny weather in June 2017 . . From 17 to 21 June temperatures exceeded 28 °C widely across parts of England, with some locations reaching 30 to 32 °C. On 21 June Heathrow (Greater London) recorded 34.5 °C, the UK's highest June temperature since 1976 . . ’ (Met Office)
Re: ‘He offered me the selling of some land . . a purchase of about 1000l. . . ‘
‘selling, n. . . a. The action of sell v.; an instance of this. . . 1676 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern 1 The buying and selling of Land. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1683 (1955) IV. 335 His late purchased house at , of which I had once the selling for the Countesse of Bristol . . ‘ (OED)
‘Buying and selling’ here = dealing rather than buying to keep. Few of the Cambridgeshire locals have £1000 to invest or the credit to borrow it but most are hungry for smaller parcels of land near their homes which they can afford. So Pepys will borrow £1000 from his City friends on an 6-month bill (IOU), divide the land into parcels and sell them on at a mark-up.
Should be a straightforward nice little earner but no doubt there are some as yet unknown unknowns to be encountered on the way.
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About Conventicle
Chris Squire UK • Link
‘conventicle, n. < Latin . .
. . 4. a. A religious meeting or assembly of a private, clandestine, or illegal kind; a meeting for the exercise of religion otherwise than as sanctioned by the law.
. . a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1656 (1955) III. 181 To Lond, to receive the B: Sacrament, & was the first time that ever the Church of England was reduced to a Chamber & Conventicle, so sharp was the Persecution.
. . b. spec. in Eng. Hist. A meeting of (Protestant) Nonconformists or Dissenters from the Church of England for religious worship, during the period when such meetings were prohibited by the law.
This specific application gradually became distinct after 1593, and may be said to have been recognized by the ‘Conventicle Act’ of 1664; for although the word there occurs in constant conjunction with assembly and meeting, and always with qualification, it was entitled ‘An Act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles’, by which title it is cited in the Act of Toleration of 1689.
The application to Nonconformist worship after its legalization or ‘establishment’ in 1689, and esp. after the repeal of the Conventicle Act in 1812, comes, according to circumstances, from a historical survival of the idea of illegality or from a living idea of schism or heresy.
. . 1663 S. Pepys Diary 27 May (1971) IV. 159 The first [bill]..is, he [sc. Roger Pepys] says, too devilish a severe act against conventicles.
1664 Act 16 Chas. II c. 4 (Conventicle Act) Any Assembly Conventicle or Meeting under colour or pretence of any Exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the Liturgy or practise of the Church of England.
1664 S. Pepys Diary 7 Aug. (1971) V. 235 Came by several poor creatures, carried by by Constables for being at a conventicle.’
(OED)
About Saturday 6 August 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ‘ . . both of them soundly weary and galled . . ’
‘galled, adj.2 < Old English . .
1. (a) Affected with galls* or painful swellings. . .
1660 W. Secker Nonsuch Professor 151 Most persons are like gauld horses that cannot indure the rubbing of their sores . .
* 1. a. Originally, a painful swelling, pustule, or blister, esp. in a horse (cf. windgall n.1). In later use (? influenced by gall v.1), a sore or wound produced by rubbing or chafing.
. . 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (1609) xxviii. xxvii. 681 Full against my will I touch these points, as sores and gals [L. vulnera] that will not abide the rubbing . . ‘
About New Nursery
Chris Squire UK • Link
‘nursery, n. and adj. < Middle French . .
. .2.c. A theatre established in London for the training of actors. Obs.
1664 S. Pepys Diary 2 Aug. (1971) V. 230 Tom Killigrew..is setting up a Nursery; that is, is going to build a house in Moore fields wherein he will have common plays acted . . ‘
(OED)
About Sunday 31 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ‘ . . the first time that ever I was worth 1000l. . . ‘
Prices: see my post dated 16 Jan 2016 at the bottom of http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo… . The mulltiplier for ‘economic status’ i.e. wealth = 5,200:1
My source is: https://www.measuringworth.com/uk…
About Sunday 31 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ‘ . . where I was invited . . to a venison pasty.. . ’
‘venison, n. < Anglo-Norman . .
1. a. The flesh of an animal killed in the chase or by hunting and used as food; formerly applied to the flesh of the deer, boar, hare, rabbit, or other game animal, now almost entirely restricted to the flesh of various species of deer.
. . 1598 J. Manwood Lawes Forest (1615) v. 49 Amongst the common sort of people, nothing is accompted Venison, but the flesh of Red and Fallow Deere.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 149 Hares are thought to nourish melancoly, yet they are eaten as Venison, both rosted and boyled . . ‘
(OED)
About Thursday 28 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: 'There is nothing more taking in the world with me than that play.'
'taking, adj. < early Scandinavian . .
. . 2. Appealing, engaging, pleasing, charming, captivating; that takes the fancy or affection. colloq. in later use. Long the most common sense, though now somewhat dated.
. . 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. x. sig. Pp1v He will ever consider the taking'st Notions he can frame of vertue, more as Engagments to it, than Arguments of it . .'
(OED)
About Tuesday 26 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ’ . . as much as I could be in such sorry company . . ‘
‘sorry, adj. (and int.) and n.1 < Germanic . .
. . 4. a. Of a person: wretched, pathetic; poor.
(a) Generally.
. . 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 102 Whom they themselves account to be but a sorry obscure fellow.
. . 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xii. 86 Continue Esquire. It is a respectable addition, altho' every sorry fellow assumes it . .
(OED)
……..
These relations were the folk from whence he came - something he didn’t care to be reminded of as he wishes to pass for a gentleman and hasn’t yet quite made it.
About Wednesday 27 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ’This afternoon came my great store of Coles in, being 10 Chaldron . . ’
‘chaldron, n. < Old French 2. A dry measure of 4 quarters or 32 bushels; in recent times only used for coals (36 bushels).
. . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 27 July (1971) IV. 223 This afternoon came my great store of Coles in, being ten Chaldron . . ‘ (OED)
About Saturday 23 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ' . . he would not mince the matter . . '
'mince, v. < Anglo-Norman . .
. . 4. a. . . to mince matters (chiefly in negative contexts): to use polite or moderate expressions to indicate disapproval, etc.
. . 1668 J. Owen Nature Indwelling-sin xvii. 286 Here it [sc. the law] minceth not the matter with sinners . . '
"13 Park road" lloyds residential
About Wednesday 20 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
‘tombola, n. . . < tombolare to turn a somersault, fall upside down, tumble.
. . A kind of lottery resembling lotto*.
. . Daily News 19 July 5/7 There were various other Chinese articles for sale, and a tombola with all prizes and no blanks.
1883 World No. 471. 13 One of the features of the Savage Club, which is not advertised, on account of the Lottery Act, is a tombola.
1907 Daily Chron. 7 June 7/3 The law has now stepped in, and forbidden the tombola, on the ground that it would be a contravention of the Gaming Act. The tombola was arranged on the novel principle of no blanks, and a prize for every ticket-holder.
*lotto, n.1 < French lot lot n.
1. Originally: a game of chance in which numbers are drawn at random and players place counters on corresponding numbers on cards, the winner being the first to cover a row or other required pattern of numbers; now usually called bingo . .
2. A lottery; esp. (the name of) any of various state lotteries.
Originally with reference to the lottery of Genoa.
. . 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1535 To the honour of the Hanoverian government, no Lotto was ever introduced into it, though many foreigners offered large sums for permission to cheat the people in this manner . . ‘
Now we have: https://www.national-lottery.co.u… which pays for https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org…
About Monday 18 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ’ . . I believe he is very confident of me. . . ’
‘confident, adj. and n. < Latin . .
A. adj. I. Trusting; assured.
†1. Trustful, confiding. Obs.
. . 1666 S. Pepys Diary 28 Dec. (1972) VII. 423 As great an act of confident friendship as this latter age can show.’
…………..
Re: ‘ . . " . . to have my Periwigg . . cleansed of its nits . . ‘
‘‘nit, n.1 < an Indo-European . .
. . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 18 July (1971) V. 212 Thence to Westminster to my barbers, to have my perriwig he lately made me cleansed of its nits.’
………….
(OED)
About Sunday 17 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
‘Turpentine . . is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines . . (it) is used for thinning oil-based paints . . (and) medicinally since ancient times, as topical and sometimes internal home remedies.
Taken internally it was used as a general cure-all treatment for intestinal parasites, and candida because of its antiseptic and diuretic properties. Sugar, molasses or honey were sometimes used to mask the taste, and bait parasites . . At levels of 800 ppm, turpentine is immediately dangerous to life and health.’ (Wikipedia)
About Saturday 16 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ’ . . Mr. Gauden will make some stir about it . . ’
‘stir, n.1 < Old English s . .
. . 3. . . fuss . .
. . 1655 R. Baxter Quakers Catech. 19 Your Prater also made a stirre with me for calling the sacred Languages the Originall . . ‘
(OED)
………..
About Friday 15 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ’ . . the Duke did it with the greatest ingenuity and love . . ‘
‘ingenuity, n. < Latin . .
2. Nobility of character or disposition; honourableness, highmindedness, generosity. Obs. . .
3. Freedom from dissimulation; honesty, straightforwardness, sincerity; honourable or fair dealing; freedom from reserve, openness, candour, frankness.
. . 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Ingenuity,..a natural Openness and Sincerity always to acknowledge the Truth . . ‘
……
Re: ‘ . . would have had me condition with him . . ’
‘conˈdition, v. < Old French . .
1. a. intr. To treat about conditions; to make conditions, make terms; to stipulate, bargain with.
. . 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 59 Will any of you bring in a tenant into your house before you condition with him? . . ‘
……
Re: ‘ . . the laying up of something . . ’
‘lay, v.1 < Old English . .
. . 3. To deposit or put away in a place for safety; to store up (goods, provisions); to put by. Often absol. to save money.
. .1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 198 It incourages men to gather and lay up, when they have Law to hold by what they have . . ‘
……
Re: ‘he hath given my Lord a character”
‘character, n. < Middle French . .
†5. A code or key to a code; a cipher for secret correspondence. Obs.
. . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 15 July (1971) V. 208 He hath given my Lord a Character and will oblige my Lord to correspond with him . .
……
Re: ’ . . he is as great with the Chancellor . . than ever in his life.’
‘great, adj., n., adv., and int. < Germanic . .
19. a. With with. . . in considerable favour; very popular.
(a) Of people . .
. . 1685 E. Stillingfleet Origines Britannicæ iv. 190 This St. German was so great with Hilary, Bishop of Arles, that [etc.].. . ‘
……
(OED)
About Wednesday 13 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ‘ . . at an alehouse hard by . . ‘
‘hard by, prep. and adv.
A. prep. In close proximity to; very near to . .
B. adv. In very close proximity; nearby. Formerly also: †close in time (obs.).
. . 1667 S. Pepys Diary 14 July (1974) VIII. 338 Then I carried them to see my Cosen Pepys's house..and then I walked them to the wood hard by.
………..
Re: ‘ . . King’s Squire Sadler,
. . ‘
‘squire, n. < Old French . .
. . 2. Applied to personages of ancient history or mythology regarded as holding a position or rank similar to that of the mediæval squire.
Frequently, esp. in or after Biblical use, with the literal sense ‘shield-bearer’ or ‘armour-bearer’. .
3.†a. squire of (or for) the body (or household)), an officer charged with personal attendance upon a sovereign, nobleman, or other high dignitary. Obs.
Compounds - attrib. and Comb.
a. Appositive, in early use chiefly in senses related to 3a, as squire beadle (see beadle n. 3), squire carver, squire fruiterer, squire priest, squire saddler; . .
1618 A. Munday Stow's Survey of London (new ed.) 184 M. Thomas Cure, Sadler, and Squire Sadler to Queene Elizabeth . . ' (OED)
About Tuesday 12 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ' . . of no great profit to him that oweth them . . '
'owe, v. < Germanic . . < the same Indo-European base . . as Sanskrit īś- to possess, own.
I. As a main verb. * In senses expressing possession.
1. trans. a. To have belonging to oneself; to possess; to be the owner of; = own v. 1. Now chiefly Sc., esp. Irish English (north.).
. . 1664 S. Pepys Diary 12 July (1971) V. 202 Fine storehouses..but of no great profit to him that oweth them . . ‘
About Saturday 9 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ‘ . . because we would not be obliged to attend the business when we can, but when we list. . . ‘
‘list, v.1 < Old Germanic . . arch. . .
. . 2. With personal construction.
. . b. Without dependent inf.: To wish, desire, like, choose . .
. . 1611 Bible (King James) John iii. 8 The winde bloweth where it listeth . . ‘
whence ‘list n.’, whence ’listless’.
About Friday 8 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: 'stationers'
‘stationer, n.1 < classical Latin statiōnārius (see stationary adj.), in its post-classical Latin use denoting a bookseller . . The probable direct adoption of the Latin word is accounted for by its early use in the context of the universities, where the stationarius was licensed and controlled by the academic authorities, whom he was sworn to obey.
1. a. A person who sells books; a bookseller; (in the Middle Ages) esp. one licensed by a university. Occasionally also: a printer, a bookbinder. Now hist. There is some overlap between the subsenses at sense 1, depending on the historical context (for example, a copyist might produce and sell manuscript copies, and a bookseller might sell writing materials).
. . 1625 G. Wither Scholars Purg. 116 An honest Stationer is he that exercizeth his Mystery (whether it be in printing, bynding or selling of Bookes) with more respect to the glory of God..then to his owne commodity . .
b. A person who publishes and sells books; a publisher. Now hist. . .
c. A scribe, a copyist. Now hist. and rare.
. . 1662 C. Wase Dict. Minus Librarius, a Stationer or Book writer (among the ancients). . .
d. A person or shop selling paper, pens, and other writing and office materials . . The sale of parchment, paper, pens, ink, etc., was originally a regular branch of the business of the ‘stationer’ or bookseller. The restriction of the term stationer to the seller of these articles is first evidenced in quot. 1656 . .
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Stationer..is often confounded with Book-seller, and sometimes with Book-binder; whereas they are three several Trades; the Stationer sells Paper and Paper-Books, Ink, Wax, etc. . . ‘
About Sunday 3 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
10 years on: ‘The UK experienced a spell of hot, sunny weather in June 2017 . . From 17 to 21 June temperatures exceeded 28 °C widely across parts of England, with some locations reaching 30 to 32 °C. On 21 June Heathrow (Greater London) recorded 34.5 °C, the UK's highest June temperature since 1976 . . ’ (Met Office)
About Monday 4 July 1664
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re: ‘He offered me the selling of some land . . a purchase of about 1000l. . . ‘
‘selling, n. . . a. The action of sell v.; an instance of this.
. . 1676 H. Phillippes Purchasers Pattern 1 The buying and selling of Land.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1683 (1955) IV. 335 His late purchased house at , of which I had once the selling for the Countesse of Bristol . . ‘ (OED)
‘Buying and selling’ here = dealing rather than buying to keep. Few of the Cambridgeshire locals have £1000 to invest or the credit to borrow it but most are hungry for smaller parcels of land near their homes which they can afford. So Pepys will borrow £1000 from his City friends on an 6-month bill (IOU), divide the land into parcels and sell them on at a mark-up.
Should be a straightforward nice little earner but no doubt there are some as yet unknown unknowns to be encountered on the way.