"and so with Jack Fenn to the Chamberlain of London to look after the state of some Navy assignments that are in his hands,"
L&M: Presumably Treasury orders had been assigned to Chamberlain (Sir Thomas Player, sen.) on which he was trying to raise money on behalf of the navy.
"Mr. Perian Poole, offered as a Witness on the Behalf of the Petitioners, was objected against, being a Fortynine Officer"
Presumably the objection is to his having been involved in the execution of Charles I on Tuesday 30 January 1649 (Old Style, i.e., Julian calendar). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exe…
"Do hear this morning that Harman is committed by the Parliament last night, the day he come up, which is hard; but he took all upon himself first, and then when a witness come in to say otherwise, he would have retracted; and the House took it so ill, they would commit him."
L&M: CJ, ix. 82. This was in the course of the enquiry into the escape of the Dutch fleet after the battle of Lowestoft, June 1665. Harman had at first concealed from the Commons the fact that he knew the order to slacken sail was given to him in the Duke of York's name. His evidence was contradictory: he was said to have sat up the night before with his ship's company 'and was scarce sober . . . he looked disorderly': Grey, i. 140 n. He was acquitted and discharged on the 21st: CJ, ix. 86. See also Milward, p. 252; Marvell, ii. 72. Sandwich kept copies of Harman's examination and his answers: Sandwich MSS, App. ff. 188+.
I asked above: Do we know how old the daughter of the widow of Christopher Pett was?
The best I've been able to find out is that, like her mother, named Ann, died 1714, married in 1674 to Daniel Furzer (Master Shipwright, Chatham: 1698, Surveyor of the Navy 1699) -- so she may not yet be marriageable. My source is Wikipedia's amazing Pett Dynasty page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet…
"getting of the scale of musique without book, which I at last see is necessary for a man that would understand musique, as it is now taught to understand, though it be a ridiculous and troublesome way, and I know I shall be able hereafter to show the world a simpler way;"
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About Monday 20 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"and so with Jack Fenn to the Chamberlain of London to look after the state of some Navy assignments that are in his hands,"
L&M: Presumably Treasury orders had been assigned to Chamberlain (Sir Thomas Player, sen.) on which he was trying to raise money on behalf of the navy.
About Monday 20 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"I did hear how plainly one lawyer of counsel for the complainants did inveigh by name against all the late Commissioners"
L&M: I.e. those appointed under the acts of settlements to adjudicate in the land disputes in Ireland.
About Monday 20 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Mr. Perian Poole, offered as a Witness on the Behalf of the Petitioners, was objected against, being a Fortynine Officer"
Presumably the objection is to his having been involved in the execution of Charles I on Tuesday 30 January 1649 (Old Style, i.e., Julian calendar).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exe…
About Saturday 18 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Do hear this morning that Harman is committed by the Parliament last night, the day he come up, which is hard; but he took all upon himself first, and then when a witness come in to say otherwise, he would have retracted; and the House took it so ill, they would commit him."
L&M: CJ, ix. 82. This was in the course of the enquiry into the escape of the Dutch fleet after the battle of Lowestoft, June 1665. Harman had at first concealed from the Commons the fact that he knew the order to slacken sail was given to him in the Duke of York's name. His evidence was contradictory: he was said to have sat up the night before with his ship's company 'and was scarce sober . . . he looked disorderly': Grey, i. 140 n. He was acquitted and discharged on the 21st: CJ, ix. 86. See also Milward, p. 252; Marvell, ii. 72. Sandwich kept copies of Harman's examination and his answers: Sandwich MSS, App. ff. 188+.
About Friday 17 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Thence, with Brouncker, to the King’s house, and saw “The Surprizall,” where base singing, only Knepp,"
L&M: See https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Thursday 16 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Court, all for W. Pen."
L&M: Cf. the reports of the debates in Grey, i. 136-9; Milward, pp. 259-60.
About Thursday 16 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"So to White Hall by coach to Commissioners of [the] Treasury about certificates, but they met not,"
L&M: On the 13th the Treasury Commissioners had directed the Navy Board to attend on this day: CTB, ii. 299. For the certificates, see https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Thursday 16 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Greeting’s book,"
L&M: Probably a MS primer.
About Wednesday 15 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"After playing a little upon my new little flageolet, that is so soft that pleases me mightily,"
L&M: The 'low pipe' bought on the 14th (sic): https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Quaker's
Terry Foreman • Link
L&M say this Quakers is an eating-house.
About Tuesday 14 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Up betimes by water to the Temple. In the way read the Narrative about prizes;"
L&M: Produced br the Brooke House Committee: CJ, ix. 80, 81.
About Monday 13 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Come home, met with order of Commissioners of Accounts,"
L&M: See https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Monday 20 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Up and busy about answer to Committee of Accounts this morning about several questions "
L&M: These mostly concerned Sandwich's prize goods and Pepys's privateer.
About Monday 13 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"With G. Montagu and Roger Pepys, and spoke with Birch and Vaughan, all in trouble about the prize business."
L&M: All nmed here were M.P's.
Is Pepys lobbying?
About Sunday 12 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
Also W P[enn's] coach ________________ 0 - 2 - 0
About Saturday 11 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Cicero 2--26--)"
L&M: All copies of Cicero in the PL are of editions later than 1668.
About Voragine's 'Legenda Aurea'
Terry Foreman • Link
Updated URL for access to this source at Fordham
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/b…
About Christopher Pett
Terry Foreman • Link
Where Christopher stands in the Pett Dynasty of shipwrights' Family Tree:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet…
About Wednesday 8 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
I asked above: Do we know how old the daughter of the widow of Christopher Pett was?
The best I've been able to find out is that, like her mother, named Ann, died 1714, married in 1674 to Daniel Furzer (Master Shipwright, Chatham: 1698, Surveyor of the Navy 1699) -- so she may not yet be marriageable.
My source is Wikipedia's amazing Pett Dynasty page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet…
About Wednesday 8 April 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"getting of the scale of musique without book, which I at last see is necessary for a man that would understand musique, as it is now taught to understand, though it be a ridiculous and troublesome way, and I know I shall be able hereafter to show the world a simpler way;"
L&M: Cf. https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…