Samuel Cooper (1609 – 5 May 1672), sometimes spelt as Samuel Cowper, was an English miniature painter, and younger brother of Alexander Cooper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam…
"he hath also persuaded me to have Cooper draw my wife’s, which, though it cost 30l., yet I will have done."
L&M: Samuel Cooper (d. 1672), the miniaturist, was now at the height of his powers, and had an international reputation. This portrait is not known to survive.
Samuel Cooper (1609 – 5 May 1672), sometimes spelt as Samuel Cowper, was an English miniature painter, and younger brother of Alexander Cooper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam…
"above all Englishmen that ever were there, there never was any man that behaved himself like poor Charles Wager,"
L&M: Wager (a popular commander with his men, being himself the son of a mariner) had command of the Crown in Allin's fleet. He had died on active service in February 1666.
"This day Creed at White Hall in discourse told me what information he hath had, from very good hands, of the cowardice and ill-government of Sir Jer. Smith and Sir Thomas Allen, and the repute they have both of them abroad in the Streights, from their deportment when they did at several times command there."
"This day Creed at White Hall in discourse told me what information he hath had, from very good hands, of the cowardice and ill-government of Sir Jer. Smith and Sir Thomas Allen, and the repute they have both of them abroad in the Streights, from their deportment when they did at several times command there."
L&M: Smith had commanded a squadron in the Mediterranean in 1666, Allin in 1664 had rum ashore near Gibraltar, with the loss of two ships, when chasing the Dutch Smyrna fleet: https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and
"to White Hall to the Duke of York’s chamber, where he being ready he went to a Committee of Tangier, where I first understand that my Lord Sandwich is, in his coming back from Spayne, to step over thither, to see in what condition the place is, which I am glad of, hoping that he will be able to do some good there, for the good of the place, which is so much out of order. "
L&M: In August Sandwich visited and conducted a thorough emquiry, particilarly into the disputes between the military and civil authorities" Sandwich MNN, Letters from Foreign Ministers, ff. 81-118, Harris, ii. 153-9.
24 July 1663 Arthur Annesley, Earl of Anglesey persuaded others to sign with him in Protest against the Bill, for Encouragement of Trade. "A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Encouragement of Trade, being this Day read the Third Time, and ready to be put to the Question for passing into a Law; it was moved, and granted by the House, That, if the Question passed in the Affirmative, such Peers as were against the Bill might enter their Protestation. And accordingly we whose Names are subscribed do protest against the said Bill being made a Law
His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke. Epus. London. Epus. Winton. Epus. Bath et Wells. Epus. Ely. Epus. St. Asaph. Epus. St. David's. Epus. Lyncolne. Epus. Carlile. Epus. Bristol. Epus. Gloucester. Epus. Hereford. Epus. Petriburgh. Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli Speaker. Ds. Thesaurarius Angl. Dux Albemarle. L. Chamberlain. Comes Derby. Comes Bedford. Comes Bridgwater. Comes Berks. Comes Cleveland. Comes Sandwich. Comes Anglesey. Viscount Say et Seale. Ds. Berkley Berk. Ds. Wentworth. Ds. Eure. Ds. Wharton. Ds. Arundell. Ds. Howard Ch. Ds. Craven. Ds. Newport. Ds. Vaughan. Ds. Lucas. Ds. Lexington. Ds. Berkley Str. Ds. Crofts. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Ashley. https://www.british-history.ac.uk…
"This noon, from Mrs. Williams’s, my Lord Brouncker sent to Somersett House to hear how the Duchess of Richmond do; and word was brought him that she is pretty well, but mighty full of the smallpox"
"The play is a translation out of French, and the plot Spanish,"
L&M: It was based upon two plays by Paul Scarron: Jodelet, ou Le ou le Maître valet and L'Héritier ridicule ou la Dame intéressée. The scene was set in Madrid.
"to the King’s playhouse to see “The Storme,” which we did, but without much pleasure, it being but a mean play compared with “The Tempest,” at the Duke of York’s house, though Knepp did act her part of grief very well."
L&M: Mrs Knepp played the part of Aminta: Genest, i. 82. The play was The sea voyage, a comedy by Fletcher and Massinger. The Tempest was Shakespeare's play as altered by Dryden and Davenant.
"after all it was found most satisfactory to the men, and best for the king’s dispatch, that what money we had should be paid weekly to the men for their week’s work until a greater sum could be got to pay them their arrears and then discharge them."
L&M: In June £8,000 was borrowed from Backwell the baner for payment of the arrears: CTB, ii. 354, 357.
The 1668 Bawdy House Riots (also called the Messenger riots after rioter Peter Messenger) took place in 17th-century London over several days in March during Easter Week, 1668. They were sparked by Dissenters who resented the King's proclamation against conventicles (private lay worship) while turning a blind eye to the equally illegal brothels. Thousands of young men besieged and demolished brothels throughout the East End, assaulting the prostitutes and looting the properties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baw…
L&M: There are 'Loose notes & Queries Musical' (undatedn in Hewer's hand among Pepys' MSS in the Bodleian which include ideas about a simpler scale: Rawl. A 312, ff. 143-6, esp. 144v.
"trying some conclusions upon my viall, in order to the inventing a better theory of musique than hath yet been abroad; and I think verily I shall do it. "
"we had a meeting extraordinary to consider of several things, among others the sum of money fit to be demanded ready money, to enable us to set out 27 ships"
L&M: This was in response to an enquiry from the Admiral . The Board's estimate was £45,000, but the Council allowed only £24,000: PRO, PC 2/60, ff. 119r, 125r.
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About Samuel Cooper
Terry Foreman • Link
Samuel Cooper (1609 – 5 May 1672), sometimes spelt as Samuel Cowper, was an English miniature painter, and younger brother of Alexander Cooper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam…
About Sunday 29 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"he hath also persuaded me to have Cooper draw my wife’s, which, though it cost 30l., yet I will have done."
L&M: Samuel Cooper (d. 1672), the miniaturist, was now at the height of his powers, and had an international reputation. This portrait is not known to survive.
Samuel Cooper (1609 – 5 May 1672), sometimes spelt as Samuel Cowper, was an English miniature painter, and younger brother of Alexander Cooper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam…
About Sunday 29 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"Harris do so commend my wife’s picture of Mr. Hales’s, that I shall have him draw Harris’s head;"
L&M: Nothing (apart from the diary's information) appears to be known of these portraits of Mrs Pepys and of Henry Harris: https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
The latter was portrayed in the title role of Orrery's Henry V.
About Friday 27 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"above all Englishmen that ever were there, there never was any man that behaved himself like poor Charles Wager,"
L&M: Wager (a popular commander with his men, being himself the son of a mariner) had command of the Crown in Allin's fleet. He had died on active service in February 1666.
About Friday 27 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"This day Creed at White Hall in discourse told me what information he hath had, from very good hands, of the cowardice and ill-government of Sir Jer. Smith and Sir Thomas Allen, and the repute they have both of them abroad in the Streights, from their deportment when they did at several times command there."
L&M: Smith had commanded a squadron in the Mediterranean in 1666, Allin in 1664 had rum ashore near Gibraltar, with the loss of two ships, when chasing the Dutch Smyrna fleet: https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and
https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Friday 27 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"This day Creed at White Hall in discourse told me what information he hath had, from very good hands, of the cowardice and ill-government of Sir Jer. Smith and Sir Thomas Allen, and the repute they have both of them abroad in the Streights, from their deportment when they did at several times command there."
L&M: Smith had commanded a squadron in the Mediterranean in 1666, Allin in 1664 had rum ashore near Gibraltar, with the loss of two ships, when chasing the Dutch Smyrna fleet: https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and
About Friday 27 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"to White Hall to the Duke of York’s chamber, where he being ready he went to a Committee of Tangier, where I first understand that my Lord Sandwich is, in his coming back from Spayne, to step over thither, to see in what condition the place is, which I am glad of, hoping that he will be able to do some good there, for the good of the place, which is so much out of order. "
L&M: In August Sandwich visited and conducted a thorough emquiry, particilarly into the disputes between the military and civil authorities" Sandwich MNN, Letters from Foreign Ministers, ff. 81-118, Harris, ii. 153-9.
About Friday 27 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
Dawn posts: ""being very sleepy and weary since last night, and so by to o’clock to bed and slept well all night."
Should this be TWO o'clock?"
L&M have 10 a-clock.
About Tuesday 23 October 1666
Terry Foreman • Link
24 July 1663 Arthur Annesley, Earl of Anglesey persuaded others to sign with him in Protest against the Bill, for Encouragement of Trade.
"A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Encouragement of Trade, being this Day read the Third Time, and ready to be put to the Question for passing into a Law; it was moved, and granted by the House, That, if the Question passed in the Affirmative, such Peers as were against the Bill might enter their Protestation. And accordingly we whose Names are subscribed do protest against the said Bill being made a Law
His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorke.
Epus. London.
Epus. Winton.
Epus. Bath et Wells.
Epus. Ely.
Epus. St. Asaph.
Epus. St. David's.
Epus. Lyncolne.
Epus. Carlile.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Gloucester.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Petriburgh. Ds. Custos Privati Sigilli Speaker.
Ds. Thesaurarius Angl.
Dux Albemarle.
L. Chamberlain.
Comes Derby.
Comes Bedford.
Comes Bridgwater.
Comes Berks.
Comes Cleveland.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Anglesey.
Viscount Say et Seale. Ds. Berkley Berk.
Ds. Wentworth.
Ds. Eure.
Ds. Wharton.
Ds. Arundell.
Ds. Howard Ch.
Ds. Craven.
Ds. Newport.
Ds. Vaughan.
Ds. Lucas.
Ds. Lexington.
Ds. Berkley Str.
Ds. Crofts.
Ds. Cornwallis.
Ds. Ashley.
https://www.british-history.ac.uk…
About Thursday 26 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"This noon, from Mrs. Williams’s, my Lord Brouncker sent to Somersett House to hear how the Duchess of Richmond do; and word was brought him that she is pretty well, but mighty full of the smallpox"
L&M: There was an epidemic: https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
One of her eyes was badly affected: Harris, ii. 182.
About Thursday 26 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"The play is a translation out of French, and the plot Spanish,"
L&M: It was based upon two plays by Paul Scarron: Jodelet, ou Le ou le Maître valet and L'Héritier ridicule ou la Dame intéressée. The scene was set in Madrid.
About Wednesday 25 March 1668
Terry Foreman • Link
"to the King’s playhouse to see “The Storme,” which we did, but without much pleasure, it being but a mean play compared with “The Tempest,” at the Duke of York’s house, though Knepp did act her part of grief very well."
L&M: Mrs Knepp played the part of Aminta: Genest, i. 82. The play was The sea voyage, a comedy by Fletcher and Massinger. The Tempest was Shakespeare's play as altered by Dryden and Davenant.
About Tuesday 24 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
"after all it was found most satisfactory to the men, and best for the king’s dispatch, that what money we had should be paid weekly to the men for their week’s work until a greater sum could be got to pay them their arrears and then discharge them."
L&M: In June £8,000 was borrowed from Backwell the baner for payment of the arrears: CTB, ii. 354, 357.
About Tuesday 24 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
The 1668 Bawdy House Riots (also called the Messenger riots after rioter Peter Messenger) took place in 17th-century London over several days in March during Easter Week, 1668. They were sparked by Dissenters who resented the King's proclamation against conventicles (private lay worship) while turning a blind eye to the equally illegal brothels. Thousands of young men besieged and demolished brothels throughout the East End, assaulting the prostitutes and looting the properties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baw…
About Monday 23 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
" to Bishopsgate Streete, thinking to have found a Harpsicon-maker that used to live there before the fire, "
L&M: ? Cf. https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Friday 20 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
"This day at Court I do hear that Sir W. Pen do command this summer’s fleete; "
L&M: Penn never took up this appointment. Within a month he was impeached in parliament.
About Friday 20 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
L&M: There are 'Loose notes & Queries Musical' (undatedn in Hewer's hand among Pepys' MSS in the Bodleian which include ideas about a simpler scale: Rawl. A 312, ff. 143-6, esp. 144v.
About Friday 20 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
"trying some conclusions upon my viall, in order to the inventing a better theory of musique than hath yet been abroad; and I think verily I shall do it. "
L&M: For Pepys' interest in this subject, see https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
About Friday 20 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
"we had a meeting extraordinary to consider of several things, among others the sum of money fit to be demanded ready money, to enable us to set out 27 ships"
L&M: This was in response to an enquiry from the Admiral . The Board's estimate was £45,000, but the Council allowed only £24,000: PRO, PC 2/60, ff. 119r, 125r.
About Wednesday 18 March 1667/68
Terry Foreman • Link
"and to Ducke Lane, and there bought Montaigne’s Essays, in English,"
L&M: John Florio's translation, first published in 1603 and several times reissued. Pepys retained the version by Charles Cotton (1693): PL 1018-29.