So L&M: to celebrate the birth of the Joyces' child, they note.
"Great discourse of the fray yesterday in Moorefields, how the butchers at first did beat the weavers (between whom there hath been ever an old competition for mastery)" L&M note the fray was between the apprentices of rival companies on the St. James's Day election day for the Weavers' Company.
Channel Row (also, esp. later, called Cannon Row) ran between the Thames and Parliament Street, north off of (Westminster) Bridge Street http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
Dan Jenkins reminds us that there are multiple kinds of intelligence, CSG recalled some (no "vast majority") struggling to perform (below average) in multiple ways (not only literacy). (50%+1 is a majority never vast and, senatorially-speaking, sometimes not enough.)
Jeannine, Splendid, fascinating and timely!! Thanks for this! Another note: Sir George was born in 1599, and the Duke of York in 1530. During his second visit to Jersey, surely his father's death added depth to his relation to Carteret. Perhaps the PepysSociogram ought to show a stronger bond between the two? http://www.pepysdiary.com/static/…
A late 16th century lidded Silver Flagon of circular, bulbous form, on splayed feet. The body decorated with a band containing enamelled medallions. The mark a Maltese Cross over a crescent. Continental. http://www.bunrattycollection.com…
Norwich silver flagon; cover missing; plain flagon with loop handle; presented by Tobias Dehem; made 1630-1631 ["plain" or very modern in design] http://modesimages.norfolk.gov.uk…
"'Worse and Worse;' just the same manner of play, and writ, I believe, by the same man as "The Adventures of Five Hours'"
L&M say not writ by the same man, but -- that, as Phil has indicated with the links -- "Worse and Worse" was an adaptation by the 2nd Earl of Bristol (George Digby), whereas "The Adventures of Five Hours" was by Sir Samuel Tuke.
Robert Gertz, a wonderfully swinish turn of verse!! 10' Alice would be pleased. And yo, Paul Chapin, Mr. Cholmley's probably illegal metalottery without Sir Arthur Slingsby's royal permit -- or a bit like a bear-baiting, prize-fight or dog-fight.
Pepys's view of the lottery complements Evelyn's.dated yesterday.
:July 19. To Lond. to see the event of the Lottery, which his Majestie had permitted Sir Arth: Slingsby to set up for one day in the Banqueting house at whitehall: I gaining onely a trifle, as well as did the King, Queene Consort, & Q: Mother for neere 30 lotts: which was thought to be contriv'd very un-handsomely by the master of it, who was in truth a meer shark:" http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Is Evelyn here today, having arrived in town yesterday? Sorta sounds like it.
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First Reading
About Tuesday 26 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"At noon to Anth. Joyces to our gossips dinner;"
So L&M: to celebrate the birth of the Joyces' child, they note.
"Great discourse of the fray yesterday in Moorefields, how the butchers at first did beat the weavers (between whom there hath been ever an old competition for mastery)" L&M note the fray was between the apprentices of rival companies on the St. James's Day election day for the Weavers' Company.
About Monday 25 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"my barber Gervas, who this day buries his child, which it seems was born without a passage behind"
Imperforate anus, the congenital absence or obstruction of the anal opening and its repair are illustrated here.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplu…
Sad for Gervas, his child's mother and all their like before modern remedies.
About Microscopes
Terry F • Link
Robert Hooke's Compound Microscope
http://www.arsmachina.com/hooke.h…
About Sunday 24 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Elizabeth's absence is SO disruptive. Tomorrow to Deptford to muster the yard.
About Channel Row
Terry F • Link
Channel Row (also, esp. later, called Cannon Row) ran between the Thames and Parliament Street, north off of (Westminster) Bridge Street
http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
About Sunday 24 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Sore cods? No prayers, they being familial? But the servants?!
About Saturday 23 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"took coach and away to Westminster Hall"
L&M's reading corrects the dittography of Wheatley's "and away, and away"
http://www.earlham.edu/~seidti/ia…
About Friday 22 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Dan Jenkins reminds us that there are multiple kinds of intelligence, CSG recalled some (no "vast majority") struggling to perform (below average) in multiple ways (not only literacy). (50%+1 is a majority never vast and, senatorially-speaking, sometimes not enough.)
About Friday 22 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Mr Shish likely can't read a measuring tape, and I'm not too sure if he can read or write very well."
Yea, Carl in Boston; and, as Cumsalisgrano in effect reminds us, more than 50% of us have IQ's 100 and below.
About Carteret and the King
Terry F • Link
Jeannine,
Splendid, fascinating and timely!! Thanks for this!
Another note: Sir George was born in 1599, and the Duke of York in 1530. During his second visit to Jersey, surely his father's death added depth to his relation to Carteret. Perhaps the PepysSociogram ought to show a stronger bond between the two? http://www.pepysdiary.com/static/…
*Jean Chevalier and His Times* is also available in several other libraries in the US and UK
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9195…
About Friday 22 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Fine it was, indeed, and too fine for me to judge of."
Pepys confesses he has no ear for Italian opera?
"one slovenly and ugly fellow, Seignor Pedro"
Sorry, Pedro: Why should we take this sonofapricklouse's word for anything?
About Thursday 7 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Sir Arthur Slingsby's Lottery: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Thursday 21 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"flaggons"
A late 16th century lidded Silver Flagon of circular, bulbous form, on splayed feet. The body decorated with a band containing enamelled medallions. The mark a Maltese Cross over a crescent. Continental.
http://www.bunrattycollection.com…
Norwich silver flagon; cover missing; plain flagon with loop handle; presented by Tobias Dehem; made 1630-1631 ["plain" or very modern in design]
http://modesimages.norfolk.gov.uk…
About Thursday 21 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"it is to oblige me to him in the business of the Tangier victualling, wherein I doubt I shall not;"
"doubt" again surely means "suspect" here.
About Wednesday 20 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"'Worse and Worse;' just the same manner of play, and writ, I believe, by the same man as "The Adventures of Five Hours'"
L&M say not writ by the same man, but -- that, as Phil has indicated with the links -- "Worse and Worse" was an adaptation by the 2nd Earl of Bristol (George Digby), whereas "The Adventures of Five Hours" was by Sir Samuel Tuke.
About Wednesday 8 June 1664
Terry F • Link
CSG, good point; and a fishy account of the origin of a curiosity wasn't unknown.
About Wednesday 20 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Robert Gertz, a wonderfully swinish turn of verse!! 10' Alice would be pleased. And yo, Paul Chapin, Mr. Cholmley's probably illegal metalottery without Sir Arthur Slingsby's royal permit -- or a bit like a bear-baiting, prize-fight or dog-fight.
About Wednesday 20 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Pepys's view of the lottery complements Evelyn's.dated yesterday.
:July 19. To Lond. to see the event of the Lottery, which his Majestie had permitted Sir Arth: Slingsby to set up for one day in the Banqueting house at whitehall: I gaining onely a trifle, as well as did the King, Queene Consort, & Q: Mother for neere 30 lotts: which was thought to be contriv'd very un-handsomely by the master of it, who was in truth a meer shark:" http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Is Evelyn here today, having arrived in town yesterday? Sorta sounds like it.
About Wednesday 20 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Dined together with a good pig,"
Take it away, Robert Gertz or whoever will!
About Wednesday 20 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Dined together with a good pig,"
Well, Samuel, and what was his/her name?