Sir John Millicent is buried in St Mary the Virgin, Linton, Cambridgeshire. "On either side of the [early 14th century] chancel...are two...chapels. The northern one...contains a fine wall monument to Sir John Millicent, who died in 1577. The chapel may well have been built to house it....In the middle, Sir John and his second wife lean away from each other, resting their hands on a skull. Their bottom halves have been left out to save space. Above and below are shallow carvings of their children and of Sir John's first wife...." http://www.druidic.org/camchurch/…
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: ***
"The poor woman in great sorrow, and entreats our friendship, which we shall, I think, in every thing do for her. I am sure I will."
The widow of the Clerk of the ropeyard is in quite desperate straits, methinks. Kevin Peter notes in her husband's Encyclopedia entry: "On 6 March 1663, Pepys visits Mr. Falconer at his home Woolwich. On that visit, Pepys mentions that Mr. Falconer has recently married his maid." What will Pepys do?
July 14: I went to take leave of the two Mr. Howards now going to Paris & brought them as far as Bromely, thence to Eltham to see Sir John Shaws new house now building, the place is pleasant, if not too wett, but the house not well contrived, especialy the roofe, & roomes too low pitch'd, & Kitchins where the Cellars should be: The Orangerie & Aviarie handsome, & a very large plantation about it.
June 8 I went to our Society, to which his Majestie had sent that wonderfull horne of the fish, which struck a dangerous hole in the keele of a ship, in the India Sea, which being broake off with the violence of the fish, & left in the timber, preserv'd it from foundring:
Pepys reported 29 May 1664 on two tromp l'oeil paintings Povy had: one on a wall (by Robert Streeter, say L&M), and one in a closet. Michael Robinson's annote w/ link to a nice one: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
"to my barber's, to have my Periwigg he lately made me cleansed of its nits, which vexed me cruelly that he should put such a thing into my hands." Oy! http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/brit…
"Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (later Queen Caroline; 17 May 1768 - 7 August 1821) was the queen consort of George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 to her death....Remembered in a children's rhyme beginning: *Queen, Queen Caroline / washed her face in turpentine" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro…
"Say, why is Uncle Wight hanging round with Dr. Burnett?"
26 May 1661 "After church home, and so to the Mitre, where I found Dr. Burnett, the first time that ever I met him to drink with him, and my uncle Wight and there we sat and drank a great deal," http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
1 January 1663/64 "Thence to my uncle Wight's, where Dr. of -----, among others, dined, and his wife, a seeming proud conceited woman, I know not what to make of her, but the Dr's. discourse did please me very well about the disease of the stone, above all things extolling Turpentine, which he told me how it may be taken in pills with great ease." http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Mile End is an area in East London that takes its name from a milestone signifying the point one mile east of the boundary of the City of London at Aldgate. On 14th June 1381, the young king Richard II rode to Mile End where he met the Essex rebels led by a priest named Jack Straw, and the peasant rebels of Kent, led by Wat Tyler, and signed their charter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile…
Pepys did Creed a considerable accounting favor. He argued for the honoring of contingency and petty-cash claims made by Creed as Deputy-Treasurer of the Fleet in the Mediterranean under Sandwich in 1660-61. The first discourse of "Mr. Creed's accounts" that Pepys records is 28 March 1661 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
21 November 1663 Creed gave him ""a very noble parti-coloured Indian gowne for my wife....I went by coach to Ludgate, and, by pricing several there, I guess this gowne may be worth about 12l. or 15l.. But, however, I expect at least 50l. of him." http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
The basis of the issue with Creed is about two years old
Pepys did Creed a considerable accounting favor. He argued for the honoring of contingency and petty-cash claims made by Creed as Deputy-Treasurer of the Fleet in the Mediterranean under Sandwich in 1660-61. The first discourse of "Mr. Creed's accounts" that Pepys records is 28 March 1661 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
""Now," says my Lord," the only and the greatest embarras that I have in the world is, how to behave myself to Sir H. Bennet and my Lord Chancellor, in case that there do lie any thing under the embers about my Lord Bristoll, which nobody can tell; for then," says he, 'I must appear for one or other, and I will lose all I have in the world rather than desert my Lord Chancellor: so that,' says he, 'I know not for my life what to do in that case.' For Sir H. Bennet's love is come to the height, and his confidence, that he hath given my Lord a character, and will oblige my Lord to correspond with him."
Sorry for the long citation. Bristol (George Digby) is still in disgrace after having attempted last July with Bennet's support and failed to impeach Edward Hyde the Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor. http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
I can only imagine Sandwich hopes no secret about Bristol emerges that would further compromise Bennet, who's courting his confidence, and potentially aggravate Hyde Who Instills Fear against Sandwich.
--- Yes, JWB, I'm aging Frances Stewart's dewlaps with my eyes.
"As to his interest, he [Sandwich] says that he hath had all the injury done him that ever man could have by another bosom friend that knows all his secrets, by Mr. Montagu; but he says that the worst of it all is past, and he [Mr. Montagu has] gone out [of Court] and hated, his [Mr. Montagu's] very person by the King, and he [Sandwich] believes the more upon the score of his [Mr. Montagu] carriage to him [Sandwich]; nay, that the Duke of Yorke did say a little while since in his closett, that he [York] did hate him [Nr. Montagu] because of his ungratefull carriage to my Lord of Sandwich."
Sandwich reports the King's hatred of Edward (Ned) Mountagu, believed to have flirted with the Queen, as Jeannine explains is this annotation on 20 May http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
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About Sir John Millicent
Terry F • Link
Sir John Millicent is buried in St Mary the Virgin, Linton, Cambridgeshire. "On either side of the [early 14th century] chancel...are two...chapels. The northern one...contains a fine wall monument to Sir John Millicent, who died in 1577. The chapel may well have been built to house it....In the middle, Sir John and his second wife lean away from each other, resting their hands on a skull. Their bottom halves have been left out to save space. Above and below are shallow carvings of their children and of Sir John's first wife...." http://www.druidic.org/camchurch/…
About Tuesday 19 July 1664
Terry F • Link
The Diary of John Evelyn
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:
***
About Tuesday 19 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Yebb is a diminutive of Edmund."
But "Jeb" is not. Whew!
About Tuesday 19 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"The poor woman in great sorrow, and entreats our friendship, which we shall, I think, in every thing do for her. I am sure I will."
The widow of the Clerk of the ropeyard is in quite desperate straits, methinks. Kevin Peter notes in her husband's Encyclopedia entry: "On 6 March 1663, Pepys visits Mr. Falconer at his home Woolwich. On that visit, Pepys mentions that Mr. Falconer has recently married his maid." What will Pepys do?
About Thursday 14 July 1664
Terry F • Link
The Diary of John Evelyn
July 14: I went to take leave of the two Mr. Howards now going to Paris & brought them as far as Bromely, thence to Eltham to see Sir John Shaws new house now building, the place is pleasant, if not too wett, but the house not well contrived, especialy the roofe, & roomes too low pitch'd, & Kitchins where the Cellars should be: The Orangerie & Aviarie handsome, & a very large plantation about it.
Sir John Shaw http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
About Thursday 7 July 1664
Terry F • Link
The Diary of John Evelyn
July 7: To Court, where I subscribed to Sir Arthyr Slingsbys loterey, a desperate debt owing me long since in Paris:
About Wednesday 8 June 1664
Terry F • Link
John Evelyn's Diary
June 8 I went to our Society, to which his Majestie had sent that wonderfull horne of the fish, which struck a dangerous hole in the keele of a ship, in the India Sea, which being broake off with the violence of the fish, & left in the timber, preserv'd it from foundring:
Surely the horn of a narwhal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narw…
About Monday 18 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Povy's "perspectives"
Pepys reported 29 May 1664 on two tromp l'oeil paintings Povy had: one on a wall (by Robert Streeter, say L&M), and one in a closet. Michael Robinson's annote w/ link to a nice one: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Monday 18 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Thanks, JWB, for linking my posts.
About Monday 18 July 1664
Terry F • Link
July 18, 1635 - Robert Hooke, b.
About Monday 18 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"to my barber's, to have my Periwigg he lately made me cleansed of its nits, which vexed me cruelly that he should put such a thing into my hands." Oy! http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/brit…
About Sunday 17 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (later Queen Caroline; 17 May 1768 - 7 August 1821) was the queen consort of George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 to her death....Remembered in a children's rhyme beginning: *Queen, Queen Caroline / washed her face in turpentine"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro…
About Sunday 17 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Say, why is Uncle Wight hanging round with Dr. Burnett?"
26 May 1661 "After church home, and so to the Mitre, where I found Dr. Burnett, the first time that ever I met him to drink with him, and my uncle Wight and there we sat and drank a great deal," http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
1 January 1663/64 "Thence to my uncle Wight's, where Dr. of -----, among others, dined, and his wife, a seeming proud conceited woman, I know not what to make of her, but the Dr's. discourse did please me very well about the disease of the stone, above all things extolling Turpentine, which he told me how it may be taken in pills with great ease." http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
21 January 1663/64 "to my aunt Wight's to fetch my wife home, where Dr. Burnett ...." http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
L&M say they were friends.
About Saturday 16 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Mr. Coventry...is mighty cold in his present opinion of Mr. Peter Pett for his flagging and doing things so lazily there."
The Extra Commissioner of the Navy shares Pepys's view of the Navy Commissioner in Chatham.
About Mile End
Terry F • Link
Mile End is an area in East London that takes its name from a milestone signifying the point one mile east of the boundary of the City of London at Aldgate. On 14th June 1381, the young king Richard II rode to Mile End where he met the Essex rebels led by a priest named Jack Straw, and the peasant rebels of Kent, led by Wat Tyler, and signed their charter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile…
About Saturday 16 July 1664
Terry F • Link
"Mr. Creed's business"
This is the familiar matter of "Creed's accounts"
Pepys did Creed a considerable accounting favor. He argued for the honoring of contingency and petty-cash claims made by Creed as Deputy-Treasurer of the Fleet in the Mediterranean under Sandwich in 1660-61. The first discourse of "Mr. Creed's accounts" that Pepys records is 28 March 1661 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
21 November 1663 Creed gave him ""a very noble parti-coloured Indian gowne for my wife....I went by coach to Ludgate, and, by pricing several there, I guess this gowne may be worth about 12l. or 15l.. But, however, I expect at least 50l. of him."
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Friday 12 February 1663/64
Terry F • Link
The basis of the issue with Creed is about two years old
Pepys did Creed a considerable accounting favor. He argued for the honoring of contingency and petty-cash claims made by Creed as Deputy-Treasurer of the Fleet in the Mediterranean under Sandwich in 1660-61. The first discourse of "Mr. Creed's accounts" that Pepys records is 28 March 1661 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Friday 15 July 1664
Terry F • Link
""Now," says my Lord," the only and the greatest embarras that I have in the world is, how to behave myself to Sir H. Bennet and my Lord Chancellor, in case that there do lie any thing under the embers about my Lord Bristoll, which nobody can tell; for then," says he, 'I must appear for one or other, and I will lose all I have in the world rather than desert my Lord Chancellor: so that,' says he, 'I know not for my life what to do in that case.' For Sir H. Bennet's love is come to the height, and his confidence, that he hath given my Lord a character, and will oblige my Lord to correspond with him."
Sorry for the long citation. Bristol (George Digby) is still in disgrace after having attempted last July with Bennet's support and failed to impeach Edward Hyde the Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor.
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
I can only imagine Sandwich hopes no secret about Bristol emerges that would further compromise Bennet, who's courting his confidence, and potentially aggravate Hyde Who Instills Fear against Sandwich.
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Yes, JWB, I'm aging Frances Stewart's dewlaps with my eyes.
About Friday 15 July 1664
Terry F • Link
MichaeR, Do you think her dewlaps might gave drawm Pepys's gaze down?
About Friday 15 July 1664
Terry F • Link
Lots of pronouns. Here's what I propose:
"As to his interest, he [Sandwich] says that he hath had all the injury done him that ever man could have by another bosom friend that knows all his secrets, by Mr. Montagu; but he says that the worst of it all is past, and he [Mr. Montagu has] gone out [of Court] and hated, his [Mr. Montagu's] very person by the King, and he [Sandwich] believes the more upon the score of his [Mr. Montagu] carriage to him [Sandwich]; nay, that the Duke of Yorke did say a little while since in his closett, that he [York] did hate him [Nr. Montagu] because of his ungratefull carriage to my Lord of Sandwich."
Sandwich reports the King's hatred of Edward (Ned) Mountagu, believed to have flirted with the Queen, as Jeannine explains is this annotation on 20 May http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…