as I understand it - if there are two or more principal officers present, and their clerks - they "sit" at a single table to hear from claimants, review invoices, bids, 'tickets' for labor by employees at the yards and on ships, and payments for wages, stores, etc. - the object beings to record the standard daily flow of paperwork, and to set aside what needs the formal action of the Navy Board and the Duke.
8 September 1662 - Rex Gordon - More “office” work, 17th century-style Until the advent of (almost) universal indoor plumbing, there was a class of tradesmen that came around to remove the contents of your houses of office when they filled up. The loads were carried to one of the several “Dunghill Lanes” around the city, or if the men weren’t inclined to haul it so far, dumped into the Fleet or Wallbrook in spite of the possibility of a fine. http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
"The rivers of the Thames, Fleet and Walbrook were open sewers, the Thames the most foul of all. The abominable odors of the Fleet, complained the monks of the White Friars, 'have overcome the frankincense burnt at the altar' they claimed the fumes caused the deaths of several brethren. Sherborne Lane, once a lovely stream back in 1300, was to be more popularly known as Shiteburn Lane. However, these were minor when compared to the state of the Thames." http://www.plumbdoctor.co.uk/Defa…
"the horsemen upon the hill...making of matches to run" -
Was this the feature of the gathering at Epsom that presaged the Derby, whose "first recorded race took place in 1661?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epso…
---- jeannine, the dog was presumed to be Mrs. Gauden's. I doubt its loss would have been mentioned in a letter since it wandered off, as it did from him. Hardly lax, Sam rode some miles in speed, inquired about, and did what he could to find it out.
In the U.S.A. Law Latin is essentially incomprehensible to speakers of standard English as well as those of us with some classical or medieval/ecclesiastical Latin. They say "Sigh-knee-Dye".
Bills Passed (read by the the Clerk of the Crown with the customary phrases of assent in French to public and private bills, nearly as Pepys reports, read by the Clerk of the Parliaments) http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…
'House of Lords Journal Volume 11: 27 July 1663', Journal of the House of Lords: volume 11: 1660-1666, pp. 575-80. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…. Date accessed: 27 July 2006.
Question: Is Epsom Salt safe to ingest? Answer: Epsom Salt is an FDA-approved laxative. Consult the package for directions. It's always a good idea to consult your doctor before ingesting any over-the-counter medication, however. http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/a…
So I correct myself. A. De Araujo, watch what you drink!
The purgative properties was the Mennes-Smith sendup of the water's alleged benefits - SO, this seems to me to be a peacock and peahen display; albeit some, ah, light might be shed some on this by the OED.
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About Tuesday 28 July 1663
TerryF • Link
The officers of the Navy Board sit -
as I understand it - if there are two or more principal officers present, and their clerks - they "sit" at a single table to hear from claimants, review invoices, bids, 'tickets' for labor by employees at the yards and on ships, and payments for wages, stores, etc. - the object beings to record the standard daily flow of paperwork, and to set aside what needs the formal action of the Navy Board and the Duke.
Anyone please elaborate and/or correct -
About Tuesday 28 July 1663
TerryF • Link
O, let's go back to Epsom and lift our tails in a bush!
About Tuesday 28 July 1663
TerryF • Link
Content of the House of Office -
8 September 1662 - Rex Gordon -
More “office” work, 17th century-style
Until the advent of (almost) universal indoor plumbing, there was a class of tradesmen that came around to remove the contents of your houses of office when they filled up. The loads were carried to one of the several “Dunghill Lanes” around the city, or if the men weren’t inclined to haul it so far, dumped into the Fleet or Wallbrook in spite of the possibility of a fine. http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
"The rivers of the Thames, Fleet and Walbrook were open sewers, the Thames the most foul of all. The abominable odors of the Fleet, complained the monks of the White Friars, 'have overcome the frankincense burnt at the altar' they claimed the fumes caused the deaths of several brethren. Sherborne Lane, once a lovely stream back in 1300, was to be more popularly known as Shiteburn Lane. However, these were minor when compared to the state of the Thames." http://www.plumbdoctor.co.uk/Defa…
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
Bradford, I've heard it myself, both live and on the tube. I confess I was clueless until an attorney friend explained what was meant. Sad indeed.
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
So, Patricia, he committed dognappery in his heart, which has been deemed (by some, per Matt. 5:21-28) as good as to have done the deed.
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
Doggone
Two days ago it was said
Sam is a notorious dognapper,methinks he did it twice before!:)
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Does anyone else recall (1) any dognapping (when the spaniel came along its owner's ID was noted as a need for care with it) (2) notoriety?
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
"the horsemen upon the hill...making of matches to run" -
Was this the feature of the gathering at Epsom that presaged the Derby, whose "first recorded race took place in 1661?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epso…
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
More about Law French and what I termed Law Latin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List…
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jeannine, the dog was presumed to be Mrs. Gauden's. I doubt its loss would have been mentioned in a letter since it wandered off, as it did from him. Hardly lax, Sam rode some miles in speed, inquired about, and did what he could to find it out.
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
"We drank each of us, three cupps, and so, after riding...we went away and to Yowell, where we found our breakfast"
Nary a mention of a bush or hedge for turning up a tail or two.
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
Dave, interesting info about Law French -
In the U.S.A. Law Latin is essentially incomprehensible to speakers of standard English as well as those of us with some classical or medieval/ecclesiastical Latin. They say "Sigh-knee-Dye".
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
"about the bigness of the bag of a silkworm"
Methinks that's about as big as a hulled walnut (an ovoid as long as 1 1/16 inches = 2.7 cm or so).
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
In the House of Lords (much as Pepys recalled it)
Speaker of H. C. Speech.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…
Bills Passed
(read by the the Clerk of the Crown with the customary phrases of assent in French to public and private bills, nearly as Pepys reports, read by the Clerk of the Parliaments)
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…
King's Speech.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…
'House of Lords Journal Volume 11: 27 July 1663', Journal of the House of Lords: volume 11: 1660-1666, pp. 575-80. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…. Date accessed: 27 July 2006.
About Monday 27 July 1663
TerryF • Link
"a snapp of musique"
snap[p]. n. bite, snack, small meal; attack.
(Select Glossary)
About Sunday 26 July 1663
TerryF • Link
Perhaps the answer to the tails-up displays -
Question:
Is Epsom Salt safe to ingest?
Answer:
Epsom Salt is an FDA-approved laxative. Consult the package for directions. It's always a good idea to consult your doctor before ingesting any over-the-counter medication, however.
http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/a…
So I correct myself. A. De Araujo, watch what you drink!
About Sunday 26 July 1663
TerryF • Link
(Any hint of its meaning more than "Yo!!" was facetious.)
About Sunday 26 July 1663
TerryF • Link
L&M's "hallowed" surprised me! - see the CORRECTION above.
About Sunday 26 July 1663
TerryF • Link
The purgative properties was the Mennes-Smith sendup of the water's alleged benefits - SO, this seems to me to be a peacock and peahen display; albeit some, ah, light might be shed some on this by the OED.
If Creed is "hallowed", is he then to be trusted?
About Epsom
TerryF • Link
History, etc. of Epsom at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom
About St Giles (Ashtead, Surrey)
TerryF • Link
Ashted Church Yard, Surrey, ca. 1820
http://www.williamweston.co.uk/pa…
About Sunday 26 July 1663
TerryF • Link
The chase after the dog
Shades of "John Gilpin's Ride"
http://www.accd.edu/sac/English/b…
CORRECTION: L&M have "hallowed" (sic!)