"At night my wife read Sir H. Vane’s tryall to me, which she began last night, and I find it a very excellent thing, worth reading, and him to have been a very wise man."
Sam'l's continuing fascination with and admiration of Sir Harry Vane's very Puritan person and end on 14 June 1662 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… is of considerable interest, methinks.
A suffering man is visited by his friends - "came Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten to see me" - we lack only the gouty Sir W. Penn - to imagine that his "friends" might also be his tormentors, like Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, who saw Job sweat without benefit of Mennes' Venice gherkins.
Dr James Duport "(1606, Cambridge - July 17th 1679, Peterborough) was an English classical scholar.....; educated at Westminster and at Trinity College, where he became fellow and subsequently vicemaster. In 1639 he was appointed regius professor of Greek, in 1664 dean of Peterborough, and in 1668 master of Magdalene College." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jame…
His “books bequeathed…at his death in 1679 were kept [in what became the main library of the Pepys building at Magdelene College] until 1834. He had contributed substantially to the cost of the building.” http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys/a…
who, the day before yesterday, "made the most flat dead sermon...that ever [Sam'l] heard," was indeed a "a great scholler", later Master of Magdelene College, whose "books bequeathed...at his death in 1679 were kept [in what became the main library of the Pepys building] until 1834. He had contributed substantially to the cost of the building." http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys/a…
If it is an early draft of Pepys's later 'Naval Precedents,' a note about the latter: "The payment of officers during peace-time which was first instituted in 1668 may be regarded as the foundation of OUR permanent naval force. Pepysian MSS., vol. 2867, 'Naval Precedents,' p. 477, 17 July, 1668.1" http://www.cwru.edu/edocs/8/365.p… p.23.
Thanks for that, Jeannine, which also seems to make sense of Sam's decision of 23 March 1661/62: "This morning was brought me my boy’s fine livery, which is very handsome, and I do think to keep to black and gold lace upon gray, being the colour of my arms, for ever." http://www.pepysdiary.com/archive…
Very nice finds, once again, Dirk, O Magister Investigationis!!
Robert Hooke stated in 1676, "The power (sic.) of any springy body is in the same proportion with the extension." http://www.efunda.com/formulae/so… OR Stress is directly proportional to strain.
Methinks this law applies to many of the elastic (human) bodies and personae that are the subjects of the Diary. Moral judgments on Mennes's "Venice" treacle aside, does anyone know the strain supplied by Dantzic-girkins? (aside? -- WHY?!)
Dirk, unfortunately, though the author of the web-page you adduce very carefully dates his essay, he fails both to date the sources he disses (or provide full citations for any) and to consider other prominent views. Joshua and Josiah are centuries apart.
(I do have a little biblical scholarship in my background.)
Perhaps Sir J. Mennes has connections with members of the Levant Company, which was formed by a merger of the Venice Company and the Turkey Company. http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
Always helps to have such sources, home-brewed treacle never being as effective as exotic ones.
Fleet Bridge passes over Fleet Ditch, so connecting [Fleet S]treet with Ludgate Hill in the NW corner of this segment of the 1746 map. http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
Drury Lane runs from the NW corner toward the SW in this segment of the 1746 map (but the location of the muffin man therein is not indicated) http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
Clerkenwell is apparently a parish whose church's green leads into Aylsbury Street intersecting St John's St to the east on this segment of the 1746 map http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
Jeanine, back to the Bedchamber with mastery! You told me you had something in the works, and this, as others have said, adds depth -- to a backstory that quickly became grist for the rumour-mill that was Charles's court!
Away with such frivolities! Back to the text of the sermon! Joshua 24:15 "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." http://rosetta.reltech.org/ECanon…
A fit topic for today's court manners brought back from France; but had Dr. Duport, of Cambridge, so applied the text, it would hardly have been "the most flat dead sermon, both for matter and manner of delivery, that ever [Sam'l] heard"!
Previously referred to as “sea manuscript”, “Navy manuscript”, “book manuscript”, “manuscript book”, “manuscript”, and “Navy collections” — though it did not survive, in a note to 9 January, 1663, L&M conjecture (shrewdly) that “it was a work of reference, with, e.g. lists of ships”, perhaps the draft version of “the book of ‘Naval Precedents’ he made in retirement after 1688.” http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
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First Reading
About Wednesday 11 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
"At night my wife read Sir H. Vane’s tryall to me, which she began last night, and I find it a very excellent thing, worth reading, and him to have been a very wise man."
Sam'l's continuing fascination with and admiration of Sir Harry Vane's very Puritan person and end on 14 June 1662 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… is of considerable interest, methinks.
About Monday 9 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
'Twas Mennes’ Venice treacle that Job's friends lacked; Mennes had no hand in the gherkins, at least none that we know of....
About Monday 9 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
A scene nearly like the Book of Job
A suffering man is visited by his friends - "came Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten to see me" - we lack only the gouty Sir W. Penn - to imagine that his "friends" might also be his tormentors, like Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, who saw Job sweat without benefit of Mennes' Venice gherkins.
About Dr James Duport
Terry F • Link
Dr James Duport "(1606, Cambridge - July 17th 1679, Peterborough) was an English classical scholar.....; educated at Westminster and at Trinity College, where he became fellow and subsequently vicemaster. In 1639 he was appointed regius professor of Greek, in 1664 dean of Peterborough, and in 1668 master of Magdalene College." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jame…
His “books bequeathed…at his death in 1679 were kept [in what became the main library of the Pepys building at Magdelene College] until 1834. He had contributed substantially to the cost of the building.” http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys/a…
About Tuesday 10 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Dr. James Duport, of Cambridge...
who, the day before yesterday, "made the most flat dead sermon...that ever [Sam'l] heard," was indeed a "a great scholler", later Master of Magdelene College, whose "books bequeathed...at his death in 1679 were kept [in what became the main library of the Pepys building] until 1834. He had contributed substantially to the cost of the building." http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys/a…
For his long and distinguished career as a classicist (though not as a homilist) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jame…
About Tuesday 10 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Those who say "Pepis" are not armigeral?
Or so methinks is to be inferred in the 16th century, given what Bradford and Dirk have discovered about the branches of the family.
(in Water Writ excepted, of course.)
About Saturday 7 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Perhaps a clue as to the Navy book's contents.
If it is an early draft of Pepys's later 'Naval Precedents,' a note about the latter: "The payment of officers during peace-time which was first instituted in 1668 may be regarded as the foundation of OUR permanent naval force. Pepysian MSS., vol. 2867, 'Naval Precedents,' p. 477,
17 July, 1668.1" http://www.cwru.edu/edocs/8/365.p… p.23.
About Tuesday 10 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Coat of arms
Thanks for that, Jeannine, which also seems to make sense of Sam's decision of 23 March 1661/62: "This morning was brought me my boy’s fine livery, which is very handsome, and I do think to keep to black and gold lace upon gray, being the colour of my arms, for ever." http://www.pepysdiary.com/archive…
Very nice finds, once again, Dirk, O Magister Investigationis!!
About Tuesday 10 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Robert Gertz, if he receives such tribute, Sam's reading of the lessons from The Great Audley bear repeating, bear repeating, bear repeating,....
About Tuesday 10 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
"I am so much inquired after"
Can one imagine that others want to know whether Sam'l is still abed? The cat's away...? OR, did the 'Venice treacle' do its job?
About Monday 9 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Hooke's Law
Robert Hooke stated in 1676, "The power (sic.) of any springy body is in the same proportion with the extension." http://www.efunda.com/formulae/so…
OR Stress is directly proportional to strain.
Methinks this law applies to many of the elastic (human) bodies and personae that are the subjects of the Diary.
Moral judgments on Mennes's "Venice" treacle aside, does anyone know the strain supplied by Dantzic-girkins? (aside? -- WHY?!)
About Sunday 8 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
"Josiah vs. Joshua"?
Dirk, unfortunately, though the author of the web-page you adduce very carefully dates his essay, he fails both to date the sources he disses (or provide full citations for any) and to consider other prominent views. Joshua and Josiah are centuries apart.
(I do have a little biblical scholarship in my background.)
About Monday 9 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Rooms in Pepys’s Seething Lane home
per David Quidnunc http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
About Monday 9 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Perhaps Sir J. Mennes has connections with members of the Levant Company, which was formed by a merger of the Venice Company and the Turkey Company. http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
Always helps to have such sources, home-brewed treacle never being as effective as exotic ones.
About Fleet Bridge
Terry F • Link
Fleet Bridge passes over Fleet Ditch, so connecting [Fleet S]treet with Ludgate Hill in the NW corner of this segment of the 1746 map. http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
About Drury Lane
Terry F • Link
Drury Lane runs from the NW corner toward the SW in this segment of the 1746 map (but the location of the muffin man therein is not indicated) http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
About Clerkenwell
Terry F • Link
Clerkenwell is apparently a parish whose church's green leads into Aylsbury Street intersecting St John's St to the east on this segment of the 1746 map http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
About A Walk with Ferrers
Terry F • Link
Jeanine, back to the Bedchamber with mastery!
You told me you had something in the works, and this, as others have said, adds depth -- to a backstory that quickly became grist for the rumour-mill that was Charles's court!
About Sunday 8 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
Away with such frivolities! Back to the text of the sermon!
Joshua 24:15 "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." http://rosetta.reltech.org/ECanon…
A fit topic for today's court manners brought back from France; but had Dr. Duport, of Cambridge, so applied the text, it would hardly have been "the most flat dead sermon, both for matter and manner of delivery, that ever [Sam'l] heard"!
About Saturday 7 February 1662/63
Terry F • Link
"Any suggestions as to the book’s content?"
Previously referred to as “sea manuscript”, “Navy manuscript”, “book manuscript”, “manuscript book”, “manuscript”, and “Navy collections” — though it did not survive, in a note to 9 January, 1663, L&M conjecture (shrewdly) that “it was a work of reference, with, e.g. lists of ships”, perhaps the draft version of “the book of ‘Naval Precedents’ he made in retirement after 1688.”
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…