I think Sam used his diary in a number of ways. In this case he is confronting a number of moral dilemmas not covered in his ethics class at Cambridge, and the diary is a safe way of making himself think through the situation to make sure it meets "the smell test".
This situation is a bit like the doctor's oath: First, do no harm. No one was harmed here. Whether or not the patient was helped is a whole other question.
Now Pepys has fallen out with Creed by returning the dress as being an insufficient "thank you" for putting in hours of work and jeopardizing his position to push through those dicey accounts, Pepys doesn't have a BFF with whom to discuss the slippery slope.
The amount of psychic energy Pepys has devoted to this transaction makes me believe he was not generally "on the take" up until now. Yes, the occasional statue and dress came his way -- but they were clearly "thank you's" and not for resale. How his net worth grew so dramatically last month is still an open question for me.
"... but will wherein I can faithfully endeavor to see him have the privilege of his Patent as the King’s merchant." I'm guessing that's the same tradition as we have today, when you see an official sign in a business window saying that they are purveyors to the Queen.
When I was little we had a newly-designed fireplace that threw the heat out into the living room instead of letting it mostly go up the chimney. In the winter my mother always put my school clothes in front of the fire so they would be warm to put on, instead of damp (like everything is in England in the winter before central heating -- which many buildings were not designed for). A nice memory, especially hearing Pepys liked to do that too.
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, was diagnosed with measles on December 28, 1663 -- having been infectious over Christmas. Interesting James, Duke of York did not have his own bedroom suite at St. James' Palace.
"This evening Sir W. Pen came to invite me against next Wednesday, being Twelfth day, to his usual feast, his wedding day." Ah, caught Pepys in a mistake! It's not The Penn's wedding anniversary.
"On 6 June 1643 William Penn married Margaret Jasper, a daughter of a wealthy Dutch merchant from Rotterdam. They had three children: Margaret (Pegg, who married Anthony Lowther), Richard and William."
In 2007 Ruben asked: "Did they sleep in different rooms? Did they have a common bedroom and one more bed in their own chamber?"
In 1663/64 Elizabeth and Sam have their own rooms, with double beds in both. When Elizabeth had a companion, the companion had Elizabeth's room. From time to time they had a male guest stay over, and Sam and the male visitor stayed in his room. In those cases Elizabeth slept with her companion. Recently Elizabeth seems to be staying in her bed a lot to keep warm, while recovering from her ulcer and tooth ache.
I recall Sam in 1662 being very proud that he had a "guest bed" available. It was a sign of status.
An improvement in 1663 was the addition of a closett (office/personal room) for Elizabeth. I don't know where that was.
The three maids also have one bedroom on this floor. And when Will Hewer lived with them, there was a room for him downstairs. He had a room upstairs for a while, which upset the maids. Where that was, I don't know ... a garrett?
In "Sunday Lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Pepys" http://www.pepysdiary.com/indepth… Sue Nicholson gives a tour of Pepys' house (after the Great Fire of 1666) while they wait for Sunday dinner. You'll find it a delightful way to imagine their home.
Poking around today I came across a long article about clocks. The relevant piece for us (at the beginning of 1664) seems to be: Robert Hooke and the Royal Society were interested in pendulum clocks at this time, for navigational purposes.
Robert Hooke was at his best when his mind was jumping freely from one idea to the next. At the time he was working on the air pump he was thinking about clocks, and how they could be used in determining the longitude at sea. Realizing the weakness of the pendulum clock in keeping time on a pitching ship, he wondered about the: "... use of springs instead of gravity for making a body vibrate in any posture."
Instead of the balance wheel being controlled by a pendulum which operates from gravity, Robert Hooke observed that controlling the balance wheel with a spring would be better for a portable timekeeper which someone might carry around -- or one which would have to continue to keep the correct time on a ship.
Around 1658 Robert Hook began experiments and he had made two significant steps by 1660, namely the use of a balance-controlled by a spiral spring, and an improved escapement which he called the anchor escapement.
In 1660 Robert Hooke discovered an instance of what became known as Hooke's Law while designing the balance springs of clocks. But Hooke only announced the general law of elasticity in his lecture Of Spring given in 1678.
A strange event happened in 1660 regarding Robert Hooke's spring-controlled clocks. He was backed by Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Robert Moray and William, 2nd Viscount Brouncker in his design of a spring-controlled clock, and a patent was drawn up. It could have made him a fortune, but when he realized the patent allowed anyone who improved the design to receive the royalties, he refused to continue with the patent.
Robert Hooke and the Royal Society were interested in pendulum clocks during the 1660's for navigational purposes.
Robert Hooke was at his best when his mind was jumping freely from one idea to the next. At the time he was working on the air pump he was thinking about clocks, and how they could be used in determining the longitude at sea. Realizing the weakness of the pendulum clock in keeping time on a pitching ship, he wondered about the: "... use of springs instead of gravity for making a body vibrate in any posture."
Instead of the balance wheel being controlled by a pendulum which operates from gravity, Robert Hooke observed that controlling the balance wheel with a spring would be better for a portable timekeeper which someone might carry around -- or one which would have to continue to keep the correct time on a ship.
Around 1658 Robert Hook began experiments and he made two significant steps by 1660, namely the use of a balance-controlled by a spiral spring, and an improved escapement which he called the anchor escapement.
In 1660 Robert Hooke discovered an instance of what became known as Hooke's Law while designing the balance springs of clocks. But Hooke only announced the general law of elasticity in his lecture Of Spring given in 1678.
A strange event happened in 1660 regarding Robert Hooke's spring-controlled clocks. He was backed by Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Robert Moray and William, and 2nd Viscount Brouncker in his design of a spring-controlled clock, and a patent was drawn up. It could have made him a fortune, but when he realized the patent allowed anyone who improved the design to receive the royalties, he refused to continue with the patent.
Happy New Year, Stan and David ... and as to clocks, they were tricky. Face glass hadn't been "invented", and the minute hand was in the process of being added. Mostly they listened to church bells. I don't recall Sam saying he owned one -- since he's into home improvement and status, maybe it's a mechanism he will invest in next year?
CORRECTION: Henry Jowles, naval lieutenant; of Chatham -- "A coxcomb" -- married Rebecca Alleyn, spinster (about 18), daughter of John Alleyn, to Henry Jowles, of Chatham, Kent, bachelor (about 24), in August, 1662 (Chester's "London Marriage Licences," ed. Foster, col. 779) -- Wheatley, 1904.
So Jowles is Capt. John and Mrs. Allen's son-in-law.
Henry Jowles, naval lieutenant; of Chatham -- considered "a coxcomb" -- married Rebecca Allen, spinster (about 18), daughter of John Allen, to Henry Jowles, of Chatham, Kent, bachelor (about 24), in August, 1662 (Chester's "London Marriage Licences," ed. Foster, col. 779) -- Wheatley, 1904.
Capt. and Mrs. Allen have at least one son, Jowles:
January 1, 1663/64: "By and by comes Captain Allen and his son Jowles and his wife, who continues pretty still. They would have had me set my hand to a certificate for his loyalty, and I know not what his ability for any employment. But I did not think it fit, but did give them a pleasing denial, and after sitting with me an hour they went away."
From this entry it seems likely the Allens are from a Puritan background, and Pepys probably did not sign for political reasons.
Capt. and Mrs. Allen have at least one son, Jowles:
January 1, 1663/64: "By and by comes Captain Allen and his son Jowles and his wife, who continues pretty still. They would have had me set my hand to a certificate for his loyalty, and I know not what his ability for any employment. But I did not think it fit, but did give them a pleasing denial, and after sitting with me an hour they went away."
From this entry it seems likely the Allens are from a Puritan background, and Pepys probably did not sign for political reasons.
"... went to Mrs. Jem’s, in expectation to eat a sack-posset, but Mr. Edward not coming it was put off; ..." Sounds like a party was planned for Jem's brother, Edward Montagu, Viscount Montagu. Since he was born 3 January 1647/48, it could have been a 12th birthday bash. His parents are at Hinchingbrooke ... I wonder why he is in a dangerous place like London? Possibly staying with his Crew grandfather? Maybe we will find out another day ...
In 1657 Prince Rupert quarreled over his inheritance with his elder brother, Charles Louis, who was restored to the Palatinate, and was unable to find suitable military employment with the ending of the Thirty Years War. He returned to England after the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. Despite their quarrel of 1654, Rupert was warmly received by the King. He was granted an annual pension.
So why did he have a designated apartment at Whitehall? I could understand the Cromwells keeping a generic "Prince's Apartment" for VIP guests ... but for Rupert? Did they expect him to defect or something? Most of the Royals lived/were detained at St. James' Palace ... ???
Hi James ... at the top of this page you will see DIARY - LETTERS - ENCYCLOPEDIA - IN-DEPTH ARTICLES etc. When I forget myself, as in this case, it's usually because I'm quoting from our own "encyclopedia" which is generally linked to Wikipedia (for copyright reasons, I understand). At the start of the Diary annotations not all these useful bells-and-whistles were available to the participants so there are (thankfully) still lots of gaps for you and me to fill in.
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About Tuesday 5 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
I think Sam used his diary in a number of ways. In this case he is confronting a number of moral dilemmas not covered in his ethics class at Cambridge, and the diary is a safe way of making himself think through the situation to make sure it meets "the smell test".
This situation is a bit like the doctor's oath: First, do no harm. No one was harmed here. Whether or not the patient was helped is a whole other question.
Now Pepys has fallen out with Creed by returning the dress as being an insufficient "thank you" for putting in hours of work and jeopardizing his position to push through those dicey accounts, Pepys doesn't have a BFF with whom to discuss the slippery slope.
The amount of psychic energy Pepys has devoted to this transaction makes me believe he was not generally "on the take" up until now. Yes, the occasional statue and dress came his way -- but they were clearly "thank you's" and not for resale. How his net worth grew so dramatically last month is still an open question for me.
About Tuesday 5 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
"... but will wherein I can faithfully endeavor to see him have the privilege of his Patent as the King’s merchant." I'm guessing that's the same tradition as we have today, when you see an official sign in a business window saying that they are purveyors to the Queen.
About Sunday 3 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
When I was little we had a newly-designed fireplace that threw the heat out into the living room instead of letting it mostly go up the chimney. In the winter my mother always put my school clothes in front of the fire so they would be warm to put on, instead of damp (like everything is in England in the winter before central heating -- which many buildings were not designed for). A nice memory, especially hearing Pepys liked to do that too.
About Monday 4 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, was diagnosed with measles on December 28, 1663 -- having been infectious over Christmas. Interesting James, Duke of York did not have his own bedroom suite at St. James' Palace.
About Sunday 3 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
It occurs to me that Elizabeth's closett probably was in Will Hewer's old room. So there were four possible bedrooms on that floor.
About Sunday 3 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
"This evening Sir W. Pen came to invite me against next Wednesday, being Twelfth day, to his usual feast, his wedding day." Ah, caught Pepys in a mistake! It's not The Penn's wedding anniversary.
From our own encyclopedia: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
"On 6 June 1643 William Penn married Margaret Jasper, a daughter of a wealthy Dutch merchant from Rotterdam. They had three children: Margaret (Pegg, who married Anthony Lowther), Richard and William."
About Sunday 3 January 1663/64
San Diego Sarah • Link
In 2007 Ruben asked: "Did they sleep in different rooms? Did they have a common bedroom and one more bed in their own chamber?"
In 1663/64 Elizabeth and Sam have their own rooms, with double beds in both. When Elizabeth had a companion, the companion had Elizabeth's room. From time to time they had a male guest stay over, and Sam and the male visitor stayed in his room. In those cases Elizabeth slept with her companion. Recently Elizabeth seems to be staying in her bed a lot to keep warm, while recovering from her ulcer and tooth ache.
I recall Sam in 1662 being very proud that he had a "guest bed" available. It was a sign of status.
An improvement in 1663 was the addition of a closett (office/personal room) for Elizabeth. I don't know where that was.
The three maids also have one bedroom on this floor. And when Will Hewer lived with them, there was a room for him downstairs. He had a room upstairs for a while, which upset the maids. Where that was, I don't know ... a garrett?
In "Sunday Lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Pepys" http://www.pepysdiary.com/indepth… Sue Nicholson gives a tour of Pepys' house (after the Great Fire of 1666) while they wait for Sunday dinner. You'll find it a delightful way to imagine their home.
About Thursday 31 December 1663
San Diego Sarah • Link
Second try at the Robert Hooke link: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.u…
About Thursday 31 December 1663
San Diego Sarah • Link
Happy New Year, Edith. Please keep on reading Pepys and give us your point-of-view for many more years. You're a challenge to the rest of us to match!
About Thursday 31 December 1663
San Diego Sarah • Link
Poking around today I came across a long article about clocks. The relevant piece for us (at the beginning of 1664) seems to be:
Robert Hooke and the Royal Society were interested in pendulum clocks at this time, for navigational purposes.
Robert Hooke was at his best when his mind was jumping freely from one idea to the next. At the time he was working on the air pump he was thinking about clocks, and how they could be used in determining the longitude at sea. Realizing the weakness of the pendulum clock in keeping time on a pitching ship, he wondered about the: "... use of springs instead of gravity for making a body vibrate in any posture."
Instead of the balance wheel being controlled by a pendulum which operates from gravity, Robert Hooke observed that controlling the balance wheel with a spring would be better for a portable timekeeper which someone might carry around -- or one which would have to continue to keep the correct time on a ship.
Around 1658 Robert Hook began experiments and he had made two significant steps by 1660, namely the use of a balance-controlled by a spiral spring, and an improved escapement which he called the anchor escapement.
In 1660 Robert Hooke discovered an instance of what became known as Hooke's Law while designing the balance springs of clocks. But Hooke only announced the general law of elasticity in his lecture Of Spring given in 1678.
A strange event happened in 1660 regarding Robert Hooke's spring-controlled clocks. He was backed by Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Robert Moray and William, 2nd Viscount Brouncker in his design of a spring-controlled clock, and a patent was drawn up. It could have made him a fortune, but when he realized the patent allowed anyone who improved the design to receive the royalties, he refused to continue with the patent.
For more about this see: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.u…...
About Clocks and watches
San Diego Sarah • Link
Robert Hooke and the Royal Society were interested in pendulum clocks during the 1660's for navigational purposes.
Robert Hooke was at his best when his mind was jumping freely from one idea to the next. At the time he was working on the air pump he was thinking about clocks, and how they could be used in determining the longitude at sea. Realizing the weakness of the pendulum clock in keeping time on a pitching ship, he wondered about the: "... use of springs instead of gravity for making a body vibrate in any posture."
Instead of the balance wheel being controlled by a pendulum which operates from gravity, Robert Hooke observed that controlling the balance wheel with a spring would be better for a portable timekeeper which someone might carry around -- or one which would have to continue to keep the correct time on a ship.
Around 1658 Robert Hook began experiments and he made two significant steps by 1660, namely the use of a balance-controlled by a spiral spring, and an improved escapement which he called the anchor escapement.
In 1660 Robert Hooke discovered an instance of what became known as Hooke's Law while designing the balance springs of clocks. But Hooke only announced the general law of elasticity in his lecture Of Spring given in 1678.
A strange event happened in 1660 regarding Robert Hooke's spring-controlled clocks. He was backed by Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Robert Moray and William, and 2nd Viscount Brouncker in his design of a spring-controlled clock, and a patent was drawn up. It could have made him a fortune, but when he realized the patent allowed anyone who improved the design to receive the royalties, he refused to continue with the patent.
For more about this see: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.u…
About Thursday 31 December 1663
San Diego Sarah • Link
Happy New Year, Stan and David ... and as to clocks, they were tricky. Face glass hadn't been "invented", and the minute hand was in the process of being added. Mostly they listened to church bells. I don't recall Sam saying he owned one -- since he's into home improvement and status, maybe it's a mechanism he will invest in next year?
About Capt. John Allen
San Diego Sarah • Link
CORRECTION: Henry Jowles, naval lieutenant; of Chatham -- "A coxcomb" -- married Rebecca Alleyn, spinster (about 18), daughter of John Alleyn, to Henry Jowles, of Chatham, Kent, bachelor (about 24), in August, 1662 (Chester's "London Marriage Licences," ed. Foster, col. 779) -- Wheatley, 1904.
So Jowles is Capt. John and Mrs. Allen's son-in-law.
About Henry Jowles
San Diego Sarah • Link
Henry Jowles, naval lieutenant; of Chatham -- considered "a coxcomb" -- married Rebecca Allen, spinster (about 18), daughter of John Allen, to Henry Jowles, of Chatham, Kent, bachelor (about 24), in August, 1662 (Chester's "London Marriage Licences," ed. Foster, col. 779) -- Wheatley, 1904.
So he is Capt. John and Mrs. Allen's son-in-law.
About Mrs Allen
San Diego Sarah • Link
Capt. and Mrs. Allen have at least one son, Jowles:
January 1, 1663/64: "By and by comes Captain Allen and his son Jowles and his wife, who continues pretty still. They would have had me set my hand to a certificate for his loyalty, and I know not what his ability for any employment. But I did not think it fit, but did give them a pleasing denial, and after sitting with me an hour they went away."
From this entry it seems likely the Allens are from a Puritan background, and Pepys probably did not sign for political reasons.
see: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Capt. John Allen
San Diego Sarah • Link
Capt. and Mrs. Allen have at least one son, Jowles:
January 1, 1663/64: "By and by comes Captain Allen and his son Jowles and his wife, who continues pretty still. They would have had me set my hand to a certificate for his loyalty, and I know not what his ability for any employment. But I did not think it fit, but did give them a pleasing denial, and after sitting with me an hour they went away."
From this entry it seems likely the Allens are from a Puritan background, and Pepys probably did not sign for political reasons.
see: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Thursday 5 January 1659/60
San Diego Sarah • Link
That should be Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke ... sorry.
About Thursday 5 January 1659/60
San Diego Sarah • Link
"... went to Mrs. Jem’s, in expectation to eat a sack-posset, but Mr. Edward not coming it was put off; ..." Sounds like a party was planned for Jem's brother, Edward Montagu, Viscount Montagu. Since he was born 3 January 1647/48, it could have been a 12th birthday bash. His parents are at Hinchingbrooke ... I wonder why he is in a dangerous place like London? Possibly staying with his Crew grandfather? Maybe we will find out another day ...
About Thursday 5 January 1659/60
San Diego Sarah • Link
Monck was to be given the Prince's lodgings at Whitehall -- the Prince is linked to Prince Rupert. Is this correct per L&M?
According to http://bcw-project.org/biography/…
In 1657 Prince Rupert quarreled over his inheritance with his elder brother, Charles Louis, who was restored to the Palatinate, and was unable to find suitable military employment with the ending of the Thirty Years War. He returned to England after the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. Despite their quarrel of 1654, Rupert was warmly received by the King. He was granted an annual pension.
So why did he have a designated apartment at Whitehall? I could understand the Cromwells keeping a generic "Prince's Apartment" for VIP guests ... but for Rupert? Did they expect him to defect or something? Most of the Royals lived/were detained at St. James' Palace ... ???
About Sunday 27 December 1663
San Diego Sarah • Link
Hi James ... at the top of this page you will see DIARY - LETTERS - ENCYCLOPEDIA - IN-DEPTH ARTICLES etc. When I forget myself, as in this case, it's usually because I'm quoting from our own "encyclopedia" which is generally linked to Wikipedia (for copyright reasons, I understand). At the start of the Diary annotations not all these useful bells-and-whistles were available to the participants so there are (thankfully) still lots of gaps for you and me to fill in.