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About Sir Balthazar Gerbier

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GERBIER, Sir BALTHAZAR (1591?-1667), painter, architect, and courtier; native of Middelburg; came to England, 1616, becoming keeper of York House and collector for Buckingham; accompanied Buckingham to Spain, 1623, and Paris, 1625; negotiated with Rubens for a peace with Spain, 1625-7; entered service of Charles I and was knighted, 1628; trusted agent of the king at Brussels, 1631, but betrayed for money his negotiations with the Flemish nobles, 1633; became master of the ceremonies, 1641; his house at Bethnal Green attacked by mob as supposed asylum for papists, 1642; retired to France, 1643; returned to England after the king's execution; engaged in mining projects at Cayenne, 1659-60; returned to England, but, being unable to regain his position at court, turned his attention to architecture; a miniature by him of Charles I preserved at South Kensington.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Sir Balthazar Gerbier

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Sir Balthazar Gerbier, a native of Antwerp, who resided many years in this country, and died here in 1667. He published many works connected with architecture, and was as much a painter as an architect. In the "Parliamentary Intelligencer" are several advertisements of lectures given by him at his academy in Whitefriars, in 1649-50, on all sorts of subjects, in all sorts of languages, with an entertainment of music, "so there be time for the same."
---Diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys, the diary deciphered by J. Smith. 1854.

About Wednesday 27 May 1663

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“ by his glass we drew in the species very pretty”

This word is here used as an optical term, and signifies the image painted on the retina of the eye, and the rays of light reflected from the several points of the surface of objects.
---Diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys, the diary deciphered by J. Smith. 1854.

VISIBLE SPECIES, (in Philosophy) are those wonderfully fine superficial Images of Bodies, which the Light produces and delineates in their Proportion and Colours in the Bottom of our Eyes.
---An Universal English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1724.

About Harp and cross money

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This is a note on the entry for 13 May 1660 http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…

"In May, 1658, the old Union Jack (being the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew combined) was revived, with the Irish harp over the centre of the flag. This harp was taken off at the Restoration."

About James Ley (3rd Earl of Marlborough)

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LEY, JAMES, third Earl of Marlborough (1618-1665) naval captain; grandson of James Ley, first earl of Marlborough; succeeded to the title, 1638; royalist commander, 1643; established a colony, which soon failed at Santa Cruz, West Indies, 1645; commanded the squadron which went to the East Indies to receive Bombay from the Portuguese, 1661; nominated governor of Jamaica, 1664; killed in naval action with Dutch, 1665.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Chouse

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A CHOWSE, a Cheat, Sham, or Trick; Also a silly Fellow that may easily be put upon.
To CHOWSE, to cheat or cozen.
---An Universal English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1724.

About Montague Bertie (2nd Earl of Lindsey)

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BERTIE, MONTAGUE, second Earl of Lindsey (1608?-1666), royalist; served in Low Countries; raised regiment of cavalry for king, 1642; prisoner after Edgehill; after being exchanged, fought at Naseby; as privy councillor and gentleman of bedchamber, accompanied Charles in his flight, in Isle of Wight; privy councillor, and one of judges for trial of regicides, 1660; K.G., 1661.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Edward Mountagu (2nd Lord Mountagu of Boughton)

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Remembering that SP is related to the Mountagus, and using the genealogical chart, and if (a big if) I interpret it correctly:

Edward's father's sister-in-law was Paulina Pepys (1581-1638) (who was also the mother of "my Lord"). Her grandfather was William of Cottenham, who was also SP's great-great-grandfather.

About Edward Mountagu (2nd Lord Mountagu of Boughton)

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MONTAGU, EDWARD, second Baron Montagu of Boughton (1616-1684), son of Edward Montagu, first baron Montagu; of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge ; M.P., Huntingdon, 1640 : treated for the surrender of Newark, 1646; conducted Charles I to Holmby House and attended him till his escape, 1647.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Robert Bruce (1st Earl of Ailesbury, 2nd Earl of Elgin)

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BRUCE, ROBERT (d.1685), succeeded as second Earl Of Elgin, 1663, and created Earl Of Ailesbury, 1664; joint lord-lieutenant of Bedfordshire, 1660, and lord-lieutenant, 1667; privy councillor, 1678; lord chamberlain, 1685.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Sir Robert Rich (2nd Earl of Warwick)

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RICH, Sir ROBERT, second Earl of Warwick (1587-1658) eldest son of the first earl of Warwick and Penelope, Lady Rich, educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge; K.B., 1603; member of the Inner Temple, 1604; M.P., Maldon, 1610 and 1614; succeeded his father in 1619, and occupied himself largely with the colonisation of America and with privateering ventures, which involved him in controversy with the great merchant companies; during the early part of Charles I's reign gradually became estranged from the court; was associated with the foundation of the colonies of New Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; refused to subscribe to the forced loan of 1626 and to pay ship money, and protected the puritan clergy; arrested and his papers searched on the dissolution of the Short parliament, 1640; active in raising forces for parliament on the outbreak of civil war; gained the fleet, July 1642, and (1643) was appointed lord high admiral; nominated head of a commission for the government of the colonies, 1643; associated in 1644 with the foundation of Rhode Island; generally exerted his authority in behalf of religious freedom; endeavoured unsuccessfully (1648) to regain the fleet, the greater part of which had revolted to Charles I, but was able to organise a new one; after the abolition of the House of Lords was removed by the independents from the post of lord high admiral; took no part in public affairs during the Commonwealth, but received support and encouragement from Cromwell. His grandson, Robert Rich, married the Protector's daughter.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Saturday 7 March 1662/63

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“and there met The. Turner, who is come on foot in a frolique”

FROLICK, Jocund, Gay, Merry, full of Play.
To be FROLICK, to be merrily disposed.
A FROLICK, a merry Prank, a Whim.
FROLICKSOM, full of Frolicks.
---An Universal English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1724.

About Saturday 7 March 1662/63

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“the sea may do him good in reclaiming him”

To RECLAIM, to reduce to amendment of Life, to recall or turn back from ill Courses, to take up, to leave off Vices.
---An Universal English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1724.

About Sunday 1 March 1662/63

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CHARGE, A Burden, or Load; an Employ, or Office; Cost or Expence; Also an Accusation, or Impeachment; an Onset; Also hurt, damage.
---An Universal English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1724.

About Saturday 28 February 1662/63

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"being in business together about a bargain of New England masts"

BARGAIN, An Agreement or Contract relating to the buying or selling any thing. In Law, the transferring the Right or Property to, or in lands, Tenements, Manors, &c. from one Person to another, is called Bargain, and Sale, between the Bargainer and Bargainee.
BARGAINEE, The Purchaser, or Person who yields or agrees to a Bargain
BARGAINER, The Seller, or Person who offers or makes a Contract or Bargain
BARGAIN, To contract, or agree upon certain Conditions, either as Buyer or Seller.
---A new general English dictionary. T. Dyche, 1735.

About Monday 2 March 1662/63

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Hulk
You might remember that a hulk, as a prison ship, played a major role in Charles Dickens "Great Expectations"

"By the light of the torches, we saw the black Hulk lying out a little way from the mud of the shore, like a wicked Noah’s ark."

About Tierce

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TIERCE or TEIRCE, a measure of liquid things, as wine, oil, &c. containing the third part of a pipe, or forty two gallons.
---A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.W. Owen, 1764.

About Saturday 28 February 1662/63

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@JayW, I'm flummoxed that every time SP mentions some obscure food that I've never heard of, there is someone in, I presume, Britain who ate it recently! Hard to wrap my head around that. But keep up the good work.

About Sunday 1 March 1662/63

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" I heard the reasons given by our Parliament yesterday to the King why they dissent from him in matter of Indulgence, which are very good quite through, and which I was glad to hear."

Here is part of the House of Commons address to the King:

It is humbly conceived, that the indulgence proposed will be so far from tending to the peace of the kingdom, that it is rather likely to occasion great disturbance. And on the contrary, that the asserting of the laws and the religion established, according to the act of uniformity, is the most probable means to produce a settled peace and obedience throughout your kingdom; because the variety of professions in religion, when openly indulged, doth directly distinguish men into parties, and withal gives them opportunity to count their numbers; which, considering the animosities that out of a religious pride will be kept on foot by the several factions, doth tend directly and inevitably to open disturbance. Nor can your majesty have any security, that the doctrine or worship of the several factions, which are all governed by a several rule, shall be consistent with the peace of your kingdom. And if any person shall presume to disturb the peace of the kingdom, we do in all humility declare, that we will for ever, and on all occasions, be ready with our utmost endeavours and assistance to adhere to and serve your majesty, according to our bounden duty and allegiance.
---The history of England. P.R. de Thoyras, 1757.

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