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About Sunday 20 October 1661

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Following JWB above, here is an interesting anecdote concerning Sam's colleague Admiral William Penn and his famous Quaker son, also William. In any case, Will Hewer's hat may have had religious overtones.

Having left college, at his return home to the vice-admiral his father, instead of kneeling to ask his blessing, as is the custom with the English, he went up to him with his hat on, and accosted him thus; "Friend, I am glad to see thee in good health." The vice-admiral thought his son crazy; but soon discovered he was turned Quaker.
---The Works of M. de Voltaire. T.G. Smollett, 1762.

Upon his Arrival in England (He was then two and twenty Years old), he waited on his Father like a true Quaker, with his Hat on, without bowing to him, Theeing and Thouing him, and calling him Friend. The Reception he met with was not very gracious, he was looked looked upon as a Visionary and a Madman. His afflicted and angry Father tried all Means, Prayers, Threats, Arguments, Punishments to bring him back from his Errors, and despairing at last to overcome his inflexible Stubbornness, turned him out of his House.
---The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World. C. Du Bosc, 1737.

About Ling

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Ling and chips?

LING, a sort of Salt-Fish.
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

About A new Pepys walk around Westminster

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I stopped off in London on my return to America and spent the afternoon doing the Westminster Walk. I had downloaded the PDF to my Kindle. Great fun though I only got to Trafalgar Square, which I couldn't ignore (though instructed to). Rain, time, darkness and tickets to St. Martin's stopped me cold. I look forward to finishing the walk on my next visit!

About Tuesday 15 October 1661

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"to Paul’s Churchyard to a blind place"

BLIND
3 Unseen, private.
---A Dictionary Of The English Language. Samuel Johnson, 1756.

About Sunday 13 October 1661

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"left off half skirts"

SKIRTS, the Part of a Garment below the Waist.
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

About Friday 4 October 1661

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To make China-Ale, and several other Sorts
To six Gallons of Ale, take a Quarter of a Pound or more of China-root thin sliced, and a Quarter of a Pound of Coriander-Seed bruised; hang these in a Tiffany or coarse Linnen-bag in the Vessel, till it has done working, and let it stand fourteen Days before you bottle it; tho' the common Sort vended about Town, is nothing more (at best) than Ten Shilling Beer, put up in small stone Bottles, with a little Spice, Lemmon-peel, and Raisins or Sugar.
---The London and country brewer. W. Ellis, 1737.

About Wednesday 20 November 1661

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Nov. 20 [1661]
The Parliament sate again, wherein the Lords Spiritual were restored to their Ancient Privileges.
---A Chronological History of England. J. Pointer, 1714.

About Sunday 29 September 1661

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"I was even almost foxed"

To FOX one, to make him drunk
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

About Rotherhithe (Redriffe)

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Wheatley, in the annotation above, was wrong in his attribution. The poem, "Mary Gulliver to Captain Lemuel Gulliver" was written by Alexander Pope, a good friend of Swift.

About Friday 27 September 1661

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"she went to see Mrs. Pierce, who was this day churched, her month of childbed being out"

The Thanksgiving of Women after CHILD-BIRTH, Commonly called, The Churching of Women.
The Woman at the usual time after her Delivery, shall come into the Church decently apparrelled, and there shall kneel down in some convenient place, as hath been accustomed, or as the Ordinary shall direct: And then the Priest shall say unto her,
Inasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to give you safe deliverance and hath preserved you in the great danger of Childbirth you shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God and say, ... [etc, etc.]
---The Book of Common Prayer, 1687

About Hendrick Danckerts

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DANCKERTS, HENRY (1630?-1680?), landscape-painter and line-engraver; born at the Hague; painted landscapes and views of the royal palaces for Charles II; decorated panelling in the house of Pepys, the diarist, 1669; left England in consequence of the 'popish plot,' 1679; engraved portraits of Charles II and of some Dutch dignitaries.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

Paintings of Hendrick Danckerts (fl. 1645–1679): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki…

About Edward Coleman (a)

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COLEMAN, EDWARD (d. 1669), musician; son of Charles Coleman; a celebrated music-master in London; composed the music for James Shirley's 'The glories of our blood and state,' 1653; sang in William D'Avenant's 'Siege of Rhodes,' 1656; gentleman of the Chapel Royal, 1660; member of Charles II's band, 1662; friend of Samuel Pepys.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

Same person as Edward Coleman (b)? http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…

About George Cocke ("Captain")

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COCK, GEORGE (d. 1679), captain; served in Charles I's army; searcher of the port of Newcastle, 1660; steward for sick and wounded seamen, 1664: F.R.S., 1666; friend of Samuel Pepys.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About William Dugdale

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DUGDALE, Sir WILLIAM (1605-1686), Garter king-of-arms; employed by Sir Symon Archer, to collect material for a history of Warwickshire; Rouge Croix pursuivant, 1639; commissioned to prepare drawings of monuments and armorial bearings in Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and other churches, 1641; accompanied Charles I to Oxford; M.A., 1642; Chester herald, 1644; brought out the first volume of ' Monasticon Anglicanum' conjointly with Roger Dodsworth, 1655 (second volume, 1661); issued 'Antiquities of Warwickshire,' 1656; proclaimed Charles II at Coleshill, 1660; Norroy, 1660; produced a 'History of Imbanking and Drayning of divers Fenns and Marshes,' 1662, and 'Origines Juridiciales,' 1666; brought out the third volume of 'Monasticon,' 1673; the 'Monasticon' admitted as circumstantial evidence in the courts at Westminster; Garter king-of-arms and knighted, 1677; published the 'Baronage of England,' 1675-6; correspondent of Sir Thomas Browne.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About John Dugdale

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DUGDALE, JOHN (1628-1700), herald; son of Sir William Dugdale; Norroy herald, and knighted, 1686; wrote continuation of his father's autobiography, first published in 1827.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Christopher Hatton (1st Baron Hatton)

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HATTON, CHRISTOPHER, first Baron Hatton (1605?-1670), royalist; relative of Sir Christopher Hatton; K.B., 1626; M.P., Higham Ferrers, 1640; hon. D.C.L. Oxford, 1642; created Baron Hatton and privy councillor, 1643; comptroller of Charles I's household, 1643-6; royal commissioner at Uxbridge, 1645; retired to Paris, 1648; allowed to return, 1656: privy councillor and governor of Guernsey, 1662; published psalter with prayers, 1644.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Monday 23 September 1661

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Last year I was chastised by an old-timer for being negative about vincent. I learned my lesson!