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About Dr William Bates

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Dr. William Bates, one of the most eminent of the Puritan divines, and who took part in the Savoy Conference. His collected writings were published in 1700, and fill a large folio volume. The Dissenters called him silver-tongued Bates. Calamy affirmed that if Bates would have conformed to the Established Church he might have been raised to any bishopric in the kingdom. He died in 1699, aged seventy-four.
---Wheatley, 1893.

About Saturday 18 May 1661

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"So spying of Payne in a gully"

GULLY-Hole, a Place at the Grate or Entrance of the Street Canals for a Passage into the Common-Sewer.
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

About Saturday 18 May 1661

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Faber fortunae: Every man is the architect of his own fortune. It's no wonder that "self-made man" SP finds inspiration from this.

About Bacon's 'Faber Fortunae sive Doctrina de ambitu vitae'

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Faber fortunae suae. Lat.—"The architect, founder, of his own fortune." N.B. The original expression, which occurs in Sallust [the distinguished Roman historian], is, "Suae quisque fortunae faber," "Every one is [more or less] the maker of his own fortune.
---Ancient and Modern Familiar Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Language. 1892.

There are extant two letters addressed to Caesar: “Duae Epistolae de Republiea ordinanda," or “Two Letters commanded by the Republic,” which contain political counsel and advice, and are attributed, on doubtful authority, to the historian Sallust (Caius Sallustius Crispus). In the first of these letters occurs the following sentence: “But these things teach us the truth of what Appius says in his verses, that everyone is the architect of his own fortune” (Fabrum esse suae quemque fortunae). The reference is to Appius Claudius Caecus, who held the office of censor in B.C. 312. His poems have not survived him.
Bacon, in his essay, “Of Fortune,” refers approvingly to the saying of Appius: “It cannot be denied, but outward accidents conduce much to fortune; favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue: but chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands: Faber quisque fortunae suae.”
---The Literary Era. January, 1901.

Every man is the son of his own works.
---Don Quixote. Cervantes.

Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
---Julius Caesar. W. Shakespeare.

About Bacon's 'Faber Fortunae sive Doctrina de ambitu vitae'

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Pepys may here refer either to Essay XLI. (of Fortune) or to a chapter in the "Advancement of Learning." The sentence, "Faber quisque fortunae propria," said to be by Appius Claudian, is quoted more than once in the "De Augmentis Scientiarum," lib. viii., cap. 2.
---Wheatley, 1904.

About Edward Mountagu (2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain)

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MONTAGU, EDWARD, second Earl of Мanchester (1602-1671), son of Sir Henry Montagu, first earl of Manchester; of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; М.P., Huntingdon, 1623 and 1625; K.B. and created Baron Montagu of Kimbolton, but known as Viscount Mandeville on his father being created Earl of Manchester, 1626; took command of a foot regiment in Essex's army, 1642; lord-lieutenant of Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire, 1642 ; succeeded as Earl of Manchester, 1642; major-general of the associated counties, 1643; joined Cromwell and Fairfax in winning Horncastle fight and Lincoln, 1643; directed to 'regulate' the university of Cambridge, 1644; secured Lincolnshire for the parliament, 1644; marched to Fairfax's assistance at York, 1644; palpably negligent at the second battle of Newbury, 1644; charged by Cromwell in the House of Commons with neglect and incompetency in the prosecution of the war, 1644; resigned his commission, 1645; opposed the ordinance for the king's trial, 1649; retired from public life when the formation of a commonwealth became inevitable; chancellor of the university of Cambridge, 1649-51; welcomed Charles II; one of the commissioners of the great seal, 1660; restored to his lord-lieutenancy chancellorship, 1660; privy councillor and lord chamberlain, 1660; inclined to leniency on the trial of the regicides, 1660; K.G., 1661; made a general when the Dutch appeared in the Channel, 1667.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Thursday 6 June 1661

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"how these ignorant people did cry her up for it!"

Wo then to those Blasphemous Hereticks, and Atheistical Scepticks, the Anti-scripturists of our age, that cry up their own perfection, and cry down the Scriptures as imperfect; that cry up themselves as Gods, and cry down Christ as man, that cry up their own dreams, and cry down the word which condemns those dreams;
---A practical and polemical commentary. T. Hall, 1658.

Pepys used the phrase "cried up" on 3 February 1660/1661 and will use it again in coming years. He will also use the phrase "cry down."

About Richard Hooker

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HOOKER, RICHARD (1554? -1600), theologian; nephew of John Hooker; admitted at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, by influence of Bishop Jewel; scholar, 1573; M.A. and fellow, 1577; deputy Hebrew professor, 1579; intimate at Oxford with (Sir) Edwin Sandys and George Cranmer; incumbent of Drayton-Beauchamp, 1584-6; master of the Temple, 1585; rector of Boscombe, Wiltshire, and (1595-1600) of Вishopsbourne, Kent, where the inscription on bis monument first calls him 'Judicious.' Five books (four books, 1594, fifth book, 1697) of 'The Laws of Ecclesiasticall Politie' appeared in his lifetime, the so-called sixth and the eighth in 1648. The seventh was first included in Gauden's edition, 1662. The sixth book is demonstrably spurious. The whole was reissued, with life by Izaak Walton, 1666, and frequently re-edited. It was attacked by the puritans in 'A Christian Letter to certaine English Protestants' (1599) and defended by William Covell, admired by James I and Charles I, and praised for its style by Falier and Swift. Other works by Hooker were issued at Oxford, 1613.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Saturday 29 June 1661

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Here's an event happening today that will be important in SP's life:

1661 - June 29, Davenant opens the Duke's Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-fields
---Handbook of London: past and present. P. Cunningham, 1849.

About Southwark

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Southwark, Borough of, on the south of the Thames, long known as the Borough, takes its name from being originally the fortification of London on the south. Being on the high road to London from the Continent it appears to have been inhabited from the earliest times. During the Roman occupation many villas were built here for the wealthier Roman colonists. George Gwilt's Map, compiled in 1819, shows some twenty distinct finds of Roman remains about 10 feet below the present surface, and connected with villas and burial-places, and more have been discovered since. In the construction of Southwark Street evidences of dwellings built on piles (like lake dwellings) came to light.
Southwark was at the first confined to within a short distance of the river, known as the gildable manor, and was from time immemorial a borough. "The burgesses in 1356 say they had formerly a charter franchise which was destroyed by fire, they pray an exemplification of the same, and it was allowed." Bit by bit Southwark came under the City jurisdiction, but never completely so; and although made a ward - Bridge Ward Without - it was never like other wards, it conferred no citizenship on the inhabitants and gave them no privileges.
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Southwark, from the earliest times, was the chief thoroughfare to and from London and the southern counties and towns, including Canterbury and the cities of the Continent. This is sufficient to account for the large number of inns, such as the Bear at the Bridge foot, the King's Head, the Talbot or Tabard of Chaucer's "Canterbury Pilgrims", and the White Hart, which was the headquarters of Jack Cade during his brief occupancy of the City and Borough (1450).
---London, Past and Present. H.B. Wheatley, 1891.

About Francis Russell (2nd Earl of Bedford)

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RUSSELL, FRANCIS, second Earl Of Bedford (1527?-1586), son of John Russell, first earl of Bedford; of King's Hall, Cambridge; K.B., 1547; M.P., Buckinghamshire, 1547-52; witnessed deed by which Edward VI settled the crown on Lady Jane Grey, 1553; Imprisoned, 1553-5; escaped to continent ; returned, 1558; privy councillor, 1558; took active part in religious settlement; warden of east marches, governor of Berwick, and K.G., 1564; commissioner to treat as to Mary Queen of Scots' marriage, 1564; lord president of Wales and lieutenant of Garter, 1576; chief-justice and justice in eyre of royal forests south of Trent, 1581.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.

About Bear (Bridge foot)

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Bear (The) at the Bridge Foot, a celebrated tavern at the Southwark end of old London Bridge, on the west side of High Street. It was pulled down in December 1761, when the houses on the bridge were removed and the bridge widened. One of the earliest references to it is in the printed accounts of Sir John Howard, under 1463-1464.
---London, Past and Present. H.B. Wheatley, 1891.

About Saturday 1 June 1661

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"Imprest" was discussed in the annotations of 9 February 1660/61 and it was generally agreed that an imprest is an advance payment for future expenses, sort of like 'petty cash.'. It will needs be accounted for at a later date. SP had an imprest of 30£ (!) before his ocean trip in early 1660. And for which he later worried about the accounting.

Creed must have great financial control of this trip since he has an imprest of 10,000£. I imagine "my lord" won't bother with the paperwork for his 1,000£. Or rather SP will have to reconstruct it after his return!

About Saturday 11 May 1661

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Tim, The early meme seems to have been that the "parliament-party" had short hair.

Round-Heads [in the time of the civil wars in England] a name given to those of the parliament-party, who generally had their hair cut short.
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

The Character of a Roundhead. 1641.

What Creature's this with his short Hairs,
His little Band and huge long Ears,
That this new Faith hath founded?
The Puritans were never such,
The Saints themselves, had ne'er so much,
Oh, such a Knave's a Roundhead.
---A collection of loyal songs written against the Rump parliament. 1731.

...yet, at first Interview, he much suspected Mr. Jackson to be a Round-head, observing how little Hair William Penderel's Scissers had left Him; but at last being fully satisfied they were all Cavaliers, he soon laid open his Heart...
---Boscobel. T. Blount, 1725.

The apprentices it seems wore the hair of their head cut round and the queen observing out of a window, Samuel Barnardiston among them, cried out "See what a handsome young Round-head is there" and the name came from thence...
---The History of England. R. de Thoyras, 1759.

More on Roundheads in the encyclopedia: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…

About Wednesday 29 May 1661

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"put six spoons and a porringer of silver in my pocket"

PORRINGER, a small deep Dish for liquid Things.
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

About Monday 27 May 1661

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On the first day of this diary: "My own private condition very handsome, and esteemed rich, but indeed very poor; besides my goods of my house, and my office, which at present is somewhat uncertain."

17 months later SP is worth 500 pounds and argues with a Commissioner of the Navy, an Admiral, about who should captain a particular ship. Our man has come up in the world very fast and, it seems, will continue to rise.

About Sunday 26 May 1661

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"in the morning I bethought myself"

To BETHINK, a calling to mind.
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

About John Playford

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PLAYFORD, JOHN, the elder (1623-1686?), musician and publisher; became known as a musical publisher in London, с.1648, and from 1652 until his retirement kept a shop in the Inner Temple, near the church door; almost monopolised the business of music publishing in England under the Commonwealth, and for some years of Charles II's reign; famous for his collected volumes of songs and catches. In typographical technique his most original improvement was the invention, in 1658, of 'the new-ty'd note.' His original compositions were few and slight.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.