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About Monday 23 January 1664/65

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My weak translations (feel free to improve upon)

And finding Mrs. Bagwell waiting at the office after dinner, away she and I to a cabaret where she and I have eat before, and there I had her company all and had my pleasure of her. But strange to see how a woman, notwithstanding her greatest pretences of love of her husband and religion, may be overcome.

So to my office a little and to Jervas’s again, thinking to have met Jane, but she did not come inside [not 100% sure of this?]

So I back again and to my office, where I did with great content make a vow to mind my business, and let go of women for a month.

In any case the translation is "he got lucky, he had a strike out and he made a vow that we know he won't keep".....other than that just another day at the office.

About Sunday 22 January 1664/65

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“Journals of the Earl of Sandwich” edited by R.C. Anderson

22nd. Sunday. Wind N.W. In the evening weighed anchor bound for the Downs. At sunset up with Bembridge Point, which shut in with Swan Cliff S.W. ½ W. Dunnose opened before S.W. ½ S. a point.
Ships in company: my Squadron, London, Montagu, Dreadnought, Revenge, Princess, Assurance, Pearl, Gift. Sir William Berkeley’s, Resolution, Gloucester, Henrietta, Foresight, Sapphire, Guernsey, Portland, Forester.
This morning came into the Spit-head from the westward the York and East India Merchant, and as we went out to Bembridge Point we found the Bristol at anchor, came in also from the westward.

About Saturday 21 January 1664/65

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"Mr. Povy carried me to Somersett House, and there showed me the Queene- Mother’s chamber and closett, most beautiful places for furniture and pictures"

Not sure if I'll have the chance to track down the details here, but, as I recall, Somerset House had been renovated quite magnificently for the Queen Mother (Henrietta Marie). When she dies, of course, Somerset House will pass to Queen Catherine. After the Diary ends and overlapping the time of the Popish Plots (that will involve Sam), Queen Catherine will be living at Somerset House, in the state of what we’d call today, being ‘separated’ from her husband, Charles II. She will live there, away from Charles for many years, before he ‘calls her back’ to live with him during the political turmoil of the Plots. Somerset House, at that time was supposed to be quite majestic, which was in line with the Queen Mother’s taste and her level of status.

About Friday 20 January 1664/65

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"and there to our trouble found our pretty Doll is gone away to live they say with her father in the country, but I doubt something worse"

I went back to look at Sam's entries about Doll. In almost every case he notes her good looks. I wonder what his 'I doubt something worse' implies? I couldn't help but wonder if he thought she may be pregnant (and not married?) or some other 'shameful' situation. Now if he thought she was ugly, he probably would never have questioned her departure........

About Friday 20 January 1664/65

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“Journals of the Earl of Sandwich” edited by R.C. Anderson

20th. Friday. A Council of War and Court Martial. This night the Blazing Star could not at all be discerned, the Moon shone bright.

About Monday 16 January 1664/65

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So the comet is not all bad luck…

Dirk- Hopefully the best of luck is that you're back among the crew-we missed you!

About Tuesday 17 January 1664/65

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"Povey’s a very fine gentleman, but he’s not an accountant by nature; he’s in over his head"

Sometimes I think we'd all benefit from a spreadsheet with "Sam-ish" characteristics across the top ~~things like 'coxcomb', 'sluttish', 'treacherous', 'liar', 'corrupt', ‘libertine', etc. and of course the rare compliment that shows that someone other than Sam is smart.

Then going down the side we could list the cast of characters and check off their characteristics. It would help to know the 'nice but dumb' vs. the 'dishonest but smart’, etc. at a glance! It would be interesting to see who the 1 or 2 people in the Diary with intelligence, competence and good moral characters really are-they seem few and far between.

About Monday 16 January 1664/65

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And a little more off topic...."Our favorite 17th century diarist was the subject of a top-dollar Jeopardy question on last night’s program."

After I read Rex's entry I could not get the theme song from Jeopardy out of my head, so, thinking I'd find the actual song and post it on the site for anyone who has never heard it, I found this version, which is pathetically funny. Enjoy, I am sure that Sam would!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY…

And a more 'dignified version here"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t…

About Monday 16 January 1664/65

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“Journals of the Earl of Sandwich” edited by R.C. Anderson

16th. Monday. By Cooper’s observation the Blazing Start was at ½ past 6 distant from Os Baleni 20º 50’, South Point Trianguli 14º 00’. His body appearing scarce enough to be observed. The moon was then distant from Left Shoulder of Orion 15º 00’, Bright Star in Castor’s foot 27º 40’. About 5 oclock I saw the Moon within a third of her own diameter to the eastward of Aldebaran and I judged that the very centre of the moon had passed under the star.

About Sunday 15 January 1664/65

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“Journals of the Earl of Sandwich” edited by R.C. Anderson

15th. Sunday. About 8 oclock at night the Blazing Star observed by one of the mates, distant from South point Trianguli 14º 12’, Whale’s Mouth 20º 30’, South Wing of Pegasus 23º 30’. No stream discernable and the star itself as dim as one of the 4th magnitude.

About Saturday 14 January 1664/65

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“Further Correspondence of Samuel Pepys”, edited by Tanner.

Sam to the Sandwich

14 January, 1664[-5]

This is not to better, but alter a little of the report I gave to your Lordship in my last of our ill hap in the Straits. I have this day seen a letter from a master of a vessel lately come to Plymouth from Malaga, who in his way stopped at Gibraltar, where he found Captain Allen and 2 ships more safely got off, but the Phoenix and Nonsuch lost, all striking upon the great rock (as the letter says) that stands as you go into Gibraltar. This vessel set sail out of Gibraltar Road on Sunday the 11th December and 36 sail more, but by her ill sailing lost them all that night and knows nothing since of them. He saith farther, that at his being at Malaga (omitting to express when) the Flemish Smyrna fleet was there with 4 Flemish frigates all bound for Cales, of Captain Allen stop them not…..

About Thursday 12 January 1664/65

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“Journals of the Earl of Sandwich” edited by R.C. Anderson

January 1665

12th. Thursday. About ¼ before 7 at night I saw the Blazing Star so near his place the night before that I could not point him (in a small globe) beside it. He was to sight of the same condition with that star in Ligature Piscium that I last observed him from. By my cross-staff distant from Aries upper horn 9° 18, Star in Ligatura Piscium of 6° decl. N. 5° 58’, Star in Bull’s back 18° 20’, Star in the point of the Triangle 15° 37’, the Moon 16° 05’. No stream discernable.

About Thursday 12 January 1664/65

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January 12

Here is an interesting letter from Minette (CII’s favorite sister) to Charles, regarding the great comet. This is from Ruth Norrington’s “My Dearest Minette”. Minette apparently shares the same humor as Charles does.

12-22 January

I have read the paper you send me regularly, and am glad to hear what is happening, in order to know what I am to reply. I tell my Lord Fitzhardinge the reason why there are many things I cannot speak of now, but I expect this will not last, and you will find it out first. The last time I wrote, I begged you to tell me what people think of the comet in England, and, two hours afterwards, I received yours, in which you asked me the same question. I must tell you then, that assemblies have been held at the Jesuit’s Observatory, to which all the wise men went and all the foolish ones too. They disputed according to their belief, but no two of them think alike! Some say it is the same star that has come back, and other that it is an altogether new one, and as one would have to go there to find the truth, I suppose the question must remain undecided, as well as the stuff of which it is made, which is also a matter fo great dispute. This is all that my ignorance permits me to tell you, but I daresay it is enough to satisfy your curiosity, since Messieurs les savants are not doubt everyone of them fools, or nearly so, which is all that will be told you today by your humble servant.

About Thursday 12 January 1664/65

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“Further Correspondence of Samuel Pepys”, edited by Tanner.

Sam to the Sandwich

12 January 1664[-5]

My last was touching the Prince, --the 10th. This is to give your Lordship an account of some ill news we have from the Straits, which I shall best do by transcribing my letter from a merchant of credit in Plymouth. There are no particular letters from Cadiz or the fleet of it, nor hath the King other notice of it than this, but yet the manner of the report makes it look for a truth.
Further, of the same unwelcome sound, I am to acquaint your Lordship that upon the ‘Change this day I spoke with a master of a French vessel who saith that on Tuesday last he was seized on by a Dutchman of 36 guns off the North Foreland, nor far from Margett, 7 Dutch ships of war being in company more, and great ships of 40 guns. Finding them all French and French goods, they released the vessel, taking only 3 English passengers and their trunks and goods. We have been all this afternoon very solicitous for our East India ships now outward bound in the Downs, but by advice this evening I find they were safe there yesterday, and no notice taken of any Dutch ships. However, the report of the Frenchman we believe to be true, and think it a great scape that they should not visit the Downs, which they might easily and safely done, and may yet. God preserve your Lordship, and send me better tidings for my next.
{Postscript]. I shall add only this, that our next ship of masts so long detained in Holland they have at least released and she is come home.

About Tuesday 10 January 1664/65

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Not the shortest entry, but as we know, a short entry doesn't stop our annotators & readers from coming up with something!

http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…

And on a serious side, I can't find the letters he wrote today in any of my books-perhaps someone may know what Sam was writing about.

About Thursday 5 January 1664/65

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“My Dearest Minette” by Ruth Norrington

Charles writes to Minette (his favorite sister) who is married to the brother of Louis XIV, the King of France. He is trying to prove Holland is the aggressor so that France will be allowed to ‘side’ with England.

5 January 1665

I have little to say to you at this time, expecting that the Treaty of commerce will be finished, that then we might enter upon the strict alliance. I perceive that Van Benninghen [ Dutch Ambassador to Paris] does use all possible artes and trieckes, to make me appeare the aggressour, but if you have read over the printed paper I sent you, you will clearly finde the contrary, and that ‘tis the Dutch hath begun with us, which now plainly appears by what de Rutter hath done in Guiny, and I am sure there is nothing in the King of France’s treaty that oblieges him to second them, if they be the attaquers, so that except he had a minde to helpe them, he is in no wayes oblieged to it by treaty. For, by the Treaty, he is only to defend them in case they be attaqued, and they are not the attacquers, so that we only defend ourselves. I say this to you, because the Ambassadour here, came to me by order from his master, and sayd many thinges to me from him, upon the subject of Holland, a little too pressing, and not in the stile Charles Berkeley was spoken to, in that matter when he was there, and I cannot chuse but observe that Monsieur de Comminges [French Ambassador] is much more eloquent when there is anything to be said that looked not so kinde towards me, than when there is any kindenesse to be expressed. I wish with all my hart that there were good occasion for Charles Berkeley to make another voyage to you, for my inclinations are to give my friendship to France, but if that cannot be had, I am not so inconsiderable but that I can make very considerable frindships elsewhere. The truth of it is I am presst at this time very much, and am offered very advantageous conditions, but I prefer the frindship of France in the first place, in case I can have it, and I assure you one of the great reasons why I do so, is because you are there. I write all this only to your selfe, though you may make what use you please, so as you do not use my name, for I would not be thought to seeke any bodys frindship, who is not ready to meet me halfe way. The wether is so colde, as I can hardly hold my penn in my hand, which you may perceeve by my scribbling, and I am affraide you will hardly reade this letter, my dearest sister, I am interely yours,
C.R.

About Saturday 31 December 1664

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“Journal of the Earl of Sandwich” edited by R.C. Anderson

31st. Saturday. I weighed anchor in Stokes Bay and sailed to St Helens Road and there came to an anchor with the fleet, about 20 sail. About ¾ past 10 at night I saw the Blazing Star in the upper part of the Whale’s Head, having of Right Ascension 30° 40’ Declination 8° 10’.

About Saturday 31 December 1664

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And finally, to help you with any hang overs... I've gotten a few emails from readers looking for these since I've posted them, so here's a collection of the little video links from the 'voting' and other annotations. Some of them may not remain on their respective sites for too long. Nothing like starting off the New Year with a reminisce of the boys doing the Can Can.... Happy New Year to all!

The Voting Videos!

1. “Sam and Elizabeth doing the Charleston” posted November 4, 1664
http://www.jibjab.com/starring_yo…

2. Charles II, DOY, Rupert, Sandwich & Sam doing the “Can Can” posted November 5, 1664
http://www.jibjab.com/starring_yo…

3. Castlemaine Chiquita posted November 6, 1664
http://www.jibjab.com/starring_yo…

4. Dutch-de Ruyter and Obdam posted November 7, 1664
http://www.jibjab.com/starring_yo…

5. Disco Sam and Elizabeth posted November 8, 1664
http://www.jibjab.com/starring_yo…

Holiday/Winter themes!

1. “I’ve been scrooged” or “ Speaking of the sins of man"
posted December 15, 1664 (Office Max-may not remain on site for long)
http://www.scroogeyourself.com/?i…

2. Christmas Tree Lighting with Charles II, Lady Castlemaine, Lord Sandwich, Sam and Elizabeth
http://www.jibjab.com/sendables/v…

3. Sam and Elizabeth as Elves (Office Max-may not remain on site long)
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=14…

3. “Snowball fight” with Sam, Elizabeth, DOY, CII and Sandwich
http://www.jibjab.com/sendables/v…

About Saturday 31 December 1664

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I am sitting looking out at the snow and waiting for today's storm to come. I can't help but to reminisce about my childhood days when all 'wars and disputes' were handled the good old fashioned way! And we must remember my friends, if Sam's world was at peace, there'd be little need for a Navy!

http://www.jibjab.com/sendables/v…

And when you're though with 1664, you need to enlist in Sam's Navy for 1665! (You may need to open a second browser window to view this or print it off and then sing along!)

http://www.pepysdiary.com/indepth…

About Saturday 31 December 1664

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Happy New Year Fellow Pepysians & a special thanks to Phil, our grand host! A few Holiday/Happy New Years posts follow with wishes for fun and festivities to be shared among our crew as we prepare for 1665!

It's been a joy to 'know' each and every one of you ~~ the annotators, the readers & the lurkers. Many blessings to all of you and your families!