Barbara Villiers was a commanding beauty and it is easy to see why the king fell for her. Just such a shame he allowed her to wrap him round her little finger.
As this Lacy didn't die until 1681 so Sam's information about him dying from the pox was wrong. Perhaps this is the reason why he rejected the 'ghostly' advice.
Interesting that in today's entry the town of Cottenham was mentioned, it will be the the title of the earldom conferred on the Pepys family in the middle of the 19th century. This branch of the family pronounce their name Pepis.
It was probably a bit extreme giving giving the maid a kick, but remember if Sam had lost his property through her present and possible future carelessness. Then too whom would he have had course for recompense? The kick therefore seemed the cheaper option.
What a wonder turn of phrase we have here from Sam, it's almost Joycian in character. 'Dr. Crew did make a very pretty, neat, sober, honest sermon; and delivered it very readily, decently, and gravely, beyond his years:'
What a great fast moving entry. That Buckingham was a well known reprobate in Restoration London amongst others, such as Sir Charles Sedley. Interesting to imagine Sam running home to check on the safety of his valuables.
An excellent entry, showing that Sam had the ear of the highest in the land. For a moment I wondered why the king never knighted him for all his hard work? That meeting would have been a great opportunity.
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Second Reading
About Saturday 27 July 1667
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Barbara Villiers was a commanding beauty and it is easy to see why the king fell for her. Just such a shame he allowed her to wrap him round her little finger.
About Saturday 13 July 1667
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As this Lacy didn't die until 1681 so Sam's information about him dying from the pox was wrong. Perhaps this is the reason why he rejected the 'ghostly' advice.
About Wednesday 10 July 1667
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Credit to Sam's mayde Mary, who obviously realised that if she wanted to have a decent life, then it wasn't going to be found in the Pepys' household.
About Tuesday 9 July 1667
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A very sad business having to burn your own ships.
About Sunday 16 June 1667
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Interesting that in today's entry the town of Cottenham was mentioned, it will be the the title of the earldom conferred on the Pepys family in the middle of the 19th century. This branch of the family pronounce their name Pepis.
About Saturday 8 June 1667
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Boiled meat sounds bland and awful.
About Saturday 18 May 1667
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Sam shows a great deal of affection for a drunken servant, I wonder what became of Luce?
About Sunday 12 May 1667
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Barker sounds like a right loud mouth and Mrs Pepys did well to be rid of her.
About Monday 6 May 1667
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Pepys was quite right to worry about those water men, who knows what they could get up to.
About Saturday 13 April 1667
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Samuel Pepys the Benny Hill of Restoration England, how did he ever manage to get away with it?
About Friday 12 April 1667
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It was probably a bit extreme giving giving the maid a kick, but remember if Sam had lost his property through her present and possible future carelessness. Then too whom would he have had course for recompense? The kick therefore seemed the cheaper option.
About Wednesday 3 April 1667
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What a wonder turn of phrase we have here from Sam, it's almost Joycian in character. 'Dr. Crew did make a very pretty, neat, sober, honest sermon; and delivered it very readily, decently, and gravely, beyond his years:'
About Sunday 10 February 1666/67
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It is a pity that Sam did not elaborate on the clergy man's error concerning Original Sin.
About Monday 4 February 1666/67
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I wonder if Sam would have been tempted by the Castlemaine look a like had his wife not been present?
About Wednesday 30 January 1666/67
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Does Sam ever give up where Mercer is concerned? Surely his wife must be suspicious?
About Wednesday 19 December 1666
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What a great fast moving entry. That Buckingham was a well known reprobate in Restoration London amongst others, such as Sir Charles Sedley. Interesting to imagine Sam running home to check on the safety of his valuables.
About Wednesday 7 November 1666
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Doll Lane, what a name! At first I thought it must have been a wind up.
About Friday 26 October 1666
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A nice shapely girl never goes amiss to get an evening going.
About Sunday 7 October 1666
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An excellent entry, showing that Sam had the ear of the highest in the land. For a moment I wondered why the king never knighted him for all his hard work? That meeting would have been a great opportunity.
About Thursday 27 September 1666
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This Tom was a cousin of Tom o Ten Thousand, whom he succeeded in the Longleat estates. https://everything2.com/title/Tho…