Produced by David Widger

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M.A. F.R.S.

CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY

TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SHORTHAND MANUSCRIPT IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY MAGDALENE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE BY THE REV. MYNORS BRIGHT M.A. LATE FELLOW AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE

(Unabridged)

WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE'S NOTES

EDITED WITH ADDITIONS BY

HENRY B. WHEATLEY F.S.A.

                          DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
                               MAY & JUNE
                                   1662

May 1st. Sir G. Carteret, Sir W. Pen, and myself, with our clerks, setout this morning from Portsmouth very early, and got by noon toPetersfield; several officers of the Yard accompanying us so far. Here wedined and were merry. At dinner comes my Lord Carlingford from London,going to Portsmouth: tells us that the Duchess of York is brought to bedof a girl,—[Mary, afterwards Queen of England.]—at which I find nobodypleased; and that Prince Rupert and the Duke of Buckingham are sworn ofthe Privy Councell. He himself made a dish with eggs of the butter of theSparagus, which is very fine meat, which I will practise hereafter. Tohorse again after dinner, and got to Gilford, where after supper I to bed,having this day been offended by Sir W. Pen's foolish talk, and Ioffending him with my answers. Among others he in discourse complainingof want of confidence, did ask me to lend him a grain or two, which I toldhim I thought he was better stored with than myself, before Sir George.So that I see I must keep a greater distance than I have done, and I hopeI may do it because of the interest which I am making with Sir George. Tobed all alone, and my Will in the truckle bed.

[According to the original Statutes of Corpus Christi Coll. Oxon, a Scholar slept in a truckle bed below each Fellow. Called also "a trindle bed." Compare Hall's description of an obsequious tutor:

"He lieth in a truckle bed
While his young master lieth o'er his head."

Satires, ii. 6, 5.

The bed was drawn in the daytime under the high bed of the tutor.
See Wordsworth's "University Life in the Eighteenth Century."—M. B.]

2nd. Early to coach again and to Kingston, where we baited a little, andpresently to coach again and got early to London, and I found all well athome, and Mr. Hunt and his wife had dined with my wife to-day, and beenvery kind to my wife in my absence. After I had washed myself, it havingbeen the hottest day that has been this year, I took them all by coach toMrs. Hunt's, and I to Dr. Clerke's lady, and gave her her letter andtoken. She is a very fine woman, and what with her person and the numberof fine ladies that were with her, I was much out of countenance, andcould hardly carry myself like a man among them; but however, I staid tillmy courage was up again, and talked to them, and viewed her house, whichis most pleasant, and so drank and good-night. And so to my Lord'slodgings, where by chance I spied my Lady's coach, and found her and myLady Wright there, and so I spoke to them, and they being gone went to Mr.Hunt's for my wife, and so home and to bed.

3rd. Sir W. Pen and I by coach to St. James's, and there to the Duke'sChamb

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