Quotations from Diary of Samuel Pepys

Chapter 6

Prev List Next

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, DECEMBER 1668 [sp79g10.txt]

Craft and cunning concerning the buying and choosing of horses Did see the knaveries and tricks of jockeys Hath not a liberty of begging till he hath served three years He told me that he had so good spies Laissez nous affaire--Colbert Nonconformists do now preach openly in houses Offered to shew my wife further satisfaction if she desired Seeing that he cared so little if he was out Tell me that I speak in my dreams

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, 1668 N.S. COMPLETE [sp80g10.txt]

A book the Bishops will not let be printed again Act against Nonconformists and Papists All things to be managed with faction And will not kiss a woman since his wife"s death And the woman so silly, as to let her go that took it And they did lay pigeons to his feet As all other women, cry, and yet talk of other things At work, till I was almost blind, which makes my heart sad Beating of a poor little dog to death, letting it lie Being very poor and mean as to the bearing with trouble Being the people that, at last, will be found the wisest Best fence against the Parliament"s present fury is delay Bite at the stone, and not at the hand that flings it Bookseller"s, and there looked for Montaigne"s Essays Bought Montaigne"s Essays, in English Bristol milk (the sherry) in the vaults Burned it, that it might not be among my books to my shame Business of abusing the Puritans begins to grow stale But get no ground there yet But this the world believes, and so let them But what they did, I did not enquire But if she will ruin herself, I cannot help it Calling me dog and rogue, and that I had a rotten heart Cannot get suitably, without breach of his honour Cannot be clean to go so many bodies together in the same water Carry them to a box, which did cost me 20s., besides oranges Caustic attack on Sir Robert Howard City to be burned, and the Papists to cut our throats City pay him great respect, and he the like to the meanest Coach to W. Coventry about Mrs. Pett, 1s.

Come to see them in bed together, on their wedding-night Cost me L5, which troubles me, but yet do please me also Craft and cunning concerning the buying and choosing of horses Declared, if he come, she would not live with me Did see the knaveries and tricks of jockeys Disorder in the pit by its raining in, from the cupola Doe from Cobham, when the season comes, bucks season being past Down to the Whey house and drank some and eat some curds Eat some b.u.t.ter and radishes Endangering the nation, when he knew himself such a coward Espinette is the French term for a small harpsichord Ever have done his maister better service than to hang for him?

Family governed so n.o.bly and neatly as do me good to see it Fear what would become of me if any real affliction should come Fear that the goods and estate would be seized (after suicide) Fears some will stand for the tolerating of Papists Force a man to swear against himself Forced to change gold, 8s. 7d.; servants and poor, 1s. 6d.

Forgetting many things, which her master beat her for Frequent trouble in things we deserve best in Glad to be at friendship with me, though we hate one another Greater number of Counsellors is, the more confused the issue Hath not a liberty of begging till he hath served three years Have me get to be a Parliament-man the next Parliament He that will not stoop for a pin, will never be worth a pound He told me that he had so good spies How natural it is for us to slight people out of power I know not how in the world to abstain from reading I have a good mind to have the maidenhead of this girl I could have answered, but forbore I away with great content, my mind being troubled before I know not whether to be glad or sorry In my nature am mighty unready to answer no to anything Inventing a better theory of musique It may be, be able to pay for it, or have health King, "it is then but Mr. Pepys making of another speech to them"

L"escholle des filles, a lewd book Lady Castlemayne do rule all at this time as much as ever Laissez nous affaire - Colbert Little company there, which made it very unpleasing Little pleasure now in a play, the company being but little Live of L100 a year with more plenty, and wine and wenches Made him admire my drawing a thing presently in shorthand Making their own advantages to the disturbance of the peace My wife having a mind to see the play "Bartholomew-Fayre"

My wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits My wife, coming up suddenly, did find me embracing the girl My wife"s neglect of things, and impertinent humour My heart beginning to falsify in this business Never saw so many sit four hours together to hear any man No pleasure--only the variety of it No man was ever known to lose the first time Nonconformists do now preach openly in houses Not eat a bit of good meat till he has got money to pay the men Offered to shew my wife further satisfaction if she desired Parliament being vehement against the Nonconformists Pictures of some Maids of Honor: good, but not like Presbyterian style and the Independent are the best Resolve never to give her trouble of that kind more Resolved to go through it, and it is too late to help it now Ridiculous nonsensical book set out by Will. Pen, for the Quaker Rough notes were made to serve for a sort of account book Saw two battles of c.o.c.ks, wherein is no great sport Saw "Mackbeth," to our great content Seeing that he cared so little if he was out She loves to be taken dressing herself, as I always find her Should alway take somebody with me, or her herself Shows how unfit I am for trouble Sir, your faithful and humble servant Slabbering themselves, and mirth fit for clownes So out, and lost our way, which made me vexed So time do alter, and do doubtless the like in myself Suffered her humour to spend, till we begun to be very quiet Tell me that I speak in my dreams The factious part of the Parliament The manner of the gaming The most ingenious men may sometimes be mistaken The devil being too cunning to discourage a gamester Their ladies in the box, being grown mighty kind of a sudden There being no curse in the world so great as this There setting a poor man to keep my place This kind of prophane, mad entertainment they give themselves Though I know it will set the Office and me by the ears for ever To be enjoyed while we are young and capable of these joys Tried the effect of my silence and not provoking her Trouble, and more money, to every Watch, to them to drink Troubled me, to see the confidence of the vice of the age Turn out every man that will be drunk, they must turn out all Uncertainty of beauty Up, finding our beds good, but lousy; which made us merry Vexed me, but I made no matter of it, but vexed to myself Weather being very wet and hot to keep meat in.

When he was seriously ill he declared himself a Roman Catholic Where I expect most I find least satisfaction Where a pedlar was in bed, and made him rise Whip a boy at each place they stop at in their procession Whom I find in bed, and pretended a little not well With hangings not fit to be seen with mine Without importunity or the contrary Work that is not made the work of any one man

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, JANUARY 1668/69 [sp81g10.txt]

Dine with them, at my cozen Roger"s mistress"s Dutchmen come out of the mouth and tail of a Hamburgh sow Fain to keep a woman on purpose at 20s. a week Find it a base copy of a good originall, that vexed me Found in my head and body about twenty lice, little and great I have itched mightily these 6 or 7 days I know I have made myself an immortal enemy by it Lady Castlemayne is now in a higher command over the King Mighty fond in the stories she tells of her son Will Observing my eyes to be mightily employed in the playhouse Proud, carping, insolent, and ironically-prophane stile She finds that I am lousy Unquiet which her ripping up of old faults will give me Up, and with W. Hewer, my guard, to White Hall Weeping to myself for grief, which she discerning, come to bed

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, FEB/MAR 1668/69 [sp82g10.txt]

Broken sort of people, that have not much to lose But so fearful I am of discontenting my wife By her wedding-ring, I suppose he hath married her at last Have not much to lose, and therefore will venture all His satisfaction is nothing worth, it being easily got Nor was there any pretty woman that I did see, but my wife With egg to keep off the glaring of the light

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, APR/MAY 1668 [sp83g10.txt]

Drawing up a foul draught of my pet.i.tion to the Duke of York Last day of their doubtfulness touching her being with child Quite according to the fashion--nothing to drink or eat

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, 1669 N.S. COMPLETE [sp84g10.txt]

Broken sort of people, that have not much to lose But so fearful I am of discontenting my wife By her wedding-ring, I suppose he hath married her at last Dine with them, at my cozen Roger"s mistress"s Drawing up a foul draught of my pet.i.tion to the Duke of York Dutchmen come out of the mouth and tail of a Hamburgh sow Fain to keep a woman on purpose at 20s. a week Find it a base copy of a good originall, that vexed me Found in my head and body about twenty lice, little and great Have not much to lose, and therefore will venture all His satisfaction is nothing worth, it being easily got I have itched mightily these 6 or 7 days I know I have made myself an immortal enemy by it Lady Castlemayne is now in a higher command over the King Last day of their doubtfulness touching her being with child Mighty fond in the stories she tells of her son Will Nor was there any pretty woman that I did see, but my wife Observing my eyes to be mightily employed in the playhouse Proud, carping, insolent, and ironically-prophane stile Quite according to the fashion--nothing to drink or eat She finds that I am lousy Unquiet which her ripping up of old faults will give me Up, and with W. Hewer, my guard, to White Hall Weeping to myself for grief, which she discerning, come to bed With egg to keep off the glaring of the light

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED [sp85g10.txt]

20s. in money, and what wine she needed, for the burying him A mad merry s.l.u.t she is A real and not a complimentary acknowledgment A good handsome wench I kissed, the first that I have seen A fair salute on horseback, in Rochester streets, of the lady A most conceited fellow and not over much in him A conceited man, but of no Logique in his head at all A vineyard, the first that ever I did see A pretty man, I would be content to break a commandment with him A little while since a very likely man to live as any I knew A lady spit backward upon me by a mistake A gainful trade, but yet make me great trouble A great baboon, but so much like a man in most things A play not very good, though commended much A very fine dinner A cat will be a cat still A book the Bishops will not let be printed again A woman sober, and no high-flyer, as he calls it A most tedious, unreasonable, and impertinent sermon About two o"clock, too late and too soon to go home to bed About several businesses, hoping to get money by them About my new closet, for my mind is full of nothing but that About the nature of sounds Academy was dissolved by order of the Pope Accounts I never did see, or hope again to see in my days Act against Nonconformists and Papists Act of Council pa.s.sed, to put out all Papists in office Advantage a man of the law hath over all other people Afeard of being louzy Afeard that my Lady Castlemaine will keep still with the King Afraid now to bring in any accounts for journeys After taking leave of my wife, which we could hardly do kindly After awhile I caressed her and parted seeming friends After many protestings by degrees I did arrive at what I would After dinner my wife comes up to me and all friends again After oysters, at first course, a hash of rabbits, a lamb After some pleasant talk, my wife, Ashwell, and I to bed After a harsh word or two my wife and I good friends Again that she spoke but somewhat of what she had in her heart Agreed at L3 a year (she would not serve under) All ended in love All the men were dead of the plague, and the ship cast ash.o.r.e All made much worse in their report among people than they are All the fleas came to him and not to me All divided that were bred so long at school together All may see how slippery places all courtiers stand in All things to be managed with faction All the innocent pleasure in the world All the towne almost going out of towne (Plague panic) Amba.s.sador--that he is an honest man sent to lie abroad Amending of bad blood by borrowing from a better body Among all the beauties there, my wife was thought the greatest Among many lazy people that the diligent man becomes necessary An exceeding pretty la.s.s, and right for the sport An offer of L500 for a Baronet"s dignity And for his beef, says he, "Look how fat it is"

And the woman so silly, as to let her go that took it And if ever I fall on it again, I deserve to be undone And will not kiss a woman since his wife"s death And a deal of do of which I am weary And they did lay pigeons to his feet And there, did what I would with her And so to sleep till the morning, but was bit cruelly And so to bed and there entertained her with great content And all to dinner and sat down to the King saving myself And feeling for a chamber-pott, there was none And with the great men in curing of their claps And so to bed, my father lying with me in Ashwell"s bed And in all this not so much as one And so by coach, though hard to get it, being rainy, home Angling with a minikin, a gut-string varnished over Angry, and so continued till bed, and did not sleep friends Anthem anything but instrumentall musique with the voice Apprehend about one hundred Quakers Apprehension of the King of France"s invading us Aptness I have to be troubled at any thing that crosses me Archbishop is a wencher, and known to be so As much his friend as his interest will let him As very a gossip speaking of her neighbours as any body As all other women, cry, and yet talk of other things As he called it, the King"s seventeenth wh.o.r.e abroad As all things else did not come up to my expectations Ashamed at myself for this losse of time Asleep, while the wench sat mending my breeches by my bedside At work, till I was almost blind, which makes my heart sad At least 12 or 14,000 people in the street (to see the hanging) At a loss whether it will be better for me to have him die At last we pretty good friends Badge of slavery upon the whole people (taxes) Bagwell"s wife waited at the door, and went with me to my office Baited at Islington, and so late home about 11 at night Baker"s house in Pudding Lane, where the late great fire begun Barkley swearing that he and others had lain with her often Baseness and looseness of the Court Bath at the top of his house Beare-garden Bearing more sayle will go faster than any other ships(multihull Beating of a poor little dog to death, letting it lie Because I would not be over sure of any thing Before I sent my boy out with them, I beat him for a lie Began discourse of my not getting of children Beginnings of discontents take so much root between us Begun to write idle and from the purpose Begun to smell, and so I caused it to be set forth (corpse) Being able to do little business (but the less the better) Being the first Wednesday of the month Being there, and seeming to do something, while we do not Being cleansed of lice this day by my wife Being examined at Allgate, whether we were husbands and wives Being five years behindhand for their wages (court musicians) Being sure never to see the like again in this world Being the people that, at last, will be found the wisest Being very poor and mean as to the bearing with trouble Being taken with a Psalmbook or Testament Believe that England and France were once the same continent Below what people think these great people say and do Best fence against the Parliament"s present fury is delay Best poem that ever was wrote (Siege of Rhodes) Better the musique, the more sicke it makes him Better now than never Better we think than most other couples do Bewailing the vanity and disorders of the age Bill against importing Irish cattle Bill against importing Cattle from Ireland Bite at the stone, and not at the hand that flings it Bleeding behind by leeches will cure him Bold to deliver what he thinks on every occasion Book itself, and both it and them not worth a t.u.r.d Bookseller"s, and there looked for Montaigne"s Essays Bottle of strong water; whereof now and then a sip did me good Bought for the love of the binding three books Bought Montaigne"s Essays, in English Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are now at bowles) Boy up to-night for his sister to teach him to put me to bed Bring me a periwig, but it was full of nits Bringing over one discontented man, you raise up three Bristol milk (the sherry) in the vaults Broken sort of people, that have not much to lose Burned it, that it might not be among my books to my shame Business of abusing the Puritans begins to grow stale But fit she should live where he hath a mind But pretty! how I took another pretty woman for her But she loves not that I should speak of Mrs. Pierce But a woful rude rabble there was, and such noises But how many years I cannot tell; but my wife says ten But what they did, I did not enquire But so fearful I am of discontenting my wife But do it with mighty vanity and talking But the wench went, and I believe had her turn served But I think I am not bound to discover myself But we were friends again as we are always But this the world believes, and so let them But if she will ruin herself, I cannot help it But my wife vexed, which vexed me But get no ground there yet Buy some roll-tobacco to smell to and chaw Buying up of goods in case there should be war Buying his place of my Lord Barkely By his many words and no understanding, confound himself By chewing of tobacco is become very fat and sallow By and by met at her chamber, and there did what I would By her wedding-ring, I suppose he hath married her at last Called at a little ale-house, and had an eele pye Calling me dog and rogue, and that I had a rotten heart Came to bed to me, but all would not make me friends Cannot but be with the workmen to see things done to my mind Cannot get suitably, without breach of his honour Cannot bring myself to mind my business Cannot be clean to go so many bodies together in the same water Care not for his commands, and especially on Sundays Carry them to a box, which did cost me 20s., besides oranges Cast stones with his horne crooke Castlemayne is sicke again, people think, slipping her filly Catched cold yesterday by putting off my stockings Catholiques are everywhere and bold Caustic attack on Sir Robert Howard Cavaliers have now the upper hand clear of the Presbyterians Certainly Annapolis must be defended,--where is Annapolis?

Charles Barkeley"s greatness is only his being pimp to the King Chatted with her, her husband out of the way Checking her last night in the coach in her long stories Chief Court of judicature (House of Lords) Chocolate was introduced into England about the year 1652 Church, where a most insipid young c.o.xcomb preached City to be burned, and the Papists to cut our throats City pay him great respect, and he the like to the meanest Clap of the pox which he got about twelve years ago Clean myself with warm water; my wife will have me Coach to W. Coventry about Mrs. Pett, 1s.

Comb my head clean, which I found so foul with powdering Come to see them in bed together, on their wedding-night Come to us out of bed in his furred mittens and furred cap Comely black woman.--[The old expression for a brunette.]

Coming to lay out a great deal of money in clothes for my wife Command of an army is not beholden to any body to make him King Commons, where there is nothing done but by pa.s.sion, and faction Compliment from my aunt, which I take kindly as it is unusual Conceited, but that"s no matter to me Confidence, and vanity, and disparages everything Confusion of years in the case of the months of January (etc.) Consider that this is all the pleasure I live for in the world Consult my pillow upon that and every great thing of my life Contempt of the ceremoniousnesse of the King of Spayne Content as to be at our own home, after being abroad awhile Contracted for her as if he had been buying a horse Convenience of periwiggs is so great Copper to the value of L5,000 Cost me L5, which troubles me, but yet do please me also Costs me 12d. a kiss after the first Could not saw above 4 inches of the stone in a day Counterfeit mirthe and pleasure with them, but had but little Court is in a way to ruin all for their pleasures Court attendance infinite tedious Court full of great apprehensions of the French Craft and cunning concerning the buying and choosing of horses Credit of this office hath received by this rogue"s occasion Cruel custom of throwing at c.o.c.ks on Shrove Tuesday Cure of the King"s evil, which he do deny altogether Dare not oppose it alone for making an enemy and do no good Dash the brains of it out before the King"s face Day I first begun to go forth in my coat and sword Declared, if he come, she would not live with me Declared he will never have another public mistress again Delight to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition Deliver her from the hereditary curse of child-bearing Desired me that I would baste his coate Desk fastened to one of the armes of his chayre Diana did not come according to our agreement Did dig another, and put our wine in it; and I my Parmazan cheese Did extremely beat him, and though it did trouble me to do it Did so watch to see my wife put on drawers, which (she did) Did take me up very prettily in one or two things that I said Did much insist upon the sin of adultery Did go to Shoe Lane to see a c.o.c.ke-fighting at a new pit there Did find none of them within, which I was glad of Did tumble them all the afternoon as I pleased Did trouble me very much to be at charge to no purpose Did see the knaveries and tricks of jockeys Did not like that Clergy should meddle with matters of state Did put evil thoughts in me, but proceeded no further Did bear with it, and very pleasant all the while Did drink of the College beer, which is very good Difference there will be between my father and mother about it Dine with them, at my cozen Roger"s mistress"s Dined with my wife on pease porridge and nothing else Dined upon six of my pigeons, which my wife has resolved to kill Dined at home alone, a good calves head boiled and dumplings Dinner was great, and most neatly dressed Dinner, an ill and little mean one, with foul cloth and dishes Discontented at the pride and luxury of the Court Discontented that my wife do not go neater now she has two maids Discourse of Mr. Evelyn touching all manner of learning Discoursed much against a man"s lying with his wife in Lent Discoursing upon the sad condition of the times Disease making us more cruel to one another than if we are doggs Disorder in the pit by its raining in, from the cupola Disquiet all night, telling of the clock till it was daylight Do press for new oaths to be put upon men Do outdo the Lords infinitely (debates in the Commons) Do look upon me as a remembrancer of his former vanity Do bury still of the plague seven or eight in a day Doe from Cobham, when the season comes, bucks season being past Dog attending us, which made us all merry again Dog, that would turn a sheep any way which Dominion of the Sea Doubtfull of himself, and easily be removed from his own opinion Doubtfull whether her daughter will like of it or no Down to the Whey house and drank some and eat some curds Dr. Calamy is this day sent to Newgate for preaching Drawing up a foul draught of my pet.i.tion to the Duke of York Drink at a bottle beer house in the Strand Drink a dish of coffee Drinking of the King"s health upon their knees in the streets Driven down again with a stinke by Sir W. Pen"s shying of a pot Duke of York and Mrs. Palmer did talk to one another very wanton Duodecimal arithmetique Durst not ask any body how it was with us Durst not take notice of her, her husband being there Dutch fleets being in so many places Dutchmen come out of the mouth and tail of a Hamburgh sow Dying this last week of the plague 112, from 43 the week before Eat some of the best cheese-cakes that ever I eat in my life Eat of the best cold meats that ever I eat on in all my life Eat a mouthful of pye at home to stay my stomach Eat some b.u.t.ter and radishes Else he is a blockhead, and not fitt for that imployment Employed by the fencers to play prizes at Endangering the nation, when he knew himself such a coward Endeavouring to strike tallys for money for Tangier Enjoy some degree of pleasure now that we have health, money Enough existed to build a ship (Pieces of the true Cross) Enquiring into the selling of places do trouble a great many Enviously, said, I could not come honestly by them Erasmus "de scribendis epistolis"

Espinette is the French term for a small harpsichord Evelyn, who cries out against it, and calls it b.i.t.c.hering Even to the having bad words with my wife, and blows too Ever have done his maister better service than to hang for him?

Every man looking after himself, and his owne l.u.s.t and luxury Every small thing is enough now-a-days to bring a difference Every body leads, and n.o.body follows Every body is at a great losse and n.o.body can tell Every body"s looks, and discourse in the street is of death Exceeding kind to me, more than usual, which makes me afeard Exclaiming against men"s wearing their hats on in the church Excommunications, which they send upon the least occasions Expectation of profit will have its force Expected musique, the missing of which spoiled my dinner Expressly taking care that n.o.body might see this business done Faced white coat, made of one of my wife"s pettycoates Fain to keep a woman on purpose at 20s. a week Familiarity with her other servants is it that spoils them all Family governed so n.o.bly and neatly as do me good to see it Family being all in mourning, doing him the greatest honour Fanatiques do say that the end of the world is at hand Fashion, the King says; he will never change Fashionable and black spots Father, who to supper and betimes to bed at his country hours Fear all his kindness is but only his l.u.s.t to her Fear that the goods and estate would be seized (after suicide) Fear what would become of me if any real affliction should come Fear it may do him no good, but me hurt Fear of making her think me to be in a better condition Fear I shall not be able to wipe my hands of him again Fear she should prove honest and refuse and then tell my wife Feared I might meet with some people that might know me Feared she hath from some [one] or other of a present Fearful that I might not go far enough with my hat off Fearing that Sarah would continue ill, wife and I removed Fears some will stand for the tolerating of Papists Fell to sleep as if angry Fell a-crying for joy, being all maudlin and kissing one another Fell to dancing, the first time that ever I did in my life Fetch masts from New England Feverish, and hath sent for Mr. Pierce to let him blood Few in any age that do mind anything that is abstruse Find that now and then a little difference do no hurte Find it a base copy of a good originall, that vexed me Find myself to over-value things when a child Finding my wife not sick, but yet out of order Finding my wife"s clothes lie carelessly laid up Fire grow; and, as it grew darker, appeared more and more First time that ever I heard the organs in a cathedral First their apes, that they may be afterwards their slaves First thing of that nature I did ever give her (L10 ring) First time I had given her leave to wear a black patch Five pieces of gold for to do him a small piece of service Fixed that the year should commence in January instead of March Fool"s play with which all publick things are done Foolery to take too much notice of such things For my quiet would not enquire into it For, for her part, she should not be buried in the commons For a land-tax and against a general excise For I will not be inward with him that is open to another For I will be hanged before I seek to him, unless I see I need Force a man to swear against himself Forced to change gold, 8s. 7d.; servants and poor, 1s. 6d.

Foretelling the draught of water of a ship before she be launche Forgetting many things, which her master beat her for Formerly say that the King was a b.a.s.t.a.r.d and his mother a wh.o.r.e Found my brother John at eight o"clock in bed, which vexed me Found him a fool, as he ever was, or worse Found him not so ill as I thought that he had been ill Found in my head and body about twenty lice, little and great Found to be with child, do never stir out of their beds Found guilty, and likely will be hanged (for stealing spoons) France, which is accounted the best place for bread French have taken two and sunk one of our merchant-men Frequent trouble in things we deserve best in Frogs and many insects do often fall from the sky, ready formed From some fault in the meat to complain of my maid"s s.l.u.ttery Gadding abroad to look after beauties Galileo"s air thermometer, made before 1597 Gamester"s life, which I see is very miserable, and poor Gave him his morning draft Generally with corruption, but most indeed with neglect Gentlewomen did hold up their heads to be kissed by the King Get his lady to trust herself with him into the tavern Give the King of France Nova Scotia, which he do not like Give her a Lobster and do so touse her and feel her all over Give the other notice of the future state, if there was any Glad to be at friendship with me, though we hate one another Gladder to have just now received it (than a promise) G.o.d knows that I do not find honesty enough in my own mind G.o.d forgive me! what thoughts and wishes I had G.o.d help him, he wants bread.

G.o.d forgive me! what a mind I had to her G.o.d! what an age is this, and what a world is this Goes down the wind in honour as well as every thing else Goes with his guards with him publiquely, and his trumpets Going with her woman to a hot-house to bathe herself Gold holds up its price still Goldsmiths in supplying the King with money at dear rates Good G.o.d! how these ignorant people did cry her up for it!

Good sport of the bull"s tossing of the dogs Good wine, and anchovies, and pickled oysters (for breakfast) Good purpose of fitting ourselves for another war (A Peace) Good discourse and counsel from him, which I hope I shall take Good writers are not admired by the present Got her upon my knee (the coach being full) and played with her Great plot which was lately discovered in Ireland Great thaw it is not for a man to walk the streets Great newes of the Swedes declaring for us against the Dutch Great deale of t.i.ttle tattle discourse to little purpose Great many silly stories they tell of their sport Great fire they saw in the City Greater number of Counsellors is, the more confused the issue Greatest businesses are done so superficially Greedy to see the will, but did not ask to see it till to-morrow Had no more manners than to invite me and to let me pay Had his hand cut off, and was hanged presently!

Had no mind to meddle with her Had a good supper of an oxe"s cheek Had what pleasure almost I would with her Had the umbles of it for dinner Half a pint of Rhenish wine at the Still-yard, mixed with beer Hand i" the cap Hanged with a silken halter Hanging jack to roast birds on Hard matter to settle to business after so much leisure Hate in others, and more in myself, to be careless of keys Hates to have any body mention what he had done the day before Hath not a liberty of begging till he hath served three years Hath sent me masters that do observe that I take pains Hath a good heart to bear, or a cunning one to conceal his evil Hath given her the pox, but I hope it is not so Have her come not as a sister in any respect, but as a servant Have not known her this fortnight almost, which is a pain to me Have not any awe over them from the King"s displeasure (Commons) Have me get to be a Parliament-man the next Parliament Have not much to lose, and therefore will venture all Have been so long absent that I am ashamed to go Having some experience, but greater conceit of it than is fit He that will not stoop for a pin, will never be worth a pound He told me that he had so good spies He did very well, but a deadly drinker he is He made the great speech of his life, and spoke for three hours He made but a poor sermon, but long He knew nothing about the navy He is such innocent company He has been inconvenienced by being too free in discourse He having made good promises, though I fear his performance He hoped he should live to see her "ugly and willing"

He is too wise to be made a friend of He was fain to lie in the priest"s hole a good while He and I lay in one press bed, there being two more He was charged with making himself popular He that must do the business, or at least that can hinder it He is, I perceive, wholly sceptical, as well as I He is a man of no worth in the world but compliment He will do no good, he being a man of an unsettled head He is not a man fit to be told what one hears Hear that the plague is come into the City Hear something of the effects of our last meeting (pregnancy?) Heard noises over their head upon the leads Heeling her on one side to make her draw little water Helping to slip their calfes when there is occasion Her months upon her is gone to bed Her impudent tricks and ways of getting money Here I first saw oranges grow Hired her to procure this poor soul for him His enemies have done him as much good as he could wish His readiness to speak spoilt all His wife and three children died, all, I think, in a day His disease was the pox and that he must be fluxed (Rupert) His satisfaction is nothing worth, it being easily got His company ever wearys me History of this day"s growth, we cannot tell the truth Holes for me to see from my closet into the great office Hopes to have had a bout with her before she had gone Horrid malicious b.l.o.o.d.y flame House of Lords is the last appeal that a man can make Houses marked with a red cross upon the doors How the Presbyterians would be angry if they durst How highly the Presbyters do talk in the coffeehouses still How little merit do prevail in the world, but only favour How little heed is had to the prisoners and sicke and wounded How do the children?

How sad a sight it is to see the streets empty of people How Povy overdoes every thing in commending it How unhppily a man may fall into a necessity of bribing people How natural it is for us to slight people out of power How little to be presumed of in our greatest undertakings Hugged, it being cold now in the mornings . . . .

Hunt up and down with its mouth if you touch the cheek I went in and kissed them, demanding it as a fee due I had the opportunity of kissing Mrs. Rebecca very often I took occasion to be angry with him I could not forbear to love her exceedingly I do not value her, or mind her as I ought I did what I would, and might have done anything else I never did observe so much of myself in my life I broke wind and so came to some ease I would fain have stolen a pretty dog that followed me I have itched mightily these 6 or 7 days I know not whether to be glad or sorry I was as merry as I could counterfeit myself to be I could have answered, but forbore I have a good mind to have the maidenhead of this girl I know not how in the world to abstain from reading I fear that it must be as it can, and not as I would I to bed even by daylight I had six n.o.ble dishes for them, dressed by a man-cook I away with great content, my mind being troubled before I am not a man able to go through trouble, as other men I find her painted, which makes me loathe her (cosmetics) I did get her hand to me under my cloak I perceive no pa.s.sion in a woman can be lasting long I having now seen a play every day this week I was very angry, and resolve to beat him to-morrow I know not yet what that is, and am ashamed to ask I had agreed with Jane Welsh, but she came not, which vexed me I do not like his being angry and in debt both together to me I will not by any over submission make myself cheap I slept soundly all the sermon I slept most of the sermon I do not find other people so willing to do business as myself I know I have made myself an immortal enemy by it I and she never were so heartily angry in our lives as to-day I calling her beggar, and she me p.r.i.c.klouse, which vexed me I love the treason I hate the traitor I would not enquire into anything, but let her talk I kissed the bride in bed, and so the curtaines drawne I went to the cook"s and got a good joint of meat I have promised, but know not when I shall perform I know not how their fortunes may agree I met a dead corps of the plague, in the narrow ally I am a foole to be troubled at it, since I cannot helpe it I was exceeding free in dallying with her, and she not unfree I was a great Roundhead when I was a boy I was angry with her, which I was troubled for I pray G.o.d to make me able to pay for it.

I took a broom and basted her till she cried extremely I was demanded L100, for the fee of the office at 6d. a pound I never designed to be a witness against any man I fear is not so good as she should be If the word Inquisition be but mentioned If the exportations exceed importations If it should come in print my name maybe at it Ill from my late cutting my hair so close to my head Ill all this day by reason of the last night"s debauch Ill sign when we are once to come to study how to excuse Ill humour to be so against that which all the world cries up Ill-bred woman, would take exceptions at anything any body said In my nature am mighty unready to answer no to anything In men"s clothes, and had the best legs that ever I saw In some churches there was hardly ten people in the whole church In our graves (as Shakespeere resembles it) we could dream In discourse he seems to be wise and say little In perpetual trouble and vexation that need it least In comes Mr. North very sea-sick from sh.o.r.e In a hackney and full of people, was ashamed to be seen In my dining-room she was doing something upon the pott In opposition to France, had made us throw off their fashion Inconvenience that do attend the increase of a man"s fortune Inoffensive vanity of a man who loved to see himself in the gla.s.s Instructed by Shakespeare himself Insurrection of the Catholiques there Inventing a better theory of musique Ireland in a very distracted condition Irish in Ireland, whom Cromwell had settled all in one corner It must be the old ones that must do any good It not being handsome for our servants to sit so equal with us It is a strange thing how fancy works It may be, be able to pay for it, or have health Jane going into the boat did fall down and show her a.r.s.e Jealous, though G.o.d knows I have no great reason Jealousy of him and an ugly wench that lived there lately John Pickering on board, like an a.s.s, with his feathers John has got a wife, and for that he intends to part with him Joyne the lion"s skin to the fox"s tail Just set down to dinner, and I dined with them, as I intended Justice of G.o.d in punishing men for the sins of their ancestors Justice of proceeding not to condemn a man unheard Keep at interest, which is a good, quiett, and easy profit King is at the command of any woman like a slave King shall not be able to whip a cat King was gone to play at Tennis King hath lost his power, by submitting himself to this way King do resolve to declare the Duke of Monmouth legitimate King himself minding nothing but his ease King is not at present in purse to do King is mighty kind to these his b.a.s.t.a.r.d children King the necessity of having, at least, a show of religion King be desired to put all Catholiques out of employment King still do doat upon his women, even beyond all shame King is offended with the Duke of Richmond"s marrying King of France did think other princes fit for nothing King governed by his l.u.s.t, and women, and rogues about him King, Duke and d.u.c.h.ess, and Madame Palmer, were King dined at my Lady Castlemaine"s, and supped, every day King, "it is then but Mr. Pepys making of another speech to them"

King do tire all his people that are about him with early rising King"s service is undone, and those that trust him perish King"s Proclamation against drinking, swearing, and debauchery Kingdom will fall back again to a commonwealth Kiss my Parliament, instead of "Kiss my [rump]"

Kissed them myself very often with a great deal of mirth Know yourself to be secure, in being necessary to the office L"escholle des filles, a lewd book L100 worth of plate for my Lord to give Secretary Nicholas L10,000 to the Prince, and half-a-crowne to my Lord of Sandwich Lady Castlemaine"s interest at Court increases Lady Castlemayne is compounding with the King for a pension Lady d.u.c.h.esse the veryest s.l.u.t and drudge Lady Castlemaine hath all the King"s Christmas presents Lady Castlemaine do speak of going to lie in at Hampton Court Lady Batten to give me a spoonful of honey for my cold Lady Castlemaine is still as great with the King Lady Castlemayne"s nose out of joynt Lady Batten how she was such a man"s wh.o.r.e Lady Castlemayne is now in a higher command over the King Lady Castlemayne do rule all at this time as much as ever Laissez nous affaire - Colbert Last day of their doubtfulness touching her being with child Last act of friendship in telling me of my faults also Last of a great many Presbyterian ministers Lately too much given to seeing of plays, and expense Laughing and jeering at every thing that looks strange Law and severity were used against drunkennesse Law against it signifies nothing in the world Lay long caressing my wife and talking Lay very long with my wife in bed talking with great pleasure Lay long in bed talking and pleasing myself with my wife Lay chiding, and then pleased with my wife in bed Lay with her to-night, which I have not done these eight(days) Learned the multiplication table for the first time in 1661 Learnt a pretty trick to try whether a woman be a maid or no Lechery will never leave him Left him with some Commanders at the table taking tobacco Less he finds of difference between them and other men Let me blood, about sixteen ounces, I being exceedingly full Let her brew as she has baked Lewdness and beggary of the Court Liability of a husband to pay for goods supplied his wife Liberty of speech in the House Like a pa.s.sionate fool, I did call her wh.o.r.e Listening to no reasoning for it, be it good or bad Little content most people have in the peace Little pleasure now in a play, the company being but little Little children employed, every one to do something Little worth of this world, to buy it with so much pain Little company there, which made it very unpleasing Live of L100 a year with more plenty, and wine and wenches Long cloaks being now quite out Long petticoat dragging under their men"s coats Look askew upon my wife, because my wife do not buckle to them Looks to lie down about two months hence Lord! to see the absurd nature of Englishmen Lord! in the dullest insipid manner that ever lover did l.u.s.t and wicked lives of the nuns heretofore in England Luxury and looseness of the times Lying a great while talking and sporting in bed with my wife Made a lazy sermon, like a Presbyterian Made to drink, that they might know him not to be a Roundhead Made him admire my drawing a thing presently in shorthand Magnifying the graces of the n.o.bility and prelates Make a man wonder at the good fortune of such a fool Making their own advantages to the disturbance of the peace Man cannot live without playing the knave and dissimulation Mankind pleasing themselves in the easy delights of the world Many thousands in a little time go out of England Many women now-a-days of mean sort in the streets, but no men Ma.s.s, and some of their musique, which is not so contemptible Matters in Ireland are full of discontent Mazer or drinking-bowl turned out of some kind of wood Mean, methinks, and is as if they had married like dog and b.i.t.c.h Meazles, we fear, or, at least, of a scarlett feavour Methought very ill, or else I am grown worse to please Mightily pleased with myself for the business that I have done Mightily vexed at my being abroad with these women Mighty fond in the stories she tells of her son Will Milke, which I drank to take away, my heartburne Mind to have her bring it home Mirrors which makes the room seem both bigger and lighter Money I have not, nor can get Money, which sweetens all things Montaigne is conscious that we are looking over his shoulder Most flat dead sermon, both for matter and manner of delivery Most homely widow, but young, and pretty rich, and good natured Most of my time in looking upon Mrs. Butler Mottoes inscribed on rings was of Roman origin Mr. Evelyn"s translating and sending me as a present Mr. William Pen a Quaker again Mrs. Lane was gone forth, and so I missed of my intent Mrs. Stewart"s sending the King his jewels again Much troubled with thoughts how to get money Much difficulty to get pews, I offering the s.e.xton money Much discourse, but little to be learned Musique in the morning to call up our new-married people Muske Millon Must yet pay to the Poll Bill for this pension (unreceived) Must be forced to confess it to my wife, which troubles me My wife after her bathing lying alone in another bed My luck to meet with a sort of drolling workmen on all occasions My wife made great means to be friends, coming to my bedside My leg fell in a hole broke on the bridge My wife, coming up suddenly, did find me embracing the girl My maid Susan ill, or would be thought so My wife having a mind to see the play "Bartholomew-Fayre"

My wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits My heart beginning to falsify in this business My old folly and childishnesse hangs upon me still My new silk suit, the first that ever I wore in my life My Lord, who took physic to-day and was in his chamber My wife and I had some high words My wife was very unwilling to let me go forth My wife will keep to one another and let the world go hang My people do observe my minding my pleasure more than usual My wife this night troubled at my leaving her alone so much My wife was making of her tarts and larding of her pullets My head was not well with the wine that I drank to-day My great expense at the Coronacion My wife and I fell out My wife"s neglect of things, and impertinent humour My wife and her maid Ashwell had between them spilled the pot. . . .

My first attempt being to learn the multiplication-table My intention to learn to trill My wife was angry with me for not coming home, and for gadding My Jane"s cutting off a carpenter"s long mustacho My wife has got too great head to be brought down soon Nan at Moreclacke, very much pleased and merry with her Necessary, and yet the peace is so bad in its terms Never laughed so in all my life. I laughed till my head ached Never, while he lives, truckle under any body or any faction Never to trust too much to any man in the world Never fought with worse officers in his life Never was known to keep two mistresses in his life (Charles II.) Never could man say worse himself nor have worse said Never saw so many sit four hours together to hear any man Never to keep a country-house, but to keep a coach New medall, where, in little, there is Mrs. Steward"s face New Netherlands to English rule, under the t.i.tle of New York Night the Dutch burned our ships the King did sup with Castlemayne No more matter being made of the death of one than another No Parliament can, as he says, be kept long good No manner of means used to quench the fire No pleasure--only the variety of it No money to do it with, nor anybody to trust us without it No man is wise at all times No man was ever known to lose the first time No man knowing what to do, whether to sell or buy No sense nor grammar, yet in as good words that ever I saw No good by taking notice of it, for the present she forbears n.o.body knows which side will be uppermost n.o.body being willing to trust us for anything Nonconformists do now preach openly in houses None will sell us any thing without our personal security given Nor would become obliged too much to any Nor will yield that the Papists have any ground given them Nor was there any pretty woman that I did see, but my wife Nor offer anything, but just what is drawn out of a man Not well, and so had no pleasure at all with my poor wife Not eat a bit of good meat till he has got money to pay the men Not the greatest wits, but the steady man Not when we can, but when we list Not to be censured if their necessities drive them to bad Not more than I expected, nor so much by a great deal as I ought Not thinking them safe men to receive such a gratuity Not had the confidence to take his lady once by the hand Not permit her begin to do so, lest worse should follow Not liking that it should lie long undone, for fear of death Not being well pleased with her over free and loose company Nothing in the world done with true integrity Nothing in it approaching that single page in St. Simon Nothing of the memory of a man, an houre after he is dead!

Nothing is to be got without offending G.o.d and the King Nothing of any truth and sincerity, but mere envy and design Now against her going into the country (lay together) Now above six months since (smoke from the cellars) Now very big, and within a fortnight of lying down Observing my eyes to be mightily employed in the playhouse Offer to give me a piece to receive of me 20 Offer me L500 if I would desist from the Clerk of the Acts place Offered to shew my wife further satisfaction if she desired Offered to stop the fire near his house for such a reward Officers are four years behind-hand unpaid Oliver Cromwell as his ensign Once a week or so I know a gentleman must go . . . .

One whom a great belly becomes as well as ever I saw any Only wind do now and then torment me . . . extremely Only because she sees it is the fashion (She likes it) Opening his mind to him as of one that may hereafter be his foe Ordered him L2000, and he paid me my quantum out of it Ordered in the yarde six or eight bargemen to be whipped Origin in the use of a plane against the grain of the wood Out of my purse I dare not for fear of a precedent Out also to and fro, to see and be seen Out of an itch to look upon the s.l.u.ts there Outdo for neatness and plenty anything done by any of them Pain of the stone, and makes b.l.o.o.d.y water with great pain Pain to ride in a coach with them, for fear of being seen Painful to keep money, as well as to get it Parliament being vehement against the Nonconformists Parliament hath voted 2s. per annum for every chimney in England Parliament do agree to throw down Popery Parson is a cunning fellow he is as any of his coat Peace with France, which, as a Presbyterian, he do not like Pen was then turned Quaker Periwigg he lately made me cleansed of its nits Persuade me that she should prove with child since last night Peruques of hair, as the fashion now is for ladies to wear Pest coaches and put her into it to carry her to a pest house Pet.i.tion against hackney coaches Pictures of some Maids of Honor: good, but not like Pit, where the bears are baited Plague claimed 68,596 victims (in 1665) Plague is much in Amsterdam, and we in fears of it here Plague, forty last night, the bell always going Play good, but spoiled with the ryme, which breaks the sense Play on the harpsicon, till she tired everybody Playing the fool with the la.s.s of the house Pleased to look upon their pretty daughter Pleases them mightily, and me not at all Pleasures are not sweet to me now in the very enjoying of them Plot in it, and that the French had done it Poll Bill Poor seamen that lie starving in the streets Posies for Rings, Handkerchers and Gloves Pray G.o.d give me a heart to fear a fall, and to prepare for it!

Presbyterian style and the Independent are the best Presbyterians against the House of Lords Presse seamen, without which we cannot really raise men Pressing in it as if none of us had like care with him Pretends to a resolution of being hereafter very clean Pretty sayings, which are generally like paradoxes Pretty to see the young pretty ladies dressed like men Pride himself too much in it Pride of some persons and vice of most was but a sad story Pride and debauchery of the present clergy Prince"s being trepanned, which was in doing just as we pa.s.sed Protestants as to the Church of Rome are wholly fanatiques Proud, carping, insolent, and ironically-prophane stile Proud that she shall come to trill Providing against a foule day to get as much money into my hands Put up with too much care, that I have forgot where they are Put to a great loss how I should get money to make up my cash Quakers being charmed by a string about their wrists Quakers do still continue, and rather grow than lessen Quakers and others that will not have any bell ring for them Quite according to the fashion--nothing to drink or eat Rabbit not half roasted, which made me angry with my wife Railed bitterly ever and anon against John Calvin Raising of our roofs higher to enlarge our houses Rather hear a cat mew, than the best musique in the world Reading to my wife and brother something in Chaucer Reading over my dear "Faber fortunae," of my Lord Bacon"s Reading my Latin grammar, which I perceive I have great need Receive the applications of people, and hath presents Reckon nothing money but when it is in the bank Reduced the Dutch settlement of New Netherlands to English rule Rejoiced over head and ears in this good newes Removing goods from one burned house to another Reparation for what we had embezzled Requisite I be prepared against the man"s friendship Resolve to have the doing of it himself, or else to hinder it Resolve never to give her trouble of that kind more Resolve to live well and die a beggar Resolved to go through it, and it is too late to help it now Resolving not to be bribed to dispatch business Ridiculous nonsensical book set out by Will. Pen, for the Quaker Rotten teeth and false, set in with wire Rough notes were made to serve for a sort of account book Run over their beads with one hand, and point and play and talk Ryme, which breaks the sense Sad sight it was: the whole City almost on fire Sad for want of my wife, whom I love with all my heart Said to die with the cleanest hands that ever any Lord Treasurer Said that there hath been a design to poison the King Sang till about twelve at night, with mighty pleasure Sat an hour or two talking and discoursing . . . .

Sat before Mrs. Palmer, the King"s mistress, and filled my eyes Saw "Mackbeth," to our great content Saw two battles of c.o.c.ks, wherein is no great sport Saw "The German Princess" acted, by the woman herself Saw his people go up and down louseing themselves Saying me to be the fittest man in England Saying, that for money he might be got to our side Says, of all places, if there be h.e.l.l, it is here Says of wood, that it is an excrescence of the earth Sceptic in all things of religion Scholler, that would needs put in his discourse (every occasion) Scholler, but, it may be, thinks himself to be too much so Scotch song of "Barbary Allen"

Searchers with their rods in their hands See a dead man lie floating upon the waters See her look dejectedly and slighted by people already See whether my wife did wear drawers to-day as she used to do See how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody See how time and example may alter a man Seeing that he cared so little if he was out Seemed much glad of that it was no more Seems she hath had long melancholy upon her Send up and down for a nurse to take the girle home Sent my wife to get a place to see Turner hanged Sent me last night, as a bribe, a barrel of sturgeon Sermon without affectation or study Sermon ended, and the church broke up, and my amours ended also Sermon upon Original Sin, neither understood by himself Sermon; but, it being a Presbyterian one, it was so long Servant of the King"s pleasures too, as well as business Shakespeare"s plays Shame such a rogue should give me and all of us this trouble She is conceited that she do well already She used the word devil, which vexed me She was so ill as to be shaved and pidgeons put to her feet She begins not at all to take pleasure in me or study to please She is a very good companion as long as she is well She also washed my feet in a bath of herbs, and so to bed She would not let him come to bed to her out of jealousy She had six children by the King She has this silly vanity that she must play She had the cunning to cry a great while, and talk and blubber She had got and used some puppy-dog water She hath got her teeth new done by La Roche She loves to be taken dressing herself, as I always find her She so cruel a hypocrite that she can cry when she pleases She finds that I am lousy Sheriffs did endeavour to get one jewell Short of what I expected, as for the most part it do fall out Should alway take somebody with me, or her herself Show many the strangest emotions to shift off his drink Shows how unfit I am for trouble Shy of any warr hereafter, or to prepare better for it Sick of it and of him for it Sicke men that are recovered, they lying before our office doors Silence; it being seldom any wrong to a man to say nothing Singing with many voices is not singing Sir, your faithful and humble servant Sir W. Pen was so fuddled that we could not try him to play Sir W. Pen did it like a base raskall, and so I shall remember Sit up till 2 o"clock that she may call the wench up to wash Slabbering my band sent home for another Slabbering themselves, and mirth fit for clownes Slight answer, at which I did give him two boxes on the ears Smoke jack consists of a wind-wheel fixed in the chimney So home to supper, and to bed, it being my wedding night So home, and mighty friends with my wife again So neat and kind one to another So great a trouble is fear So to bed, to be up betimes by the helpe of a larum watch So much is it against my nature to owe anything to any body So home, and after supper did wash my feet, and so to bed So home to prayers and to bed So home to supper and bed with my father So back again home to supper and to bed with great pleasure So I took occasion to go up and to bed in a pet So to bed in some little discontent, but no words from me So home and to supper with beans and bacon and to bed So we went to bed and lay all night in a quarrel So much wine, that I was even almost foxed So good a nature that he cannot deny any thing So time do alter, and do doubtless the like in myself So the children and I rose and dined by ourselves So home and to bed, where my wife had not lain a great while So out, and lost our way, which made me vexed So every thing stands still for money Softly up to see whether any of the beds were out of order or no Some merry talk with a plain bold maid of the house Some ends of my own in what advice I do give her Sorry in some respect, glad in my expectations in another respec Sorry for doing it now, because of obliging me to do the like Sorry to hear that Sir W. Pen"s maid Betty was gone away Sorry thing to be a poor King Spares not to blame another to defend himself Sparrowgra.s.s Speaks rarely, which pleases me mightily Spends his time here most, playing at bowles Sport to me to see him so earnest on so little occasion Sporting in my fancy with the Queen Staid two hours with her kissing her, but nothing more Statute against selling of offices Staying out late, and painting in the absence of her husband Still in discontent with my wife, to bed, and rose so this morn Strange slavery that I stand in to beauty Strange thing how I am already courted by the people Strange things he has been found guilty of, not fit to name Strange the folly of men to lay and lose so much money Strange how civil and tractable he was to me Street ordered to be continued, forty feet broad, from Paul"s Subject to be put into a disarray upon very small occasions Such open flattery is beastly Suffered her humour to spend, till we begun to be very quiet Supper and to bed without one word one to another Suspect the badness of the peace we shall make Swear they will not go to be killed and have no pay Take pins out of her pocket to p.r.i.c.k me if I should touch her Talk very highly of liberty of conscience Talked with Mrs. Lane about persuading her to Hawly Taught my wife some part of subtraction Tax the same man in three or four several capacities Tear all that I found either boyish or not to be worth keeping Tell me that I speak in my dreams That I might not seem to be afeared That I may have nothing by me but what is worth keeping That I might say I saw no money in the paper That he is not able to live almost with her That I may look as a man minding business That hair by hair had his horse"s tail pulled off indeed The gentlemen captains will undo us The very rum man must have L200 The gates of the City shut, it being so late The manner of the gaming The factious part of the Parliament The Lords taxed themselves for the poor--an earl, s.

The unlawfull use of lawfull things The coachman that carried [us] cannot know me again The boy is well, and offers to be searched The devil being too cunning to discourage a gamester The monkey loose, which did anger me, and so I did strike her The most ingenious men may sometimes be mistaken The Alchymist,"--[Comedy by Ben Jonson The barber came to trim me and wash me The present Irish p.r.o.nunciation of English The house was full of citizens, and so the less pleasant The goldsmith, he being one of the jury to-morrow The plague is got to Amsterdam, brought by a ship from Argier The pleasure of my not committing these things to my memory The world do not grow old at all The ceremonies did not please me, they do so overdo them The rest did give more, and did believe that I did so too Their ladies in the box, being grown mighty kind of a sudden Their saws have no teeth, but it is the sand only Their condition was a little below my present state Then to church to a tedious sermon Then home, and merry with my wife Thence by coach, with a mad coachman, that drove like mad Thence to Mrs. Martin"s, and did what I would with her There is no pa.s.sing but by coach in the streets, and hardly that There did see Mrs. Lane. . . . .

There eat and drank, and had my pleasure of her twice There did "tout ce que je voudrais avec" her There did what "je voudrais avec" her . . . .

There setting a poor man to keep my place There is no man almost in the City cares a t.u.r.d for him There being no curse in the world so great as this There I did lay the beginnings of a future "amour con elle"

There being ten hanged, drawn, and quartered There did what I would with her Therefore ought not to expect more justice from her These young Lords are not fit to do any service abroad These Lords are hard to be trusted They are all mad; and thus the kingdom is governed!

They were so false spelt that I was ashamed of them They say now a common mistress to the King They were not occupiers, but occupied (women) They want where to set their feet, to begin to do any thing Things wear out of themselves and come fair again Things being dear and little attendance to be had we went away Think never to see this woman--at least, to have her here more Think that we are beaten in every respect Thinks she is with child, but I neither believe nor desire it This day churched, her month of childbed being out This absence makes us a little strange instead of more fond This week made a vow to myself to drink no wine this week This day I began to put on buckles to my shoes This afternoon I showed my Lord my accounts, which he pa.s.sed This unhappinesse of ours do give them heart This is the use we make of our fathers This kind of prophane, mad entertainment they give themselves Those absent from prayers were to pay a forfeit Those bred in the North among the colliers are good for labour Though it be but little, yet I do get ground every month Though I know it will set the Office and me by the ears for ever Though neither of us care 2d. one for another Though he knows, if he be not a fool, that I love him not Through want of money and good conduct Through the Fleete Ally to see a couple of pretty [strumpets]

Through my wife"s illness had a bad night of it, and she a worse Thus it was my chance to see the King beheaded at White Hall Tied our men back to back, and thrown them all into the sea Till 12 at night, and

Prev List Next