Pepys’ Diary.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 144, 19 June 1931, Page 6

Pepys’ Diary.

January 9th, 1663. There coming a letter to me from Mr Pierce, the surgeon, by my desire appointing his and Dr Clerke’s coming to dine with me next Monday, I went to my wife and agreed upon matters; and at last for my honour am forced to make her presenttlv a new Moyre gown to be seen by Mrs Clerke, which troubles me to part with so much money; but however it sets my wife and I to friends again, though I and she never were so heartily angry in our lives as to-day almost, and 1 doubt the heart-burning will not (be) soon over; and the truth is I am sorry for the tearing of so many poor loving letters of mine from sea and elsewhere to her. January 13th, 1663. My poor wife rose by five o'clock in the morning, before day, and went to market and bought fowls and many other things for dinner, with which I was highly pleased; aixl the chine of beef was down also liefort* si?.* o’clock. By and by comes Dr Clerke and his lady, his sister and a she-cozen. and Mr Pierce and his wife; which was all my guests. I had for them, after oysters, at first course a hash of rabbits, a lamb, and a rare chine of beef. Next a great dish of roasted fowl, cost me about 3CK and A tart; and then fruit and cheese. My dii was noble and enough.