Pepys’ Diary.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 456, 18 May 1932, Page 6

Pepys’ Diary.

January 25th, 1666. At night comes Sir W. Warren, and he and I into the garden, and talked over all our businesses. He gives me good advice not to embarke into trade (as I have had it in my thoughts), so as to be seen to mind it. for it will do me hurte, and draw my mind off from my business and embroile my estate too soon. So to the office business, and I find him as cunning a man in all points as ever I met with in my life, and mighty merry we were in the discourse of our owne trickes. January 26th, 1666. Up, and pleased mightily with what my poor wife hath been doing these eight or ten days with her owne hands like a drudge, in fitting the new hangings of our bed-chamber of blue and putting the old red ones into my dressing-room; and so by coach to White Hall. January 28th, 1666. Up about six (Lord’s day), and being dressed in my velvett coate and plain cravatte took a hackney coach provided ready for me by eight o’clock, and so to my Lord Bruncker’s with all my papers, ar V? there took his coach w’ith four horses and away to Hampton Court, where we find the King, and Duke, and Lords, all in council; so we walked up and down: there being none of the ladies come, and so much the more business I hope will be done.