Pepys’ Diary.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 457, 19 May 1932, Page 8

Pepys’ Diary.

January 28th, 1666. The Council being up, out comes the King, and I kissed his hand, and he grasped me very kindly by the hand. The Duke also, I kissed his, and he mighty kind. After changing a few words with Sir W. Coventry, who assures me of his respect and love to me, and his concernment for my health in all this sickness, I went down into.one of the Courts, and there met the King and Duke; and the Duke called me to him. And the King come to me of himself and told me, “Mr Pepys,” says he, “ I do give you thanks for your good service all this year, and I assure you I am very sensible of it.” January 29th, 1666. Up, and to Court by coach, -where to Council before the Duke of Yorke, the Duke of Albemarle with us; and after Sir W. Coventry had gone over his notes I went over all mine with good successe. My Lord Sandwich come in in the middle of the business, and, poor man, very melancholy, methought, and said little at all, or to the business, and sat at the lower end. just as he come, no roome being made for him, only I did give him my stoole, and another was reached me. February 4th, 1666. Lord’s day; and my wife and I the first time together at church since the plague, and now only because of Mr Mills his coming home to preach his first sermon, expecting a great excuse for his leaving the parish before any body went, and now staying till all are come home; but he made but a very poor and short excuse, and a bad sermon.