Pepys’ Diary.
July 18th, 1666. Up in good case, and so by coach to St James’s and there did our business, which is mostly every day to complain of want of money: and that only will undo us in a little time. Thence with Sir W. Pen home, calling at Lilly’s to have a time appointed when to be drawn among the other Commanders of Flags the last year’s fight. And so full of work Lilly is that he was fain to take his table-book out to see how his time is appointed, and appointed six days hence for him to come between seven and eight in the morning. July 21st, 1666. Up and to the office, where all the morning sitting. At noon walked in the garden with Commissioner Pett (newly come to towne), who tells me how infinite the disorders are among the commanders and all officers of the fleete. No discipline; nothing but swearing and cursing, and every body doing what they please; and the Generalls, understanding no better, suffer it, to the reproaching of this Board, or whoever it will be.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 492, 29 June 1932, Page 6
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