Pepys’ Diary.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 829, 1 August 1933, Page 6

Pepys’ Diary.

February 15th, 1669. To the plaisterer’s, and there saw the figure of my face taken from the mould: and it is most admirably like, and I will have another made before I take it away. After dinner my wife and I to my cozen Roger’s lodgings, and there find him pretty well again, and his wife mighty kind and merry, and did make mighty much of us, and I believe he is married to a very good woman. Here was also Bab. and Betty, who have not their clothes yet and therefore cannot go out, otherwise I would have had them abroad to-morrow; but the poor girls mighty kind to us, and we nlust show them kindness also. February 18th, 1669. Up, and to the office, and at noon home, expecting to have this day seen Bab, and Betty Pepys here, but they come not; and so after dinner my wife and I to the Duke of York’s house to a play, and there saw “ The Mad Lover,” which do not please me so well as it used to do, only Betterton’s part still pleases me. But here who should we have to come to us but Bab. and Betty and Talbot, the first play they were yet at; and going to see us, and hearing by'my boy whom I sent to them that we were here, they come to us hither, and happened all of us to sit by my cozen Turner and The., and we carried them home first, and then took Bab. and Betty to our house, where they lav and supped, and pretty merry, and very fine with their new clothes, and good comely girls they are enough, and very glad I am of their being with us, though I would very well have been contented to have been without the charge. So they to bed and we to bed.