Thursday 7 June 1660

[Continued from yesterday, PG: “I to bed and about one in the morning,”] W. Howe called me up to give him a letter to carry to my Lord that came to me to-day, which I did and so to, sleep again. About three in the morning the people began to wash the deck, and the water came pouring into my mouth, which waked me, and I was fain to rise and get on my gown, and sleep leaning on my table. This morning Mr. Montagu went away again. After dinner come Mr. John Wright and Mr. Moore, with the sight of whom my heart was very glad. They brought an order for my Lord’s coming up to London, which my Lord resolved to do tomorrow. All the afternoon getting my things in order to set forth to-morrow. At night walked up and down with Mr. Moore, who did give me an account of all things at London. Among others, how the Presbyterians would be angry if they durst, but they will not be able to do any thing. Most of the Commanders on board and supped with my Lord. Late at night came Mr. Edw. Pickering from London, but I could not see him this night. I went with Mr. Moore to the Master’s cabin, and saw him there in order to going to bed. After that to my own cabin to put things in order and so to bed.

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N vincent on Sun 8 Jun 2003, 02:57am

“About three .. and sleep leaning on my table”.
( Peter Sellers where are you?: the scuppers were open again, He forget to tell his lad to to draw the blinds: Oh Dear!!. Purser, fire them all).
Sam does lets it all ‘ang out. He says it as it is, truly Wonderful..
N M;Stolzenbach on Sun 8 Jun 2003, 11:39am

“the water came pouring into my mouth”

Wondering if this shouldn’t be “into my berth…”
N Paul Brewster on Sun 8 Jun 2003, 01:27pm

the water came pouring into my mouth
Both Wheatley and L&M have “mouth”
N Paul Brewster on Sun 8 Jun 2003, 01:48pm

I to bed and about one in the morning
It’s interesting that Wheatley (the Gutenberg source) puts this text on the previous day, the 6th of June. L&M puts it on the 7th of June and makes no note about textual confusion. In most case that we’ve seen so far, L&M add a textual note if the diary runs on from day to day with just a note in the margin. My surmise is that L&M printed what’s in the shorthand and Wheatley printed what amounts to a correction.

According to L&M, the next 10 days (June 8 - 17) of diary entries are taken from rough notes and not from the normal careful transcriptions. There’s a lot going on and SP doesn’t seem to have enough time to give the diary his full attention.
N Arbor on Sun 8 Jun 2003, 09:04pm

Paul B writes, “There’s a lot going on…” Oh, good… I can’t wait to find out (Yes I know I can read it elsewhere, but THIS is the site)!
N M.Stolzenbach on Sun 8 Jun 2003, 09:18pm

Thanks, Paul.
Perhaps Pepys was one of those who sleep with their mouths open, and he just happened to be right where the scuppers (or whatever) directed the mopping water!
N Emilio on Wed 18 Jun 2003, 08:42pm

“in my mouth”

I picture the sailors washing the deck ABOVE the cabin, and the water coming cascading down between the boards.

And note the brief reminder of Sam’s “naked bed” as he puts his gown on to try to sleep standing. Sleeping naked in the limited privacy of a ship is not something this American would ever try.
N vincent on Thu 19 Jun 2003, 09:58pm

“in my mouth” I wonder if that saying down the hatch came this incident? only kidding