Friday 24 January 1661/62

This morning came my cozen Thos. Pepys the Executor, to speak with me, and I had much talk with him both about matters of money which my Lord Sandwich has of his and I am bond for, as also of my uncle Thomas, who I hear by him do stand upon very high terms. Thence to my painter’s, and there I saw our pictures in the frames, which please me well. Thence to the Wardrobe, where very merry with my Lady, and after dinner I seat for the pictures thither, and mine is well liked; but she is much offended with my wife’s, and I am of her opinion, that it do much wrong her; but I will have it altered. So home, in my way calling at Pope’s Head alley, and there bought me a pair of scissars and a brass square. So home and to my study and to bed.

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Temperature: 5°C / 41°F

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N Louis on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 01:45am. Flag this

“after dinner I ^seat^ for the pictures thither”

This would seem a typo for “sent.”
N Xjy on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 07:06am. Flag this

Marriage and money
A timely article on this in today’s Guardian. http://money.guardian.co.uk/feature/story/0,11579,1397981,00.html
Wonder what Liz would have thought?
I think I know what Sam would have thought :-)
N andy on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 08:26am. Flag this

a pair of scissars and a brass square

aren’t these masonic symbols? or is Sam up for a bit of DIY/home improvements?
N Mary on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 08:55am. Flagged

matters of money.

This concerns a loan of
N Michael Slater on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 01:31pm. Flag this

“very merry with my Lady”

Is this a euphemism for Samuel getting his freak on with the countess?
N Mary on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 03:05pm. Flag this

No.
N Alan Bedford on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 05:08pm. Flag this

“…very merry…”

You’ll find that this generally means an enjoyable, purely social time with friends and acquaintances. Sam uses the expression frequently and consistently with this meaning.
N Alan Bedford on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 05:12pm. Flag this

“a pair of scissars and a brass square”

I would think that the correct answer here is “B.” I haven’t read ahead, but it would not surprise me if Sam wants to draw up some plans for his contractors.

The Masonic symbols would be a compass and square. One would think that if Sam were a Mason, he’d mention it in the diary.
N gerry on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 09:25pm. Flag this

And according to L&M Sam had originally written “quadrant” and changed it to square.
N Sjoerd on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 10:22pm. Flag this

I think i know what a “quadrant” is… but a square ?

Could it be something like this:

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/collectionsDetail.cfm?ID=AST0569

???
N Alan Bedford on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 10:35pm. Flag this

Square (noun) “…3. A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles…” (from the American Heritage Dictionary)
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=square
N Alan Bedford on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 10:41pm. Flag this

Here’s some information on an engineer’s square (which may well be what Sam bought): http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/try2.htm:

But if it was the (very similar) woodworker’s try square, that would be:
http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/try1.htm
N Peter on Tue 25 Jan 2005, 11:41pm. Flag this

Lots of children still use a set-square at school.
N vicenzo on Wed 26 Jan 2005, 03:46am. Flag this

always called it a T-Square “THE ENGINEERS TRY-SQUARE” but I doth think it be a simple L square 3 to 4 [or is it 4:3]ratio as in hypopotumuse[hypothenuse] sine [with abl]