Wednesday 13 July 1664
Up and to my office, at noon (after having at an alehouse hard by discoursed with one Mr. Tyler, a neighbour, and one Captain Sanders about the discovery of some pursers that have sold their provisions) I to my Lord Sandwich, thinking to have dined there, but they not dining at home, I with Captain Ferrers to Mr. Barwell the King’s Squire Sadler, where about this time twelvemonths I dined before at a good venison pasty. The like we had now, and very good company, Mr. Tresham and others. Thence to White Hall to the Fishery, and there did little. So by water home, and there met Lanyon, &c., about Tangier matters, and so late to my office, and thence home and to bed. Mr. Moore was with me late to desire me to come to my Lord Sandwich tomorrow morning, which I shall, but I wonder what my business is.
Australian Susan Link to this
"very good company"
Sam deliberately seeks out people to eat with after yesterday's sad little solitary repast. Seems Ferrars was hanging about the Sandwich household for free food too.
Terry F Link to this
And Ferrers is not where Elizabeth Pepys is AND to be et is venison pasty!
cape henry Link to this
"...but I wonder what my business is." Often, when this happens, one suddenly finds out one is 'redundant'(as our British friends term it). Obviously Pepys isn't in for that, but he might be worried a bit about his money.
Alan Link to this
Is it that a certain "class" went about daily looking for dinner? Or just now when Sam's wife is away?
Bradford Link to this
In fiction that last line would seem a rather elementary grade of teaser, but befitting "Remembrance of Pasties Past." How did Ferrers just happen to pop up, one wonders? What was His Daily Round like?
Robert Gertz Link to this
Venison pasty, eh?...Lets see whether wind and pain return tomorrow.
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"... which I shall, but I wonder what my business is."
Heh, heh...Namely that you be here whilst I be off to Brampton, Sandwich chuckles.
Seriously, I think it's reasonably safe to imagine money's the matter.
JWB Link to this
venison pasty
"1634: this summer I remember it was in venison season (July
or August)..." Thomas Hobbes
Cumsalisgrano Link to this
As Samuell was mewing and spewing,in '34 the ref from:
Thomas Hobbes venison 1634
A Brief Life of Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679
by John Aubrey
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/ho...
h/w3 .athelstan-museum.org.uk/hobbes/hobbes.php