Robert Gertz on 7 Jun 2011   Link to this

If he means John lent him money, let us hope Dad took lesson from son and charged interest of 6%.

Terry W on 7 Jun 2011   Link to this

"Let us hope Dad took lesson from son"
Isn't John living off of a stingy £50 per year allowance from Sam anyway? He can't charge for lending Sam his own money!

Jenny on 8 Jun 2011   Link to this

From "The Diary of Samuel Pepys, A Selection" selected and edited by Robert Latham.

"My father, for money lent, and horse hire"

I take this as being interest paid to his father on money Samuel lent on his behalf or more simply, paying back money borrowed from his father. I don't think L50 is stingy.

Robert Gertz on 8 Jun 2011   Link to this

50? Last I'd heard it was 10 with occasional gifts. I'd imagine though Bess' visit brough summer bounty and therefore was not entirely unwelcome.

Terry W on 8 Jun 2011   Link to this

In May 1663 Sam agreed to a £50 per annum allowance for his parents - some as income from the estate and some out of his own purse. It was all typically complicated and is explained in a letter from Sam to John at http://www.pepysdiary.com/indepth/2006/05/17/be....

arby on 9 Jun 2011   Link to this

I'm getting a "page not found" on that link, Terry.

Andrew Patton on 6 Jul 2011   Link to this

The link somehow got a trailing period which breaks it. Try http://www.pepysdiary.com/indepth/2006/05/17/be...