Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Thomas Hayter. He remained with Pepys for some time; and by his assistance was made Petty Purveyor of Petty Missions. He succeeded Pepys as Clerk of the Acts in 1673, and in 1679 he was Secretary of the Admiralty, and Comptroller of the Navy from 1680 to 1682.
from L&M Companion
He was already established as a clerk in the Navy Office when Pepys became Clerk of the Acts and made him one of his clerks. In the diary Pepys usually gives him the prefix ‘Mr’, in distinction from his other clerks who are referred to by name only. This may indicate his age, or Pepys’s respect for him, or both. His arrest for conventicling in 1663 was not allowed to injure his career; in the following year he became chief clerk and in 1668 Purveyor of Petty Emptions, proving himself a valuable ally of Pepys in his campaign against sharp practices. He succeeded Pepys as Clerk of the Acts in 1673, serving jointly with John, Pepys’s brother, until 1677. Later he was Secretary to the Admiralty 1670-80, Comptroller of the Navy 1680-3, assistant to the Comptroller 1682-6, assistant to the Commissioners for old accounts 1686-8, and again assistant to the Comptroller Oct.-Dec. 1688 [d. c. 1689]. His character seems to declare itself in his neat and regular handwriting.
What a charming bio:
arrest for conventicling
purveyor of petty emptions
campaign against sharp practices
assistant for old accounts
and a character that declares itself in neat and regular handwriting.
Webster
conventicle = an assembly for religious worship; esp : a secret meeting for worship not sanctioned by law
Hayter T: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=16848&strquery=Clerk of the Acts#s3