‘ . . SHALLOW Ha, cousin Silence, that thou hadst seen that that this knight and I have seen! Ha, Sir John, said I well?
FALSTAFF We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow.
SHALLOW That we have, that we have, that we have; in faith, Sir John, we have: our watch-word was 'Hem boys!' Come, let's to dinner; come, let's to dinner: Jesus, the days that we have seen! Come, come.
‘deal, n.3 Etym: Introduced from Low German c1400 . . 1. a. A slice sawn from a log of timber (now always of fir or pine), and usually understood to be more than seven inches wide, and not more than three thick; a plank or board of pine or fir-wood. In the timber trade, in Great Britain, a deal is understood to be 9 inches wide, not more than 3 inches thick, and at least 6 feet long. If shorter, it is a deal-end; if not more than 7 inches wide, it is a batten . . The word was introduced with the importation of sawn boards from some Low German district, and, as these consisted usually of fir or pine, the word was from the first associated with these kinds of wood. . . a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 116 Robert Bonwicke of Wansworth..demaunded for everie deale a pennie for bringinge them from Hull to Parson pooles, alledginge that every deale weighed 3 stone. . . 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 141 These huts, some constructed of logs, others of deals two inches in thickness.’ [OED]
' . . As related in the Aeneid, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, . . Calchas induces the leaders of the Greek army to offer the Trojan people a huge wooden horse . . while seemingly departing. The Trojan priest Laocoön . . warns the Trojans not to accept the gift, crying, Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī! Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentīs. ("Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans, even when bringing gifts.") . .
Although the commonly used form of this quotation has ferentēs (with a long ē), the original text has ferentīs (with a long ī). The "-ēs" form is more common in classical Latin . . '
‘to look after —— 1. To follow with the eye; to look in the direction of (a person departing); fig. to think regretfully of (something past). †Also, to observe the course of (a person). 2. To search for. Obs. 3. To anticipate with desire or fear; to look forward to. Obs. 4. To seek for, demand (qualities). 5. To busy oneself about, concern oneself with; to give consideration to, consider.
6. To attend to; to take care of; to ‘see to’ the safety or well-being of. . . a1699 A. Halkett Autobiogr. (1875) 73 Goe to Edinburgh to looke affter my concerne . .
7. To keep watch upon. ? rare. . . 1672 C. Manners in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 25 Our Navy puts out again to sea..and wee shall then looke after the Holland Indian fleete . . ‘
Mrs P was ‘dancing attendance’ on Lady S, who was no doubt still relishing her still quite recent elevation to the aristocracy:
‘ . . 5. to dance attendance : to wait (upon a person) with assiduous attention and ready obsequiousness; orig. to stand waiting or ‘kicking one's heels’ in an antechamber . . a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 626 And Syr ye must daunce attendance, And take patient sufferaunce, For my Lords Grace, Hath now no time or space, To speke with you as yet. 1623 Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. ii. 30 To suffer A man of Place..To dance attendance on their Lordships pleasures, And at the dore too, like a Post with Packets. a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 380 Few have observed that the Sun, and Moon, and Stars dance attendance to it [sc. the earth], and cherish it with their Influences . . ‘ [OED]
‘laudanum, n. Etym: < modern Latin laudanum, used by Paracelsus as the name of a medicament for which he gives a pretended prescription, the ingredients comprising leaf-gold, pearls not perforated, etc. It was early suspected that opium was the real agent of the cures which Paracelsus professed to have effected by this costly means; hence the name was applied to certain opiate preparations which were sold as identical with his famous remedy . . ‘
‘pet, n.3 Etym: Origin unknown. Compare the apparent derivative pettish adj., which is first attested earlier. Offence at being or feeling slighted; a fit of peevishness or ill humour from this cause, (now) esp. a childish sulk. Freq. in in a pet. Also to take (the) pet : to take offence, to become bad-tempered or sulky (now rare, perh. obs.). . . 1660 S. Pepys Diary 6 Dec. (1970) I. 311 Which did vex me..and so I took occasion to go up and to bed in a pett . . ‘
‘baste, Etym: Of uncertain origin, . . To beat soundly, thrash, cudgel. . . 1660 S. Pepys Diary 1 Dec. (1970) I. 307, I took a broom and basted her till she cried extremely . . ‘
nothing to do with the still current:
‘baste, Etym: Origin unknown . . 1. a. To moisten (a roasting joint, etc.) by the application of melted fat, gravy, or other liquid, so as to keep it from burning, and improve its flavour. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xlix, The fat pygge is baast, the lene cony is brent. . . 1736 Compl. Family-piece i. ii. 106 Tie your Lobsters to the Spit alive, baste them with Water and Salt . . ‘
‘neat, adj. A. adj. I. Senses relating to elegance, smartness, etc. 1. a. Of a thing, a place, etc.: characterized by an elegance of form or arrangement, with freedom from unnecessary additions or embellishments; of agreeable but simple appearance; finely made or proportioned; well-formed. Also as n. Now freq. coinciding with sense A. 4b. In early use the handsomeness of the thing appears to be the more prominent idea; later the notions of simple elegance or regularity of form predominate. . . 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iii. i. 30 Here's a most neate fine streete; is't not? 1630 M. Godwin tr. F. Godwin Ann. Eng. i. 113 Hampton Court, the neatest pile of all the King's houses. 1674 in C. R. Lounsbury Illustr. Gloss. Early Southern Archit. & Landscape (1994) 240 A neat Coffin of Black walnutt . .
. . 4. b. Put or kept in good order; trim, tidy. . . a1616 Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 102 Now my spruce companions, is all readie, and all things neate? 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 427 At Switz..the people..keep their houses neat and cleanly, and withal very polite and in good repair . . ‘
This seems to be the nearest thing to proper absinthe in the UK:
'Sebor - Authentic Absinthe with Wormwood - 50cl - 55% ABV - An authentic blend of thirteen different herbs, Sebor Absinth is produced using traditional brewing methods to create the finest alcohol blended with a wealth of organic ingredients, including the highest level of wormwood, to give a rich mellow flavour.'
‘whisk, n.1 Etym: . . partly < whisk v., partly < Scandinavian noun represented by Old Norse visk . . II. 2. A neckerchief worn by women in the latter half of the 17th century. Obs. exc. Hist. . . 1660 S. Pepys Diary 22 Nov. (1970) I. 299 My wife..bought her a white whiske and put it on. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ii. 17/1 A Womans Neck Whisk..is used both Plain and Laced, and is called of most a Gorgett or a falling Whisk . . ‘
‘muscadine, n.1 and adj. Etym: Probably alteration of muscadel . . 1. More fully muscadine wine. Wine made from muscat or similar grapes . . . . 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 137v, Well fauoured or beautyfull stroumpettes he avoched to bee like unto bastarde or muscadyne. . . 1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Verdea, A kind of white Muscadine wine, made in Toscany, which is sometimes brought into England in bottles. 1660 S. Pepys Diary 19 Nov. (1970) I. 296 And so he and I to the Sun and I did give him a morning draught of Muscadine .. ‘
‘muscadel, n. Etym: In early use apparently < Old Occitan muscadel . . 1. = muscatel n. 1. More fully muscadel wine. Now chiefly S. Afr. The name muscadel is more commonly used in South Africa than muscatel for wines made from muscat grapes (see note at sense 2). Such wines are usually sweet white dessert wines, though they may be red and are now often fortified. . . a1616 Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 45 Hee calls for wine, a health quoth he, as if he had beene aboord carowsing to his Mates after a storme, quaft off the Muscadell, and threw the sops all in the Sextons face . . ‘
It is curious to read this entry and the comments on it in late 2013, after 5 years of ZIRP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero… Here’s what OED knows about ‘bottomry’, including SP from 1663:
‘bottomry, n. A species of contract of the nature of a mortgage, whereby the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, borrows money to enable him to carry on or complete a voyage, and pledges the ship as security for repayment of the money. If the ship is lost, the lender loses his money; but if it arrives safe, he receives the principal together with the interest or premium stipulated, ‘however it may exceed the usual or legal rate of interest’ . . 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 171 The name Bottommarie is derived by the Hollanders from the Keele or Bottome of a ship..The money so taken vp by the master of the ship, is commonly done vpon great necessitie..the vse payed for the same is verie great, at 30, 40, and 50 pro cent. without consideration of time. 1663 S. Pepys Diary 30 Nov. (1971) IV. 401 A Maister of a ship, who had borrowed twice his money upon Bottomaryne. . . 1842 J. A. Park Law Marine Insur. II. xxii. 869 In this consists the difference between bottomry and respondentia, that the one is a loan upon the ship, the other upon the goods. 1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. i. ix. 206 The lender on bottomry advances money to the borrower on condition, that if the ship perishes the borrower is to pay him nothing, [etc.].’
‘Imprest A. Of money: Lent, or paid in advance, advanced, esp. to soldiers, sailors, and public officials. Obs. . . 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words, Imprest Money, is money paid to Souldiers before hand. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2580/4, Some Seamen..having received Imprest Money or Wages..have Absconded.
. . B. n.1 . . c. Auditor of the Imprest (see quot. 1670). bill of imprest, an order authorizing a person to draw money in advance: cf. imprest-bill n. at Compounds. 1665 S. Pepys Diary 13 Dec. (1972) VI. 327, I did get a bill of imprest to Captain Cocke, to pay myselfe in part. . . 1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Oct. (1972) VII. 328 The clearing all my imprest bills . . ‘
‘Painful . . 4. b. Of a person: painstaking, assiduous, diligent. Now rare. . . 1612 J. Smith Map of Virginia 22 The women be verie painefull and the men often idle. . . 1741 T. C. Pagett Misc. Prose & Verse 359 The painful Student, spends his sleepless Nights, And fancies he's Immortal, if he writes . . ‘
‘Peck Etymology: Probably < Anglo-Norman pek, pec, pekke, pekk unit of capacity for dry goods (c1240), of uncertain origin . . . . 2. a. A unit of capacity for dry goods equal to a quarter of a bushel, now equivalent (in Britain) to two imperial gallons (approx. 9.09 litres) or (in the U.S.) to eight quarts (approx. 8.81 litres) . . c1405 (▸c1390) Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 90 The Millere sholde noght stelen hem half a pekke Of corn by sleighte. . . 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction iii. xx. 220 A Friend..Ask'd his old Neighbour how the Market went; What Rate a Peck of Wheat, or Rye, did bear? 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Gallon, In Liquids two Pottles..make one Gallon..But in dry Measure, two Gallons, which is six Pottles, make one Peck . . ‘
I guess that the advantage for Sister Pall is that moving to the Smoke puts her in a place where she, dowry-less and so unmarriagable in her home town, may find a suitor willing and able to take her, no doubt with a modest dowry from Our now-prosperous Samuel.
‘Handsome . . 2. a. Of conduct, etc.: conforming to what is expected or approved; seemly; courteous, gracious . . . . 1671 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility vi. 53 Because it is not so handsome to set full in his face, it will be esteemed good breeding, if he place himself..something side ways. 1694 E. Gibson Let. 1 Feb. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 219 'Twill be handsome for me first to apply myself to the Provost, for fear it should otherwise be not well taken . . ‘
[OED]
My thanks to all for the enjoyable conversation about who sat where - nothing is too small for us to discuss!
MM: I suggest that he burnt it to be rid of it because it contained subversive and rude, perhaps lewd, comments about some of those now in power which he, as a rising respectable civil servant, would be embarrassed to be found to have purchased and read if he disposed of the book some other way or kept it and it came to public notice. So burning it was not extreme - it was a quick and practical and untraceable way of disposing of something which was only intended as ephemera.
‘ . . II. 5.d. to sell or let by the candle, by inch of candle, etc.: to dispose of by auction in which bids are received so long as a small piece of candle burns, the last bid before the candle goes out securing the article; hence in many fig. and transf. uses. This appears to have been a custom adopted from the French . . 1680 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 287 The new marked ground..was lett by inch of candle in the towne hall. a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 Mere pecuniary Matches, or Marriages made by the Candle. . . 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word), There is also a kind of Excommunication by Inch of Candle; wherein, the Time a lighted Candle continues burning, is allow'd the Sinner to come to Repentance, but after which, he remains excommunicated to all Intents and Purposes.’
Comments
Second Reading
About Monday 31 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
David Quidnunc 1 Jan 2004:
Henry IV, part 2 | Act 3, Scene 2:
‘ . . SHALLOW
Ha, cousin Silence, that thou hadst seen that that
this knight and I have seen! Ha, Sir John, said I well?
FALSTAFF
We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow.
SHALLOW
That we have, that we have, that we have; in faith,
Sir John, we have: our watch-word was 'Hem boys!'
Come, let's to dinner; come, let's to dinner:
Jesus, the days that we have seen! Come, come.
Exeunt FALSTAFF and Justices . .
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/2henry…
About Saturday 29 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
Re "Warren the merchant, about deals for my lord"
‘deal, n.3 Etym: Introduced from Low German c1400 . .
1. a. A slice sawn from a log of timber (now always of fir or pine), and usually understood to be more than seven inches wide, and not more than three thick; a plank or board of pine or fir-wood. In the timber trade, in Great Britain, a deal is understood to be 9 inches wide, not more than 3 inches thick, and at least 6 feet long. If shorter, it is a deal-end; if not more than 7 inches wide, it is a batten . . The word was introduced with the importation of sawn boards from some Low German district, and, as these consisted usually of fir or pine, the word was from the first associated with these kinds of wood.
. . a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 116 Robert Bonwicke of Wansworth..demaunded for everie deale a pennie for bringinge them from Hull to Parson pooles, alledginge that every deale weighed 3 stone.
. . 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 141 These huts, some constructed of logs, others of deals two inches in thickness.’ [OED]
About Tuesday 25 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
' . . As related in the Aeneid, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, . . Calchas induces the leaders of the Greek army to offer the Trojan people a huge wooden horse . . while seemingly departing. The Trojan priest Laocoön . . warns the Trojans not to accept the gift, crying, Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī! Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentīs. ("Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans, even when bringing gifts.") . .
Although the commonly used form of this quotation has ferentēs (with a long ē), the original text has ferentīs (with a long ī). The "-ēs" form is more common in classical Latin . . '
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time…
About Thursday 20 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
Simplicio: no more spoilers, please: this Diary is intended to be read a day at a time.
About Tuesday 18 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED offers:
‘to look after ——
1. To follow with the eye; to look in the direction of (a person departing); fig. to think regretfully of (something past). †Also, to observe the course of (a person).
2. To search for. Obs.
3. To anticipate with desire or fear; to look forward to. Obs.
4. To seek for, demand (qualities).
5. To busy oneself about, concern oneself with; to give consideration to, consider.
6. To attend to; to take care of; to ‘see to’ the safety or well-being of.
. . a1699 A. Halkett Autobiogr. (1875) 73 Goe to Edinburgh to looke affter my concerne . .
7. To keep watch upon. ? rare.
. . 1672 C. Manners in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 25 Our Navy puts out again to sea..and wee shall then looke after the Holland Indian fleete . . ‘
Sense 7 is meant here, I think.
About Sunday 16 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
Hanne Blank's book's Amazon page:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Virgin-Un…
About Wednesday 12 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
Mrs P was ‘dancing attendance’ on Lady S, who was no doubt still relishing her still quite recent elevation to the aristocracy:
‘ . . 5. to dance attendance : to wait (upon a person) with assiduous attention and ready obsequiousness; orig. to stand waiting or ‘kicking one's heels’ in an antechamber . .
a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 626 And Syr ye must daunce attendance, And take patient sufferaunce, For my Lords Grace, Hath now no time or space, To speke with you as yet.
1623 Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. ii. 30 To suffer A man of Place..To dance attendance on their Lordships pleasures, And at the dore too, like a Post with Packets.
a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 380 Few have observed that the Sun, and Moon, and Stars dance attendance to it [sc. the earth], and cherish it with their Influences . . ‘ [OED]
About Thursday 6 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED has:
‘laudanum, n. Etym: < modern Latin laudanum, used by Paracelsus as the name of a medicament for which he gives a pretended prescription, the ingredients comprising leaf-gold, pearls not perforated, etc. It was early suspected that opium was the real agent of the cures which Paracelsus professed to have effected by this costly means; hence the name was applied to certain opiate preparations which were sold as identical with his famous remedy . . ‘
‘pet, n.3 Etym: Origin unknown. Compare the apparent derivative pettish adj., which is first attested earlier. Offence at being or feeling slighted; a fit of peevishness or ill humour from this cause, (now) esp. a childish sulk. Freq. in in a pet. Also to take (the) pet : to take offence, to become bad-tempered or sulky (now rare, perh. obs.).
. . 1660 S. Pepys Diary 6 Dec. (1970) I. 311 Which did vex me..and so I took occasion to go up and to bed in a pett . . ‘
About Saturday 1 December 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
‘baste, Etym: Of uncertain origin, . .
To beat soundly, thrash, cudgel.
. . 1660 S. Pepys Diary 1 Dec. (1970) I. 307, I took a broom and basted her till she cried extremely . . ‘
nothing to do with the still current:
‘baste, Etym: Origin unknown . .
1. a. To moisten (a roasting joint, etc.) by the application of melted fat, gravy, or other liquid, so as to keep it from burning, and improve its flavour.
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xlix, The fat pygge is baast, the lene cony is brent.
. . 1736 Compl. Family-piece i. ii. 106 Tie your Lobsters to the Spit alive, baste them with Water and Salt . . ‘
About Monday 26 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
For the reason for the difference between the dates of the shortest day and of the latest sun-rise, etc. see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equa…
About Monday 26 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED has:
‘neat, adj. A. adj. I. Senses relating to elegance, smartness, etc.
1. a. Of a thing, a place, etc.: characterized by an elegance of form or arrangement, with freedom from unnecessary additions or embellishments; of agreeable but simple appearance; finely made or proportioned; well-formed. Also as n. Now freq. coinciding with sense A. 4b. In early use the handsomeness of the thing appears to be the more prominent idea; later the notions of simple elegance or regularity of form predominate.
. . 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iii. i. 30 Here's a most neate fine streete; is't not?
1630 M. Godwin tr. F. Godwin Ann. Eng. i. 113 Hampton Court, the neatest pile of all the King's houses.
1674 in C. R. Lounsbury Illustr. Gloss. Early Southern Archit. & Landscape (1994) 240 A neat Coffin of Black walnutt . .
. . 4. b. Put or kept in good order; trim, tidy.
. . a1616 Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 102 Now my spruce companions, is all readie, and all things neate?
1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 427 At Switz..the people..keep their houses neat and cleanly, and withal very polite and in good repair . . ‘
About Saturday 24 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
This seems to be the nearest thing to proper absinthe in the UK:
'Sebor - Authentic Absinthe with Wormwood - 50cl - 55% ABV - An authentic blend of thirteen different herbs, Sebor Absinth is produced using traditional brewing methods to create the finest alcohol blended with a wealth of organic ingredients, including the highest level of wormwood, to give a rich mellow flavour.'
http://www.drinksupermarket.com/s…
About Thursday 22 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED has:
‘whisk, n.1 Etym: . . partly < whisk v., partly < Scandinavian noun represented by Old Norse visk . .
II. 2. A neckerchief worn by women in the latter half of the 17th century. Obs. exc. Hist.
. . 1660 S. Pepys Diary 22 Nov. (1970) I. 299 My wife..bought her a white whiske and put it on.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ii. 17/1 A Womans Neck Whisk..is used both Plain and Laced, and is called of most a Gorgett or a falling Whisk . . ‘
About Monday 19 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED has:
‘muscadine, n.1 and adj. Etym: Probably alteration of muscadel . .
1. More fully muscadine wine. Wine made from muscat or similar grapes . .
. . 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 137v, Well fauoured or beautyfull stroumpettes he avoched to bee like unto bastarde or muscadyne.
. . 1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Verdea, A kind of white Muscadine wine, made in Toscany, which is sometimes brought into England in bottles.
1660 S. Pepys Diary 19 Nov. (1970) I. 296 And so he and I to the Sun and I did give him a morning draught of Muscadine .. ‘
‘muscadel, n. Etym: In early use apparently < Old Occitan muscadel . .
1. = muscatel n. 1. More fully muscadel wine. Now chiefly S. Afr. The name muscadel is more commonly used in South Africa than muscatel for wines made from muscat grapes (see note at sense 2). Such wines are usually sweet white dessert wines, though they may be red and are now often fortified.
. . a1616 Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 45 Hee calls for wine, a health quoth he, as if he had beene aboord carowsing to his Mates after a storme, quaft off the Muscadell, and threw the sops all in the Sextons face . . ‘
About Friday 16 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
It is curious to read this entry and the comments on it in late 2013, after 5 years of ZIRP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero… Here’s what OED knows about ‘bottomry’, including SP from 1663:
‘bottomry, n. A species of contract of the nature of a mortgage, whereby the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, borrows money to enable him to carry on or complete a voyage, and pledges the ship as security for repayment of the money. If the ship is lost, the lender loses his money; but if it arrives safe, he receives the principal together with the interest or premium stipulated, ‘however it may exceed the usual or legal rate of interest’ . .
1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 171 The name Bottommarie is derived by the Hollanders from the Keele or Bottome of a ship..The money so taken vp by the master of the ship, is commonly done vpon great necessitie..the vse payed for the same is verie great, at 30, 40, and 50 pro cent. without consideration of time.
1663 S. Pepys Diary 30 Nov. (1971) IV. 401 A Maister of a ship, who had borrowed twice his money upon Bottomaryne.
. . 1842 J. A. Park Law Marine Insur. II. xxii. 869 In this consists the difference between bottomry and respondentia, that the one is a loan upon the ship, the other upon the goods.
1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. i. ix. 206 The lender on bottomry advances money to the borrower on condition, that if the ship perishes the borrower is to pay him nothing, [etc.].’
About Tuesday 13 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED has:
‘Imprest
A. Of money: Lent, or paid in advance, advanced, esp. to soldiers, sailors, and public officials. Obs.
. . 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words, Imprest Money, is money paid to Souldiers before hand.
1690 London Gaz. No. 2580/4, Some Seamen..having received Imprest Money or Wages..have Absconded.
. . B. n.1 . . c. Auditor of the Imprest (see quot. 1670). bill of imprest, an order authorizing a person to draw money in advance: cf. imprest-bill n. at Compounds.
1665 S. Pepys Diary 13 Dec. (1972) VI. 327, I did get a bill of imprest to Captain Cocke, to pay myselfe in part.
. . 1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Oct. (1972) VII. 328 The clearing all my imprest bills . . ‘
‘Painful . . 4. b. Of a person: painstaking, assiduous, diligent. Now rare.
. . 1612 J. Smith Map of Virginia 22 The women be verie painefull and the men often idle.
. . 1741 T. C. Pagett Misc. Prose & Verse 359 The painful Student, spends his sleepless Nights, And fancies he's Immortal, if he writes . . ‘
‘Peck Etymology: Probably < Anglo-Norman pek, pec, pekke, pekk unit of capacity for dry goods (c1240), of uncertain origin . .
. . 2. a. A unit of capacity for dry goods equal to a quarter of a bushel, now equivalent (in Britain) to two imperial gallons (approx. 9.09 litres) or (in the U.S.) to eight quarts (approx. 8.81 litres) . .
c1405 (▸c1390) Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 90 The Millere sholde noght stelen hem half a pekke Of corn by sleighte.
. . 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction iii. xx. 220 A Friend..Ask'd his old Neighbour how the Market went; What Rate a Peck of Wheat, or Rye, did bear?
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Gallon, In Liquids two Pottles..make one Gallon..But in dry Measure, two Gallons, which is six Pottles, make one Peck . . ‘
About Monday 12 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
I guess that the advantage for Sister Pall is that moving to the Smoke puts her in a place where she, dowry-less and so unmarriagable in her home town, may find a suitor willing and able to take her, no doubt with a modest dowry from Our now-prosperous Samuel.
Time will explain all, no doubt . .
About Sunday 11 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
‘Handsome . .
2. a. Of conduct, etc.: conforming to what is expected or approved; seemly; courteous, gracious . .
. . 1671 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility vi. 53 Because it is not so handsome to set full in his face, it will be esteemed good breeding, if he place himself..something side ways.
1694 E. Gibson Let. 1 Feb. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 219 'Twill be handsome for me first to apply myself to the Provost, for fear it should otherwise be not well taken . . ‘
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My thanks to all for the enjoyable conversation about who sat where - nothing is too small for us to discuss!
About Saturday 10 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
MM: I suggest that he burnt it to be rid of it because it contained subversive and rude, perhaps lewd, comments about some of those now in power which he, as a rising respectable civil servant, would be embarrassed to be found to have purchased and read if he disposed of the book some other way or kept it and it came to public notice. So burning it was not extreme - it was a quick and practical and untraceable way of disposing of something which was only intended as ephemera.
About Tuesday 6 November 1660
Chris Squire UK • Link
OED has:
‘ . . II. 5.d. to sell or let by the candle, by inch of candle, etc.: to dispose of by auction in which bids are received so long as a small piece of candle burns, the last bid before the candle goes out securing the article; hence in many fig. and transf. uses. This appears to have been a custom adopted from the French . .
1680 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 287 The new marked ground..was lett by inch of candle in the towne hall.
a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 Mere pecuniary Matches, or Marriages made by the Candle.
. . 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word), There is also a kind of Excommunication by Inch of Candle; wherein, the Time a lighted Candle continues burning, is allow'd the Sinner to come to Repentance, but after which, he remains excommunicated to all Intents and Purposes.’