Field, Edward, of Wapping. Over the course of early 1662 to the end of 1663, a series of accusations and suits he initiated, won and lost, against Pepys and the Navy Board resulted in a parliamentary act of 1664, giving the Board powers of magistracy within the city: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
L&M note cont'd: "In October 1662 [Field] brought an action against Pepys and was awarded £30 damages; in November 1663 he sued the whole Board and obtained £20 damages plus costs, after demanding an out-of-court settlement of £250. Meanwhile, on an order of the Duke of York, Batten brought an action in the Exchequer on the original charge of slander and on 3 June 1663 was awarded £10 damages. This, inter alia, led to the act of 1664, giving the Board powers of magistracy within the city: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… None of the papers concernin Field have survived among Pepys collections"
L&M note: "This was the beginning of a series of disputes lasting until the end of 1663. Edward Field of Wapping had accused the Board of failing to act on the embezzlement of [three pieces of] timber [marked with the King's broad arrow, worth £15] by one [William] Turpin [labourer, of Wapping]. 'Spleen' or 'hopes...of reward', as Pepys wrote, might well inspire such allegations (*Further Corr.*, p. 4), and Turpin was in fact later acquitted in the Admiralty Court [ http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… ]. Field, now committed for slander, successfully sued for wrongful arrest on the technical ground that the Board had no authority as magistrates within the city. The diary tells the rest of the story....
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling lasting approximately from the 14th to the mid-19th centuries, although there is no generally agreed start or end date: some confine the period to 1550-1850. This cooler period occurs after a warmer era known as the Medieval climate optimum. There were three minima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight warming intervals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litt…
"St. James's Palace is one of London's oldest and most historic palaces. It is situated on The Mall in London, England, just north of St. James's Park.
"The palace was commissioned in 1530 by Henry VIII, on the site of a former leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less (from whom the Palace and the nearby Park take their names). It was constructed in the red-brick Tudor style around four courtyards. It became the principal residence of the monarch in London from 1698, when the Whitehall Palace was destroyed by fire, and became the administrative centre of the monarchy (a role it still retains)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._…'s_Palace
"Mr. Thurland; and thence to my Lord Chief Baron, Sir Edward Hale’s"
L&M note: "For the case see http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… After his victory in obtaining damages against Pepys, Field was now arrested by order of the Duke of York on the original charge of slander..., but the office made preparations to come to terms with him out of court in his action against the whole Board: below see http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Are the British a litigious people, the law and its remedies being ever-available? Their ex-colonials in the US certainly are!
All day "putting some of my goods in order in my house"
This records a day that surely all of this community have experienced, most of us more than once, when we've moved: putting our stuff in the places we chose; then, upon second thought, making small changes to our immediate satisfaction. While involved in that, there is no time to fret or worry about matters of long-term import -- perhaps why God is said in Genesis to have created a flawed experiment: indeed, on such days we are performing a theogony: bringing order out of chaos.
What is a “fair share of fish” contested yet today was internaional law’s perhaps earliest burning Q., addressed by Huig de Groot (Hugo Grotius), founder of modern natural law theory
“Grotius’ conception of the nature of natural law is set forth in….1609 as Mare Liberum (The Freedom of the Seas). Mare Liberum talks about the rights of England, Spain, and Portugal to rule over the sea. If these countries could legitimately control the seas, this would prevent the Dutch from sailing, for example, into the East Indies. Grotius argued that the liberty of the sea was a key aspect in the communications amongst peoples and nations. No one country can monopolize control over the ocean because of its immensity and lack of stability and fixed limits.” http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/p…
The Doctors' Commons' purview made clear and therewith Pepys's Civil Lawyer's venue!
The earlier presentation thereof was undercut by the hash of Doctors’ Commons, From Wikipedia, which has been shown by this material to dearly need editing.
"troubled" - Hmmm - a double entendre? In the annotations to yesterday's entry apropos Sam's, ah, examination of W. Gosnell, there were suggestions that there might be something more than her voice that was of positive interest to him. Today in the Encyclopedia we have evidence she was quite otherwise esteemed by others (click on the link for *Gosnell*)
A reduction, a decrease or a diminution. The suspension or cessation, in whole or in part, of a continuing charge, such as rent. For example, a landlord might grant an abatement in rent. Abate may also refer more specifically to a situation where property identified in a will cannot be given to a beneficiary because it had to be sold to pay off the deceased's debts. Debts are paid before the distribution of gifts and where a specific gift has to be sold to pay off a debt, it is said to abate. http://www.leanlegal.com/dictiona…
Cornus, the kindest Husband, e're was born, Still Courts the Spark, that does his Brows adorn. Invites him home to dine, and fills his Veins, With the hot Blood, which his dear Doxy drains. Grandio thinks himself a Beau-Garcon, Goggles his Eyes, writes Letters up and down; And with his sawcy Love, plagues all the Town. While pleas'd to have his Vanity thus fed, He's caught with G[osnell], that Old Hag a Bed.
"Actress and singer in the Duke's Company from 1663; briefly in Pepys's service as a companion to his wife, Dec. 1662. There is an unflattering reference to her looks and morals in Scroops's *In defence of satire*" L&M Companion, 159.
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About Thursday 20 November 1662
Terry F • Link
Field, Edward
There is now some background info on him, but there is nothing on his gainful employment, if he had any.
About Edward Field
Terry F • Link
Field, Edward, of Wapping. Over the course of early 1662 to the end of 1663, a series of accusations and suits he initiated, won and lost, against Pepys and the Navy Board resulted in a parliamentary act of 1664, giving the Board powers of magistracy within the city: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
For the first events in the Field saga see http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… and http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
For Field's win against Pepys
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
For a guide to the rest
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
About Tuesday 4 February 1661/62
Terry F • Link
L&M note cont'd: "In October 1662 [Field] brought an action against Pepys and was awarded £30 damages; in November 1663 he sued the whole Board and obtained £20 damages plus costs, after demanding an out-of-court settlement of £250. Meanwhile, on an order of the Duke of York, Batten brought an action in the Exchequer on the original charge of slander and on 3 June 1663 was awarded £10 damages. This, inter alia, led to the act of 1664, giving the Board powers of magistracy within the city: http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
None of the papers concernin Field have survived among Pepys collections"
About Tuesday 4 February 1661/62
Terry F • Link
L&M note: "This was the beginning of a series of disputes lasting until the end of 1663. Edward Field of Wapping had accused the Board of failing to act on the embezzlement of [three pieces of] timber [marked with the King's broad arrow, worth £15] by one [William] Turpin [labourer, of Wapping]. 'Spleen' or 'hopes...of reward', as Pepys wrote, might well inspire such allegations (*Further Corr.*, p. 4), and Turpin was in fact later acquitted in the Admiralty Court [ http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… ]. Field, now committed for slander, successfully sued for wrongful arrest on the technical ground that the Board had no authority as magistrates within the city. The diary tells the rest of the story....
About Thursday 20 November 1662
Terry F • Link
or the White Rabbit whose trail Alice follows...
About Weather
Terry F • Link
The Little Ice Age (LIA)
was a period of cooling lasting approximately from the 14th to the mid-19th centuries, although there is no generally agreed start or end date: some confine the period to 1550-1850. This cooler period occurs after a warmer era known as the Medieval climate optimum. There were three minima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight warming intervals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litt…
About Thursday 20 November 1662
Terry F • Link
"withdrawing room"
(n) drawing room, withdrawing room (a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained)
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl…
I have always wondered about a "drawing room" that never looks like an art-studio.
About St James's Palace
Terry F • Link
"St. James's Palace is one of London's oldest and most historic palaces. It is situated on The Mall in London, England, just north of St. James's Park.
"The palace was commissioned in 1530 by Henry VIII, on the site of a former leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less (from whom the Palace and the nearby Park take their names). It was constructed in the red-brick Tudor style around four courtyards. It became the principal residence of the monarch in London from 1698, when the Whitehall Palace was destroyed by fire, and became the administrative centre of the monarchy (a role it still retains)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._…'s_Palace
About Thursday 20 November 1662
Terry F • Link
"Mr. Thurland; and thence to my Lord Chief Baron, Sir Edward Hale’s"
L&M note: "For the case see http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1… After his victory in obtaining damages against Pepys, Field was now arrested by order of the Duke of York on the original charge of slander..., but the office made preparations to come to terms with him out of court in his action against the whole Board: below see http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Are the British a litigious people, the law and its remedies being ever-available? Their ex-colonials in the US certainly are!
About Wednesday 19 November 1662
Terry F • Link
All day "putting some of my goods in order in my house"
This records a day that surely all of this community have experienced, most of us more than once, when we've moved: putting our stuff in the places we chose; then, upon second thought, making small changes to our immediate satisfaction. While involved in that, there is no time to fret or worry about matters of long-term import -- perhaps why God is said in Genesis to have created a flawed experiment: indeed, on such days we are performing a theogony: bringing order out of chaos.
About Hugo Grotius
Terry F • Link
What is a “fair share of fish” contested yet today was internaional law’s perhaps earliest burning Q., addressed by Huig de Groot (Hugo Grotius), founder of modern natural law theory
“Grotius’ conception of the nature of natural law is set forth in….1609 as Mare Liberum (The Freedom of the Seas). Mare Liberum talks about the rights of England, Spain, and Portugal to rule over the sea. If these countries could legitimately control the seas, this would prevent the Dutch from sailing, for example, into the East Indies. Grotius argued that the liberty of the sea was a key aspect in the communications amongst peoples and nations. No one country can monopolize control over the ocean because of its immensity and lack of stability and fixed limits.” http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/p…
About Saturday 15 November 1662
Terry F • Link
The Doctors' Commons' purview made clear and therewith Pepys's Civil Lawyer's venue!
The earlier presentation thereof was undercut by the hash of Doctors’ Commons, From Wikipedia, which has been shown by this material to dearly need editing.
About Tuesday 18 November 1662
Terry F • Link
Thank you, Michael Robinson, for again helping us understand the "law businesses" troubling Pepys's days and nights.
About Tuesday 18 November 1662
Terry F • Link
"My mind troubled about Gosnell"
"troubled" - Hmmm - a double entendre?
In the annotations to yesterday's entry apropos Sam's, ah, examination of W. Gosnell, there were suggestions that there might be something more than her voice that was of positive interest to him. Today in the Encyclopedia we have evidence she was quite otherwise esteemed by others (click on the link for *Gosnell*)
About Tuesday 18 November 1662
Terry F • Link
"Mr. Phillips...demands an abatement for Piggott’s money..., but I will not give it him without my father’s consent"
Michael Robinson, this year you have more than once clarified the issue regarding Piggott's claim; what is this now?
About William Cole
Terry F • Link
from L&M Index
Cole (Coles), [?William]
Barrister: arbitrates in disputes over Robert P's will [1662]; consulted by P [1664], social [etc., 1662-68].
About William Cole
Terry F • Link
from L&M Companion
Lawyer, of Gray's Inn. Probably either William, admitted 1634, or William, admitted 1644.
About Tuesday 18 November 1662
Terry F • Link
abatement
A reduction, a decrease or a diminution. The suspension or cessation, in whole or in part, of a continuing charge, such as rent. For example, a landlord might grant an abatement in rent. Abate may also refer more specifically to a situation where property identified in a will cannot be given to a beneficiary because it had to be sold to pay off the deceased's debts. Debts are paid before the distribution of gifts and where a specific gift has to be sold to pay off a debt, it is said to abate.
http://www.leanlegal.com/dictiona…
About Winifred Gosnell
Terry F • Link
Cornus, the kindest Husband, e're was born,
Still Courts the Spark, that does his Brows adorn.
Invites him home to dine, and fills his Veins,
With the hot Blood, which his dear Doxy drains.
Grandio thinks himself a Beau-Garcon,
Goggles his Eyes, writes Letters up and down;
And with his sawcy Love, plagues all the Town.
While pleas'd to have his Vanity thus fed,
He's caught with G[osnell], that Old Hag a Bed.
John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester(1647–1680)
In defence of Satyr. [by Sir Carr Scroope] ll. 92-100 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/epoetry…
About Winifred Gosnell
Terry F • Link
"Actress and singer in the Duke's Company from 1663; briefly in Pepys's service as a companion to his wife, Dec. 1662. There is an unflattering reference to her looks and morals in Scroops's *In defence of satire*"
L&M Companion, 159.