"Why is it safer to get out of bed on his wife's side?"
Having been in a few very old houses, there are sometimes squeaks where there's give in the floorboards. Perhaps there was one on Pepys' side of the bed, but Elizabeth was closer to a wall so there was less give. By getting out on her side, he could quietly pick up the firebrand (hard to imagine him wandering around the house with a piece of glowing wood in his hand, but that's what he says) and get to the door.
We had a loose board under fitted carpet in a hallway when I was growing up. My sheltie loved to run down the hallway, purposely landing on the loose board a couple of times. I think it made him feel like a BIG dog, but drove my parents nuts.
HOWEVER, I am not sure that a Bill sold upon the Exchange is the same thing, the Exchange being a place in this case. I read this as being a Promissory Note, held up for auction.
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About Friday 29 November 1667
San Diego Sarah • Link
"Why is it safer to get out of bed on his wife's side?"
Having been in a few very old houses, there are sometimes squeaks where there's give in the floorboards. Perhaps there was one on Pepys' side of the bed, but Elizabeth was closer to a wall so there was less give. By getting out on her side, he could quietly pick up the firebrand (hard to imagine him wandering around the house with a piece of glowing wood in his hand, but that's what he says) and get to the door.
We had a loose board under fitted carpet in a hallway when I was growing up. My sheltie loved to run down the hallway, purposely landing on the loose board a couple of times. I think it made him feel like a BIG dog, but drove my parents nuts.
About Oxford University
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About Wednesday 14 August 1661
San Diego Sarah • Link
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HOWEVER, I am not sure that a Bill sold upon the Exchange is the same thing, the Exchange being a place in this case. I read this as being a Promissory Note, held up for auction.
About Thursday 18 January 1665/66
San Diego Sarah • Link
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About Friday 3 May 1667
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About Thursday 28 March 1661
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About Friday 13 December 1667
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About Sunday 26 August 1666
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About Friday 2 August 1667
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About Monday 16 October 1665
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About Wednesday 25 October 1665
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About Saturday 13 October 1666
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About Monday 9 December 1667
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About Friday 1 January 1663/64
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About Saturday 22 July 1665
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About Wednesday 27 March 1661
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About Monday 5 March 1665/66
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About Wednesday 4 January 1659/60
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About Saturday 24 May 1662
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About Wednesday 18 December 1667
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