Remember: "Troubled a little at a letter from my father, which tells me of an idle companion, one Coleman, who went down with him and my wife in the coach, and come up again with my wife, a pensioner of the King’s Guard, and one that my wife, indeed, made the feast for on Saturday last, though he did not come; but if he knows nothing of our money I will prevent any other inconvenience." https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
Elizabeth must suspect dear old Dad saw something ... I wonder if Pepys told her that he had received a letter from John, and gave her a chance to "confess"? I sense her guilty conscience here, or at least she's getting anxious waiting for the ax to fall.
On the other hand, Pepys ... you held Knepp's hand and felt her waistline KNOWING Elizabeth would be jealous. You set up this scene and deserve everything you got. And now we know why she was jealous/insecure on top of presumably being "guilty" of some indiscretion.
And I think "But I do not do well to let these beginnings of discontents take so much root between us." is a lousy idea ... an apology for being tired from the war effort, and flirting with Knepp, and a polite enquiry about what was going on in her world would probably take care of everything ... plus some on going personal attention away from flageolets, if you get my drift.
Henry Jermyn was the second son of Sir Thomas Jermyn, of Rushbrooke, Suffolk and his wife, Rebecca Rodway.
As a widow, Rebecca married William Brouncker's disreputable younger brother, Henry, later the 3rd Viscount Brouncker. This makes Henry Jermyn a step-nephew to Commissioner William, Lord Brouncker.
"Is the spike in traffic a good or bad thing or does it not matter?"
Louise, I think it can only be a good thing if they learned something, and hopefully told others about our efforts. Presumably some will be pulled in and start to contribute. Google makes us all historians if we want to be. I lurked for quite a long time before believing I had something to contribute. How about you?
Spanish victualling for the Armada, 80 years before Pepys:
The Daily Rations of a Sailor on the Spanish Armada.
April 21, 1588. Instructions given by the Duke of Medina Sidonia to the Shipmasters on the Armada at Lisbon.
Rations :—Each man is to receive 1 1/2 lbs. of biscuit per day, or 2 lbs. of fresh bread on the days that biscuit is not served out.
The ration of wine is to consist of a third of an azumbre [azumbre = nearly half a gallon] of Sherry, or the same of Lamego, Monzon, Pajica, and Condado wine; but only a pint of Candia wine must be served as a ration, that wine being stronger than the others, and it will bear a double quantity of water. The wine to be first used is Condado and Lisbon wine, and then, successively, Lamego and Monzon; Sherry and Candia being consumed last, as those wines bear a sea voyage better. Any pipes of Condado or Lisbon wine that may become spoilt in consequence of being kept will not be credited to you, and you will have to pay for them at the price of Sherry.
On Sundays and Thursdays every man will receive 6 ounces of bacon and 2 ounces of rice. On Mondays and Wednesdays 6 ounces of cheese and 3 ounces of beans or chick peas. On Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays you will distribute per man 6 ounces of fish, tunny or cod, or, in default of these, 6 ounces of squid, or five sardines, with 3 ounces of beans or chick peas. It must be borne in mind that two different sorts of rations must not be served out on the same day.
Oil must be served out on all fish days, one ounce and a half being the ration. Vinegar is to be distributed also on the same days, a quarter of a pint for each ration.
All rations to be served out strictly by the measures and weights which have been supplied to each ship.
Sufficient water must be given to each man for drinking and cooking purposes, but the ordinary water ration must not exceed three pints a day for all purposes, although a larger consumption has been provided for in consequence of the waste that usually takes place by leakage, &c. If any excess in this respect takes place it may cause serious trouble.
You will carefully inspect the stores constantly, and anything that you see is becoming bad you will serve out at once, nothing else being distributed until that be finished; so that nothing shall be wasted.
If any stores be wasted by your negligence you shall pay for them.
Calendar of Letters and State Papers,… Simancas (1899). IV.269- 70. ### Information shared with permission from the Edward de Vere, Shakespeare and Tudor Topics blog. Before our time, but still a fount of enlightening information.
"Miners: No one volunteered to be a tin or coal miner: You were born into a family that did that, and you had no option but to head down the mine as well. It was a designation, like being an "untouchable" in India."
For four years I've been keeping an eye open for my citation on this information. Today I found a Wikipedia quote ... I rarely quote Wikipedia, but they have citations, so here we go:
"For nearly 200 years in the history of coal mining in Scotland, miners were bonded to their "maisters" by a 1606 Act "Anent Coalyers and Salters". The Colliers and Salters (Scotland) Act 1775 stated that "many colliers and salters are in a state of slavery and bondage" and announced emancipation; those starting work after 1 July 1775 would not become slaves, while those already in a state of slavery could, after 7 or 10 years depending on their age, apply for a decree of the Sheriff's Court granting their freedom. Few could afford this, until a further law in 1799 established their freedom and made this slavery and bondage illegal."[25][26]
[25] "Erskine May on Slavery in Britain (Vol. III, Chapter XI)". Retrieved 2 November 2017. [26] James Barrowman, Mining Engineer (14 September 1897). "Slavery In The Coal-Mines Of Scotland". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
"I received the sad news of Abraham Cowley's death, that incomparable poet and virtuous man, my very dear friend, and was greatly deplored."
A lot of people really liked Abraham Cowley. He wasn't wealthy, and didn't aspire to a Court or Parliamentary career, so people like George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Henry “Harry” Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans helped him procure the lease of a farm at Chertsey from Queen Catherine, and here Abraham Cowley, rich with a pension of £300 a year, ended his days.
Cowley devoted himself to botany and books, he lived in comparative solitude until his death in July 1667. He died in the Porch House, Chertsey, as a result of catching a cold while superintending his farm laborers in the meadows late on a summer evening.
On 3 August, 1667 Dr. Abraham Cowley was buried in Westminster Abbey beside Chaucer and Spenser.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham was known to swing both ways sexually, and Cowley is frequently mentioned as one of his Interregnum favorites, hence this generosity. (My, George has had a memorable week.) Cowley lived as a member of the larger St. Albans family and was secretary to Harry Jermyn in Paris during the Interregnum. Harry, of course, had other conquests on his mind in the 1650s.
Oh come on guys, you know what bladders were used for:
"The first documented use of a condom in Europe was in 1564 by the anatomist Fallopia (who also gave his name to fallopian tubes).
"In the 16th century condoms were used primarily to prevent STDs. Syphilis, for example, was often fatal and raged through Europe for over 300 years. But with the discovery of spermatozoa in the 17th century, the Church became outraged over the use of barriers impeding their progress. By the 18th century, the condom’s reputation amongst medical professionals had firmly been cemented as a tool for philanderers, prostitutes and the immoral. Despite this, they proved quite popular among the upper and middle classes. The working classes finally gained access to condoms in the 19th century, thanks to Mr Goodyear’s discovery of vulcanised rubber in 1839."
"It sounds like a treehouse, which would certainly be a Neat innovation in pleasure-garden development."
I usually recommend taking Pepys at his word, unless there are extenuating circumstances. I imagine this was a platform in a big old tree, with protective sides so no one fell out. Maybe some sort of canopy in case of rain.
However, do not underestimate the treehouses of the age. This shows an Elizabethan treehouse which has been maintained, and was known to Charles I and II -- and it resembles a box: https://keyassets.timeincuk.net/i…
"How much food did a more generous host than the Penns serve? Today, people attending a dinner for six would never eat enough to finish a leg of lamb (to say nothing of a leg of mutton, which is larger), let alone think that someone is a poor host to serve a couple of chickens and a pasty on top of the leg of mutton."
While it is true that this sounds like a very generous lunch for six people, what was left over fed the horde in the kitchen: the coachman, the ladies' maid, the cook, the boy, the girl, Mingo, et al. So Pepys would be used to seeing piles of food, and selecting the best for himself and his guests, but he would also expect to see a lot of leftovers. Which were not left over.
30 July 1667, I went home, not without indignation at our negligence, and the nation's reproach.
It is well known who of the Commissioners of the Treasury gave advice that the charge of setting forth a fleet this year might be spared, Sir William Coventry by name.
Pepys only mentions witches three times in the Diary; the other two times are when he purchased books about them. So along with his skepticism about organized religion, I think he was enlightened enough to also be skeptical about witches.
However, in 1676 a woman will be accused of witchcraft in Camden, so Pepys' skepticism wasn't universal. https://londontopia.net/history/t…
A modern, tongue-in-cheek but well researched article on the origins of witchcraft and the irrational reasons it evolved into being so deadly, particularly for women in the 17th century, is at https://going-medieval.com/2020/0…
If you want to ignore her opinions on the current introduction of witchcraft into American politics, skip the first five paragraphs.
Sir Henry Belasyse's Parliamentary biography is a lot more informative than the above. Some Diary time highlights:
Henry Belasyse was eventually returned to the Cavalier Parliament as a supporter of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham at a by-election for Grimsby in November 1666.
A moderately active Member, Belasyse was added to the committee of elections and privileges, and appointed to four others, including that on the bill for the prevention of dueling, which, unhappily for him, had little effect.
Henry Belasyse MP ‘ran a great hazard’ by concealing George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham when his arrest for treasonable practices was ordered in February 1667; but the duke had become groundlessly jealous of an intrigue between Belasyse and his mistress, Lady Shrewsbury, and made him ‘ill returns’ when he was restored to favor.
Henry Belasyse MP was mortally wounded after a drunken quarrel with a friend at the house of Sir Robert Carr, and buried on 16 Aug. 1667 at St. Giles-in-the-Fields. Henry was about 28 years old when he died.
His father, John, 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby, survived Henry to become one of the Popish lords imprisoned in the Tower on the evidence of Titus Oates, ...
Henry Belasyse MP’s 14-year-old widow, Susan Armyne Belasyse (whom James, Duke of York at some point promised to marry), for all her Protestant zeal, was made a life peer in 1674.
Dr. Robert Creighton was born at Dunkeld in Scotland. Between 1632–1660 he was Treasurer of Wells Cathedral, but the Civil War deprived him of his post. He was Chaplain to both Kings Charles I and Charles II, whom he joined in exile. In 1646 he was appointed Dean of Wells Cathedral but not formally confirmed until the restoration in 1660. Dr. Creighton did much to restore the Cathedral and presented a brass lectern and bible and a painted window at the west end. Aged 77, he was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells, where he was buried, having prepared his own marble tomb and effigy at great expense. He was a fearless preacher against the sins of the King's Court and the King liked his boldness. Pepys admired his preaching and said he was 'the most comical man that ever I heard in my life'.
Solomon Eccles, AKA Eagle, was born around 1618 in London where his father was a professor of music. He became a composer and taught the virginals and viol, making a good living.
Although he was brought up in the established church, Eccles became dissatisfied and pursued religious truth through several denominations, becoming a Presbyterian, an Independent and a Baptist before being convinced by Quakerism around 1660.
On becoming a Friend, Eccles came to see music as a vanity which he must renounce. He sold all his books and instruments for a considerable sum -- but then became afraid they might injure the purchasers' morals. He therefore repurchased everything and burned it publicly on Tower Hill. [Can you imagine Pepys snatching sheets of music from the fire?]
To support himself Eccles learned to be a shoemaker.
Like other Friends at this time, Solomon Eccles preached not only by words but by acting out his message through 'signs'. In 1662 Eccles sat in the pulpit of a church making shoes in order to show that it was not a special place. He was thrown out of the church -- but returned the next day, this time reaching the pulpit by jumping from pew to pew. After this demonstration he was arrested and imprisoned. Eccles began acting out his 'sign' in London in 1665 so that some saw it as a prophecy of the Great Fire, He continued with them in 1667 in Scotland when he denounced the worshippers in a Catholic church, and later in Cork where he exhibited himself stark naked and was flogged through the town and expelled.
Solomon Eccles' most famous 'sign', reported by Samuel Pepys, was to walk semi-naked with a pan of fire and brimstone balanced on his head, threatening passers-by with the fate of Sodom if they did not repent.
Also in 1667, Solomon Eccles published a tract *A Musick Lector: OR, The Art of MUSICK that is so much vindicated in Christendom, discoursed of by way of Dialogue, between three men of several judgments [a musician, a Baptist and a Quaker].*
Although his actions seem extreme, Eccles made it clear he was only acting as God commanded him -- and against his own will.
George Fox trusted Solomon Eccles and took him to the West Indies in 1671 where Eccles was useful in organizing Quakers in Barbados and Jamaica. In 1672 Solomon Eccles went to New England and was arrested at Boston and banished.
In 1677 Eccles wrote, 'I can truly say this, that I have strove much and besought the Lord that this going naked might be taken from me, before ever I went a sign at all.' The Dutch Quaker, William Sewel (1653-1720) knew Eccles well, and judged him 'an extraordinary zealous man and what he judged evil he warmly opposed, even to the hazard of his life.'
Solomon Eccles returned to England in 1680 and died in Spitalfields around January 1682 aged about 64.
"And one more company did set their ship on fire, and leave her; which afterwards a Feversham fisherman come up to, and put out the fire, and carried safe into Feversham, where she now is, which was observed by the Duke of York, and all the company with him, that it was only want of courage, ..."
Faversham on the Isle of Sheppey was traditionally more independent and powerful than other cities in England. Being attached to a Cinque Port gave them privileges and an MP. It was the chief port for London's wheat supply, and they manufactured gunpowder. They had shipyards, and were accomplished fishermen, traders and fighters.
In short, the Stuart brothers did not now expect to get their ship back. Seamen with a profit motive saved it, not the impressed, unpaid and reluctant royal forces.
Can't decide if it was a fire ship, war ship or frigate. Whatever, the result was the same.
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About Friday 2 August 1667
San Diego Sarah • Link
Remember: "Troubled a little at a letter from my father, which tells me of an idle companion, one Coleman, who went down with him and my wife in the coach, and come up again with my wife, a pensioner of the King’s Guard, and one that my wife, indeed, made the feast for on Saturday last, though he did not come; but if he knows nothing of our money I will prevent any other inconvenience."
https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…
Elizabeth must suspect dear old Dad saw something ... I wonder if Pepys told her that he had received a letter from John, and gave her a chance to "confess"? I sense her guilty conscience here, or at least she's getting anxious waiting for the ax to fall.
On the other hand, Pepys ... you held Knepp's hand and felt her waistline KNOWING Elizabeth would be jealous. You set up this scene and deserve everything you got. And now we know why she was jealous/insecure on top of presumably being "guilty" of some indiscretion.
And I think "But I do not do well to let these beginnings of discontents take so much root between us." is a lousy idea ... an apology for being tired from the war effort, and flirting with Knepp, and a polite enquiry about what was going on in her world would probably take care of everything ... plus some on going personal attention away from flageolets, if you get my drift.
About William Brouncker (1st Viscount Brouncker)
San Diego Sarah • Link
Henry Jermyn was the second son of Sir Thomas Jermyn, of Rushbrooke, Suffolk and his wife, Rebecca Rodway.
As a widow, Rebecca married William Brouncker's disreputable younger brother, Henry, later the 3rd Viscount Brouncker. This makes Henry Jermyn a step-nephew to Commissioner William, Lord Brouncker.
About Henry Brouncker
San Diego Sarah • Link
Henry Jermyn was the second son of Sir Thomas Jermyn, of Rushbrooke, Suffolk and his wife, Rebecca Rodway.
Rebecca then married Henry, 3rd Viscount Brouncker (making Henry Jermyn a step-nephew of Pepys’ colleague, the Commissioner William, Lord Brouncker).
About Samuel Pepys and the virus
San Diego Sarah • Link
"Is the spike in traffic a good or bad thing or does it not matter?"
Louise, I think it can only be a good thing if they learned something, and hopefully told others about our efforts. Presumably some will be pulled in and start to contribute. Google makes us all historians if we want to be. I lurked for quite a long time before believing I had something to contribute. How about you?
About Victualling
San Diego Sarah • Link
Spanish victualling for the Armada, 80 years before Pepys:
The Daily Rations of a Sailor on the Spanish Armada.
April 21, 1588. Instructions given by the Duke of Medina Sidonia to the Shipmasters on the Armada at Lisbon.
Rations :—Each man is to receive 1 1/2 lbs. of biscuit per day, or 2 lbs. of fresh bread on the days that biscuit is not served out.
The ration of wine is to consist of a third of an azumbre [azumbre = nearly half a gallon] of Sherry, or the same of Lamego, Monzon, Pajica, and Condado wine; but only a pint of Candia wine must be served as a ration, that wine being stronger than the others, and it will bear a double quantity of water. The wine to be first used is Condado and Lisbon wine, and then, successively, Lamego and Monzon; Sherry and Candia being consumed last, as those wines bear a sea voyage better. Any pipes of Condado or Lisbon wine that may become spoilt in consequence of being kept will not be credited to you, and you will have to pay for them at the price of Sherry.
On Sundays and Thursdays every man will receive 6 ounces of bacon and 2 ounces of rice.
On Mondays and Wednesdays 6 ounces of cheese and 3 ounces of beans or chick peas.
On Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays you will distribute per man 6 ounces of fish, tunny or cod, or, in default of these, 6 ounces of squid, or five sardines, with 3 ounces of beans or chick peas.
It must be borne in mind that two different sorts of rations must not be served out on the same day.
Oil must be served out on all fish days, one ounce and a half being the ration. Vinegar is to be distributed also on the same days, a quarter of a pint for each ration.
All rations to be served out strictly by the measures and weights which have been supplied to each ship.
Sufficient water must be given to each man for drinking and cooking purposes, but the ordinary water ration must not exceed three pints a day for all purposes, although a larger consumption has been provided for in consequence of the waste that usually takes place by leakage, &c.
If any excess in this respect takes place it may cause serious trouble.
You will carefully inspect the stores constantly, and anything that you see is becoming bad you will serve out at once, nothing else being distributed until that be finished; so that nothing shall be wasted.
If any stores be wasted by your negligence you shall pay for them.
Calendar of Letters and State Papers,… Simancas (1899). IV.269- 70.
###
Information shared with permission from the Edward de Vere, Shakespeare and Tudor Topics blog. Before our time, but still a fount of enlightening information.
About Wednesday 4 November 1663
San Diego Sarah • Link
"Miners: No one volunteered to be a tin or coal miner: You were born into a family that did that, and you had no option but to head down the mine as well. It was a designation, like being an "untouchable" in India."
For four years I've been keeping an eye open for my citation on this information. Today I found a Wikipedia quote ... I rarely quote Wikipedia, but they have citations, so here we go:
"For nearly 200 years in the history of coal mining in Scotland, miners were bonded to their "maisters" by a 1606 Act "Anent Coalyers and Salters". The Colliers and Salters (Scotland) Act 1775 stated that "many colliers and salters are in a state of slavery and bondage" and announced emancipation; those starting work after 1 July 1775 would not become slaves, while those already in a state of slavery could, after 7 or 10 years depending on their age, apply for a decree of the Sheriff's Court granting their freedom. Few could afford this, until a further law in 1799 established their freedom and made this slavery and bondage illegal."[25][26]
[25] "Erskine May on Slavery in Britain (Vol. III, Chapter XI)". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
[26] James Barrowman, Mining Engineer (14 September 1897). "Slavery In The Coal-Mines Of Scotland". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
More on slavery in England at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sla…
About Thursday 1 August 1667
San Diego Sarah • Link
"I received the sad news of Abraham Cowley's death, that incomparable poet and virtuous man, my very dear friend, and was greatly deplored."
A lot of people really liked Abraham Cowley. He wasn't wealthy, and didn't aspire to a Court or Parliamentary career, so people like George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Henry “Harry” Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans helped him procure the lease of a farm at Chertsey from Queen Catherine, and here Abraham Cowley, rich with a pension of £300 a year, ended his days.
Cowley devoted himself to botany and books, he lived in comparative solitude until his death in July 1667. He died in the Porch House, Chertsey, as a result of catching a cold while superintending his farm laborers in the meadows late on a summer evening.
On 3 August, 1667 Dr. Abraham Cowley was buried in Westminster Abbey beside Chaucer and Spenser.
I particularly like Bill's biography https://www.pepysdiary.com/encycl…
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham was known to swing both ways sexually, and Cowley is frequently mentioned as one of his Interregnum favorites, hence this generosity. (My, George has had a memorable week.) Cowley lived as a member of the larger St. Albans family and was secretary to Harry Jermyn in Paris during the Interregnum. Harry, of course, had other conquests on his mind in the 1650s.
About Blow Bladder Street
San Diego Sarah • Link
Oh come on guys, you know what bladders were used for:
"The first documented use of a condom in Europe was in 1564 by the anatomist Fallopia (who also gave his name to fallopian tubes).
"In the 16th century condoms were used primarily to prevent STDs. Syphilis, for example, was often fatal and raged through Europe for over 300 years. But with the discovery of spermatozoa in the 17th century, the Church became outraged over the use of barriers impeding their progress. By the 18th century, the condom’s reputation amongst medical professionals had firmly been cemented as a tool for philanderers, prostitutes and the immoral. Despite this, they proved quite popular among the upper and middle classes. The working classes finally gained access to condoms in the 19th century, thanks to Mr Goodyear’s discovery of vulcanised rubber in 1839."
For lots more on the subject:
https://wellcomecollection.org/ar…
About London Wall
San Diego Sarah • Link
Wonderful pictures of the London Wall today, with etchings of how various gates looked in Saxon times. Enjoy!
https://www.historic-uk.com/Histo…
About Neat Houses
San Diego Sarah • Link
"It sounds like a treehouse, which would certainly be a Neat innovation in pleasure-garden development."
I usually recommend taking Pepys at his word, unless there are extenuating circumstances. I imagine this was a platform in a big old tree, with protective sides so no one fell out. Maybe some sort of canopy in case of rain.
However, do not underestimate the treehouses of the age. This shows an Elizabethan treehouse which has been maintained, and was known to Charles I and II -- and it resembles a box:
https://keyassets.timeincuk.net/i…
About Thursday 1 August 1667
San Diego Sarah • Link
"How much food did a more generous host than the Penns serve? Today, people attending a dinner for six would never eat enough to finish a leg of lamb (to say nothing of a leg of mutton, which is larger), let alone think that someone is a poor host to serve a couple of chickens and a pasty on top of the leg of mutton."
While it is true that this sounds like a very generous lunch for six people, what was left over fed the horde in the kitchen: the coachman, the ladies' maid, the cook, the boy, the girl, Mingo, et al. So Pepys would be used to seeing piles of food, and selecting the best for himself and his guests, but he would also expect to see a lot of leftovers. Which were not left over.
About Monday 29 July 1667
San Diego Sarah • Link
Too funny. Best laugh of the morning.
About Tuesday 30 July 1667
San Diego Sarah • Link
http://brittlebooks.library.illin…
John Evelyn's Diary - Living at home at Saye's Court, Deptford.
30 July 1667, I went home, not without indignation at our negligence, and the nation's reproach.
It is well known who of the Commissioners of the Treasury gave advice that the charge of setting forth a fleet this year might be spared, Sir William Coventry by name.
About Wapping
San Diego Sarah • Link
Photos of the Waterman's stairs in Wapping today
https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020…
About Tuesday 21 August 1666
San Diego Sarah • Link
Pepys only mentions witches three times in the Diary; the other two times are when he purchased books about them. So along with his skepticism about organized religion, I think he was enlightened enough to also be skeptical about witches.
However, in 1676 a woman will be accused of witchcraft in Camden, so Pepys' skepticism wasn't universal.
https://londontopia.net/history/t…
A modern, tongue-in-cheek but well researched article on the origins of witchcraft and the irrational reasons it evolved into being so deadly, particularly for women in the 17th century, is at
https://going-medieval.com/2020/0…
If you want to ignore her opinions on the current introduction of witchcraft into American politics, skip the first five paragraphs.
About Sir Henry Belasyse
San Diego Sarah • Link
Sir Henry Belasyse's Parliamentary biography is a lot more informative than the above. Some Diary time highlights:
Henry Belasyse was eventually returned to the Cavalier Parliament as a supporter of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham at a by-election for Grimsby in November 1666.
A moderately active Member, Belasyse was added to the committee of elections and privileges, and appointed to four others, including that on the bill for the prevention of dueling, which, unhappily for him, had little effect.
Henry Belasyse MP ‘ran a great hazard’ by concealing George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham when his arrest for treasonable practices was ordered in February 1667; but the duke had become groundlessly jealous of an intrigue between Belasyse and his mistress, Lady Shrewsbury, and made him ‘ill returns’ when he was restored to favor.
Henry Belasyse MP was mortally wounded after a drunken quarrel with a friend at the house of Sir Robert Carr, and buried on 16 Aug. 1667 at St. Giles-in-the-Fields. Henry was about 28 years old when he died.
His father, John, 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby, survived Henry to become one of the Popish lords imprisoned in the Tower on the evidence of Titus Oates, ...
Henry Belasyse MP’s 14-year-old widow, Susan Armyne Belasyse (whom James, Duke of York at some point promised to marry), for all her Protestant zeal, was made a life peer in 1674.
See the whole thing at https://www.historyofparliamenton…
About Robert Creighton
San Diego Sarah • Link
Dr. Robert Creighton was born at Dunkeld in Scotland. Between 1632–1660 he was Treasurer of Wells Cathedral, but the Civil War deprived him of his post.
He was Chaplain to both Kings Charles I and Charles II, whom he joined in exile. In 1646 he was appointed Dean of Wells Cathedral but not formally confirmed until the restoration in 1660.
Dr. Creighton did much to restore the Cathedral and presented a brass lectern and bible and a painted window at the west end.
Aged 77, he was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells, where he was buried, having prepared his own marble tomb and effigy at great expense.
He was a fearless preacher against the sins of the King's Court and the King liked his boldness. Pepys admired his preaching and said he was 'the most comical man that ever I heard in my life'.
https://artuk.org/discover/artwor…
About Roger Pepys (cousin)
San Diego Sarah • Link
Roger PEPYS MP (1617-1688), of Impington, Cambs. has a biography at
https://www.historyofparliamenton…
About Solomon Eccles
San Diego Sarah • Link
Solomon Eccles, AKA Eagle, was born around 1618 in London where his father was a professor of music. He became a composer and taught the virginals and viol, making a good living.
Although he was brought up in the established church, Eccles became dissatisfied and pursued religious truth through several denominations, becoming a Presbyterian, an Independent and a Baptist before being convinced by Quakerism around 1660.
On becoming a Friend, Eccles came to see music as a vanity which he must renounce. He sold all his books and instruments for a considerable sum -- but then became afraid they might injure the purchasers' morals. He therefore repurchased everything and burned it publicly on Tower Hill. [Can you imagine Pepys snatching sheets of music from the fire?]
To support himself Eccles learned to be a shoemaker.
Like other Friends at this time, Solomon Eccles preached not only by words but by acting out his message through 'signs'.
In 1662 Eccles sat in the pulpit of a church making shoes in order to show that it was not a special place. He was thrown out of the church -- but returned the next day, this time reaching the pulpit by jumping from pew to pew. After this demonstration he was arrested and imprisoned.
Eccles began acting out his 'sign' in London in 1665 so that some saw it as a prophecy of the Great Fire, He continued with them in 1667 in Scotland when he denounced the worshippers in a Catholic church, and later in Cork where he exhibited himself stark naked and was flogged through the town and expelled.
Solomon Eccles' most famous 'sign', reported by Samuel Pepys, was to walk semi-naked with a pan of fire and brimstone balanced on his head, threatening passers-by with the fate of Sodom if they did not repent.
Also in 1667, Solomon Eccles published a tract *A Musick Lector: OR, The Art of MUSICK that is so much vindicated in Christendom, discoursed of by way of Dialogue, between three men of several judgments [a musician, a Baptist and a Quaker].*
Although his actions seem extreme, Eccles made it clear he was only acting as God commanded him -- and against his own will.
George Fox trusted Solomon Eccles and took him to the West Indies in 1671 where Eccles was useful in organizing Quakers in Barbados and Jamaica.
In 1672 Solomon Eccles went to New England and was arrested at Boston and banished.
In 1677 Eccles wrote, 'I can truly say this, that I have strove much and besought the Lord that this going naked might be taken from me, before ever I went a sign at all.'
The Dutch Quaker, William Sewel (1653-1720) knew Eccles well, and judged him 'an extraordinary zealous man and what he judged evil he warmly opposed, even to the hazard of his life.'
Solomon Eccles returned to England in 1680 and died in Spitalfields around January 1682 aged about 64.
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About Monday 29 July 1667
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"And one more company did set their ship on fire, and leave her; which afterwards a Feversham fisherman come up to, and put out the fire, and carried safe into Feversham, where she now is, which was observed by the Duke of York, and all the company with him, that it was only want of courage, ..."
Faversham on the Isle of Sheppey was traditionally more independent and powerful than other cities in England. Being attached to a Cinque Port gave them privileges and an MP. It was the chief port for London's wheat supply, and they manufactured gunpowder. They had shipyards, and were accomplished fishermen, traders and fighters.
In short, the Stuart brothers did not now expect to get their ship back. Seamen with a profit motive saved it, not the impressed, unpaid and reluctant royal forces.
Can't decide if it was a fire ship, war ship or frigate. Whatever, the result was the same.