1893 text
Richard Pepys, eldest son of Richard Pepys, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He went to Boston, Mass., in 1634, and returned to England about 1646.
This text comes from a footnote on a diary entry in the 1893 edition edited by Henry B. Wheatley.
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Bill • Link
Before the Diarist became known, one of the most distinguished members of the family was Richard Pepys, created Lord Chief Justice of Ireland by Charles I. When the King was executed, Richard resigned his off1ce; but he enjoyed the favour of Cromwell, and resumed the place. As he did not die until 1678, it is strange that there should be no allusion to him in the "Diary."
---Samuel Pepys and the world he lived in. H.B. Wheatley, 1895.
[Wheatley seems to have missed the 3 references noted above.]
Phil Gyford • Link
No, the Richard Pepys who was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland isn't mentioned in the diary; Wheatley was correct. This Richard is his son, as the 1893 text describes.