Tally by San Diego Sarah
Of course, England wasn't the only country to come up with a way of…
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Pepys’ wealth by San Diego Sarah
Was Pepys corrupt? This topic is frequently argued throughout the…
About fruit and vegetables by San Diego Sarah
“My salad days, when I was green in judgment.” -- William Shakespeare…
Travel times by San Diego Sarah
Several times Pepys records "going out of his way" meaning he arrived…
Anne Charlotte (nee De Vic) by San Diego Sarah
"Here lys the mortall part of Sr Henry De Vic, Baronet and Chancellor…
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Balthazar St Michel to Samuel Pepys by San Diego Sarah
"him long (only but" should be "him long) only but" @@@ It…
Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Claire Martin
"If it thwart noe occasions of yours it might be usefull that you…
Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
Dr. Parry-Jones, In the article on Elizabeth in the L&M Companion…
Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
"It is implicit, though, from the content of this letter that P had…
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Walking Pepys's London by Jeremy Buck
Jacky Collis Harvey is giving an online zoom talk about the book, on…
The Next Chapter of Samuel Pepys by Rogue Royalle
What a remarkable postscript. Strangely, I feel I know this man I…
The Bagwells by Cliff
Fascinating reading John - and convincing!
A bill of exchange by San Diego Sarah
In 1668 Josiah Child, reputed to a fanatique, a victualler to the…
The Plot Against Pepys by San Diego Sarah
A belated answer to Oliver Mundy. I Googled "Deborah Egmond 1679"…
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Daily London weather descriptions by San Diego Sarah
Keith J Tinkler's weather page sadly seems to have disappeared. He…
Recent Press by Cliff
As I usual with me I came late to the party and missed a lot of the…
Roll Call. Say hello! by AUGUST SPIER
This is Gus Spier. I believe I started following the diary 'way back,…
Diary entries by email service changing by Christina
Hi I have been reading the daily entries via my email address for @…
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Thursday 26 November 1668 by Bryan
Tally Sticks Describing tally sticks as an inefficient form of money…
Friday 27 November 1668 by Tonyel
Tally sticks, etc. I recall being told of a group of extremely…
Wednesday 25 November 1668 by Sam Ursu
A couple notes about the sembrador (Spanish for a person, and, by…
Saturday 12 August 1665 by San Diego Sarah
They lived, as the poet John Milton wrote at the time, in a “universe…
Wednesday 5 August 1663 by San Diego Sarah
"L&M aver that pens that carried their own ink had been made in Paris…
Sunday 14 December 1662 by meech
To San Diego Sara, who’s to say, indeed. It is often not all that…
Wednesday 1 August 1660 by San Diego Sarah
Welcome aboard, Jim. A rule of thumb to save you a lot of confusion:…
Monday 23 November 1668 by LKvM
"That he do think that the Duke of Buckingham hath a mind rather to…
Saturday 21 November 1668 by john
With all this personal turmoil, Pepys manages to keep his job on an…
Sunday 22 November 1668 by Stephane Chenard
Green and red livery? There has to be a reason. We turned to "Green:…