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Diary and Correspondence, in the Reigns of Charles Ii. and James Ii.
Diary and Correspondence in the Reigns of Charles Ii and James Ii Author:Samuel Pepys General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1883 Original Publisher: George Bell and sons Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where yo... more »u can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: As late as it was, jret Eolt and Harris would go home tonight, and walked 1t, though I had a bed for them ; and it proved dark, and a misty night, and very windy. The company being all gone to their homes, I up with Mrs. Pierce to Knipp, who was in bed; and we waked her, and sung a song, and then left my wife to see Mrs. Pierce in bed to her, in our best chamber, and so to bed myself, my mind mightily satisfied: only the musique did not please me, they not being contented with less than 30s. 25th. This afternoon I saw the Poll Bill, now printed; wherein I do fear I shall be very deeply concerned, being to be taxed for all my offices, and then for my money that I have, and my title, as well as my head. It is a very great tax; but yet I do think it is so perplexed, it will hardly ever be collected duly. The late invention of Sir G. Down- ing's is continued of bringing all the money into the Exchequer ; and Sir G. Carteret's three pence is turned for all the money of this act into but a penny per pound, which I am sorry for. This day, the House hath passed the Bill for the Assessment, which I am glad of; and also our little Bill, for giving any of us in the office the power of justice of peace, is done as I would have it. 27th. (Lord's day.) To Sir Philip Warwick, by appointment, to meet Lord Bellassis, and up to his chamber, but find him unwilling to discourse of business on Sundays : so did not enlarge. Went down and sat in a low room, reading " Erasmus de scribendis epistolis," a very good book, especially one letter of advice to a courtier most true and good,...« less