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The Life, Journals, and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Including a Narrative of His Voyage to Tangier, Deciphered by the Rev. J. Smith
The Life Journals and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys Including a Narrative of His Voyage to Tangier Deciphered by the Rev J Smith Author:Samuel Pepys General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1841 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 you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: 8 PEPYS TO LORD DARTMOUTH. Cadiz, about seven days after Christmas-Day, Mr LORD, 1683. -- (Jan. 1, 1684.) Notwithstanding what I told your lordship in my former, by the Lark, I am still here, the height of the floods by the late rains continuing such, that, among many other instances, Mr. Alderman Ludington, of Tangier, after having waited above ten days at St. Lucar, in expectation of a passage thence to Seville, returned hither but yesterday, as unwilling to wait for it longer. From which consideration, and my desire of returning with all diligence to your lordship, I had resolved upon doing it immediately on the Woolwich which brings this; but the weather coming about very fair yesterday, and so continuing, I am encouraged afresh to try a few days more, being unwilling to lose the benefit of the favour your lordship intended me in this journey. But if the weather do not continue thoroughly to favour me, I will presently quit the satisfaction I pretended to, therein, and come back hither to take the very first opportunity of attending your lordship. Captain Killigrew hath acquainted me with the kindness your lordship was pleased to express your design of doing him, in sending him hither. The diligence he daily uses in the despatch of his ship's business at this place, shows me he doesnot intend to make any unfitting use of it. I wish I could say the same of everybody else that will remain here. I have had ample occasions given me of discoursing the merchants here upon the subject of Tangier. However they seem to apprehend the consequences to Spain, I find not one of them that does not express a...« less