Up and abroad to Paul's Churchyard, there to see the last of my books new bound: among others, my "Court of King James," and "The Rise and Fall of the Family of the Stewarts;" and much pleased I am now with my study; it being, methinks, a beautifull sight.
Thence (in Mr. Grey's coach, who took me up), to Westminster, where I heard that yesterday the King met the Houses to pass the great bill for the 2,500,000l.. After doing a little business I home, where Mr. Moore dined with me, and evened our reckonings on my Lord Sandwich's bond to me for principal and interest. So that now on both there is remaining due to me 257l.. 7s., and I bless God it is no more.
So all the afternoon at my office, and late home to supper, prayers, and to bed.
"there is remaining due to me 257l.. 7s., and I bless God it is no more"
I assume that Pepys is blessing God he has no more birds in the bush!
This surely means the great amount Pepys 'parked' w/ Sandwich is in hand?
"yesterday the King met the Houses to pass the great bill for the 2,500,000l."
" ... my "Court of King James," and "The Rise and Fall of the Family of the Stewarts;" ..."
A curious juxtaposition. The first work presents a favorable view of James. Peyton, the second, "...divine justice in King Charles his overthrow vindicated, and the Parliaments proceedings against him clearly justified" is clearly far from the royalist propaganda apologia of 'Eikon Basilike' (1649) and an interesting selection for a man of former puritan sympathies now a loyal government servant of Charles II.
As best I recall without looking it up, Sandwich owed Pepys in the neighborhood of 1000L. Sounds like they've whittled that down by 75%, to Sam's great relief.
An ingrossed Bill for taking away Damage Cleere was read the Third time.
Resolved, &c. That the said Bill do pass: And that the Title shall be, An Act for Taking away Damage Cleere.
Charles II, 1665: An Act for takeing away of Damage Cleere.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628-80 (1819), pp. 578-579. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?co.... Date accessed: 10 February 2008.
Recital that Damage Cleer is an unnecessary Charge.
Reasons for passing this Act.; No Damage Cleer to be taken after 29th Sept. 1672; Taking Damage Cleer; or refusing to sign Judgment till Damage Cleer paid; (Exception); Penalty.
DAMAGE-CLEER [damna clericorum], a fee assessed of the tenth part in the Common Pleas, and the twentieth part in the Queen's Bench and Exchequer, out of all damages exceeding five marks recovered in those courts, in actions upon the case, covenant, trespass, &c., wherein the damages were uncertain ; which the plaintiff was obliged to pay to the prothonotary or the officer of. the court wherein recovered, before he could have execution for the damages. This was originally a gratuity given to the prothonotaries and their clerks, for drawing special writs and pleadings ; but it is now taken away by statute, and if any officer in these courts take any money in the name of damage-deer, or anything in lieu thereof, be shall forfeit treble the value. 17 Car. II. c. fi. It may be stated as a general proposition, that for breaches of contract and other wrongs and injuries cognizable at law, courts of equity do not entertain jurisdiction to give redress by way of compensation or damages, where these constitute the sole objects of the bill.
Definitely interesting that Sam feels no nervousness about having folks (at the least the bookbinder and guests) know he carries a book praising the overthrow of Charles I in his study. Though perhaps he likes to keep that one in a lower corner, title hidden by plants or that microscope.
Mr. Barlow's most timely death, fair peace on the homefront, and now good news on the Sandwich loan...Life is good.
> As best I recall without looking it up, Sandwich owed Pepys in the neighborhood of 1000L.
Can someone clarify this? When I read it, I thought that the L250 would have been the majority of SPs worth, at the time it was given, and thus not much dropped (other than as a percentage of SPs worth). Did Sam not pass the L1000 mark just a few months back?
Sandwich owed Pepys in the neighborhood of 1000L.
That was the original bond between Sandwich and Thomas Pepys to which SP was co-signor; however when SP heard about the extent of Sandwitch's debts from Moore ( http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1664/04/25/ ) he began to extricate himself from the problem (" ...yet with all duty to my Lord my resolution to be bound for whatever he desires me for him, yet that I would be glad he had any other security...." http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1664/06/23/ ) Over the following months Pepys, becoming yet more anxious that Sandwich might die at sea and his money be lost, has been gradually calling the loan in and as of today's date: "here is remaining due to me 257l.. 7s., and I bless God it is no more. "
Did Sam not pass the L1000 mark just a few months back?
"The Lord be praised for what I have, which is this month come down to 1257l.. I staid up about my accounts till almost two in the morning."
10th. Friday. Weighed anchor about 10 oclock, course N. by E. Before 12 we had the shoaling of 16 fathom, about 3 oclock 10 fathom. 4 oclock we came into 18 and 21 fathom and in 20 fathom came to an anchor. Wind a hard gale at S.W. & by S. A S.S.E. moon made full sea, but it ran flood south. The Rear Admiral accounts the ship to be W. ½ southerly from Oxfordness about 9 leagues off. The stream of the tide wan N.E. by N. and S.W. by S. We ran this day from out last anchoring to our anchoring this evening N. by E. 7.5 leagues. This day the Dutch fleet are reported to be gone in again to Flushing.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee to which the Petition of the Creditors of the Navy was formerly committed, to receive such Proposals as shall be offered; and report some Expedients to the House for Satisfaction of the Debts due to the said Creditors: And the Committee is revived; and they are to sit this Afternoon at Two of the Clock in the Speaker's Chamber."
My limited guess be, ye get a fart[h]ing on the bob, when it comes to getting ones due reward.
dealin' with Governments when broke [short of tax monies ]be very tricky.
The Castle near by, be called Orford, connection unknown with Oxford Ness, Orford locates the landward side of the water sports location call de North sea battles.
The above map be useful for the future.
Shouldn't that be Orfordness, well known shingle promontory and bank furnished with former military installations?
OxfordNess it reads on the chart.
Orford vs Oxford Suffolk UK., should have done more research. Orford be on all places, be that place one fords the river Ore.
"the one stop site which will introduce you to Orford, Suffolk. Here you can find out about the lovely ancient town of Orford and the pretty villages around it, the Suffolk coast and the Alde & Ore Estuary"
ness not be confused with a famous Loch or its inhabitant, not even with the suffix.
[Cognate with Old Icelandic nes, Old Swedish näs (Swedish näs), Danish næs < the same Germanic base as NASE n.; prob. also from the same base are Middle Dutch nesse tongue of land (Dutch nes land outside the dykes), Middle Low German nes headland (in place names). Cf. NESE n. 2.
In Old English a rare weak noun næssa or næsse (of uncertain gender) existed alongside strong næss.
A promontory, headland, or cape.
491 Rolls of Parl. VI. 441/2 Within the Nasse and Haven of Orford.
a1552 J. LELAND Itinerary (1711) VII. 118 Runnyng ynto a Poynt yt standeth as an Arme, a Foreland, or a Nesse.
1587 SIR P. SIDNEY & A. GOLDING tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 123 That great Nesse which conteyneth both Brasilie and Perow.
a1600 (1535) W. STEWART tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 38 All fra ane nes lyis far within the se.
1674 N. FAIRFAX Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 68 When we first make a Ness at Land too, it seems more a Ness than when we are less off at Sea.
A quality or condition denoted by -ness (see -NESS suffix); a word ending in -ness. Usu. in pl.
1651 T. HOBBES Leviathan I. viii. 40 In the question of Transubstantiation; where after certain words spoken, they that say, the Whitenesse, Roundnesse, Magnitude, Quality.., all which are incorporeall, &c. go out of the Wafer, into the Body of our blessed Saviour, do they not make those Nesses, Tudes and Ties, to be so many spirits possessing his body?
The site given by CGS is excellent for anyone wishing to follow the events of the coming months where Orford, the Ness and many other places will be mentioned in the Journals of old sea dogs such as Penn, Sandwich and Allin.
"I heard that yesterday the King met the Houses to pass the great bill for the 2,500,000l."
"Mr. Moore dined with me, and evened our reckonings on my Lord Sandwich's bond to me for principal and interest. So that now on both there is remaining due to me 257l.. 7s., and I bless God it is no more."
I wonder how Sam got into the pickle of having lent so much money to Sandwich in the first place?
The idea of lending such a massive sum to one's employer puts me in mind of the poor sods working for Enron who had their life's savings as company shares in 401(k)s.
"and much pleased I am now with my study; it being, methinks, a beautifull sight."
His study gives pleasure in viewing as well as in reading. All one's books rebound in the same style is an interesting thought. The majority of my books are yellow (Springer's colour of choice), but I feel no inclination to have them rebound. I do sometimes envy Pepys having books of the same size, though.
This is the problem when you start amassing some wealth and there are no banks to keep it safe. Sam was content to lodge it with Sandwich until he discovered the extent of the latter's debts and gambling habits. Now he has it at home and worries about strange sounds on the roof.
mountebank wonders "how Sam got into the pickle of having lent so much money to Sandwich in the first place?"
"Mr. Moore dined with me, and evened our reckonings on my Lord Sandwich's bond to me for principal and interest. So that now on both there is remaining due to me 257l.. 7s...."
Methinks it was Pepys's desire to both give Sandwich's money a friendly shelter (the principal) and to earn a little for himself (the interest).