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The Diary

By Samuel Pepys.

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Preface Particulars of the Life of Samuel Pepys The Diary of Samuel Pepys January 1659–60 February 1659–60 March 1659–60 April 1660 May 1660 June 1660 July 1660 August 1660 September 1660 October 1660 November 1660 December 1660 January 1660–61 February 1660–61 March 1660–61 April 1661 May 1661 June 1661 July 1661 August 1661 September 1661 October 1661 November 1661 December 1661 January 1661–62 February 1661–62 March 1661–62 April 1662 May 1662 June 1662 July 1662 August 1662 September 1662 October 1662 November 1662 December 1662 January 1662–63 February 1662–63 March 1662–63 April 1663 May 1663 June 1663 July 1663 August 1663 September 1663 October 1663 November 1663 December 1663 January 1663–64 February 1663–64 March 1663–64 April 1664 May 1664 June 1664 July 1664 August 1664 September 1664 October 1664 November 1664 December 1664 January 1664–65 February 1664–65 March 1664–65 April 1665 May 1665 June 1665 July 1665 August 1665 September 1665 October 1665 November 1665 December 1665 January 1665–66 February 1665–66 March 1665–66 April 1666 May 1666 June 1666 July 1666 August 1666 September 1666 October 1666 November 1666 December 1666 January 1666–67 February 1666–67 March 1666–67 April 1667 May 1667 June 1667 July 1667 August 1667 September 1667 October 1667 November 1667 December 1667 January 1667–68 February 1667–68 March 1667–68 April 1668 May 1668 June 1668 July 1668 August 1668 September 1668 October 1668 November 1668 December 1668 January 1668–69 February 1668–69 March 1668–69 April 1669 May 1669 Afterword Endnotes List of Illustrations Colophon Uncopyright Imprint

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Preface

Although the Diary of Samuel Pepys has been in the hands of the public for nearly seventy years, it has not hitherto appeared in its entirety. In the original edition of 1825 scarcely half of the manuscript was printed. Lord Braybrooke added some passages as the various editions were published, but in the preface to his last edition he wrote: “there appeared indeed no necessity to amplify or in any way to alter the text of the Diary beyond the correction of a few verbal errors and corrupt passages hitherto overlooked.”

The public knew nothing as to what was left unprinted, and there was therefore a general feeling of gratification when it was announced some eighteen years ago that a new edition was to be published by the Rev. Mynors Bright, with the addition of new matter equal to a third of the whole. It was understood that at last the Diary was to appear in its entirety, but there was a passage in Mr. Bright’s preface which suggested a doubt respecting the necessary completeness. He wrote: “It would have been tedious to the reader if I had copied from the Diary the account of his daily work at the office.”

As a matter of fact, Mr. Bright left roughly speaking about one-fifth of the whole Diary still unprinted, although he transcribed the whole, and bequeathed his transcript to Magdalene College.

It has now been decided that the whole of the Diary shall be made public, with the exception of a few passages which cannot possibly be printed. It may be thought by some that these omissions are due to an unnecessary squeamishness, but it is not really so, and readers are therefore asked to have faith in the judgment of the editor. Where any passages have been omitted marks of omission are added, so that in all cases readers will know where anything has been left out.

Lord Braybrooke made the remark in his Life of Pepys, that “the cipher employed by him greatly resembles that known by the name of ‘Rich’s system.’ ” When Mr. Bright came to decipher the MS., he discovered that the shorthand system used by Pepys was an earlier one than Rich’s, viz., that of Thomas Shelton, who made his system public in 1620.1

In his various editions Lord Braybrooke gave a large number of valuable notes, in the collection and arrangement of which he was assisted by the late Mr. John Holmes of the British Museum, and the late Mr. James Yeowell, sometime subeditor of Notes and Queries. Where these notes are left unaltered in the present edition the letter “B.” has been affixed to them, but in many instances the notes have been altered and added to from later information, and in these cases no mark is affixed. A large number of additional notes are now supplied, but still much has had to be left unexplained. Many persons are mentioned in the Diary who were little known in the outer world, and in some instances it has been impossible to identify them. In other cases, however, it has been possible to throw light upon these persons by reference to different portions of the Diary itself. I would here ask the kind assistance of any reader who is able to illustrate passages that have been left unnoted. I have received much assistance from the various books in which the Diary is quoted. Every writer on the period covered by the Diary has been pleased to illustrate