Excerpt from The Diary of Samuel Pepys M. A., F. R. S., Clerk of the Arts and Secretary to the Admiralty, Vol. 4: For the First Time Fully Transcribed From the Shorthand Manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, by the Rev. Mynors Bright, M. A., Late Fellow and President of the College, With Lord Braybrooke's Notes; May 9, 1662 Dec. 31, 1662I 1th (lord's day). TO our church in the morning, where, our Minister being out Of town, a dull, flat Presbiter preached. Dined at home, and my wife's brother with us, we having a good dish Of stewed beef of Jane's own dressing, which was well done, and a piece Of sturgeon of a barrel sent me by Captain Cocke. In the afternoon to White Hall; and there walked an hour or two in the Park, where I saw the King now out Of mourning,1 in a suit laced with gold and silver, which it was said was out of fashion. Thence to the Wardrobe; and there consulted with the ladies about our going to Hampton Court to-morrow, and thence home, and after settled business there my wife and I to the Wardrobe, and there we lay all night in Captain F errers' chambers, but the bed so soft that I could not sleep that hot night.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.