the quality of the lady with Mrs. Pierce, she being somewhat old and handsome, and painted and fine, and had a very handsome maid with her, which we take to be the marks of a bawd.  But Mrs. Pierce says she is a stranger to her and met by chance in the coach, and pretends to be a dresser.  Her name is Eastwood.  So to sleep in a bad bed about one o’clock in the morning.  This afternoon after dinner comes Mr. Stephenson, one of the burgesses of the town, to tell me that the Mayor and burgesses did desire my acceptance of a burgess-ship, and were ready at the Mayor’s to make me one.  So I went, and there they were all ready, and did with much civility give me my oath, and after the oath, did by custom shake me all by the hand.  So I took them to a tavern and made them drink, and paying the reckoning, went away.  They having first in the tavern made Mr. Waith also a burgess, he coming in while we were drinking.  It cost me a piece in gold to the Town Clerk, and 10s. to the Bayliffes, and spent 6s.

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     Did much insist upon the sin of adultery
     Discoursed much against a man’s lying with his wife in Lent
     Fearing that Sarah would continue ill, wife and I removed
     Parliament hath voted 2s. per annum for every chimney in England
     Peruques of hair, as the fashion now is for ladies to wear
     Raising of our roofs higher to enlarge our houses
     See a dead man lie floating upon the waters
     Sermon; but, it being a Presbyterian one, it was so long
     To Mr. Holliard’s in the morning, thinking to be let blood
     Up early and took my physique; it wrought all the morning well
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     Whether she suspected anything or no I know not

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M.A.  F.R.S.

CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY

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

(Unabridged)

WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE’S NOTES

Editedwith additions by

Henry B. Wheatley F.S.A.

Diary of Samuel Pepys. 
May & June
1662