Went to bed with my head not well by my too much drinking to-day Where I find the worst very good Which I did give him some hope of, though I never intend it Woman that they have a fancy to, to make her husband a cuckold DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, JAN/FEB/MAR 1660/61 [sp11g10.txt] A lady spit backward upon me by a mistake A most tedious, unreasonable, and impertinent sermon Comely black woman.--[The old expression for a brunette.] Cruel custom of throwing at cocks on Shrove Tuesday Day I first begun to go forth in my coat and sword Discontented that my wife do not go neater now she has two maids Fell to dancing, the first time that ever I did in my life Have been so long absent that I am ashamed to go I took occasion to be angry with him Justice of God in punishing men for the sins of their ancestors Lady Batten to give me a spoonful of honey for my cold My great expense at the Coronacion She hath got her teeth new done by La Roche That I might not seem to be afeared The monkey loose, which did anger me, and so I did strike her Was kissing my wife, which I did not like We are to go to law never to revenge, but only to repayre Who we found ill still, but he do make very much of it Wronged by my over great expectations DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, APR/MAY 1661 [sp12g10.txt] A little while since a very likely man to live as any I knew Being sure never to see the like again in this world Believe that England and France were once the same continent Chocolate was introduced into England about the year 1652 Did trouble me very much to be at charge to no purpose Difference there will be between my father and mother about it Eat of the best cold meats that ever I eat on in all my life Foolery to take too much notice of such things Frogs and many insects do often fall from the sky, ready formed I could not forbear to love her exceedingly I had the opportunity of kissing Mrs. Rebecca very often I was as merry as I could counterfeit myself to be I went in and kissed them, demanding it as a fee due Jealousy of him and an ugly wench that lived there lately Lay with her to-night, which I have not done these eight(days) Made a lazy sermon, like a Presbyterian She would not let him come to bed to her out of jealousy So home and to bed, where my wife had not lain a great while The barber came to trim me and wash me Troubled to see my father so much decay of a suddain What people will do tomorrow What they all, through profit or fear, did promise Who seems so inquisitive when my, house will be made an end of DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, JUN/JUL/AUG 1661 [sp13g10.txt]