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the Restoration he was replaced in his offices at the Chapel Royal, and composed the Coronation Anthems for Charles II. He died October 21st, 1662, and was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey (see The Old Cheque Book of the Chapel Royal, 1561⁠–⁠1744, edited by Dr. Rimbault, 1872, pp. 11, 13, 49, 59, 99, 114, 128, 145, 208). ↩

Peter Llewelyn was admitted a Clerk of the Privy Council on February 8th, 1659⁠–⁠60 (Index of Proceedings of Council, Calendar of State Papers, Domestic). He is frequently mentioned by Pepys as Luellin, but on April 26th, 1660 (vol. i, p. 119), his Christian name is given. Mr. W. R. Lluellyn has kindly given the editor this reference to the State Papers, and has also pointed out that Peter Llewelyn was probably the “Peter Fewellin” recorded in the register of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, as having been “borne on the 29th September and baptised on the 30th do. in the year 1636.” This Peter Llewelyn was son of David Llewelyn, under-keeper of the privy lodgings and house at Windsor Castle, who died October 16th, 1661, and was buried on the 17th. In May, 1660, David petitioned for the reversion of the housekeeper’s place, on the ground that he defended the lodgings and wardrobe at the hazard of his life, and was imprisoned, and ordered to be tried for his life, but the late king himself mediated for him (Calendar of State Papers). His son, Charles Llewellin (baptized March 30th, 1630), succeeded his father as under-keeper of the house and privy lodgings at Windsor Castle (Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, vol. clxxxv). Another son, David (born 22nd, and baptized 30th April, 1641), became rector of Tansor, and successively Prebendary of Lincoln and Peterborough (Register of St. Peter’s, Westminster; Bridges’ Northamptonshire. See Chester’s Westminster Abbey Registers, p. 18). The name is variously spelt “Fluellin” (the form adopted by Shakespeare) giving the nearest approach to the correct pronunciation. ↩

No. xxiv of the Oxford Gazette was the first London Gazette. The Williamson who “wrote” it was afterwards Sir Joseph Williamson. —⁠B. ↩

Among the Rawlinson MSS. in the Bodleian Library is Pepys’s acknowledgment of money received from Sir Hugh Cholmeley in 1665. ↩

This ledger is now in the British Museum, amongst some of Pepys’s papers, in the Ducket Collection. —⁠B. ↩

Amongst these documents, still in the Pepysian Library⁠—for Evelyn complains (Correspondence, vol. iii, p. 381, edit. 1852) that he lent them to Pepys, who omitted to return them⁠—are some letters relating to the death of Amy Robsart, Lady Robert Dudley. These letters between Lord Robert Dudley and Thomas Blount were published by Lord Braybrooke as an Appendix to the Diary. ↩

Frosting means, having the horses’ shoes turned up by the smith. ↩

Shaving. ↩

Sir Robert Long was Auditor of the Exchequer, which office was removed from Westminster to his Majesty’s honour of Nonsuch, August 15th, 1665. On September 22nd, 1670, the king demised the Great Park, Great Park Meadow, and the mansion house called Worcester Park, to Sir Robert Long, Bart., for ninety-nine years (Manning and Bray’s Surrey, vol. ii, p. 606). ↩

Collections of Bishop Jeremy Taylor’s Sermons were published in 1651⁠–⁠53 and 1657. ↩

Fretful, tetchy. ↩

Alan Broderick, son of Sir Thomas Broderick, of Richmond, Yorkshire, and Wandsworth, Surrey, was born in 1623 at Garret, near Wandsworth. After the Restoration he successively filled the offices of Provost-Marshal of Munster, Surveyor-General of Ireland, and one of the Commissioners for the settlement of the affairs of that kingdom. He was knighted by Charles II, and died in 1680. ↩

Instructions for the Victualling Agent in the Port of London, dated November 30th, 1665, will be found among the Rawlinson MSS. in the Bodleian. ↩

Sir James Bunce was an alderman of the City of London. ↩

Mrs. Chamberlain (see December 24th). ↩

Apparently Mrs. Lethieulier, daughter of Sir William Hooker (see December 13th). ↩

Colonel Wyndham’s wife was Anne, daughter and co-heir of Thomas Gerard, of Trent, Somersetshire. As to Mrs. Wyndham’s influence over Charles II, when Prince of Wales, see Clarendon, vol. v, p. 153, ed. 1826. —⁠B. ↩

Should be Ashburnham. See Sir John Ashburnham’s Vindication, and note 2721. ↩

William Legge, Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles I, and father to George Legge, first Lord Dartmouth. He was M.P. for Southampton. Died 1672. ↩

At the Cockpit. ↩

Lord Sandwich’s conduct at Bergen, when he captured eight Dutch ships of war and about twenty other vessels, and appropriated a portion of the cargo to his own use, caused him to be reprimanded and deprived of his command. To screen him, however, from public disgrace he was appointed ambassador to Spain. Sir Richard Fanshaw, our ambassador there, was unjustly superseded. Clarendon, in his Life, gives as the reason for Fanshaw’s recall disapproval of the commercial treaty between England and Spain of December 17th, 1665, which he had signed; but we see from Pepys’s words that Lord Sandwich’s appointment had been decided upon before this (see Lister’s Life of Clarendon, vol. ii, p. 359). ↩

The words of this song, addressed by Solyman to Roxolana, are taken from the second part of the Siege of Rhodes, act iv, sc. 2, Pepys’s music is in the Pepysian Library.

“Beauty retire; thou doest my pitty move,
Believe my pitty, and then trust my love.
[Exit Roxolana.
Att first I thought her by our Prophet sent,
As