Diary, Jan/Feb/Mar 1660/61
Diary, Jan/Feb/Mar 1660/61
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e into new mourning for her. We have been
lately frighted with a great plot, and many taken up on it, and the
fright not quite over. The Parliament, which had done all this great
good to the King, beginning to grow factious, the King did dissolve it
December 29th last, and another likely to be chosen speedily. I take
myself now to be worth L300 clear in money, and all my goods and all
manner of debts paid, which are none at all.
1660-61. January 1st. Called up this morning by Mr. Moore, who brought me my last things for me to sign for the last month, and to my great comfort tells me that my fees will come to L80 clear to myself, and about L25 for him, which he hath got out of the pardons, though there be no fee due to me at all out of them. Then comes in my brother Thomas, and after him my father, Dr. Thomas Pepys, my uncle Fenner and his two sons (Anthony's' only child dying this morning, yet he was so civil to come, and was pretty merry) to breakfast; and I had for them a barrel of oysters, a dish
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