Diary of Samuel Pepys — volume 24: September/october 1663
Diary of Samuel Pepys — volume 24: September/october 1663
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She tells us that the Queen'ssickness is the spotted fever; that she was as full of the spots as aleopard which is very strange that it should be no more known; but perhapsit is not so. And that the King do seem to take it much to heart, forthat he hath wept before her; but, for all that; that he hath not missedone night since she was sick, of supping with my Lady Castlemaine; which Ibelieve is true, for she [Sarah] says that her husband hath dressed thesuppers every night; and I confess I saw ...him myself coming through thestreet dressing of a great supper to-night, which Sarah says is also forthe King and her; which is a very strange thing. 21st. Up, and by and by comes my brother Tom to me, though late (which dovex me to the blood that I could never get him to come time enough to me, though I have spoke a hundred times; but he is very sluggish, and toonegligent ever to do well at his trade I doubt), and having latelyconsidered with my wife very much of the inconvenience of my going in nobetter plight, we did resolve of putting me into a better garb, and, amongother things, to have a good velvet cloake; that is, of cloth lined withvelvet and other things modish, and a perruque, and so I sent him and herout to buy me velvet, and I to the Exchange, and so to Trinity House, andthere dined with Sir W.
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