PEPYS (Samuel, 1633-1703, English Diarist, Secretary of the Admiralty), William BROUNKER (2nd Viscount, 1620-1684, Navy Commissioner), Sir John MENNES (1599-1671, Comptroller of the Navy 1660-71) and Colonel Thomas MIDDLETON (died 1672, Navy Commissioner for Portsmouth 1664-1667, Surveyor Of the Navy 1667-1672, Navy Commissioner, Chatham 1672)

Fine Clerk Written Letter Signed addressed to 'Mr Gregory' (Edward, later Sir Edward Gregory, died 1713, Clerk Of the Cheque at the Navy Yard Chatham) requesting information, saying "In order to the preparing something for the satisfaction of his Roy.ll Highness you are desired forthwith to send up to this Office the Weekly Charge his Ma.y was at for the last 12 weeks under these two Heads. Viz 1st What ye bare Wages amounts to? 2 What ye Extra Worke Done by Nights and Tides &c amounts to, soe as both being put together (if occasion to use it) may shew the full of each Weekely Charge ...", 1 side folio, Navy Office, 15th July

Pepys's diary entry for the day notes "Up, and all morning busy at the office to my great content, tending to the settling of papers there, that I may have more rest in winter for my eyes by how much I do the more in the settling of all things in the summer by daylight". Pepys was concerned about his eyesight failing, taking medicine for them, and being bled in an attempt to ease his eye strain. Because of his concerns, he ended his diary in 1669. Later in the same day, he visits the Duke Of York and he views drawings of the ship "Resolution" which he calls "the best ship, by all report in the world". He sums up the day by stating that he feels "stronger then I ever remember myself to be, at least since before I had the stone".
William Brounker was the first President Of the Royal Society, and well regarded by Pepys. It seems that there was a mutual regard, as Pepys was appointed overseer of Brounker's Will.
Col. Thomas Middleton claimed to have ended a mutiny in 1665 by the use of "a good cudgel".
Sir Edward Gregory, jun. is mentioned in Pepys Diary as a Clerk employed by the committee investigating the Chatham Chest, 1663-4, purser of the ship Sovereign, 1664, Clerk of the Cheque, Chatham, 1665-89 and Navy Commissioner at Chatham, 1689-1703.


Item Date:  1668

Stock No:  41041     

                


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