Samuel Pepys (1633-1703)
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In Great Britain the New Year began on March 25, it changed to Jan. 1, in 1752. |
Samuel Pepys' Diaries was the naval administrator and first secretary of the British Admiralty -
1660-1669. Here's what he wrote in 1667 on Sept. "3rd. Attended the Duke of York about the list of ships that we
propose to sell: and here there attended Mr. Wren the first
time, who hath not yet, I think, received the Duke of York's seal
and papers. At our coming hither we found the Duke and Duchesse
all alone at dinner, methought melancholy: or else I thought so,
from the late occasion of the Chancellor's fall, who, they say,
however, takes it very contentedly." |
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