title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 4: 1663
author:  Samuel Pepys 
description: "[Pepys] was not only Charles II's chief naval administrator, but a keen amateur of learning and an indefatigable enthusiast of politics, music, theater, women, life. He sets down his daily experience with a journalist's eye for detail, something of a novelist's sensitivity and, since he is writing for himself, a delightful frankness."--"Publishers Weekly
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  # Diary of Samuel Pepys, December 1667
  
  
  ### Samuel Pepys
  
  
  
  
  
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  December 1st (Lord's day). Up, and after entering my journal for 2 or 3 days,
  I to church, where Mr. Mills, a dull sermon: and in our pew there sat a great
  lady, which I afterwards understood to be my Lady Carlisle, that made her
  husband a cuckold in Scotland, a very fine woman indeed in person. After
  sermon home, where W. Hewer dined with us, and after dinner he and I all the
  afternoon to read over our office letters to see what matters can be got for
  our advantage or disadvantage therein. In the evening comes Mr. Pelling and
  the two men that were with him formerly, the little man that sings so good a
  base (Wallington) and another that understands well