and I, it being a great frost, went to Mrs. Jem's, in expectation to eat a
sack-posset, but Mr. Edward--[Edward Montage, son of Sir Edward, and
afterwards Lord Hinchinbroke.]--not coming it was put off; and so I left
my wife playing at cards with her, and went myself with my lanthorn to Mr.
Fage, to consult concerning my nose, who told me it was nothing but cold,
and after that we did discourse concerning public business; and he told me
it is true the City had not time enough to do much, but they are resolved
to shake off the soldiers; and that unless there be a free Parliament
chosen, he did believe there are half the Common Council will not levy any
money by order of this Parliament. From thence I went to my father's,
where I found Mrs. Ramsey and her grandchild, a pretty girl, and staid a
while and talked with them and my mother, and then took my leave, only
heard of an invitation to go to dinner to-morrow to my cosen Thomas
Pepys.--[Thomas Pepys, probably the son of Thomas Pepys of London (born,
1595), brother of Samuel's father, John Pepys.]--I went back to Mrs. Jem,
and took my wife and Mrs. Sheply, and went home.

6th. This morning Mr. Sheply and I did eat our breakfast at Mrs.
Harper's, (my brother John' being with me,)

[John Pepys was born in 1641, and his brother Samuel took great
interest in his welfare, but he did not do any great credit to his
elder.]

upon a cold turkey-pie and a goose. From thence I went to my office,
where we paid money to the soldiers till one o'clock, at which time we
made an end, and I went home and took my wife and went to my cosen, Thomas
Pepys, and found them just sat down to dinner, which was very good; only
the venison pasty was palpable beef, which was not handsome. After dinner
I took my leave, leaving my wife with my cozen Stradwick,--[Elizabeth,