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26 August

Samuel Pepys
26 August 1660
With Sir W. Pen to the parish church, where we are placed in the highest pew of all, where a stranger preached a dry and tedious long sermon. Dined at home. To…
Samuel Pepys
26 August 1661
This morning before I went out I made even with my maid Jane, who has this day been my maid three years, and is this day to go into the country to her mother. The…
Samuel Pepys
26 August 1662
Up betimes and among my works and workmen, and with great pleasure seeing them go on merrily, and a good many hands, which I perceive makes good riddance, and so to…
Samuel Pepys
26 August 1663
Up, and after doing something in order to the putting of my house in order now the joynery is done, I went by water to White Hall, where the Court full of waggons…

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