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6 August
John Evelyn
6 August 1641
As the turn came about, we were ordered to watch on a horn-work near our quarters, and trail a pike, being the next morning relieved by a company of French. This…
John Evelyn
6 August 1650
To Mr. Walker's, a good painter, who showed me an excellent copy of Titian.
John Evelyn
6 August 1657
I went to see Colonel Blount, who showed me the application of the waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles, and showing them by an index as we went on. It…
Samuel Pepys
6 August 1660
This morning at the office, and, that being done, home to dinner all alone, my wife being ill in pain a-bed, which I was troubled at, and not a little impatient.…
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