Samuel Pepys, The Diary–Opening and 1 January 1660

Blessed be God, at the end of the last year I was in very good health, without any sense of my old pain but upon taking of cold. I lived in Axe yard, having my wife and servant Jane, and no more in family than us three. My wife, after the absence of her terms for seven weeks, gave me hopes of her being with child, but on the last day of the year she hath them again.

City doth speak very high; and hath sent to Monke their sworde-bearer, to acquaint him with their desires for a free and full Parliament, which is at present the desires and the hopes and expectation of all–22 of the old secluded members having been at the House door the last week to demand entrance; but it was denied them, and it is believed that they nor the people will not be satisfied till the House be filled.

Mr. Downing master of my office.

January 1 1659/60

1. father’s, and in so going, observed the great posts which the City hath set up at the Conduit in Fleet street. Supped at my father’s, where in came Mrs. The. Turner and Madam Morris and supped with us. After that, my wife and I went home with them, and so to our own home.