 | Samuel [collections] Pepys - 1854 - 532 pages
...what the Surveyor offered to the Duke of York on Friday, he himself putting it into my hands to read; but, Lord ! it is a poor, silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice, in the King's Navy. It is to have the Captains to account for all stores and victuals; but upon so silly grounds, to my... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1854 - 510 pages
...what the Surveyor offered to the Duke of York on Friday, he himself putting it into my hands to read; but, Lord! it is a poor, silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice, in the King's Navy. It is to have the Captains to account for all stores and victuals; but upon so silly grounds, to my... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1855 - 498 pages
...what the Surveyor offered to the Duke of York on Friday, he himself putting it into my hands to read; but, Lord! it is a poor, silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice, in the King's Navy. It is to have the Captains to account for all stores and victuals; but upon so silly grounds, to my... | |
 | Samuel [collections] Pepys - 1877 - 514 pages
...what the Surveyor offered to the Duke of York on Friday, he himself putting it into my hands to read; but, Lord ! it is a poor, silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice, in the King's Navy. It is to have the Captains to account for all stores and victuals ; but upon so silly grounds, to my... | |
 | John Hollond, Sir Robert Slingsby - 1896 - 512 pages
...have been already made by a responsible official. Pepys notes in the Diary (February 28, 1668-9) tnat the surveyor, Thomas Myddelton, presented a paper...stores and victuals '—' but, Lord ! it is a poor sillything ever to think to bring it in practice in the King's navy.' 1 Cf. an expression used in the... | |
 | Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright - 1896 - 202 pages
...and so home at night to talk and sup with my cozens, and so all of us in mighty good humour to bed. but, Lord ! it is a poor, silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice, in the King's Navy.- It is to have the Captains to account for all stores and victuals; but upon so silly grounds, to my... | |
 | Pepys Library - 1903 - 476 pages
...surveyor of the navy, in 16691 Pepys notes in the Diary, under date 28 February, 1668-9, that ^ bad presented a paper to the Duke of York ' to have the...think to bring it in practice in the king's navy.' * Nor did Pyend's suggestions escape the criticism of the eminent person to whom they were offered.... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1906 - 736 pages
...what the Surveyor offered to the Duke of York on Friday, he himself putting it into my hands to read; but, Lord ! it is a poor, silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice, in the King's Navy. It is to have the Captains to account for all stores and victuals ; but upon so silly grounds, to my... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 2000 - 608 pages
...what the Surveyor offered to the Duke of York on” Friday, he himselfputting it into my hand to read; but Lord, it is a poor silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice in the King's Navy; it is to have the Captains to endent for all stores and victuals; but upon so silly grounds to my thinking,... | |
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the surveyor, Thomas Myddelton, presented a paper to the Duke of York ' to have the captains account for all stores and victuals'—' but, Lord ! it is a poor silly thing ever to think to bring it in practice in the King's navy. 