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Excerpt from Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F. R. S., Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II. And James II, Vol. 1 of 4: The Diary Deciphered by the Rev. J. Smith, A. M., From the Original Shorthand Ms. In the Pepysian Library; With a Life and Notes
We may assume that, considering the multiplicity of subjects occurring throughout the Diary, very few p sages are now left unexplained, an advantage mainly attributable to the good omoce of my friend Mr. John Holmes of the British Museum, who, in the same spirit which induced him to assist me on a former occasion, came again to the rescue; and besides contributing a great many interesting notes, took the pains to verify the information supplied from other sources, and to examine every sheet, while the work was in the press. I hope the reader will not fail duly to appreciate the value and extent of these kind and most effective services, for which I cannot feel sufficiently grateful, conscious as I am, at my advanced age, how materially the editorial duties would have suffered had I been left to my own resources.
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