Erith
A riverside town on the Thames below London, where Pepys mustered two of the King's ships in 1663.
Today: Erith, London, England
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Samuel Pepys, from his diary (London, 1660–1669), in the edition of Henry B. Wheatley (London, 1893–99) · January 1660 to June 1669, written day by day (modern calendar)
Up betimes, and though it was a most foggy morning, and cold, yet with a gally down to Eriffe, several times being at a loss whither we went. There I mustered two ships of the King’s, lent by him to the Guiny Company, which are manned better than ours at far less wages.
Up early, and though it was a very foggy morning, and cold, [I went] down to Erith in a galley, not knowing several times where we were going. There I mustered two of the King’s ships, lent by him to the Guinea Company, which are better manned than ours at far lower wages.