78	PRECIOUS STONES.
	give me information, of Wm, How's having bought eight bags of precious stones, taken from about the Dutch Vice-Admirall's neck ; of which there were eight dyamonds which cost him four thousand pounds sterling, in India ; and hoped to have made twelve thousand pounds here for them. So, I on board ; where Sir Edmund Pooly carried me down into the hold of the India ship, and there did show me the greatest wealth lie in confusion that a man can see in the world,—pepper scattered through every chink, you trod upon it; and in cloves and nutmegs I walked above the knees ; whole rooms full. And silk in bales, and boxes of copper-plate, one of which I saw opened." On July 31st, 1665, Pepys " ended this month with the greatest joy that ever I did any in my life." It was the occasion of Mr. Philip Carteret's marriage to Miss Jemima Mountagu: "though we drove (again from Hinchingbroke) hard with six horses we met them coming from church, which troubled us; but that trouble was soon over, hearing it was well done ; they both being in their old cloaths ; my Lord Crew giving her away, there being three coach fulls of them. The young lady mighty sad, which troubled me ; but yet I think it was only her gravity, in a little greater degree than usual.—At night to supper, and so to talk ; and, (which methought was the most extraordinary thing,) all of us to prayers, as usual, and the young bride, and bridegroom too; and so, after prayers, soberly to bed ; only I got into the bridegroom's chamber while he undressed himself ; and there was very merry, till he was called to the bride's chamber ; and into bed they went. I kissed the bride in bed; and so the curtaines drawne with the greatest gravity that could