Samuel_Pepys wrote:"Didst stumbl this eve 'pon a sighte of some remarke Whilste tayking my constytution'l arounde ye tower, I didst epsy an alleywaye that hytherto had escapèd myne eye. Peek'ng downe itte didst I espye a most horride and shockyng syte - a manne clearlie loste to the addyctiones of drynk and snuffe. Goode alwayes to the forefronte of my hearte, I rush'd to the aide of thys poore wretche, thoe I knowst notte how I mighte help suche a feeble excuse of humanité. As mye treade didst approache him, he seem'd to styr and fixyng me wyth baleful eyes, didst pleade 'Buye a musicale oddite, sir? Lybertines, onlie three groates.' 'Twas thenne I realysed the poore wretche was beyonde worldlie aide. Rais'd I mye sticke to putte hym out of hys myserie, when there came a flash of lyghte and to myne horr'r a dancyng skelyt'n didst appeare afore me. In blynde panick nowe didst I runne lyk the winde, its awfule cacklyng ringyng in my eares - what became of the lykely lads..."

Samuel_Pepys wrote:"Didst stumbl this eve 'pon a sighte of some remarke Whilste tayking my constytution'l arounde ye tower, I didst epsy an alleywaye that hytherto had escapèd myne eye. Peek'ng downe itte didst I espye a most horride and shockyng syte - a manne clearlie loste to the addyctiones of drynk and snuffe. Goode alwayes to the forefronte of my hearte, I rush'd to the aide of thys poore wretche, thoe I knowst notte how I mighte help suche a feeble excuse of humanité. As mye treade didst approache him, he seem'd to styr and fixyng me wyth baleful eyes, didst pleade 'Buye a musicale oddite, sir? Lybertines, onlie three groates.' 'Twas thenne I realysed the poore wretche was beyonde worldlie aide. Rais'd I mye sticke to putte hym out of hys myserie, when there came a flash of lyghte and to myne horr'r a dancyng skelyt'n didst appeare afore me. In blynde panick nowe didst I runne lyk the winde, its awfule cacklyng ringyng in my eares - what became of the lykely lads..."

Samuel_Pepys wrote:"Didst stumbl this eve 'pon a sighte of some remarke Whilste tayking my constytution'l arounde ye tower, I didst epsy an alleywaye that hytherto had escapèd myne eye. Peek'ng downe itte didst I espye a most horride and shockyng syte - a manne clearlie loste to the addyctiones of drynk and snuffe. Goode alwayes to the forefronte of my hearte, I rush'd to the aide of thys poore wretche, thoe I knowst notte how I mighte help suche a feeble excuse of humanité. As mye treade didst approache him, he seem'd to styr and fixyng me wyth baleful eyes, didst pleade 'Buye a musicale oddite, sir? Lybertines, onlie three groates.' 'Twas thenne I realysed the poore wretche was beyonde worldlie aide. Rais'd I mye sticke to putte hym out of hys myserie, when there came a flash of lyghte and to myne horr'r a dancyng skelyt'n didst appeare afore me. In blynde panick nowe didst I runne lyk the winde, its awfule cacklyng ringyng in my eares - what became of the lykely lads..."