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Samuel Pepys, have you met?
He was a quite interesting Englishman, who wrote extensive diaries of his life in the 17th century. some of the writing is very good for research, talking about meeting his many gentlemen friends at London's Cafés - at the time the Royal Society was beginning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pepys
You can follow his diary now in #fediverse via bot - @samuelpepys
"Samuel Pepys FRS was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy."