Samuel Pepys

Diarist; cut for the stone in 1658

What the film says

Cut for the stone on 26 March 1658 at his cousin's house; kept the anniversary as a feast.

Watch 31:53 in the film VI. The Stone-Cutters
His diary entry for the second anniversary is read in his own words.

Watch 32:11 in the film VI. The Stone-Cutters
Paid 24 shillings for a case for his stone; seven more stones were found in his left kidney after his death.

Watch 32:23 in the film VI. The Stone-Cutters

26 March 1658: Samuel Pepys is cut for the stone by Thomas Hollier at his cousin Jane Turner's house in Salisbury Court, London. timeline
26 March 1660: On board ship, Pepys marks the second anniversary of his operation and resolves to keep it as a festival for life. timeline
November 1660: Pepys records his mother in growing pain from the stone. timeline
26 March 1661: Pepys notes the third anniversary of his operation, still free from pain. timeline
27 August 1664: Pepys collects a case for his stone, costing 24 shillings. timeline
23 November 1664: Hollier finds a stone in the bladder of Pepys's servant boy Tom. probable timeline
26 March 1665: Pepys records seven years since his operation and reports himself in very good health. timeline
1970: William Matthews, editor of the diary, writes that seven stones were found in Pepys's left kidney after his death, and questions the tennis-ball comparison for his bladder stone. timeline