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Which naval office did Samuel Pepys receive after Charles II returned to England?
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys, oil painting by John Hayls, 1666; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
After Charles II returned to England in 1660, Samuel Pepys was appointed as the clerk of the acts of the navy.1
Through the influence of his cousin, Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Pepys received this position with a salary of ÂŁ350 per annum and an official residence at the navy office in Seething Lane.1