John Evelyn I, Oliver Cromwell's rise and eventual natural death, the last Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London in 1666. Evelyn's posthumously "rival" diarist, Samuel Pepys, wrote a different kind of diary, covering a much shorter period, 1660–1669, but in much greater depth, within the same era. Over the years, Evelyn's Diary has been overshadowed by Pepys's chronicles of 17th-century life. Born into a family whose wealth was largely founded on gunpowder production, John Evelyn was born in Wotton, Surrey and grew up in Lewes, Sussex. While living in Lewes, in Southover Grange, he was educated at Lewes
Day by Day (Godspell song) Day by Day (Godspell song) "Day by Day" is a folk rock ballad from the 1971 Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical "Godspell". "Day by Day" is the third song in the show’s score and it is also reprised as the closing number for the 1973 film version. Its refrain follows a prayer ascribed to the 13th-century English bishop Saint Richard of Chichester: "May I know Thee more clearly,<br>" "Love Thee more dearly,<br>" "Follow Thee more nearly." The version in "Godspell" follows more closely the wording in Hymn 429 of the 1940 "Hymnal": <br>"Day by day, <br>Dear Lord, of thee