# Mr. Hewer — The Diary character guide > Mr. Hewer in The Diary by Samuel Pepys. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Hewer, W. Hewer, William Hewer **First appearance:** 0003-january-1659-60 ## Snapshot Pepys's clerk and later trusted friend, living under the same roof and quietly absorbing the habits of a master who notices everything. ## Who they are Hewer belongs to Pepys's household at the Navy Office, listed alongside wife, maid, and boy as part of the settled family of the diary's opening year. He is the subordinate who becomes indispensable, the kind of presence whose reliability lets Pepys travel, scheme, and confide. His slow promotion from clerk to intimate mirrors the diary's larger pattern: the office is a household, and the household is a career, with loyalty the currency that buys both. ## In the story ### [July 1660](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/july-1660) Pepys's clerk, who stays with him at the Navy Office. ### [August 1660](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/august-1660) Accompanies Pepys to the Privy Seal Office and is sent home early. ### [September 1660](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/september-1660) Sent home by Pepys to inform his wife; attends Common Prayer for the first time. ### [January 1660–61](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/january-1660-61) Member of Pepys' household; mentioned as part of his family. ### [April 1661](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/april-1661) Clerk; directed by Pepys to prepare for the Portsmouth trip, travels with his wife. ### [May 1663](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/may-1663) Clerk Hater; confesses to Pepys about being caught at a religious meeting and fears losing his position. ### [October 1663](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/october-1663) Mentioned as Will, Pepys's servant, who is drooping and causing concern. ### [March 1663–64](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/march-1663-64) Mentioned as a clerk; Pepys secures a raise for him in this period (implied by context). ### [August 1664](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/august-1664) T. Hater, the clerk who receives the raise; Pepys tells him the good news. ### [October 1664](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/october-1664) Goes with Pepys's wife to see the new ship launch. ### [January 1664–65](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/january-1664-65) Mentioned in the context of Pepys's office work. ### [June 1665](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/june-1665) Stays with Pepys for dinner and helps draw up a petition for Mr. Hater's troublesome powder business. ### [August 1665](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/august-1665) Brings Pepys £119 for office disbursements and shows him a letter about the dispute between Elizabeth and Mercer. ### [September 1665](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/september-1665) Accompanies Pepys to Nonsuch; is in mourning for his father who died of the plague. ### [October 1665](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/october-1665) Dines with Pepys and Mr. Hater on the 19th, assists with accounts and letters. ### [December 1665](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/december-1665) Hewer assists Pepys in office work and is present during discussions about pursers' trade. ### [October 1666](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/october-1666) Reports to Mrs. Pepys that Mercer is unwilling to return as maid. ### [November 1666](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/november-1666) W. Hewer accompanies Pepys to write over a letter fair, and is present at home with Mercer. ### [January 1666–67](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/january-1666-67) Mentioned as part of Pepys's office staff, though not directly active in this chapter. ### [February 1666–67](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/february-1666-67) Mentioned as Pepys's clerk; Pepys gives him money for his journey. ### [April 1667](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/april-1667) Mentioned as part of Pepys's household, though not directly active in this chapter. ### [May 1667](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/may-1667) Pepys' clerk; accompanies Pepys' wife to the Park. ### [June 1667](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/june-1667) Clerk to Pepys; helps withdraw money from the banker's amid the financial panic. ### [August 1667](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/august-1667) Accompanies Pepys to the office and later hosts him at his lodging in Barnet. ### [September 1667](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/september-1667) Mentioned as part of Pepys's circle; not directly active in excerpts. ### [December 1667](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/december-1667) Dines with Pepys and helps review office letters for advantageous matters. ### [January 1667–68](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/january-1667-68) Dines with Mrs. Pierce, accompanies Pepys to Kate Joyce's, and discusses naval matters. ### [March 1667–68](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/march-1667-68) Discusses House business with Pepys and reports town gossip about Navy Officers being turned out. ### [April 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/april-1668) A day's journey with Pepys's wife; Pepys dines with other clerks in his absence. ### [May 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/may-1668) Dines with Pepys on the 10th. ### [July 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/july-1668) Assists Pepys with accounts and accompanies the family to Cooper's and other outings. ### [September 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/september-1668) Writes to Pepys about Roger Pepys's hospitality at Sturbridge-Fair. ### [October 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/october-1668) Assists Pepys with papers and accompanies the family to the playhouse. ### [November 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/november-1668) Hewer loses a tally of £1,000 but later recovers it; he assists Pepys with accounts. ### [December 1668](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/december-1668) Hewer accompanies Pepys on several occasions and reports news about the French King's naval intentions. ### [January 1668–69](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/january-1668-69) Pepys's clerk; helps with Tangier papers and accompanies him to Whitehall. ### [February 1668–69](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/february-1668-69) Accompanies Pepys to Whitehall and other errands. ### [March 1668–69](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/march-1668-69) Accompanies Pepys to the Rolls and St. James's Park, takes notes in shorthand. ### [April 1669](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/april-1669) Assists Pepys with Navy history and dines with him at the Cocke. ### [May 1669](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/chapters/may-1669) Assists Pepys with examining and stating his accounts. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/characters/mr_hewers - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_diary_se/characters