Pepys ' diary provides a first - hand account of the Restoration .
Pepys ' diary is also notable for Pepys ' diary 's detailed accounts of several major events of the 1660s , along with the lesser known diary of John Evelyn .
Pepys ' diary provides a first - hand account of the Restoration , and it is also notable for its detailed accounts of several major events of the 1660s , along with the lesser known diary of John Evelyn .