Pepys

(Samuel), an English man, secretary 4o the admiralty under Charles II. and his brother. He introduced regularity, and method in his department, and devoted himself to the collecting of memoirs of the navy, and other valuable documents, preserved at Magdalen college, Cambridge. To his judicious arrangements Britain is much indebted for her superiority in naval affairs, which she began to acquire after the civil wars. Hedied 1703. ERACU‘TE. a. (per a cut us, Latin.) Very sharp; very violent (Harvey).