Choclate wine

Hmm. Sounds like a posh version of the Basque drink Calimocho which mixes red wine and coca cola.

Chelsea not London?

No, nothing about footie, I’m afraid. I found it interesting that Pepys was writing at a time when Chelsea was a trip out of London, that the Florentine’s sent a special poison to trial on a hen, a kitten and a dog (they survived, btw). Fascinating view...