Wilkins made his hands into scale-pans and bobbled them up and down. 'Then Mr. Pepys tipped the scales. He related an anecdote from the Restoration, in 1660, when he had been on the boat with the King, and certain members of his household – including the Earl of Upnor, then no more than twelve years old. Also aboard was the King's favorite old dog. The dog shit in the boat. The young Earl kicked at the dog, and made to throw it overboard – but was stayed by the King, who laughed at it, and said, ‘You see, in some ways, at least, Kings are like other men!''