24th. Mr. Moore tells me, among other things, that the Duke of
York is now sorry for his amour with my Lord Chancellor's
daughter, who is now brought to bed of a boy. To Mr. Lilly's,
[William Lilly, the astrologer and almanack-maker.] where, not
finding Mr. Spong, I went to Mr. Greatorex, where I met him, and
where I bought of him a drawing pen; and he did show me the
manner of the lamp-glasses, which carry the light a great way,
good to read in bed by, and I intend to have one of them. So to
Mr. Lilly's with Mr. Spong, where well received, there being a
club to-night among his friends. Among the rest Esquire Ashmole,
[Elias Ashmole, the antiquarian.] who I found was a very
ingenious gentleman. With him we two sang afterwards in Mr.
Lilly's study. That done, we all parted; and I home by coach,
taking Mr. Rooker with me, who did tell me a great many
fooleries, which may be done by nativities, and blaming Mr. Lilly
for writing to please his friends and to keep in with the times
(as he did formerly to his own dishonour,) and not according to
the rules of art, by which he could not well erre, as he had
done.
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