He finds the enmity
almost over for my Lord Sandwich. Up to the Painted Chamber, and
there heard a conference between the House of Lords and Commons
about the Wine Patent; which I was exceeding glad to be at,
because of my hearing exceeding good discourses, but especially
from the Commons; among others Mr. Swinfen, and a young man, one
Sir Thomas Meres: [Knight, M.P. for Lincoln, made a Commissioner
of the Admiralty 1679.] and do outdo the Lords infinitely.
Alone to the King's house, and there saw "The Custome of the
Country," [A tragi-comedy, by Beaumont and Fletcher.] the second
time of its being acted, wherein Knipp does the Widow well; but
of all the plays that ever I did see, the worst, having neither
plot, language, nor any thing in the earth that is acceptable;
only Knipp sings a song admirably.
3rd. This day, I hear, hath been a conference between the two
Houses about the Bill for examining Accounts, wherein the House
of Lords their proceedings in petitioning the King for doing it
by Commission, are in great heat voted by the Commons, after the
conference, unparliamentary.
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