To the Duke's house, and
saw "Macbeth," which though I saw it lately, yet appears a most
excellent play in all respects, but especially in divertisement,
though it be a deep tragedy; which is a strange perfection in a
tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable.
9th. In a hackney-coach to White Hall, the way being most
horribly bad upon the breaking up of the frost, so as not to be
passed almost. I do hear by my Lord Brouncker, that for certain
Sir W. Coventry hath resigned his place of Commissioner up; which
I believe he hath done upon good grounds of security to himself
from all the blame which must attend our office this next year;
but I fear the King will suffer by it. Thence to Westminster
Hall, and there to the conference of the Houses about the word
"Nusance," which the Commons would have, and the Lords will not,
in the Irish Bill. The Commons do it professedly to prevent the
King's dispensing with it; which Sir Robert Howard and others did
expressly repeat often: viz., "that no King ever could do any
thing which was hurtful to his people.
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