Soon as dined, my wife and I out to the Duke's
playhouse, and there saw "Heraclius," [A tragedy, by Lodowick
Carlell, taken from Corneille.] an excellent play, to my
extraordinary content; and the more from the house being very
full, and great company; among others Mrs. Stewart, very fine,
with her locks done up with puffes, as my wife calls them: and
several other great ladies had their hair so, though I do not
like it; but my wife do mightily; but it is only because she sees
it is the fashion. Here I saw my Lord Rochester and his lady,
Mrs. Mallett, who hath after all this ado married him; and, as I
hear some say in the pit, it is a great act of charity, for he
hath no estate. But it was so pleasant to see how every body
rose up when my Lord John Butler, the Duke of 0rmond's son, come
into the pit towards the end of the play, who was a servant to
Mrs. Mallett, and now smiled upon her, and she on him. Home, and
to my chamber, and there finished my Catalogue of my books with
my own-hand.
5th. Heard this morning that the Prince is much better, and hath
good rest.
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