Borrowed many things of
my kitchen for dressing their dinner. This wedding, being
private, is imputed to its being just before Lent, and so in vain
to make new clothes till Easter, that they might see the fashions
as they are like to be this summer; which is reason good enough.
16th. To my Lord Brouncker's, and there was Sir Robert Murray, a
most excellent man of reason and learning, and understands the
doctrine of musique, and every thing else I could discourse of,
very finely. Here come Mr. Hooke, Sir George Ent, Dr. Wren, and
many others; and by and by the musique, that is to say, Signior
Vincentio, who is the master composer, and six more, whereof two
eunuches (so tall that Sir T. Harvy said well that he believes
they do grow large as our oxen do), and one woman very well
dressed and handsome enough, but would not be kissed, as Mr.
Killigrew, who brought the company in, did acquaint us. They
sent two harpsicons before, and by and by after tuning them they
begun; and, I confess, very good musique they made; that is, the
composition exceeding good, but yet not at all more pleasing to
me than what I have heard in English by Mrs.
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