2nd. After dinner with my wife to the King's house to see "The
Mayden Queene," a new play of Dryden's, mightily commended for
the regularity of it, and the strain and wit: and the truth is,
there is a comical part done by Nell, which is Florimell, that I
never can hope ever to see the like done again by man or woman.
The King and Duke of York were at the play. But so great
performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world
before as Nell do this, both as a mad girle, then most and best
of all when she comes in like a young gallant; and hath the
motions and carriage of a spark the most that ever I saw any man
have. It makes me, I confess, admire her.
3rd. it is believed that the Dutch will yield to have the treaty
at London or Dover, neither of which will get our King any
credit, we having already consented to have it at the Hague;
which, it seems, De Witt opposed, as a thing wherein the King of
England must needs have some profound design, which in my
conscience he hath not. They do also tell me that news is this
day come to the King, that the King of France is come with his
army to the frontiers of Flanders, demanding leave to pass
through their country towards Poland, but is denied, and
thereupon that he is gone into the country.
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