] walking on foot; who is now no
more a prisoner, and looks well, and just as he used to do
heretofore.
19th. Some talk about Sir W. Pen's being to buy Wanstead-House
of Sir Robert Brookes.
20th. Met Mr. Rolt, who tells me the reason of no play today at
the King's house. That Lacy had been committed to the porter's
lodge for his acting his part in the late new play, and being
thence released to come to the King's house, he there met with
Ned Howard, the poet of the play, who congratulated his release;
upon which Lacy cursed him as that it was the fault of his
nonsensical play that was the cause of his ill usage. Mr. Howard
did give him some reply: to which Lacy answered him, that he was
more a fool than a poet; upon which Howard did give him a blow on
the face with his glove; on which Lacy, having a cane in his
hand, did give him a blow over the pate. Here Rolt and others
that discoursed of it, in the pit this afternoon, did wonder that
Howard did not run him through, he being too mean a fellow to
fight with. But Howard did not do any thing but complain to the
King of it; so the whole house is silenced: and the gentry seem
to rejoice much at it, the house being become too insolent.
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