" The same book also contains "THE LAST
INSTRUCTIONS TO A PAINTER ABOUT THE DUTCH WARS, BY ANDREW MARVEL,
ESQ.," which from its severity I suppose to be the work here
alluded to.] that made my heart ake to read, it being too sharp
and so true. Here I also saw a printed account of the
examinations taken touching the burning of the City of London,
showing the plot of the Papists therein; which, it seems, hath
been ordered to be burnt by the hands of the common hangman, in
Westminster Palace. My wife and Mercer and I away to the King's
playhouse, to see "The Scornfull Lady;" but it being now three
o'clock there was not one soul in the pit; whereupon, for shame
we could not go in, but, against our wills, went all to see "Tu
quoque" again, where there was pretty store of company. Here we
saw Madam Morland, [Sir Samuel Morland's first wife.] who is
grown mighty fat, but is very comely. Thence to the King's
house, upon a wager of mine with my wife that there would be no
acting there to-day there being no company: so I went in and
found a pretty good company there, and saw their dance at the end
of the play.
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