18th. I walked in the Exchange; which is now made mighty pretty,
by having windows and doors before all their shops, to keep out
the cold.
20th. By coach to the King's playhouse, and there saw, "The Mad
Couple," [Probably "A Mad Couple well Matched" a comedy by
Richard Brome, printed in 1653.] my wife having been at the same
play with Jane in the 18d. seat.
21st. The King, Duke of York, and the men of the Court have been
these four or five days a-hunting at Bagshot.
22nd. At noon comes Mr. Sheres, whom I find a good, ingenious
man, but do talk a little too much of his travels. He left my
Lord Sandwich well, but in pain to be at home for want of money,
which comes very hardly. I have indulged myself more in pleasure
for these last two months than ever I did in my life before,
since I came to be a person concerned in business; and I doubt,
when I come to make up my accounts, I shall find it so by the
expence.
23rd. At my Lord Ashly's by invitation to dine there. At table
it is worth remembering that my Lord tells us that the House of
Lords is the last appeal that a man can make upon a point of
interpretation of the law, and that therein they are above the
Judges; and that he did assert this in the Lords' House upon the
late occasion of the quarrel between my Lord Bristoll and the
Chancellor, when the former did accuse the latter of treason, and
the Judges did bring it in not to be treason: my Lord Ashly did
declare that the judgement of the Judges was nothing in the
presence of their Lordships, but only as far as they were the
properest men to bring precedents; but not to interpret the law
to their Lordships, but only the inducements of their
persuasions: and this the Lords did concur in.
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