So to the office, where we sat all the morning; and at
noon home to dinner, and then abroad again with my wife to the
Duke of York's playhouse, and saw "The Unfortunate Lovers:" [A
tragedy, by Sir Wm. Davenant.] a mean play I think, but some
parts very good, and excellently acted. We sat under the boxes,
and saw the fine ladies; among others, my Lady Kerneguy, who is
most devilishly painted. And so home, it being mighty pleasure
to go alone with my poor wife in a coach of our own to a play,
and makes us appear mighty great, I think, in the world; at
least, greater than ever I could, or my friends for me, have once
expected; or, I think, than ever any of my family ever yet lived
in my memory, but my cosen Pepys in Salisbury Court.
4th. Did wait as usual upon the Duke of York, where, upon
discoursing something touching the Ticket-office, which by letter
the Board did give the Duke of York their advice to be put upon
Lord Brouncker, Sir J. Minnes did foolishly rise up and complain
of the office, and his being made nothing of; and this before Sir
Thomas Littleton, who would be glad of this difference among us:
which did trouble me mightily; and therefore I did forbear to say
what I otherwise would have thought fit for me to say on this
occasion, upon so impertinent a speech as this doating fool made
--but, I say, I let it alone, and contented myself that it went
as I advised, as to the Duke of York's judgment in the thing
dispated.
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