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Second Reading

About Henry IV part I (William Shakespeare)

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Shakespeare's "King Henry IV.," presumably the first part, is given by Downes as one of the plays acted by the King's Servants, and he gives the following cast -- "King: Mr. Wintersel; Prince: Mr. Burt; Hotspur: Mr. Hart; Falstaff: Mr. Cartwright; Poyns: Mr. Shatterel."
---Wheatley, 1896. (note for 31 December 1660)

William Wintersell: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
Nicholas Burt: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
Charles Hart: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
William Cartwright: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…

About Dr Alexander Fraiser

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Alexander Fraizer, M.D. (of Montpelier), was physician in ordinary to Charles II., and was knighted by the king, with whom he was a great favourite. In 1651 and 1652 he had been in attendance on the royal family at St. Germains. He died May 3rd, 1681. Dr. Munk says, "His character was never of the highest." -- Roll of the Royal College of Physicians, 1878, vol. ii., p. 232.
---Wheatley, 1896.

About Sir Thomas Bond

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Sir Thomas Bond was a Roman Catholic; Comptroller of the Household to the Queen Dowager; created a baronet in 1658 by Charles II., to whom whilst in exile he had advanced large sums. He died in 1685, and lies buried at Camberwell, in which parish he had purchased an estate at Peckham, and built a house alienated by his son, Sir Henry, to Chief Justice Trevor.
---Wheatley, 1896.

About Tuesday 1 January 1660/61

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A SLUT, a nasty, slatternly Woman
---An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. N. Bailey, 1675.

[the only definition]

About Tuesday 30 October 1660

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Edith, this the second time around (the second decade) for this diary. Note the year! But that's ok, post your bit and join in! There's a new group of us to engage.

About Robert Blackborne

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Robert Blackburne was Secretary to the Admiralty with a salary of £250 a year until the appointment of the Duke of York as Lord High Admiral in July 1660.
---Wheatley, 1896.

About Robert Blackborne

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Robert Blackborne is identified on the Web (without attribution) as a Fifth Monarchist.

About Cavaliers

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In this question, so delicate and uncertain, men naturally fell to the side which was most conformable to their usual principles; and those, who were the most passionate favourers of monarchy, declared for the king, as the zealous friends of liberty sided with the parliament. The hopes of success being nearly equal on both sides, interest had no general influence in this contest: So that ROUND-HEAD and CAVALIER were merely parties of principle; neither of which disowned either monarchy or liberty; but the former party inclined most to the republican part of our government, and the latter to the monarchical. In this respect they may be considered as court and country-party enflamed into a civil war, by an unhappy concurrence of circumstances, and by the turbulent spirit of the age. The commonwealth's men, and the partizans of despotic power, lay concealed in both parties, and formed but an inconsiderable part of them.
---Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. David Hume, 1742.

About Roundheads

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In this question, so delicate and uncertain, men naturally fell to the side which was most conformable to their usual principles; and those, who were the most passionate favourers of monarchy, declared for the king, as the zealous friends of liberty sided with the parliament. The hopes of success being nearly equal on both sides, interest had no general influence in this contest: So that ROUND-HEAD and CAVALIER were merely parties of principle; neither of which disowned either monarchy or liberty; but the former party inclined most to the republican part of our government, and the latter to the monarchical. In this respect they may be considered as court and country-party enflamed into a civil war, by an unhappy concurrence of circumstances, and by the turbulent spirit of the age. The commonwealth's men, and the partizans of despotic power, lay concealed in both parties, and formed but an inconsiderable part of them.
---Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. David Hume, 1742.

About Tuesday 30 October 1660

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"the King’s declaration in matters of religion"

See my annotation on October 25, 1660 for a section of this declaration.

About John Wilkins

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John Wilkins, D.D., born 1614, took the Parliament side, and was made warden of Wadham College, Oxford. In 1656 he married Robina, the widow of Dr. French and sister of Oliver Cromwell. He was appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1659, but was ejected in 1660. Consecrated Bishop of Chester, November 15th, 1668. He died November 19th, 1672. He was one of the founders of the Royal Society, and jokes were often made respecting the publication of his work, "The Discovery of a New World."
---Wheatley, 1896.

About Henry Lawes

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Henry Lawes was the friend of Milton and composed the music for "Comus," performed at Ludlow Castle in 1634. He set the anthem, "Zadok the Priest," for the coronation of Charles II. He died October 21st, 1662, and was buried in the Cloisters, Westminster Abbey.
---Wheatley, 1896.