19 March 1678

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1677-1678
Volume: 1
Comments: The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby, ed. Browning (p. 137): This day in the afternoon I had a quarrell in the King's playhous upon this occasion. As I sate in the pit a gentleman, whose name I afterwards heard to be Mr Symons came and placed himself next to me, and not content to rest ther, after a while desired me to give him my seat, or to exchange with him, (pretending he was to speake to one of his acquaintances on the other side). I had noe mind to quitt my seat, which was better to see than his; besides, he haveing been drinking, his manner of askeing was not altogather soe gratefull, insomuch as I denyed it. Here upon he said I was uncivil, and I tould him he was a rascall; upon which words we were both prepared to strike one another, had not a gentleman that sate near us (one Sir Jonathan Trelany) put his hand between us to prevent it

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    *p?dl Comment. *c?dl <i>The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby</i>, ed. $Browning= (p. 137): This day in the afternoon I had a quarrell in the <i>King's playhous</i> upon this occasion. As I sate in the pit a gentleman, whose name I afterwards heard to be $Mr Symons= came and placed himself next to me, and not content to rest ther, after a while desired me to give him my seat, or to exchange with him, (pretending he was to speake to one of his acquaintances on the other side). I had noe mind to quitt my seat, which was better to see than his; besides, he haveing been drinking, his manner of askeing was not altogather soe gratefull, insomuch as I denyed it. Here upon he said I was uncivil, and I tould him he was a rascall; upon which words we were both prepared to strike one another, had not a gentleman that sate near us (one $Sir Jonathan Trelany=) put his hand between us to prevent it.

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    *p1678 03 19 dl Comment.*c1678 03 19 dl <i>The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby</i>, ed. $Browning= (p. 137): This day in the afternoon I had a quarrell in the <i>King's playhous</i> upon this occasion. As I sate in the pit a gentleman, whose name I afterwards heard to be $Mr Symons= came and placed himself next to me, and not content to rest ther, after a while desired me to give him my seat, or to exchange with him, (pretending he was to speake to one of his acquaintances on the other side). I had noe mind to quitt my seat, which was better to see than his; besides, he haveing been drinking, his manner of askeing was not altogather soe gratefull, insomuch as I denyed it. Here upon he said I was uncivil, and I tould him he was a rascall; upon which words we were both prepared to strike one another, had not a gentleman that sate near us (one $Sir Jonathan Trelany=) put his hand between us to prevent it.

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    Event: 1332 | 16780319 | dl | <i>The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby</i>, ed. $Browning= (p. 137): This day in the afternoon I had a quarrell in the <i>King's playhous</i> upon this occasion. As I sate in the pit a gentleman, whose name I afterwards heard to be $Mr Symons= came and placed himself next to me, and not content to rest ther, after a while desired me to give him my seat, or to exchange with him, (pretending he was to speake to one of his acquaintances on the other side). I had noe mind to quitt my seat, which was better to see than his; besides, he haveing been drinking, his manner of askeing was not altogather soe gratefull, insomuch as I denyed it. Here upon he said I was uncivil, and I tould him he was a rascall; upon which words we were both prepared to strike one another, had not a gentleman that sate near us (one $Sir Jonathan Trelany=) put his hand between us to prevent it

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