18 January 1686

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Theatre: no theater listed
Theatrical Season: 1684-1685
Volume: 1
Comments: The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby, 18 Jan. 1685@6: After dinner the Lord? Chancellor, having drunke smartly at table (which was his custome) called for one Monfort, a gentleman of his that had been a comedian, an excellent mimick, and to divert the company, as he called it, made him give us a caus, that is, plead before him in a feigned action, wher he acted all the principal lawyers of the age, in their tone of voice, and action or gesture of body; and thus ridiculed not only the lawyers, but the law itselfe. This, I confess, was very diverting, but not soe prudent as I thought for soe eminent a man in soe great a station of the lawe; since nothing could get a man more enemies than to deride thos whom they ought most to sopport (ed. Browning, pp. 408-9)

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    *p(?none Comment. *c(?none <i>The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby</i>, 18 Jan. 1685@6: After dinner the <i>Lord? Chancellor</i>, having drunke smartly at table (which was his custome) called for one $Monfort=, a gentleman of his that had been a comedian, an excellent mimick, and to divert the company, as he called it, made him give us a caus, that is, plead before him in a feigned action, wher he acted all the principal lawyers of the age, in their tone of voice, and action or gesture of body; and thus ridiculed not only the lawyers, but the law itselfe. This, I confess, was very diverting, but not soe prudent as I thought for soe eminent a man in soe great a station of the lawe; since nothing could get a man more enemies than to deride thos whom they ought most to sopport (ed. $Browning=, pp. 408-9).

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    *p1686 01 18 none Comment.*c1686 01 18 none <i>The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby</i>, 18 Jan. 1685@6: After dinner the <i>Lord? Chancellor</i>, having drunke smartly at table (which was his custome) called for one $Monfort=, a gentleman of his that had been a comedian, an excellent mimick, and to divert the company, as he called it, made him give us a caus, that is, plead before him in a feigned action, wher he acted all the principal lawyers of the age, in their tone of voice, and action or gesture of body; and thus ridiculed not only the lawyers, but the law itselfe. This, I confess, was very diverting, but not soe prudent as I thought for soe eminent a man in soe great a station of the lawe; since nothing could get a man more enemies than to deride thos whom they ought most to sopport (ed. $Browning=, pp. 408-9).

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    Event: 1604 | 16860118 | none | <i>The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby</i>, 18 Jan. 1685@6: After dinner the <i>Lord? Chancellor</i>, having drunke smartly at table (which was his custome) called for one $Monfort=, a gentleman of his that had been a comedian, an excellent mimick, and to divert the company, as he called it, made him give us a caus, that is, plead before him in a feigned action, wher he acted all the principal lawyers of the age, in their tone of voice, and action or gesture of body; and thus ridiculed not only the lawyers, but the law itselfe. This, I confess, was very diverting, but not soe prudent as I thought for soe eminent a man in soe great a station of the lawe; since nothing could get a man more enemies than to deride thos whom they ought most to sopport (ed. $Browning=, pp. 408-9)

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