*p1663 02 23 atcourt The Wild Gallant.*c1663 02 23 atcourt The <i>King's Company</i>. See 5 Feb. <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: [<i>The Slighted Maid</i>] being done, we took coach and to court, and there got good places, and saw <i>The Wilde Gallant</i>, performed by the King's house, but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing as I never saw in my life almost, and so little answering the name, that from beginning to end, I could not, nor can at this time, tell certainly which was the <i>Wild Gallant</i>. $The King= did not seem pleased at all, all the whole play, nor any body else, though $Mr Clerke= whome we met here did commend it to us....Now as my mind was but very ill satisfied with these two plays themselves, so was I in the midst of them sad to think of the spending so much money and venturing upon the breach of my vow, which I found myself sorry for, I bless God, though my nature would well be contented to follow the pleasure still. But I did make payment of my forfeiture presently, though I hope to save it back again by forbearing two plays <i>at court</i> for this one at the Theatre, or else to forbear that to the Theatre which I am to have at <i>Easter</i>. But it being my birthday and my day of liberty regained to me, and lastly, the last play that is likely to be acted at Court before Easter, because of the <i>Lent</i> coming in, I was the easier content to fling away so much money.