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21 June 1679

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Theatre: Dorset Garden Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1678-1679
Volume: 1
Comments: John Verney to Sir R. Verney, 23 June 1679: Churchill, for beating an orange wench in the Duke's playhouse, was challenged by Capt. Otway (the poet), and were both wounded, but Churchill most. The relation beinb told the King, by Sir John Holmes, as Churchill thought to his prejudice he challenged Holmes, who fighting, disarmed him, Churchill. On Saturday, at the Duke's Theatre, happened a quarrel between young Bedlow and one of the novices of St Omer's, and many swords were drawn, but as yet I have not heard whether any blood was shed in this religious quarrel (HMC, Verney MSS., 7th Report, Appendix, 1879, p. 473)

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    *p?dg Comment. *c?dg $John Verney= to $Sir R. Verney=, 23 June 1679: $Churchill=, for beating an orange wench in the <i>Duke's playhouse</i>, was challenged by $Capt. Otway= (the poet), and were both wounded, but Churchill most. The relation beinb told $the King=, by $Sir John Holmes=, as Churchill thought to his prejudice he challenged Holmes, who fighting, disarmed him, Churchill. On Saturday, at the <i>Duke's Theatre</i>, happened a quarrel between $young Bedlow= and one of the novices of <i>St Omer's</i>, and many swords were drawn, but as yet I have not heard whether any blood was shed in this religious quarrel (<i>HMC, Verney MSS., 7th Report</i>, Appendix, 1879, p. 473).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1679 06 21 dg Comment.*c1679 06 21 dg $John Verney= to $Sir R. Verney=, 23 June 1679: $Churchill=, for beating an orange wench in the <i>Duke's playhouse</i>, was challenged by $Capt. Otway= (the poet), and were both wounded, but Churchill most. The relation beinb told $the King=, by $Sir John Holmes=, as Churchill thought to his prejudice he challenged Holmes, who fighting, disarmed him, Churchill. On Saturday, at the <i>Duke's Theatre</i>, happened a quarrel between $young Bedlow= and one of the novices of <i>St Omer's</i>, and many swords were drawn, but as yet I have not heard whether any blood was shed in this religious quarrel (<i>HMC, Verney MSS., 7th Report</i>, Appendix, 1879, p. 473).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 1361 | 16790621 | dg | $John Verney= to $Sir R. Verney=, 23 June 1679: $Churchill=, for beating an orange wench in the <i>Duke's playhouse</i>, was challenged by $Capt. Otway= (the poet), and were both wounded, but Churchill most. The relation beinb told $the King=, by $Sir John Holmes=, as Churchill thought to his prejudice he challenged Holmes, who fighting, disarmed him, Churchill. On Saturday, at the <i>Duke's Theatre</i>, happened a quarrel between $young Bedlow= and one of the novices of <i>St Omer's</i>, and many swords were drawn, but as yet I have not heard whether any blood was shed in this religious quarrel (<i>HMC, Verney MSS., 7th Report</i>, Appendix, 1879, p. 473)

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