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Rh Venice 1651. In his Banihment he writ mot of thee Plays, and died everal Years after the Retauration.

Bellamira, her Dream; or, Love of Shadows, in Two Parts, a Tragedy, fol. written at Venice, and the firt dedicated to the then Dutches of Richmond and Lenox, and the econd to her Siter, Ann Villiers, then Countes of Eex.

Cicilia and Clorinda; or, Love in Arms, in Two Parts, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. the firt writ at Turin, the econd at Florence. The Scene betwixt Amadeo, Ducius, and Manlius, eems copied from Aglatidas, Artabes, and Megabies, in the Grand Cyrus, Part 1. Lib. 3. Story of Aglatidas and Ametris.

Claracilla, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. written at Rome, and dedicated to the Lady Shannon.

The Paron’s Wedding, a Comedy, fol. writ at Bazil in Switzerland. The chiefet Incidents in this Play, are to be found in former Plays; as the Antiquary, Ram-Alley, &c.

The Pilgrim, a Tragedy, fol. writ whilt at Paris, and dedicated to the Countes of Carnarvan.

The Princes; or, Love at firt Sight, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. writ at Naples, and dedicated to the Lady Lovelace, his Niece.

The Prioners, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. writ at London, and dedicated to the Lady Compton, another of his Nieces.

Thomao; or, The Wanderer, in Two Parts, a Comedy, fol. The Author has here borrowed, not only a Story from Fletcher’s Captain, but everal things from Johnon’s Fox.

The above named Plays, belonging to this Author, are all printed in one Volume, Fol. 1664. Gentleman lately deceaed, being in his Lifetime Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager, and has writ everal Plays; as

Ormades, a Tragi-Comedy, fol.

Pandora; or, The Converts, a Tragi-Comedy, fol.

Selindra, a Tragi-Comedy, fol.

The Siege of Urbin, a Tragi-Comedy, fol.

There’s another Play acrib’d to him, call’d,

The Imperial Tragedy, fol. The chief Part of this Play out of Latin, for the Plot ee Marcelinus, Caiodorus, Cedrenus, Evagrius, Zonatus, Baronius, &c. of Zeno, the Twelfth Emperor from Contantine.

Thee Plays are Printed in on Volume, fol. Oxon, 1666. John