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Rh NE of the firt Reformers of our Language, in Queen Elizabeth’s Days; he was born in Kent, bred in Magdalen-College, Oxon, and there took his Degree of Mater of Arts, 1575. The Time of his Death I know not; he has publihed thee Nine Plays following.

Alexander and Campape, a Tragi-Comedy, 12 mo. 1632. Acted on a Twelfth Night, before the Queen, by her Majety’s Children, and thoe of Paul’s, and ometimes after at Black Fryars. Plot from Pliny’s Natural Hit. Lib. 35. Cap. 10.

Endimion, a Comedy, 12 mo. 1632. Preented alo before Queen Elizabeth, by the ame Children. Plot from Lucian’s Dialogue between Venus and the Moon, Natales Comes, and Galtruchius’s ''Hit. of the Heathen Gods''.

Galathea, a Comedy, 12 mo. 1632. Preented likewie before the Queen at Greenwich, by the Children of Paul’s on New-Year’s-Day. See the Story of Iphis and Ianthe, in Ovid Metamorph. Lib. 9. Tab. 12, &c.

Love’s Metamorphois, a Patoral, 4 to. 1601. Firt play’d by the Children of Paul’s, and afterwards by her Majety’s Children of the Chappel.

The Maid’s Metamorphois, a Comedy, 4 to. 1600. Acted undry times by the Children of Paul’s.

Mother Bombie, a plesant conceited Comedy (ays the Title), printed 12 mo. 1632. and undry times play’d by the Children of Paul’s.

Mydas, a Comedy, 12 mo. 1632. This was alo play’d before the Queen on Twelfth Day at Night, Apuleius has writ this Story at large in his Aureus Ainus. See alo Natales Comes, Galtruchius’s ''Hit. of the Heathen Gods, and Ovid’s Metamorph.'' Lib. 11.

Sapho and Phaon, a Comedy, 12 mo. 1632. Preented before the Queen on Shrove Tuesday, and afterwards at the Black Fryars. Plot from Ovid Epit.

Woman in the Moon, a Comedu, 4 to. 1667.

Six of the above Plays are printed together 12 mo. and publihed by one Mr. Blount, called Court Comedies; the other three are printed ingle in 4 to. Mr. Lilly alo writ a Book called, Eupheus and his England, 4 to. at that time much eteemed. Thomas