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Rh N Author born at Ainoe, in Northamptonshire, January, 1602. initiated in Letters at Thame-School, Oxonshire; from thence about sixteen Years of Age, was sent to Wadham-College, Oxon, and continued a Member thereof, till after he took his Master of Arts Degree. He writ these three Comedies:

The Antiquary, a Comedy 4to. 1641. Acted at the Cock-pit, by their Majesties Servants. Aurelio's Marriage is an Incident in some other Plays.

The Fine Companion, a Comedy, 4to. 1633. Acted by Prince Charles's Servants, in Salisbury-Court, as also before the King and Queen at White-Hall, with great Applause. It is dedicated to Sir Ralph Dutton.

Holland's Leaguer, a Comedy, 4to. 1632. Acted also by Prince Charles's Servants in Salisbury-Court, with good Applause. Several Things in this Play borrowed from Petronius Arbiter. His Poet liv'd in the Reign of King James the First, and writ eight Plays, six of which are usually bound together in one Volume, 8vo. 1633. and one of them reviv'd not many Years since, and acted with Success, under the Name of The Revenge; or, The Match in Newgate.

Antonia and Melida, Two Parts, a Tragedy, 4to. 1602. and 8vo. 1633. frequently acted by the Children of Paul's.

The Dutch Courtesan, a Comedy, 4to. 1605. and 8vo. 1633. Acted at the Black-Fryars, by the Children of the Queen's Majesty's Revels. The Story of Cockledemoy, in this Play, is borrowed from a French Book, entituled, des Contes du Monde, also from the English Book of Novels call'd, the Palace of Pleasure.

The Insatiate Countess, a Tragedy, 4to. 1603. Acted at the Black Fryars. Plot from ''Montius Hist. of Naples; see also Dr. Fuller's Prophane State'', Chap. 2. and God's Revenge against Adultery, &c. Hist. 5.

The Male Content, a Tragi-Comedy, 4to. 1604. Mr. Webster laid the Plat-Form, and our Author Marston, moulded it into a Play.

Parasitaster; or, The Fawn, a Comedy, 4to. 1606. and 8vo. 1633. Act 3. Scene I. from Ovid's ''Amor. Lib''. 2. Eleg. 4. see Boccace's Novels, Day 3. Nov. 3. Sophonisba,