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Rh truly Noble and Virtuous Lady, Ann, Countes of Oxon. This has been eteemed a good Play.

The Duke of Millain, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1638. as it had been often acted by his Majety’s Servants, at the Black-fryars. Plot from Joephus’s ''Hit. Jews'', Book 15. Chap. 4.

The Emperor of the Eat, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1632. Acted at the Black-fryars and Globe, by his Majety’s Servants: Dedicated to the Right Honourable, John, Lord Mohun, Baron of Oke-hampton. Plot from Socrates, Lib. 7. Nicephorus, Lib. 14. Baronius, &c.

The fatal Dowry, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1632. Acted at the Black-fryars, by his Majety’s Servants; Mr. Field, an Author before-mentioned, joyn’d with him in this Play. Charlois Ranoming his Father’s Corps by his own Imprionment, taken from Cymon, in ''Val. Max.'' Lib. 5. Cap. 4. Ex. 9.

The Great Duke of Florence, a Comedy, 4 to. 1636. The Title calls it, a Comical Hitory, often preented with good Allowance, by her Majety’s Servants, at the Phænix in Drury-Lane. The Dedication to the truly Honoured, and his Noble Favourer, Sir Robert Wieman, of Thorrells-Hall, in Eex. Plot from Speed, Stow, and other our Englih Chronicles, in the Reign of King Edgar.

The Guardian, a Comedy, 8 vo. 1655. The Title also calls this, a Comical Hitory, often acted at the private Houe in Black-fryars, by his late Majety’s Servants, with great Applaue. Plot from Boccace’s Novels, Day 8. Nov. 7. and from the Cimmerian Matron, 8 vo.

The Maid of Honour, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1632. This was oftentimes acted with good Allowance, at the Phænix in Drury-Lane, by her Majety’s Servants; and dedicated to Sir Francis Foliambe, and Sir ''Tho. Bland''. The Play is recommended by Sir Aton Cokain, who prefix’d a Copy of Veres thereto.

A New Way to pay Old Debts, a Comedy, 4 to. 1633, often acted at the Phænix in Drury-Lane, by the Queen’s Majety’s Servants; and dedicated to the Right Honourable, Robert, Earl of Carnarvan. Sir Thomas Jay, and Sir Henry Moody have very much commended this Play.

The Old Law. Vide Middleton.

The Picture, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1636. Acted at the Globe and Black-fryars Play-Houes, by his Majety’s Servants; and dedicated to the Noble Society of the Inner-Temple. Plot from the, Fortunate deceived, and Unfortunate Lovers, Nov. 4. of the Deceived Lovers.

The Renegado, a Comedy, 4 to. 1630. Acted at the private Play-Houe, in Drury-Lane, by her Maiety’sMajesty’s [sic] Servants; dedicated to the Right Honourable, George Harding, Baron of Barkley-Catle, and Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath. Mr. Shirley, &c. have commended this Play by Copies of Veres. The