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96 The Roman Actor, a Tragedy, 4to. 1629. Acted at the private House in the Black-fryars, by the King's Majesty's Servants; dedicated to Sir Philip Knivet, Sir ''Tho. Jay, and Tho. Bellingham, of Newtimber, in Sussex, Esq; This Play is recommended by divers Copies of Verses from Ford, Goff, May'', and other Dramatick Poets. Plot from Tacitus, Aurelius, Victor, and Suetonius in the Life of Domitian.

A Very Woman, or the Prince of Tarent, a Tragi-Comedy, 8vo. 1655. The Plot of this resembles that of the Obstinate Lady, writ by Sir Aston Cokain.

The Virgin Martyr, a Tragedy, 4to. 1661. Acted by his Majesty's Servants with great Applause. Mr. Decker assisted our Author in this Play. Plot from Valesius, Roswedius, Eusebii Hist. Lib. 8. Cap. 17.

The Unnatural Combat, a Tragedy, 4to. 1639. presented by the King's Majesty's Servants, at the Globe; and dedicated to his much honoured Friend, Anthony Sentliger, of Oukham in Kent, Esq; This Play is without Prologue or Epilogue.

The Bashful Lover, the Guardian, and the Very Woman, are printed together in one Volume, 8vo. Gentleman of a good Family in Sussex, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth; he was some Years a Fellow-Commoner of Sidney-College in Cambridge, whence removing to London, and the Court, he grew to an Intimacy with Endymion Porter, Esq; and others; but disgusted with the little Encouragement he met with, which is indeed no Place for Reward of Merit, he retired. In the Year 1652. he died suddenly, being Five and Fifty Years Old, and lies buried in the West Side of the North Isle of Westminster-Abby, near Mr. Cambden. But now to his Plays.

Agrippina, Empress of Rome, her Tragedy, 12mo. 1639. In the first Act of this Play, the Printer committed an Error, by printing some few Pages twice over. Plot, see Tacitus, Suetonius, and Petronius Arbiter.

Antigone, the Thebane Princess, her Tragedy, 8vo. 1631. Dedicated to the most Worthily Honoured Endymion Porter, Esq; Plot from Sophocless Antigone, and Senecas Thebais; see also Statius's Thebais.

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, her Tragedy, 12mo. 1639. Acted some Years before printed, and dedicated to the accomplish'd Sir Kenelm Digby. Plot from ''Appian de Bellis Civ. L. Florus'', Lib. 4. ''Suetonius in vit. August. and Plutarchus in Vit. M. Antonii''. he has also made bold with Calimachus's Epig. on Timon, &c. The