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98 The Wandring Lover, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1658. The Title makes you believe it was acted everal times privately, at undry Places, by the Author and his Friends, with great Applaue; and the Dedication is to the Ingenious, Judicious, and much Honoured Gentleman, Francis Wright, Eq; His Author liv’d in the Time of King James and King Charles the Firt; was Contemporary and Aociate with Deckar, Rowley, Mainger, Fletcher, and Johnon. Under the Title of Johnon, you have an Account that he join’d with him and Fletcher, in one Play, call’d, the Widow. He was aited by Mainger and Rowley, in writing another Play, call’d, the Old Law: by Deckar, in the Roaring Girl, and by Mr. Rowley, in three others; beides thoe he writ and publih’d entirely his own.

Any thing for a Quiet Life, a Comedy, 4 to. 1662. This was not printed till that Year, tho’ long before acted at the Black-Fryars, with good Succes.

Blurt, Mr. Contable; or, the Spaniard’s Night-Walk; 4 to. 1602. Acted undry times privately, by the Children of Paul’s. Our Author’s Name is not in the Title Page; but nevertheles, on good Grounds, attributed to him by Kirkman, &c.

The Changeling, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1653. Acted at the Private Houe in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury-Court, with great Applaue. This is one of thoe Plays in which he was aited by Mr. Rowley. For the Plot, conult the Story of Alemero, and Beatrice Joanna, in God’s Revenge againt Murther, fol. writ by Dr. Reynolds.

The Chat Maid in Cheapide, a Comedy, 4 to. 1620. This is entituled, A pleaant conceited Comedy, often acted at the Swan on the Bank-Side, by the Lady Elizabeth, her Servants.

A fair Quarrel, a Comedy, 4 to. 1622. This is another of thoe Plays, in which Mr. Rowley join’d, and is dedicated to the nobly dipos’d, and faithful Breated, Robert Grey, Eq; one of the Grooms of his Highnes’s Chamber. Plot from Cynthio Giraldi, a Novel, Dec. 4. Nov. 5.

The Family of Love, a Comedy, 4 to. 1608. Acted by the Children of his Majety’s Revels.

A Game at CheSS 3, a Comedy, 4 to. Acted at the Globe on the Bank-Side. The Game being play’d before Loyola, between one of the Church of England, and the other of the Church of Rome; the latter loes. Inner