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Rh Inner-Temple Maque; or, Maque of Heroes, 4 to. 1640. preented by Gentlemen of the ame ancient and noble Houe, as an Entertainment for many eminent Ladies. Tho’ this Play was writ about Twenty Years before printed, yet Mrs. Behn approv’d of it o much, that when he writ her Comedy called, the City HeireSS 3, he borrowed part thereof.

A Mad World, my Maters, a Comedy, 4 to. This Play is aid to be often acted, with good Applaue.

The Mayor of Queenborough, a Comedy, 4 to. 1661. often acted with much Applaue, by his Majety’s Servants. You have in this Play, everal Dumb Shews. Plot, ee the Reign of Vortiger, in Du Chene, Stow, Speed, and other Englih Chronicles.

Michaelmas-Term, a Comedy, 4 to. I know not whether ever acted.

More Deemblers beides Women, a Comedy, 8 vo. 1657.

No Wit, no Help like a Woman’s, a Comedy, 8 vo. 1657. This and the other preceding Play, with Women, beware Women, may be had bound together, in a mall 8 vo. or 12 mo.

The Old Law; or, A New Way to Pleae you, 4 to. 1656. The Title calls it, An Excellent Comedy, acted before the King and Queen, with great Applaue. Mr. Rowley and Maenger join’d with him in this Play.

The Phænix, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1607. Acted everal times by the Children of Paul’s, before his Majety, with good Applaue. See the Story writ by Miguel de Cervantes, called, the Force of Love, being a Spanih Novel.

The Roaring Girl; or, Mall Cut-Pure, a Comedy, 4 to. 1611. as it has lately been acted on the Fortune Stage, by the Prince’s Players. Mr. Langbain says, he never aw this Play, and Ranks it under Middleton; but I take mot part of it to be Deckar’s, who joyn’d in it. This Play has an odd ort of an Epitle Dedicatory, to the Comick Play-Readers, Venery and Laughter.

The Spanih Gipies, a Comedy, 4 to. 1661. acted both at the Private Houe in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury-Court, with great Applaue. In this Play he was join’d by Mr. Rowley. See part of the Plot in a Spanih Novel, call’d, the Force of Blood, writ by M. de Cervantes.

A Trick to catch the Old One, a Comedy, 4 to. 1616. The Title ays, it has been often in Action at Paul’s and Black-Fryars, before their Majeties. This was, in thoe Times, accounted a good Play.

Triumphs of Love and Antiquity, a Maque, 4 to. 1619. Dedicated to the Right Honourable, Sir William Cockain, Knight, then Lord Mayor of the City of London, and Lord General of his Majety’s Military Forces. This, tho’ accounted by other Catalogues a