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Rh Majeties Servants. Dedicated to everal Gentlemen of the Honorable Houes of the Inns of Court, his Friends.

Covent-garden, a Comedy, 4 to. 1638, firt acted by the Queen’s Majety’s Servants, 1632. The Dedication is to the Right Worthy, Sir John Suckling.

Hanibal and Scipio, called, An Hitorical Tragedy, 4 to. 1637. but acted firt in the Year 1635. by the Queen’s Majety’s Servants, at the private Houe in Drury-Lane. Plot founded on Hitory; ee the Lives of Hanibal and Scipio, in ''Corn. Nepos, and Plutarch; ee alo Livy, L. Florus, &c.''

An Entertainment on the Prince’s Birth-Day, 4 to. This is ranked under Nabbs, in Mr. Langbain’s Catalogue, as alo in Kirkman’s and others, but omitted in Mr. Langbain’s Account of the Poets, for what Reaon I know not.

Microcomos, a Maque, 4 to. 1637. preented (ays the Title) with general liking, at the private Houe in Salisbury-Court, an here et down, according to the Intention of the Author. The Dedication is to the Service and Delight of all truly Noble, Generous, and Honet Spirits. This is a Maque which has good Morality in it, and (as I find) was commended by Brome, and others.

Spring’s Glory, Vindicating Love by Temperance, a Maque, 4 to. 1638. This has much of Morality alo, and is commended by Mr. Chamberlain, a then noted Poet, and others. It’s dedicated to Peter Ball, Eq. There is joined with this A Preentation, as intended for Prince Charles’s Birth-Day, (viz.) May 29. which, in other Catalogues has been tiled an Interlude. There are beides, many Poems, Epigrams, Elegies and Epithalamiums.

Tottenham-Court, a Comedy, 4 to. printed 1638. but acted five Years before, in Salisbury-Court: And is dedicated to the Worhipful, ''Will. Mills'', Eq.

Unfortunate Mother, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1640. It is dedicated to the Right Worhipful, Richard Brathwait, Eq. Some of the Author’s Friends betowed commendatory Veres on this Play, tho’ it did not bear acting.

The Woman-Hater Arraigned, a Comedy, and Charles the Firt, a Tragedy, have been by Philips and Wintanly, plac’d to this Author, but without any Ground or Reaon; for which ee among the Anonymous Plays, hereafter mentioned. Contemporary with the former, tho’ of a more eminent Character; he was bred at Cambridge, and writ two Plays, called, Dido,