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Rh The Triumphant Widow; or, The Medley of Humours, a Comedy, 4 to. 1677. and acted by his Royal Highnes the Duke of York’ Servants. This was eteemed a good Play, and Mr. Shadwell had o good an Opinion of it, that he borrowed a great part thereof, to compleat his Comedy, call’d, Bury-Fair.

The Variety, a Comedy, 8 vo. 1649. preented by his Majety’s Servants at the Black Fryars. Tho’ the Duke’s Name be not to this, or The Country Captain, which is uually bound with it; yet, by Mr. Cartwright’s Works, and others, we find Satisfaction enough to believe them his. HE Honourable Conort of the fore-mentioned Duke, whoe Plays and Poetry have made ome Noie in the world, and have at leat met with Mr. Langbain for an Admirer and Defender. I know not her Family, nor Time of Birth or Death. She has publihed ix and Twenty Plays, reckoning thoe writ in two Parts, each of them for two. They are uually bound in two Volumes fol. 1662, and 1668. Their Names follow:

The Apocriphal Ladies, a Comedy, fol. 1662. This Play is not divided into Acts, but has variety of Scenes, to the Number of three and twenty.

Bell in Campo, a Tragedy, in two Parts, fol. 1662. In the lat Part you may find everal Copies of Veres writ by his Grace, the Duke, her Husband.

The Blazing World, a Comedy, fol. 1668. This, tho’ til’d a Comedy, yet was never perfected by the Authores.

The Bridalls, a Comedy, fol. 1668.

The Comical Hah, a Comedy, fol. 1662. This Play was, by Accident, omitted in Mr. Langbain’s Catalogue of Plays, and ignorantly by other Catalogue Publihers.

The Convent of Pleaure, a Comedy, fol. 1668.

The Female Accademy, a Comedy, fol. 1662.

Lady Contemplation, in two Parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662. The Duke aited in ome Scenes of both Parts.

Love’s Adventures, in two Parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662. The Duke writ alo the Epithalamium and Song in the lat Part.

Matrimonial Troubles, in two Parts, the firt Comedy, the lat Tragedy, fol. 1662.

Nature’s Three Daughters (viz.) Beauty, Love, and Wit, in two parts, a Comedy, fol. 1662.

The Preence, a Comedy, fol. 1668. The Scenes deigned for this Play, were o numerous, that the Dutches thought it would lengthen it too much, therefore printed them eperately. Publick