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112 Imitations, which ever have been allowed in Poets, the Play has its peculiar Merit; and as a Lady carried the Prize of Poetry in France this Year, o in Jutice, they are like to do in England; tho’ indeed we ue them more barbarouly, and defraud them both of their Fame and Profit.

The Spanih Wives, a Farce, acted at the Theatre in Doret-Gardens, by his Majety’s Servants, 1696. and dedicated to the Honourable Collonel Tipping, of Whitfield. This Farce had the good Fortune to pleae, and it mut be own’d, there are two or three pleaant Turns in it. For the Plot conult the Novel of the Pilgrim. Ately, if not till, a Member of Lincolns-Inn, and Author of two Plays, call’d,

Herod and Mariamne, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1673. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, dedicated to the Dutches of Albermarle. A Play writ many Years before it was prefer’d to the Stage, where it was receiv’d with great Satisfaction. Plot from ''Joeph. Hit. Philo Judæus, and Cleopatra, a Romance, in the Story of Tyridates''.

Siege of Babylon, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1678. dedicated to her Royal Highnes the Dutches of York. Plot from the aforeaid Romance of Cleopatra. Uthor of an Hitorical Play, in Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, call’d,

Two Angry Women of Abingdon, with the humourous Mirth of Dick Coomes, and Nicholas Proverbs, two Serving-men, a Comedy, 4 to. 1599. acted by the Right Honourable, the Earl of Nottingham, Lord High Admiral’s Servants. His Gentleman liv’d in the Time of the two Charles’s, and writ, 1664. a Play, call’d,

The Carnival, a Comedy, 4 to. 1664, acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majety’s Servants.

The Villain, a Comedy, 4 to. 1664. acted at the Duke’s Theatre. This Play is now ometimes acted, Mr. Sandford having gain’d great Reputation by playing the part of Malignii. George