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Oughton in Northamptonhire gave Birth, Wetminter School, and Trinity Colledge, Cambridge, (where he was Fellow) a learned Education to this Poet. He was an adopted Son of ''Ben. Johnon''; and dyed Young, tho’ his exact Age I know not; he writ thee following Plays.

Amintas; or, The Impoible Dowry, a Patoral, 8 vo. 1688. This was acted before the King and Queen at White-Hall.

Aritippus; or, The Jovial Philoopher, a Tragi-Comedy, 8 vo. 1688. to which is added, The Conceited Pedlar. This was preented in a private Shew.

Hey for Honety, Down with Knavery, a Comedy, 4 to. 1651. Tranlated from Aritophanes’s Plautus. This was ince augmented and publihed in 8 vo. by another Hand, (viz.) F. J.

The Jealous Lovers, a Comedy, 8 vo. 1668. This was preented to their Majeties at Cambridge, by the Students of Trinity-Colledge, and has been accounted the bet of his Plays, it was revied by the Author in his Life-time, and ince reviv’d on the Stage, 1682. It is dedicated to Dr. Comber, Dean of Carlile.

The Mues Looking-GlaSS 3, a Comedy, 8 vo. 1681. before called, The Entertainment. Sir Aton Cockain, and one Mr. Rich, formerly of Chrit-Church Colledge, Oxon, have given great Commendation of this Play.

The two firt and two lat of thee Plays are printed at Oxon with his Poems. Gentleman of an Ancient Family, and tho’ deign’d for the Law, and once a Member of the Middle Temple, was pleaed to quit the rugged Paths of Buines for Poetry, in which he has performed with various Succes. So omitting Mr. Langbain’s Peronal Reflections, which avour trongly of the Univerity, I hall proceed to an Account of the Plays.

The Anatomit; or, The Sham Doctor, a Comedy, 4 to. 1697. acted at the Duke’s Theatre in Little-Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields, and dedicated to Thomas Ravencroft, Eq; late High-Sheriff of Flinthire. This Play met with extraordinary Succes having the Advantage of the excellent Muick of The Loves of Mars and Venus perform’d with it. The