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Rh This Play our Author writ after ten Years Silence, and pays his publick Acknowledgment to Mr. Betterton, for his everal extraordinary hints to the heightning of its bet Characters, and how he was indebted to Mr. Montfort for the lat Scene thereof, who alo writ the Epilogue. The Story of Hormidas and Cleomira built on true Hitory.

The Empres of Morocco, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1673. writ in Heroick Vere, with Sculptures; acted at the Duke’s Theatre; and dedicated to the Right Honourable, Henry, Earl of Norwich, and Earl Marhal of England. This Play was writ againt by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Shadwell, and Mr. Crown, and called, Notes and Obervations on the Empres of Morocco; or, Some few Erratas to be printed intead of the Sculptures, with the econd Edition of that Play. 4 to. 1674. Which Pamphlet was anwered by another.

Fatal Love; or, The forc’d Incontancy, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1680. acted at the Theatre Royal; and dedicated to Sir ''Rob. Owen''. Plot from Achilles Tatius’s Clitophon and Lucippe, a Romance, Book 5. which Romance is likewie in Englih, printed 8 vo.

The Female Prelate; or, The Hitory of the Life and Death of Pope Joan, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1680. acted at the Theatre Royal; and dedicated to the Right Honourable Anthony, Earl of Shaftsbury. Plot from Platina’s Lives of the Popes, Englihed by Sir Paul Ricaut, and the Life and Death of Pope Joan, 8 vo. 1675. wherein is a Lit of uch Authors who affirm, and others who deny the Truth of this Story. There is alo another mall Book of the Life and Death of Pope Joan, writ Dialogue-wie, by one Mr. Cook, formerly Fellow of Univerity-Colledge, Oxon. which Piece was o much valued then, that ’twas tranlated into the French by J. de la Montaign.

The Heir of Morocco, with the Death of Gayland; a Tragedy, 4 to. 1682. acted at the Theatre Royal; and dedicated to the Lady Henrietta Wentworth, Barones of Nettleted.

Ibrahim, the Illutrious Baa; a Tragedy, 4 to. 1677. acted at Duke’s Theatre; and dedicated to the Dutches of Albermarle; it is writ in Heroick Vere. Plot from The Illutrious Baa, a Romance, Fol.

Love and Revenge, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1675. acted at the Duke’s Theatre; and dedicated to the Duke of Newcatle. A great part of this Play taken from another, called, Fatal Contract, writ by Mr. Hemmings, formerly of the Univerity of Oxon.

Pator Fido; or, The Faithful Shepherd, a Pastoral, 4 to. 1677. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to the Lady Elizabeth Delaval. It was firt tranlated by Sir Richard Fanhaw, from the Italian of Guarini, which Tranlation our Author has endeavoured to improve. The