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Rh Plot from Molliere’s L’Athee Foudroye, & H. Atheito Fulminato.

The Mier, a Comedy, 4 to. 1672. acted by his Majety’s Servants, at the Theatre Royal; and dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Buckhurt, now Earl of Doret and Middleex. Plot from Molliere’s L’avaree.

Pyche, an Opera, 4 to. 1675. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to his Grace James, Duke of Monmouth. This being the firt Play he writ in Rhime, met with divers Enemies. Our Author made ue of the French Pyche, and of Apuleius’s Ainus Aureus, which is alo in Englih, 4 to. 1639.

The Royal Shepherdes, a Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1669. acted by his Highnes the Duke of York’s Servants. This Play is taken from The Reward of Vertue, writ by Mr. Fountain.

The Scowrers, a Comedy, 4 to. 1691. acted by their Majeties Servants; and dedicated by his Widow, to the late Queen, of ever bleed Memory. I think in this Comedy there is a great deal of noiy Humour, and that not unpleaant. The Characters of Eugenia, and Clara are Copies of Sir George Etheridge, at leat that of Eugenia is of Harriot, and o is Sir William Rant, a faint one of Dorimant, and Sir Frederic Frolick.

The Squire of Alatia, a Comedy, 4 to. 1688. acted by their Majeties Servants; and dedicated to the Earl of Doret and Middleex. This Play, which met with good Succes, is founded on Terence’s Adelphi.

The ullen Lovers; or, The Impertinents, a Comedy, 4 to. 1670. and dedicated to his Grace William, Duke of Newcatle. Plot from Molliere’s Les Facheaux.

Timon of Athens; or, The Man-hater, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1678. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to the late Duke of Buckingham. Most part of this Play is Shakepear’s; nay, and the Criticks ay, all of it that is good for any thing.

The True Widow, a Comedy, 4 to. 1679. acted at the Duke’s Theatre, and dedicated to Sir Charles Sidley. This Play has not appeared very often on the Stage, tho’ Mr. Langbain commends the Characters and Humours to be as well drawn as any of this Age.

The Volunteers; or, The Stock-Jobbers, a Comedy, 4 to. 1693. and dedicated by his Widow to the Queen. Sir Timothy Catrils growing Valiant on his Rencounter with Nickum, is very like the Little French Lawyer of Fletcher; only Sir Timothy preerves his Valour to the end of the Play; tho’ we have not the Experiment whether the ight of his Blood would not have had the ame Effect on him. The