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Rh HE Author of one Play, call’d,

The Hog has lost his Pearl, a Comedy, 4to. 1611. divers times publickly acted by certain London Prentices. Poor Plagiary, that could not diguie or improve his Thefts. Thee two following Plays go under his Name; viz.

The Englih Rogue, a Comedy, 4 to. 1668. acted (ays the Title) before everal Perons of Honour, with great Applaue, and dedicated to Mrs. Alice Barret.

Mother Shipton, her Life; 4 to. The Author hereof ays, ’twas acted Nine Days together, with great Applaue. Plot from a Book o called in Proe, 4 to. but mot of the Characters and Language from The City Madam, and The Chat Maid of Cheapide. E writ one Play, call’d,

Arthur, a Tragedy. Uthor of a Play that repreents the Danger of the Soul in this World, and was once called The Souls Warfare; now,

The Divine Comedian; or, The right Ue of Plays, improv’d in a Sacred Tragi-Comedy, 4 to. 1672. and dedicated to the Right Honourable, Mary, Countes of Warwick. N Eex Gentleman, a Collonel, who in 1661. tranlated a Play from the Spanih, called,

The Adventurers of Five Hours, a Tragi-Comedy 4 to. 1662. being the Second Edition; it is dedicated to the Right Honourable, Henry Howard, of Norfolk. This Play is of good Repute. Cyril