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150 Author owns none of his own, but of ome Friend from the French. The Prologue written and poke by Mr. Dogget; yet all not enough to make it take. Shrophire Gentleman, who has excell’d all Writers in all Languages, in Comedy, and mot of the Poets of the preent Age in generous Dealing with thoe he owns his Friends, he has writ Four Plays,

The Country Wife, a Comedy, 4 to. 1683. acted at the Theatre Royal. This Play from the beginning has been frequently acted with great Applaue.

The Gentleman Dancing-Mater, a Comedy, 4 to. 1673. acted at the Duke’s Theatre.

Love in a Wood; or, St. James’s Park; a Comedy, 4 to. 1672. acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majety’s Servants; and dedicated to the Dutches of Cleveland.

The Plain Dealer, a Comedy, 4 to. 1678. acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majety’s Servants. This is accounted the mot excellent of all his Comedies, of which and the Author, Mr. Dryden and Mr. Evelyn gives a large Encomium. Some of the Characters are in Molliere’s Le Mianthrope, and Scarron’s City Romance, 8 vo.

N Author in Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, who writ one Play, entituled,

Two Tragedies in one, 4 to. 1601. Two Murthers, one of a Chandler and his Boy, the other of a Child in a Wood, by Order or Contrivance of his Uncle, are the Subject of this Play.