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170 Empe Restored, a Masque, 4to. 1631. This was presented on Shrove-Tuesday, at White-Hall, to his Majesty, by the Queen and fourteen Ladies of Honour. The Descriptions, &c. of the Scenes were invented by Mr. Inigo Jones.

Thersytes, an Interlude.

Tiberius (Claudius Nero) his Tragical Life and Death, a Tragedy, 4to. 1617. Plot from Suetonius, Dion, Tacitus, &c.

Timoleon; or, The Revolution; a Tragi-Comedy, London, printed 1697. 4to. and dedicated to his Friend, J. F. The Comical part is a very good and useful Satyr on the Mercenary Temper of many Courtiers of preferring Money to Merit. The Story of Timoleon, is in his Life in Plutarch, and Cornelius Nepos, &c.

Tom Essence; or, The Modish Wife; a Comedy, 4to. 1677. This Play succeeded well, and is said to be writ by one Mr. Rawlins; Part from Molliere's Le Cocu Imaginarie, and part from Corneilles D. Cæsar D'Avalos.

Tom Tyler and his Wife, an Interlude, 4to. printed first many Years ago, in an old English Black Letter, and in a sort of Burlesque Verse. The Drift of the whole Play is to represent and humble a Shrew. If it be compar'd with Monsieur Poison's Le Sot Venge, a near resemblance will appear.

A Traytor to Himself; or, Man's Heart his greatest Enemy; a moral Interlude, in Heroick Verse, 4to. 1678. This was acted by the Boys of a Publick School at a Breaking up, and publish'd that it may be useful on the like occasion. In it are no Womens Parts. Plautus his Captives is writ like it.

The True Trojans; or, Fuimus Troes; being a Story of the Britains Valour at the Romans first Invasion; a History, 4to. 1633. This Play was publickly presented by the Gentlemen Students of Magdalen-College, in Oxon. Plot from ''Liv. Lib''. 3. ''Cæsar Comment. Lib''. 4, and 5. ''Galfridus ap. Arthur Monumetensis. De Gestis Regum Britanniæ, Lib''. 4.

A Tryal of Chivalry, 4to. Wanting the Title Page, I'm ignorant of the Date and Place of its acting.

Tryal of Treasure.

The Triumphs of Virtue, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at the Theatre Royal, 1697. by his Majesty's Servants. Tho' this Play succeeded not, it seems, among a great many Faults of Language, not to want some Merit; and had the Style and Language been as good as the Design, it could not have fail'd of Applause. The BeginingBeginning [sic] seems to be borrowed from Fletcher's Wit without Money; and great