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10 Town Fop, or Sir Timothy Tawdry, C, 4to. A great part of this Play borrowed from a Play, call'd, The Miseries of Forced Marriage, written by George Wilkins, 4to.

Widow Ranter, or The History of Bacon in Virginia, F. 4to. This Play was Published after her Death by G. J. Plot from the known Story of Cassius.

Young King, or, The Mistake: A Tragi-Comedy, 4to. 1683. This Play is Dedicated to a particular Friend of hers, under the name of Philaster. The Design is borrowed from Calpranedes Cleopatra. See the History of Alcamenes and Menalippa Part 8th.

Younger Brother, or The Amorous Jilt, C. 4to. This Play was Published after her Death (with her Life added); the Story was of her own Knowledge, and written above ten years before she dyed, it was much esteemed by her, and it must be owned, in spight of the ill success it met with, that there is a great deal of Wit at least in the beginning of it, the first two Acts being very well received; but the tedious Scenes in Blank Verse, betwixt Mirtilla and Prince Frederick, lost the Diversion they would have given in another more easie Dress. Taken from a true Story of the Brother of Coll. Henry Martin, and a Lady that must be nameless. See the Novel call'd Hatige.

These Plays were all written between the Years 1670. and 1690.

HIS Gentleman writ one Interlude in the time of King James I. whilst he lived at Utreicht, in the United Provinces, which he entituled,

Hans Beer-pot, his Invisible Comedy of See me, and See me not, Int. 4to. 1618. Acted by an honest Company of Health-Drinkers, says the Title. He was an English Man, and in his Epistle calls it neither Comedy nor Tragedy, wanting both number of Speakers, and Parts or Acts it should have, it consisting of three Acts only. Gentleman that Liv'd in Lincolnshire, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and gave us then a Translation of Terrences Comedies, in a Language and Stile suitable to the time he Liv'd in. ''Pub. Terentius was a Carthaginian born, and brought a Slave to Rome in his Youth, there well Educated by his Patron Terent. Seneca'', and by him made Free for his wit, and left behind him six Comedies (viz.)