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Rh Yet he took care to give the World a Volume of Mr. Richard Bromes after his Decease, Printed in 8vo. This Author has Published also a Volume of Poems, which he writ in the late Troublesome Times, together with Epistles and Epigrams, Translated from divers Authors, Printed about the time of the Restauration of King Charles II. and again 1664. Besides these, we have under his Name Horace, 8vo. tho' not wholly Translated by him. E Liv'd in the time of King Charles I. was servant to Ben. Johnson, and writ himself into Reputation by his Comedies; was Complimented with Copies of Verses, from most of the Poets of his time, and even from his Master Ben. His Plots are his own, and studying more Men then Books, he has not fallen into Plagiarism. Besides those Plays writ by himself, he joyn'd with Heywood, in a Play call'd, The Lancashire Witches. His Plays, in all fifteen, as they were Published follow (viz.) City Wit, or The Woman wears the Breeches, Court Beggar, Damoyselle, or The New Ordinary; Mad Couple well Match'd; Reviv'd under the Title of Debauchee, or The Credulous Cuckold, 1677. Novella: These five are Printed together in one Vol. 8vo. 1653.

Covent Garden Weeded; English Moor, or The Mock Marriage; Love-sick Court, or The Ambitious Politick; New Academy, or The New Exchange; Queen and Concubine: These five are Printed in another Vol. 8vo. 1659.

Antipodes, C. 4to. 1640. Jovial Crew, or The Merry Beggars, C. 4to. 1659. Revived and Reprinted 1686. Northern Lass, C. 4to. 1663. Revived and Reprinted 1684. with new Prologue and Epilogue. Queens Exchange, C. 4to. 1657. Sparagus Garden, C. 4to. 1640. Most of these Plays were Acted with general Applause. Can say no more of this Author, but that I'm inform'd he is or lately was of one of the Temples, and has a Play in Print under this Title:

The Contented Cuckold, or The Womans Advocate, 4''to. C''. 1692. This Play was never Acted, but Dedicated to his worthy Friends John Huxly of Wyerhall in Edmonton, in the County of Middlesex, Esq; and Richard Andrews of the same, Gentleman.

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