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36 Law Tricks, or Who would have thought it, a Comedy, 4to. 1608. This Play was also divers times Acted by the Children of the Revels.

Parliament of Bees, with their proper Characters, or (says the Title) A Bee-hive, furnish'd with Twelve Honey-Combs, as pleasant as profitable: This in former Catalogues is accounted a Masque. Printed 4to. 1607. Dedicated to a worthy Gentleman (viz.) Mr. George Butler, who has Writ and Published a Treatise of Bees.

Travels of the Three English Brothers, Sir Thomas, Sir Anthony, and Mr. Robert Shirley, an Historical Play, 4to. 1607. Rowley and Wilkins joined with this Author in Composing this History for the Stage. See Dr. Fuller's Worthies, in his Description of Sussex, p. 107. see also our English Chronicles. HIS Author was a Contemporary of Ben. Johnson's, in the Reign of K. James I. and his Antagonist for the Bays; he Writ Eight Plays entire, and four others assisted with Webster, Rowley, and Ford, in all Twelve, which take as follow.

Fortunatus, a Comedy, 4to. 1600. stiled, Old Fortunatus. This Play is not divided into Acts; the story is taken from the stitch'd Book of Fortunatus.

Honest Whore, the First Part, with the Humours of the Patient Man, and the Longing Wife; a Comedy, 4to. 1635. Acted by her Majesties Servants with great Applause.

Honest Whore, the Second Part, with the Humors of the Patient Man, and the Impatient Wife, also the Comical passage of an Italian Bridewel, a Comedy, 4to. 1630. This Play is not divided into Acts, nor ever, (I suppose) Acted. See Harrington's Epig. at the end of his Orlando Furioso.

If this b'ent a good Play, the Devil's in't; a Comedy, 4to. 1612. a Play then Acted with great Applause by the Queen's Majesties Servants. See Machiavel's Novel of Belphegor.

Match me in London, a Comedy, 4to. 1631. This was then accounted a good Play and often Acted both at the Bull in St. John's-street, and in Drury-Lane.

Northward Hoe, a Comedy, 4to. 1607. sundry times Acted by the Children of Paul's. John Webster joined with our Author in this Play. See Ducento Novelle del Signior Celio Malespini, part I. Nov. 2.

Satyromastyx, or, The Untrussing the Humorous Poet, a Comedy, 4to. 1602, presented Publickly by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain's Servants, and privately by the Children of St. Paul's. Ben.