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Rh Pastor Fido, The Faithful Shepherd, a Pastoral, 8vo. and 4to. Dedicated to King Charles the Second, when Prince of Wales. Translated from Guarini's Italian, and Printed with his Poems, 8vo.

Querer por Solo querer, To Love only for Love's sake, 4to. 1671. This is a Dramatick Romance, Translated from the Spanish of Mendoza, when Sir Richard was a Prisoner in Tankersly-Castle in Yorkshire, after the Battle of Worcester, where he was on the King's side, this Play consists but of three Acts, the Spanish Poets seldom exceeding that Number.

Ather to the late Lord FaulklandFalkland [sic], celebrated by Cowley. He was of Oxfordshire, and Lord Lieutenant of that County, and a Member of ParliamenntParliament [sic]; his Diversion led him to write one Play, call'd,

The Marriage Night, a Tragedy, 4to. 1664. This Play never appeared publick on the Stage.

His Poet Liv'd in the time of King James I. and King Charles I. he was assistant to old Massenger in the writing a Play call'd, The Fatal Dowry, and commonly call'd Son by Mr. Chapman, who, as well as most of the then Poets, had our Author in good Esteem, he was an Actor, and writ himself two Plays, (viz.)

Amends for Ladies, with the merry Pranks of Moll Cut-purse, or the Humour of Roaring, a Comedy, 4to. 1639. Acted at the Black Fryars, by the Prince's and Lady Elizabeth's Servants. This Play the Author writ to please the Ladies whom he had offended by his other Play. The Plot in part taken from the Novel of the Curious Impertinent in Don Quixot.

Woman's a Weather-Cock, a Comedy, 4to. 1612. Acted before the King at Whitehall, and several times privately at the White Fryars by the Children of her Majesty's Revels. This Play pleas'd much in those Days, and highly commended by Mr. Chapman.

Author that has been pleas'd to visit the Town with a Play in the Autumn of his Age, if I am rightly informed; 'tis therefore no great wonder if it wanted fire and force enough to preserve