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66 Grotius, tranlated by our Author in Heroick Vere. For the Plot, ee the 44th, and 45th Chapter of Geneis, Philo, in the Life of Joephus, Jutin, Book 36. Euebius’s Preparation to the Gopel, &c. HIS Gentleman is of the Noble Family of the Right Honourable the Earl of Bath, and his Nephew: A Peron of uncommon Qualifications, and one that gives as much Honour to the Name he bears, as he has receiv’d from it; whoe Wit, Peronal Bravery, and Sweetnes of Temper, have made him the Delight of all that know him. The great Mr. Waller has expreed his Eteem of him, in a Copy of Veres in return of ome made to him by Mr. Granville. He has already given the World Two Plays.

Heroick Love, a Tragedy, Acted at the Theatre in Little Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields. This Play is one of the bet of our Modern Tragedies, and writ after the manner of the Ancients, which is much more natural and eaie than that of our Modern Dramatits. The Plot is built on the Firt Book of Homer, &c.

The She-Gallants, a Comedy, Acted at the Theatre Royal in Little Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields, 1696, 4 to.

This Play has, next the Plain Dealer, more jut and ubtantial Reflections and Satyrical Obervations, than any of our Englih Comedies; the Dialogue is not only eay, but nervous; and indeed he makes his Perons peak more Wit than the Stage is generally us’d to, which arm’d a Faction againt it, tho’ ev’n that was not ufficient totally to uppres its Succes, for it was very often Acted to the Satisfaction of mot that aw it with impartiality, and would be contented to be pleas’d. The Epiode of the Four Siters is taken out of the French MarquisMarquis [sic], in the Romance of Ibraim. E liv’d in the Reign of King Charles the Second, and writ a Play, called,

The Polititian Cheated, a Comedy, 4 to. 1663. This Play I do not find to be ever Acted. HIS Poet liv’d and writ One Play and part of another in Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, was Mater of Arts in Cambridge, and has Publihed ome other Pieces. The