ancis Drake, expressed by instrumental and vocal music, and by art
of perspective scenes, and the cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru, were
first printed in 4to. and make the third and fourth acts of this play.
The second act consists of a French farce, translated from
Mollier[e]'s Ganarelle, ou le Cocu Imaginaire, and purposely by our
author put into a sort of jargon, common to Frenchmen newly come over.
The fifth act consists of tragedy travestie; or the actions of Caesar,
Anthony and Cleopatra in burlesque verse.
12. Siege of Rhodes in two parts. These plays, during the civil war,
were acted in Stilo Recitativo, but afterwards enlarged, and acted
with applause at the Duke's theatre. Solyman the second took this
famous city in the year 1522, which is circumstantially related by
Knolles in his History of the Turks, from whence our author took the
story.
13. Siege, a tragi-comedy.
14. News from Plymouth, a comedy.
15. Temple of Love, presented by Queen Henrietta, wife to King Charles
I and her ladies at Whitehall, viz. The Marchioness of Hamilton; Lady
Mary Herbert; Countess of Oxford; Berkshire; Carnarvon: The noble
Persian Youths were represented by the Duke of Lenox, and the Earls of
Newport and Desmond.
16. Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour, presented by his Highness the
Prince Elector, brother-in-law to Charles I. at his palace in the
Middle Temple. This masque, at the request of this honourable society,
was devised and written by the author in three days, and was presented
by the members thereof as an entertainment to his Highness. A list of
the Masquers names, as they were ranked according to their antiquity,
is subjoined to the Masque.
17. Wits, a comedy; first acted at Black-Fryars, and afterwards at the
Duke of York's theatre. This piece appeared on the stage with
remarkable applause.
These pieces have in general been received with applause on the stage,
and have been read with pleasure by people of the best taste: The
greatest part of them were published in the author's life-time in 4to.
and all since his death, collected into one volume with his other
works, printed in folio, Lond. 1673; and dedicated by his widow to the
late King James, as has been before observed.
Footnotes:
1. Gond. b. iii. cant. 3. stanz. 31.
2. Athen. Oxon. vol. ii, col. 412.
3. Histories Tragiques, Tom. IV. No. XIX.
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HENRY KING, Bishop of Ch
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