tical order.
I. Fortunatus, a comedy, printed originally in 4to but with what
success, or when acted, I cannot gain any account.
II. Honest Whore, the first part; a comedy, with the humours of the
Patient Man, and the Longing Wife, acted by the Queen's Servants,
1635.
III. Honest Whore, the second part, a comedy; with the humours of the
Patient Man, the Impatient Wife; the Honest Whore persuaded by strong
arguments to turn Courtezan again; her refusing those arguments, and
lastly the comical passage of an Italian bridewel, where the scene
ends. Printed in 4to, London 1630. This play Langbaine thinks was
never exhibited, neither is it divided into acts.
IV. If this be not a good play the devil is in it; a comedy, acted
with great applause by the Queen's majesty's servants, at the
Red-Bull, and dedicated to the actors. The beginning of this play
seems to be writ in imitation of Machiavel's novel of Belphegor, where
Pluto summons the Devils to council.
Match me in London, a Tragi-Comedy, often presented, first at the
Bull's head in St. John's-street, and then at a private house in
Drury-lane, called the Phoenix, printed in 4to. in 1631.
VI. Northward Ho, a comedy, often acted by the children of Paul's,
printed in 4to. London, 1607. This play was writ by our author and
John Webster.
VII. Satyromastix, or the untrussing the humourous poet, a comical
satire, presented publickly by the Lord Chamberlain's servants,
and privately by the children of Paul's, printed in 4to, 1602, and
dedicated to the world. This play was writ on the occasion of Ben
Johnson's Poetaster, for some account of which see the Life of
Johnson.
VIII. Westward Ho,[1] a comedy, often acted by the children of Paul's,
and printed in 4to. 1607; written by our author and Mr. Webster.
IX. Whore of Babylon, an history acted by the prince's servants, and
printed in 4to. London 1607. The design of this play, by feigned
names, is to set forth the admirable virtues of queen Elizabeth;
and the dangers she escaped by the happy discovery of those designs
against her sacred person by the Jesuits and bigotted Papists.
X. Wyatt's History, a play said to be writ by him and Webster, and
printed in 4to. The subject of this play is Sir Thomas Wyat of Kent,
who made an insurrection in the first year of Queen Mary, to prevent
her match with Philip of Spain.
Besides these plays he joined with Rowley and Ford in a play called,
The Witch of Edmonton, of whi
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