any
where else mentioned our author.

The King's death having put a period to Mr. Crowne's expectations of
court-favour (for the reign of his successor was too much hurried with
party designs, to admit of any leisure to reward poetical merit, though
the Prince himself, with all his errors about him, was a man of taste,
and had a very quick discernment of the power of genius) he, no doubt,
had recourse to writing plays again for bread, and supporting himself
the best way he could by his wits, the most unpleasing, and precarious
manner of life, to which any man can be exposed. We cannot be absolutely
certain when Mr. Crowne died; Mr. Coxeter in his notes says, he was
alive in the year 1703, and as he must then have been much advanced in
years, in all probability he did not long survive it. He is the author
of 17 Plays.

1. Juliana, or the Princess of Poland, a Tragi-Comedy; acted at the duke
of York's theatre 1671, dedicated to the earl of Orrery.

2. Andromache, a Tragedy; acted at the duke's theatre in Covent Garden,
1675. This play was only a translation of M. Racine, by a young
gentleman, chiefly in prose, and published by Mr. Crown. It was brought
upon the stage, but without success.

3. Calisto, or the Chaste Nymph, a masque, 1675; written by command of
the queen, and oftentimes performed at court by persons of quality. It
is founded on a story in Ovid's Metamorphoses, lib. 2.

4. The Country Wit, a Comedy; acted at the duke's theatre 1675. This
play contains a good deal of low humour; and was approved by king
Charles the IId.

5. The Destruction of Jerusalem, by Titus Vespasian, in two parts, acted
1677; addressed to the duchess of Portsmouth. These Tragedies met with
extravagant applause, which excited the envy of lord Rochester so much,
that on this account he commenced an enemy to the bard he before had so
much befriended.

6. The Ambitious Statesman, or the Royal Favourite, a Tragedy; acted at
the theatre-royal 1679. This play had but indifferent success, though
esteemed by the author one of the best he ever wrote.

7. Charles the VIIIth King of France, or the Invasion of Naples by the
French; this play is written in heroic verse.

8. Henry the VIth, the first part, with the murther of Humphrey duke of
Gloucester; acted 1681, dedicated to Sir Charles Sedley. This play was
at first acted with applause; but at length, the Romish faction opposed
it, and by their interest at court got it suppressed. Part