nd Clorinda, the second part, written at Florence 1651, and
dedicated to the lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.
5. Claracilla, a Tragi-comedy, printed in folio, London 1663; written at
Rome, and dedicated to his sister in-law lady Shannon; on this play and
another of the author's called the Prisoners, Mr. Cartwright has written
an ingenious copy of verses.
6. The Parson's Wedding, a Comedy, printed in folio, London 1663;
written at Basil in Switzerland. This play was revived at the old
Theatre, at little Lincoln's Inn-Fields, and acted all by women; a new
prologue and epilogue, being spoken by Mrs. Marshal in Man's cloaths,
which Mr. Langbain says is printed in the Covent-Garden Drollery.
This was a miscellaneous production of those times, which bore some
resemblance to our Magazines; but which in all probability is now out of
print.
7. The Pilgrim, a Tragedy, printed in folio, London 1663; written in
Paris in the year 1651, and dedicated to the countess of Carnarvon.
8. The Princess, or Love at first Sight, a Tragi-Comedy, printed in
folio, London 1663; written at Naples, and dedicated to his niece, the
lady Anne Wentworth, wife to lord Lovelace.
9. The Prisoners, a Tragi-Comedy, printed in folio; London 1663; written
at London and dedicated to the lady Crompton.
10. Don Thomaso, or the Wanderer, a Comedy in two parts, printed in
folio, London 1663; and dedicated to the fair and kind friends of prince
Palatine Polexander. In the first part of this play, the author has
borrowed several ornaments from Fletcher's play called the Captain. He
has used great freedom with Ben Johnson, for not only the characters of
Lopus, but even the very words are repeated from Johnson's Fox, where
Volpone personates Scoto of Mantua. I don't believe that our author
designed to conceal his assistance, since he was so just as to
acknowledge a song against jealousy, which he borrowed from Mr. Thomas
Carew, cup-bearer to king Charles the Ist, and sung in a masque at
Whitehall, anno 1633. This Chorus, says he, 'I presume to make use of
here, because in the first design it was written at my request, upon
a dispute held between Mrs. Cicilia Crofer and myself, when he was
present; she being then maid of honour. This I have set down, lest any
man should imagine me so foolish as to steal such a poem, from so famous
an author.' If he was therefore so scrupulous in committing depredations
upon Carew, he would be much more of Ben J
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