n two parts, both comedies;
acted at the duke's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1677 and 1681. Those
plays are taken in a great measure from Killegrew's Don Thomaso, or the
wanderer.
3. The Dutch Lover, a Comedy, acted at the Duke's theatre, and printed
in 4to, 1673. The plot of this play is founded upon a Spanish Comedy
entitled, Don Fenise, written by Don Francisco de las Coveras.
4. Abdelazer; or the Moor's Revenge, a Tragedy, acted at the duke's
theatre, and printed in 4to. 1671. It is taken from an old play of
Marlow's, intitled, Lust's Dominion; or the Lascivious Queen, a Tragedy.
5. The Young King; or the Mistake, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at the duke's
theatre, and printed in 4to. in 1683. The design of this play is taken
from the story of Alcamenes and Menalippa, in Calprenede's Cleopatra.
6. The Round-Heads; or the Good Old Cause, a Comedy; acted at the
duke's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1682. It is dedicated to Henry
Fitzroy--duke of Grafton.
7. The City Heiress; or Sir Timothy Treatwell, a Comedy; acted at the
duke's theatre, and printed in 4to. in 1682, dedicated to Henry Earl
of Arundel, and Lord Mowbray. Most of the characters in this play
are borrowed, according to Langbaine, from Massinger's Guardian, and
Middleton's Mad World my Masters.
8. The Town Fop, or Sir Timothy Tawdry, a Comedy, acted at the duke's
theatre, and printed in 4to. 1677. This play is founded on a comedy
written by one George Wilkins, entitled, the Miseries of inforced
Marriage.
9. The False Count, or a New Way to play an old Game, a Comedy; acted at
the duke's theatre, and printed in 4to. 1682 Isabella's being deceived
by the Chimney Sweeper is borrowed from Mollier's precieuse Ridicules.
10. The Lucky Chances; or an Alderman's Bargain, a Comedy, acted by the
King's company, and printed in 4to. in 1687. It is dedicated to Hyde
Earl of Rochester. This play was greatly condemned by the critics; some
incidents in it are borrowed from Shirley's Lady of Pleasure.
11. The forced Marriage; or the jealous Bridegroom, a Tragi-Comedy,
acted at the duke's theatre, and printed in 4to, 1671.
12. Sir Patient Fancy; a Comedy, acted at the duke's theatre, and
printed in 4to. 1678. The plot of this play, and some of the characters,
particularly Sir Patient, is borrowed from Moliere's Malades
Imaginaires.
13. The Widow Ranter; or the History of Bacon in Virginia, a
Tragi-Comedy, acted by the King's company, and printed 1690. It is
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