akes a poet.'

2. Madam Fickle, or the Witty False One; acted at the duke of York's
Theatre, printed in quarto, 1677, dedicated to the duke of Ormond. This
play is compiled from several other Comedies; the scene is laid in
Covent-Garden.

3. Trick for Trick, or the Debauched Hypocrite; a Comedy acted at the
Theatre-Royal 1678: This is the only one of Fletcher's plays, called
Monsieur Thomas revived.

4. The Fool turn'd Critic; acted at the Theatre-Royal, 1678. Several of
the characters of this play are borrowed; as Old-wine-love, Trim and
Small-wit, seem to be taken from Senio Asotus, and Ballio, in Randolph's
Jealous Lovers.

5. Fond Husband, or the Plotting Sisters, a Comedy. Of this we have
already given some account, in the words of Mr. Addison.

6. Squire Old-Sap, or the Night-Adventures; a Comedy; acted at the
duke's Theatre, printed in quarto, 1679. Several incidents in this play
are taken from Francion's Comic. Hist. Boccace's Novels, les Contes de
M. de la Fontaine.

7. The Virtuous Wife, or Good-Luck at last; a Comedy acted at the duke's
Theatre 1680. Several hints are taken from the Town, Marriage A-la-mode,
&c. the Scene Chelsea.

8. Sir Barnaby Whig, or no Wit like a Woman's; a Comedy acted at the
Theatre-Royal 1681. Dedicated to the right honourable George Earl of
Berkley. The plot of this play is taken from a Play of Marmion's, called
the Fine Companion; and part from the Double Cuckold, a Novel, written
by M. St. Evremond. Scene London.

9. The Royalist, a Comedy; acted at the Duke's Theatre 1682. This play,
which is collected chiefly from novels, succeeded on the stage; printed
in 4to. 1644.

10. The Injured Princess, or the Fatal Wager; a Tragi-Comedy; acted
at the Theatre-Royal 1682. The foundation of this play is taken from
Shakespear's Cymbeline.

11. A Common-wealth of Women, a Tragi-Comedy; acted at the Theatre Royal
1686, dedicated to Christopher Duke of Albemarle. This play is chiefly
borrowed from Fletcher's Sea Voyage. The scene is in Covent Garden.

12. The Banditti, or a Lady's Distress; a Comedy; acted at the
Theatre-Royal 1688. This play met with great opposition during the
performance, which was disturbed by the Catcalls. This occasioned the
author to take his revenge upon the town, by dedicating it to a certain
Knight, under the title of Sir Critic Cat-call. The chief plot of this
play is founded on a Romance written by Don Francisco de las Coveras,
called Don Fenise, tran