afcribe Tamburlaine the Great to this Author; for tho' Marloe's Name be not printed in the Title-page, yet both in Mr. Kirkman's and my former Catalogue printed 1680. his Name is prefix'd.

Thomas NUCE.

An Author of the fanie Time, and joyn'd in the fame Defign with the former. We are owing to his pains for the Verfion of One Play of Seneca's, called

Octavia, a Tragedy. This is the only Tragedy of the Ancients that I know of, that is founded on Hiftory fo near the time of the Author. I fhall not pretend to determine, whether it was writ by Seneca, or no: tho' Delrio and others deny it. For the Hiftory, fee Suetonius in Vit. Claud. Nero. Tacitus, L.12. C.14. Dion, &c.

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Thomas OTWAY.

N Author who was well known to most Perfons of this Age, who are famous for Wit and Breeding. He was formerly (as I have heard)bred for fome time in Chrift-Church Colledge in Oxford. From thence he removed to London, where he spent fome time in Dramatick Poetry; and by degrees writ himself into Reputation with the Court. His Genius in Come

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racter of Marius Junior, and Lavinia the Nurfe, and Sulpitius: which laft is carried on by our Author to the End of the Play: though Mr. Dryden fays in his Poftfcript to Granada, "That Shakespear faid himfelf, that he was forc'd to 'kill Mercurio in the 3. Act, to prevent being 'kill'd by him. For the true Hiftory of Marius Senior, fee Plutarch's Life of C. Marius; Lucan's Pharfalia, lib. 2. Florus lib. 3. c. 21.

Don Carlos Prince of Spain, a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre; printed 40. Lond. 1679. and dedicated to his Royal Highness the Duke. This Play is writ in Heroick Verfe, as well as Alcibiades; that being the firft, this the fecond that ever he writ or thought of writing.For the History,confult the Spanish Chronicles, as Louis de Mayerne, Turquet's Chronicle of Spain; Cabrera's Life of Philip the Second; Thuanus; Brantome, &c. Tho' I believe our Author chiefly follow'd the Novel of Don Carlos, tranflated from the French, and printed 8°. Lond. 1674 which is the most perfect Account of that Tragical Story that I have met with.

Friendship in Fafbion, a Comedy acted at his Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre; printed 4°. Lond. 1678. and dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles, Earl of Dorfet and MiddleSex. This is a very diverting Play, and was acted with general applaufe.

Orphan, or The Unhappy Marriage; a Tragedy acted at his Royal Highnefs the Duke's Theatre; printed 4°. Lond. 1680. and dedicated to her Royal Highnefs the Dutchefs. This is a very moving Tragedy, and is founded on

a Novel, call'd English Adventures: See the Hiftory of Brandon, p. 17.

Souldiers Fortune, a Comedy acted by their Royal Highness's Servants, at the Duke's Theatre; printed 4°. Lond. 1681. This Play is dedicated to Mr. Bentley his Stationer: and is (as he fays) a fort of Acquittance for the Money receiv'd for the Copy. There are several paffages in this Play, that have been touch'd before by others: As for Inftance, the Plot of My Lady Dunce, making her Husband the Agent in the Intrigue between Beaugard and her, to convey the Ring and Letter, is the Subject of other Plays writ before this; as The Farne, and Flora's Vagaries: and the Original Story is in Boccace's Novels, Day 3. Nov. 3. Sir Jolly boulting out of his Clofer, and furprising his Lady and Beaugard kiffing, and her Deportment thereupon; is borrow'd from Scarron's Comical Romance, in the Story of Millamant, or The Rampant Lady, p. 227. tho' by the way, that Story is not in the French Copy, and I fuppofe was not writ by Scarron; but was rather tranflated from Les Amours des Dames Illuftres de notre Siecle. The Behaviour of Bloody-bones, is like the Bravo, in the Antiquary; and that of Courtine at Silvia's Balcony, like Monfieur Thomas his Carriage to his Mi ftrefs, in that Play of Fletcher's fo called.

Titus and Berenice, a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre; printed 4°. Lond. 1677. and dedicated with the Cheats of Scapin, as aforefaid. This Play is tranflated from the French of Monfieur Racine: it confifts of three Acts,

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and is written in Heroick Verfe. For the Story of Titus and Berenice, fee Suetonius in his Life, Ch. 7. See befides Jofephus, Dion, ¿c.

Venice preferved, or A Plot difcovered; a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre; printed 40. Lond. 1682. and dedicated to the Dutchefs of Portsmouth. I have not at prefent any particular Hiftory of Venice by me, but fuppofe this Story may be found in fome of the Writers on the Venetian Affairs; as Bembus, Sabellicus, Maurocenus, Paruta, &c.

Befides his Dramatick Poems, our Author writ a Stitcht Poem, call'd The Poet's Complaint to his Mufe, printed 4o. Lond. 1680. and a Paftoral on King Charles the Second, printed with Mrs. Behn's Lycidas, 8°. p. 81. Add to these his Tranflation out of French, being a Book call'd The Hiftory of the Triumvirates, printed fince his Decease 8°. Lond. 1686.

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John PALSGRAVE.

AN Author that liv'd in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth. He was Bachelor of Divinity, but of what University I know not, and was Chaplain to the King. He printed a Play in an Old English Character, call'd

Accolaftus, a Comedy printed 4°. 1540. and dedicated to King Henry the Eighth. This Play was tranflated from the Latine Accolaftus written by Gulielmus Fullonius, the English be

ing printed after the Latine. The Plot is the Parable of the Prodigal Son in the Gospel, and the Author has endeavour'd to imitate Terence and Plautus in the Oeconomy: 'Twas fet forth by the Author Fallonius, before the Burgefles of the Hague in Holland, An. Dom. 1529. This Author publifht befides L'Eclairciffe ment de la Langue Francoife. 1530.

George PEEL.

An Author that liv'd in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, and was formerly Student, and Mr. of Arts of Chrift-Church Colledge in Oxford. He is the Author of Two Plays, which are in print; viz.

David and Bethfabe their Love, with the Tragedy of Abfalom, divers times play'd on the Stage; and printed 4. Lond. 1599. This Play is founded on Holy Scripture: See Samuel, King's, &c.

Edward the First, Sirnamed Edward LongShanks, with his Return from the Holy Land. Alfo the Life of Llewellin Rebel in Wales. Lastly the finking of Queen Elinor, who funk at Charing Crofs, rofe again at Potter's Hithe, now named Queen-hithe; printed 4° Lond. 1593. For the Story fee the Authors that have writ of thofe times; as Walfingham, Fabian, Matth. Weftm. Pol. Virgil, Grafton, Hollingshead, Stow, Speed, Martyn, Baker, &c.

I am not ignorant, that another Tragedy, to wit, Alphonfus Emperor of Germany, is afcri bed to him in former Catalogues, which has

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