Return from Parnassus 547 Revenge Ibid. Revengers Tragedy 506 Reward of Virtue 223 Rhodon and Iris. 316 Richard the Second 462 Rival Friends 245 Kings 8 Ladies 167 Queens 325 Rivals 547 Roaring Girl 373 Robert Earl of Huntingdon's Downfal and Death 267 Hood's Pastoral May-games 547 and his Crew of Souldiers Ibid. Roman Actor 358 Empress 308 Generals 129 Romeo and Juliet 462 Romulus and Hersilia 547 Roundheads 21 Rover. 20 Royalist 183 Royal King and Loyal Subject 268 Masque at Hampton-Court 547 Master 481 Shepherdess 450 Slave 43 Voyage 548 Rule a Wife and have a Wife 214 Rump 503 S. SAcrifice 184 Sad One 498 Shepheard 295 Saint Cicely 520 Salmacida Spolia 548 Sampson Agonistes 375 Sapho and Phaon 329 Scaramouch c. 429 School of Complements 480 Scornful Lady 214 Scots Figaries 503 Sea Voyage 214 Seven Champions of Christendom 315 See me and see me not 24 Sejanus 295 Selimus 315 Sertorius 6 Several Wits 393 Sforza Duke of Millain 237 Shepheards Holyday 433 Paradice 377 Shoomaker 's a Gentleman 429 Sicelides 548 Sicily and Naples 519 Siege 54 110 of Babylon 406 of Constantinople 549 of Memphis 183 of Rhodes 110 of Urbin 315 Silent Woman 296 Silver Age. 259 Sir Barnaby Whig 184 Courtly Nice 96 Giles Goose-cap 549 Hercules Buffon 318 Martin Mar-all 170 Patient Fancy 21 Solomon 549 Sister 484 Six Days Adventure 274 Slighted Maid 492 Sociable Companions 393 Soliman and Perseda 550 Sophister Ibid. Sophonisba 325 351 Sophy 128 Souldiers Fortune 399 Spanish Bawd 550 Curate 214 Fryar 170 Gypsies 373 Rogue 178 Sparagus Garden 37 Speeches at Pr. Henry's Barriers 296 Spightful Sister 6 Sport upon Sport 90 Springs Glory 381 Squire of Alsatia 450 Old Sap. 183 Staple of News 296 State of Innocence 172 Step-mother 551 Strange Discovery Ib. Successful Strangers 378 Sullen Lovers 450 Summers's last Will and Testament 383 Sun's Darling 221 Supposes 231 Surprisal 277 Susanna's Tears 551 Swaggering Damois 56 Sweetnam the Woman-hater arraigned 551 T. TAle of a Tub. 297 Tamberlain the Great 344 Taming of the Shrew 463 Tancred and Gismond 512 Tartuff 367 Tarugo's Wiles 434 Tempe restor'd 551 Tempest 172 463 Temple 64 of Love 110 The longer thou liv'st the more fool thou art 508 Thebais 394 Theodosius 326 Thersytes 552 Thomaso 313 Thornby Abby 524 Thracian Wonder 510 Three Lords and Ladies of London 521 Thyerry and Theodoret 215 Time vindicated to himself and to his Honours 297 Timon of Athens 451 Titus Andronicus 464 Titus and Berenice 399 Tom Essence 552 Tyler and his Wife 508 Tottenham Court 381 Town Fop. 22 Shifts 425 Trapolin supposed a Prince 70 Travels of 3 English Brothers 119 Traytor 481 to himself 553 Treacherous Brother 407 Trick for Trick 184 to catch the Old One. 373 Triumph of Beauty 485 Love and Antiquity 373 Peace 482 the Prince D'Amour 111 Triumphant Widdow 387 Troades 472 521 Troas 251 Troylus and Cressida 173 True Trojans 553 Widdow 451 Tryal of Chivalry 508 Treasure 554 Tryphon 28 Tunbridge Wells 554 Twelfth Night 466 Twins 427 Two Angry Women of Abington 407 Noble Kinsmen 215 Two Tragedies in One. 516 Wise Men and all the rest Fools 64 Tide tarrieth for no Man 508 Tyranical Government 554 Tyranick Love 173 V. VAlentinian 215 Valiant Scot. 523 Welchman 516 Varieties 387 Venice preserv'd 400 Very Woman 359 Vestal Virgin 277 Vilain 407 Virgin Martyr 359 Widow 410 Virtuoso 451 Virtuous Octavia 30 Wife 185 Virtue betray'd 8 Vision of Delight 297 the Twelve Goddesses 103 Unfortunate Lovers 112 Mother 382 Shepheard 506 Usurper 554 Ungrateful Favorite Ib. Unhappy Fair One. 499 Favorite 9 Unnatural Combat 359 Tragedy 393 Untrussing the Humorous Poet. 123 Vow-breaker 437 Usurper 274 W. WAlks of Islington and Hogsden 307 Wandring Lover 368 Warning for fair Women 555 Weakest goes to the wall Ib. Wealth and Health Ib. Wedding 483 Westward-hoe 124 What you will 351 When you see me you know me 430 White Devil 509 Whore of Babylon 124 Wiat's History 125 Widow 298 Ranter 22 's Tears 65 Wife for a Month. 216 Wild Gallant 174 Goose-chase 216 Wily beguil'd 555 Wine Beer Ale and Tobacco 555 Winters Tale. 466 Wise Women of Hogsden 268 Wit at several Weapons 216 of a Woman 556 in a Constable 233 without Money 216 Wits 111 Cabal 393 led by the Nose 556 Witty Combat 520 Fair One 483 Woman Captain 452 Hater 216 in the Moon 330 kill'd with Kindness 268 turn'd Bully 556 Woman 's a Weather-cock 198 Conquest 374 Prize 217 Women beware Women 374 pleas'd 217 Wonder a Woman never vex'd 429 World lost at Tennis 374 Wrangling Lovers 423 Y. YOrkshire Tragedy 466 Young Admiral 483 King 22 Your five Gallants 375 Youths Glory Deaths Banquet 393 The Plays in the Appendix ALphonso King of Naples Amphytryon Banish'd Duke Belphegor Bragadocio Distressed Innocence Edward the Third Ferrex and Porrex Folly of Priestcraft Gorboduc Mad World my Masters Mistakes Robin Conscience Royal Flight Scowrers Sir Anthony Love Unfortunate Lovers Witch of Edmonton Woman will have her will Wonder of a Kingdom The APPENDIX THe Occasion of adding this following Appendix is to compleat the Account of all the Plays that have been printed as far as this present Time since several new Ones have been publisht after the Fore-going Sheets were sent to the Press and some others thro' oversight omitted in the Body of the Book I have chose rather to place them here than leave the whole imperfect I shall follow the same Method as before beginning first with the Known Authors in an Alphabetical Order and afterwards mention those whose Authors are conceal'd I begin with Sir William DAVENANT I have already given an Account of this Author p. 106 c. to which I refer my Reader only beg his Pardon for the Omission of a Play to be found in the Body of his Works nam'd Unfortunate Lovers a Tragedy printed in Folio Thomas DECKER An Author already mention'd p. 122. to have a hand in Twelve Plays tho' thro' mistake I have given an Account but of Ten of them 'T is true I referr'd the Reader p. 125. to the Account of Will. Rowley for The Witch of Edmonton but quite forgot a Play which was writ wholly by our Author stil'd Wonder of a Kingdom a Tragi-comedy printed 4o. Lond. 1636. This I take to be a very diverting old Play John DRYDEN Esq The Reader will find an Account of this Author's Writings p. 130 c. but he having lately publisht a new Play I am here to give the Reader some Account of it Amphytryon or The Two Socias a Comedy acted at the Theatre-Royal to which is added the Musick of the Songs compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcel printed 4o. Lond. 1691. and dedicated to the Honourable Sir Levison Gower Baronet This Play is founded on Plautus's Amphytruo and Molliere's Amphytryon as the Author himself acknowledges in his Epistle Dedicatory The Reader that will take the pains to compare them will find that Mr. Dryden has more closely followed the French than
Worthy Ancients which by any of my Country-men are Naturaliz'd I shall give some Account of them and their Writings as opportunity shall offer it self and therefore I crave leave to lay hold of this to speak a word or Two of Euripides This Poet was stil'd the Tragick Philosopher and was born at Phyla a Town in Attica in the 75 Olympiade and in the 274 Year after the Building of Rome Prodius taught him Rhetorick after which he made a Voyage to AEgypt with Plato to visit the Learned Men there and to improve himself by their Conversation He was also a Friend of Socrates and some have believed that this Philosopher assisted him in the Composition of his Tragedies He went from Athens dissatisfied with the People for preferring the Comick Writers before him and retir'd to the Court of Archelaus King of Macedonia about the year of Rome 338. This Prince confer'd many Favours on him and had a great value for him It happen'd at that time that a certain person nam'd Decamnion having raillied him about his Breath which was not over agreeable Archelaus sent him to Euripides to be punisht at his pleasure This so exasperated Decamnion both against the King and the Poet that for the sake of Revenge he join'd with other Conspirators in the Assassination of the Former and set Dogs upon the later which soon devour'd the Object of his Hatred Some say that this Misfortune proceeded from the Brutality of those irrational Creatures by accident and not design Others again relate that he receiv'd his Death from some inhumane Women against whom he had somewhat too bitterly inveigh'd I remember a pleasant Story in Ford's Apothegms that Sophocles being once ask'd the Reason why in his Tragedies he always represented Women Good and Euripides Wicked answer'd That Euripides describ'd them as they were he as they ought to be But Digression apart the time of his Death no more than the manner of it is agreed upon Some say he Dy'd about the 65 year of his Age in the 93 Olympiade and in the Year of Rome 348. being 406 years before the Incarnation of our Saviour Others say that he Dy'd not till the Year of Rome 351. The Ancients mention Ninety odd Tragedies writ by him of which at present we enjoy but Nineteen Supposes a Comedy Englisht from the Italian of Ariosto a famous Poet a Ferarese and Favuorite of Alphonsus the First Duke of Ferrara and of the Cardinal Hippolito d' Este his Brother He Dy'd the 13 of July in the Year 1533. I purposely decline to give a larger Account of his Life because it would swell my Book too much and the English Reader may satisfy his Curiosity by perusing his Life at the End of Sr. John Harrington's Translation of Orlando Furioso Those Vers'd in Italian may read his Life writ by Gierolamo Poro of Padoua Gierolamo Guarafola of Ferrara Simon Fornari of Rheggio c. This Play was presented at Gray's Inn and printed in quarto Lond. 1566. The Prologue as well as the Play is writ in prose This Prologue I suppose gave the Grounds for that writ by Mr. Duffet to the Play call'd Trappolin suppos'd a Prince as that did to the Epilogue of The Duke and No Duke Pleasure at Kenelworth Castle a Masque as Mr. Kirkman informs us in his Catalogue which I never saw Our Author has written several Poems of a Different Species which he calls Herbs and which with his Plays make a considerable Vollume and are printed together in quarto Lond. 1587. Henry GLAPTHORN An Author that liv'd in the Reign of King Charles the First who publisht several Plays which I presume in those days past with good Approbation at the Globe and Cock-pit Play-houses tho' I cannot agree with Mr. Winstanley That he was One of the chiefest Dramatick Poets of this Age. He writ Five Plays viz. Albertus Wallenstein Duke of Fridland and General to the Emperor Ferdinand the Second his Tragedy acted with good Allowance at the Globe on the Bank-side by His Majesties Servants printed in quarto Lond. 1640. and dedicated to the Great Example of Virtue and true Mecaenas's of Liberal Arts Mr. William Murrey of His Majesties Bed-chamber For the Plot see the Historians who have writ on the last German Wars in the Reign of Ferdinand the Second See besides M. Sarasins Walstein's Conspiracy translated into English 8 o Lond. 1678. Spondanus's Continuation of Baronius Fierzen L'Hist de Liege c. Argalus and Parthenia a Tragi-comedy acted at the Court before their Majesties and at the Private-house in Drury-lane by their Majesties Servants printed in quarto Lond. 1639. The Plot of this Play is founded on Sr. Philip Sidney's Arcadia a Romance in the Story of Argalus and Parthenia see pag. 16. c. Mr. Quarles has writ a pretty Poem on the same Foundation Hollander a Comedy written in the Year 1635. and then acted at the Cock-pit in Drury-lane by their Majesties Servants with good Allowance and at the Court before Both their Majesties printed in quarto Lond. 1640. and dedicated to the great Hope of growing Nobleness his Honourable Friend Sir Thomas Fisher. Lady's Priviledge a Comedy acted with good Allowance at the Cock-pit in Drury Lane and before Their Majesties at White-hall twice printed 4o. Lond. 1640. and dedicated to the true Example of Heroick Virtue and Favourer of Arts Sir Frederick Cornwallis Wit in a Constable a Comedy writ in the Year 1639. and then acted at the Cock-pit in Drury Lane by Their Majesties Servants with good Allowance printed 4o. Lond. 1640. and dedicated to the Right Honourable his singular good Lord Thomas Lord Wentworth Besides these Plays he has a Book of Poems extant in which are several Copies directed to his Mistress under the Name of Lucinda printed 4 o Lond. 1639. Thomas GOFF. A Gentleman that flourisht in the Reign of King James the First He was born in Essex towards the latter end of Queen Elizabeth's Reign about the Year 1592. In his Youth he was sent to Westminster-School and at the Age of Eighteen he was brought in Student of Christ-Church Colledge in Oxford Being an Industrious Scholar he arrived to be a good Poet a skilful Oratour and an Excellent Preacher In the Year 1623. he proceeded Batchelour of Divinity and was preferr'd to a Living in Surrey call'd East-Clandon there he got him a Wife which prov'd as great a plague to him as a Shrew could be and became a true Xantippe to our Ecclesiastical Socrates insomuch that she gave him daily opportunities of exercising his Patience and t is believ'd by some that this Domestick-scourge shortned his days He was buried at his own Parish-Church at Clandon the 27. of July 1627. He writ several Pieces on several Subjects amongst which are reckon'd five Plays viz. Careless Shepherdess a Tragi-comedy acted before the King and Queen at Salisbury-Court with great applause printed 4 o Lond. 1656. with an Alphabetical Catalogue of all such Plays that ever were
parts under a different Title suitable to their Subject The first which was writ when he was a Suitor to his Wife is usher'd in by a Character writ in Prose of a Mistress The second being Copies writ to her after Marriage by a Character of a Wife After which is a Character of a Friend before several Funeral Elegies The third part consists of Divine Poems some of which are Paraphrases on several Texts out of Job and the Book of Psalms before which is the Portraict of a Holy Man I know not when those Poems were first printed but the last Edition which I have by me augmented and corrected was printed 8o. Lond. 1640. and his Poetry is commended by his Friend and Kinsman Mr. John Talbot I know nothing that he has writ in Prose except his Chronicle of K. Edward the Fourth printed fol. Lond. 1640. Of what esteem it is in the World is well known to Historians Peter HAUSTEAD A Gentleman that was born at Oundle a Market Town in Northamptonshire and flourisht in the Reign of King Charles the First of Blessed Memory He was after some Years sent to the University of Cambridge where in Queens Colledge he took the Degree of Master of Arts. He challenges a Place in our Catalogue on Account of his Play call'd Rival Friends a Comedy acted before the King and Queens Majesties when out of their Princely Favour they were pleas'd to visit the University of Cambridge upon the nineteenth day of March 1631. Cry'd down by Boys Faction Envy and confident Ignorance approv'd by the Judicious and Expos'd to the publick Censure by the Author printed 4 o Lond. 1632. and dedicated by a Copy of Verses to the Right Honble Right Reverend Right Worshipful or whatsoever he be shall be or whom he hereafter may call Patron The Play is commended by a Copy of Latin Verses and Two writ in English The Prologue is a Dialogue betwixt Venus Thetis and Phoebus sung by two Trebles and a Base Venus being Phosphorus as well as Vesper appearing at a window above as risen calling to Sol who lay in Thetis Lap at the East-side of the Stage canopy'd with an Azure Curtain Our Author seems to me to be much of the Humor of Ben Johnson whose greatest weakness was that he could not bear Censure and has so great a Value for Ben's Writings that his Scene betwen Love-all Mungrel Hammershin Act 3. Sc. 7. is copy'd from that in Johnson's Play called The Silent Woman between True-wit Daw and La-fool Act. 4. Sc. 5. I know not whether our Author were in Orders when he writ this Play but I know there are Eleven Sermons in print under his Name published 4 o Lond. 1646. Richard HEAD This Author liv'd in the Reigns of King Charles the First and Second He was born in Ireland of English Parents being the Son of a Clergy-man who was murther'd in the deplorable Massacre of Ireland in the beginning of the Rebellion which broke out there on the 2 d day of October 1641. He was educated for some small time in the University of Oxford and afterwards exchang'd his Study for a Booksellers Shop I remember him a Bookseller and Partner with Kirkman if I mistake not in the Alley that fronts the North-gate of Pauls call'd Cannon-Alley He was a Man extreamly given to pleasure and yet of excellent Natural Parts had they been improv'd by Virtue or fix'd by Solidity He writ a Play call'd Hic ubique or The Humour 's of Dublin a Comedy acted privately with good Applause printed in quarto Lond. 1663. and dedicated to the Illustrious Charles Duke of Monmouth and Orkney He has writ several other Pieces of different Subjects tho' all of them trivial and which betray'd his Conversation as The first part of the English Rogue Venus Cabinet unlock'd The Art of Wheedling The Floating Island or A Voyage from Lambethania to Ram-allia A Discovery of O Brasil Jackson's Recantation The Red-sea and some Pieces against Dr. Wild all which I have borrow'd from Mr. Winstanley and shall be ready to return him Interest for it in the Next Edition of his Book if he pleases to command me Our Author according to Mr. Winstanley was cast away at Sea in his passage to the Isle of Wight William HEMMINGS A Gentleman that liv'd in the Reign of King Charles the First and was Master of Arts of the University of Oxford tho' I cannot inform my self of what Colledge He writ two Tragedies which in his time were in some esteem and one of them has appear'd on the Stage since the Restitution of his late Majesty and the Muses with Approbation It is call'd Fatal Contract a Tragedy acted with good Applause by Her Majesties Servants and printed quarto Lond. 1653. This Play was published after the Author's Death having pass'd thro' many Hands as a Curiosity of Wit and Language and was dedicated to the Right Honourable James Compton Earl of Northampton and to Isabella his Virtuous Countess It was reviv'd not many Years since under the Title of Love and Revenge with some Alterations the Old Play being out of print it was about three Years ago reprinted as a New Play under the Title of The Eunuch For the Plot 't is founded on the French Chronicle in the Reigns of Chilperic the First and Clotaire the Second Consult Gregoire de Tours Lib. 4 5. c. Aimoin Fredegaire Sigebert Fortunat Valois De Serres Mezeray c. Jews Tragedy or their fatal and final Overthrow by Vespasian and Titus his Son agreeable to the Authentick and Famous History of Josephus printed 4 o Lond. 1662. This Play was not published till some Years after the Author's Death For the History consult Josephus Lib. 6 7. Jasper HEYWOOD This Author was Son to John Heywood the Famous Epigramatist of which by and by and was bred in his younger Years at Merton Colledge and afterwards was a Member of All-Souls Colledge in Oxford In some few Years he changed the University for S. Omers where he became a fierce Bigotted Jesuite and was the first Jesuite that set foot in England Dr. Fuller says He was executed in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth but Sir Richard Baker tells us That he was one of the Chief of those seventy Priests that were taken in the Year 1585. and when some of them were condemn'd and the rest in danger of the Law that Gracious Queen caus'd them all to be Ship'd away and sent out of England During his Residence in the University he imploy'd part of his time in translating three of Seneca's Tragedies of which we shall give an Account But first with the Readers permission since an hansome Opportunity offers it self we will present you with an Abridgment of the Life of this our Poetical-Stoick Lucius Annaeus Seneca was born at Cordoüa in Spain a little before the Death of Augustus Caesar. He bore his Father's Name which Conformity has mis-led some Authors causing them to ascribe to the Son
Virtuoso Act 3. towards the End The Epilogue to this Play is writ by Mr. Shadwell Jasper MAIN A Person of Fame and Note as well for Natural Parts as acquired Learning He was Born in the Reign of King James the First at Hatherleigh c. His Education was at Westminster School from whence be was transplanted to Christ-Church and admitted Student A.D. 1624. In this Colledge he gradually advanced in the Study of Arts and Sciences till he took both his Degrees and enter'd into holy Orders and was prefer'd to two Livings both in the Gift of the Colledge and one hard-by Oxford About this time the Civil Wars breaking out and the Pious King being forc'd by wicked Subjects to fly for shelter to this Seat of the Muses our Author was made choice of amongst others deputed to Preach before His Majesty Soon after which Mr. Wood tells us he was created Dr. of Divinity and resided in Oxford till the time of the Mock Visitation sent to the University when he amongst other Worthies eminent for their Loyalty was ejected not only from the Colledge but both his Livings During this Storm he found an Asylum in the House of the Right Honourable the Earl of Devonshire where for the most part he resided till the Happy Return of King Charles the Second to his Kingdomes at which time he was not only restored to his Places but made Canon of Christ-church and Arch-deacon of Chichester which Preferments he enjoy'd to his Death He was a Person of a ready and facetious Wit and yet withal a sound Orthodox Preacher In his younger years he was very much addicted to Poetry in which time he writ two Plays which are very much esteem'd by the generality of those who delight in Dramatick Poetry Amorous War a Tragi-comedy printed 4 o Oxon. 1658. City Match a Comedy acted before the King and Queen at Whitehall and afterwards on the Stage at Black-friars with general Applause and printed 4o. Oxon. 1658. These two Plays have been printed in Folio 4o. and 8o. and are bound together Besides these Dramatick Pieces our Author writ a Poem upon the Naval Victory over the Dutch by the Duke of York printed 1665. and added some Dialogues to those of Lucian translated by Mr. Francis Hicks printed Fol. Lond. 1638. He publisht likewise many serious Pieces as several Sermons in 4o. 1646 47 52 62. Amongst which none was so much talkt of as that concerning false Prophets It was if I mistake not writ against by Mr. Francis Cheynel which occasion'd our Authors Vindication publisht 1647. He writ besides 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or The Peoples War examined according to the Principles of Scripture and Reason in answer to a Letter for the satisfation of a Person of Quality printed 4o. 1647. with several other Pieces which I have not seen He Died on the Sixth day of December An. 1672. and was Buried in Christ-Church on the North-side of the Quire having in his Will left several Bequests to Pious uses As Fifty Pounds to the Re-building of St. Pauls A Hundred Pounds to be distributed by the Two Vicars of Cassington and Purton for the use of the Poor of those Parishes with many other Legacies amongst which I cannot forget One which has frequently occasion'd Mirth at the relation He had a Servant who had long liv'd with him to whom he bequeath'd a Trunk and in it Somewhat as he said that would make him Drink after his Death The Doctor being dead the Trunk was speedily visited by his Servant with mighty Expectation where he found this promising Legacy to be nothing but a Red-Herring So that it may be said of him that his propensity to innocent Raillery was so great that it kept him Company even after Death Cosmo MANUCH A Gentleman that liv'd in the Reign of King Charles the First and One that as I suppose took up Arms for his Majesty under the Quality of a Major tho' whether of Horse or Foot I am ignorant Mr. Phillips supposes him an Italian stiling him Manuci but whatever his Country be he has writ Two Plays which shew him well vers'd in the English Language viz. Just General a Tragi-comedy printed quarto Lond. 1650. and dedicated to the Right Honourable James Earl of Northampton and Isabella his most Virtuous Lady This is the first Play our Author writ and which was intended for the Stage but never acted not that it is any ways contemptible and therefore the Major did not forfeit his Modesty when he said of it In spite of Malice venture I dare thus far Pack not a Jury and I 'll stand the Bar. Loyal Lovers a Tragi-comedy printed 4o. Lond. 1652. In this Play our Author lashes the old Committee-men and their Informers in the Persons of Gripeman and Sodom and I believe he meant to expose Hugh Peters's Adventure with the Butcher's Wife of St. Sepulcher's with his Revenge thereupon under the Characters of Phanaticus and Fly-blow If my Conjecture prove true I hope no sober man will be angry that Peters should be personated on the Stage who himself had ridicul'd others when he acted the Clown's part in Shakespear's Company of Comedians as I have read in Dr. Young's Relation of his Life If it be consider'd that our Author's Muse was travesté en Cavileer that he made Writing his Diversion and not his Business that what he writ was not borrow'd but propriâ Minervâ I hope the Criticks will allow his Plays to pass Muster amongst those of the third Rate Gervase MARKHAM A Gentleman who flourisht under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth King James and King Charles the First for the later of whom he took up Arms in the time of the Rebellion being honour'd by His Majesty with a Captain 's Commission He was the Son of Robert Markham of Cotham in the County of Nottingham Esq and was eminently Famous for his numerous Volumes of Husbandry and Horsemanship besides what he has writ on Rural Recreations and Military Discipline He understood the Practick as well as the Theory of the Art of War and was esteem'd a good Scholar and an excellent Linguist understanding perfectly the French Italian and Spanish Languages from all which he collected Notes of Husbandry In the enumeration of his Works the Reader will be satisfied of his excellent Parts and Abilities and that he was tà m Marti quà m Mercurio vers'd in the Employments of War and Peace and One piece of Dramatick Poetry which he has publisht will shew that he Sacrific'd to Apollo and the Muses as well as to Mars and Pallas This Play is extant under the Title of Herod and Antipater a Tragedy printed 4o. Lond. 1622. where or when this Play was acted the imperfection of my Copy hinders my information For the Foundation 't is built on History See Josephus Ant. Jud. Lib. 14 15 16 17. Torniel Salian Spondanus Baronii Ann. c I shall now mention his Works and first those which treat of Horsemanship which have
Furens 250 Oetus 496 Hero and Leander 492 Herod and Antipater 340 and Mariamne 406 Hey for Honesty 416 Hic Ubique 246 Histriomastix 532 Hoffman 533 Hog hath lost his Pearl 503 Hollander 232 Holland's Leaguer 349 Honest Lawyer 522 Man's Fortune 209 Whore 122 Honoria and Mammon 484 Honour of Wales 294 Horace 74 404 Horatius 333 How to chuse a Good Wife from a Bad. 533 Humorous Courtier 480 Days Mirth 63 Lieutenant 209 Lovers 387 Humorists 446 Humour out of Breath 119 Hyde Park 479 Hymenaei 291 Hymen's Triumph 102 Hyppolitus 409 495 I. JAck Drum's Entertainment 534 Jugler Ib. Straw's Life and Death Ib. Jacob and Esau. 534 James the Fourth Ib. Ibrahim 441 Jealous Lovers 414 Jeronymo 535 Jew of Malta 343 Jew's Tragedy 248 If this ben't a good Play the Devil 's in 't 122 Ignoramus 518 Impatient Poverty 533 Imperial Tragedy 315 Imperiale 226 Imposture 484 Indian Emperor 165 Queen 276 Ingratitude of a Common-wealth 501 Injured Lovers 378 Princess 182 Inner-Temple Masque 372 Insatiate Countess 348 Interlude of Youth 44 Jocasta 208 John the Evangel 535 K. of England 458 John and Matilda 117 Joseph 238 Joseph's Afflictions 536 Jovial Crew 36 Irish Masque 291 Iron Age. 260 Island Princess 210 Isle of Gulls 119 Juliana Princess of Poland 96 Julius Caesar. 4 458 Just General 339 Italian 108 K. KInd Keeper 164 King and no King 210 Edgar and Alfreda 420 Lear and his three Daughters 501 and Queen's Entertainment at Richmond 536 King's Entertainment at Welbeck 261 Knack to know an Honest Man 536 a Knave Ib. Knave in Grain 537 Knavery in all Trades Ibid. Knight of the Burning Pestle 210 Golden-shield 594 of Malta 210 L. LAdy Alimony 573 Contemplation 392 Errant 53 of Pleasure 480 Ladies Priviledge 233 Tryal 220 Lancash Witches 266 Landgartha 42 Late Revolution 537 Law against Lovers 108 Tricks 119 Laws of Candy 210 Nature 538 Lear's Tragedy 458 Levellers levelled 538 Liberality and Prodigality Ibid. Libertine 448 Like will to like quoth the Devil to the Collier 227 Lingua 538 Little French Lawyer 210 Locrine 458 London Chanticleers 538 Cuckolds 420 Prodigal 459 Look about you 538 Looking-glass for London 331 Lost Lady 539 Love a-la-mode Ib. Love and Honour 109 Revenge 442 War 368 Crowns the End 503 freed from Ignorance 291 in a Tub. 187 in a Wood. 515 in its Extasie 539 in the Dark 188 restored 291 sick Court 36 King 31 Tricks 480 Love's Cruelty 480 Cure 211 Dominion 201 Kingdom Ib. Labour lost 459 Labyrinth 222 Loadstone 544 Lover's Melancholy 220 Progress 221 Metamorphosis 329 Mistress 267 Pilgrimage 211 Riddle 82 Sacrifice 221 Triumph 71 291 Victory 57 Welcome 291 Loving Enemies 335 Loyal Brother 489 General 501 Lovers 339 Subject 211 Lucius Junius Brutus 323 Lucky Chance 20 Luminalia 539 Lusts Dominion 344 Lusty Juventus 508 Lyer 542 M. MAckbeth 460 Mad Couple well matcht 36 Lover 211 Madam Fickle 102 Magnetick Lady 292 Maid of Honour 356 in the Mill. 211 Maiden Queen 169 head well lost 276 Maid's Metamorphosis 329 of Moorclack 6 Revenge 481 Maid's Tragedy 212 Male-content 349 Mall 518 Mamamouchi 422 Manhood and Wisdom 539 Man of Mode 187 Newmarket 274 Man 's the Master 109 Marriage a la mode 166 Broker 524 Night 197 of Oceanus and Britannia 203 of the Arts. 271 of Wit and Science 540 Mariam 43 Marcelia 26 Marcus Tullius Cicero 540 Marius and Scilla 331 Martyr 334 Martyred Souldier 474 Mary Magdalen's Repentance 506 Q. of Scotland 8 Masque at Bretbie 68 at the L d Haddington's House 293 at Ludlow Castle 376 of Augurs 293 of Flowers 540 Masque of Grays-Inn 212 of Owls 293 of Queens Ib. of the Middle-Temple and Lincoln's Inn. 63 Masquarade du Ciel 531 Massacre at Paris 323 of Paris 344 Massianello 540 Master Anthony 28 Match at Midnight 428 me in Lond. 123 Matrimonial Trouble 392 May Day 64 Mayor of Quinborough 372 Measure for Measure 459 Medea 472 496 Menechmus 524 Merchant of Venice 459 Mercurius Britannicus 541 Mercury vindicated 294 Merry Devil of Edmonton 541 Milk-maids 517 Merry Wives of Windsor 459 Messalina 426 Metamorphosed Gypsies 293 Michaelmass Term. 373 Microcosmus 381 Midas 329 Midsummer Night's Dream 460 Mirza 11 Mizer 448 Miseries of Civil War 96 Inforced Marriage 512 Mistaken Husband 166 Mithridates 324 Mock Duellist 517 Tempest 177 Monsieur D'Olive 64 Thomas 213 Money is an Ass. 307 More Dissemblers besides Women 373 Morning Ramble 541 Mortimer's Fall 294 Mother Bomby 329 Shipton's Life and Death 504 Mucedorus 541 Much ado about nothing 460 Mulberry Garden 487 Muleasses the Turk 352 Muse of New-market 542 Muses Looking-glass 415 Mustapha 28 39 N. NAtures 3 Daughters 362 Neptune's Triumph 294 Nero's Life and Death 324 New Custom 543 Exchange 36 Inn. 299 Trick to cheat the Devil 518 Market Fair. 543 Way to pay Old Debts 357 Wonder 429 News from Plymouth 110 the World in the Moon 294 Nice Valour 213 Wanton 543 Nicomede 99 Night-walker 213 Noah's Flood 185 Noble Gentleman 231 Noble Ingratitude 333 Spanish Souldier 430 Stranger 470 No body and Some body 543 No Wit No Help like a Woman's 373 Northern Lass. 36 Northward-hoe 123 Novella 37 O. OBeron the Fairy Prince 294 Obstinate Lady 69 Octavia 395 Oedipus 167 384 Old Castle 's History 461 Couple 364 Law 357 Troop 318 Wives Tale. 544 Opportunity 481 Ordinary 53 Orestes 234 Orgula 523 Orlando Furioso 544 Ormasdes 315 Orphan 398 Osmond the Gr. Turk 47 Othello 461 Ovid. 69 P. PAllantus and Eudora 310 Pandora 315 Pan's Anniversary 294 Parliament of Bees 119 Parson's Wedding 313 Passionate Lover 48 Pastor Fido. 191 442 Patient Grissel 544 Patrick for Ireland 482 Pedlers Prophecy 545 Peleus and Thetis 278 Pericles Prince of Tyre 462 Perkin Warbeck 221 Philaster 213 Phillis of Scyros 522 Philotas 102 Philotus Scotch 545 Phoenix 373 in her flames 333 Phormio 25 273 Picture 357 Pilgrim 213 Pinder of Wakefield 545 Piso's Conspiracy Ib. Pity she 's a Whore 222 Platonick Lovers 109 Play-house to be Lett. Ibid. Play between John the Husband and Tib his Wife 255 betwixt the Pardoner and the Fryar the Curate and Neighbour Prat. Ibid. of Gentleness and Nobility Ib of Love Ib. of the Weather Ib. Plain Dealer 515 Pleasure at Kenelworth Castle 231 reconciled to Virtue 294 Plutus 292 Poetaster Ib. Politician 481 cheated 241 Pompey 405 507 Poor Man's Comf 118 Scholar 385 Pragmatical Jesuite 50 Presbyterian Lash 545 Presence 393 Prince of Prigg's Revels 522 Princess 313 of Cleves 324 Prisoners 313 Projectors 513 Promises of God manifested 545 Promus Cassandra Ib. Prophetess 214 Psyche 449 debauched 178 Publick Wooing 393 Puritan Widow 462 Q. QUeen 546 and Concubine 37 of Arragon 244 of Corinth 214 Queen 's Arcadia 103 Exchange 37 Masque of Beauty 295 of Blackness Ib. Querer per solo querer 193 R. RAging Turk 235 Ram Alley 14 Rambling Justice 230 Rampant Alderman 546 Rape of Lucrece 267 Rebellion 424 Reformation 546 Rehearsal Ib. Religious 393 Rebel 547 Renegado 358