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A49533	An account of the English dramatick poets, or, Some observations and remarks on the lives and writings of all those that have publish'd either comedies, tragedies, tragi-comedies, pastorals, masques, interludes, farces or opera's in the English tongue by Gerard Langbaine.; New catalogue of English plays	Langbaine, Gerard, 1656-1692.	1691 (1691)	Wing L373; ESTC R20685	281,582	608

his Cotemporaries But it seems he has follow'd Horace whom he boasts to have studied and whom he has imitated in his greatest Weakness I mean his Ingratitude if at least that excellent Wit could be guilty of a Crime so much below his Breeding for the very suspicion of which Scaliger who like Mr. Dryden seldome spares any man has term'd him Barbarous Ingratus Horatius atque animo barbaro atque servili qui ne à Mecenate quidem abstinere potuit siquidem quod aiunt verum est Malthinum ab eo appellatum cujus demissas notaret tunicas Mr. Dryden having imitated the same Fact certainly he deserves the same punishment and if we may not with Scaliger call him Barbarous yet all ingenious Men that know how he has dealt with Shakespear will count him ungrateful who by furbishing up an Old Play witness The Tempest and Troilus and Cressida has got more on the third Day than its probable ever Horace receiv'd from his Patron for any One Poem in all his Life The like Debt he stands engag'd for to the French for several of the Plays he has publisht which if they exceed Mr. Shakespear in Oeconomy and Contrivance 't is that Mr. Dryden's Plays owe their Advantage to his skill in the French Tongue or to the Age rather than his own Conduct or Performances Honest Shakespear was not in those days acquainted with those great Wits Scudery Calpranede Scarron Corneille c. He was as much a Stranger to French as Latine in which if we believe Ben Johnson he was a very small Proficient and yet an humble Story of Dorastus and Fawnia serv'd him for A Winter's Tale as well as The Grand Cyrus or The Captive Queen could furnish out a Laureat for a Conquest of Granada Shakespear's Measure for Measure however despis'd by Mr. Dryden with his Much Ado about Nothing were believ'd by Sr. William Davenant who I presume had as much judgment as Sir Positive At-all to have Wit enough in them to make one good Play To conclude if Mr. Shakespear's Plots are more irregular than those of Mr. Dryden's which by some will not be allow'd 't is because he never read Aristotle or Rapin and I think Tasso's Arguments to Apollo in defence of his Gierusalemme Liberata may be pleaded in our Author's behalf Che solo havea ubbidito al talento che gli havea dato la Natura al inspiratione della sua serenissima Calliope che per ciò li pareva di compitamente haver sodisfatto a gli obblighi tutti della Poetica nella quale sua Maestà non havendo prescritto legge alcuna non sapea veder con qual autorità Aristotile havesse publicato le Regole di essa e ch' egli non mai havendo udito dire che in Parnasso st●desse altro Signore che sua Maestà e le sue Serenissime Dive il suo Peccato di non havere ubbidito a' commandamenti d' Aristotile era proceduto da mera ignoranza non da malitia alcuna The Sence of which is thus That he had only observ'd the Talent which Nature had given him and which his Calliope had inspired into him Wherein he thought he had fulfill'd all the duties of Poetry and that his Majesty having prescrib'd no Laws thereunto he knew not with what Authority Aristotle had published any Rules to be observed in it and that he never having heard that there was any other Lord in Parnassus but his Majesty his fault in not having observ'd Aristotle's Rules was an Error of Ignorance and not of any Malice As to Mr. Fletcher should we grant that he understood not the Decorum of the Stage as Mr. Dryden and Mr. Flecknoe before him in his Discourse on the English Stage observe his Errors on that account are more pardonaable than those of the former who pretends so well to know it and yet has offended against some of its most obvious and established Rules Witness Porphirius his attempt to kill the Emperor whose Subject he was and who offer'd to adopt him his Son and give him his Daughter in Marriage Philocles joining with Prince Lisimantes in taking the Queen Prisoner who rais'd him to be her chief Favourite If to wound a Woman be an Indecency and contrary to the Character of Manhood of which he accuses Philaster and Perigot than Mr. Dryden has equally offended with Mr. Fletcher since he makes Abdelmelech kill Lyndaraxa If it be contrary to the Decorum of the Stage for Demetrius and Leontius to stay in the midst of a routed Army to hear the cold Mirth of The Humourous Lieutenant 't is certainly no less to stay the Queen and her Court to hear the cold Mirth of Celadon and Florimel about their Marriage Covenants whilst the main Action is depending If Mr. Fletcher be tax'd by Mr. Dryden for introducing Demetrius with a Pistol in his Hand in the Humourous Lieutenant in the next Age to Alexander the Great I think Mr. Dryden committed as great a Blunder in his Zambra Dance where he brought in the Mahometans bowing to the Image of Jupiter I could give you several other Instances but these are enough to shew that Mr. Dryden is no more Infallible than his Predecessors As to his failing in the two last Acts a fault Cicero sometimes alludes to and blames in an Idle Poet its more to be imputed to his Laziness than his want of Judgment I have either read or been inform'd I know not well whether that 't was generally Mr. Fletcher's practice after he had finish'd Three Acts ●f a Play to shew them to the Actors and when they had agreed on Terms he huddled up the two last without that care that behoov'd him which gave opportunity to such Friends as Mr. Dryden to traduce him This tho' no just excuse yet I believe was known to Mr. Dryden before and therefore ought not as an act of Ignorance to have been urg'd so fiercely against him As to his Plots being borrow'd 't is what is allowed by Scaliger and others and what has been practic'd by Mr. Dryden more than by any Poet that I know so that He of all Men living had no Reason to throw the first Stone at him But Mr. Dryden is of the nature of those Satyrists describ'd by Scaliger Commune est omnibus profiteri sese omnium pene hostem paucissimorum parcissimum laudatorem Se quoque vulnerare ut alios interficere liceat nam ne amicis quidem parcunt To come lastly to Ben Johnson who as Mr. Dryden affirms has borrow'd more from the Ancients than any I crave leave to say in his behalf that our late Laureat has far out-done him in Thefts proportionable to his Writings and therefore he is guilty of the highest Arrogance to accuse another of a Crime for which he is most of all men liable to be arraign'd Quis tulerit Gracchos

a Tragi-comedy Natures three Daughters Beauty Love and Wit a Comedy in two parts Presence a Comedy To this are added twenty nine single Scenes which the Dutchess design'd to have inserted into this Play but finding it would too much lengthen it she printed them separately Publick Wooing a Comedy in which the Duke writ several of the Suitors Speeches as that of the Souldier the Countryman the Spokesman for the Bashful Suitor besides two other Scenes and the two Songs at the End of the Comedy Religious a Tragi-comedy Several Wits a Comedy Sociable Companions or The Female Wits a Comedy Unnatural Tragedy The Prologue and Epigue were of the Duke's making Act 2. Sc. 3. the Dutchess inveighs against Mr. Cambden's Brittannia tho' whether with Justice I leave it to the Determination of others Wits Cabal a Comedy in two parts His Grace writ the Epilogue to the first part Youth's Glory and Death's Banquet a Tragedy in two parts Two Scenes with the Speeches at the first part in commendation of Mile Sans pareille were writ by his Grace so were all the Songs and Verses in the second part The Blazing World Bridal Convent of Pleasure Presence and Sociable Companions are printed together in one Volume and the rest in another As to her other Works I shall only mention the Titles and the Dates when printed and I shall begin with the Crown of her Labours The Life of the Duke of Newcastle in English printed Folio Lond. 1667. and in Latin Folio Lond. 1668 Nature's Picture drawn by Fancy's Pencil to the Life printed Fol. Lond. 1656. at the End of it she has writ her own Life Philosophical Fancies printed Fol. Lond. 1653. Philosophical and Physical Opinions Fol. Lond. 1655. Philosophical Letters Fol. Lond. 1664. Two Hundred and Eleven Sociable Letters Fol. Lond. 1664. Orations Fol. 1662. Poems Fol. 1653. Thomas NEWTON An Author that liv'd in the Reign of Que●● Elizabeth and joyn'd with Jasper Heywood and Alexander Nevil above-named and others in the Translation of Seneca's Tragedies Tho' our Author translated but one Play yet he published all the Ten and dedicated them to Sir Thomas Henage Treasurer of her Majesties Chamber The Play which our Author has render'd into English is intituled Thebais a Tragedy This by some is believed not to be Seneca's because in this Tragedy Jocasta appears alive and in Oedipus she is kill'd and it is not likely that he would w●ite two Drammas that should so very much differ in the Catastrophe But if it be Seneca's 't is the shortest of his Tragedies and has no Chorus and is said by One to be Perpetuum Canticum nullis diverbiis incorruptum THOMAS OTWAY Thomas NUCE An Author of the same Time and joyn'd in the same Design with the former We are owing to his pains for the Version 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 History so near the time of the Author I shall not pretend to determine whether it was writ by Seneca or no tho' Delrio and others deny it For the History see Suetonius in Vit. Claud. Nero. Tacitus L.12 C. 14 Dion c. O. Thomas OTWAY AN Author who was well known to most Persons of this Age who are famous for Wit and Breeding He was formerly as I have heard bred for some time in Christ-Church Colledge in Oxford From thence he removed to London where he spent some time in Dramatick Poetry and by degrees writ himself into Reputation with the Court His Genius in Comedy lay a little too much to Libertinism but in Tragedy he made it his business for the most part to observe the Decorum of the Stage He was a man of Excellent parts and daily improved in his Writing but yet sometimes fell into plagiary as well as his Contemporaries and made use of Shakespear to the advantage of his Purse at least if not his Reputation He has publisht ten Dramatick Pieces if we may be allow'd to reckon his Farces as Distinct Plays of which we shall give the Reader a particular Account beginning with Alcibiades a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1675. and dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Middlesex This Play is writ in Heroick Verse and was the first Fruits of our Author's Muse He has made Alcibiades a Person of true Honour chusing rather to loose his Life than wrong his Defender King Agis or his betrothed wife Timandra whereas Plutarch gives him a different Character telling us that in the King's Absence he abused his Bed and got his Queen Timaea with Child and that Timandra was not his Wife but his Mistress and Justin sayes That he was informed of the design of the Lacedmoonian Princes against his Life by the Queen of King Agis with whom he had committed Adultery Atheist or the Second part of The Souldiers Fortune a Comedy acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1684. and dedicated to the Lord Elande Eldest Son to the Marquess of Hallifax The Plot between Beaugard and Portia is founded on Scarron's Novel of The Invisible Mistress Cheats of Scapin a Farce acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1677. 'T is printed with Titus and Berenice and dedicated to the Right Honourable John Earl of Rochester This Play is translated from a French Comedy of Molliere though 't is not printed amongst his Plays of the Amsterdam Edition in 5 Tomes which I have by me yet that it is his I collect from M. Boileau's Art of Poetry where speaking of Molliere in the third Canto he says thus Estudiez la Cour connoissez la Ville L'une l'autre est toûjours en Modeles fertile C'est par là que Moliere illustrant ses Ecrits Peut-estre de son Art eust remporté le prix Si moins ami du Peuple en ses doctes peintures Il n'eust point fait souvent grimacer ses Figures Quittè pour le Bouffon l'agreable le fin Et sans honte à Terence allié Tabarin Dans ce sac ridicule où Scapin s'enveloppe Je ne reconnois point l' Auteur du Misanthrope But notwithstanding the Farce in this Comedy Molliere has borrow'd the Design from Terence his Phormio as may be visible to those that will compare them Caius Marius his History and Fall a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1680. and dedicated to the L d Viscount Faulkland A great part of this Play is borrow'd from Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet as the Character of Marius Junior and Lavinia the Nurse and Sulpitius which last is carried on by our Author to the End of the Play though Mr. Dryden says in his Postscript to Granada That Shakespear said himself that he was forc'd to kill Mercurio in the 3d. Act to prevent being kill'd by him For the true History of Marius Senior see Plutarch's Life of C. Marius Lucan's Pharsalia lib. 2. Florus

lib. 3. c. 21. Don Carlos Prince of Spain a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1679. and dedicated to his Royal Highness the Duke This Play is writ in Heroick Verse as well as Alcibiades that being the first this the second that ever he writ or thought of writing For the History consult the Spanish Chronicles as Loüis 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 translated from the French and printed 8o. Lond. 1674. which is the most perfect Account of that Tragical Story that I have met with Friendship in Fashion a Comedy acted at his Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1678. and dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex This is a very diverting Play and was acted with general applause Orphan or The Unhappy Marriage a Tragedy acted at his Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1680. and dedicated to her Royal Highness the Dutchess This is a very moving Tragedy and is founded on a Novel call'd English Adventures See the History of Brandon p. 17. Souldiers Fortune a Comedy acted by their Royal Highness's Servants at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1681. This Play is dedicated to Mr. Bentley his Stationer and is as he says a sort of Acquittance for the Money receiv'd for the Copy There are several passages in this Play that have been touch'd before by others As for Instance 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 Fawne and Flora's Vagaries and the Original Story is in Boccace's Novels Day 3. Nov. 3. Sir Jolly boulting out of his Closet and surprising his Lady and Beaugard kissing 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 suppose was not writ by Scarron but was rather translated from Les Amours des Dames Illustres de nôtre Siecle The Behaviour of Bloody-bones is like the Bravo in the Antiquary and that of Courtine at Silvia's Balcony like Monsieur Thomas his Carriage to his Mistress in that Play of Fletcher's so called Titus and Berenice a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1677. and dedicated with the Cheats of Scapin as aforesaid This Play is translated from the French of Monsieur Racine it consists of three Acts and is written in Heroick Verse For the Story of Titus and Berenice see Suetonius in his Life Ch. 7. See besides Josephus Dion c. Venice preserved or A Plot discovered a Tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre printed 4o. Lond. 1682. and dedicated to the Dutchess of Portsmouth I have not at present any particular History of Venice by me but suppose this Story may be found in some of the Writers on the Venetian Affairs as Bembus Sabellicus Maurocenus Paruta c. Besides his Dramatick Poems our Author writ a Stitcht Poem call'd The Poet's Complaint to his Muse printed 4o. Lond. 1680. and a Pastoral on King Charles the Second printed with Mrs. Behn's Lycidas 8o. p. 81. Add to these his Translation out of French being a Book call'd The History of the Triumvirates printed since his Decease 8o. Lond. 1686. P. 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 Accolastus a Comedy printed 4o. 1540. and dedicated to King Henry the Eighth This Play was translated from the Latine Accolastus written by Gulielmus Fullonius the English being 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 'T was set forth by the Author Fullonius before the Burgesses of the Hague in Holland An. Dom. 1529. This Author publisht besides L'Eclaircissement de la Langue Francoise 1530. George PEEL An Author that liv'd in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and was formerly Student and Mr. of Arts of Christ-Church Colledge in Oxford He is the Author of Two Plays which are in print viz. David and Bethsabe their Love with the Tragedy of Absalom divers times play'd on the Stage and printed 4o. Lond. 1599. This Play is founded on Holy Scripture See Samuel Kings c. Edward the First Sirnamed Edward Longshanks with his Return from the Holy Land Also the Life of Llewellin Rebel in Wales Lastly the sinking of Queen Elinor who sunk at Charing-Cross rose again at Potters Hithe now named Queen-hithe printed 4o. Lond. 1593. For the Story see the Authors that have writ of those times as Walsingham Fabian Matth. Westm. Pol. Virgil Grafton Hollingshead Stow Speed Martyn Baker c. I am not ignorant that another Tragedy to wit Alphonsus Emperor of Germany is ascribed to him in former Catalogues which has occasion'd Mr. Winstanley's mistake but I assure my Reader that that Play was writ by Chapman for I have it by me with his Name affixt to it Mr. Philips mentions some Remnants of his Poetry extant in a Book call'd England's Hellicon which I never saw Mary Countess of PEMBROKE The belov'd Sister of the Admirable Sr. Philip Sidney to whom he dedicated his Arcadia and Patron to the Ingenious Daniel A Lady whose Inclinations led her not only to the Patronage but love of the Muses as appears by a Tragedy of Hers in print call'd Antonius which to my regret I never yet saw though I have earnestly desired it it is thus commended by Mr. Daniel in his Dedication of Cleopatra I who contented with an humble Song Made Musick to my self that pleas'd me best And only told of Delia and her wrong And prais'd her Eyes and plain'd mine own unrest A Text from whence my Muse had not digrest Had I not seen thy well grac'd Anthony Adorn'd by thy sweet stile in our fair Tongue Requir'd his Cleopatra's Company Mr. Philips through mistake as formerly has ascrib'd another Play to her viz. Albion's Triumph a Masque I know nothing else of this Admirable Lady's Writing KATHARINE PHILLIPS Mrs. Katherine PHILIPS A Lady of that admirable Merit and Reputation that her Memory will be honour'd of all Men that are Favourers of Poetry One who not only has equall'd all that is reported of the Poetesses of Antiquity the Lesbian Sapho and the Roman Sulpitia but whose Merit has justly found her Admirers amongst the greatest Poets of our Age and though I will not presume to compare our Poets with Martial who writ in praise of Sulpitia or Horace Ausonius and Sydonius who commended Sapho least I offend their Modesty who are still living yet I