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wald and Alfeda; see also Walsingham, Grafton, Malmesbury, Stow, &c.

The Knave in Grain new vampt, a Comedy, 4to. 1640. acted at the Fortune with very great Applause.

Knavery in all Trades; or, The Coffee-House; a Comedy, 4to. 1664. acted in the Christmas Holy-days, by several Apprentices with great Applause.

The Knight of the Golden Shield. See Sir Clyomon.

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The Lady Alimony; or, The Alimony-Lady; an excellent pleasant Comedy, 4to. 1659. duly authorised, daily acted, and frequently followed.

The Late Revolution; or, The Happy Change; a Tragi-Comedy, acted throughout the English Dominions, in the Year 1688. written by a Person of Quality, and printed in 4to. 1690. the Epistle Dedicatory is to all true English Men, &c. This Play or Story is what the Title Bears, viz. The Transactions of the Late King’s leaving the Nation.

The Laws of Nature, a Comedy, by former Catalogues; but I question whether any such.

The Levellers Levelled; or, The Independents Conspiracy to root out Monarchy; an Interlude written by Mercurius Pragmaticus, 4to. 1647. This is dedicated to the late King Charles the Second.

Liberality and Prodigality, a Comedy.

Lingua; or, The Combat of the Tongue and the five Senses for Superiority; a pleasant Comedy, 4to. Mr. Winstanly says, that Oliver Cromwell, the late Usurper, acted the part of Lactus, in Cambridge, which first inspir’d him with Ambition.

London Chanticlers, a witty Comedy, full of various and delightful Mirth, often acted with great Applause, and printed 4to. 1659.

Look about you, a pleasant Comedy, 4to. 1600. play’d by the Servants of the Right Honourable, Lord High Admiral. For the Historical Part, see the English Chronicles; viz. Baker, Speed, Pol. Virgil, Daniel, &c. in the Reign of King Henry the Second.

The Lost Lady, a Tragi-Comedy, fol.

Love A-la-mode, a Comedy, 4to. 1663. acted at Middlesex House, with great Applause. This Play is justified by the Author, who, if we believe the Title Page, is a Person of Honour.

Love’s Loadstone, a Comedy, 4to. of which I refer you to the Letter P. where you may find some Account of it under the Title of Pathomachia; or, The Battle of Affections; which is the same Play, 1630.

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