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A King and no King; a Tragi-Comedy, fol. Reviv’d ſince the Reſtauration, and Acted with Applauſe at the Theatre Royal.

The Knight of the Burning Peſtle; a Comedy, fol. Reviv’d alſo in King Charles the Second’s time, and Acted at the Theatre Royal, with a new Prologue, ſpoken by the famous Madam Ellen Guin.

A Knight of Malta, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. not Acted of late years.

The Laws of Candy; a Tragi-Comedy, fol. not Acted theſe many years.

The Little French Lawyer, a Comedy, fol. Plot from Guſman’s Don Lewis. de Caſtro, and Don Roderigo de Montalvo. See alſo Scarroon’s Novel of the Fruitleſs Precaution.

Loves Cure; or, The Martial Maid, a Comedy, fol.

Love’s Prilgrimage, a Comedy, fol. The Plot from a Novel, call’d, The Two Damſels, in a Book Entituled Exemplary Novels, and part of the Play taken from Johnſon’s New Inn.

The Lovers Progreſs, a Tragi-Comedy, fol. Plot from a French Romance, call’d Lyſander and Caliſta.

The Loyal Subject; a Tragi-Comedy, fol.

The Mad Lover, a Comedy, fol. See the Story of Mundus and Paulina, in Joſephus Hiſt. of the Jews, Book 18. Chap. 4.

The Maid in the Mill, a Comedy; This Play was Reviv’d, and ſometimes Acted at the Duke’s Theatre after the Fire of London. Plot of the ſerious part from Gerardo, a Romance, and the Comical part from Bandello’s Novels.

The Maid’s Tragedy, a Tragedy, fol. This Play was often Acted at the King’s Theatre ſince the Reſtauration; but ſomewhat in it diſpleaſing King Charles the Second, it was for ſome time forbid coming on the Stage, till Mr. Waller Reviving it, and wholly altering the laſt Act (which is Printed in his Poems) appeared again publickly.

A Maſque of Grays-Inn and the Inner Temple-Gentlemen, fol. This was preſented at the Marriage of the Princeſs Elizabeth, and the Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, in the Banquetting Houſe of Whitehall; written by Mr. Beaumont alone.

Monſieur Thomas, a Comedy, fol. This has appeared ſince on the Stage, with a new Title, call’d, Trick for Trick.

Nice Valour; or, The Paſſionate mad Man; a Comedy, fol.

The Night Walker; or, The little Thief, a Comedy, fol. This has been Acted ſince the Reſtauration, by the King’s Servants.

The Noble Gentleman; a Comedy, fol. This Play has appeared of late years with a new Title, call’d, The Fool’s Preferment; or, The Three Dukes of Dunſtable, Riviv’d by Mr. Durfey.

Philaſter;