ritten the following pieces:

Rival Friends, a Comedy; acted before the King and Queen when their
Majesties paid a Visit to the University of Cambridge, upon the 19th
of March, 1631; which Mr. Langbaine thus characterizes. "It was cried
down by Boys, Faction, Envy, and confident Ignorance; approved by the
Judicious, and exposed to the Public by the Author, printed in
4to. Lond. 1632, and dedicated by a copy of Verses, to the Right
Honourable, Right Reverend, Right Worshipful, or whatever he be, shall
be, or whom he hereafter may call patron. The Play is commended by a
copy of Latin Verses, and two in English. The Prologue is a Dialogue
between Venus, Thetis, and Phoebus, sung by two Trebles, and a Base.
Venus 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," continues Langbaine, "seems to be much of the
Humour 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 between Loveall, Mungrel, and Hammeshin Act 3. Scene 7, is
copied from Ben Johnson's Silent Woman, between True-wit, Daw, and
La-fool, Act 4. Scene 5."

2. Ten Sermons preached upon several Sundays, and Saints Days, London
1636, 4to. To which is added an Assize Sermon.

3. Ad Populum, a Lecture to the People, with a Satire against
Sedition, Oxon, 1644, in three Sheets in 4to.

This is a Poem, and the Title of it was given by King Charles I. who
seeing it in Manuscript, with the Title of a Sermon to the People, he
altered it, and caused it to be called a Lecture, being much delighted
with it.

This Author also translated into English, Hymnus, Tobaci, &c. Lond.
1651, 8vo.

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WILLIAM DRUMMOND of HAWTHORNDEN Esq;

This gentleman was a native of Scotland, and a poet of no
inconsiderable rank. We had at first some doubt whether he fell within
our design, as being no Englishman, but upon observing that Mr.
Langbaine has given a place to the earl of Stirling, a man of much
inferior note; and that our author, though a Scotchman, wrote
extremely pure and elegant English, and his life, that is fruitful of
a great many incidents, without further apology, it is here presented
to the reader.

He was born the 13th of November, 1585; his father was Sir John
Drummond of Hawthornden, who was Gentleman Usher to King James VI.
but did not enjo