2.  Brennoralt, or the Discontented Colonel; a Tragedy, presented at a private House in Black-Fryars by his Majesty’s Servants.

3.  Sad-one, a Tragedy.  This Piece was never finished.

4.  Goblings, a Tragi-Comedy, presented at a private House in Black-Fryars, by his Majesty’s Servants.

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PETER HAUSTED.

This gentleman was born at Oundle in Northamptonshire, and received his education in Queen’s-College, Cambridge.  After he had taken his degrees, he entered into holy orders, became curate of Uppingham in Rutlandshire; and according to Wood in his Fasti Oxon. was at length made rector of Hadham in Hertfordshire.  Upon the breaking out of the civil wars, he was made chaplain to Spencer Earl of Northampton, to whom he adhered in all his engagements for the Royal Interest, and was with him in the castle of Banbury in Oxfordshire, when it was vigorously defended against the Parliament’s forces.  In that castle Mr. Wood says, he concluded his last moments in the year 1645, and was buried within the precincts of it, or else in the church belonging to Banbury.

This person, whom both Langbaine and Wood account a very ingenious man, and an excellent poet, has written 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.