Learning the file of Poesy may be
  Fetch’d from the Arts and University: 
  But he that writes a Play, and good must know,
  Beyond his Books, Men, and their Actions too. 
  Copies of Verse, that makes the new Men sweat,
  Reach not a Poem, nor the Muses heat;
  Small Brain Wits, and wood may burn a while,
  And make more noise then Forrests on a Pile. 
  Whose Finers shrunk, ma’ invite a Piteans Stream,
  Not to Lament, but to extinguish them,
  Thy fancies Mettal, and thy stream’s much higher,
  Proof ’gainst their wit, and what that dreads the Fire.

The other of Mr. John Ford on the Northern Lass.

Poets and Painters curiously compar’d Give life to Fancy, and Atchieve reward, By immortality of name, so thrives Arts Glory, that All, which it breaths on lives.  Witness this Northern Piece, The Court affords No newer Fashion, or for wit, or words.  The Body of the Plot is drawn so fair, That the Souls language quickens with fresh Air.

  This well Limb’d Poem, by no rule, or thought
  Too dearly priz’d, being or sold, or bought.

We could also produce you Ben.  Johnsons Verses, with other of the prime Wits of those times; but we think these sufficient to shew in what respect he was held by the best Judgments of that Age.

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ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN.

This Robert Chamberlain is also remembred amongst the Dramatick
Writers of that time for two Plays which he wrote; the Swaggering
Damosel, a Comedy:  and Sicelides a Pastoral.  There was also one W. 
Chamberlain who wrote a Comedy called Loves Victory.

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WILLIAM SAMPSON.

About the same time also Flourisht William Sampson, who wrote of himself two Tragedies; The Vow Breaker, and the Valiant Scot:  and joyned with Markham a Tragedy called Herod and Antipater, and how to choose a good Wife from a Bad, a Tragi-Comedy.

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GEORGE SANDYS, Esquire.

This worthy Gentleman was youngest Son of Edwin Sandys Arch-Bishop of York, and born at Bishops Throp in that County.  He having good Education, proved a most Accomplished Gentleman, and addicting his mind to Travel, went as far as the Sepulcher at Jerusalem; the rarities whereof, as also those of AEgypt, Greece, and the remote parts of Italy:  He hath given so lively a Description, as may spare others Pains in going thither to behold them; none either before or after him having more lively and truly described them.  He was not like to many of our English Travellers, who with their Breath Suck in the vices of other Nations, and instead of improving their Knowledge, return knowing in nothing but what they were ignorant of, or else with Tom.  Coriat take notice only of Trifles and Toyes, such Travellers as he in his most excellent Book takes notice of, the one sayes he