persons

(except the loss of your Hair, which I always mention with reverence).

The Human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones; and the character

of Belinda, as it is now manag'd, resembles you in nothing but in

and circulated largely in manu&cript, were often

attributed to wrong persons^ the traoscribert

either following common report, or else setting

under tie Presbyieriaas, The persons whom

The person or persons who have associated work with this document (the

"Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to the

facing the first page of the book. And whereas in several of the plays

there were wanting the name? of the persons represented therein, in tHis

edition you have them allprefixed, with their qualities; which will be a

1 should scarce have adventured in these slippery times on such a work

as this^ if knowing persons had not generally assured me that these au-

thors were the most unquestionable wits this kingdom hath afforded. Mr.

paint as they have done. Humour, which Ben Jonson derived from par-

ticular persons, they made it not their business to describe; they repre-*

sented all the passions very lively, but above all love. I am apt to believe

“ due hounds; but their plays, so abusive oftentimes

“ of virtue, or particular persons, gave great offence,

“ and occasioned many disturbances : when they were