The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Thomas Duffet
He was before he became a Poet, a Milliner in the New Exchange, he has writ four Plays; two of them in a Burlesque Stile, their Names follow.
The Mock Tempest, or, The Enchanted Castle, a Farce, 4to. 1675. Acted at the Theatre Royal by his Majesty's Servants. Writ on purpose to draw Campany from the other Theatre, where was great resort about that time, to see that reviv'd Comedy, call'd, The Tempest, then much in vogue.
Psyche Debauch'd, a Comedy, 4to. 1678. Acted at the Theatre Royal by his Majesty's Servants. This Mock Opera is a Burlesque on Shadwell's Psyche, and writ for the same purpose as that above.
Spanish Rogue, a Comedy, 4to. 1674. Acted at the Theatre Royal by his Majesty's Servants, and Dedicated to Madam Ellinor Guin. This Play had no great Success.
There is likewise a Masque under his Name omitted by Mr. Langbain, 'tis call'd,
Beauties Triumph, presented by the Scholars of Mr. Jeoffery Banister, and Mr. James Hart, at the new Boarding School at Chelsey, Printed, London 4to. 1676.
This Author has also writ a small Volume of Poems, Songs, Prologues and Epilogues which were first disposed of to one Bookseller, and laying long in the Licenser's Hands, were again disposed of to another, without Consent of the first Purchaser, and Printed, 8vo. 1676.