Thus far Mr. Dennis has traced the life of Crowne; in the same letter
he promises a further account of him upon another occasion, which, it
seems, never occurred, for we have not been able to find that he has any
where else mentioned our author.

The King's death having put a period to Mr. Crowne's expectations of
court-favour (for the reign of his successor was too much hurried with
party designs, to admit of any leisure to reward poetical merit, though
the Prince himself, with all his errors about him, was a man of taste,
and had a very quick discernment of the power of genius) he, no doubt,
had recourse to writing plays again for bread, and supporting himself
the best way he could by his wits, the most unpleasing, and precarious
manner of life, to which any man can be exposed. We cannot be absolutely
certain when Mr. Crowne died; Mr. Coxeter in his notes says, he was
alive in the year 1703, and as he must then have been much advanced in
years, in all probability he did not long survive it. He is the author
of 17 Plays.

1. Juliana, or the Princess of Poland, a Tragi-Comedy; acted at the duke
of York's theatre 1671, dedicated to the earl of Orrery.

2. Andromache, a Tragedy; acted at the duke's theatre in Covent Garden,
1675. This play was only a translation of M. Racine, by a young
gentleman, chiefly in prose, and published by Mr. Crown. It was brought
upon the stage, but without success.

3. Calisto, or the Chaste Nymph, a masque, 1675; written by command of
the queen, and oftentimes performed at court by persons of quality. It
is founded on a story in Ovid's Metamorphoses, lib. 2.