I MENTIONED in the life of this author, that, under the name of Kinsayder, he was satirized in "The Return from Parnassus," an anonymous play acted at St. John's Colledge, Cambridge, and published 1606. This very name is mentioned in the second act, and Philomuse is the name of the performer in that play, and as the reader will find in the Induction to this: these circumstances, and the whole of the Induction and second act, lead me to think Marston intended noticing the attack in this play. The following extract is the criticism of Judicio in the play above referred to :

"What, Monsier Kinsayder, lifting up your legge and pissing against the world; put up man, put up, for shame.

Methinks he is a ruffian in his style,
Withouten bands or garters ornament;
He quaffes a cup of Frenchman's Helicon,
Then royster doyster in his oily tearmes,

Cuts, thrusts, and foynes at whomsoever he meets,

And strowes about Ram ally* meditations.

Tut, what cares he for modest close coucht termes,
Cleanly to gird our looser libertines.

Give him plain naked words stript from their shirts,

That might beseeme plaine dealing Aretine :

Ay, there is one that backes a paper steed,

And manageth a penknife gallantly:

Strikes his poinado at a button's breadth,

Brings the great battering ram of tearmes to townes,

And at first volly of his cannon-shot,

Batters the walles of the old fusty world."

Langbaine speaks of this Comedy as one of the best of the author's; though some part of the plot, vis. "that of Francisco's assuming the person and humour of Albano, is borrowed from Plautus's 'Amphytrion'." It was entered on the books of the Stationers' Company, Aug. 6, 1607.

* Ram Alley is one of the avenues into the Temple from Fleetstreet, which formerly claimed to be exempt from the process of the courts of law, and was consequently much frequented by strumpets and pickpockets. See note on Dodsley's Old Plays, vol. v. p. 409.

INDUCTION.

Before the Music sounds for the Act, enter ATTICUS, DORICUS, and PHILOMUSE: they set a good while on the Stage before the Candles are lighted, talking together, and on the sudden DORICUS speaks.

Dor. O FIE, some lights; sirs, fie, let there be no deeds of darkness done among us.

Enter TIRE-MAN with Lights.

Ay so, so prithee, Tire-man, set Seignior Snuff on fire, he's a choleric gentleman, he will take pepper in the nose instantly; fear not; 'fore heaven, I wonder they tolerate him so near the stage.

Phil. Faith, Doricus, thy brain boils, keel it, keel it*, or all the fat's in the fire in the name of Phoebus, what merry genius haunts thee to-day? Thy lips play with feathers.

Dor. Troth they should pick straws before they should be idle.

Att. But why, but why doest thou wonder they dare suffer Snuff so near the stage?

* Id est, cool it. The passage in "Love's Labour Lost:" "Whilst greasy Joan doth keel the pot”—

will occur to the reader, and it is there properly explained by Stevens, and the passage in the text quoted.