He wrote also two Comedies, _The Tryal of Chivalry_, and _The longer thou livest, the more Fool thou art_.
_Nicholas Breton_, a writer of Pastoral Sonnets, Canzons, and Madrigals, in which kind of writing he keeps company with several other contemporary Emulators of _Spencer_ and Sir _Philip Sidney_, in a publish'd Collection of several Odes of the chief Sonneters of that Age. He wrote also several other Books, whereof two I have by me, _Wits Private Wealth_, and another called _The Courtier and the Country-man_, in which last, speaking of _Vertue_, he hath these Verses:
There is a Secret few do know, And doth in special places grow, A rich mans praise, a poor mans wealth, A weak mans strength, a sick mans health, A Ladies beauty, a Lords bliss, A matchless Jewel where it is; And makes, where it is truly seen, A gracious King, and glorious Queen.
_Thomas Kid_, a writer that seems to have been of pretty good esteem for versifying in former times, being quoted among some of the more fam'd Poets, as _Spencer_, _Drayton_, _Daniel_, _Lodge_ &C. with whom he was either contemporary, or not much later: There is particularly remembred his Tragedy, _Cornelia_.
There also flourish'd about the same time _Thomas Watson_, a contemporary immitater of Sir _Philip Sidney_, as also _Tho. Hudson_, _Joh. Markham_, _Tho. Achelly_, _Joh. Weever_, _Ch. Middleton_, _Geo. Turbervile_, _Hen. Constable_, with some others, especially one _John Lane_, whose Works though much better meriting than many that are in print, yet notwithstanding had the ill fate to be unpublish'd, but they are all still reserved in Manuscript, namely, his _Poetical Vision_, his _Alarm to the Poets_ his _Twelve Months_, his _Guy of Warwick_, a Heroick Poem; and lastly, his Supplement to _Chaucer's Squires Tale_.
Sir _Thomas Overbury_, a Knight and Wit, was Son to Sir _Nicholas Overbury_ of _Burton_ in _Glocester-shire_, one of the Judges of the Marches; who, to his natural propension of ingenuity, had the addition of good Education, being bred up first in _Oxford_, afterwards, for a while a Student of the Law in the _Middle Temple_; soon after he cast Anchor at Court, the Haven of Hope for all aspiring Spirits; afterwards travell'd into _France_, where having been some time, he returned again, and was entertained into the respects of Sir _Rob. Carre_, one who was newly initiated a Favourite to King _James_; where, by his wise carriage, he purchased to himself not only the good affection and respect of Sir _Robert_, but also of divers other eminent persons.