This play must have been written between 1617 and 1619, while Field was connected with the King's company, and undoubtedly referred to the murder of John Van Wely, the Jeweller of Amsterdam, by John of Paris, the confidential groom of Prince Maurice, in 1619. It is _prima_ facie likely that the same authors would be employed on both plays. Field, Daborne, Dekker and Fletcher are the only authors known to have written in conjunction with Massinger; and Dekker and Daborne are out of the question for that company at that date.

We are now enabled to fix the date of the 'Fatal Dowry,' by Field and Massinger, as c. 1618." THE TRAGEDY OF SIR JOHN VAN OLDEN BARNAVELT.

Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt. ACTUS PRIMUS. SCAENA PRIMA.

_Enter_Barnavelt,_Modes-bargen,_Leidenberck,_and_Grotius_. _Bar_. The Prince of _Orange_ now, all names are lost els! That hees alone the Father of his Cuntrie! Said you not so? _Leid_.