TO THE
NOBLE HONOURER
OF THE
Dead Author's Works and Memory,
Master CHARLES COTTON.

SIR,

My directing of this piece unto you, renders me obvious to many censures, which I would willingly prevent by declaring mine own and your right thereto. Mine was the fortune to be made the unworthy preserver of it; yours is the worthy opinion you have of the Author and his Poems; neither can it easily be determined, whether your affection to them hath made you (by observing) more able to judge of them, than your ability to judge of them hath made you to affect them, deservedly, not partially. In this presumptuous act of mine, I express my twofold zeal; to him and your noble self, who have built him a more honourable monument in that fair opinion you have of him, than any inscription subject to the wearing of time can be. You will find him in this Poem as active as in others, to many of which, the dull apprehensions of former times gave but slender allowance, from malitious custom more than reason: yet they have since by your candid self and others, been clearly vindicated. You shall oblige by your acceptance of this acknowledgment (which is the best I can render you, mine own weak laours being too unworthy your judicious perusal) him that is ambitious to be known.

Your most humble Servant,
Richard Brome.

[THE]
CHANCES.
A
COMEDY.

Persons Represented in the Play.
Duke of Ferrara.
Petruccio, Governour of Bolognia.
Don John,two Spanish Gentlemen, and Comerades.
Don Frederick,
Antonio, an old stout Gentleman, Kinsman to Petruccio.
Three Gentlemen, friends to the Duke.
Two Gentlemen, friends to Petruccio.
Francisco, a Musician, Antonio's Boy.
Peter Vecchio, a Teacher of Latine
and Musick, a reputed Wizard.
Peter andtwo Servants to Don John and Frederick.
Anthonie,
A Surgeon.
WOMEN.
Constancia, Sister to Petruccio, and Mistriss to the Duke.
Gentlewoman, Servant to Constancia.
Old Gentlewoman, Landlady to Don John and Frederick.
Constancia, a Whore to old Antonio.
Bawd.

The Scene Bolognia.