An Autograph Document Signed by the English Dramatist Robert Howard
signed ADS
by ROBERT HOWARD
ADS. (1626-1698). An English Restoration dramatist, Howard is best remembered for The Indian Queen and The Committee, as well as his ongoing literary feud with John Dryden. During the English Revolution, Howard sided with the Royalists at the Battle of Newbury and was imprisoned. After the Restoration, he was elected to Parliament and made auditor of the Exchequer. ADS. 1pp. 7 ¼” x 2 ½”. No date. No place. An autograph document signed “Ro Howard”: “Registered & Payable in your draft 263215th 1085 ½ & the interest thereof.” There is light soiling to the extreme left edge that affects no text, but the ink is dark and the overall condition is fine. (Inventory #: 56)