Thomas Nabbes

Thomas Nabbes (born 1605, Worcestershire, Eng.—buried April 6, 1641, London) was an English dramatist and writer of verse, one of a number of lesser playwrights of the period. He is perhaps best known for his masques. Nabbes attended Exeter College, Oxford, in 1621, but he left the university without taking a degree. He began his writing career in London in about 1630. His first comedy, Covent Garden, was dedicated to Sir John Suckling and was...