*p1682 04 21 dg Venice Preserv'd. ^See16820209^, but Prologue To His Royal Highness Upon His first appearance at the <i>Duke's Theatre</i> since his Return from <i>Scotland</i>. Written by $Mr Dryden=-Mr Smith; The Epilogue Written by $Mr Otway= to his Play call'd <i>Venice Preserv'd; or a Plot Discover'd</i>; Spoken upon his Royal Highness the $Duke of York='s coming to the Theatre, Friday, April 21, 1682-.*c1682 04 21 dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. The <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i>, separately printed, bear $Luttrell='s date of acquisition, 21 April 1682 (<i>Huntington Library</i>), and have been reprinted in $Wiley=, <i>Rare Prologues and Epilogues</i>, pp. 102-05. The Prologue and Epilogue were advertised in <i>The Observator</i>, 27 April 1682, with the statement: Recommended to All Men of Sense and Loyalty.