Author:John Tatham

John Tatham
(–1664)

Works

Plays

• Love crowns the End. A Pastorall presented by the schollees of Bingham in the county of Notingham, in the year 1631. Written by Jo. Tatham, gent. (1640)
• The Distracted State. A Tragedy. Written in the year 1641 by J. T., gent. Seditiosi sunt reipublicæ ruina (1651)
• The Scots Figgaries, or a Knot of Knaves (1652)
• The Rump, or the Mirrour of the late Times. A new comedy, acted many time with great applause at the private house in Dorset Court (1660)

Pageants

• London's Triumph, celebrated 29 Oct. 1657 in honour of the truly deserving Rich. Chiverton, Lord Mayor of London, at the cost … of the Skinners (1657)
• London's Tryumph, presented by Industry and Honour: in honour of the Rt. Hon. Sir John Ireton, knight, Lord Mayor, 29 Oct. 1658, at the cost … of the Clothworkers (1658)
• London's Triumph, celebrated 29 Oct. 1659 in honour of the much-honoured Thomas Allen, Lord Mayor, at the cost of the Grocers (1659)
• London's Glory, represented by Time, Truth, and Fame at the magnificent Triumph and Entertainment of his most sacred majesty Charles II, the duke of Gloucester … at the Guildhall, on Thursday, 5 July 1660, and in the 12th year of his majesty's most happy reign (1660)
• The Royal Oake, with other various and delightfull Scenes presented on the Water and the Land … in honour of Sir Richard Brown, bart., Lord Mayor, at the cost of the Merchant Taylors (1660)
• Neptune's Address … to Charls the Second, congratulating his happy coronation, 22 April 1661, in several shews upon the Water before Whitehall (1661)
• London's Tryumphes, presented in several delightful scaenes both on the Water and on land … in honour of Sir John Frederick, knight and baronet, Lord Mayor (1661)
• The Entertainment of the King and Queen by the City of London on the Thames … in several Shews and Pageants, 3 April 1662 (1662)
• Aqua Triumphalis; being a True Relation of the Honourable City of London's Entertaining their Sacred Majesties upon the River of Thames, and Wellcoming them from Hampton-Court to Whitehall … 23 Aug. 1662 (1662)
• London's Triumph … in honour of Sir John Robinson, Lord Mayor … at the cost of the Clothworkers … (1662)
• Londinum Triumphans … in honour of Sir Anthony Bateman, Lord Mayor, at the cost of the Skinners (1663)
• London's Triumphs … in honour of Sir John Lawrence, Lord Mayor … at the cost of the Haberdashers (1664)

Poetry

• Fancies Theater (1640)
• Ostella; or the faction of Love and Beauty reconcil'd (1650)

Works about Tatham

• "Tatham, John," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
• "Tatham, John," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)