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Francis Beaumont

🔊/ˌfrɑːnsɪs ˈbəʊmɒnt/
🔊/ˌfrænsɪs ˈbəʊmɑːnt/
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  1. (1584-1616) an English writer of plays, many of which he wrote with John Fletcher. His best-known play is The Knight of the Burning Pestle (1607), which he probably wrote alone. He also helped Ben Jonson to write several of his plays.