1) FRANCIS (1584-1616), AND FLETCHER, JOHN (1579-1625).-Poets and dramatists. As they are indissolubly associated in the history of English literature, it is convenient to treat of them in one place. B. was the _s._ of Francis B., a Judge of the Common Pleas, and was _b._ at the family seat, Grace Dieu, Leicestershire. He was _ed._ at Oxford,