Fletcher, JOHN

1579-1625. English dramatist, a ociated with Francis Beaumont; author, in part or whole, of 52 plays, usually ranked next in merit to Shakespeare's. IMG:content-0093.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0094.png:[graphic] Fletcher, or de la Flechère, JOHN WILLIAM, 1729-1785. Swi , settled in England 1750, Vicar of Madeley 1760; eminent champion of Methodism. Five Checks to Antinomian ism, 1771. His works, collected 1803, filled 8 vols.