Francis Beaumont
/ˌfrɑːnsɪs ˈbəʊmɒnt/
/ˌfrænsɪs ˈbəʊmɑːnt/
- (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.