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sc. iii.

Softe Musicke Strikes
A Banquett being sett forth, Enter Titus and Philadelpha who sitt downe at each end of one Table, Then at an other side Table sitts downe certaine Senators ould Tullius, and Marcellanus, then Rufinus Learchus, and Leontius who waite on the Kinge/
King
Sytt glorious Philadelpha, thers thy Chayre,
to which thou'lt ad more beautie then the Sunne
can to his golden Chariott; Reuerend Tullius
you haue byn long a straunger; this approach
adds to your double Wellcome, there, sitt there
and you Luciu s Marcellanus take yor place
tis for you, and yr fellowe Senators,

O: Tull.
The King is full of sacred curtesies:

All sitt downe
Kin:
Sitt my deare buteous guest, me thinkes as wee are placet
in oposition, thou like that
Aernall Soule of nature wc h can giue
or take at pleasure euery excellence
addst or depriuest mee of perfection
me thinks all dread, all reuerence, Mat i e
with wc h Kings shake there footestooles, like aflame
leaues me to lodg in thy bright countenance

Phy
If there be such a Wonder, tis yr grace [an]
and fauor wc h creats it, that with drawne
I'm darke and nothing; onely but yr handmayd

Kin.
Th'arte all mans wishe can climbe too; [fill some] [«giuem»] Wine
heeres to thee sweetnes, and a solempe health.
He drinkes
to noble Tullius, and his Victories
Y'are all engadgd (my lords) this must go round
tis the King's freinde, nay his companion:

1 Sen:
Sr y'are a happy man that dos enioy
a sonne of this rare merritt.

Ol: Tull.
Rather blest
to haue a King whose Iudgment can infuse
The health goes about
merritt where merritts wantinge;

2. Sen.
Noble Sr
you are not short in this felicitie
to haue a daughter past all paralell
in breife y'are both mapps of true happines
in hauing such rare children./

Mar.
th'are the guyfts
of Heauen, not of nature

Ol: Tul.
Myne alas
is what the Kinge hath made him; so farr good
as goodnes sparckles in his actions;
though greife be my remembrancer, I must
confes I'ue lost ten sonnes in euery parte
as hopefull; good, thoughe not so fortunate in loss of my deare Lelia

Ruff.
howe faine the ould man would be flattered
and yet not seeme to catch it;

Lear.
O it is
a modesty, wc h. striues howe to converte
prayse into adoration

Leon.
rather Sr
your coy whores Rethoricke, euer to denye
what they would swallow with most greedines

Ruf.
May superstition choake them, [whats this Toy] Se the Kings jntrancet
[or idoll they so reuerence, but a Spunge]
[fild with the Kings wast moysture, or a bagge]
[blowne with the breath of greatnes; when the hand]
[of wrath shall squeese it, or a little pinne]
[pricke but the Windy outside, downe falls all]
[and leaues him naught but dispisd emptynes]

Lean.
[Come yr too bitter, see how the King sitts gazing]

King.
Whence is this Musique

Musique
Ruf.
tis as I conceiue
a warning of the Masquers readines
prepared to attend yr triumphs

King.
Let them come
Enter the Masque in wc h is young Tull Marius & Armanus & Lelia in Ladies habi«t» they followe ye three young lords like furies after daun«s»e wt h the Ladies.
Quickly remoue these Tables; heeres your place
for all things this night striues to honor you
more lights and more attendance, sitt my lords
Reuells aske elbowe roome at all tymes; so:/
yaue done to the height of motion; yet ile giue
[dauncing a greater glorie, tis but lame]
[when buty shares not int; here are they]
[can giue life vnto measure, hand hem lords]
[nay you must not excuse it; for but you]
[perfection hath no Crowne to triumph in]

Phy.
[Your Mat i e will make mee to disclose]
[errors I would haue hidden]

Phy. daunces
King
[Say not so]
[you can shew Arte rules to astonishe her;]
[how like the nimble windes wc h play vpon]
[the tender grasse, yet press it not; or flye]
[ouer the christall face of smoothest streames]
[leauing no curle behinde them, or how like]
[the yellowe featherd Hymen when he treads]
[vpon the softe ayres bosome, doth she passe]
[obser'ud with admiration, why shee makes]
[motion the God of euery excellence]
[and what the muses would with study fynde]
[shee teaches in her dauncing, tis indeede [a schoole]]
[a schoole to teach all wee call liberall]
The daunce ends
[I cannot giue her worth a name, to mee]
[it must suffice [to say] onely to say tis shee]

Lea:
[This is no rich Idolatrie]

Ruf.
[Yes sure]
[and sett out to the full heighte, [there nor wants]][OMITTED]
[Imbosture nor imbrodery, what dull eye]
[but sees the swelling Boscage and yr Trayles]
[how they do hugg and styffell flattery]

Leon:
[No more the Kinge obserues vs.]

King.
[Blessed thinge]
[come I haue wrongd thy sweetnes, and I knowe]
[th'arte wearie, but ile make a recompence]
see that a [OMITTED] Banquett be prepard
to entertayne the Masquers; th'aue this nighte
tyed to theire King a strange beholdingnes
and I am all yr debtors; call for lights
weele to our Chamber straight, Madame yr rest
must bee to night ith Court, that and I
are both proud yow will grace it; Ruffinus t'ys
your honor to attend her, so to all
good night and best repose reuerend Tullius
thou good ould man much peace but thowsand happy rests
dwell on thy noble bosome

Exit King and Lords seuerally, all but Y: Tull Mar: Arm: Phy. & Ruf.
Phy
Ten tymes those
doobled in Miriads, [liue] wt h my Soueraigne

Y. Tull.
Marius, Armanus, as you are noble freinds
goe to the priuie garden & in the walke
next to the stillitorie stay for mee
I must aduenture some thing giue mee that torch

Mar. Ar.
Dispose yr selfe wee will attend yr coming
Exīt Mar. Arm

Ruf
Who wayts there Lights for the noble Lady

Y. Tul.
th'are redy and attende yow

Ruf
Away before then
lead to the Chamber called Elizium

Ex: y. Tull. Phy. & Ruff. then a rich Bed is thrust out and they enter againe