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SCEN 1.

The Direction.
Hypsiphyle Orion with Huntspeares, And with their followers on either syde, Men and women. The Six Ladyes and Lords omitted.
Hypsiphyle Orion.
Hyp.
My Lord, well mett, How goes the game with you?

Or.
Nay how, my pretie Dame of chase, with you?

Hyp.
Sir, I think I haue got the wind of you.

Or.
How, I pray you, my dainty virgin, how?

Hyp.
Did not I, whilst the Dogs did cast behind,

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That they lost of the Hart the sent and wind.
With speede make vauntlay to the Deere? whereby
You lost the Aduantage you forespooke of mee?

Or.
My Hounds were once ouer-haled all, I wusse,
No Lawe yet of game so get the vaunt of vs,

Hyp.
If both were as wise. The one the other
Wee should haue at home kissd th'Harts hoofe together.

Or.
You should haue made A lay but in the Nick
So might we haue beene Joint winners both each.
Whereas now one of vs must tast the Leash.

Hyp.
Rather you haue made the Relay and sayd.
As did that Bitch that came came nine miles behind,
Wee dogs haue kild the Hare I see and find.

Or.
Some of my Dogs stale out of Couert whilst
I bad Arreare vnto the rest. So that
You can obiect no Huntsmans Fault to mee.

Hyp.
Wast no fault? Let their Tarrets loose when as
You might haue kept them in with staff and voice?

Or.
If some were Light and knew not to obey
You should not the Fault on the Kennel leye.

Hyp.
You might haue taught your Dogs, all whelpes of kind
Tarry whiles their Fellowes couert behind.

Or.
A Kite's a Kite and a Kite will be euer,
A Curr's a Curr and a Hound will be neuer.

Hyp.
A Curr's to be wanted with Stone and Bat
Whiles generous Hounds be taught beware of that.

Or.
The vauntlay is by Huntsmen all condemnd,
Why should you then your vauntlay so commed?

Hyp.
A Fault I hold, be woodmen ne'ere so wise,
To let a Hart with speede our Hunt despise.

Or.
Ist no Fault? faster forcing him to hie
To leese the full crye of the Cast thereby?

Hyp.
That's as you might not forward aduaunce
Vnles you hearde all Mouths pipe to your Daunce.

Or.
Nor you, you might not heare their Musicks voice
For because they kept such a yelping noise

Hyp.
Fiue Parts do make a whole Consort they say,
Better then it is bid the Cast away.

Or.
Though but fiue make the Consort, they say,
Yet many vnisons make full the Laye.

Hyp.
The vauntlay to the Hart I did but offer
To keepe him from the Brake he might not proffer.

Or.
The vaunt so you layd him that in the wind
He with more speede left vaunt and Cast behind.

Hyp.
Why stand wee thus debating on the Cast?
Whilst as you see away the day doth hast.

Or.
I sweare no Tyme past yet, my Lady deare,
But that wee may vnlodge whole Heardes of Deere.

Hyp.
Come on your ways, before the Sun be down
I will cause you say I haue wun the Crown.

Or.
Done, Lady, done, I hope ere Sun be down
To cause you too to say that I haue wun.

Hyp.
Where be my virgins all? I stand on Thorne
Vntill this chase be set on foote with Horne.

Or.
Make speede, my deare, with all the speede you can,
I will be with you yet to bring by Pan.

Hyp.
Virgin in Heaven aboue, and in Hell's shade,
Delia, come with speede and helpe thy Mayde.