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ACT. V.

Princeps Judicialis, or, The Judge.

Here is a set form of a Sessions, a Court of Judicature, more Judiciali. The Tyroes declame: the Theams five, 1. Horn-book, 2. the Hawke, 3. Long Tayle, 4. Knave of Clubs, 5. A Noune is the Name of a Thing.

Before the Declamation each fresh Declamer takes his Briny Dos of water and salt; from the hand of the Tyro-guardian: at every stand, or dead lift, they are helpt out, by their Suggester, and nimble-tongu'd Patron Monsieur de la Misrule; and at last by his mediation, Annuit Princeps, the Bils of Indictment are expunged; Et donantur Pileo Tyrones: made free of the Colledge.

Exit Misrule.

Misrule within sends Message to the Monitor Monitorum; He craves excuse for his absence a while; A flourish of Cornets. Forthwith return in form of a pontificall Train the 5 Counter-plotters; Misrule in the midst as a Prince; and the Schollars Cap advanced upon a Trunchion, more triumphali: He is made to give account of his device, that no offence be given or taken; and after some Questions problematically propounded by the Prince; He and his seniors are invited to an Astronomicall dance in reference to the Planets, with Laurels, each bearing a star advanced frontwise. After this the Prince returns to his Chaire, gives his charge to the Tyrones, Juniors, and Seniors in their turns, concluding that Religion is the finis ultimatus, the ultimate End of all our Sudies; and Humility the last work of Religion, ending with this Motto, Quanto doctior, tanto submission; withall couching briefly in a fourfold distinction, the four Ends of all mens Academicall labours, 1. Mechanicall, ditescere, 2. Sophisticall, clarescere, 3. Philosophicall, cognoscere, and 4. Angelicall, videre Deum, i.e. Practicws, se abnegando.

1. Whether the Mercuriall Cap be more injured by the Fathers indulgence, the Sons negligence, or the Masters insufficience?

2. Whether a lying humour be rather suckt from the dugs of the Nurse; or the paps of custome, or rather, An mendacium be extraduce? Hereditary?

3. Whether the Parsons Cap hath received more cuts and blows, from the blunt weapons of Bacchus, or the sharp sword of Mars?

4. Whether a wel-bred Rhetorician did ever want a Mocenas, or his Cap mendicant?

5. Whether every Noble and great Gentlemen ought to be princeps Rhetoricus, a prime good speaker?

6. Whether every Master of Arts be princeps Rhet. Et e contra?

7. Whether the greatest enemy to the Cap, be not the Cap? Science against Science more persecuting then Ignorance?

8. An pileum Sir-Shonnuli fit ex Lana Caprina?

9. An fiat Pileorum transmigratio?

10. Pileus An tandem fataliter—

—Exeat omnis?