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Westmorland, Mildmay Fane (1601-1666)

RAGUAILLO D'OCEANO

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Heer Enters a Nayd or Water Nimph to implore leau for Cristallina her Queen to present her Self to Ocean:

Then enters Cristallina Goddesse of the fresher streams All in Siluer Tinsell, a Chaplett or garland of Meadowflowers on her head, her haire disheuill'd and Loose. Damanndinge Audience of Oceanus for the Ambassadours or Riuers were Ebbinge from the Isles and Terra firma uppon this Negotiation of discouery of ye fiu't part of ye world

which Grannted—there Enter

ffrom Queene Europa—Sixe—

Tamesis, Rhenus, togeather out of third doore
Ligeris, Tagus out of ye same but one a while after th'other
Tybris, Alpheus togeather out of Gibraltar.

ffrom Queene Asia—three—

Indus, Ganges, out of the third doore
Euphrates—out of Bazora.

ffrom Queene Affrica—two—

Nilus—out of Gibraltar
Niger—out of the third doore

ffrom Queene America three—

Orenoke, out of the 3d: doore.
Parana, out of the 3d: doore.
Maragnon, out of the 3d: doore.

Each of which Queenes Negotiatinge by theise Ministers of their State to procure Leaue for those seuerall Countryes through which they runn and from whence they Came to Aduenture Plantation through his Meanes where they heard as yet there was none (vizt) in Terra Austral: Incognita ffor want of through discouerye: And haveinge obtaind permission for them to trye their ffortunes depart ioyfully and well pleased in a daunce played out by a sett of Recorders the stillest of winde Instruments. Cristallina all this while sittinge uppon a Banke of Mosse prankes her selfe in a Lookeinge glasse hung att her Girdle.

These gone out Oceanus discouers to the Trytons (whoe

were reentred to attend him) his purpose of delusion, which done and all becalm'd—The Seaman enters with A Carde and Compasse in one hand and a Iacob-staffe or else a Quadrant in the other and speakes—wc h ended

Europe sendes for discouery

An English
A French:
A Duch:
An Italian
A Greeke
A Spaniard

Asia—

An Indian
A Persian
A Turke

Affrica—

An Egiptian or Gypsye
An Abissine or Black Moor.

America—

A Guianian
An Amazon
A Brazilian

These by the Musickes Charme falling into seuerall daunces and speeches as they Come out seuerally Awaken Oceanusses promise presenting him Likewise with the Bounty of each Nation—the which he Committs in Charge to the Trytons to keepe—Then Biddinge them Blowe: The Scæne By degrees opens and discouers the Throne to each of them, But shutts againe, and soe hee rouseinge himselfe upp and puttinge on a rigid sterne Countenance Strykes the waue-Like stage with his Trident, att which the 4 Windes sound an enchanntinge ayer to which they goe dauncinge out as wise as they Came in; the Pilott or Seaman filling upp the ffigure

This ended Oceanus inuoakes Aryon whoe Enters rideinge uppon a Dolphin ffish trapt with fflouer-deluces. His habitt a Blew silke Mantle, a wreath of Lawrell on his head, playing on a harpe Studded with Starrs. Att which Musick as he aduances into the Midle of the roome The Trauerse opens againe and Scæne appeares att Large; ffrom under which as out of a Caue or Hell Orpheus issues In a greene Taffatay weede and a Lawrell garland too: A harpe in his hand on which he ioynes in harmonye And Ayer with Aryon, Being followed by two Like Beastes, two Like Rockes of Stone, and two Like Trees whome after an Antique Daunce he

Licences in two wordes to depart—Then raysing their Ayer to a higher Key they play a Solemne Maskinge daunce att which the Princes descends but uery slowly and presenting her selfe in great humilitye att Oceanusses ffeett. expresses in a fewe wordes her thankes to him in preseruinge her Chastitye from the violence of that attempted Inuasion, and soe deuotes her selfe eternally his Tributary. whoe most willingly accepting of her for his Consort and Princes, Commaunds the Trytons to Sound thrice and soe proclaime the future Nuptialls to be Speedily perfourmed (Dureinge which Proclamation Aryon and Orpheus cease) Now for Conclusion to this Solemnitye of Mirth and ioye the sixe Younge Men take out the sixe Young Ladyes All which attended the Princesse out of the Scæne and fall into the Masking daunce which Aryon and Orpheus playe whilest Oceanus sends abroad the Escutchions to the best of ye Behoulders as fauours and rewardes of their patiences This done he returnes with the Princesse and her traine upp into the Scæne, which drawne Closse they appeare noe more but a Chorus of Mearmen and Mear-Maydes to the number of Sixe or Eyght Come forth and Conclude all in an Epilogue.