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Pleasant dialogues and dramma's

selected out of Lucian, Erasmus, Textor, Ovid, &c. ... By Tho. Heywood

Heywood, Thomas

Sundry Fancies writ upon severall occasions.

The Queene feasting the King at Somerset house, upon his Birth-day, hers falling in the same weeke, this was there spoken unto them.

A speech spoken to their two excellent Majesties, at the first Play play'd by the Queenes Servants, in the new Theater at White Hall.

To the King and Queene upon a New-yeares day at night: the Two-fac't Ianus with a great golden Key in his hand, the Presenter.

The Epilogue spoken by the same Ianus.

A Prologue spoke before the King, when her Majesty was great with child.

Another spoken at White Hall before their sacred Majesties.

A Prologue spoken to their sacred Majesties at Hampton Court.

Spoken to their two Majesties at Hampton Court.

Spoken to their two Majesties at White Hall.

Spoken to their excellent Majesties upon the like occasion.

Spoken to the King and Queene, at the second time of the Authors Play cald Cupids Mistresse or Cupid and Psiche, presented before them.

The speech spoken to their two Majesties, eight dayes before, being the Kings birth-day: presented at Somerset house, by the Queenes appointment, she then feasting the King.

The Maske concluding with a stately measure, of the Gods and Planets, Cupid (they all standing about him bending) the Epilogue thus concludes.

Spoken to his Majesty upon a New yeares day at night.

Another spoken at the Court to the like purpose.

A Prologue spoken at the right Honourable the Earle of Dover house in Broadstreet, at a Play in a most bountifull Christmas hee kept there; the Speaker Hospitality a frollick old fellow: A Coller of Brawne in one hand, and a deepe Bowle of Muscadel in the other.

Spoken to the right Honourable the Earle of Dover, at his house in Broadstreet upon a Candlemas night.

A speech spoken before the right Honourable the Earle of Dover, at his House at Hunsden, as a preparation to a Maske, which consisted of nine Ladyes.

A young witty Lad playing the part of Richard the third: at the Red Bull: the Author because hee was interessed in the Play to incourage him, wrot him this Prologue and Epilogue.

A Prologue to the Play of Queene Elizabeth as it was last revived at the Cock-pit, in which the Author taxeth the most corrupted copy now imprinted, which was published without his consent.

Vpon his Majesties last birth-night, be being then thirty five yeares of age, and the Queene great with child.

Spoken to the Palsgrave at his first comming over, in the presence of his Majesty, &c.

Funerall Elegies and Epitaphs.

Epithalamions or Nuptiall Songs.

Epigrams.

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A Prologue spoken to their sacred Majesties at Hampton Court.

If Cæsar, greatest in great Pompeis fall,
As being made the soveraigne over all
The (then knowne) world; or if Augustus; Hee
Who left his ample name Hereditarie
To all succeeding Emperours; If to th' last
Of the twelve Cæsars, Theaters were grac't,
And when the Iulian family expir'd
In many ages after were admir'd?
And the more fame from forraigne parts to win,
Adornd without, and beautified within.
If by succession we can draw them downe
Through nations, realmes and tongues, even to our own,
Proving these flourishing Kingdomes prosperd well,
And never faild before these structures fell:
Or were supprest; for 'tis a bad presage,
(All mirth exil'd) still followes wrack and strage.
If then a factious peevish male-content,
Envying a blest state; shall his malice vent

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In bald unlicenc't papers? so much daring
As neither Soveraigne, nor the subject sparing:
Assuming in a strange libellious straine,
To thinke all wisedome treasur'd in his braine?
Be all such frustrate in their vaine indeavour,
Whilst you oh Royall Cæsar live for ever.

The Epilogue.

Ioves Influent Planet boading power and state
For ever, on this high tribunall waite.
Apolloe's fire, add verdure, to your dayes,
And crown your long raigne with his Daphnes bayes.
Hermes attend you with his peaceful starre,
And Mars protect you in all menacing warre.
May Venus and the Moones bright constellations,
With their best fulgence smile on all your Nations:
But on all male-contents let Saturne lower,
Such as maligne your glory and your power.