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I. SONG.

Between Juno and Hymen.

Juno
to the Bride.
Enter a Maid, but made a Bride:
Be bold, and freely taste.
The Marriage Banquet ne'er deny'd
To such as sit down chaste.
Though he unloose thy Virgin Zone,
Presum'd against thy will:
Those Joys reserv'd to him alone,
Thou art a Virgin still.

Hymen
to the Bridegroom.
Hail Bridegroom, hail, thy choice thus made.
As thou wouldst have her true
Thou must give o'r thy wanton trade,
And bid loose fires adieu.
That Husband who would have his Wife
To him continue chaste,
In her embraces spends his life,
And makes abroad no waste.

Hymen
and Juno.
Sport then like Turtles, and bring forth
Such pledges as may be
Assurance of the Fathers worth,
And Mothers purity.
Juno doth bless the Nuptial Bed,
Thus Hymens Torches burn.
Live long, and may, when both are dead,
Your Ashes fill one Urn.

II. SONG.

Entertainment of the Forests Queen.

Welcome , thrice welcome to this shady Green,
Our long wish'd Cinthia, the Forests Queen,
The Trees begin to bud, the glad Birds sing,
In Winter chang'd by her into the Spring.
We know no night,
Perpetual light
Dawns from your eye.
You being near,
We cannot fear,
Though death stood by.
From you our Swords take edge our Hearts grow bold.
From you in Fee, their lives your Liegemen hold.
These Groves your Kingdom, and our Law your will;
Smile, and we spare; but if you frown, we kill.
Bless then the hour
That gives the power
In which you may,
At Bed and Board
Embrace your Lord
Both night and day.
Welcome, thrice welcome to this shady Green.
Our long wish'd Cinthia, the Forests Queen.