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At Elie and Hatton-Houses, the Gentlemen and their Assistants met, and in this manner prepard for the Court.

The Antimasquers were vsher'd by a Hornepipe, and a Shalme, riding in Coates and Caps of yellow Taffata, spotted with Silver, their Feathers red, their Horses led by men in coates of blew Taffata, their wings red, and part of their sleeves yellow, Caps and Feathers: all the torch-bearers in the same habite appoynted to attend, and give plentifull light to the whole traine.

Phansie, in a sute of severall coloured Feathers hooded. A paire of Bats-wings on his shoulders, riding alone as sole presenter of the Antimasques.

After him rode Opinion and Confidence together, Opinion in an old fashioned Doublet of blacke Velvet, and truncke Hose, a short Cloake of the same with an antique Cape, a blacke Velvet cap pinch'd up, with a white fall, a Staffe in his hand.

Confidence in a slash'd Doublet parti-coloured Breeches sutable with poynts at knees, favours upon his breast, and arme: a broad-brim'd Hat, tied upon one side, banded with a Feather, a long Locke of Haire, trim'd with severall coloured Ribbands, wide Boots, and great Spurres with Bels for rowels.

Next rode Iollity and Laughter. Iollity in a flame-coloured Suite, but trick'd like a Morise-dancer, with Scarfes and Napkins, his Hat fashioned like a Cone, with a little fall.

Laughter in a long side Coate of severall colours, laughing Visards on his breast and backe, a Cap with two grinning faces, and Feathers betweene.

Then followed variety of Anticke musicke after which rode sixe Proiectors, one after another, their horses led by Torch-bearers.

The first a Iocky with a Bonnet on his head upon the top of it a whip, he seeming much to obserue and affect a bridle which he had in his hand.

The second a Country fellow in a Leather Doubled and gray trunke Hose, a wheele with a perpetuall motion on his head, and in his hand a flayle.

The third, a grimme Philosopicall fac'd fellow in his gowne furr'd, and girdled about him, a furnace upon his head, and in his hand a lampe.

The fourth in a case of blacke Leather vast to the middle, and round on the top, with glasse eyes, and bellowes under each arme.

The fift a Physition, on his head a Hat with a bunch of Carrots, a Capon perched upon his fist.

The sixt like a Seaman, A Shippe upon his head and holding a Line and Plummet in his hand.

Here variety of other Anticke musicke counterfeiting the voyces of Birds, and after these rode, a Magpy, a Crow, a Iay, and a Kite, in a quadrangular figure, and in the midst an Owle, these were followed by three Satires, two a breast, and one single, sided with torch-bearers. Then three Dotterels in the same manner and attendance.

After these a Windmill, against which a phantasticke Knight with his Lance, and his Squire arm'd seem'd to make their attempts.

These moving forward in ridiculous shew and postures, a Drummer followeth on Horsebacke, in a Crimson taffata coate, a white Hat and Feather, tip'd with crimson, beating two kettle Drummes.

Then 14. Trumpetors, in crimson Satten coates, white Hats and Feathers, and rich Banners.

The Marshall followed these bravely mounted. attended with forty foote, in Cotes and Hose of Scarlet trim'd with Silver-lace, white Hats and Feathers, their Truncheons tip'd with Silver: these upon every occasion moving to and fro, to preserue the order of their march, and restraine the rudenesse of people, that in such triumphs, are wont to be insolent, and tumultuary.

After these an hundred Gentlemen, gloriously furnished and gallantly mounted, riding two and two a breast, every Gentleman having his two Pages richly attired, and a groome to attend him.

Next after these a Chariot drawne by foure horses, two and two together, richly furnished and adorn'd with Gold and Silver, the Charioter in a Polonian coate of greene cloth of Silver. In this were advanc'd Musicians like Priests and Sybills, sonnes and daughters of Harmony, some with Coronets, other with wreathes of Lawrell and Mirtle, playing upon their Lutes, three Foote-men on each side in blew Satten wrought with Silver, and every one a Flambeaux in his hand.

In the next Chariot of equall glory, were placed on the lowest staires foure in skie-coloured Taffata Robes seeded with starres, Mantles ashe-coloured, adorn'd with Fringe, and Silver-lace, Coronets with Starres upon their heads. In a seate a little more elevate sate Genius, and Amphiluche.

On the highest seate of this Chariot, sate the three Howers, or Heavenly sisters, Irene, Diche, and Eunomia. All whose habits shall be described in their proper places: this Chariot attended as the former.

After these came the foure Triumphals or Magnificent Chariots, in which were mounted the grand Masquers, one of the foure Houses in euery Chariot, seated within an halfe Ovall, with a glorious Canopy over their heads, all bordered with silver Fringe, and beautified with Plumes of Feathers on the top.

The first Chariot, Silver & Orenge.

The second, Silver & Watchet.

The third, Silver & Crimson.

The fourth, Siluer & White.

All after the Romane forme, adorned with much embossed and carved workes, and each of them wrought with Silver, and his seuerall colour, they were mounted on carriages, the Spring trees, Pole and Axle-trees, the Charioters seate, and standers, wheeles, with the fellyes, spokes, and naves all wrought with Silver, and their severall colour.

They were all drawne with foure Horses a front after the magnificent Romane Triumphs, their furniture, Harnesse, Headstall, Bits, Raines, and Traces, Shaferon, Cronet, Petronell, and Barbe of rich cloth of Silver, of severall workes, and colours answerable to the linings of the Chariots.

The Charioters in Polony-coates of the same colour of the Chariots, their Caps Feathers, and Buskings answerable.

The two out Horses of euery Chariot led by two men in habits wrought with Siluer, and conformable to the colour of the other furniture, foure foot-men on eyther side of euery Chariot, in rich habits also wrought with Siluer answerable to the rest, euery one carrying a Flambeaux in his hand.

Betweene every of these Chariots foure Musitians in their Robes and Garlands, were mounted; riding two a breast, attended with Torch-bearers.

The Habit of the Masquers gaue infinite splendor to this solemnity; which more aptly shall be expressed in his Place.

Tthis Masque was presented in the Banquetting-house. At white Hall before the King and Queenes Maiesties and a great Assembly of Lords and Ladies, and other persons of quality, whose aspect setting on the degrees prepared for that purpose gaue a great grace to this spectacle, especially being all richly attired.

At the lower end of the roome opposite to the state was raysed a Stage with a descent of staires in two branches landing into the roome. This Basement was painted in rusticke worke.

The border of the front and sides that enclosed all the Sceane had first a ground of Arber-worke entermixt with loose branches and leaues, and in this was two Niches, and in them two great figures standing in easy postures in their naturall colors, and much bigger then the life, the one attired after the Grecian manner held in one hand a Scepter, and in the other a Scrowle, and a picked antique crowne on his head, his curasse was of Gold richly enchased, his robe blue and Siluer, his armes and thighs bare with buskings enricht with ornaments of Gold, his browne locks long and curled, his Beard thicke but not long, and his face was of a grave and ioviall aspect, this figure stood on a round pedestall fained of white Marble, enricht with severall caruings; above this in a compartiment of Gold was written MINOS. The figure on the other side was in a Romane habit, holding a Table

in one hand, and a Pen in the other, and a white Bend or Diadem about his head, his Robe was crimson and Gold, his Mantle yellow and Siluer, his Buskins watchet trim'd with Siluer, his haire and Beard long and white with a uenerable aspect, standing likewise on a round Pedestall answerable to the other. And in the compartiment over him was written NVMA. Above all this in a proportionate distance hung two great Festons of fruites in colors which serued for finishing to these sides. The upper part in manner of a large Freeze was adorn'd with severall compartiments with draperies hanging downe, and the ends tied up in knots, with trophies proper to feasts and triumphs, composed of Masking Vizards and torches. In one of the lesser compartiments was figured a sharpe sited eye, and in the other a Golden-yoke, in the midst was a more great and rich compartiment on the sides of which sate naked Children in their naturall colors with Siluer wings in action of sounding Golden Trumpets, and in this was figured a Caduseus with an Oliue-branch all which are Hierogliphicks of Peace Iustice and Law.

A Curtaine being sodainly drawne up the Sceane was discovered representing a large streete with Sumptuous Pallaces Lodges Portico's, and other noble peeces of Architecture with pleasant Trees and grounds, this going farre from the eye opens it selfe into a spacious place adorn'd with publique and private buildings seene a far of, representing the Forum or Piazza of Peace. Over all was a

cleare Sky with transparent Clouds which enlightned all the Scene.

The Spectators having entertained their eyes a while with the beavty and variety of this Scene from one of the sides of the streetes enters Opinion, &c.

Enter Opinion, Confidence meetes him, they salute.
Confidence,
Most grave Opinion!

Op.
Confidence most welcome,
Is Phansie come to Court?

Co.
Breaking his way
Thorough the Guard.

Op.
So violent?

Co.
With jeafts
Which they are lesse able to resist,
Hee'l cracke a Halberd with his wit,

Op.
A most
Strong Phansie, yet we ha' knowne a little Engine
Breake an ingenious Head peece. But your Master—

Co.
Companion sir. Phansie will keepe no Servants,
And Confidence scornes to waite.

Op.
Cry mercy sir,
But is this Gentleman, this Signior Phansie
So rare a thing, so subtile as men speake him?

Co.
He's a great Prince of th'Ayre, beleeue it sir,
And yet a Bird of night.

Op.
A Bird!

Co.
Betweene
An Owle and Bat, a queint Hermophrodite,
Begot of Mercury and Venus, Wit, and Love.
He's worth your entertainement.

Op.
I am most
Ambitious to see him, he is not
So nimble as I wish him, where's my Wife,
My Lady Novelty?

Enter Lady Novelty.
No.
Your Wife? you might
Have fram'd a newer word, they can but call
Vs so i'th Country.

Op.
No exception
Deare Madam Novelty, I must prepare you;
To entertaine a Gentleman, where's Admiration,
Our Daughter?

Enter Admiration.
Ad.
Here sir, what gay man is this?

Op.
Please you honour us, and bring in your friend sir.

Co.
Ile doo't but he prevents me.

Enter Phanfie, Iollity, and Laughter.
Op.
Sir I am ignorant
By what titles to salute you, but y'are welcome to
Court.

Ph.
Saue your selfe sir, your name's Opinion.

Op.
And yours Phansie.

Ph.
Right.

Iol.
Mine Iollity.

La.
Mine Laughter, ha, ha, ha.

No.
Here's a strange shape.

An.
I never saw the like.

Ph.
I come to doe you honor with my friends here
And helpe the Masque.

Op.
You'le doe a speciall favour.

Ph.
How many Antimasques ha they? Of what nature?
For these are Phansies that take most, your dull
And phlegmaticke inuentions are exploded,
Giue mee a nimble Antimasque.

Op.
They haue none sir.

La.
No Antimasque? ide laugh at that i'faith.

Iol.
What make wee here? No Iollity.

Ph.
No Antimasque.
Bid 'em downe with the Sceane, and sell the Timber,
Send Iupiter to grasse, and bid Apollo
Keepe Cowes againe, take all their gods and goddesses,
For these must farse up this nights entertainement,
And pray the Court may haue some mercy on 'em,
They will bee jeerd to death else for their ignorance,
The soule of wit moues here, yet there be some
If my intelligence faile not, meane to shew
Themselues jeere Maiors, some tall Critticks have
Planted Artillery and wit murderers.
No Antimasque? Let 'em looke too't.

Op.
I have heard sir;
Confidence made them trust, you'de furnish 'em,
I feare they should have made their addresse earlier
To your invention, but your braine's nimble,
Pray, for the expectation that's vpon 'em
Lend them some witty fancies, set some engines
In motion, that may conduce to the designe.
I am their friend against the Croude that enuy 'em
And since they come with pure deuotions
To sacrifice their duties to the King
And Queene, I wish 'em prosper.

Ph.
You have charmd me,
Ile be their friend to night, I have a Fancy
Already.

La.
Let it be ridiculous.

Co.
And Confident.

Iol.
And Iolly.

Ph.
The first Antimasque
We will present our selves in our owne persons,
What thinke you on't? most grave Opinion
You shall doe well to lead the dance, and give it
Authority with your face, your Lady may
Admire what she finds new.

No.
I shall applaud.
The Novelties.

Ad.
And I admire.

Ph.
They tumble,
My skull's too narrow.

La.
Now his Phansies caper.

Ph.
Confidence, waite you upon Opinion,
Here Admiration, there Novelty,
This is a place for Iollity and Laughter
Phansie will dance himselfe too.

The first Antimasque, the dance expressing the natures of the Presenters.
Ph.
How like you this deuice?

Op.
Tis hansome—but

La.
Opinion will like nothing.

No.
It seemes new.

Co.
Twas bold.

Iol.
Twas Iocund.

La.
Did not I doe the foole well?

Ad.
Most Admirably.

La.
Nay, and the Ladies doe but take
My part, and Laugh at me, I am made, ha, ha.

Op.
I could wish something sir, of other nature
To satisfie the present expectation.

Ph.
I imagine, nay, I'me not ignorant of proprieties
And persons, tis a time of peace, ile fit you.
And instantly make you a representation
Of the effects.

Op.
Of peace? I like that well.

Ph.

And since in nothing, they are more exprest
Then in good fellowship, ile present you with
a Taverne.

A Taverne is discovered in the Scene.
No.

A spicke and span new Taverne.

Ad.

Wonderfull, heere was none within two minutes.

La.

No such wonder Lady, Tauernes are quickly
up, it is but hanging out a Bush at a Noblemans doore,
or an Aldermans gate, and tis made instantly.

Co.
Wil't pleafe you Ladies to except the wine?

Iol.
Well sayd Confidence.

No.
It will bee new for Ladies
To go to th'Taverne, but it may be a fashion,
Follow mee Admiration.

La.
And the foole,
I may supply the absence of your Fidlers.

Iol.
If wee can, lets leave Opinion behind us,
Phansie will make him drunke,

Exeunt to the Taverne.
Another Antimasque of the Master of the Taverne, His Wife, and Servants. after these—
A Maquerelle. Two Wenches. Two wanton Gamsters.
These hauing danc'd and expressed their natures goe into the Taverne. then—
A Gentleman. Beggers 4.
The Gentleman first danceth alone: to him the Beggers, he bestows his charity, the Cripples vpon his going off, throw away their leggs, and dance.
Op.
I am glad they are off, are these effects of peace?
Corruption rather.

Ph.
Oh the Beggers shew
The benefit of peace.

Op.
Their uery breath
Hath stifled all the Candles, poysond the
Perfumes, Beggers a fit presentment? how
They cleaue still to my nosthrill, I must tell you,
I doe not like such base, and sordide persons,
And they become not here.

Ph.
I apprehend,
If these distaste you, I can fit you with
Persons more cleanly,
What thinke you of Proiectors?

Op.
How Proiectors!

Ph.
Here's one already.
Enter a Iocky.
This is a Iocky,
He is to advance a rare, and cunning bridle
Made hollow in the Iron part, wherein
A vapor subtly conueyd, shall so
Coole and refresh a horse, he shall nere tire
And now he fals to his pace.

Iocky dances.
Op.
This other?

Enter a Country fellow.
Ph.
His habit speakes him
A Country fellow, that has sold his acres
To purchase him a flayle, which by the motion
Of a queint wheele, shall without helpe of hands,
Thresh Corne all day, and now he layes about him.
The Country fellow dances.
Enter another Proiector.
This with a face Philosophicall and beard,
Hath with the study of twenty yeares, found out
A lampe, which plac'd beneath a furnace, shall
Boyle Beefe so thoroughly, that the uery steame
Of the first Vessell, shall alone be able
To make another Pot aboue seeth ouer.

Op.
A most Scholasticke proiect; his feete follow
The motions of his braine.
The third Proiector dances.
But what thing's this?
A Chimera out of Rablais?

Ph.
A new proiect,
A Case to walke you all day vnder water.
So vast for the necessity of ayre,
Which, with an artificiall bellowes coold
Vnder each arme, is kept still from corruption,
with those glasse eyes, he sees, and can fetch up
Gold, or what ever Iewels ha' beene lost,
In any River o'the World.

The fourth Proiector dances.
Op.
Strange Water-Rat!

Enter another Proiector.
Ph.
This grave man, some yeares past was a Phisition,
A Galenist, and parcell Paracelsus,
Thriu'd by diseases, but quite lost his practice,
To study a new way to fatten Poultry
With scrapings of a Carrot, a great benefit
To th'Commonwealth.

The fift Proiector dances.
Op.
He will deserve a monument.

Enter the sixt Proiector.
Ph.
This is a kind of Seagull too, that will
Compose a ship to saile against the winds.
Hee'l vndertake to build a most strong castle
On Goodwin sands, to melt huge Rockes to jelley,
And cut 'em out like sweetmeats with his keele,
And thus he sayles.

All the Proiectors daunce after their Antimasque, The
Maquerelle. Wenches. Gentlemen.
Returne, as from the Taverne, they dance together, The Gallants are cheated, and left to dance in, with a drunken repentance.
Op.
I know not sir, how this may satisfie,
But might we be beholding to your fancy
For some more queint variety, some other
Then humane shapes, would happily delight,
And reach the expectation; I ha seene
Dainty devices in this kind, kind Baboones
In Quellios, and so forth.

Ph.
I can furnish you.

Op.
Phansie will much obliege us.

Ph.
If these objects
Please not, Phansie can present a change,
What see you now?

The Scene becomes a woody Landschape with low grounds proper for hunting, the furthest part more desert, with bushes and by waies representing a place fit for purse-taking.

In the furthest part of the Scene is seene an Ivy-bush, out of which comes an Owle.

Op.
A Wood, a broad-fac'd Owle,
An Ivy-bush, and other Birds about her.

Ph.
These can imagination create,
Silence, observe.

An Owle. A Crow. A Kite. A Iay. A Magpy.
The Birds dance and wonder at the Owle. When these are gone, enter
A Merchant, a Horse-backe, with his Portmantue. Two Theeves set vpon him and robbe him: these by
A Constable, and Officers are apprehended and carryed off. Then
Foure Nimphes enter dancing with their Iavelins. Three Satires spie them, and attempt their persons, one of the Nimphes escapeth, a noyse of Hunters and their hornes within, as at the fall of a Deere, then Enter
Foure Huntsmen and One Nimph.
These drive away the Satires, and having rescued the Nimphes, dance with them.
Op.
This all you will present?

Ph.
You speake as if
Phansie could be exhaust, Invention flowes
From an immortall spring, you shall taste other
Variety, nimble as thought. We change the Scene.

A Landschape the Scene. and Enter
Three Dotterells.
Three Dotterell-catchers.
Op.
What are these?

Ph.
Dotterells, be patient, and expect.

After the Dotterells are caught by severall imitations, enters
A Windmill. A phantastique Knight. and His Squire armed.
The phantastique Aduenturer, with his lance makes attempts vpon the Windmill, his Squire imitates: to them Enter
A Country Gentleman, and his Servant.
These are assavlted by the Knight and his Squire, but are sent off lame for their folly.
Bowlers, 4.
Enter Confidence, Iollity, Laughter, Novelty, Admiration.
Op.
Madam accuse your absence,

No.
We know
All your devices sir.

Op.
Ha, what's the matter,
Confidence, Iollity, Laughter, Admiration,
And Madam Novelty, all drunke! these are
extreames indeed.

Ad.
Admirable Opinion.

Co.
Be confident.

La.
And foolish.

Iol.
I am as light now.

Ph.
Let 'em enioy their Phansies.

Op.
What new change
Is this? these straines are heavenly.

Phansie and the rest goe off fearefully.
The Antimasquers being gone there appeares in the highest and formost part of the heaven by little and little to breake forth a whitish Cloud bearing a Chariot fained of Goldsmiths-worke, and in it sate Irene, or Peace, in a flowery vesture like the spring, a Garland of Olives on her head, a branch of Palme in her hand, Buskins of greene Taffata, great puffs about her necke and shoulders.
Shee sings.
Ir.
Hence yee profane, farre hence away,
Time hath sicke feathers while you stay,
Is this delight
For such a glorious night,
Wherein two skyes
are to be seene,
One starry, but an aged sphere
another here,
Created new and brighter from the Eyes
of King and Queene?

CHO:
Hence yee profane, farre hence away,
Time hath sicke feathers while you stay.

Song 2.
Ir.
Wherefore doe my sisters stay
Appeare, appeare Eunomia,
'Tis Irene calls to thee,
Irene calls;
Like dew that falls
Into a streame,
I'me lost with them,
That know not how to order me.

CHO.
See where shee shines, oh see
In her celestiall gayety
Cround with a wreath of Starres to shew
The Evenings glory in her brow.

Here out the highest part of the opposite side came softly descending another Cloud, of an orient colour, bearing a silver Chariot curiously wrought, and differing in all things from the first, in which sate Eunomia or Law, in a purple Sattin Robe, adorn'd with golden Starres, a mantle of carnation Lac'd, and Fring'd with Gold, a Coronet of light upon her head, Buskins of Purple, drawne out with Yellow.
Song 3.
Eu.
Thinke not I could absent my selfe this night,
But Peace is gentle, and doth still invite
Eunomia, yet shouldst thou silent be
The Rose and Lilly which thou strowest
All the cheerefull may thou goest
Would direct to follow thee.

Ir.
Thou dost beautifie increase,
And chaine security with peace.

Eu.
Irene faire, and first devine,
All my blessings spring from thine,

Ir.
I am but wilde without thee, thou abhorrest
What is rude, or apt to wound,
Canst throw proud trees to the ground,
And make a Temple of a Forrest.

Eu.
No more, no more, but ioyne
Thy voyce, and Lute with mine.

Both.
The world shall giue prerogative to neyther
We cannot flourish but together.

CHORI.
Cho.
Irene enters like a perfum'd spring,
Eunomia ripens every thing,
And in the golden harvest leaves
To every sickle his owne sheaves.

At this a third Cloud of a various color from the other two, begins to descend toward the middle of the Scene with somewhat a more swifter motion, and in it sate a Person representing Diche or Iustice in the midst in a white Robe and mantle of Sattin, a faire long haire circled with a Coronet of Siluer Pikes, white Wings and Buskins, a Crowne imperiall in her hand.
Song 4.
Dich.
Swiftly, oh swiftly, I doe move to slow,
What holds my wing from making hast
When every Cloud sailes by so fast?
I heard my sisters voyce, and know
They haue forsaken Heavens bright gate,
To attend another State,
of gods below.
Irene chast Evnomia.

Ir. Eu.
Wee
Diche, haue stayd expecting thee,
Thou giu'st perfection to our glory,
And seale to this nights story.
Astrea shake the cold dew from thy wing.

Eu.
Descend.

Ir.
Descend.

Eu.
Descend, and helpe vs sing,
The Triumph of Ioves upper Court abated
And all the Deities translated.

CHOR.
The Triumph of Ioves vpper Court abated
And all the Deities translated.

Eu.
Now gaze, and when thy wonder will allow,
Tell what thou hast beheld.

Dich.
Never, till now,
Was poore Astrea blind, oh strange surprize,
That too much sight should take away my eyes,
Am I in Earth or Heaven?

Ir.
What Throne is that,
On which so many Starres do waite?

Dich.
My Eyes are blest agen, and now I see
The Parents of vs three.
'Tis Iove and Themis forward move,
And sing to Themis, and to Iove.

Then the whole traine of Musitians move in a comely figure toward the King and Queene, and bowing to their State, this following Ode is sung.
Song 5.
To you great King and Queene, whose smile,
Doth scatter blessings through this Ile,
To make it best
And wonder of the rest,
We pay the duty of our birth,
Proud to waite vpon that Earth
Whereon you moue,
Which shall be nam'd
And by your chast embraces fam'd
The Paradise of loue.
Irene plant thy Oliues here,
Thus warm'd, at once, thei'le bloome and beare,
Eunomia pay thy light,
While Diche, covetous to stay,
Shall throw her silver Wings away,
To dwell within your sight.

The Scene is changed, and the Masquers appeare

setting on the ascent of an Hill, cut out like the degrees of a Theater, and ouer them a delicious Arbor with termes of young Men their Armes converted into Scrowles, and under their wasts a foliage with other caruings to cover the ioyning of the terme from the naked, all fained of Siluer, these bore up an Architraue, from which was raised a light covering arched, and interwoven with Branches through which the Sky beyond was seene.

The Masquers were sixteene in number, the sonnes of Peace Law and Iustice, who setting in a gracious but not set forme, every part of the seates made a various Composition, but all together tending to a Piramidall figure.

Their habits was mixt, betweene the ancient and moderne, their bodies Carnation, the shoulders trimd with Knots of pure silver, and scallops of White and Carnation, vnder them the Labels of the same, the under-sleeves white, and a puft sleeve full of gathering, falling downe to the elbow, about their waste was a small scallop, and a slender Girdle, their vnder Bases were Carnation and White, with Labels as at their, shoulders, and all this in every part was richly Embroydered with pure silver: their Hats Carnation low croun'd, the brimme double, and cut into severall quarters lined with white, and all ouer richly Embroydered, as the rest, about their Hats were wreathes of Olive, and plumes of white Feathers, with severall falls, the longest toward the backe; their long stockings were white, with white shooes and Roses.

Beneath these a Genius or Angelicall person, with Wings of severall coloured Fethers, a Carnation Robe tuck'd vp, yellow long haire bound with a siluer Coronet, a small white Rod in his hand, white Buskins, who descended to the Stage, speaketh,
Gen.
No forraigne persons I make knowne,
But here present you with your owne,
The Children of your Raigne, not blood
Of age, when they are vnderstood.
Not seene by faction or Owles sight,
Whose trouble is the clearest light,
But treasures to their eye, and eare,
That loue good for it selfe, not feare.
Oh smile on what your selues have made,
These haue no forme, no sunne, no shade,
But what your vertue doth create,
Exalted by your glorious fate,
Thei'le towre to heaven, next which, they know,
And wish no blessednesse but you.
The Masquers moue.
That very looke into each eye
Hath shot a soule, I saw it flie.
Descend, move nimbly, and advance,
Your ioyfull tribute in a dance.

Here with loud Musicke, the Masquers descend and dance their entry to the Violins, which ended, they retire to the Scene, and then the Howers and Chori againe move toward the State and sing.
Song 6.
They that were never happy Howers
Till now, returne to thanke the Powers
that made them so
The Iland doth reioyce,
And all her waves are Eccho to our voyce,
Which in on ages past, hath knowne
such treasures of her owne.
Live Royall paire, & when Your sands are spent
with Heauens and Your consent,
Though late, from Your high Bowers,
Looke downe on what was Yours,
For till old time his Glasse hath hurl'd
And lost it, in the ashes of the world,
We Prophesie, You shall be read, and seene,
In every Branch, a King or Queene.

The song ended, and the Musitians returned, the Masquers dance their maine dance, after which they againe retire to the Scene, at which they no sooner arrive, but there is heard a great noyse, and confusion of voyces within, some crying, they will come in, others knocke 'em downe, call the rest of the Guard: then a cracke is heard in the workes, as if there were some danger by some piece of the Machines falling, this continued a little time, there rush in

• A Carpenter.
• A Paynter.
• One of the Black-guard.
• A Taylor.
• The Taylors Wife.
• An Embroderers Wife.
• A Feather-makers Wife.
• A Property-mans Wife.

Car.

D'ee thinke to keepe vs out?

1 Gu.

Knocke her downe.

Tay.

Knocke downe my Wife, I'de see the tallest
Beefe-eater on you all, but hold vp his Halberd in
the way of knocking my Wife downe, and ile bring
him a button-hole lower.

Tay.

Nay, let 'em, let 'em Husband, at their perrill.

2 Gu.

Complaine to my Lord Chamberlaine.

Pro.

My husband is somewhere in the workes; I'me
sure I helpt to make him an Owle and a Hobbihorse,
and I see no reason but his Wife may bee admitted
in Forma paperis, to see as good a Maske as this.

Bla.

I never saw one afore, I am one of the Guard,
though of another complexion, and I will see't now
I am here, though I be turn'd out of the Kitchin to
morrow for't.

Pa.

I, come, be resolute, we know the worst, and let us
challenge a priviledge, those staires were of my painting.

Car.

And that Timber I set vp: some body is my
witnesse.

Fea.

I am sure my husband sold 'em most of the
Feathers; somebody promis'd me a fall too if I came
to Court, but let that passe.

Emb.

And mine embroyder'd two of the best habits,
what though we be no Ladies, we are Christians in
these cloathes, and the Kings subiects God blesse us.

Tay.

Nay, now I am in, I will see a dance, though my
shop-windowes be shut vp for't, tell us?—hum?
dee heare? doo not they laugh at us? what were wee
best to doe, the Masquers will doe no feates as long

we are here, be rul'd by me, harke euery one, 'tis our
best course to dance a figary our selues, and then
they'l thinke it a peece of the Plot, and we may goe
off agen with the more credite, we may else kisse the
Porters-lodge for't, let's put a tricke vpon 'em in reuenge,
'twill seeme a new device too.

Om.

Content.

Tay.

And the Musitians knew but our mind now:

The Violins play.

Harke they are at it, now for a lively friske.

They dance.

now, let vs goe off cleanely, and some body will thinke,
this was meant for an Antimasque.

They being gone, the Masquers are encouraged by a Song, to their Revells with the Ladies.
Song 7.
Why doe you dwell so long in clouds
And smother your best graces,
'Tis time to cast away those shrouds
And cleere your manly faces.
Doe not behave your selues like Spies;
Vpon the Ladies here,
On even termes goe meete their eyes,
Beauty and love shine there.
You tread dull measures thus alone,
Not satisfie delight,
Goe kisse their hands, and make your owne
With every touch more white.

The Revels being past, the Scene is changed in to a plaine Champion Country which terminates with the Horizon, and above a darkish Skie, with dusky clouds, through which appeared the new Moone, but with a faint light by the approach of the morning; from the furthest part of this ground, arose by little and little a great vapour which being come about the middle of the Scene, it slackens its motion, and begins to fall downeward to the earth from whence it came: and out of this rose another cloud of a strange shape, and colour, on which sate a young Maide, with a dimme Torch in her hand, her face was an Olive-colour, so was her armes and breast, on her head a curious dressing, and about her necke a string of great Pearle, her garment was transparent, the ground darke Blue, and sprinkled with siluer Spangles, her Buskins white, trim'd with Gold: by these markes she was knowne to be the forerunner of the morning, called by the Ancients Amphiluche, and is that glimps of light, which is seene when the night is past, and the day not yet appearing.
Am.
In envy to the night,
That keepes such Revels here,
With my unwelcome light,
Thus I invade her spheare.
Proclaiming warres
To Cinthia, and all her Starres,
That like provd Spangles dresse
her azure Tresse.
Because I cannot be a guest, I rise
To shame the Moone, and put out all her eyes.

Amphiluche ascending, the Masquers are called from their Reuels by other voyces.
Song 9.

Amphiluche hidden in the Heavens, and the Masquers retired. The Scene closeth.
And thus concluded this Masque, which was, for the variety of the Shewes, and richnesse of the Habits, the most magnificent that hath beene brought to Court in our time.