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[Scene vi.]

Enter Satyr out of a thicket.
Skipping & Staring about first Speakes to ye Scene
Satyr
Queene of the night awake and rise,
thy preists off new sacrifice,
And the Laijcks feele this curse
theire persons suffer and their purse
All their auntient lawes are broake
beasts more secure, men beare the yoake
And thy Subiects free borne were
now pay villanage to feare.
Temples Downes and euery feild
with nouelties are soe defilde
Nay the meade and groue below
cannot scape this ouerthrow.
Nor the Copce or Springs thick are
Shend our Pan and vs from care
But by euery twigg that moues
we are frighted from our loues
Such seuere vnheard of Spleene
came and maskt her selfe in greene
for like to th'Camelion
Th'obiects hue shee did put on
And to euery forme or shape
Shee hath proud a Proteus Ape
Till by Treachery shee 'hath brought
all this Ile almost to nought
and laid libertie at rest
where it most had beene profest

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Turnes to ye Scene
Reuenge thy selfe fill vp this wayne
and restore vs free againe
for Psunodarks returne all thee implore

Exit Skiping
Diana
from behind shews her cressan & answers.
Tis granted and hee's newly come a shore