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Scena . 2da ./
Trompete.Enter Lo. Ad: Go: dep: 1. 2. Com̄./ wth attendantes.
Ad[OMITTED]
A royall shippe and beares a royall name./
Go:
And blest be shee whose royall name[s] she beares
[nor [ys there any but.] blood-thirstinge monkes]
[or hell-bred Iesuites will wish otherwyse.]
[but as they swimme in synne, so lett them sinke]
[vnto perdition.]
Ad:
Loyall, loyall men,
millions of blessinges light on your affayres,
for your good wishes: [to her maiestie,:]
Ile not be wantinge, what in me consists,
to doe you all good offices. be bold,
Com̄aund old Hobab. who Canne otherwise
but loue good men, that loue theyr Soueraigne.
you ouer ioye me wth your good intentions
and much more wth your actions. fayre successe,
and prosperous returnes attend your trade.
And now braue marchants solemnly to all
a harty farewell. tis a fayre Conclusion
when all thinges fayrely ende wthout Confusion./.
dep:
Our [greatest] feare (my Lord) is that wee haue abusde
your honours patience wth prolixitie
& how to mend that errour wee knowe not,
but of all other feares wee are as emptie
as they of meritt that but thinke wee feare.
nor ist now tyme to amplifie theyr follie
that still are grudginge at our Indian trade.
But let them as they are—
Go.
No more of that.
Most honorable Sr. at last our shippe
ys lancht, & moorde, such actions neuer fayle
of somethinge worthy note. but sixteene minutes,
the fourth part of an houre, & wee take leaue.
'Tis ended in a thought: a little tyme,
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Wellcome shall be your honors dayntiest fare./.
Enter Banquett: all sytt. musique aloft./.
after a little while syttinge Lo: Ad: beginnes a health to the good successe of the Mary: wch must be Contynued wth shootinge of gunns to the last man: wch orderly discharged will be about . 11 . or 13. gunns./wch ended, [a] (a loude shoute wthin) God blesse the Mary. &c'./. then all sytt agayne: & im̄ediately enter: Tarre. Trun̄ell. Tallow. Okum & Sheathinge-nayle. wth some daintie dance, euery [[illeg.]] one wearinge the embleme of his name, vpon his head./. The dance ended, & all taken awaye the Lo: Ad: speakes./
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You Cannot honour your well-wisher more
then you haue done. what Canne I retribute
but thanks for all? but what? is thanks y[[illeg.]]nough?
what shall he giue that hath no more to giue?
I giue the all I haue: & that Ile giue
as longe as Hobab hath a daye to liue./.
Go:
your acceptation ys our happines./.
To spend more winde in wordes weare friuolous
God make our Mary fruitfull, prosperous.
Exeunt omnes./
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