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SCEN 5.

She held a Breife in her hand.

Fancia Hippolon in a Batchlour Habit And cornerd Cap, in lyknes of Sir Dauid.
Fan.
Doe you assure mee? Mr Schoolemaster,
This charme thrise repeated ouer will bring
By vertue of his operous force, The
Hunter Sylius in compasse of my will?

Hipp.
Madame, I say not soe vnles you doe
Obserue such circumstances as I shall
Præscribe vnto you as Things requisite
And fitting in the case.

Fan.
Master, your rule?

Hipp.
First you must repeate the spell three tymes,
Then whistle, once, betweene, and then repeate
As oft, Then whistle long, and then repeate,
So Incessauntly till the Sun be down,
Eftsoones by a Scroll let into your lap,
Of woundrous Force and Operation,
Madame, you shall be instruct what to doe.

Fan.
All this I can and will Perfourme, Sir Dauid.

Hipp.
I had forgot, this must be done looking
Steddily against the Sun, For if neuer
So little you clin th'eye the charme will breake,
And you in same order you were before.

Fan.
Prithy, Dauid, giue it its Tyme once more.

Hipp.
Bat Bat beare away,
If thou hearst this way,
Come by myne eare away
And for thy here away
Take a peice of toasted cheese. Wheu.

He whisteld.

Fan.
Now I shall carry it sure.

Hipp.
Good Madame,
Be carefull in the circumstance, For then
I warrant you the successe.

Fan.
Fear thou not.

Hipp.
So leauing your Ladiship to the deede
I wish your honour suddenly to speede.

Fan.
Master, if any way I may thee steede
I'll be prest to further thee in thy neede.

Hipp.
Why, I do thank your good Honour for it.

Fan.
Mighty Jupiter, if it be thy will
Grace my attempt and graunt mee Syluius will.

Here she layd her self along on the bank pillow to her hed.

Syluius is wise, Syluius is Trim,
Syluius a Lord, Syluius a King,
Syluius is Rich, Syluius is strong,
Syluius is straite, Syluius is long,
Syluius can Run, Syluius can Ring,
Syluius can leape, Syluius can fling,
Syluius does shoote, Syluius does Swim,
Syluius will daunce, Syluius will sing,

can can

Syluius, in humaine shape, but one,
And yet all these is Syluius alone.
Then, Fancia, compose thee on the Sorrell,
And call thou lowd on Syluius in thy spell.

Here she executed the Spell that was inioined her. Bat Bat etcæt.

Sun's down and loe the Scrolle within thy lap.

The Direction.
She had no sooner executed the whole præcept many tymes as might suffice, but a Scrolle fell into her lap from aboue, which was this
Fan.
[reades.]

Syluius remayneth in that Brick you see, and
in that Cott there is a banquet to entertayne him, Quickly hie,
and looke for the Keyes behind that Oake.

Fan.

Excellent, I will euen Presently take the Keyes, and see.
Villaine.