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The Persons of the Rhetoricall Drama, are the same with the Domesticall Students, distinguished by a three-fold degree:

• In ordine ad 1. Officia. Their Titles and Offices.
• In ordine ad 2. Classes. Their Formes and places.
• In ordine ad 3. Ætates. Their Ages.

1. The Office is two-fold: 1. Schoole-Officers, 2. Court-Officers; yet both Mercuriall: Onely the first more properly attend the businesse of the Publique Weale, or Schoole; the other the pleasure of the Prince, or Moderator. That respects Substance, this Ceremony.

2. The Classes are ever six, with an Entrance, termed Vestibulum.

3. The Ages were not here much materiall to the Plot; yet the Plot is materiall to the Ages. Fiat Æmulatio, & Pudor.

Now as for the termes of the distinct Titles and Places, they will hardly admit of English; being originally imposed, and still used in Greek or Latine, which are the indispensable dialect of the province; and yet we will venture here to rank them in a triple Paralles.

     

1. γεγυμνησμεν οι, or Πρεσβυτεροι.	Seniores.	Old standers.
2. Νεωτεροι.	Juniores.	Succeeders.
3. υπονεωτεροι	Tyrones.	Fresh-men.

The two first, in order to their Charge, are called φυλακες, Keepers, or Guards-men; but in another sense, σκοποι, επισκοποι, or κατασκοποι, quasi è specula decernentes: in a Grammaticall Acception, Overseers, Watchmen, Spies. For in this Utopia, the main businesse is ηφυλακη, Custodia, Tuitio, Excubatio. Watch and Ward, στρατιωτικως, where every Officer stands Centinel in the defence of Decencie, and defiance of Rudenesse: for as το καλον, decent order, is το πραγμα, so it is the το φυλαγμα, the guarded treasure, the golden Apple of our Hesperian Garden. Ordo Anima rerum, and needs many watchfull eyes to guard it; Tot Argi oculati, vigilesque Dracones. And thus in order following stands the

Posture of our Schoole Model, Το φυλακτηειον Ερμαικη: And therefore in Rank and File, see them here upon their march, facing the Spectators.

Officiorum Tituli Specifici: The Officers in their Three-fold Order.

         

1. Office.	2. Classis.	3. Ætat. Anno.
Οι Αρχων.	Princeps Rhetoricus.	School-Moderator.
Ρητωεικος	Moderator Mercurialis.	Decider of Controversies.	1.	12.
Φιλοφιλαξ. &	Monitor Monitorum.	Keeper of Keepers.
Νομοφυλαξ	Legumq, Custos.	Defender of the Laws, and Mr. of Requests.	1.	13.

The foure prime Monitors.

       

1. Ιεροφυλαξ.	Præses succelli.	President of the Chappel.	2.	13.
2. Χαριτοφυλαξ.	Decentiarum explorator.	quest-man of Decencie.	2.	12.
3. Γλωττοφυλαξ.	Linguarum Custos.	Monitor of Language.	2.	13.
4. Ευρεσιφυλαξ.	Ingenii speculator.	Observer of Invention.	3.	13.

ΥΠΟΦΥΛΑΧΕΣ. The twelve Sub-officials, or subordinate Monitor or Keepers.

                         

Offic.	Class.	Ætat.
1. ο χαρτοφυλαξ.	Præfectus Scrinii Rhetorici.	Chiefe Register of Exercise.	3.	14
2. ο Γραμματοφυλαξ.	Librarius.	Producer of Auth. Keeper of the three School Libraries.	3.	14
3. ο Θυροφυλαξ.	Ostiarius.	Commander of the keyes and hatches.	3.	14
4. Εφυδωρ, five Ουρωρος.	Nolæ Curator.	The Timer of the Bell & hourglasse.	3.	13
5. λυχνουχος.	Lucifer.	Orderer of the lights.	4.	13
6.	Cubiculorum decurio.	Chief Chamberlain and searcher of studies.	4.	14
7.	Præses limitaneus.	Marquesse of the Bounds.	4.	14
8.	Aulæ mensor.	Controller of the Hall.	4.	13
9.	Silcutarius.	Vsher of the Peace.	5.	13
10.	Ambulanthon ductor.	Leader of the Fieldwalks.	5.	14
11.	Sigillorum procurator & productor.	Overseer of the Sigillums.	5.	9
12. πιλοφυλαξ.	Pilcorum monitor.	Overseers of Gowns and Caps.	3.	15

The Court-Officers. Insignium φυλα κες.

             

Offic.	Clas.	Æt.
1. Ceremoniarum, Rituumq; Cristos, Ordinumq; Magister Urbanus.	Master of Ceremonies.	2	15
2. Nequitiarum Regulus, five Atlas minor, Tyronumque patronus.	Master of Misrule.	2	11
3. Caducifer, Fecialis Herincticus.	Mace-bearer, and Herauld at Armes.	4	14
4. Amanucuses Rhetorici.	The two Rhetoricall Text bearers, Aristotle on the right hand, quintilian the left.	5	10
5. Diademiser.	The cap of Rhetoricall Maintenance.	5	15
6. Tyronum φυλαξ.	Master-Keeper of the Fresh-men.	3	15

Personæ personantes Orchestriews.

     

1. πλανοδιος.	Sir Shannulus	The Parson, or Cap-loser.	3.	15
2.	Merlita Chorista	Merlins Chorister, or Fond Hope.
3.	Eccho.	Empty Fame.	5.	9

The Fresh-men and Sub-juniors of the 6. Forme.

• 1. Sir Antonio Draggle-gowne.
• 2. Sir Henrico Srudle-hawke.
• 3. Monsieur le Card-thummer.
• 4. Monsieur le Tittle-tattle.
• Monsieur le Incongruo.
• The Vestibulum, or Petty Tyrones.

The habit was uniform, pro more loci, Πιλος & τεβεννα, Gown and Cap, differing in the colour of the Phancy, quasi significator officii, the ensigne of office. Onely the Prince and six prime Seniors wore Beavers, to shew the priviledge of their long standing, with Brims also reverst, in token of freedome above the rest; and deckt with stars of severall magnitudes; having in their right hands Trunchions of severall colours, & silk Bends ore their shoulders, Emblemata Honorum, Types of their calling.

All white Gloves. white Pumps, Linnen Stockins, knots differing in colour.

1. A Mercuriall Mace Argent. Caduceus, with two Snakes, interwinding, and plumed Argent. signifying the power of Serpentine eloquence. This is the Fexanima Pytho, insinuating perswasion.

2. A Mercuriall Bonnet, plumed Argent, Edged Or; typifiing the gallant rationall Head-piece, a Princely Presence; and a free-borne Speaker, whose braines are laid with Gold, and his tongue tipt with Silver. Aurum Argentumque Ioquitur.

Againe, the Snakes have respect to the will, the Cap to the the Intellect, the wings to the fancy, and the Colours to the Passions.

3. A Scutchion or Mercuriall Sheild, which bore Gules, three Keyes, Or. on the dexter hand; but on the sinister, a Bend Azure charged with foure Stars of equall radii; over them Sol, under that a Cube, Triangle, and Circle, all Or. the Crest or Rose with wings Argent. quasi Rosa volans.

Observe farther, that the allusion was Mathematicall, and chiefly Astronomicall, from beginning to the end, at thus: The two designes are as the Artick and Antartick Poles, bearing the Axis of the maine worke. The five Strophe, Antistropta, or Acts, doe bear the number and office of the Zones; the seven chiefe Seniors

wander as the Planets through the Zodiack, the Planets proper stage; the twelve Sub-monitors, as the twelve Signes, fixt to the Zodiack, The intire number of Actors, the same with the Constellations; some Southerne, some Northerne moving, all according to their Longitude, latitudes, and altitudes, according to their place & magnitudes, in the upper & lower division of the School place. All in time and order of vicissitude, moving through the degrees of the Zodiack, till they have reacht to the Ακμη, the highest pitch of Schoole Honour, viz. Princeps Rhetoricus, the Sol scholæ; ο ηλιος παμφανης, the Mercuriall Moderator of the whole Regiment; for it is Sceptrum successivum, in ordine admeritum Ascensionis.

The Prologue two-fold:

• 1. The mock-Prologue.
• 2. And the Serious.

1. The first layes the contrivance of the Anti-plot or counter-designe: Vbi consulitur de inductione Pilei in Scenam & Curiam Principis Rhetorici. The Contrivers five, Misrule, Corister, Custos pileorum, Ostiarius, and Monitor Scholæ.

2. The second gives the argument of the maine plot or fixt work in hand. Being two-fold.

• 1. In Greek Iambic, Ad Doctos.
• 2. Ad populum. In English.