 | Loves Triumph through Callipolis |  |
First, that a Person, boni ominis, of a good Character, as Euphemus,
sent downe from Heaven to Callipolis, which is understood, the Citie of
Beauty or Goodnesse, should come in; and, finding her Majestie there enthron'd,
declare unto her, that Love who was wont to be respected as a
speciall Deitie in Court, and Tutelar God of the place, had of late receiv'd
an advertisement, that in the suburbs, or skirts of Callipolis, were
crept in certaine Sectaries, or deprav'd Lovers, who neither knew the
name, or nature of love rightly, yet boasted themselves his followers,
when they were fitter to be call'd his Furies: their whole life being a continew'd
vertigo, or rather a torture on the wheele of Love, then any motion,
either of order or measure. When suddenly they leape forth below,
a Mistresse leading them, and with antick gesticulation, and action,
after the manner of the old Pantomimi, they dance over a distracted Comædy of Love, expressing their confus'd affections, in the Scenicall persons,
and habits of the foure prime European Nations.
All which, in varied, intricate turnes, and involv'd mazes, exprest, make the Antimasque: and conclude the exit, in a circle.
Evphemvs
descends singing.
He goes up
to the State.
Here the Chorus walke about with their Censers.
Chorvs.
Chorvs.
With all the rest, that in the sensuall schoole
Of lust, for their degree of brute may passe.
The prospect of Sea appeares.
All which are vapour'd hence.
No loves, but slaves to sense:
Meere cattell, and not men.
Sound, sound, and treble all our joyes agen,
Who had the power, and vertue to remove
Such monsters from the labyrinth of love.
The Triumph is first seene a-farre off, and led in by Amphitrite, the Wife of Oceanus, with foure Sea-gods attending her.
NEREUS, PROTEUS, GLAUCUS, PALÆMON.
It consisteth of fifteene Lovers, and as many Cupids, who ranke themselves seven, and seven on a side, with each a Cupid before him, with a
lighted torch, and the middle person (which is his Majestie,) placed in
the center.
Amphitrite.
Here, stay a while: This! this
The Temple of all Beautie is!
Here, perfect Lovers, you must pay
First-fruits; and on these altars lay
(The Ladyes breast's) your ample vowes,
Such, as Love brings, and Beauty best allowes!
Cho.
For Love, without his object, soone is gone:
Love must have answering love, to looke upon.
Amphitrite.
To you, best Judge then, of perfection!
Evphemvs.
The Queene, of what is wonder, in the place!
Amphitrite.
Pure object, of Heroique Love, alone!
Evphemvs.
The center of proportion—!
Amphitrite.
Sweetnesse.
Evphemvs.
Grace?
Amphitrite.
Daigne to receive all lines of love in one.
Evphemvs.
And by reflecting of them fill this space.
Cho.
Till it a circle of those glories prove,
Fit to be sought in Beauty, found by Love.
Seme-cho.
Where Love is mutuall, still
All things in order move,
Semi-cho.
The circle of the will
Is the true spheare of Love.
Cho.
Advance, you gentler Cupids, then advance,
And shew your just perfections in your daunce.
to ingeminate in the second Chorus, upon the sight of a work of Neptunes,
being a hollow rocke, filling part of the Sea-prospect, whereon the Muses
sit.
Evclias
Hymne.
Here follow the Revells.
Which ended, the Scene changeth to a Garden, and the heavens opening, there appeare foure new persons, in forme of a Constellation, sitting, or a new Asterisme, expecting Venus, whom they call upon with this song.
JUPITER, JUNO, GENIUS, HYMEN.
Jvp.
Hast daughter Venus, hast, and come away:
Jvn.
All powers, that governe Mariage, pray
That you will lend your light
Gen.
Unto the constellation of this night,
Hym.
Hymen.
Jvn.
And Juno.
Gen.
And the Genius call,
Jvp.
Your father Jupiter,
Cho.
And all
That blesse, or honour holy nuptiall.
VENUS here appeares in a cloud, and passing through the Constellation,
descendeth to the earth, when presently the cloud vanisheth, and she
is seene sitting in a throne.
Venvs.
Here, here I present ame
Both in my girdle, and my flame.
Wherein are woven all the powers
The Graces gave me, or the Houres
(My nources once) with all the arts
Of gayning, and of holding hearts:
And these with I descend.
But, to your influences, first commend
The vow, I goe to take
On earth, for perfect love and beauties sake!
Her song ended, and she rising to goe up to the Queene, the Throne disappeares: in place of which, there shooteth up a Palme tree with an imperiall Crowne on the top, from the roote whereof, Lillies and Roses, twining together, and imbracing the stemme, flourish through the crowne, which she in the song, with the Chorus describes.
Beauty and Love, whose story is mysteriall,
In yonder Palme-tree, and the Crowne imperiall,
Doe from the Rose, and Lilly so delicious,
Promise a shade, shall ever be propitious
To both the Kingdomes. But to Brittaines Genius
The snaky rod, and serpents of Cyllenius
Bring not more peace, then these, who so united be
By Love, as with it Earth and Heaven delighted be.
And who this King, and Queene would well historifie,
Need onely speake their names: Those them will glorifie.
Mary, and Charles, Charles with his Mary, named are
And all the rest of Loves, or Princes famed are.
After this they dance their going out, and end.
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A glorious boasting Lover.
A whining Ballading Lover.
An adventurous Romance Lover.
A whining Ballading Lover.
An adventurous Romance Lover.
A phantasticke umbrageous Lover.
A bribing corrupt Lover.
A froward jealous Lover.
A bribing corrupt Lover.
A froward jealous Lover.
A sordid illiberall Lover.
A proud scornfull Lover.
An angry quarrelling Lover.
A proud scornfull Lover.
An angry quarrelling Lover.
A Melancholique despairing Lover.
An envious unquiet Lover.
A sensuall brute Lover.
An envious unquiet Lover.
A sensuall brute Lover.
All which, in varied, intricate turnes, and involv'd mazes, exprest, make the Antimasque: and conclude the exit, in a circle.
Evphemvs
descends singing.
Joy, joy to mortals, the rejoycing fires
Of gladnesse, smile in your dilated hearts!
Whilst Love presents a world of chast desires,
Which may produce a harmony of parts!
Of gladnesse, smile in your dilated hearts!
Whilst Love presents a world of chast desires,
Which may produce a harmony of parts!
Love is the right affection of the minde,
The noble appetite of what is best:
Desire of union with the thing design'd,
But in fruition of it cannot rest.
Porus and
Penia.The noble appetite of what is best:
Desire of union with the thing design'd,
But in fruition of it cannot rest.
The Father plenty is, the Mother want.
Plenty the beauty, which it wanteth, drawes;
Want yeelds it selfe: affording what is scant.
So, both affections are the union's cause.
Plenty the beauty, which it wanteth, drawes;
Want yeelds it selfe: affording what is scant.
So, both affections are the union's cause.
But, rest not here. For Love hath larger scopes,
New joyes, new pleasures, of as fresh a date
As are his minutes: and, in him no hopes
Are pure, but those he can perpetuate.
New joyes, new pleasures, of as fresh a date
As are his minutes: and, in him no hopes
Are pure, but those he can perpetuate.
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To you that are by excellence a Queene!
The top of beauty! but, of such an ayre,
As, onely by the minds eye, may be seene
Your enter-woven lines of good, and fayre!
The top of beauty! but, of such an ayre,
As, onely by the minds eye, may be seene
Your enter-woven lines of good, and fayre!
Vouchsafe to grace Loves triumph here, to night,
Through all the streetes of you Callipolis;
Which by the splendor of your rayes made bright
The seat, and region of all beauty is.
Through all the streetes of you Callipolis;
Which by the splendor of your rayes made bright
The seat, and region of all beauty is.
Love, in perfection, longeth to appeare,
But prayes of favour, he be not call'd on,
Till all the suburbs, and the skirts be cleare
Of perturbations, and th'infection gon.
But prayes of favour, he be not call'd on,
Till all the suburbs, and the skirts be cleare
Of perturbations, and th'infection gon.
Then will he flow forth, like a rich perfume
Into your nostrils! or some sweeter sound
Of melting Musique, that shall not consume
Within the eare, but run the mazes round.
Into your nostrils! or some sweeter sound
Of melting Musique, that shall not consume
Within the eare, but run the mazes round.
Here the Chorus walke about with their Censers.
Chorvs.
Meane time, wee make lustration of the place,
And with our solemne fires, and waters proue
T'have frighted hence, the weake diseased race
Of those were tortur'd on the wheele of love.
And with our solemne fires, and waters proue
T'have frighted hence, the weake diseased race
Of those were tortur'd on the wheele of love.
1
The glorious, 2
whining, 3
the adventurous foole,
4
Phantastique, 5
bribing, and the 6
jealous asse
1
The sordid, 2
scornefull, 3
and the angry mule
4
The melancholique, 5
dull, and envious masse,
The glorious, 2
whining, 3
the adventurous foole,
4
Phantastique, 5
bribing, and the 6
jealous asse
1
The sordid, 2
scornefull, 3
and the angry mule
4
The melancholique, 5
dull, and envious masse,
Chorvs.
With all the rest, that in the sensuall schoole
Of lust, for their degree of brute may passe.
The prospect of Sea appeares.
All which are vapour'd hence.
No loves, but slaves to sense:
Meere cattell, and not men.
Sound, sound, and treble all our joyes agen,
Who had the power, and vertue to remove
Such monsters from the labyrinth of love.
The Triumph is first seene a-farre off, and led in by Amphitrite, the Wife of Oceanus, with foure Sea-gods attending her.
NEREUS, PROTEUS, GLAUCUS, PALÆMON.
It consisteth of fifteene Lovers, and as many Cupids, who ranke themselves seven, and seven on a side, with each a Cupid before him, with a
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| 1. The provident. | 2. The judicious. | |
| 3. The secret. | 4. The valiant. | |
| 5. The witty. | 6. The joviall. | |
| 7. The secure. | 15. The Heroicall. | 8. The substantiall. |
| 9. The modest. | 10. The candid. | |
| 11. The courteous. | 12. The elegant. | |
| 13. The rationall. | 14. The magnificent. |
Amphitrite.
Here, stay a while: This! this
The Temple of all Beautie is!
Here, perfect Lovers, you must pay
First-fruits; and on these altars lay
(The Ladyes breast's) your ample vowes,
Such, as Love brings, and Beauty best allowes!
Cho.
For Love, without his object, soone is gone:
Love must have answering love, to looke upon.
Amphitrite.
To you, best Judge then, of perfection!
Evphemvs.
The Queene, of what is wonder, in the place!
Amphitrite.
Pure object, of Heroique Love, alone!
Evphemvs.
The center of proportion—!
Amphitrite.
Sweetnesse.
Evphemvs.
Grace?
Amphitrite.
Daigne to receive all lines of love in one.
Evphemvs.
And by reflecting of them fill this space.
Cho.
Till it a circle of those glories prove,
Fit to be sought in Beauty, found by Love.
Seme-cho.
Where Love is mutuall, still
All things in order move,
Semi-cho.
The circle of the will
Is the true spheare of Love.
Cho.
Advance, you gentler Cupids, then advance,
And shew your just perfections in your daunce.
The Cupids dance, their dance.
And the Masquers their entry.
Which done, Euclia, or a faire Glory appeares in the heavens, singing an applausive song, or Pœan of the whole, which shee takes occasion
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Evclias
Hymne.
So love, emergent out of Chaos brought
The world to light!
And gently moving on the waters, wrought
All forme to sight!
The world to light!
And gently moving on the waters, wrought
All forme to sight!
Loves appetite
Did beautie first excite:
And left imprinted in the ayre,
Those signatures of good, and faire,
Cho.
Did beautie first excite:
And left imprinted in the ayre,
Those signatures of good, and faire,
Which since have flow'd, flow'd forth upon the sense
To wonder first, and then to excellence,
By vertue of divine intelligence!
The ingemination.
To wonder first, and then to excellence,
By vertue of divine intelligence!
And Neptune too,
Shewes what his waves can doe:
To call the Muses all to play,
And sing the birth of Venus day,
Cho.
Shewes what his waves can doe:
To call the Muses all to play,
And sing the birth of Venus day,
Which from the Sea flow'd forth upon the sense
To wonder first, and next to excellence,
By vertue of divine intelligence!
To wonder first, and next to excellence,
By vertue of divine intelligence!
Here follow the Revells.
Which ended, the Scene changeth to a Garden, and the heavens opening, there appeare foure new persons, in forme of a Constellation, sitting, or a new Asterisme, expecting Venus, whom they call upon with this song.
JUPITER, JUNO, GENIUS, HYMEN.
Jvp.
Hast daughter Venus, hast, and come away:
Jvn.
All powers, that governe Mariage, pray
That you will lend your light
Gen.
Unto the constellation of this night,
Hym.
Hymen.
Jvn.
And Juno.
Gen.
And the Genius call,
Jvp.
Your father Jupiter,
Cho.
And all
That blesse, or honour holy nuptiall.
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Venvs.
Here, here I present ame
Both in my girdle, and my flame.
Wherein are woven all the powers
The Graces gave me, or the Houres
(My nources once) with all the arts
Of gayning, and of holding hearts:
And these with I descend.
But, to your influences, first commend
The vow, I goe to take
On earth, for perfect love and beauties sake!
Her song ended, and she rising to goe up to the Queene, the Throne disappeares: in place of which, there shooteth up a Palme tree with an imperiall Crowne on the top, from the roote whereof, Lillies and Roses, twining together, and imbracing the stemme, flourish through the crowne, which she in the song, with the Chorus describes.
Beauty and Love, whose story is mysteriall,
In yonder Palme-tree, and the Crowne imperiall,
Doe from the Rose, and Lilly so delicious,
Promise a shade, shall ever be propitious
To both the Kingdomes. But to Brittaines Genius
The snaky rod, and serpents of Cyllenius
Bring not more peace, then these, who so united be
By Love, as with it Earth and Heaven delighted be.
And who this King, and Queene would well historifie,
Need onely speake their names: Those them will glorifie.
Mary, and Charles, Charles with his Mary, named are
And all the rest of Loves, or Princes famed are.
After this they dance their going out, and end.
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