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    The Persons Represented, and their Habits.

  • Philostrates , Love's Soveraign Pontif, and Governour of Cypres: in Pontificial Ornaments, a Tyara on his head, &c.
  • Euphanes, a Noble Cypriot loving Bellinda, and beloved by Philena: like your antient Heroes in Military array, a Javelin in his hand.
  • Philander, a Stranger, and Bellinda's betroth'd: habited at all parts like Euphanes, but girt with a Scimiter, &c.
  • Polydor, one of Love's Ministers, and Confident of Euphanes: in Roba longa of Taffata unto the knee, white Buskins, crown'd with Mirtle, or Roses, &c.
  • Pamphilus a Cockscomb, Stranger to the Customs of Love's Dominions: in Ridiculous Fantastique Equipage.
  • Mysti and Chorus: like the antient Egyptian Priests, in long Robes, crown'd with Roses or Mirtles, Buskins, &c.
  • Philena, a Noble Nymph of Cypres, hospitably entertaining Bellinda, and loving Euphanes: in long Taffata robes to the mid-legg, with a Tynsel mantle


    of different colour, fastned on the one shoulder, and hanging down under the other arm, silver'd Buskins with falls of white Tynsel on either side; her hair curled, wreathed, or pleyted, with a Coronet of Roses or Mirtle, white gloves, a collar of Pearl about her neck, &c.
  • Bellinda, a Noble Nymph, cast on shore in Cypres by strange Accident: habited at all parts like Philena, their colours only different.
  • Flamette, a facetious Nymph of Cypres, and Confident of Philena: more simply and matronly habited than the rest.

    Masquers.

  • Prologue.
  • Hope In green Garments.
  • Fear In pale Ash-colour.
  • Joy In white.
  • Fruition In Sky-colour.
  • Lover, and his Mistresse, All properly habited for the Dance
  • Guards,
  • Executioner,
  • Grex of Youths and Virgins, &c.