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THE FOVNTAINE OF SELFE-LOVE . Or CYNTHIAS REVELS .

As it hath beene sundry times priuately acted in the Black-Friers by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell . Written by BEN : IOHNSON .

Quod non dant Proceres , dabit Histrio . Haud tamen inuideas vati , quem pulpita pascunt .

Imprinted at London for Walter Burre , and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Church-yard , at the signe of the Flower de-Luce and Crowne . 1601.

The number and names of the Actors . 1. Cynthia . 2. Mercury . 3. Cupid . 4. Hesperus . 5. Echo . 6. Criticus . 7. Arete . 8. Amorphus . 9. Phantaste . 10. Asotus . 11. Argurion . 12. Hedon . 13. Philautia . 14. Anaides . 15. Moria . 16. Prosaites . 17. Cos. 18. Morus . 19. Gelaia . 20. Phronesis . 21. Thauma . 22. Tim E. Mutes .
AD LECTOREM . Nasutum volo , nolo polyposum .
Praeludium . Enter three of the Children . 1.

PRay you away ; why Children ? Gods so ! what doe you meane ?

2.

Mary that you shall not speake the Prologue Sir .

3.

Why ? do you hope to speake it ?

2.

I , & I thinke I haue most right to it ; I am sure I studied it first .

3.

That s all one , if the Author thinke I can speake it better .

1.

I plead possession of the Cloake : Gentles , your suffrages for Gods sake .

Why Children , are you not ashamd ? come in there .

Within . 3.

'Slid , I le play nothing i' the Play : vnlesse I speake it .

1.

Why ? will you stand to most voyces of the Gentlemen ? let that decide it .

3.

O no Sir Gallant ; you presume to haue the start of vs there , and that makes you offer so bountifully .

1.

No , would I were whipt , if I had any such thought ; trye it by Lots eyther .

2.

Faith , I dare tempt my Fortune in a greater venter then this .

3.

Well said resolute Iack : I am Content too ; so we draw first . make the Cuts .

1.

But will you not snatch my Cloake while I am stooping ?

3.

No , we scorne trechery .

2.

Which Cut shall speake it ?

3.

The shortest .

1.

Agreed : Draw . — The shortest is come to the shortest . Fortune was not altogether blind in this : Now Children , I hope I shall go forward without your Enuy .

2.

A spight of all mischeiuous lucke : I was once plucking at the other .

3.

Stay Iack : 'Slid I le do somewhat now afore I goe in , though it be nothing but to reuenge my selfe of the Author ; since I speake not his Prologue . I le goe tell all the Argument of his Play aforehand , and so stale his Inuention to the Auditory before it come foorth .

1.

O do not so .

At the breaches in this speech following , the other two Boyes interrupt him . 2.

By no meanes .

3.

First the Title of his Play is CYNTHIAS Reuels , as any man ( that hath hope to be sau'd by his Booke ) can witnesse ; the Scene , GARGAPHIA : which I do vehemently suspect for some Fustian Countrey ; but let that vanish . Here is the Court of Cynthia ; whither he brings Cupid ( trauailing on foote ) resolu'd to turne Page : By the way Cupid meetes with Mercury , ( as that 's a thing to be noted , take any of our Play-bookes without a Cupid , or a Mercury in it , and burne it for an Heretique in Poetry ) — Pray thee let me alone : Mercurie , he , ( in the nature of a Coniurer ) rayses vp Echo : who weepes ouer her Loue , or Daffodill Narcissus , a little ; sings ; cursses the Spring wherein the pretty foolish Gentleman melted himselfe away : and ther 's an end of her — Now , I am to enforme you , that Cupid , and Mercury do both become Pages : Cupid attends on Philautia , or Selfe-loue , a Court● Lady : Mercury followes Hedon the voluptuous Courtier ; one that rankes himselfe euen with Anaides , or the impudent Gallant , ( and , that 's my part : ) a Fellow that keepes * * Gelaia . Laughter the daughter of * * Moria . Folly ( a wenche in Boyes attire ) to wayte on him — These , in the Court , meete with Amorphus , or the Deformed , a Trauailer that hath drunke of the Fountaine , and there tels the wonders of the Water ; they presently dispatch away their Pages with Bottles to fetch of it , and themselues goe to visit the Ladyes : But I should haue tolde you — Looke , these Emets put me out here : that with this Amorphus , there comes along a Citizenss heire , Asotus , or the Prodigall , who ( in Imitation of the Traueller , that hath the * * Cos. Whetstone , following him ▪ ) entertaines the * * Prosaites Begger , to be his Attendant . — Now the Nymphes , who are Mistresses , to these Gallants , are Philautia , Selfe-loue ; Phantaste , A light Wittinesse ; Argurion , Money ; and their Guardian , Mother Moria ; or Mistresse Folly . —

2

Pray thee no more .

3.

There Cupid strikes Money in loue with the Prodigall ; makes her doate vpon him , giue him Iewels , Bracelets , Carkanets , &c. all which ( he most ingeniously ) departs withall , to be made knowne to the other Ladyes , and Gallants ; and in the heate of this , encreases his traine with the * * Morus . Foole to follow him , as well as the Begger — By this time your Begger begins to waite close , who is return'd with the rest of his fellow Bottle-men — There they all drinke saue Argurion , who is falne into a sodaine Apoplexy —

1.

Stop his mouth .

3.

And then there 's a retir'd * * Criticus . Scholler there , you would not wish a thing to be better contemn'd of a Society of Gallants , then it is : and he applyes his seruice ( good Gentleman ) to the Lady Arete , or Virtue , a poore Nymph of Cynthias traine , that 's scarce able to buy her selfe a Gowne , you shall see her play in a Blacke Roabe anone : A Creature , that ( I assure you ) is no lesse scorn'd , then himselfe . Where am I now ? at a stand ?

2.

Come , leaue at last yet .

3.

O , the Night is come , ( 't was somwhat darke , me thought ) and Cynthia intends to come foorth : That helpes it a little yet . All the Courtiers must prouide for Reuels ; they conclude vpon a Masque , the deuise of which , is — what will you rauish me ? that each of these Vices , beeing to appeare before Cynthia , would seeme other then indeed they are : and therefore assume the most neighbouring Virtues as their masquing Habites — I 'ld crye a Rape but that you are Children .

2.

Come , wee le haue no more of this Anticipation ; to giue them the Inuentory of their Cates aforehand , were the discipline of a Tauerne , and not fitting this Presence .

1.

Tut , this was but to shew vs the happinesse of his Memory ; I thought at first hee would haue playde the Ignorant Critique with euery thing along as hee had gone ; I expected some such Deuise .

3.

O you shall see me do that rarely ; lend me thy Cloake .

1.

Soft Sir , you 'le speake my Prologue in it ?

3.

No , would I might neuer stirre then .

2.

Lend it him , lend it him :

1.

Well , you haue sworne ?

.3

I haue . Now Sir ; suppose I am one of your Gentile Auditors , that am come in ( hauing paide my money at the Doore with much adoe ) and here I take my place , and sit downe : I haue my three sorts of Tabacco , in my Pocket , my Light by me ; and thus I Begin . By Gods so , I wonder that any man is so madde , to come to see these raskally Tits play here — They doe act like so many Wrens or Pismires — not the fifth part of a good Face amongst them all — And then their Musique is abhominable — able to stretch a mans Eares worse , then ten — Pillories , and their Ditties — most lamentable things , like the pittifull Fellowes that make them — Poets . By Gods lid , and 't were not for Tabacco — I thinke — the very stench of 'hem would poyson me , I should not dare to come in at their Gates — A man were better visit fifteene Iayles — or a dozen or two of Hospitals — then once aduenture to come neare them . How is 't ? well ?

1.

Excellent ; giue me my Cloake .

3.

Stay ; you shall see me do another now : but a more sober , or better-gather'd Gallant ; that is ( as it may be thought ) some Friend , or well-wisher to the House : And here I Enter .

1.

What ? vpon the Stage too ?

2.

Yes : and I step foorth like one of the Children , and aske you ; Would you haue Stoole Sir ?

3.

A Stoole Boy ?

2.

I Sir , if you 'le giue me sixe Pence , I 'le fetch you one .

.3

For what I pray thee ? what shall I doe with it ?

2.

O God Sir ! will you betraye your Ignorance so much ? why , throne your selfe in state on the Stage , as other Gentlemen vse Sir .

3.

Away Wag : what wouldst thou make an Implement of me ? Slid the Boy takes me for a peice of Prospectiue ( I holde my life ) or some silke Curtine , come to hang the Stage here : Sir Cracke I am none of your fresh Pictures , that vse to beautifie the decay'd dead Arras , in a publique Theater .

2.

T is a signe Sir , you put not that Confidence in your good Clothes , and your better Face , that a Gentleman should do Sir . But I pray you Sir , let me be a Sutor to you , that you will quit our Stage then , and take a Place , the Play is instantly to begin .

3.

Most willingly my good wag : but I would speake with your Author , where s he ?

2.

Not this way , I assure you Sir , we are not so officiously befriended by him , as to haue his Presence in the Tiring-house , to prompt vs aloud , stampe at the Booke-holder , sweare for our Properties , cursse the poore Tire-man , rayle the Musique out of tune , and sweat for euery veniall trespasse we commit , as some Author would , if he had such fine Ingles as we : well , 't is but our hard Fortune .

3.

Nay Crack be not dishartned .

2.

Not I Sir : but if you please to conferre with our Author by Attorney , you may Sir : our proper selfe here stands for him .

3.

Troth , I haue no such serious affayre to negotiate with him ; but what may very safely be turn'd vpon thy trust : It is in the generall behalfe of this fayre Society here , that I am to speake ; at least the more iudicious part of it : which seemes much distasted with the immodest and obscene writing of many , in their Playes . Besides , they could wish , your Poets would leaue to be Promooters of other mens Iests ; and to way-lay all the stale Apophthegmes , or old Bookes , they can heare of ( in Print or otherwise ) to farce their Scenes withall : That they would not so penuriously gleane wit , from euery Landresse , or Hackney-man ; or deriue their best grace ( with seruile Imitation ) from Common Stages , or Obseruation of the Company , they conuerse with ; as if their Inuention liu'd wholy vpon another mans Trencher . Againe ; that feeding their friends with nothing of their owne , but what they haue twise , or thrise Cook'd ) they should not wantonly giue out , how soone they had drest it ; nor how many Coaches came to cary away the broken-meate , besides Hobby-horses and Foote-cloth Nags .

2.

So Sir , this is all the Reformation you seeke ?

3.

It is : do not you thinke it necessary to be practisd , my little wag ?

2.

Yes ; where there is any such ill-habited Custome receiu'd .

3.

O , I had almost forgot it too : they say , the Vmbrae , or Ghosts of some three or foure Playes , departed a dozen yeares since , haue been seene walking on your Stage here ; Take heed Boy , if your House be haunted with such Hob-goblins , 't will fright away all your Spectators quickly .

2.

Good Sir . But what will you say now , if a Poet ( vntoucht with any breath of this disease ) finde Gods Tokens vpon you , that are of the Auditory ? As some one Ciuet - Wit among you , that knowes no other Learning , then the price of Satten and Veluets ; nor other Perfection , then the wearing of a Neate Sute ; & yet will censure as desperately as the most profest Critique in the house : presuming , his Cloathes should beare him out in 't . Another ( whome it hath pleas'd Nature to furnish with more Beard , then Brayne ) prunes his Mustaccio ; lispes ; and ( with some score of affected Oathes ) sweares downe all that sit about him ; That the olde Hieronimo , ( as it was first acted ) was the onely best , and Iudiciously-pend Play , of Europe . A thirde great-bellied Iugler talkes of twenty yeares since , and when Monsieur was here ; and would enforce all Witte to be of that fashion , because his Doublet is still so . A fourth mis-calles all by the name of Fustian , that his grounded Capacity cannot aspire too . A fifth only shakes his Bottle Head , and out of his Corky Braine , squeezeth out a pittifull-learned Face , and is silent .

3.

By my Faith , Iack , you haue put me downe : I would I knew how to get off with any indifferent Grace : Here take your Cloake , and promise some satisfaction in your Prologue , or ( I le be sworne ) we haue ward all .

Exit . 2.

Tut feare not Sall : this will neuer distaste a true Sence . Be not cut , and good inough : I would thou hadst some Sugar Candyed , to Sweeten thy Mouth .

Exit .
Prologus . IF gratious silence , sweete Attention , Quick sight , and quicker apprehension , ( The lights of iudgments throne ) shine any wher ; Our doubtful author hopes , this is their Sphaere And therefore opens he himselfe to those , To other weaker Beames , his labors close ; As loathe to prostitute their virgin straine , To euery vulgar , and adulterate braine . In this alone , his Muse her sweetnesse hath , She shuns the print of any beaten path ; And prooues new wayes to come to learned eares : Pied ignorance she neither loues . nor feares . Nor hunts she after popular applause , Or fomy praise , that drops from common Iawes ; The garland that she weares , their hands must twine , Who can both censure , vnderstand , define What Merrit is : Then cast those piercing rayes , Round as a crowne , insteed of honor'd Bayes , About his Poesie ; which ( he knowes ) affoords , Words aboue Action : matter , aboue wordes . Exit .
Actus Primus ,
Scena prima . Cupid . Mercurie .

WHo goes there ?

Mer.

T is I , blinde Archer .

Cup.

Who ? Mercurie ?

Mer.

I.

Cup.

Farewell .

Mer.

Stay Cupid .

Cup.

Not in your company Hermes , except your hands were riueted at your backe .

Mer.

Why so my little Rouer ?

Cup.

Because I know , you ha' not a finger , but is as long as my quiuer , ( cousin Mercurie , ) when you please to extend it .

Mer.

Whence deriue you this speach Boy ?

Cup.

O! t is your best policie to be Ignorant : you did neuer steale Mars his sworde out of the sheath ; you ? nor Neptunes Trident ; nor Apolloes Bowe ; no , not you ? Alasse your palmes ( Iupiter knowes ) they are as tender as the foote of a foundred Nag , or a Ladies face new Mercuried ; they le touch nothing .

Mer.

Go to ( Infant ) you le be daring still .

Cup.

Daring ? O Ianus , what a word is there ? why my light fether-heeld Cousse , what are you , any more then my vncle Ioues Pandar , a Lackey that runs on errands for him , and can whisper a light message to a loose wenche with some round volubility , waite at a table with a Trencher , and warble vpon a Crowde a little ; One that sweepes the Gods drinking roome euery morning , and sets the Cushions in order againe which they threw one at anothers head ouernight ? Heere 's the Catalogue of all your Imploiments now . O no , I erre : you haue the Marshalling of all the Ghostes too , that passe the Stigian ferry ; and I suspect you for a share with the olde Sculler there , if the truth were knowne ; but let that scape : one other peculiar vertue you possesse in lifting or Lieger-du-maine ( which few of the house of Heauen haue else besides ) I must confesse ; But ( me thinks ) that should not make you set such an extream distance twixt your selfe and others , that we should be said too ouer-dare in speaking to your nimble Deity : So Hercules might challenge a priority of vs both , because he can throw the Barre farther , or lift more Ioyndstooles at the armes end then we . If this might carry it ; then we ( who haue made the whole body of Diuinity tremble at the twange of our Bowe , and inforste Saturnius himselfe to lay by his curld front , Thunder , and three forkd-fiers , and put on a Masking sute , too light for a reueller of eighteene to be seene in —

Mercu.

How now my dancing Braggart in Decimo sexto ? charme your skipping toung , or I le —

Cup.

What ? vse the vertue of your Snakie Tipstaffe there vpon vs ?

Mer.

No Boy , but the stretcht vigor of mine arme about your eares ; you haue forgot since I tooke your heeles vp into ayre , ( on the very hower I was borne ) in sight of all the benche of Deities , when the siluer roofe of the Olympian Pallace rung againe with the applause of the fact .

Cup.

O no , I remember it freshly , and by a particular instance ; for my mother Venus ( at the same time ) but stoupt to imbrace you , and ( to speake by Metaphore ) you borrowed a Girdle of hers , as you did Ioues Scepter ( while he was laughing ) and would haue doone his thunder too , but that , t was too hote for your itching fingers .

Mer.

T is well sir.

Cup.

I heard you but lookt in at Vulcans Forge the other day , and intreated a paire of his newe Tongs along with you for company : T is ioy on you ( I faith ) that you will keepe your hook'd tallons in practise with any thing . Slight , now you are on earth , we shall haue you filche Spoones and Candlesticks rather then faile : pray Ioue the perfum'd Courtiers keepe their Casting-bottles , Pick-toothes , and Shittle-cockes from you , or our more ordinary Gallants their Tabaco-boxes , for I am strangely iealous of your nayles .

Mer.

Nere trust me Cupid , but you are turnd a most acute gallant of late , the edge of my wit is cleere taken off with the fine and subtile stroake of your thin-ground toung , you fight with too poinant a phrase , for me to deale with .

Cup.

O Hermes , your craft cannot make me confident , I know my owne steele to be almost spent , and therefore intreate my peace with you in time : you are too cunning for me to incounter at length , and I thinke it my safest warde to close .

Mer.

Well for once , I le suffer you to come within me wag , but vse not these straines too often , thei le stretch my patience . Whether might you marche now ?

Cup.

Faith ( to recouer thy good thoughts ) I le discouer my whole proiect . The Huntresse and queene of these groues , Diana ( in regarde of some black and enuious slaunders howerly breathd against her for her deuine iustice on Acteon as shee pretends ) hath here in the vale of Gargaphy proclaimd a solemne reuels , which she will grace with the full and royall expence of one of her cleerest moones : In which time it shall be lawfull for all sorts of ingenuous persons , to visite her pallace , to court her Nimphes , to exercise all varietie of generous and noble pastimes , as well to intimate how farre she treads such malitious imputations beneath her , as also to shew how cleere her beauties are from the least wrinckle of Austerity , they may be chardgd with .

Mer.

But what is all this to Cupid ?

Cup.

Here do I meane to put off the title of a God , and take the habite of a Page , in which disguise ( during the Interim of these reuels ) I will get to follow some one of Dianas maides , where ( if my bowe holde , and my shafts flye but with halfe the willingnesse and ayme they are directed ) I doubt not but I shall really redeeme the minutes I haue lost by their so long and ouer-nice proscription of my Deity , from their court .

Mer.

Pursue it ( druine Cupid ) it will be rare .

Cup.

But will Hermes second me .

Mer.

I am now to put in act an especiall designement from my father Ioue , but that performd , I am for any fresh action that offers it selfe .

Exit . Cup. Well then we part . Mer. Farewell good wag , Now to my charge , Eccho , faire Eccho speake , T is Mercurie that calles thee ; sorrowfull Nimphe : Salute me with thy repercussiue voyce , That I may know what cauerne of the earth , Containes thy ayery spirit : how , or where , I may direct my speech , that thou maist heare ,
SCENA . 2. Echo , Mercury . Echo . Here. Mer. So nigh . Echo . I. Mer. Know ( gentle soule ) then , I am sent from Ioue , Who ( pittying the sad burthen of thy woes , Still growing on thee , in thy want of wordes , To vent thy passion for Narcissus death ) Commaunds that now ( after three thousand yeares , Which haue bin excercisde in Iunoes spight , ) Thou take a corporall figure and ascend , Enricht with vocall , and articulate power , Make haste sad Nymph : thrise doth my winged rod , Strike th' obsequious earth to giue thee way , Arise , and speake thy sorrowes , Eccho rise , Heere , by this Fountaine where thy loue did pine , Whose memory liues fresh to vulgar fame , Shrin'd in this yellow flower , that beares his name Ech. His name reuiues and lifts me vp from earth . Ascendit O which way shall I first conuert my selfe ? Or in what moode shall I assay to speake , That ( in a moment ) I may be deliuered , Of the prodigions griefe I go with all ? See , see , the morning fount whose spring weepes yet , Th' vntimely fate of that too-beauteous boy , That Trophaee of selfe loue , and spoile of nature , Who ( now transformd into this drooping flower ) Hangs the repentant head , back , from the streame ; As if it wish'd : Would I had neuer lookt , In such a flattering mirror . O Narcissus , Thou that wast once ( and yet art ) my Narcissus , Had Eccho but beene priuate with thy thoughtes , She would haue dropt away her selfe in teares , Till she had all turn'd water ; that in her , ( As in a truer glasse ) thou mighst haue gaz'd , And seene thy beauties by more kinde reflection : But Selfe loue neuer yet could looke on trueth , but with blear'd beames ; Slieke flatterie and she : Are twin-borne sisters , and so mixe their eyes , As if you seuer one , the other dies . Why did the Gods giue thee a heauenly forme , And earthy thoughtes to make thee proude of it ? Why do I aske ? t is now the knowne disease That beautie hath , to beare to deepe a sence , Of her owne selfe-conceiued excellence . O hadst thou knowne the worth of heauens rich guift , Thou would'st haue turn'd it to a truer vse , And not ( with leane and couetous ignorance ) Pin'd in continuall eying that bright Gem , The glance whereof to others had bine more , Then to thy famisht minde the wide worldes store ; " So wretched is it to be meerely ritch : Witnes thy youths deare sweetes , here spent vntasted ; Like a faire Taper , with his owne flame wasted . Mer. Eccho be briefe , Saturnia is abroad ; And if she heare , shee le storme at Ioues high will : Eccho . I will ( kinde Mercury ) be briefe as time , Vouchsafe me I may do him these last Rites , But kisse his flower , and sing some mourning straine : Ouer his watry hearse . Mer. Thou dost obtaine , I were no sonne to loue shoulde I denie thee ; Beginne , and ( more to grace thy cunning voyce ) The humourous ayre shall mixe her solemne tunes , With thy sad wordes : strike Musique from the spheares , And with your golden raptures swell our eares . Cant. SLow , Slow Fresh fount , keepe time with my salt teares ; yet flower , yet , o faintly gentle springs ; List to the heauy part the Musique beares , " Woe weepes out her diuision when she sings ; Droope hearbes , and flowers , fall griefe in showers ; " Our beauties are not ours : O I could still ( Like melting snow vpon some craggy hill , ) drop , drop , drop , drop , Since Natures pride , is now awither'd Daffadill . Mer. Now ha' you done ? Eccho . Done presently ( good Hermes ) bide a little ; Suffer my thirsty eye to gaze a while , But eene to tast the place , and I am vanisht : Mer. Forgoe thy vse and libertie of tongue , And thou maist dwell on earth , and sport thee there ; Eccho . Here young Action fell , pursu'd , and torne By Cynthias wrath ( more egar then his houndes ; ) And here , ( ay me the place is fatall ) see , The weeping Niobe , translated hether From Phyrgian mountaines : and by Phoebe rear'd As the proude Trophaee of her sharpe reuenge . Mer. Nay but here . Ech. But here , oh here , the Fountaine of selfe loue : In which Latona , and her carelesse Nimphes , ( Regardles of my sorrowes ) bath themselues , In hourely pleasures . Mer. Stint thy babling tongue ; Fond Echo , thou prophanst the grace is done thee : So idle worldlings ( meerely made of voyce : ) Censure the powers aboue them . Come away , Ioue calls thee hence , and his will brookes no stay . Ech. O stay : I haue but one poore thought to clothe , In ayery garments and then ( faith ) I go : Henceforth , thou treacherous , and murthering spring , Be euer cald the Fountaine of selfe loue : And with thy water let this curse remaine , ( As an inseperate plague ) that who but tastes , A droppe thereof , may ( with the instant touch ) Grow dotingly enamour'd on themselues . Now Hermes I haue finish'd . Mer. Then thy speach , Must here forsake thee Echo , and thy voyce : ( As it was wount ) rebound but the last wordes , Fare well . Echo . Well . Exit . Now Cupid I am for you , and your mirth , To make me light before I leaue the earth .
SCENA . 3. Amorphus . Echo . Mercury . Amo.

Deare sparke of beauty make not so fast away :

Echo .

Away .

Mer.

Stay let me obserue this portent yet .

Amo.

I am neither your Minotaure , nor your Centaure , nor your Satyre , nor your Hyaena , nor your Babion , but your meere traueler , beleeue me :

Echo .

Leaue me .

Mer.

I gest it should be some trauelling Motion pursu'de Eccho so .

Amo.

Know you from whom you flye ? or whence ?

Echo .

Hence .

Exit . Amo.

This is somewhat aboue strange : a Nimphe of her feature and lineament to be so preposterously rude ; well ; I will but coole my selfe at yon' Spring and follow her .

Mer.

Nay then I am familiar with the issue ; I le leaue you too .

Exit . Amo.

I am a Rhinoceros , if I had thought a creature of her Symmetry would haue dard so improportionable and abrupte a digression . Liberall and deuine Founte , suffer my prophane hand to take of thy bounties . By the puritie of my taste , heere is most Ambrosiack water ; I will sup of it againe . By thy fauor sweete Founte . See , the water ( a more running , subtile , and humorous Nimphe then shee ) permits me to touche , and handle her : what should I inferre ? If my behauiours had beene of a cheape , or customary garbe ; my Accent , or phrase , vulgar ; my Garments trite ; my Countenance illiterate ; or vnpractizd in the encounter of a beautifull and braue-attirde Peice , then I might ( with some change of coullor ) haue suspected my faculties : but ( knowing my selfe an Essence so sublimated , and refin'de by Trauaile ; of so studied , and well exercisde a gesture ; so alone in fashion , able to make the face of any States-man liuing , and to speake the meere extraction of language ; One that hath now made the sixth returne vpon venter ; and was your first that euer enricht his countrey with the true laws of the Duello ; whose Optiques haue drunke the spirit of beauty , in some eight score and eighteene Princes Courts , where I haue resided , and bin there fortunate in the Amours of three hundred , fortie , and fiue Ladies ( all nobly discended ) whose names I haue in Catalogue : to conclude ; in all so happy , as euen Admiration her selfe dooth seeme to fasten her kisses vpon me : Certes I do neither see , nor feele , nor taste , nor fauor , the least steame , or fume of a reason , that should inuite this foolish fastidious Nymph so peeuishly to abandon me : well let the memory of her fleete into Ayre ; my thoughts and I am for this other Element , water .

SCENA . 4. Criticus . Asotus . Amorphus . Crit.

What ? the well-dieted Amorphus become a Water-drinker ? I see he meanes not to write verses then .

Asot.

No Criticus ? why ?

Crit.

Quia nulla placere diu , nec viuere carmina possunt , quae scribuntur aquae potoribus .

Amor.

What say you to your Helicon ?

Crit.

O , the Muses , well ! that 's euer excepted .

Amor.

Sir , your Muses haue no such water I assure you ; your Nectar , or the Iuice of your Nepenthe is nothing to it ; t is aboue your Metheglin , beleeue it .

Asot.

Metheglin ! what 's that Sir ? may I be so Audacious to demaund ?

Amo.

A kinde of Greeke Wine I haue met with Sir in my Trauailes : it is the same that Demosthenes vsually drunke , in the composure of all his exquisite and Mellifluous Orations .

Crit.

That 's to be argued , ( Amorphus ) if wee may credit Lucian , who in his ( Enicomium Demosthenis ) affirmes , he neuer drunke but water in any of his Compositions .

Amo.

Lucian is absurde , he knew nothing : I will beleeue my owne Trauels , before all the Lucians of Europe ; he doth feed you with fictions , and leasings .

Crit.

Indeed ( I thinke ) next a Traueller he do's prettily well .

Amo.

I assure you it was Wine , I haue tasted it , and from the hand of an Italian Antiquary , who deriues it authentically from the Duke of Ferrara's Bottles . How name you the Gentleman you are in ranke with there , Sir ?

Crit.

T is Asotus , sonne to the late deceased Philargyrus the Cittizen .

Amorphus .

Was his Father of any eminent place , or meanes ?

Crit.

He was to haue bin Praetor next yeare .

Amo.

Ha! A pretty formall young Gallant ( in good soothe ) pitty , hee is not more gentilely propagated . Hearke you Criticus : you may say to him what I am , if you please ; though I affect not popularity , yet I would be lothe to stand out to any , whome you shall voutchsafe to call friend .

Crit.

Sir , I feare I may doe wrong to your sufficiencies in the reporting them , by forgetting or misplacing some one ; your selfe can best enforme him of your selfe Sir , except you had some Catalogue or Inuentory of your faculties readye drawne , which you would request me to shew him for you , and him to take notice of .

Amo.

This Criticus is sower : I will thinke Sir .

Crit.

Doe so Sir . O heauen , that any thing ( in the likenesse of man ) should suffer these rackt extremities , for the vttring of his Sophisticate good parts .

Asot.

Criticus , I haue a sute to you ; but you must not denie me : pray you make this Gentleman and I friends .

Crit.

Friends ! Why ? is there any difference betweene you ?

Asotus .

No : I meane acquaintance , to knowe one another .

Crit.

O now I apprehend you ; your phrase was without me before .

Asot.

In good faith hee 's a most excellent rare man I warrant him .

Crit.

Slight , they are mutually enamor'd by this time .

Asot.

Will you sweete Criticus ?

Crit.

Yes , yes .

Asot.

Nay , but when ? you le deferre it now , and forget it ?

Crit.

Why , is t a thing of such present necessity , that it requires so violent a dispatch ?

Asot.

No , but ( would I might neuer stir ) hee 's a most rauishing man ; good Criticus you shall endeare me to you , in good faith law .

Crit.

Well your longing shal be satisfied Sir .

Asot.

And withall , you may tell him what my father was , and how well he left me , and that I am his heire .

Crit.

Leaue it to me , I le forget none of your deare graces I warrant you .

Asot ,

Nay I know you can better marshall these affaires then I can . — O Gods i l'e giue all the world ( if I had it ) for aboundance of such acquaintance .

Crit.

What ridiculous circumstance might I deuise now , to bestow this reciprocall brace of Cockscombes , one vpon another ?

Amor.

Since I troad on this side the Alpes , I was not so frozen in my inuention ; let me see : to accost him with some choise remnant of Spanish , or Italian ? that would indifferently expresse my languages now , mary then , if he should fall out to be Ignorant , it were both hard , and harshe . How else ? step into some discourse of State , and so make my induction ? that were aboue him too ; and out of his element I feare Faine to haue seen him in Venice ? or Padua ? or some face neare his in simillitude ? t is too pointed , and open . No ; it must be a more queint , & collaterall deuise : As — stay ; to frame some encomiastique speach vpon this our Metropolis , or the wise Magistrates thereof , in which pollitique number , t is ods but his father fild vp a rome ? descend into a perticuler admiration of their Iustice ; for the due measuring of Coales , burning of Cans , and such like ? As also their religion , in pulling downe a superstitious Crosse , and aduancing a Venus ; or Priapus , in place of it ? ha ? t will do well . Or to talke of some Hospitall , whose walls record his father a BENEFACTOR ? or of so many Buckets bestowd on his parish church in his life time , with his name at length ( for want of armes ) trickt vpon them ; Any of these ? or to praise the cleanesse of the streete wherein he dwelt , or the prouident painting of his posts against he should haue beene Pretor , or ( leauing his parent ) come to some speciall ornament about him selfe , as his Rapier , or some other of his accoutrements ? I haue it : Thankes gracious Minerua .

Asot.

Would I had but once spoke to him , and then —

Amor.

T is a most curious and neatly-wrought band this same , as I haue seene Sir .

Asot.

O God Sir .

Amor.

You forgiue the humor of mine eye in obseruing it ?

Asot.

O Lord Sir , there needs no such Apology I assure you .

Crit.

I am anticipated : they le make a solemne deede of guift of themselues you shall see .

Amor

Your Rose too do's most grace-fully in troath .

Asot.

T is the most gentile and receiu'd Weare now Sir .

Amor.

Beleeue me Sir ( I speake it not to humour you ) I haue not seene a young gentleman ( generally ) put on his cloathes with more iudgement .

Asot.

O , t is your pleasure to say so , Sir .

Amor.

No , as I am vertuous ( being altogether vntrauel'd ) it strikes me into wonder .

Asot.

I do purpose to trauell ( Sir ) at Spring :

Amor.

I thinke I shall affect you sir , this last speach of yours hath begun to make you deare to me .

Asot.

O God Sir , I would there were anything in me Sir , that might appeare worthy the least worthines of your woorth Sir , I protest Sir , I should endeuour to shew it Sir , with more then common regarde Sir .

Crit.

O here s rare Motley , Sir .

Amor.

Both your desert , and your endeuors are plentifull , suspect them not : but your sweete disposition to trauaile ( I assure you ) hath made you another My-selfe in mine eye , and strooke me enamour'd on your beauties .

Asot.

I would I were the fairest Lady of Fraunce for your sake Sir , and yet I would trauaile too .

Amor .

O you should digresse from your selfe els : for ( beleeue it ) your Trauaile is your onely thing that rectifies , or ( as the Italian sayes ) virendi pronto all' Attioni , makes you fit for Action .

Asot.

I thinke it be great charge though Sir .

Amor.

Charge ? why t is nothing for a gentleman that goes priuate , as your selfe , or so ; my Intelligence shall quitt my charge at all times : Good faith this Hat hath possest mine eye exceedingly ; t is so prettie , and fantastique ; what ? is t a Beauer .

Asot.

I Sir . I le assure you t is a Beauer , it cost me six crownes but this morning .

Amor.

A very prettie fashion ( beleeue me ) and a most nouel kinde of trimme : your Button is conceipted too .

Asot.

Sir , it is all at your seruice .

Amor.

O pardon me .

Asot.

I beseech you Sir , if you please to weare it you shall do me a most infinite grace .

Crit.

Slight , will he be praisde out of his cloathes ?

Asot.

By heauen Sir , I do not offer it you after the Italian manner ; I would you should conceiue so of me .

Amor.

Sir , I shall feare to appeare rude in denying your curtesies , especially being inuited by so proper a distinction ; may I pray your name Sir .

Asot.

My name is Asotus Sir .

Amor.

I take your loue ( gentle Asotus ) but let me winne you to receiue this in exchange . —

Crit.

'Hart , thei le change dublets anone .

Amor.

And ( from this time ) esteeme your selfe in the first ranke of those few whom I professe to loue ; what make you in company of this scholler here ? I will bring you knowne to gallants as Anaides , Hedon the courtier , and others , whose societie shall render you grac'de , and respected ; this is a triuiall fellow , too meane , too coarse for you to conuerse with .

Asot.

Slid , this is not worth a crowne , and minecost me six but this morning .

Crit.

I lookt when he would repent him , he ha's begunne to be sad a good while .

Amor.

Sir , shall I say to you for that Hat ? be not so sad , be not so sad ; t is a Relique I could not so easily haue departed with , but as the Hierogliphick of my affection ; you shall alter it to what forme you please , it will take any block ; I haue varied it my selfe to the three thousandth time , and not so few : It hath these vertues beside ; your head shall not ake vnder it ; nor your braine leaue you , without licence ; It will preserue your complexion to eternitie ; for no beame of the Sunne ( should you weare it vnder Zona Torrida ) hath force to approch it by two ells . T is proofe against thunder , and enchantment : and was giuen me by a great man ( in Russia ) as an especially-priz'd present ; and constantly affirm'd to be the hat that acompanied the politique Vlisses , in his tedious , and ten yeares Trauailes .

Asot.

By Ioue I will not depart withall , whosoeuer woulde giue me a Million .

SCENA . 5. Cos. Prosaites . Criticus . Amorphus . Asotus . Cos.

Saue you sweete bloods : do's any of you want a creature , or a dependant ?

Crit.

Be-shrow me a fine blunt slaue .

Amor.

A page of good timber ; it will now be my grace to entertaine him first , though I casheere him againe in priuate : how art thou call'd ?

Cos.

Cos Sir , Cos.

Crit.

Cos ? How happely hath Fortune furnisht him with a Whetstone ?

Amor.

I do entertaine you Cos : conceale your quality till we be priuate ; if your parts be worthy of me , I wil countenance you ; if not , catechize you ; Gentles shall we go ?

Asot.

Stay Sir ; i le but entertaine this other fellow , and then — I haue a great humour to tast of this water too , but i le come againe alone for that marke the place ; what s your name , youth ?

Pros.

Prosaites Sir .

Asot.

Prosaites ? A very fine name Criticus ? is t not ?

Crit.

Yes , and a very ancient Sir , the Begger ;

Exeunt . Asot.

Follow me good Prosaites : Let s talke .

Crit. He will ranke euen with you ( ere 't be long ) If you hold on your course : O vanity , How are thy painted beauties doated on , By light , and empty Ideots ? how pursu'de With open , and extended appetite ? How they do sweate , and run themselues from breath , Raisd on their toes , to catch thy ayery formes , Still turning giddy , till they reele like drunkards , That buy the merry madnesse of one hower , With the long irksomnesse of following time ? O how dispisde , and base a thing is Man , If he not striue t' erect his groueling thoughts Aboue the straine of flesh . ' But how more cheape When , euen his best and vnderstanding part , ( The crowne , and strength of all his faculties ) Floates like a dead drown'd body , on the streame Of vulgar humor , mixt with commonst dregs ? I suffer for their guilt now , and my Soule ( Like one that lookes on ill affected eyes ) Is hurt with meere Intention on their follies : Why will I view them then ? my Sence might aske me : Or is t a Rarity , or some new Obiect , That straines my strict obseruance to this point ? O would it were , therein I could afforde My Spirit should draw a little neere to theirs , To gaze on nouelties : so Vice were one . Tut , she is stale , ranke , foule , and were it not That those ( that wooe her ) greete her with lockt eyes ( In spight of all the Impostures , paintings , drugs , Which her bawde Custome daubes her cheekes withall ) She would betray her loath'd and leprous face , And fright th' enamor'd dotards from themselues : But such is the peruersnesse of our nature , That if we once but fancy leuity , ( How antique and ridiculous so ere It sute with vs ) yet will our muffled thought Choose rather not to see it , then auoyde it : And if we can but banish our owne sence , We acte our Mimick tricks with that free licence , That lust , that pleasure , that security , As if we practiz'd in a Past-boord case , And no one saw the Motion , but the Motion . Well , check thy passion , least it grow too lowde : " While fooles are pittied , they wax fat , and prowde . Exit . Finis Actus Primi .
ACTVS SECVNDVS .
SCENA . 1. Cupid . Mercury . Cup.

Why this was most vnexpectedly followed ( my deuine delicate Mercury ) by the Beard of Ioue , thou art a pretious Deity .

Mer.

Nay Cupid leaue to speake improperly ; since we are turn'd cracks , let s study to be like cracks : practise their language , and behauiours , and not with a dead Imitation . Acte freely , carelesly , and capricciously , as if our veines ranne with Quick-siluer , and not vtter a phrase , but what shall come foorth steept in the very brine of conceipt , and sparkle like salt in fire .

Cup.

That 's not euery ones happinesse ( Hermes ) though you can presume vpon the easinesse and dexterity of your wit , you shall giue me leaue to be a little Iealous of mine ; and not desperately to hazard it after your capring humor .

Mer.

Nay then Cupid , I thinke we must haue you hoodwinckt againe , for you are growne too prouident , since your eyes were at liberty .

Cup.

Not so ( Mercury ) I am still blinde Cupid to thee :

Mer.

And what to the Lady Nimph you serue ?

Cup.

Troath Page , Boy , and Sirha : these are all my titles .

Mer.

Then thou hast not altered thy name with thy disguise . '

Cup.

O No , that had bin Supererogation , you shall neuer heare your Courtier call but by one of these three .

Mer.

Faith then both our Fortunes are the same .

Cup.

Why ? what parcell of man hast thou lighted on for a Maister ?

Mer.

Such a one ( as before I begin to decipher him ) I dare not affirme him to be any thing else then a Courtier . So much he is , during this open time of Reuels , & would be longer , but that his meanes are to leaue him shortly after : his name is Hedon , a gallant wholy consecrated to his pleasures . —

Cup.

Hedon ? he vses much to my Ladies chamber , I thinke .

Mer.

How is she cal'd , and then I can shew thee ?

Cup.

Madame Philautia .

Mer.

O I , he affects her very particulerly indeed . These are his graces . he doth ( besides me ) keepe a Barbar , and a Monkey : He has a ritch wrought Waste-coate to intertaine his visitants in , with a Cap almost sutable : His Curtaines and Bedding are thought to be his owne ; his bathing Tub is not suspected . He loues to haue a Fencer , a Pedant , and a Musitian seene in his lodging a mornings .

Cup.

And not a Poet ?

Mer.

Fye no : himselfe is a Rimer , and that 's a thought better than a Poet : he is not lightly within to his Mercer , no , though he come when he takes Phisique , which is commonly after his play . He beates a Tayler very well , but a Stocking-seller admirably ; and so consequently any one he owes money too , that dares not resist him . He neuer makes generall inuitement , but against the publishing of a new Sute , mary then , you shall haue more drawne to his lodging , then come to the launching of some three ships ; especially if he be furnishd with supplies for the retiring of his olde Ward-robe from pawne ; if not , he do's hire a stock of Apparell , and some forty or fiftie pound in Gould for that forenoone to shew : Hee 's thought a very necessary Perfume for the Presence , and for that onely cause welcome thither : six Millaners shops affoorde you not the like sent . He courts Ladies with how many great Horse he hath rid that morning , or how oft he has done the whole , or the halfe Pommado in a seuen-night before ; and sometime venters so far vpon the vertue of his Pomander , that he dares tell 'hem , how many shirts he has sweat at Tennis that weeke , but wiselye conceales so many dozen of Balls he is on the score . Here he comes that is all this .

SCENA . 2. Hedon . Anaides . Gelaia . Cupid . Mercurie . Hedon .

Boy .

Mercu.

Sir .

Hedon .

Are any of the Ladies in the Presence ?

Mer.

None yet Sir .

Hedon .

Giue me some Gold , More .

Ana.

Is that thy Boy Hedon ?

Hedo.

I , what thinkst thou of him ?

Ana.

Shart , I l'd gelde him ; I warrant he has the Philosophers stone .

Hed.

Well said my good Melancholy diuell : Sirah , I haue deuisde one or two of the pretiest Oathes ( this morning in my bed ) as euer thou heardst , to protest withall in the Presence .

Ana.

Pray thee lets heere'hem .

Hed.

Soft thou lt vse'hem afore me .

Ana.

No ( damne me then ) I haue more oathes then I know how to vtter , by this ayre .

Hed.

Faith'one is ; By the tip of your eare , Sweete Lady , Is 't not pretty , and Gentile ?

Ana.

Yes for the person 't is applyed to , a Lady . It should be light , and —

Hed.

Nay the other is better , exceeds it much : The Inuention is farder fet too ; By the while valley that lyes betweene the Alpine hills of your bosome , I protest — &c.

Ana. Well , you traueld for that Hedon . Mer.

I , in a Map , where his eyes were but blind guides to his vnderstanding it seemes .

Hed.

And then I haue a Salutation wil nick all ; by this Caper : ho !

Ana.

How is that ?

Hed.

You know I cal Madam Philautia , my Honor , & she cals me her Ambition . Now ( when I meet her in the Presence anon ) I wil come to her , and say , Sweete Honor , I haue hitherto contented my Sence with the Lillies of your hand ; but now I will taste the Roses of your lip ; and ( withall ) kisse her : to which she cannot but blushingly answeare : Nay now you are too Ambitious , And then do I reply ; I cannot be too Ambitious of Honour , sweete Lady . Wilt not be good ? ha ? ha ?

Ana.

O Assure your soule .

Hed.

By heauen I thinke 't will be excellent , and a very politique atchiuement of a kisse .

Ana.

I haue thought vpon one for Moria of a suddaine too if it take .

Hed.

What is t , my deare mischiefe ?

Ana.

Mary , I will come to her , ( and she alwayes weares a Muffe if you be remembred ) and I will tell her : Madame your whole selfe cannot but be perfectly wise : for your hands haue witte enough to keepe themselues warme .

Hed.

Now ( before Ioue ) admirable : looke , thy Page takes it too , by Phoebus , my sweete facetious Rascall , I could eate Water-gruell with thee a month , for this Iest , O my deare Rogue .

Ana.

O ( by Hercules ) 't is your onely dish , aboue all your Potatos , or Oyster-pyes in the world .

Hed.

I haue ruminated vpon a most rare Wish too , and the Prophecy to it , but I le haue some friend to be the Prophet ; As thus : I do wish my selfe one of my Mistris Ciopino's . Another demaunds : Why would he be one of his Mistris Ciopinos ? A third answeres , Because he would make her higher . A fourth shall say , That will make her proud . And a fifth shall conclude : Then do I prophesie , Pride will haue a fall : and he shall giue it her .

Ana.

I le be your Prophet . By gods so , it will be most exquisite , thou art a fine Inuentious Rogue , Sirah .

Hed.

Nay and I haue Posies for Rings too , and Riddles , that they dreame not of .

Ana.

Tut thei le do that , when they come to sleep on them time enough ; but were thy deuises neuer in the Presence yet Hedon ?

Hed. O no , I disdaine that . Ana.

T were good we went afore then , & brought the acquainted with the roome where they shall act , least the strangenes of it put them out of countenance , when they should come forth .

Exeunt . Cup.

Is that a Courtier too .

Mer.

Troth no ; he has two essentiall parts of the Courtier , Pride and Ignorance ( I meane of such a Courtier , who is ( indeed ) but the Zani to an exact Courtier ) mary , the rest come somwhat after the Ordinary Gallant . T is Impudence it selfe Anaides ; one , that speakes all that comes in his cheekes , & wil blush no more then a Sackbut . He lightly occupies the Iesters roome at the table , & keeps laughter , Gelaia ( a wench in pages atire ) following him in place of a Squire , whom he ( now & then ) tickles with some strange ridiculous stuffe , vttered ( as his land came to him ) by chance : He will censure or discourse of any thing , but as absurdly as you would wishe : His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in cloathes ; He neuer drinkes below the Salt : He do's naturally admire his wit , that weares Gold-lace , or Tissue ; Stabs any man that speakes more contemptibly of the Scholler then he . He is a great proficient in all the illiberall Sciences , as Cheating , Drinking , Swaggering , Whoring , and such like ; neuer kneeles , but to pledge Health's nor praies , but for a Pipe of pudding Tabaco . He will blaspheame in his shirt ; The oaths which he vomits at one supper , would maintain a Towne of garrison in good swearing a twelue-moneth : One other genuine quality he has , which crownes all these ; and that is this ; to a Friend in want , he will not depart with the weight of a soldard Groat , least the world might censure him prodigall , or report him a Gull : Mary , to his Cocatrice or Punquetto ; halfe a dozen Taffata gownes or Sattin Kirtles , in a paire or two of moneth 's , why they are nothing .

Cup.

I commend him he is one of my clients .

SCENA . 3. Amorphus , Asotus ; Cos ; Prosaites , Cupid , Mercurie . Amor.

Come Sir . You are now within reguarde of the Presence , And see , the priuacie of this roome , how sweetly it offers it offers it selfe to our retir'd intendments , Page , cast a vigilant , and enquiring eye about , that we be not rudely surpris'd , by the aproch of some ruder-stranger .

Cos.

I warrant you Sir . I le tell you when the Woolfe enters feare nothing .

Mer.

O what a masse of benefit shall we possesse , in being the inuisible Spectators of this strange shew now to be acted ?

Amor

Plant your selfe there Sir : And obserue me . You shall now , as well be the Ocular as the Eare-witnesse , how clearely I can refell that Paradox , or rather Pseudodoxe of those , which holde the face to be the Index of the minde , which ( I assure you ) is not so , in any Politique creature ; for Instance , I wil now giue you the particuler , and distinct face of euery your most noted Species of persons ; As your Marchant , your Scholler , your Soldier , your Lawyer , Courtier , &c. And each of these so truly , as you would sweare ( but that your eye sees the variation of the lineament ) it were my most proper , and Genuine aspect : 〈…〉 for your Marchants , or Citty face ; T is thus : a dull 〈…〉 face ; still looking in a direct line , forward : There is no great matter in this face . Then haue you your Students , or Academique face , which is here , an honest , simple , and Methodicall face ; But somewhat more spread then the former . The third is your Soldiers face : A menacing , and astounding face , that lookes broade , and bigge : the grace of this face consists much in a Beard . The Anti face to this , is your Lawyers face ; a contracted , subtile , and Intricate face : full of quirkes , and turnings ; A Labyrinthaean face , now angularly , now circularly , euery way aspected . Next is your Statists face , a serious , solempne , and supercilious face , ful of formall , and square grauity , the eye ( for the most part ) arteficially and deeply shadow'd , there is great iudgment requir'd in the making of this face . But now to come to your face of faces ; or Courtiers face : t is of three sorts : ( according to our subdiuision of a Courtier ; Elementary , Practique , and Theorique : your Courtier Theorique , is he that hath arriu'd to his fardest , and doth now know the Court rather by speculation , then practise ; & this is his face : A fastidious , and oblique face ; that lookes , as it went with a Vice , and were screw'd thus . Your Courtier Practique is he that is yet in his Path , his Course , his Way , & hath not toucht the Puntillio or point of hopes ; this face is here : A most promising , open , smooth , and ouerflowing face , that seemes as it would runne , and powre it selfe into you ; your Courtier Elementary is one but newly entered , or as it were in the Alphabet Vt-re-mi-fa-sol-la , of Courtship : Note well this face , for it is this you must practise .

Asot.

I le practise 'hem all , if you please Sir .

Amor.

I ; here after you may : and it will not be altogether an vngratfull study . For let your soule be assur'd of this ( in any Ranke or profession whatsoeuer ) the most generall , or Maior part of Opinion , goes with the face , & ( simply ) respects nothing else . Therefore : if that can be made , exactly , curiously , exquisitely , thoroughly , It is enough : But ( for the present ) you shall only apply your selfe to this face of the Elementary Courtier , A light , reuelling , & protesting face , now blushing , now smiling which you may helpe much with a wanton wagging of your head , thus ; ( a feather will teach you ) or with kissing your finger that hath the Ruby , or playing with some string of your band , which is a most quaint kinde of Melancholy besides . Where is your Page ? call for your Casting Bottle , and place your Mirror in your Hat , as I tolde you ; so . Come , looke not pale , obserue me : set your face , and enter ,

Amor.

O for some excellent Painter , to haue ta'ne the copye of all these faces .

Aso.

Prosaites .

Amor.

Fie , I premonisht you of that ; In the Court , Boy , or Sirha .

Cos.

Maister Lupus in — O 't is Prosaites .

Asot.

Sirha , prepare me my Casting-bottle , I thinke I must be enforst to purchase me another Page , you see how at hand Cos waites heere .

Exeunt . Mor.

So will he too in time .

Cup.

What 's he Mercury ?

Mer.

A notable Finch . One that hath newly entertain'd the Beggar to follow him , but cannot get him to wait neer inough . T is Asotus the heire of Philargirus : but first I le giue you the others Caracter , which may make his the clearer ? He that is with him is Amorphus , A Traueller , One so made out of the mixture and shreds of formes , that himselfe is truely deformed : Hee walkes most commonlye with a Cloue or Picktoothe in his mouth , Hee 's the very Minte of Complement ; All his behauiours are printed , his face is another volume of Essayes ; and his beard an Aristarchus . He speakes all creame , skimd , & more affected then a dozen of waiting women ; Hee 's his owne promooter in euery place : The wife of the Ordinary giues him his diet to maintaine her table in discourse , which ( indeed ) is a meere Tiranny ouer her other guests : for he will vsurp all the talke : Ten Cunstables are not so tedious . He is no great shifter ; once a yeare his Apparell is ready to reuolt ; He doth vse much to arbitrate quarrells , and fights himselfe exceeding well ( out at a window . ) He will lie cheaper then any Begger , and lowder then most Clockes ; for which he is right properly accommodated to the Whetstone his page . The other gallant is his Zani , & doth most of these tricks after him ; sweats to imitate him in euery thing ( to a haire ) except a Beard , which is not yet extant : he doth learne to eat Anchoues , & Caueare because he loues 'hem , speakes as he speakes ; lookes , walkes , goes so in Cloathes and fashion , is in al , as he were moulded of him . Marry ( before they met ) he had other very pretty sufficiencies , which yet he retaines some light Impression of : As frequenting a dauncing schoole , and grieuously torturing strangers , with inquisition after his grace in his Galliard ; He buyes a fresh acquaintance at any rate ; his Eye , and his Raiment confer much together as he goes in the street ; He treads nicely , like a fellow that walkes vpon ropes , especially the first Sunday of his Silk-stockings , and when he is most neate and new , you shal stripp him with commendations .

Cup.

Here comes another .

Mer.

I , but one of another straine Cupid : This fellow weighs somewhat .

Criticus passeth by . Cup.

His name Hermes ?

Mer.

Criticus . A creature of a most perfect and diuine temper ; One , in whom the Humors & Elements are peaceably met , without aemulation of Precedencie : he is neither too fantastickly Melancholy ; too slowly Plegmatick , too lightly Sanguine , or too rashly Cholerick , but m al , so composd and order'd ; as it is cleare , Nature was about some full worke , she did more then make a man when she made him ; His discourse is like his behauiour , vncommon , but not vnpleasing ; he is prodigall of neither : He striues rather to be ( that which men call ) Iudicious , then to be thought so ; and is so truely learned that he affects not to shew it : He wil thinke , & speak his thought , both freely ; but as distant from deprauing any other mans Merrit , as proclaming his owne : For his valor , t is such , that he dares as little to offer an Iniury , as receiue one . In sum , he hath a most Ingenious and sweet spirit , a sharp and season'd wit , a streight iudgement . and a strong minde ; constant and vnshaken : Fortune could neuer breake him , or make him lesse , he counts it his pleasure to despise pleasures , and is more delighted with good deedes then Goods , It is a competencie to him that he can be vertuous . He doth neither couet , nor feare ; he hath too much reason to do either : and that commends all things to him .

Cup.

Not better then Mercury commends him .

Mer.

O Cupid , 't is beyond my deity to giue him his due praises ; I could leaue my Place in heauen , to liue among Mortals , so I were sure to bee no other then he .

Cup.

Slight , I beleeue he is your Minion ; you seeme to be so rauisht with him .

Mer.

Hee 's one , I would not haue awry thought darted against willingly .

Cup.

No , but a straight shaft in his bosome , I le promise him , if I am Cithereas sonne .

Mer.

Shall we go Cupid ?

Cup.

Stay and see the Ladies now ; thei le come presently . I le helpe to paint them .

Mer.

What lay Couller vpon Couler ? that affoordes but an ill blazon .

Argurion passeth by . Cup.

Here comes Mettall to helpe it , the Lady Argurion .

Mer.

Money , money .

Cup.

The same : A Nimph of a most wandering and giddy disposition , humourous as the Ayre , she 'le run from Gallant to Gallant ( as they sit at Primero in the Presence ) most strangely , and seldome stayes with any ; She spreades as she goes : To day you shall haue her looke as cleare and fresh as the morning and to morrow as Melancholy as midnight . She takes speciall pleasure in a close , obscure lodging , and for that cause visits the Cittie so often , where shee has many secret and true-concealing fauorites . When she comes abroad shee 's more loose and scattering then dust , and will fly from place to place , as she were rapt with a whirle-winde . Your young Student ( for the most part ) she affects not , onely salutes him , and away : A Poet or a Philosopher she is hardly brought to take any notice of , no , though he be some part of an Alchimist . She loues a Player , well ; and a Lawyer infinitly : but your Foole aboue all . She can do much in the Court for the obtaining of any sute whatsoeuer , no doore but flies open to her ; her presence is aboue a Charme : The woorst in her is want of keeping state , and to much descending into inferior and base offices , Shee 's for any course Imployment you wil put vpon her , as to be your Procurer or Pandar .

Mercu.

Peace Cupid ; heere comes more worke for you , another Caracter or two .

SCENA . 4. Phantaste , Moria , Philautia , Mercury , Cupid . Pha.

Stay sweete Philautia ; I le but change my fann , and go presently .

Mor.

Now ( in very good serious ) Ladies , I will haue this order reuerst , the Presence must be better maintained from you ; A quarter past eleuen , & n'ere a Nimph in Prospectiue ; beshrew my hand , there must be a reform'd Discipline . Is that your new Ruffe sweet Lady Bird ? by my truth 't is most Intricately rare .

Mer.

Good Ioue , what reuerend gentlewoman in yeares might this be ?

Cup.

This Madam Moria , Guardian of the Nimphs : One that is not now to be perswaded of her Wit , she will thinke herselfe wise against all the Iudgements that come . A Lady made all of voyce , & Ayre , talkes any thing of any thing : She is like one of your Ignorant Poetasters of the time ; who when the haue got acquainted with a strange worde , neuer rest till they haue wronge it in , though it loosen the whole fabrick of their Sence .

Mer.

That was pretty and sharply noted Cupid .

Cup.

She will tell you Philosophy was a fine Reueller , when she was young and a Gallant , and that then ( though she say it ) she was thought to be the Dame-Dido , and Hellen of the Court ; As also , what a sweete Dogge she had this time foure yeere , and how it was call'd Fortune , and that ( if the fates had not cut his thred ) he had beene a Dogge to haue giuen entertainement to any Gallant in this kingdome .

Mer.

O I pray thee no more , I am full of her .

Cupid .

Yes ( I must needes tell you ) She composes a Sackposset well ; and would court a young Page sweetly , but that her breath is against it .

Mer.

Now her breath ( or some thing more strong ) protect me from her ; th' other , th' other , Cupid .

Cup

O , that 's my Lady and Mistris Madam Philautia : She admires not herselfe for any one particularity , but for all ; She is faire , and she knowes it ; She has a pretty light wit too , and she knowes it ; Shee can daunce , and she knowes that too ; play at Shittle-cock , and that too : No quality she has , but she shall take a very particuler knowledge of , and most Lady-like commend it to you ; you shall haue her at any time read you the History of her selfe , and very subtilly runne ouer another Ladies sufficiences to come to her owne .

She has a good superficiall iudgement in Painting ; and would seeme to haue so in Poetry . A most compleate Lady in the opinion of some three beside herselfe .

Phi.

Faith , how lik'd you my quipp to Hedon , about the garter ? wa st not wittie ?

Mor.

Exceeding witty and Integrate : you did so Aggrauate the Iest withall .

Phi.

And did I not daunce moouingly last night ?

Mor.

Moouingly ; out of measure ( in troth ) Sweete Lady .

Mer.

A happy commendation , to daunce , out of measure .

Mor.

Saue onely you wanted the swimi the turne ; O! when I was atfourteene —

Phi.

Nay that s mine owne from any Nimph i' the Court ) I am sure on 't ) therefore you mistake me in that Guardian ; both the swimme , and the trip , are properly mine ; euery body will affirme it , that has any iudgement in dauncing : I assure you .

Pha ,

Come now Philautia I am for you , shall we goe ?

Phi.

I good Phantaste ; What ? ha' you chang'd your headtire ?

Pha.

Yes faith ; th' other was so neare the common , it had no extraordinary grace ; besides , I had worne it almost a' day in good troath .

Phi.

I le be sworne , this is most excellent for the deuise , and rare . T is after the Italian print we look'd on tother night .

Pha.

T is so : by this fanne , I cannot abide any thing that sauors the poore ouer-worne cut , that has any kindred with it ; I must haue variety , I : this mixing in fashion I hate it woorse , then to burne Iuniper in my Chamber I protest .

Phi.

And yet we cannot haue a new peculiar Court-tyre , but these Retainers will haue it ; these Suburbe sunday-waiters , these Courtiers for High daies , I know not what I should call 'hem . —

Pha.

O I , they doo most pitifully Imitate ; but I haue a tire a comming ( I faith ) shall —

Mor.

In good certaine , Madame , it makes you looke most heauenly ; but ( lay your hand on your hart ) you neuer skind a new beauty more prosperously in your life , nor more supernaturally ; looke good Lady , sweet Lady looke .

Phi.

T is very cleere , and well beleeue me . But if you had seene mine yeasterday when t was young , you would haue — who 's your Doctor Phantaste ?

Pha.

Nay that s counsell Philautia , you shall pardon me : yet ( I le assure you ) hee 's the most dainty , sweet , absolute rare man , of the whole Colledge . O! his very lookes , his discourse , his behauiour , all he doo's is Phisick I protest .

Phi.

For heauens sake his name ; good , deare , Phantaste —

Pha.

No , no , no , no , no , no , ( beleeue me ) not for a Million of heauens : I will not make him cheape . Fie —

Exeunt . Phi.

There is a Nymph too of a most curious and elaborate straine , light , all motion , an Vbiquitary , she is euery where , Phantaste —

Mer.

Her very name speakes her ; let her passe . But are these ( Cupid ) the starres of Cynthias Court ? doe these Nymphs attend vpon Diana ?

Cup.

They are in her Court ( Mercury ) but not as Starres ; these neuer come in the presence of Cynthia : the Nimphes that make her traine , are the diuine Arete , Timae , Phronesis , Thauma , and others of that high sort . These are priuately brought in by Moria in this licencious time , against her knowledge ; and ( like so many Meteors ) will vanish when shee appeares .

SCENA . 5. Prosaites . Gelaia . Cos. Mercury . Cupid . Pro. Cant. COme follow me my Wagges , and say as I say . There 's no ritches but in Ragges ; hey day , hey day ; You that professe this art . Come away ; come away : And helpe to beare a part . Hey day ; hey day . Beare-wards , & Blackingmē . Corne-cutters , and Carmen . Sellers of mar-king stones . Gatherer's vp of Marow-bones Pedlers , and Puppit-players . Sow-gelders , and Sooth-saiers . Gipsies and Taylers , Rat-catchers and Raylers , Beadles , and Ballad-singers . Fidlers , and Fadingers . Thomalins , and Tinkers . Scauengers , and Skinkers . There goes the Hare away . Hey day , Hey day . Bawds and blinde Doctors . Paritors , and spittle Proctors . Chymists , and Cuttlebungs . Hookers , and Horne-thums . With all cast commaunders . turnd Post-knights , or Pandars . Iuglers , and Iesters . Beggars rime . Borrowers of Testers . And all the troope of trash That're allied to the lash , Come , and Ioyne with your lags Shake vp your muscle-bags . For Beggary beares the sway , Then singe cast care away , Hey day , hey day . Mer.

What ? those that were our fellow Pages but now , so soone prefer'd to be Yeomen of the Bottles ? the mistery , the mistery , good wagges ?

Cup.

Some dyet drinke , they haue the guard of .

Pro.

No Sir , we are going in quest of a strange Fountaine , lately found out .

Cup.

By whome ?

Cos.

My Maister or the great discouerer , Amorphus .

Mer.

Thou hast well intitled him Cos , for he will discouer all he knowes .

Gelaia .

I and a little more too , when the spirit is vpon him .

Prost. .

O the good trauelling Gentleman yonder , ha's causd such a drought i' the Presence , with reporting the wonders of this new water ; that all the Ladies , and Gallants lie languishing vpon the Rushes , like so many pounded Cattle i' the midste of Haruest , sighing one to another , and gasping , as if each of them expected a Cock from the Fountaine , to be brought into his mouth : and ( without we returne quickly ) they are all ( as a youth would say ) no better then a few Trowts cast a shore , or a dish of Eeles in a Sand-bag .

Mer.

Wel then , you were best dispatch & haue a care of them , Come Cupid , thou and I le goe peruse this drye wonder .

Finis Actus Secundi .
ACTVS TERTIVS .
SCENA . 1. Amorphus . Asotus . Amor.

Sir , let not this discountenance , or dis-gallant you a whit , you must not sinke vnder the first disaster ; It is with your young Grammattical Courtier , as with your Neophyte-Player , a thing vsuall to be daunted at the first presence , or enter-view : you saw , there was Hedon & Anaides , ( far more practisd gallants then your selfe ) who were both out , to comfort you : It is no disgrace , no more , then for your aduenturous Reueller to fall by some in-auspicious chance in his Galliard , or for some subtill Politician to vndertake the Bastinado , that the State might thinke worthely of him , and respect him as a man well beaten to the world . What ? hath your Tayler prouided the property ( we spake of ) at your Chamber , or no ?

Aso.

I thinke he has .

Amor.

Nay , ( I intreate you ) be not so flat , and melancholique , erect your minde : you shall redeeme this with the Courtship I will teach you against afternoone : Where eate you to day ?

Asot.

Where you please Sir , any where I.

Amor.

Come let vs go and taste some light dinner , A dish of she 'd Caueare , or so , and after you shall practise an hower at your lodging , some fewe formes that I haue remembred ; If you had but ( so farre ) gathered your spirits to you , as to haue taken vp a Rushe ( when you were out ) and wagd it , thus ; or clensde your teeth with it , or but turn'de aside , and fainde some businesse to whisper with your Page , till you had recouer'd your selfe , or but found some slight staine in your stocking , or any other pretty Inuention ( so it had beene suddaine , ) you might haue come off with a most cleare and Courtly grace .

Asot.

A poyson of all , I thinke I was forespoake , I.

Amor.

No , I do partly ayme at the cause ( which was omenous indeed ) for as you enter at the doore , there is oppos'de to you the frame of a Wolfe in the Hangings , which ( your eye taking sodainely ) gaue a false Alarme to the heart ; and that was it call'd your blood out of your face , and so disordred the whole ranke of your spirits : I beseech you labour to forget it .

Exeunt .
SCENA . 2. Hedon . Anaides . Hed.

Heart , was there euer so prosperous an Inuention thus vnluckely peruerted , and spoyld , by a whoore-sonne Book-worme , a Candle-waster ?

Ana.

Nay , be not impatient , Hedon .

Hed.

Slight , I would faine know his name .

Ana.

Hang him poore Grogran Rascall , pr'y thee thinke not of him : I le send for him to my lodging , and ha' him blanketted when thou wilt , man .

Hed.

By gods so ; I would thou couldst . Looke , here he coms . Laugh at him , laugh at him . Ha , ha , ha .

Criticus passeth by . Ana.

Fough , he smels all Lamp-oyle , with studying by Candle-light .

Hedon .

How confidently hee went by vs ; and carelesly ! neuer moou'd ! nor stird at any thing ! Did you obserue him ?

Ana.

I a poxe on him , let him goe , Dormouse : hee is in a dreame now ; He has no other time , to sleepe but thus when he walkes abroade , to take the ayre .

Hed.

Gods pretious , this afflicts me more then all the rest , that we should so particulerly direct our Hate , and Contempt against him ; and he to carry it thus without wound or passion ! t is insufferable .

Anai.

'Slid , ( my deare Enuy ) if , thou but saist the word now , I le vndoe him eternally for thee .

Hedon .

How sweete Anaides ?

Anai.

Marry halfe a score of vs get him in ( one night ) and make him pawne his wit for a supper .

Hed.

Away , thou hast such vnseasonable Iests . By this heauen I wonder at nothing more then our Gentlemen Vshers ; that will suffer a piece of Serge , or Perpetuana , to come into the Presence : me thinkes , they , should ( out of their Experience ) better distinguish the silken disposition of a Courtier , then to let such terrible course Rags mixe with 'hem , able to fret any smooth or gentile Society to the threds , with their rubbing Deuises .

Ana.

Damne me , if I should aduenture on his company once more , without a sute of Buffe , to defend my wit : he do's nothing but stabbe the slaue : how mischeiuously he crost thy deuise of the Prophesie there ? And Moria she comes without her Muffe too ; and there my inuention was lost .

Hed.

Well , I am resolu'd , what I le do .

Ana.

What , my good spirituous Sparke ?

Hed.

Marry , speake all the venome I can of him ; and poyson his reputation in euery place where I come .

Ana.

'Fore god most Courtly .

Hed.

And if I chance to be present where any question is made of his sufficiencies , or of any thing he hath done priuate or publique ; I le censure it slightly , and ridiculously —

Ana.

At any hand beware of that , so you may draw your owne iudgement , insuspect ; No , I le instruct thee what thou shalt doe , and by a safer meanes : approue any thing thou hearst of his , to the receiud opinion of it ; but if it be extraordinary , giue it from him to some other , whome thou more particulerly affectst , that 's the waye to plague him , and hee shall neuer come to defend himselfe : Sblood , I le giue out all he dos is dictated from other men : and sweare it too ( if thou 'lt ha' me ) and that I know the time , and place , where he stoale it : though my soule be guilty of no such thing ; and that I thinke out of my hart , he hates such barren shifts ; yet to doe thee a pleasure and him a disgrace , I le damne my selfe , or do any thing .

Hed.

Gramercies my deare Deuill : wee le put it seriouslie in practise , I faith .

Exeunt .
SCENA . 3. Criticus . Crit. Do good Detraction , do : and I the while Shall shake thy spight off with a carelesse smile . Poore pitteous Gallants , what leane idle sleights Their thoughts suggest to flatter their steru'd Hopes ! As if I knew not how to entertaine These Straw-deuises ; but of force must yeeld To the weake stroake of their calumnious tongues . Why should I care what euery Dor doth buzze , In credulous eares ? it is a Crowne to me , That the best iudgements can report me wrong'd ; Them Liars ; and their slanders impudent . Perhaps ( vpon the rumor of their speeches ) Some grieued friend will whisper , Criticus , Men speake ill of thee : So they be ill men , If they spake worse , t were better : For of such To be disprais'd , is the most perfect praise . What can his Censure hurt me , whom the world Hath censur'd vile before me ? If good Chrestus , Euthus , or Phronimus , had spoake the words , They would haue moou'd me ; & I should haue cal'd My thoughts and Actions to a strict accompt Vpon the hearing : But when I remember T is Hedon and Anaides : Alasse , then , I thinke but what they are , and am not stir'd : The one , a light voluptuous Reueller , The other a strange arrogating Puffe , Both impudent , and ignorant enough ; That talke ( as they are wont ) not as I merit ; Traduce by Custome , as most Dogs do barke , Do nothing out of iudgment , but disease ; Speake ill , because they neuer could speake well : And who 'ld be angry with this race of Creatures ? What wise Phisitian haue we euer seene Moou'd with a frantique man ? the same affects That he doth beare to his sicke Patient , Should a right minde carry to such as these : And I do count it a most rare Reuenge , That I can thus ( with such a sweet neglect ) Pluck from them all the pleasure of their Mallice . For that 's the marke of all their enginous drifts , To wound my Patience ( how soe're they seeme To ayme at other obiects ) which if mist , Their Enuy 's like an Arrow shot vpright , That in the fall endangers their owne heads .
SCENA . 4. Arete . Criticus . Aret. What Criticus ? where haue you spent the day , You haue not visited your iealous friends ? Crit. Where I haue seene ( most honor'd Arete , ) The strangest Pageant , fashion'd like a Court , ( At least I dreamp't I saw it ) so diffus'd , So painted , pyed , and full of Raine-bow straines ; As neuer yet ( eyther by Time , or Place ) Was made the foode to my distasted Sence : Nor can my weake imperfect Memory Now render halfe the formes vnto my tongue , That were conuolu'd within this thrifty Roome . Here , stalkes me by , a proud , and spangled Sir , That lookes three handfuls higher then his fore-top ; Sauors himselfe alone , is only kind And louing to himselfe : One that will speake More darke and doubtfull then sixe oracles ; Salutes a friend , as if he had a stitch , Is his owne Chronicle , and scarce can eate For registring himselfe ; is waited on , By Mimiques , Iesters , Pandars , Parasites , And other such like Prodigies of men . He past ; there comes some subtill Proteus : One Can change , and vary with all formes he sees ; Be any thing but honest ; serues the time ; Houers betwixt two factions , and explores The drifts of both ; which ( with crosse face ) he beares To the deuided heads , and is receiu'd With mutuall grace of eyther : One that dares Do deeds worthy the Hurdle , or the Wheele , To be thought some body ; and is ( in sooth ) Such as the Satyrist points truly foorth , Criminibus debent hortos , praetoria , mensas : Aret. You tell vs wonders Criticus . Crit. Tut , this is nothing . There stands a Neophyte , glazing of his face , Against his Idoll enters ; and repeats , ( Like an vnperfect Prologue , at third Musique ) His part of speeches , and confederate Iests In passion to himselfe ; Another sweares His Scene of Courtship ouer , and then seemes As he would kisse away his hand in kindnesse ; A third , is most in Action ; swims , and frisks , Playes with his mistresse paps , salutes her pomps ; Will spend his Patrimonie for a Garter , Or the least fether in her bounteous Fanne : A fourth , he onely comes in for a Mute , Diuides the Act with a dumbe shew , and Exit , Then must the Ladies laugh : streight comes their Scene ; A sixth times worse Confusion then the Rest. Where you shall heare one talke of this mans Eye ; Another of his Lip , a third , his Nose ; A fourth commend his Leg , a fifth his Foote , A sixth his Hand , and euery one a lim ; That you would thinke the poore distorted Gallant Must there expire : Then fall they in discourse Of Tires , and Fashions ; how they must take place : Where they may kisse ; and whom : when to sit down ; And with what grace to rise : if they salute , What curtesie they must vse ; such Cob-web stuffe , As would enforce the commonst sence abhorre Th' Arachnean workers . Aret. Patience Criticus . This knot of Spiders will be soone dissolu'd , And all their webbes swept out of Cynthias Court , When once her glorious Deity appeares , And but presents it selfe in her full light : Till when , goe in : and spend your howers with vs Your honor'd friends Timae , and Phronesis , In contemplation of our Goddesse name : Thinke on some sweet , and choyse Inuention now , ( Worthy her serious , and illustrous Eyes ) That from the merit of it we may take Desier'd occasion to prefer your worth , And make your seruice knowne to Cynthia : It is the pride of Arete to grace Her studious louers ; and ( in scorne of Time , Enuy , and Ignorance ) to lift their state Aboue a vulgar height . True Happinesse Consists not in the multitude of friends , But in the worth , and choyse ; Nor would I haue Vertue , a popular Reguard pursew ; Let them be good that loue me , though but few . Crit. I kisse thy hands , diuinest Arete , And vowe my selfe to thee , and Cynthia . Exeunt .
SCENA . 5. Amorphus . Asotus . Amo.

A little more forward ; So Sir . Now goe in , dis-cloake your selfe , and come forth . Taylor ; bestow thy absence vpon vs ; and be not prodigall of this secret , but to a deare Customer . T is wel enter'd Sir . Stay you come on too fast ; your Pace is too impetuous . Imagine this to be the Pallace of your Pleasure , or Place where your Lady is pleas'd to be seene : First you present your selfe thus ; and spying her you fall off , and walke some two turnes ; in which time it is to be suppos'd your Passion hath sufficiently whited your Face ? then ( stifling a sigh or two , and closing your lippes ) with a trembling boldnesse , and bolde terror ; you aduance your selfe forward . Try thus much I pray you .

Asot.

Yes Sir , ( pray god I can light on it ) Here I come in you say : and present my selfe ?

Amor.

Good .

Asot.

And then I spy her , and walke off ?

Amor.

Very good .

Asot.

Now sir I stiffle , and aduance forward ?

Amor.

Trembling .

Asot.

Yes Sir , trembling . I shal do it better when I come to it . And what must I speake now ?

Amor.

Mary you shall say ; Deare Beauty , or sweete Honor , or by what other title you please to remember her ) me thinkes you are Melancholy . This is if she be alone now and discompanied .

Asot.

Well Sir , I le enter againe ; her title shall be My deare Lindabrides .

Amor.

Lindabrides ?

Asot.

I Sir , the Emperour Alicandro's Daughter , and the Prince Meridians sister ( in the Knight of the Sunne ) she should haue been married to him , but that the Princesse Claridiana —

Amor.

O you betray your reading .

Asot.

Nay sir , I haue read History : I am a little Humanitian . Interrupt me not , good Sir . My deare Lindabrides , My deare Lindabrides , My deare Lindabrides , me thinkes you are Melancholy .

Amor.

I , and take her by the Rosie-fingerd hand .

Asot.

Must I so ? O : My deare Lindabrides , me thinkes you are Melancholie .

Amor.

Or thus Sir . All variety of diuine pleasures , choyse sports , sweete Musique , rich Fare , braue Attires , soft Beds , & silken thoughts , attend this deare Beauty .

Asot.

Beleeue me that 's prerty : All varietie of diuino pleasures , choyse sports , sweet Musique , rich Fare , braue Attires , soft Beds , and silken thoughts , attend this deare Beauty .

Amor.

And then , offring to kisse her hand , if she shall coyly recoyle , and signifie your repulse ; you are to re-enforce your selfe with , More then most faire Lady ; let not the Rigor of your iust disdaine thus coursly censure of your seruants zeale : and ( with-all ) protest her , To be the onely , and absolute vn-paraleld Creature , you do adore , and admire , and respect , and reuerence , in this Court , Corner of the world , or Kingdome .

Asot.

This is hard by my faith : I le begin it all againe .

Amor.

Do so , and I will Act it for your Lady .

Asot.

Will you vouchsafe sir ? All varietie of diuine pleasures , choise Sports , sweete Musique , rich Fare , braue Attire , soft Beds , and silken thoughts , attend this deare Beauty .

Amor.

So Sir , pray you a way .

Asot.

More then most faire Lady , let not the Rigor of your iust disdaine , thus coursly censure of your seruants zeale . I protest you are the only and absolute vn-aparailed —

Amo.

Vn-paraleld .

Asot.

Vn-paraleld Creature , I do adore , and admire , and respect , and reuerence , in this Court , Corner of the world , or kingdome .

Amor.

This is if shee abide you : But now ; put case shee should be Passant when you enter , as thus : you are to frame your Gate ther'after , and call vpon her : Lady , Nimph , Sweete Refuge , Starre of our Court : Then if shee be Guardant , here : you are to come on , and ( laterally disposing your selfe , ) sweare by her blushing and well coulored cheeke : the bright dye of her hayre , her Iuorie teeth , or some such white and Innocent oath , to induce you . If Reguardant ; then , maintein your station , Briske , and Irpe , shew the supple motion of your plyant body : but ( in chiefe ) of your knee , and hand , which cannot but arride her proude Humor exceedingly .

Asot.

I conceiue you sir , I shall performe all these things in good time , I doubt not , they do so hit me .

Amo.

Well Sir , I am your Lady ; make vse of any of these beginnings , or some other out of your owne inuention : and prooue how you can holde vp , and follow it . Say , Say .

Asot.

Yes Sir : my deare Lindabrides .

Amo.

No , you affect that Lindabrides too much : And ( let me tell you ) it is not so Courtly . Your Pedant should prouide you some parcels of French , or some pretty Commodity of Italian to commence with , if you would be exotick , and exquisite .

Asot.

Yes Sir , he was at my lodging t'other morning , I gaue him a Doublet .

Amo.

Double your beneuolence , and giue him the Hose too ; cloathe you his body , hee will helpe to apparaile your minde . But now , see what your proper Genius can performe alone , without adiection of any other Minerua .

Asot.

I comprehend you sir.

Amo.

I do stand you Sir : fall backe to your first place . Good ; passing well : Very properly pursewd .

Asot.

Beautifull , ambiguous , and sufficient Lady . What are you all alone .

Amo.

We would be Sir , if you would leaue vs .

Asot.

I am at your beauties appointment : bright Angell ; but —

Amo.

What but ?

Asot.

No harme , more then most faire feature .

Amo.

That touch relished well .

Asot.

But I protest .

Amo.

And why should you protest ?

Asot.

For good will ( deare esteem'd Madam ) and I hope your Ladiship will so conceiue of it : If euer you haue seene great TAMBERLAINE .

Amor.

O that Blanke was excellent : if you could pick out more of these Play-particles , and ( as occasion shall salute you ) embroyder or damaske your discourse with them ( perswade your soule ) it would iudiciouslye commend you : Come , this was a well-dischar'gd and auspicious Bout : prooue the second .

Asot.

Lady , I cannot swagger it in Black and Yellow .

Amo.

Why if you can Reuell it in White Sir , 't is sufficient .

Asot.

Say you so Sweete Lady ? Lan , tede de , de , dant , dant , dant , dante , &c. No ( in good faith ) Madame , whoseuer tould your Ladyship so , abus'd you ; but I would be glad to meete your Ladiship in a measure .

Amor.

Me Sir ? beelike you measure me by your selfe then ?

Asot.

Would I might Fayre Feature .

Amor.

And what were you the better , if you might ?

Asot.

The better it please you to aske , Fayre Lady .

Amo.

Why this was rauishing , and most acutely continew'd ; Well , spend not your humor too much , you haue now competently exercised your Conceipt : This ( once or twise a day ( wil render you an accomplisht , elaborate , and well leueled Gentleman ; conuay in your Courting-stock , wee will ( in the heate of this ) goe visite the Nymphs Chamber .

Finis Actus tertij .
ACTVS QVARTVS .
SCENA . 1. Phantaste . Philautia . Argurion . Moria . Cupid . Phan.

I would this water would arriue once our trauayling friend so commended to vs .

Arg.

So would I , for he has left all vs in trauaile , with expectation of it .

Pha.

Pray Ioue , I neuer rise from this Couch , if euer I thirsted more for a thing , in my whole time of being a Courtier .

Phi.

Nor I , I le be sworne ; the very mention of it sets my lippes in a worse heate , then if he had sprinkled them with Mercury . Reach me the glasse Sirah .

Cup.

Heere Lady .

Mor.

They do not peele sweete charge ? do they ?

Phi.

Yes a little Guardian .

Mor.

O 't is a imminent good signe . Euer when my lippes do so , I am sure to haue some delicious good drinke or other approaching .

Arg.

Mary & this may be good for vs Ladies : for ( it seemes ) t is far-fet by their stay .

Moria .

My pallat for yours ( deare Honor ) it shall prooue most elegant I warrant you : O , I do fancie this geare that s long a comming , with an vnmeasurable strayne .

Pha.

Pray thee sit downe Philautia , that Rebatu beecoms thee singularly .

Phi.

Is t not queynt ?

Pha.

Yes faith : me thinkes thy seruent Hedon is nothing so obsequious to thee , as he was wont to be ; I know not how , Hee 's growne out of his Garbe a-late , hee 's warp't ,

Mor.

In truenesse , and so me thinkes too , he 's much conuerted .

Phi.

Tut ; let him bee what he will , 't is an Animall I dreame not of . This tire ( me thinkes ) makes me looke very Ingenuously , quick , and spirited : I should be some Laura , or some Delia me thinkes .

Mor.

As I am wise ( faire honors ) that title she gaue him , to be her Ambition , spoild him : Before , he was the most propitious , and obseruant young Nouice . —

Pha ,

No , no ; you are the whole heauen awry Guardian , t is the swaggering tilt-horse Anaides drawes with him there , has beene the diuerter of him .

Phi.

For Cupids sake speake no more of him ; would I might neuer dare to looke in a Mirror againe , if I respect ere a Marmaset of them all , otherwise , then I would a Fether , or my Shittle-cock , to make sport with , now and then .

Pha.

Come sit downe ; troath ( and you be good Beauties ) lets run ouer 'hem all now : Which is the properst man amongst them ? I say the Trauailer , Amorphus .

Phi.

O fie on him : he lookes like a Dutch Trumpetter i' the battell of Lepanto , in the gallery yonder ; and speakes to the tune of a country Lady , that comes euer i' the rere ward , or traine of a Fashion .

Mor.

I should haue iudgement , in a feature sweet Beauties .

Pha.

A body would thinke so , at these yeares .

Mor.

And I prefer another now , farre before him , A million at least .

Pha.

Who might that be Guardian ?

Mor.

Mary ( faire Charge ) Anaides .

Pha.

Anaides ? you talk't of a tune Philautia , there s one speakes in a Key : like the opening of some Iustices gate , or a Post-Boyes horne , as if his voyce fear'd an Arrest for some ill words it should giue , and were loath to come forth .

Phi.

I , and he has a very imperfect face .

Pha.

Like a squeez'd Orenge , sower , sower .

Phi.

His Hand 's too great to ; by at least a strawes breadth .

Pha.

Nay he has a woorse fault then that too .

Phi.

A long heele ?

Pha .

That were a fault in a Lady rather then him : No , they say he puts of the Calues of his legges with his Stockings euery night .

Phi.

Out vpon him : turne to another of the Pictures for Gods sake . What saies Argurion ? whom do's she commend afore the rest ?

Cupid .

I hope I haue instructed her sufficiently for an answere .

Mor.

Troth I made the motion to her Lady-ship for one to day i' the Presence , but it appear'd shee was other wayes furnisht before ; She would none .

Pha.

Who was that Argurion ?

Mor.

Mary the little , poore , plaine Gentleman i' the black there .

Pha.

Who ? Criticus ?

Arg.

I , I , he ; A fellow that no body so much as lookt vpon , or regarded , and she would haue had me done him particuler grace .

Pha.

That was a true trick of your selfe Moria , to perswade Argurion affect the scholler .

Arg.

Tut ; but she shal be no chooser for me . In good faith I like the Citizens sonne there Asotus , mee thinkes , none of them all come neare him .

Pha.

Not Hedon ?

Arg.

Hedon , in troth no. Hedon's a pretty slight Courtier , and he weares his clothes well , and sometimes in fashion ; marry his face is but indifferent , and he has no such excellent body . No ; th' other is a most delicate youth , a sweete face , a streight body , a well proportion'd legge , and foote , a white hand , a tender voyce .

Phi.

How now Argurion ?

Pha.

O you should haue let her alone , she was bestowing a Coppy of him vpon vs .

Phi.

Why she doates more palpably vpon him , then ere his Father did vpon her .

Pha.

Beleeue me , the young gentleman deserues it ; if she could doate more t' were not amisse : He is an exceeding proper youth , and would haue made a most neate Barber-surgeon , if he had beene put to it in time .

Phi.

Say you so ? me thinkes , he lookes like a Taylor already .

Pha.

I , that had said on one of his Customers suites .

Arg.

Wel Ladyes , Iest on : the best of you both would be glad of such a seruant .

Mor.

I , I le be sworne would they : Go to Beauties , make much of Time , and Place , and Occasion , and Opportunity , and Fauorites , and things that belong to them ; for I le ensure you , they will all relinquish ; they cannot endure aboue another yeere ; I know it out of future experience , and therefore take exhibition , and warning : I was once a Reueller my selfe , and though I speake it ( as mine owne Trumpet ) I was then esteemd —

Phi.

The very Marchpane of the Court I warrant ?

Pha.

And all the Gallants came about you like flies , did they not ?

Mor.

Go to ; they did somewhat , that 's no matter now . Here comes Hedon .

SCENA . 2. Hedon . Anaides . Mercury . Phantaste . Philautia . Moria . Argurion . Cupid . Hed.

Saue you sweete and cleare beauties : By the spirit that mooues in me , you are almost pleasingly bestow'd Ladies . Only , I can take it for no good Omen , to finde mine Honor so deiected .

Phi.

You need not feare Sir , I did of purpose humble my selfe against your comming , to decline the pride of my Ambition .

Hed.

Fayre Honor , Ambition dares not stoope ; but if it be your sweet pleasure , I shall loose that Title ; I will ( as I am Hedon ) apply my selfe to your bounties .

Phi.

That were the next way to distitle my selfe of Honor : O no , rather be still Ambitious I pray you .

Hed.

I will be any thing that you please , whilst it pleaseth you to be your selfe Lady . Sweete Phantaste , Deare Moria , most beautifull Argurion . —

Anai.

Farewell Hedon .

Hed.

Anaides , Stay : wether go you ?

Anai.

'Slight , what should I do here ? and you engrose them all for your owne vse , 't is time for me to seeke out .

Hed.

I engrose 'hem ? Away mischiefe , this is one of your extrauagant Iests now , because I began to salute 'hem by their names —

Anai.

Faith you might haue spar'de vs Madame Prudence the Guardian there , though you had more couetously aymde at the rest .

Hed.

‛ Shart , take 'hem all man ; what speake you to me of ayming or Couetous ?

Anai.

I , say you so ? nay then , haue at 'hem : Ladies , heer 's one hath distinguish'd you by your names already ; It shall onely become me , to aske ; How you doe ?

Hed.

Gods so , was this the disseigne you trauel'd with ?

Pha.

Who answers the Brazen head ? it spoke to some body ?

Anai.

Lady Wisedome , do you Interprete for these puppets ?

Mor.

In truth , and sadnesse ( Honors ) you are in great offence for this ; goe too , the Gentleman ( I le vndertake with him ) is a man of faire liuing , and able to maintaine a Lady in her two Coaches a day , besides Pages , Munkeys , and Parachitos , with sutch attendants as she shall thinke meete for her turne ; and therefore there is more respect requirable , how soeuer you seeme to conniue : Hearke you Sir , let me discourse a sillable with you . I am to say to you , these Ladyes are not of that close , and open behauiour , as happily you may suspend ; their Cariadge is well knowne to be such as it should be , both gentle and extraordinary .

Mor.

O here comes the other Payre .

SCENA . 3. Amorphus . Asotus . Hedon . Anaides . Mercurie . Cupid . Phantaste . Philautia . Argurion . Moria . Amor.

That was your Fathers Loue , the Nymph Argurion . I would haue you direct all your Courtship thither , if you could but endeare your selfe to her affection , you were eternally engallanted .

Asot.

In truth Sir ? pray Phoebus I prooue fauorsome in her fayre eyes .

Amor.

All diuine mixture , and encrease of beauty , to this bright Beuy of Ladyes ; and to the male - Courtiers Complement , and Courtesie .

Hed.

In the behalfe of the Males , I gratefie you Amorphus .

Phan.

And I of the Females .

Amor.

Succinctly spoken : I doe vale to both your thanks , and kisse them ; but primarily to yours , Most ingenious , acute , and polite Lady .

Phi.

Gods my life , how he do's all to be qualifie her ! Ingenious , Acute , and Polite ? as if there were not others in place , as Ingenious , Acute , and Polite , as she .

Hed.

Yes , but you must know Lady , he cannot speake out of a Dictionary method .

Phan.

Sit downe sweete Amorphus . When will this water come thinke you ?

Amor.

It cannot now be long fayre Lady .

Cup.

Now obserue Mercury .

Asot.

How most Ambiguous beauty ? Loue you ? that I will by this Hand-kercher .

Mer.

'Slid he drawes his oathes out of his pocket .

Arg.

But will you be constant ?

Asotus .

Constant Madame ? I will not say for Constantnesse , but by this Pursse ( which I would bee loath to sweare by , vnlesse 't were embroyder'd ) I protest ( more then most fayre Lady ) you are the onely , absolute and vn-paraleld Creature , I do adore , and admire , and respect , and reuerence in this Court , Corner of the world , or Kingdome , Me thinkes you are Melancholy .

Arg.

Do's your heart speake all this ?

Asot.

Say you ?

Mer.

O he is groaping for another oath .

Asot.

Now by this Watch ( I marle how forward the day is ) I do vnfaignedly vowe my selfe ( 'Slight 't is deeper then I tooke it , past fiue ) your's entirely addicted , Madame .

Arg.

I require no more dearest Asotus , hence-forth let me call you mine ; and in remembrance of me , voutchsafe to weare this Chaine , and this Diamond .

Asot.

O god sweete Lady .

Cup.

There are new oathes for him : what ? dooth Hermes taste no Alteration in all this ?

Mer.

Yes , thou hast strooke Argurion enamour'd on Asotus methinkes ?

Cup.

Alasse no ; I am no body , I : I can do nothing in this disguise .

Mercu.

But thou hast not wounded any of the rest , Cupid ?

Cup.

Not yet : it is enough that I haue begunne so prosperously .

Arg.

Tut , these are nothing to the Gems I will howerly bestow vpon thee : be but faithfull and kinde to me , and I will lade thee with my richest bounties : beholde here my Bracelets from mine Armes .

Asot.

Not so good Lady , By this Diamond .

Arg.

Take 'hem ; weare 'hem : my Iewels , Chaine of Pearle , Pendants , all I haue .

Asot.

Nay then , by this Pearle You make me a Wanton .

Cup.

Shall not she answere for this , to mainteine him thus in swearing ?

Mer.

O , no , there is away to weane him from this : the Gentleman may be reclaim'd .

Cup.

I , if you had the ayring of his apparell Cosse , I thinke .

Asot.

Louing ? 't were pitty I should be liuing else , beleeue me . Saue you Sir . Saue you sweete Lady , Saue you Mounsieur Anaides ; Saue you deare Madame .

Ana.

Doo'st thou knowe him that saluted thee , Hedon ?

Hedon .

No , some idle Fungoso I warrant you .

Ana.

'Sbloud , I neuer saw him till this morning , and he salutes me as familiarly , as if we had knowne together , since the first yeare of the siege of Troy .

Amor.

A most right-handed , and auspicious encounter . Confine your selfe to your fortunes .

Phi.

For gods sake let s haue some Riddles or Purposes ; hough .

Pha.

No faith , your Prophecies are best , the 'tother are stale .

Phi.

Prophecies ? wee cannot all sit in at them ; we shall make a confusion : no ; what calde you that we had in the forenoone ?

Pha.

Substantiues , and Adiectiues . Is t not Hedon ?

Phi.

I that , who begins ?

Pha.

I haue thought ; speake your Adiectiues Sirs ?

Phi.

But doe not you change then .

Pha.

Not I , Who sayes ?

Mor.

Odoriferous .

Phi.

Popular .

Arg.

Humble .

Anai.

White-liuer'd .

Hedon .

Barbarous .

Amor.

Pythagoricall .

Hedon .

Yours Signior .

Asot.

What must I doe Sir ?

Amor.

Giue foorth your Adiectiue with the rest ; as Prosperous , Good , Faire , Sweete , Well .

Hed.

Any thing that hath not bin spoken .

Asot.

Yes Sir : Well-spoken shall be mine .

Pha.

What ? ha you all doone .

Omnes .

I.

Pha.

Then the Substantiue is Breeches . Why Odoriferous Breeches Guardian ?

Mor.

Odoriferous , because Odoriferous : that which containes most variety of sauor , and smell , we say is most Odoriferous : now Breeches I presume are incident to that variety , and therefore , Odoriferous Breeches .

Pha.

Well , we must take it howsoeuer , who 's next . Philautia .

Phi.

Popular .

Pha.

Why Popular Breeches ?

Phi.

Mary that is , when they are not content to be generally noted in Court ; but will presse footth on common Stages , and Brokers stalls , to the publique view of the world .

Pha.

Good : why Humble Breeches ? Argurien .

Arg.

Humble , because they vse to be sat vpon ; besides if you tye 'hem not vp , their propertie is to fall downe about your heeles .

Mer.

Shee has worne the Breeches it seemes which haue done so .

Phan.

But why White-liuerd ?

Anai.

Why ? ' Sharte are not their linings white ? besides , when they come in swaggering company , and will pocket vp any thing ; may they not properly bee said to bee White-liuerd ?

Phan.

O yes , wee cannot deny it . And why Barbarous , Hedon ?

Hedon .

Barbarous , because commonly when you haue worne your Breeches sufficiently , you giue them to your Barbar .

Amor.

That 's good : but now Pythagoricall ?

Pha.

I , Amorphus . Why Pythagoricall Breeches ?

Amor.

O most kindly of all , 't is a conceit of that Fortune ; I am bould to hug my braine for .

Phan.

How is t , Exquisite Amorphus ?

Amor.

O I am rapt with it , 't is so fit , so proper , so happy .

Phi.

Nay doe not rack vs thus ?

Amor.

I neuer truly relisht my selfe before . Giue me your eares . Breeches Pythagoricall , by reason of their transmigration into seuerall shapes .

Moria .

Most rare in sweete troth . Mary this young Gentleman , for his Well-spoken —

Phan.

I , why Well-spoken Breeches ?

Asot.

Well-spoken : mary well-spoken , because whatsoeuer they speake is well taken , and whatsoeuer is well taken , is well-spoken .

Moria .

Excellent : beleeue me .

Asot.

Not so Ladyes neither .

Hedon .

But why Breeches now ?

Phan.

Breeches quasi Beare-riches ; when a gallant beares all his Ritches in his Breeches .

Phi.

In good faith these vnhappy Pages , would be whipt for staying thus .

Moria .

Beshrew my hand , and my hart else .

Amor.

I do wonder at their protraction .

Anai.

Pray God my whore haue not discouer'd her selfe to the raskally Boyes , and that be the cause of their stay .

Asot.

I must sute my selfe with another Page ; this idle Prosaites will neuer be brought to waite well .

Mor.

Sir I haue a kinseman I could willingly wish to your seruice , if you would deigne to accept of him .

Asot.

And I shal be glad ( most sweet Lady ) to imbrace him ; where is he ?

Mor.

I can fetch him Sir , but I would be loath to make you turne away your other Page .

Asot.

You shall not most sufficient Lady , I will keepe both : pray you let s go see him .

Exeunt . Arg.

Whether goes my Loue ?

Asot.

I le returne presently ; I go but to see a Page with this Lady .

Anaid.

As sure as Fate 't is so ; shee ha's opened all : A poxe of all Cocatrices . Damne mee if shee haue playde loose with me , I le cut her throate within a hayres bredth , so it may be heald againe .

Exit . Mercu.

What is he Iealous of his Hermaphrodite ?

Cup.

O I , this will be excellent sporte .

Phi.

Phantaste , Argurion , what ? you are sodainly stroake me thinkes ; for Gods will let s ha' some Musique till they come . Ambition reach the Lyra I pray you .

Hedon .

Any thing to which my Honor shall direct me .

Phi.

Come Amorphus ; cheare vp Phantaste .

Amor.

It shall be my pride faire Lady to attempt all that is in my power . But heere is an Instrument that ( alone ) is able to infuse soule in the most melancholique , and dull disposde Creature vpon earth ; O! let me kisse thy faire knees : Beauteous eares attend it .

Hedon .

Will you haue the Kisse Honor. .

Phi.

I good Ambition .

Ode . O That Ioy so soone should wast ! or so sweet a blisse as a Kisse , Might not for euer last ! So sugred , so melting , so soft , so delicious , The dew that lyes on Roses , When the Morne her selfe discloses , is not so pretious : O , rather then I would it smother , Were I to taste such another ; It should be my wishing That I might dye kissing . Hedon .

I made this Ditty and the Note to it vpon a kisse that my Honor gaue me ; how like you it Sir .

Amor.

A pretty Ayre ; in generall I like it well . But in particuler , your long die-Note did arride me most , but it was somwhat too long : I can shew one , almost of the same nature , but much before it , and not so long ; in a Composition of mine owne : I thinke I haue both the Note , and Ditty about me .

Hed.

Pray you Sir see .

Amor.

Yes there is the Note ; and all the parts if I mis-thinke not . I will reade the Ditty to your Beauties here , but first I am to make you familiar with the occasion , which presents it selfe thus . Vpon a time , going to take my leaue of the Emperour , and kisse his great handes ; there being then present , the Kings of Fraunce , and Arragon , the Dukes of Sauoy , Florence , Orleance , Bourbon , Brunswick , the Lantgraue , Count Palatine , all which had seuerally feasted me ; besides infinite more of inferiour persons , as Earles , and others : it was my chance ( the Emperour detain'd by some other affayre ) to waite him the fifth part of an houre , or much nere it . In which time ( retiring my selfe into a Bay-window ) I encountred the Lady Annabel neice to the Empresse , and sister to the king of Arragon ; who ( hauing neuer before eyde me , but onely heard the common report of my Vertue , Learning , and Trauaile ) fell into that extremity of passion , for my loue , that she there immediatly sounded : Phisitians were sent for ; she had to her chamber ; so to her bed ; where ( languishing some few daies ) after many times calling vpon me , with my name in her mouth , she expirde . As that ( I must needes say ) is the onely fault of my Fortune , that as it hath euer bin my hap to be sew'd to by all Ladies , and Beauties where I haue come ; so , I neuer yet soiourn'd , or rested in that place , or part of the world , where some great and admirable faire Creature died not for my loue .

Mer.

O the sweete power of trauaile , are you guilty of this Cupid ?

Cup.

No Mercury ; and that his page ( Cos ) knowes , and he were here present to be sworne .

Phi. But how doth this draw on the Ditty Sir . Mor.

O she is to quick with him ; he hath not deuis'd that yet .

Amor.

Marry some houre beefore shee departed , she bequeath'd to me this Gloue ; which the Emperour himselfe tooke care to send after me , in sixe Coaches , couer'd all with black-veluet , attended by the state of his Empire ; all which he freely gaue me , and I reciprocally ( out of the same bounty ) gaue it to the Lords that brought it : onely reseruing , and respecting , the gift of the deceasde Lady , vpon which I compos'd this Ode , and set it to my most affected Instrument the Lyra.

Ode . THou more then most sweete Gloue , Vnto my more sweete Loue ; Suffer me to store , with kisses This empty lodging , that now misses The pure Rosie hand that ware thee , Whiter then the Kid that bare thee : Thou art soft , but that was softer ; Cupids selfe hath kist it ofter , Then ere he did his mothers Doues , Supposing her the Queene of Loues That was thy Mistris Best of Gloues . Mer.

Blasphemy , Blasphemy Cupid .

Cup.

I , I le reuenge it time inough ; Hermes .

Phi.

Good Amorphus , let 's here it sung .

Amor.

I care not to do that , since it pleaseth Philautia to request it .

Hed.

Heere Sir .

Amor.

Nay play it I pray you , you do well , you do well : how like you it Sir ?

He sings . Hed.

Very well in troath .

Amor.

But very well ? O you are a meere Mammothrept in iudgement then : why do you not obserue how excellently the Ditty is affected in euery place ? that I do not marry a word of short quantity , to a long Note , nor an ascending Sillable to a discending Tone . Besides vpon the worde Best there , you see how I do enter with an odde Minnum , and driue it thorough the Briefe , which no intelligent Musitian ( I know ) but will affirme to bee very rare , extraordinary , and pleasing .

Mer.

And yet not fit to lament the death of a Lady for all this .

Cup.

Tut heere be they will swallow any thing .

Phantast .

Pray you let mee haue a coppy of it Amorphus .

Phi.

And me too , in troath I like it exceedingly .

Amor.

I haue denyed it to Princes , neuerthelesse to you ( the true Female Twinnes of Perfection ) I am wonne to depart withall .

Hed.

I hope I shall haue my Honors coppy .

Pha.

You are Ambitious in that Hedon . Enter Anaides .

Amor.

How now Anaides ? what is it hath coniur'd vp this distemperature in the circle of your face ?

Anai.

'Sblod what haue you to do ? A pox of God o' your filthy trauailing Beard ; hold your tongue .

Hed.

Nay , dost heare mischiefe ?

Anai.

Away Musk-cat .

Amor.

I say to thee : Thou art rude , impudent , course , impolisht ; a Frapler , and base .

Hed.

Heart of my father , what a strange alteration has halfe a yeeres haunting of Ordinaries wrought in this fellow ? that came with a Tuff-taffata Ierkin to Towne but th' other day , and now hee is turn'd Hercules , hee wants but a Club.

Anai.

Sir , I will garter my hose with your guttes ; and that shall be all .

Exit . Mercur.

'Slid what rare fire workes bee heere ? flash , flash .

Pha.

What 's the matter Hedon ? can you tell ?

Hed.

Nothing but that he lacks mony , & thinkes wee le lend him some to be friends .

Enter Asot. Mor. Morus . Asot.

Come sweete Lady , in good truth i le haue it , you shall not deny me ; Morus perswade your Aunt I may haue her picture , by any meanes .

Morus .

Yes Sir : good Aunt now , let him haue it ; he will vse me the better , if you loue me , do good Aunt .

Moria .

Well , tell him he shall haue it .

Morus .

Maister , you shall haue it , she saies ;

Asot.

Shall I ? thanke her good Page .

Cup.

What has he entertaind the Foole ?

Mer.

I , hee le waite close you shall see , though the Begger hang off .

Morus .

Aunt my maister thankes you .

Moria .

Call him hether .

Morus .

Yes : maister .

Moria .

Yes in very truth , and gaue me this Pursse , and he ha's promis'd me a most fine Dog ; which he will haue drawne with my Picture , and desires most vehemently to be knowne to your Ladyshipps .

Pha.

Call him hether , 't is good groping such a Gull .

Moria .

Maister Asotus . Maister Asotus .

Asot.

For Gods sake , let me go : you see , I am call'd to the Ladies .

Argu.

Wilt thou forsake me then ?

Asotus ,

Gods so , what would you haue mee doe ?

Moria .

Come hither maister Asotus ; I do ensure your Ladyships , he is a Gentleman of a very worthy desart ; and of a most bountifull nature . You must shew and insinuate your selfe responsible , and equiualent now to my commendment . Good Honors grace him .

Asot.

I protest ( more then most faire Ladyes ) I doe wish all variety of diuine pleasure , choyse sport , sweete Musique , ritch Fare , braue Attyres , soft Beds , and silken Thoughts , attend these fayre Beauties . Will it please your Ladyship to weare this Chaine of Pearle , and this Diamond for my sake .

Arg.

O.

Asot.

And you Madam this Iewell , and Pendants .

Arg.

O.

Phan.

We know not how to deserue these bounties out of so slight merrit , Asotus .

Phi.

No in faith , but the'r s my Gloue for a fauor .

Phan.

And soone after the Reuels I will bestowe a Garter on you .

Asot.

O Lord Ladyes , it is more grace then euer I could haue hop'd , but that it pleaseth your Ladyships to extend ; I protest it is enough that you but take knowledge of my — if your Ladiships want embroydered Gownes , Tyres of any Fashion , Rebatus , Iewels , or Carkanets , any thing what soeuer ; if you vouchsafe to accept .

Cup.

And for it they will helpe you to Shoo-tyes , and deuises .

Asot.

I cannot vtter my selfe ( Deare Beauties ) but ; you can conceiue —

Arg.

O.

Phan.

Sir we will acknowledge your seruice doubt not ; henceforth you shall be no more Asotus to vs , but our Golde-Finch , and we your Cages .

Hedon .

O God Madams , how shall I deserue this ? if I were but made acquainted with Hedon now ; I le trye : pray you away .

Mer.

How he prayes Money to go away from him .

Asot.

Amorphus , a word with you : heere s a Watch I would bestowe vpon you , pray you make mee knowne to that Gallant .

Amor.

That I will Sir . Mounsieur Hedon I must intreate you to exchange knowledge with this Gentleman .

Hed.

'T is a thing ( next to the water we expect ) I thirste after Sir . Good Mounsieur Asotus .

Asot.

Good Mounsieur Hedon , I would be glad to bee lou'd of men of your Ranke , and spirit , I protest . Please you to accept this payre of Bracelets Sir , they are not worth the bestowing .

Mer.

O Hercules ; how the Gentleman purchases ? this must needes bring Argurion to a consumption .

Hed.

Sir , I shall neuer stand in the merit of such Bounty . I feare .

Asot.

O Lord Sir ; your acquaintance shall be sufficient . And if at any time you neede my Bill or my Bond.

Arg.

O , O.

Argurion swones . Amor.

Helpe the Lady there .

Moria .

Gods deare , Argurion . Madam , how do you ?

Arg.

Sicke .

Phan.

Haue her foorth and giue her ayre .

Asot.

I come againe streight Ladyes .

Mer.

Well , I doubt all the Phisique he ha's , will scarce recouer her ; shee 's too farre spent .

Exeunt Asotus , Morus , Argurion .
SCENA . 4. Anaides . Gelaia . Cos. Prosaites . Philautia . Phantaste . Moria . Amorphus . Hedon . Phi.

O heer 's the Water come : fetche Glasses Page .

Gelaia .

Heart of my body heere s a coyle indeed with your Iealous humors . Nothing but Whore , and Bitch , and all the villanous swaggering names you can thinke on ? 'Slid take your Bottle , and put it in your guttes for me , I le see you poxt ere I follow you any longer ?

Anai.

Nay good Punke , sweete Rascall ; damne me if I am Iealous now .

Gelaia .

That 's true indeed , pray let s goe .

Moria .

What 's the matter there ?

Gelaia .

Slight he has me vpon Intergatories , ( nay my Mother shall know how you vse me ) where I haue beene ? and why I should stay so long ? and how is t possible ? and with-all calles me at his pleasure ; I knowe not how many Cocatrices , and things .

Moria .

In truth and sadnesse , these are no good Epithites

Anaides :

to bestow vpon any Gentlewoman ; and ( I le ensure you ) if I had knowne you would haue dealt thus with my Daughter , she should neuer haue fancied you so deeply , as she has doone . Goe too .

Anai.

Why doe you he●re Mother Moria . Heart .

Moria .

Nay I pray you Sir doe not sweare .

Anai.

Sweare ? why ? Sblood I haue sworne afore now I hope . Both you and your daughter mistake me ; I haue not honor'd Arete that is helde the worthyest Lady in the Court ( next to Cynthia ) with halfe that obseruance and respect , as I haue doone her in priuate , howsoeuer outwardly I haue caried my selfe carelesse and negligent . Come you are a foolish Punke , and know not when you are well employde . Kisse me . Come on . Do it I say .

Moria .

Nay , indeed I must confesse she is apt too misprision . But I must haue you leaue it Minion .

Enter Asotus . Amor.

How now Asotus ? how do's the Lady ?

Asot.

Fayth ill . I haue left my Page with her at her lodging .

Hed.

O heer 's the rarest Water that euer was tasted ; fill him some .

Prosai.

What ? has my Maister a new Page ?

Mer.

Yes a kinsman of the Lady Morias : you must waite better now , or you are casheer'd Prosaites .

Anai.

Come Gallants ; you must pardon my foolish humor , when I am angry , that any thing crosses me , I grow impatient streight . Here I drinke to you .

Phi

O that we had fiue or sixe Bottles more of this liquor .

Pha.

Now I commend your iudgement Amorphus : who 's that knockes ? looke Page .

Moria .

O most delicious , a little of this would make Argurion well .

Pha.

O no giue her no colde drinke by any meanes .

Anai.

Sblood , this water is the spirit of Wine , I le be hangd else .

Cup.

Heeres the Lady Arete Madam .

SCENA . 5. Arete . Phantaste . Philautia . Moria . Anaides . Gelaia . Cos. Prosaites . Amorphus . Asotus . Hedon . Mercury . Cupid . Arete .

What at your Beuer Gallants ?

Moria .

Wilt please your Lady-shipp drinke , t is of the new fountaine water .

Arete .

Not I , Moria ; I thanke you : Gallants you must prouide for some solemne Reuels to night , Cynthia is minded to come foorth , and grace your sports with her presence ; therefore I could wish there were some thing extraordinary to entertaine her .

Amo.

What say you to a Masque ?

Hed.

Nothing better , if the Inuention or Proiect were new and rare .

Arete .

Why , I le send for Criticus , and haue his aduise ; you will be ready in your indeuours ;

Pha.

Yes : but will not your Lady-ship stay ?

Arete .

Not now Phantaste .

Exit . Phi.

Let her go , I pray you ; good Lady Sobriety , I am glad we are rid of her .

Pha.

What a set Face the gentlewoman has , as she were still going to a Sacrifice ?

Phi.

O shee is the extraction of a dozen of Puritans , for a looke .

Moria

Of all Nimphs i' the Court I cannot away with her : 't is the coursest thing —

Phi.

I wounder how Cynthia can affect her so aboue the rest ! Heere be they are euery way as faire as she , and a thought , fayrer , I trow .

Pha.

I , and as ingenious , and conceipted as she .

Moria .

I and as politique as she , for all she sets such a Forehead on 't .

Phi.

Would I were dead if I would change to bee Cynthia .

Pha.

Or I.

Moria .

Or I.

Amor.

And there 's her Minion Criticus ; why his aduise more then Amorphus ? haue I not Inuention , afore him ? Learning , to better that Inuention , aboue him ? and Trauaile . —

Anai.

Death , what talke you of his Learning ? he vnderstands no more then a schoole-Boy ; I haue put him downe my selfe a thousand times ( by this Ayre ) and yet I neuer talkt with him but twise in my life ; you neuer saw his like : I could neuer get him to argue with me , but once , and then because I could not construe a peece of Horace at first sighte , he went awaye and laught at mee . By Gods will , I scorne him , as I do the sodden Nimph that was heere euen now ; his mistris Arete : And I loue my selfe for nothing else .

Hed.

I wonder the Fellow doe's not hang himselfe , being thus scorn'd , and contemn'd of vs that are held the most accomplisht Society of Gallants !

Mer.

By your selues none else .

Hed.

I protest , if I had no Musique in me , no Courtship ; that I were not a Reueller and could daunce , or had not those excellent qualities that giue a man Life , and Perfection , but a meere poore Scholler as he is , I thinke I should make some desperate way with my selfe ; whereas now ( would I might neuer breath more ) if I do know that Creature in this kingdome , with whome I would change .

Cup.

This is excellent : well I must alter this soone .

Mer.

Looke you do Cupid .

Asot.

O I shall tickle it soone ; I did neuer appeare till then . Slid I am the neatliest-made Gallant i' the company , & haue the best presence ; and my dauncing — I know what the Vsher saide to me the last time I was at the schoole ; would I might leade Philautia in the measure , and 'tweere gods will . I am most worthy , I am sure .

Enter Morus . Morus .

Maister I can tell you newes , the Lady kist me yonder , and plaid with me ; and sayes she lou'd you once , as well as she do's me , but that you cast her of .

Asot.

Peace my most esteemed Page .

Morus .

Yes .

Amor.

Gallants , thinke vpon your Time , and take it by the forehead ; Anaides , we must mixe this gentleman with you in acquaintance . Mounsieur Asotus .

Anai.

I am easily intreated to grace any of your friends , Amorphus .

Asot.

Sir , and his friends shall likewise grace you Sir . Nay I begin to know my selfe now .

Amor.

O , you must continue your Bounties .

Asot.

Must I ? why i le giue him this Ruby on my finger .

Hed.

Come Ladies ; but stay we shall want one to Lady it in our Masque in place of Argurion .

Anai.

Why my page shall do it , Gelaia .

Hed.

Troth and he le do it well , it shal be so .

Exeunt . Asot.

Do you heere Sir , I do hartely wish your acquaintance , and I partly know my selfe worthy of it ; please you Sir , to accept this poore Ruby in a Ring Sir . The Poesie is of my owne deuise . Let this blush for me Sir .

Anai.

So it must for me , too . For I am not asham'd to take it .

Exit . Morus .

Sweete man , by my troath maister I loue you ; will you loue me to ? for my Aunts sake ? I le waite well you shall see , I le still be heere . Would I might neuer stirre , but you are in gay clothes .

As●t .

As for that Morus , thou shalt see more here after , in the meane time , by this Ayre , or by this Fether , i le do as much for thee as any Gallant shall do for his Page whatsoeuer , in this Court , corner of the world , or Kingdome .

Exeunt . Mercury .

I wounder this gentleman should affect to keepe a Foole , mee thinkes he makes sport enough with him selfe .

Cup.

Well Prosaites tweere good you did waite closer .

Pro.

I , I le looke to it ; 't is time .

Cos.

Wee are like to haue sumptuous Reuells to night Sirs .

Mer.

We must needes when all the choisest Singularities of the Court are vp in Pantofles , nere a one of them , but is able to make a whole shew of it sel●e .

Hed.

Sirah a Torch , a torch .

Hedon within . Mercury .

O what a call is there ? I will haue a Canzanet made with nothing in it but Strall ; and the Burthen shal be . I come .

Exeunt Omnes .
SCENA . 6. Arete . Criticus . Crit. — . A masque , bright Arete ? Why tweere a labour more for Hercules . Better , and sooner durst I vndertake : To make the different seasons of the Yeere , The Windes , or Elements to sympathize ; Then their vnmeasurable vanity Daunce truely in a measure : They agree ? What though all Concord's borne of Contraries ? So many Follies will confusion prooue . And like a sort of iarring Instruments , All out of tune ; because ( indeed ) we see There is not that Analogy twixt Discords , As betweene things but meerely opposite . Aret. There is your error ; for as Hermes wande Charmes the disorders , of tumultuous Ghosts , And as the strife of Chaos then did cease , When better light then Natures did arriue ; So , what could neuer in it selfe agree , Forgetteth the eccentrick property , And at her sight turnes foorthwith regular , Whose scepter guides the flowing Ocean : And though it did not , yet the most of them ( Being eyther Courtiers , or not wholy rude ) Respect of Maiesty , the Place , and Presence , Will keepe them within Ring ; especially When they are not presented as themselues , But masqu'd like others : for ( in troth ) not so T' incorporate them , could be nothing else Then like a State vngouern'd , without lawes ; or A body made of nothing but diseases ; The one , through impotencie poore , and wretched ; The other for the Anarchy absurd . Crit. But Lady , for the Reuellers themselues ; It would be better ( in my poore conceipt , ) That others were imploy'd ; for such as are Vnfit to be in Cynthias Court , can seeme No lesse vnfit to be in Cynthias sports . Aret. That is not done ( my Criticus ) without Particular knowledge of the Goddesse minde ; Who ( holding true intelligence , what Follyes Had crept into her Pallace ) she resolu'd , Of sports , and Triumphs ; vnder that pretext , To haue them muster in their Pompe and Fulnesse : That so she might more strictly , and to roote , Effect the Reformation she intends . Crit. I now conceiue her heauenly drift in all ; And will apply my spirits to serue thy will : O thou , the very power by which I am ; And but for which , it were in vaine to be ; Chiefe next Diana , Virgin , heauenly fayre , Admired Arete , ( of them admir'd Whose soules are not enkindled by the sence ) Disdeigne not my chast fire , but feed the flame Deuoted truely to thy gracious name . Arete . Leaue to suspect vs : Criticus shall finde As we are now most deare , wee le prooue most kinde . Arete Within . Arete . Harke , I am cald . Exit . Crit. I follow instantly , Phoebus Apollo : if with ancient Rites , And due Deuotions , I haue euer hung Elaborate Paeans on thy golden Shrine , Or sung thy Triumphs in a lofty straine ; Fit for a Theater of Gods to heare : ) And thou the other sonne of mighty Ioue Cyllenian Mercury ( sweete Maias ioye ) If in the busie tumults of the minde , My path thou euer hast illumined : For which , thine Altars I haue oft perfum'de , And deckt thy Statue with discoulored flowers : Now thriue Inuention in this glorious Court , That not of bounty only , but of right , Cynthia may grace , and giue it life by sight . Exit . Finis Actus quarti .
ACTVS QVINTVS .
SCENA . 1. Hesperus . Cynthia . Arete . TymE . Phronesis . Thauma .
Hymnus . Hesp. QVeene and Huntresse , chaste , and fayre , Now the Sunne is layde to sleepe , Seated , in thy siluer Chayre , State in wonted maner keepe : Hesperus intreats thy light , Goddesse excellently bright . Earth , let not thy enuious shade Dare it selfe to interpose ; Cynthias shining Or be was made Heauen to cleare , when day did close : Blesse vs then with wished sight , Goddesse excellently bright . Lay thy Bowe of Pearle apart . And thy Christall-shining Quiuer ; Giue vnto the flying Hart , Space to breath , how short soeuer . Thou , that makst a day of night , Goddesse excellently Bright . Exit .
Cynth. . When hath Diana , like an enuious wretch , That glitters onely to his soothed selfe , Denying to the world the precious vse Of hoorded wealth , with-held her friendly ayde ? Mon'thly we spend our still-repaired shine , And not forbid our Virgin-waxen torch , To burne , and blaze while nutriment doth last : That once consum'd , out of Ioues treasury Anew we take , and stick it in our Spheare To giue the mutinous kinde of wanting men , Their lookt for light . Yet what is their desert ? " Bounty is wrongd , interpreted as due ; " Mortalls can chalenge not a Ray but right , " Yet do exspect the whole of Cynthias light : But if that Deities with-drew their guifts , For humane Follies , what should men deserue But Death and Darknesse ? It behooues the high , For their owne sakes to do things worthely . Arete . Most true , most sacred goddesse ; for the Heauens Receiue no good of all the good they do : Nor Ioue , nor you , nor other heauenly Power , Are fed with Fumes , which do from Incense rise , Or Sacrifices reeking in their gore : Yet for the care which you of mortalls haue , ( Whose proper Good it is , that they be so ; ) You well are pleas'd with Odours redolent : But ignorant is all the Race of men , Which still complaines , not knowing why , or when , Cyn. Else noble Arete , they would notblame , And taxe for or vniust , or for as proud Thy Cynthia , in the things which are indeed The greatest glories in our starry crowne : Such is our Chastity , which safely scornes , Not Loue ( for who more feruently doth loue Immortall Honor , and diuine Renowne ? ) But giddy Cupid , Venus frantick sonne . Yet Arete , if by this vayled light We but discouer'd ( what we not discerne ) Any the least of imputations , stand Ready to sprinkle our vnspotted fame , With note of lightnesse , from these Reuels neare : Not , for the Empire of the Vniuerse Should Night or Court , this whatsoeuer shine Or grace of ours , vnhappely enioy . " Place , and Occasion are two priuy Thieues ; " And from poore innocent Ladies , often steale " ( The best of things ) an honourable Name : " To stay with Follyes , or where Faults may be , " Infers a Crime , although the party free . Aret. How Cynthianly ( that is how worthely And like her selfe ) the matchlesse Cynthia speakes ! Infinite Iealousies , infinite Reguards , Do watch about the true virginity : But Phoebe liues from all not onely fault , But as from thought , so from suspicion free , " Thy Presence broad-seales our delights for pure , " What 's done in Cynthias sight , is done secure . Cynt. That then so answer'd ( Dearest Arete ) What th' Argument , or of what sort , our Sports Are like to be this night ; I not demaund . Nothing which Duty , and desire to please Beares written in the forehead , comes amisse ; But vnto whose Inuention , must we owe , The complement of this nights furniture ? Aret. Excellent Goddesse , to mans , whose worth , ( Without Hyperbole , ) I thus may praise ; One ( at least ) studious , of deseruing well : And ( to speake truth ) indeed deseruing well , " Potentiall merit stands for actuall , " Where only Opportunity dooth want , " Not Will , nor Power : both which in him abound . One whom the Muses , and Minerua loue ; For whom should they more loue then Criticus , Whom Phoebus ( though not Fortune ) holdeth deare ? And ( which conuinceth excellence in him , ) A principall admirer of your selfe : Euen through th' vngentle iniuries of Fate , And difficulties , which do vertue choake , Thus much of him appeares . What other things Of farther note , do lye vnborne in him , Them I do leaue for cherishment to shew . And for a Goddesse graciously to iudge . Cynt. We haue already iudg'd him Arete : Nor are we ignorant , how noble mindes Suffer too much through those indignities , Which Times , and vicious Persons cast on them : Our selfe haue euer vowed to esteeme ( As Vertue , for it selfe ) so Fortune , base ; Who first in Worth , the same be first in Place . Nor farther notice ( Arete ) we craue Then thine approualls soueraigne warranty : Let , be thy care , to make vs knowne to him ; " Cynthia shall brighten what the World made dim .
SCENA . 2. THE FIRST MASQVE . Cupid like Anteros . Ante.

Cleare Pearle of Heauen , and not to be farther ambitious in titles ) Cynthia . The fame of this illustrious night , among others hath also drawne these foure faire Virgins from the Pallace of their Queene Perfection ( a word , which makes no sufficient difference , twixt hers , and thine ) to visit thy Imperiall Court : for she their Soueraigne Lady , not finding where to dwel among men , before her teturne to heauen : aduised them wholy to consecrate themselues to thy Coelestiall seruice , as in whose cleare Spirit ( the proper Element , and Sphare of vertues ) they should behould not her alone , ( their euer honor'd Mistresse ) but themselues ) more truely themselues ) to liue enthronised . Her selfe would haue commended them vnto thy fauour more particularly , but that she knowes no commendation is more auailable with thee then that of proper vertue : Neuerthelesse , she wilde them to present this Christall Mound , a note of Monarchy , and Symbole of Perfection , to thy more worthy Deity ; which as heere by me they most humbly do , so amongst the Rarities thereof , that is the chiefe , to shew whatsoeuer the world hath excellent , howsoeuer remote and various . But your irradiate iudgement will soone discouer the secrets of this little Christall world . Themselues ( to appeare the more plainly ) because they know nothing more odious then false pretexts : haue chosen to expresse their seuerall qualities thus in seuerall coulors .

1 The first in Citron coullour is naturall Affection , which giuen vs to procure our good , is sometime called Storge , and as euery one is neerest to himselfe , so this Hand-maid of Reason , allowable Selfe-loue , as it is without harme , so are none without it : Her place in the Court of Perfection was to quicken mindes in the pursute of Honor. . Her deuice is a Perpendicular Leuell vpon a Cube or Square . The word , SE SVO MODVLO : alluding to that true measure of ones selfe , which as euery one ought to make , so is it most conspicuous in thy diuine example .

2 The second in Greene is Aglaia , delectable and pleasant Conuersation , whose property it is to mooue a kindly delight , and sometime not without laughter : Her office to entertaine assemblies , and keepe societies together with fayre familliarity . Her deuice within a Ring of clouds , a Heart with shine about it , the worde , CVRARVM NVBILA PELLO . An Allegory of Cynthias light , which no lesse cleares the Skie , then her fayre Mirthe the heart .

3 The third , in discoulour'd Mantle spangled all ouer , is Euphantaste , a well conceited Wittinesse , and imployde in honouring the Courte with the ritches of her pure Inuention . Her deuice vpon a Petasus , or Merenriall Hat , a Crescent . The worde ; SIC LAVS INGENII : Inferring that the praise and glory of wit , doth euer increase , as dooth thy growing Moone .

4 The fourth in White is Apheleia , a Nymph as pure and simple as the Soule , or as an abrase Table , and is therefore called Symplicity ; without foulds , without pleights , without coullour , without counterfeit : and ( to speake plainely ) Plainenesse it selfe . Her deuice is no Deuice . The word vnder her siluer Shield : OMNIS ABEST FVCVS , alluding to thy spotlesse selfe , who art as farre from Impurity , as from Mortality .

My selfe ( Coelestiall Goddesse ) more fit for the Court of Cynthia , then the Arbors of Cythere , am call'd Anteros , or Loues enemy ; the more welcome therefore to thy Court , and the fitter to conduct this Quaternio , who as they are thy professed Votaries , and for that cause aduersaries to Loue , yet thee ( Perpetuall Virgin ) they both loue , and vow to loue eternally .

SCENA . 3. Cynthia . Arete . Criticus . Cynthia . Not without wounder , nor with out delight , Mine eyes haue veiwd in Contemplations depth , This worke of wit , diuine , and excellent : What Shape ? what Substance ? or what vnknowne Power In virgins habit crown'd with Lawrell leaues And Oliue branches wouen in betweene , On Sea-girt Rocke like to a Goddesse shines ? O front ! O face ! O all celestiall sure And more then mortall ! Arete , behould Another Cynthia , and another Queene , Whose glory ( like a lasting Plenilune ) Seems ignorant of what it is to wane . Not vnder heauen an Obiect could be found More fit to please ; let Criticus approach , Bounty forbids to paull our thankes with stay , Or to deferre our fauour after view : " The time of Grace is , when the Cause is new . Arete . Lo heere the man ( coelestiall Delia ) Who ( like a Circle bounded in it selfe , ) Containes asmuch , as Man in fulnesse may . Lo here the man ; who , not of vsuall earth , But of that nobler , and more precious mould Which Phoebus selfe doth temper , is compos'd ; And , who ( though all were wanting to reward , Yet , to himselfe he would not wanting be : Thy Fauors gaine is his Ambitions most , And labours best ; who ( humble in his height ) Stands fixed silent in thy glorious sight . Cynthia . With no lesse pleasure , then we haue beheld , This pretious Christall , worke of rarest wit , Our eye doth reade thee , now , our Criticus ; Whom Learning , Vertue , and our Fauour last , Exempteth from the gloomy Multitude . " With common eye the Supreme should not see . Hence forth be ours , the more thy selfe to be . Crit. Heauens purest light , whose Orbe may be eclips'd , But not thy Praise ; ( diuinest Cynthia ) How much too narrow for so high a grace , Thy ( saue therein ) vnworthy Criticus : Doth finde himselfe ? for euer shine thy Fame ; Thine Honours euer , as thy Beauties do ; In me they must , my darke worldes chiefest Lights ; By whose propitious beames my powres are rais'd To hope some part of those most lofty points , Which blessed Arete hath pleas'd to name As markes , which my'ndeuors steps should bend : Mine , as begunne at thee , in thee must end .
SCENA . 4. THE SECOND MASQVE . Mercury as a Page . Mer.

Sister of Phoebus to whose bright Orbe we owe , that we not complaine of his Absence ; These foure Brethren ( for they are Brethren and sonnes of Eutaxia , a Lady knowne , and highly belou'd of your resplendent Deity ) not able to be absent , when Cynthia held a solempnity , officiously insinuate themselues into thy presence : For as there are foure Cardinall vertues , vpon which the whole Frame of the Court dooth mooue , so are these the foure Cardinall properties without which the Body of Complement mooueth not . With those foure siluer Iauelins ( which they beare in their hands ) they support in Princes Courts the state of the Presence , as by office they are obliged ; which though heere they may seeme superfluous , yet for Honors sake they thus presume to visite thee , hauing also bin imployde in the Pallace of Queene Perfection . And though to them , that would make themselues gratious to a Goddesse , Sacrifices were fitter then Presents or Impresses , yet they both hope thy fauor , and ( in place of eyther ) vse seuerall Symboles containing the titles of thy imperiall Dignity .

1 The hit hermost in the changeable blew , and greene Roabe , is the commendably-fashionate Gallant Eucosmos ; whose Courtly Habit is the grace of the Presence , and delight of the surueying eye : whom Ladies vnderstand by the names of Neate , & Elegant . His Symbol is DIVAE VIRGINI , in which he would expresse thy Deities principall glory , which hath euer bin Virginity .

2 The second in the ritch Acoutrement , and Roabe of Purple empaled with Gold , is Eupathes ; who intertaines his minde with an harmlesse , but not incurious variety : All the Obiects of his sences are Sumptuous , himselfe a Gallant , that without excesse can make vse of superfluities : goe ritchly in Imbroyders , Iewels , ( and what not ? ) without Vanity ; and fare delicately without Gluttony : and therefore ( not without cause ) is vniuersally thought to be of fine humor . His Symbole is DIVAE OPTIMAE . An attribute to expresse thy Goodnesse in which thou so resemblest loue thy father .

3. The third in the blush-collourd Sute is Eutolmos , as duly respecting others , as neuer neglecting himselfe ; commonly knowne by the title of Good Audacitie , to Courts and courtly assemblies , a guest most acceptable . His Simbole is DIVAE VIRAGINI , To expresse thy hardy Courage , in chase of Sauage beasts which harbor in Woods , and Wildernesse .

4. The fourth in Watchet-Tinsell , is the kinde , and truly Benefique Eucolos . Who imparteth not without respect , but yet without difficulty : and hath the happinesse to make euery kindnesse seeme double , by the timely , and freely bestowing thereof , he is the chiefe of them who ( by the vulgar ) are said to be of Good Nature . His Symbole is DIVAE MAXIMAE . An Adiunct to signifie thy greatnesse , which in heauen , earth , and hell is formidable .

SCENA . 5. THE MASQVES Ioyne . Cupid , Mercury . Cup.

Is not that Amorphus the Traueller ?

Mer.

As though it were not ? do you not see how his legges are in trauaile with a Measure ?

Cup.

Hedon , thy maister is next .

Mer.

What will Cupid turne Nomenclator , and cry them ?

Cup.

No faith , but I haue a Comedy toward , that would not be lost for a kingdome .

Mer.

In good time , for Cupid will prooue the Comedy .

Cup.

Mercury , I am studying how to match them .

Mer.

How too mismatch them , were harder .

Cup.

It is the Nymphes must do it , I shall sport my selfe with their passions aboue measure .

Mer.

Those Nymphes would be tam'd a little indeed , but I feare thou hast not Arrowes for the purpose .

Cup.

O yes , here be of all sorts , Flightes , Rouers , and Butshafts . But I can wound with a Brandish , and neuer draw Bow for the matter .

Mer.

I cannot but beleeue it my inuisible Archer , and yet me thinkes you are tedious .

Cup :

It behoues me to be somewhat circumspect Mercury , for if Cynthia here the twange of my Bow , sneele go neare to whip me with the string ; therefore to preuent that , I thus discharge a Brandish vpon — it makes no matter which of the couples : Phantaste , and Amorphus at you .

Mer.

Will the shaking of a shaft , strike'hem into such a Feuer of Affection ?

Cup.

As well as the winke of an Eye : but I pray thee hinder me not with thy prattle .

Mer.

Ioue forbid I hinder thee . Marry all that I feare is Cynthias presence , which with the could of her Chastety , casteth such an Antiperistasis about the place , that no heate of thine will tarry with the Patient .

Cup.

It wiltarry the rather , for the Antiperistasis wil keep it in .

Mer.

I long to see the experiment .

Cup.

Why their marrow boyles already , or they are all turnd Eunuchs .

Mer.

Nay and 't be so , I le giue ouerspeaking , & be a Spectator onely .

They daunce the 1. Strains . Amor.

Cynthia ( by my bright soule ) is a right exquisite , and spendidious Lady ; yet Amorphus I thinke hath seene more fashions , I am sure more Countries ; but whether I haue or no : what need we gaze on Cynthia , that haue our selfe to admire ?

Phan.

O excellent Cynthia ; yet if Phantaste sat where shee do's , and had such a tyre on her head ( for attire can do much ) I say no more ; but Goddesses are Goddesses , and Phantaste is as she is . I would the Reuels were done once , I might goe to my Schoole of Glasse againe , and learne to do my selfe right after all this Ruffling .

Mer.

How now Cupid ? heer 's a wonderfull change with your Brandish ? do you not heare , how they doate ?

Cup.

What Prodigie is this ? no Word of Loue ? no Mention ? no Motion ?

Mer.

Not a word my little Hell-fire , not a worde .

Cup.

Are my Darts enchanted ? is their vigor gone ? is their vertue —

Mer.

What ? Cupid turn'd iealous of himselfe ? ha , ha , ha .

Cup.

Laughes Mercury ?

Mer.

Is Cupid angry ?

Cup.

Hath he not cause , when his purpose is so deluded ?

Mer.

A rare Comedy , it shall be intitled ; Cupids .

Cup.

Doe not scorne vs Hermes .

Mer.

Chollar and Cupid are two fiery things ; I scorne 'hem not . But I see that come to passe which I presag'd in the beginning .

Cup.

You cannot tell : perhaps the Phisicke will not worke so soone vpon some , as vpon others . It may be the Rest are not so resty .

Mer.

Ex vngue , you know the olde Adage ; as these , so are the remainder .

Cup.

I le trye : this is the same Shafte with which I wounded Argurion .

Mer.

I , but let me saue you a labour Cupid : there were certaine Bottles of Water fetcht , and drunke off , ( since that time , ) by these Gallants .

Cup.

Ioue strike me into earth : The Fountaine of Selfe-loue ?

Mer.

Nay faint not Cupid .

Cup.

I remembred it not .

Mer.

Faith it was omenous to take the name of Anteros vpon you , you know not what Charme or Inchantment lyes in the worde : you saw I durst not venter vpon any Deuise in our presentment : but was content to be no other then a simple Page . Your Arrowes properties ( to keepe decorum ) Cupid , are suted ( it should seeme ) to the nature of him you personate .

Cup.

Indignity not to be borne .

Mer.

Nay rather an attempt to haue bin forborne .

Cup.

How might I reuenge my selfe on this insulting Mercury ? ther 's Criticus his Minnion : he has not tasted of this water ? it shall be so .

They daunce the 2. straine .

Is Criticus turn'd Dotard on himselfe too ?

Mer.

That followes not , because the venome of your shafts cannot pierce him .

Cup.

As though there were one Antidote for these , & another for him ?

Mer.

As though there were not ? or as if one Effect might not arise of diuerse causes ? what say you to Cynthia , Arete , Phronesis Tim E , and others there ?

Cup.

They are diuine .

Mer.

And Criticus aspires to be so .

Cup.

But that shall not serue him .

Mer.

T is like to do prettily well at this time . But Cupid is growne too couetous , that will not spare one of a Multitude .

Cup.

One is more then a Multitude .

Mer.

Aretes fauour makes any one shot proofe against thee Cupid .

They daunce the 3. straine .

I pray thee light Hony-Bee , remember thou art not now in Adonis garden , but in Cynthias presence , where thornes lye in garrison about the Roses . Soft Cynthia speakes .

Cynthia . Ladyes and gallants , To giue a timely period to our sports , Let vs conclude them , with declining night ; Our Empire is but of the darker halfe : And if you iudge it any recompence , For your faire paines , t' haue earnd Dianas thanks ; Diana grants them : and bestowes their crowne To gratefie your acceptable Zeale . For you are they , that not ( as some haue done ) Do censure vs , as too seuere , and sower , But as ( more rightly ) Gratious to the Good ; Although we not deny , vnto the Proud , Or the Prophane , perhaps indeed austere : For so Actaeon by presuming farre , Did ( to our griefe ) incurre a fatall doome ; And so , swolne Niobe ( comparing more Then he presum'd ) was trophaeed into stone . But are we therefore iudged too extreame ? Seemes it no Crime to enter sacred Bowers , And hallowed Places with impure aspect Most lewdly to pollute ? Seemes it no crime , To braue a Deity ? let Mortalls learne To make Religion of offending Heauen ; And not at all to censure powers diuine : To Men , this Argument should stand for firme , " A Goddesse did it ; therefore it was good : " We are not cruell , nor delight in blood . But what haue serious Repetitions To do with Reuels , and the sports of Court ? We not intend to sowre your late delights With harsh expostulation ; Let suffice That we take notice , and can take reuenge Of these calumnious , and lewd Blasphemies ; For we are no lesse Cynthia , then we were , Nor is our Power ( but as our Selfe ) the same : Though we haue now put on no tyre of shine But mortall eyes vndazled may endure . " Yeares , are beneath the Sphears ; and Time makes weake , " Things vnder Heauen ; not Powers which gouerne Heauen : And though our Selfe be in our selfe , secure , Yet let not mortalls challenge to themselues Immunity from thence ; Loe this is all : " Honor hath store of spleene , but wanteth Gall. Once more , we cast the slumber of our thankes On your tane toyle , which here let take an end : And that we not mistake your seuerall worths , Nor you our Fauour ; from your selues remooue , What makes you not your selues ; those clouds of Masque : " Particular paines , particular thankes do aske . They Vnmasque . — Are we contemn'd ? Is there so little awe of our Disdeigne , That any ( vnder trust of their disguise ) Should mixe themselues with others of the Court ? And ( without forhead ) bouldly presse so farre , As farther none ? How apt is Lenity To be abusd ? Seuerity to be loath'd ? And yet , how much more dooth the seeming Face Of neighbor Vertues , and their borrowed Names , Adde of lewd Bouldnesse to loose Vanities ? Who would haue thought that Philautia durst , Or haue vsurped noble Storge's name ? Or with that theft haue ventred on our eyes ? Who would haue thought that all of them should hope , So much of our conniuence , as to come To grace themselues , with Titles not their owne ? Insteed of Medicines haue we Maladies ? And such Impostumes , as Phantaste is , Grow in our Pallace ? we must lance these sores , Or all will putrifie : Nor are these all , For we suspect a farder fraud then this ; Take off our vaile , that shadows may depart , And shapes appeare , beloued Arete . So. Another Face of things presents it selfe Then did of late : what ? Featherd Cupid masqu'd ? And masqu'd like to Anteros ? but , more strange ! Deare Mercury our Brother , like a Page , To countenance the ambush of the Boy ? Nor endeth our discouery as yet ; Gelaia like a Nymph , that but ere while ( In male attire , ) did serue Anaides ? Cupid came hether to finde sport and Game , Who , heeretofore hath beene too conuersant Among our traine ; but neuer felt Reuenge : And Mercury bare Cupid company : Cupid , we must confesse this Time of mirth ( Proclaimd by vs ) gaue Opportunity , To thy attempts , although no Priuiledge ; Tempt vs no farther , we cannot endure Thy presence longer : Vanish , Hence , Away . Exit Cupid . You Mercury , we must intreate to stay , And heare what we determine of the rest ; For in this Plot , you haue the deepest hand : But ( for we meane not a Censorian tasque And yet to lance these vlcers growne so ripe ) Deare Arete , and Criticus , to you Wee giue the charge ; Impose what paines you please : Th' incurable cut of , the rest reforme ; Remembring euer what we first decreed , Since Reuels were proclaimd , Let now none bleede . Arete . How well Diana can distinguish Times ? And sort her Censures ? keeping to her selfe The doome of Gods , leauing the rest to vs ? Come , cite them Criticus and then proceede . Crit. First Philautia ( for she was the first ) Then light Gelaia , in Aglaias name , Thirdly Phantaste , and Moria next , Mayne follies all , and of the Female crue ; Amorphus , or Eucosmos counterfet , Voluptuous Hedon ta'ne for Eupathes , Brazen Anaides , and Asotus last , With his too Pages Morus , and Prosaites ; And thou the Trauailers Euill , Cos , approach , Impostors all , and male Deformities . Arete . Nay forward , for I delegate my power , And will , that at thy mercy they do stand Whom they so oft , so plainely scornd before : " T is vertue which they want , and wanting it , " Honour no garment to their backes can fit . Now Criticus , vse your Discretion . Crit. Adored Cynthia , and bright Arete ; Another might seeme fitter for this tasque Then Criticus , but that you iudge not so : For I ( not to appeare vindicatiue , Or mindfull of Contempts , which I contemn'd As done of Impotence ) must be remisse ; Who as I was the Author in some sort , To worke their knowledge into Cynthias sight , So should be much seuerer to reuenge The indignity , hence issuing to her Name : But ther 's not one of these , who are vnpaind , Or by themselues vnpunished ; for Vice Is like a fury to the vitious minde , And turnes Delight it selfe to Punishment . But we must forward to define their Doome ; You are Offenders , that must be confest . Do you confesse it ? Omnes . We doe . Crit. And that you merit sharpe Correction ? Omnes . We doe . Crit. Then we ( reseruing vnto Delias grace , Her farther pleasure , and to Arete What Delia graunteth ) thus do sentence you . That from this place ( for Penance knowne of all , Since you haue drunke so deeply of Selfe-loue ) You ( two and two ) singing a Palinode , March to your seuerall homes by Niobes stone , And offer vp two teares a piece thereon ; That it may change the name , as you must change , And of a stone be called Weeping Crosse : Because it standeth crosse of Cynthias way , One of whose names is sacred TRIVIA . And after penance thus perform'd , you passe In like set order ; not as Midas did To wash his Golde off into Tagus streame ; But to the Well of Knowledge , Helicon , Where , purged of your present Maladies , ( Which are nor few , nor slender ) you become Such as you faine would seeme ; and then returne Offring your seruice to great Cynthia . This is your Sentence , if the Goddesse please To ratefie it with her high Consent : " The scope of wise Mirth vnto fruit is bent . Cyn. We do approoue thy Censure Criticus , Which Mercury , thy true propitious friend , ( A Deity , next Ioue , belou'd of vs , ) Will vndertake to see exactly done . And for this seruice of Discouery Perform'd by thee , in honor of our name , We vow to guerdon it with such due grace , As shall become our Bountie , and thy Place . " Princes that would their People should do well , " Must at themselues begin , as at the heads ; " For men by their example patterne out " Their Imitations , and reguard of Lawes : " A vertuous Court , a world to vertue drawes . Exeunt , Cynthia , Arete , &c.
Palinodia . Amo.

From Spanish shrugs , French faces , Smirks , Irps , and all affected Humors .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Phan.

From secret friends , sweet Seruants , Loues , Doues , and such Phantastique Humors .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Amor.

From stabbing of Armes , Flap-dragons , Healths , Whiffes , and all such swaggering Humors .

Chorus .

Good Mercurie defend vs .

Phan.

From wauing of Fannes , coy Glaunces , Glicks , Cringes , and all such simpring Humors .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Amo.

From making loue by Attourney , courting of Puppets , and paying for new acquaintance .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Phan.

From perfum'd Dogs , Monkeys , Sparrowes , Dildos , and Parachitos .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Amo.

From wearing Bracelets of Hayre , Shoo-tyes , Gloues , Garters , and Rings with Poesies .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Phan.

From Pargetting , Painting , Slieking , Glazing , and Renewing old riueld Faces .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Amo.

From Squiring to Tilt-yards , Play-Houses , Pageants , and all such Publique places .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Phan.

From entertaining one Gallant to gull another , and making Fooles of eyther .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

Amo.

From Belying Ladyes fauors , Noble-mens countenance , coyning counterfet Imployments , vain-glorious taking to them other mens Seruices , and all selfe-louing Humors .

Chorus .

Good Mercury defend vs .

CANT . NOw each one dry his weeping Eyes , and to the Well of Knowledge hast ; Where purged of your Maladies , we may of sweeter waters taste : And with refined voice report , The Grace of Cynthia , and her Court . Finis Actus quinti & vltimi .
Epilogus . GEntles , be 't knowne to you , since I went in I am turn'd Rimer ; and do thus beginne : The Author ( iealous , how your sence doth take His trauayles ) hath enioyned me to make Some short , and Ceremonious Epilogue ; But if I yet know what , I am a Rogue : He ties me to such Lawes , as quite distract My thoughts ; and would a Yeare of time exact . I neither must be Faint , Remisse , nor Sory , Sower , Serious , Confident , nor Peremptory : But betwixt these . Let s see ? to lay the blame Vpon the Childrens Action , that were lame . To craue your Fauours with a begging knee , Were to distrust the Writers faculty ; To promise better at the next we bring , Prorogues disgrace , commends not any thing . Stifly to stand on this , and proudly approoue The Play , might taxe the Maker of Selfe-loue . I le onely speake , what I haue heard him say ; By God 't is good , and if you lik't , you may , FINIS . Ecce rubet quidam , pallet , stupet , oscitat , odit . Hoc volo : nunc nobis carmina nostra placent .
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