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This Masquarade Du Ciel may be printed .

HENRY HERBERT . Novemb. 24. 1640.

In hoc tantùm peccat , quòd nihil peccat .

I. T.

MASQUARADE DU CIEL : Presented to the GREAT QUEENE of the LITTLE WORLD .

A CELESTIALL MAP , REPRESENTING The True Site and Motions of the Heavenly Bodies , through the yeeres 1639 , 1640 , &c.

SHADOWING The late Commotions , between SATURN and MERCURY , about the Northern THULE .

With the Happy PEACE and UNION , through the whole LITTLE WORLD , made by the Goodnesse of PHEBUS and His Royall PHEBE .

By I. S.

LONDON , Printed by K. B. for S. C. 1640.

TO THE QUEENE . MADAME ,

IT cannot be presumption to present That , Which to detaine were Sacriledge . my Plea is , I Durst not but Bring the Letters , which HEAVEN Sends : It endites , what Earth writes ; in THIS most specially , Which it hath Signed , with its owne Hand ; and Sealed , with its owne Signet : Yet , if unacquainted with its Hand , I mistake the Superscription , and present it amisse ; my Hope is , Such Royall Goodnesse , may yet Pardon ,

MADAME , Your Majesties most Humble Servant I. S.

PHEBVS and His Royall PHEBE , King and Queene of Heaven .

Poëticall Names , compounded of Greek words signi●ying Light and Life ; Both which , come from the Sunne and Moone .

SATVRN , The coldest Planet , remotest from the Sunne and This Earth . With Poets a Great God : which ( being a Northern Genius ) they make to reside about THVLE , a cold North Iland , belonging to the Crown of SCOTLAND , as appeares in the Notes after the M●sque . MERCVRY , in Heaven a Little Planet , ( little in Body , but great in Influence : ) with Poets , the Great God of Learning ; Patron of Schollers , and all Ecclesiasticall men . IVPITER , with Poets Saturns sonne ; in Heaven a Planet neare the Sunne . MARS , a Fiery Planet . The Poeticall God of Warre , and a Generall Enemy to all Peace . VENVS , a Great Bright Planet , going sometimes behinde , but often before , the Sunne in Heaven : With Poets an Old Great Goddesse , and as Great a Friend to Mars , Enemy to Peace . Corona Borea , Celestiall Heroins waiting on PHEBE . Lyra , Celestiall Heroins waiting on PHEBE . Aquila , Celestiall Heroins waiting on PHEBE . Coma Berenices , Celestiall Heroins waiting on PHEBE . Cassiopea , Celestiall Heroins waiting on PHEBE .

Most of these Persons are more fully expre●t , page 6.

The Severall Scenes , Antimasques , and Entries , in This Device of HEAVEN .

THE GENERALL SCENE , is the LITTLE WORLD , or Isle of BRITAIN ; centred within the Sphears of Heaven . page 1.

The GREAT QUEENE being seated under a Royall State , a Cloud rising , brings up the First Scene : A Scene of Darknesse , Nightwork , Thunder , Lightning , with all Attendants of Storme and Tempest .

NIGHT enters in a hideous shape , holding a Landskip of Horror , inscribed in a strange Dialect ( to cause more Admiration ) ΣKOTOS * * Signifying Darknesse . : But soaring up too neere the State , is amaz'd at such a Majestie ; and , as dazled with that unexpected Brightnesse , is forced to retire in most confused haste ; in which She lost two of Her Attendants , SILENCE and OBLIVION : Which were still retained behinde Her , as Foyles to grace the following Scene of glorious Brightnesse , rising up like a cleere Day , dawning out of blackest Clouds . p. 3 , 4.

In this Scene , Two Celestiall HEROINS * * Astronomia & Astrologia . descend from the Sphears ; Presenting the Plot of the Masque , to the GREAT QUEENE ; with a Petition inviting Her , to vouchsafe Her presence to the HERO'S of Heaven , now ready to attend Her , whose Beauty might supply the want of PHEBUS Rayes , who was already Masked within the Sphe●● , expecting Her presence . page 4.

These two , re-ascending in a glorious Rain-bow , Sing the first Song to the GREAT QUEENE : who , rising up in a Rosie coloured Cloud , was presently seene , Entring among the Masquers , personating PHEBE ; and at the end of the Masque , was againe seene with Her Royall PHEBUS under the State ; while a Celestiall Cho●us enters singing , and concludes the Masque . page 19.

The Plot of the Masque ( presented by ASTRONOMIA and ASTROLOGIA ) consists of two Parts , or Maps : The one Celestiall , the other Terrestriall .

The Celestiall Map * * This Map is fully represented in the Masque Vnmaskt . , is a most true and exact draught o● the Site and Motions of the SUN , MOONE , VENUS , SATURN , MERCURY , JUPITER and MARS ; with other Heavenly Bodies , through the yeeres , 1639 , 1640 , &c.

The Terrestriall Map , is truly to represent , How all Those Motions were shadowed upon Earth , for all That time . But , this last Map ( or History ) is not yet fully perfected , because the exact proportion 'twixt Heaven and Earth , is not yet concluded on , by the best ASTRONOMERS .

The Celestiall and Terrestriall Maps , shadowed Both together in one compendious Scheme ; being an Epitomy of the following Masque .

PHEBUS , pleasing to blesse the Southern World with his Chiefest Residence , deputes MERCURY to the Northern THULE * * Of this THVLE ; as of Saturn and M●rc●ries Right to it ; and quar●ell for it● a●e large Note● , both in the Margents of the Masque , and after the Masque . ; but SATURN ( having pre-possession ) drives MERCURY back , from THULE . This Quarrell is shadowed in the Antimasque of Night-work , inscribed ΣKOTOS . pag. 3.

MARCH 1639. APRIL 1639. MAY 1639. MERCURY imploreth PHEBUS ; Who , in much Goodnesse , condescendeth to take a Northerne Progresse toward THULE , to reconcile these Two ; yet , lest They should prove Contumacious , He advanceth in Warre-like manner ; attended with JUPITER , MARS , and all their Satellites . pag. 9.

JUNE . But PHEBE'S Royall Goodnesse vouchsafeth to Mediate Peace ; which PHEBUS granteth to his Dearest PHEBE : and so , SATURN and MERCURY are againe setled by PHEBUS in their proper Places .

Onely MARS , is Enemy to This Peace , and by divers assayes , Labours to break it . But , PHEBE still opposeth Him ; and so prevaileth , that MARS Fals downe as Thunder-struck ; yeelding himself Prisoner to PHEBUS .

JULY . PHEBUS returneth again ( leading MARS a Captive-Prisoner ) to His wonted Southern Residence ; to the content and Joy of All . pag. 12.13 .

At His Return , VENUS petitioneth for Her old Friend MARS , and begg●th His Liberty ; which at length , AUGUST . PHEBUS granteth , in much Royall Goodnesse ; which ( to all ingenuous Noble Spirits ) is a Bond , much more Strong , then any Chaine , then any Fetter .

MARS released ( being more inraged at His Imprisonment ) Plots to incense SATURN and MERCURY againe ; Through the ●est of 1639 and great Pa●t o● 1640. and after divers assayes , at length prevailes so farre , that SATURN begins againe to frown on MERCURY : which MARS so foments , that , ere long , MERCURY is again driven out of THULE , and forced to re-implore PHEBUS .

PHEBUS condescendeth to take a Second Progresse toward THULE : 1640. yet resolving , rather to prevaile with gentle Rayes of wonted Goodnesse , then by Thunderbolts .

But PHEBE again vouchsafeth to interpose Her selfe ; prevailing with PHEBUS , SEPTEMBER . to summon His Grand Councell of all the Seeming Deities . pag. 14.

Who meeting in AREOPAGUS * * M●rs-Hill . S●e the Ma●gin●ll N●tes . pag 1. , joyntly agree to Arraigne MARS , for rebelling against PHEBUS ; disturbing the Peace mediated by PHEBE ; incensing SATURN , and with him joyntly opposing MERCURY .

MARS thus arraigned , was Cast , by joynt consent , of all the Deities ; and adjudged to forfeit all His Honours , Dignities , Priviledges , &c. to His Soveraigne PHEBUS ; and for ever to be excluded from the Number of Gods .

PHEBUS Returneth again to His wonted Southern Residence , OCTOBER . in Great glory : while PHEBE still condescendeth to mediate a perfect Peace ; for which , Her Royall Goodnesse p●evaileth with PHEBUS , to continue His Great Councell ; and to summon all the CAUSES into JUPITERS HALL , the Great Councell-Place for all the Gods . NOVEMB●R , &c.

Here , SATURN and MERCURY resigne up all Their Possessions , Claimes , &c. into PHEBUS Hands , acknowledging Their dependance on His Royall Favour .

PHEBUS receiveth them with wonted Goodnesse ; Which alone moveth Him not onely to re-invest them with all Former Priviledges ; but also to smile on them with new addition of Royall Favours ; well knowing , that Royall Goodnesse , is still wont to Finde , or Make , Loyall Subjects of all Noble Spirits . pag. 16.

Thus at length , is a most Happy Peace effected through the whole LITTLE WORLD : at which all the CAUSES joyntly petition , for an Eternall Memoriall of the Royall Goodnesse of PHEBUS and His Royall PHEBE .

Who ( after a Bright Cloud of thinne Exhalations had opened it selfe and disappeared ) are Both seen resting under the Royall State ; to the greatest content and Joy of All . Witnessed by a Generall Applause , first begun among all the Deities in Heaven ; and being thence reflected through the whole Scene , was againe counter-echoed by all the Sphears .

Whence issueth a Celestiall Chorus singing , and congratulating the most Happy Peace , and Vnion of the Little World , made by the Royall Goodnesse of PHEBUS , and His Royall PHEBE .

MASQUERADE DU CIEL : Presented to the Great Queene of the LITTLE WORLD .

THE SCENE was centred within a circle of Magnifique Portico's , THE SPHEARS of HEAVEN , and GLOBE of EARTH . all fairely Vaulted ; yet so artificially poyzed with such curious Proportion , that without pressure , They supported their Supporters ; Which seemed Silver Pilasters , inter-veyn'd with Streaming Sprigs of finest Gold . Over these , ran an Architrave Freez ; yet shooting up so farr from the eye , that it lost somewhat of its luster , and seemed but Pearle , filleted with sparkles of richest Diamonds . The outward Balcon's , for fenestello's had a continued Chrystall Work , backt with a most glorious prospect , which quickly lost the eye , midst Orient Colours , streamed with Azure , at greatest distance .

Within These , was a stately Fabrick , curiously couched into a Sphear ; intermixtly waved with foure Elements ; and foyled about with a Perspective of Clouds ; over which , at distance , NATURE hovered , with an aspect that seemed to admire , rather then view , Arts choise Composure .

On This , a Curious Balestrata , finely rais'd ; seeming a LITTLE WORLD Rising up from within a Greater : THE LITTLE WORLD , or ISLE of BRITAIN . The Great Globe's Epitomy : Natures Second Draught ; at which Shee smil'd to see her selfe growne an Artist , in more compleat Limning ; For , Her Former lines seemed but as imperfect Assayes , of what she meant to draw in This ; Her Master-peece of all , which with a modest scorne , seemed to disdaine all Admiration . It s utmost Verge , was an Artificiall Border , made of a Naturall Sea ; most lively exprest flowing into a Circle ; whose in-most Area , ( seeming an Iland of Mosaique Work , Terrast with antick knots ) was the Basis to a Royall State , blest with the Presence of the GREAT QUEENE .

Over whom , ran a most glorious Canopy ; in which the Graces were seene , each with her silver needle , Enameling rather then Embroyd'ring : and so neatly were the Flowers contriv'd , that with humble reverence they All inclined to the GREAT QUEENE , ( as the Heliotropion to the Sunne ) seeming to acknowledge their Colour to Her Lippe , their Sweetnesse to Her Breath .

Toward the Fringe , the Graces met ; and with a pleasant smile , all at once reflected on the last made ( but first intended ) Flower , finely purled with BRITTANNOCLEA 1 1 ●●●tain●●●lory . ; which was the Soule to This Body , the Motto impres'd on This Device of HEAVEN .

The Colour most in Eye , was the Rosie-Lilly-sweetly-mixt Carnation ; yet changeably inclining toward Crimson , which seemed but a Naturall modest Blush , at the presence of the GREAT QUEENE : Who sate Circled about with a Glory of Rayes ; which yet needed not to expresse Her , Whom all knew the QUEENE of glorious Brightnesse : The fayrest Idea of perfect Beauty ; and among Mortals , Vertue 's choisest Sample● , which She makes a Pattern for Her Fairest Draughts : One , whom Nature had taught with best grace to adorne Majestie ; and with the Luster of Her least rayes , to dazle Glory Her selfe , who now stood at distance Blushing , yet ambitious to attend this GREAT QUEEN , Blessing the State●

On either hand , stood a ROYALL PRINCE ; Both which , were Darlings to the same Nature , which at Their Birth , thought it no Solecisme to cloath Maturity with ●oungest yeers : Both , with a Youthfull , yet gracefull blush , seemed to Smile , as seeing themselves laden with O●hers Hopes , while They stood as Centre to all the Lines of future Felicity : Over One of them , hovered a Crowne , with this Motto , DON DES CIEUX 2 2 A Gift f●om Hea●en . .

Neere These , were placed Two Fayrest Young Ladies , in Rich attire , Carnation guarded with silver deluces ; Their Haire , knotted with Starrs , and powdered with Golden Attoms , rais'd up with a Dazling Ray , darted out from that Sphear of Brightnesse , fixed under the Royall State .

At whose beck , a Cloud● in an instant Rising , discovered THE FIRST SCENE .

A SCENE of DARKNES ; an Impresse of Horror : a Chaos f●lt , though not See●e . NIGHT , not content with her wonted Sables , affects now a more dismall hue ; Enters , presenting Terror in a Lantskip , shadowed with blackest colours ; The Inscription in a strange Dialect ( speaking more admiration , ) ΣKOTOS 1 1 A Greek wo●d , sig●ify●ng DARKNES . .

2 2

NIGHT-WORK : b●ing also a desc●●ption of THVLE .

In this Antim●●●●● inscribe● ΣKOTOS , is preshadowed the whole P●ot o● the Masque ( more particul●rly personated afterwards in severall Entries ) First , Saturne and Mercuries Quarrell , about the Northern THVLE ; and th●n the Pacification , interrupted awhile by MARS : but at length happily perfected by the Goodnesse of PHE●VS and his Royall PHEBE .

Steepe rising Hils , farr off , ( mocking night , at noone , with shady tops of pathlesse groves ) fill halfe the Scene : Leaving for the nighest part a Solitary Valley , divided with a River ; whose purling Streames ( murmuring through broken rocks ) taught the Woods , beyond , to Tremble ; Their boughs and leaves being shadowed on the Water by the glimring MOONE : Whose weake Beames ( Refracted with frequent flashes of Lightning , breaking out from blackest Clouds ) made up a Faint Light , much more dismall then Darknesse ; For 't was only enough to make Dark Coufusion seeme more Horrid .

These Trembling measures , traced in full time , to the crowing of Cocks ( only ecchoed in saddest reports , from farthest distance ) interrupted with harsh unpleasing kroaking , and hideous Scritchings of Nights Forlorne Creatures ; made up the Musick that best accords with Nights Discord .

This Scene presents the Antimasques , acted by Drowsie MORPHEUS , Pale PASSION , and Trembling FANCY .

At length ( lest Horror yet should seeme imperfect ; ) Nights wonted silence , was forced to degenerate into a Whispering murmur ; Which quickly grew up into a most violent and confused Tumult : which being re-echoed by many Counter-bounds , midst hollow rocks , brake out at once , into most terrible Claps of Thunder ; at which , Nature her selfe , seemed to Startle , as amazed at such unexpected Commotions 3 3 Saturne and Mercuries QVARREL . in her Lower Elements .

When This had a while detained the Thoughts , rather then Eyes , of the Trembling Spectators : The Cloud soaring up too neer the Royall State , was instantly dissolv'd and dis-appeared ; while Brightnesse againe unvayl'd Herselfe : at which a New Scene Rose up ( while the Former vanished ) forcing Black Night to post away her Chariot , mounted on her own Birds 4 4 Night-Owles . .

But These ( being dazled with that sudden unexpected Brightnesse ) mistooke their Way ; and in sted of falling , soared upwards wincking ( like Seeled Lanners : ) yet not able to mount to the Sphears , began to hover a while in the Ayre : at which pause , Night seemed offering to speake ; had not some present Deity struck her downe ; and so prevented , rather then interrupted , Her Darke intents 1 1 When these Commotions seemed brought to their end , they here begin againe ; and Rose even in their Fall ( which is more cl●erly exprest anon , When MARS disturbs the First Pacification ; ) ●ut at length all is so well setled , that by some Divine Power , NIGHTS Da●ke intents , seeme Prevented rather then Interrupted . .

At Her Discent , Dull OBLIVION and Soft SILENCE , not able to hold pace with their Flying Mistresse , were forced to stay behinde Her ; and so were still detained , as Foyles , to Grace the following Scene of Glorious Brightnesse 2 2

At the end of these Commotions , the CAVSES petition PHEBVS for an Act of OBLIVION pag. 17.

Even as the Athenians of old , after the Civill warre , called the Holy Warre , blotted out all , with a Law of Forgeting , entitled AMNHΣTIA .

See T●u●●●d . Pa●s●n . Attic. and the S 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on ●ris●●p● . Pl●t . & Pav .

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THESE ANTIMASQUES being thus past ; from a Cleere Heaven , opening on either side , came Two Chariots , curiously toucht with Gold , each borne up with a Cloud of Aurora Colour ; gently gliding downe the Ayre in equall pace , till neere the State they met : Where , in an instant dis-appearing , They left Two Seeming Deities , or Second Causes , in forme of most Beautifull young Virgins ; Richly cloathed in Skie Colours , waved with lightest Azure , hightned with silver ; loosly tuckt about with a Starry Girdle , such as Plebeians call a Zodiack ; Their Armes bare , with bracelets of Pearle ; Their Faire Haire Dischevald , mixt with silver : On their Head , a Coronis of Starres ; yet of such different Light , Colour , and Magnitude , that at distance they seemed Roses , sweetly mixt with Lillies ; which joyntly refracted their Rayes , into a most pure Carnation Iris.

Both These * * These Ce●estiall H●roi●es , are ASTRONOMIA and ASTROLOGIA . For as a true Histo●y may ●epresent the Terrestriall , So these Two present the Celestiall Plot of this Masque of Heaven : Being the true place and motions of the Heavenly Bodies ( shadowed on earth ) through 1639 , 1640. &c. addressing themselves of the GREAT QUEENE under the State , with a blushing Startle , as amazd at some unexpected Majestie ( though they expected much ) humbly presented a Little Scrowle , seeming a petiti●n : yet some thought it the Plot of the Masque . What ever it was , Her Majestie received it with a gracious smile , and seemed with much delight to read it ; while They Both , were Rapt up within a glorious Rainebow , mounting up HEAVEN by degrees , while They sung thus , to the GREAT QUEEN .

Clouded Eyes in darkest Night , To Thee may glance for Beames of Light : That Sphear of Brightnesse in Thine Eye , Darts Rayes enough to make a Sky . Thy Stock of Beauty hath a powre To dawne a Sun , for every houre . But Pity yet poore Mortalls sight : With Lawn or Cypresse Cloud Thy Light ; Lest Thy Beauty , FAYREST QUEENE , Dazle all , and be Unseene : Celestiall Hero's * * Who were now to be Masquers with her Majesty , in this Masque of Heaven . Durst not aske To See Thy Face , but in a Mask . With Thee yet PHEBUS * * Who was already masked within the Sphears . hath prevaild To let Thy Beauty be unvaild : That in His sted Thy Glorious Ray , May Condescend to make a Day , Throughout This Hemisphear ; while He Masked presents a Masque to Thee . 'T is Heaven's Will , That We unseene , Should eccho still * * Heere They were hid in the Clouds ; and a sweet melting Eccho , began in Heaven , and thence being reflected through the whole Scene , made up the last verse FAIREST QUEENE . Fairest QUEENE .

Which Eccho , was most artificially caught , and continued with most harmonious , soule-ravishing Musick ; While the GREAT QUEENE rose up in a Rosie-coloured Cloud ; and was afterwards seene , with the Masquers , ( yet Unveyld ) Personating PHEBE : At which the Musick sweetly melted , being heard at , distance , as from within the Sphears of Heaven .

Whence soone issued PHEBUS , PHEBVS . in his wonted Robes : sitting in his glorious Chariot , almost deceiving the sharpest eye and disappearing , midst thickest , yet purest Rayes ; which yet were all but as dark shadowes , foyling that farre more curious Draught within ; to whose Natuall Luster , Glory could adde no artificiall complement : Before Him the brightest Rayes , blusht themselves into Dusky Clouds , as asham'd ; though 't was no shame , to be out shonn by such a Deity .

Neere This Sunne ( and yet not neere , for so could none ) stood Two CAUSES , IVPITER and MARS . but Second only ; Acted by the Thought , rather then Beck , of This First Moover , in This Second HEAVE●● The Glory of these Two , seemed somewhat above Mortals , because only below PHEBUS ; Whose broken scattred Rayes ( above enough to make Day ) being reflected on These Two , were NATURE'S Measures , for the Highest Beauty , in this Lower WORLD . Their Names were nothing but their Natures , well contracted into JUPITER and MARS ; The one Lightned to the others Thunder , and held the Bolts the other cast : and yet neither did either ; being neither JUPITER nor MARS ( though Both ) but PHEBEIDES .

Somewhat Higher , with her VENUS ( attended with Corona Borea , Lyra , Coma Berenices , Cassiopea , Astrea Virgo , PHEBE ; VENVS : Corona Bor●a , Lyra , Coma , &c. attending PHEBE . with other Celestiall Heroins ) was a Seeming Deity , that might easily have seemed NATURE her selfe ( as the Poets describe Her ) but that Her Age spake her much younger . However , Dame NATURE must now admit her Equall , ( and Grammer make no solecism of Two superlatives ; ) For sure , no Second Place was capable of This Primest of Beauties , Blessing This Scene . And yet with a sweet and gracefull blush , She seemed to contract Her Rayes ; that so Beauty might keepe that distance with Brightnesse , which PHEBE must with PHEBUS . For with This Double-Single Name , Those Two Deities pleased to One themselves : And This was the only way to limit admiration ; For , all curious inquiries were soone answered thus , THIS is PHEBUS , and THIS is PHEBE ; None asked more ; for more could not be said , more could not be Thought .

Yet , one thing more there was , at which both Art and Nature stood amaz'd ; each thinking That , the others Skill , Which it selfe , durst not presume to owne . This was a most Naturall Likenesse , Propo●tion , Feature ; yea , Identity it selfe , between This Faire and Glorious PHEBE , now over the State 1 1 In the bright Clouds of Heaven . , and That as Faire , Great and Glorious a QUEEN , seene before under it .

Most of the Spectators , ●ot having eyes to see One Sunne ( much lesse Two at once ) thought Both Those , but One ; yet with severall names in severall Places : So , over the State They called Her PHEBE ; but under it , The GREAT QUEENE : as of old to the Poets , The same Deity was ( but in severall Places ) PHEBE , DIANA , and PROS●●PINA .

Yet some few , that saw with Thoughts , as well as eyes , Thought the One , only , Reall , The other Representative ; as Reflected on some choisest Chrystall , fixt or moved sooner then Thought , yet still after the Motions of the GREAT QUEENE .

But , some Sublimate Rosie-Crucians ( that were present with their Spectacles ) not yet content , would needs dive to the Bottome of their Deepest Chrysiple , to search out This artificiall Mysterie of Nature . In discussing of which , They had almost made another Antimasque , or peece of Night-worke , by profound Mysticall Disputations , whether Art or Nature , Sense or Reason , could best separate , abstract , a● least prescind , a Sprightly Genius from its Body ( which they called the Carcer Animae ; the Night of Light ; the Terrean Hecceity of an Etheriall Quiddity : ) so that the same Suppositum might exist in Two distinct Individuums : For , such they thought , the Existence of these Masquers , both in Heaven and Earth , at the same instant .

And these suttle Losophers ( which was best of all ) thought this Tactulum of theirs , a fine Grace to this Masque of Heaven : Hoping their Bandore , might happly doe as much for the Bass , at the next Confort , as the Gras-hopper once did for the broken Treble 2 2 Rhodigin : Var● Lect● .

In the meane time , not pauzing for this Harmonicall Discord below , the Musick suddenly brake forth above : most melodiously continued with a sweet , though saddest Ditty ; whose Ayre , was thought to be the same with That , composed at the Sad parting , of the Grecian Princes , from their Ladies , towards Troy .

While the Musick began to pauze with a most patheticall melting Note ; PHEBUS Riseth , and with a most Emphaticall aspect , parteth from His Dearest PHEBE * *

March 25. 1639. the Sunne parted from the Moone ( the King of Heaven from His Q●eene ) and went Northward in the Ecli●tick ; Being then in ARIES the first of all the Nort●●rn Signes .

How t●is ( a● a●l the rest ) was sha●owed o● e●●th , a●o●t t●at t●me , ●●lon●s to History to ●ecord , as in a true Terrestriall Map , parallell to this Celestiall .

; whose Eyes onely ( and they fainted too ) were left able , to breath out a Sighing Vale .

The occasion of This Saddest Parting , was some Important Businesse of HEAVEN ; at which PHEBUS himselfe pleased to advance Northward , there to make Two Enemies One Friend : Condescending thus to interpose Himselfe ( though below Himselfe ) rather then by a Thunder-bolt to deale with Both , at greater distance .

THE MATTER WAS THIS :

PHEBUS , pleasing to blesse the Southern World , with his chiefest Res●dence , Deputed MERCURY to the utmost Northern THULE 1 1 Of this THVLE ; also of Saturn and Mercuries●ight to it , and Quarrell for it , are la●ge no●es annext to the end of the Masque . . But MERCURY is shrewdly there Oppos'd by SATURN ; upon an old Grudge , ere-since MERCURY so sorely foyled CUPID , SATURNS grandchild — Manet altâ mente repostum .

Yet at p●esent , SATURN pretends another quarrell ; pleading , Those cold North Climats , subject unto Him , in PHEBUS absence : and , to assert his cause , besides present Possession ( almost the best Point in Law ) He produceth an Old Charter , Patent under PHEBUS Broad Seale , on which Nature had stampt the Armes 2 2 The Signe of the Lion ( in Heaven ) ●s by all Astrologers made the proper Palace of t●e S●n , and so the Device of PHEBVS . of HEAVEN .

MERCURY offers Dispute ; and doubts not to make his Cause good by force of Argument . But Saturn could handle his Sithe , much better then a Syllogism ; yet , had Logick enough to hold His owne Conclusion , and deny MERCURIES Assumption of ought belonging to Him ; yea , confessing He could not Dispute , He thought best to Moderate ; and Himselfe will Determine MERCURIES Thesi● . And in Conclusion , Be it Right or Wrong , Hee Forceth MERCURY to goe back as he came ; and , which was more , wilily directs That Back-motion into a FALL 3 3 Divers times since 1637 was M●rcury the Planet driven out of AQVARIVS , SATVRNS house ( shado●ed here under the n●me of THVLE ) and Forced int●PISCES : which S●gne all Astrologers call Mercuries Fall . .

MERCURY Falling , Protests against SATURNS Injurious Act ; and to Right Himselfe , Appeales to PHEBUS 4 4 MERCVRY Fa●ling into PISCES in March 1639 , seemes to appeale to the Su● ; who , was then in PISCES a So●t●ern Signe . : while SATURN Reprotests and Antiprotests ; Trusting to the Goodnesse of his Cause ; not knowing that a New Patent might suspend an Old Charter , that was never made , or meant , to be Eternall .

To Compose this quarrell , PHEBUS Himselfe condescended to take a North progresse towards THULE 1 1 As soone as MERCVRY had thus f●llen and appea●ed , the Sunne presently left the Sout●e●n Signes , and advanced Nor●●wa●d in the Ecliptick : y●t in ●arrelike manne● , for ARIES the first of the North●rn signes ( into which the Sun then entred ) is by all Astrologers called the House of MARS , and so of Warre . ; and , left SATURN should prove contumacious ( which some feared ) He advanceth in Warlike manner ; Sending also MARS before Him , to attend MERCURY ; who , without PHEBU'S speciall Favour , was like to prove by much too weake for SATURN .

MARS goeth before , toward MERCURY ; Yet by the Way lingreth a while in VENUS House , on old acquaintance ; But to his Great losse and detriment , for PHEBUS will anon revenge it 2 2

MARS then also became Northern ( both in Latitude and Longitude ) and went before the Sun toward GEMINI , MERCVRIES House .

Yet by the way , lingred awhile in TAVRVS , VENVS House : but to his hurt ; for , TAVRVS is also called MARS Detriment .

This is also Poeticall , alluding to t●e old Fab●e of MARS with VENVS taken ●y t●e Sun .

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JUPITER followes PHEBUS , with His Thunderbolts , but at distance ; and not without some seeming great Reluctancy , going Backward oft , as he seemed to step forward : For loth he was , to hurt his Old Fa●her , yet much more loth , to be disloyall to his Soveraigne PHEBUS 3 3 IVPITER ( with the Poets SATVRNS sonne ) the● followed the Sun in SAGITARIVS ( so at distance ) but with seeming Reluctancy , being Retrog●ade . .

Both at length , are well prevented by PHEBE'S Wisdome : Whose Royall Goodnesse vouchsafeth to mediate PEACE : which PHEBUS Granteth to His Dearest PHEBE . And so , being Reconciled , casts His wonted Gracious Aspect upon SATURN : Who was thus againe setled by PHEBUS in His proper Place , to the Great content and Joy of all 4 4 May 30● 1639. the Moon seemed to mediate a Peace between the SVN , SATVRN and MERCVRY : for , she aspected them all , on the same Day , in friendly Trine : and the Sun presently ( as reconciled ) smiled on SATVRN in the like Trine . At which SATVRNE was setl●d in his House & Ioy AQVARIVS : but MERCVRY in GEMINI ; under which , Astrol●gers pl●ce LONDON and great part of England . .

At this , began an Applause through the whole Scene , while the Musick suddenly brake forth againe , melodiously continued by all the Sphears .

But , while This was blessing the Scene above ; there hapned an unexpected Accident below , which in a Plebeian Comedy , might well have made an Interlude , and have spared Musick between the Acts : But Heere 't was much below the Genius of a Royall Masque . However , it caused some smiles , though only among the crowd of Lowest Spectators .

Thus it was . A Sp●●ist Prognostique that ne're durst Thinke of seeing Heavens Face ( but in a Pond , or through a Peece of Cypresse ) Hearing perchance that Heaven would now be Masked , The rest is a Maske , but This a Veyle ; covering Ianus ' head with two Faces : of which , one seemes to smile ( Et quis ●uit alt●r ? ) as if its eye glaunc'd at an old ●nglish C●medy , en●itl●d , WHEN YOV SE ME , YOV KNOW ME , &c. before the QUEEN : Thought this an Excellent opportunity to bee a Star-gazer , and yet not hurt his neyes . Hee vowes therefore to make one in the crowd ( at this Masque ) though it cost him the Swooning of his last and best Almanack : which he now regards the lesse ; because he presumes , at this Celestiall Vision , to get , at least , a New Edition of his Old Ephe●●rides , now almost at last gasp .

Having crowded at length ( with much adoe ) within ken of the Scene : The First thing He heard , was a mutter ( among some next him ) of SATURN and MERCURIES late Great Variance . At first sound of SATURN and MERCURY , He thought This might prove a most incomparable good Notion for his next Calender , were it so Translated , that profane Vulgars also might understand This Sublime Dialect of Heaven ; which He durst think no lesse then Hebrew , ( what ever more ) for This , He had heard , was Heavens Language .

Well , this Tranflation shall bee his owne work ; who yet remembred some had told him , His First Minority had Surfeted by eating a Construing Booke ; which made his queasie Stomack , ever since , to nauseate Minced meat ; specially Tongues , which ( with Hartichocks of the Jewish mould ) he had heard the Learned Doctors most forbid , as the hardest to digest : Yet , he resolves to take Heart-a-grace , for once , and so will venture another Surfet .

The first Course was soone concocted ; For , SATURN and MERCURY comming aboard , he knew them at first sight , to be peeces of his owne Element ; and so might easily come to signifie any thing in Heaven or Earth . But as for Variance , This he only knew in Practise , and not a word of its Theory ; Therefore durst not venture to translate it ex-tempore ; but thinks best to Empannell a Iury of his best Thoughts , to depose Their verdict for its cognizance . And while They step aside into a By-roome , He was content to leave thinking awhile ; and pleased in much curtesie to condescend so low , as ( all the Interim ) to Grace the Masque with the Tips of his eares . Yet , hearing nothing Heere , but Dumb Shewes ( which he understood no more then Variance : ) His Teeth open by instinct , and hee thinks good ( being moved ) to inure his Docuity , by instructing some next him ; stiching up many reasons , why HEAVEN would come abroad mewd up in a Maske , since French Hoods went out of fashion .

But heere by chance , Over-hearing His Iury wrangle about their Verdict for Variance : He resolves to make a New Foreman of the next Gowne he saw . But , This Gown hapning to be lin'd with Furr , he durst not a great while crowd neere it , lest perchance some Mace should hang loose in its pocket , which slipping out , might rase his Memory with old Obligations . Yet , at length , bethinking himselfe , that , of all Vices , Modesty had long beene most Odious ; hee ventures to accost the Furr Gowne : and with a Congruous congie , confessing himselfe ingramm in all the Orientall Tongues , beseeches his Worship to give him to understand , what Variance might meane at Court of Heaven .

Mr. Alderman ( for so the other cald him ) either out of depth of Science ; or else willing to horse the Asse , at least to muzzell him , ( Himself being intent on the Masque ) cryed Peace , Peace ; at which the other quickly conjur'd his lips into a Gramarcy of your Honour .

Thus having gotten the theory as well as practise of Variance ; and presuming on SATURN and MERCURY'S courtesie ; he scornes to spell any longer , but with most learned confidence , puts all together in one breath ; Thus : Saturn and Mercury , or Heaven and Earth , are at Peace , or Variance .

But , in the next Breath , bethinking himselfe hee could not prove his words , if any should chance to question him : He resolves to sleep whole , b● Unsaying all againe ; yet , with a gentle qualilification for his credits sake : and so starts up in a pythick rapture , and swears by the Genius of all the Good Starres in his Horoscope , that what ere he thought , yet he meant , Saturn and Mercury would not , long , be at Variance in Arabick , or Peace in English . Which , he spake the rather , that so he might intimate a most contagious Disease , he lately had , which the Doctors call the Prophetick Tympany : the least Sent of which , he hoped , might easily give him more roome a●d ease in the Crowd .

Heere his memory chancing to stumble on some Heroicall Verses , made for his next Kalend●r ; he pleaseth in much courtesie to perfume Them next him , with a spice of his Pottery : and so by learned expiration breathes out these Rythmicall Proses , ushred in , by two or three Antick faces , bare-head .

Now * * June 1639. Resteth in His Aquary Qui non odit , amet tua Carmina 〈◊〉 : Mart. Epigram . Lord Saturn , smiling on Mercury , In Trine : 't is well I wot ; but Stay , Till Sirius shall cast his Ray * * July August , &c. , And Leo frown : Titan and Mercury , With Saturn Then shall be at Emnity 1 1

Ridentem dic●re verum , Quid v●tat ? {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} .

' ●is true , that after a f●w Smiles in Iune 1639 , those Planets continue ●rowning on SATVRN all the rest of that yeare , and most of the next , viz. 1640. But what the Issue will be , appears anon , by the Entri●s follow●ng the Arraignment of MARS for disturbing the Fi●●t Pacification .

But , how these mot●on● of He●ven , were ●●adowed upon ●●rth all that time , b●longs to the Terr●striall ( or Historicall ) Map , to represen● .

. Enough , no more , yet doe not Wonder , If after Lightning , it doe Thunder . Enough , too much : for speake I dare not now ; But yet I le Think , and care not How .

All which , and a great deale More , was but a peece of a non-Licet-Booke , called an All-men-ake : a peece of Felony ( what ever more ) for 't was Stolen out of an old Ephemerides , calculated for another Climat , and not for the Scene of This Royall Masque of Heaven : Whose Heroick Genius disdaines such spurious Comitragick Interludes : and yet This Pedantick ' Strologer , would faine have Canted out his old Prosodia with new Accents , and acuter Tones ; which might perhaps have at length beene over-heard by some of the Masq●ers above ; had not some neere him ( wiser then Himselfe ) quickly husht him , and sent him packing , to learne New Calculations in the Old Counter-house .

However , This Discord below , with sweet Cadence , brought in , the Concord above , with the finer grace ; at least to the Lower Specta●tors ; For the Ot●er needed no artificiall Foyles to Grace their most Naturall Harmony , made by Heaven it self , with all its Sphears .

And while this Musick melted away by degrees , at the North Horizon PHEBUS Rose in great Glory ; advancing Southward againe with his wonted Attendance , sutabl● to His Majestie : His Triumphant Chariot was drawne by Sparkling Steeds , Foure in Front , as the old Romans were wont to Triumph 1 1 In Iune . 163● . the Sun came to CANCE● ( called the Tropick , because he there begins to turn southward again in the Ecl●ptick ) but came not in●o LEO his wonted P●lace ●ill Iu●y : CANCER being his Hig●est Aux or A●oge●m , s●ems a Triumphant Chariot . .

Now JUPITER also commeth back again with his Satellites , waiting on the Returne of His Soveraigne PHEBUS ; who , in his Return , exalteth JUPITER 2 2 IVPITER followed him ( being Relr g●ade ) and was 〈…〉 a gracious 〈…〉 Sun b●●ng i● CANCER whic● all Astr●●oge●s ●a●l IVPITERS EXALTATION . , His Loyall and most Humble Servant : who , like a Noble Subject , Thought one Gracious smile , one Glaunce , from his Prince ; more then enough to reward the most faithfull and Loyall Service ( possible ) to His Royall Soveraign .

MERCURY also , Leaving a while his Northern Station , commeth Southward : Following PHEBUS , till Hee came to the Royall Palace , and there Rested , Dismis●ing MERCURY with a gracious smile 3 3 MERCVRY was Nort●ern , A●rill and May , but in I●ne be●ame Sout●ern , followi●g the Sun●●ll he rest in LEO , where he was graciously aspected both by Sun and Mo●n , and then became Northe●n againe . .

Only MARS is Enemy to This Pacification : whether out of Naturall Antipathy to SATURN ( ever since He mockt him for Dalliance with VENUS ) or else in Sympathy to MERCURY ( in whose House He had been Billeted most of This Time : ) what ere the matter was , He seemed much inraged , that He must , either returne and strike never a blow ; or else , stay Freezing in the cold Cronian Ocean , as a lump of raw metall , glu'd to the North Pole , by its magneticall vertue 4 4 Here ( as in the ●ormer Interlude ) are ●hadowd some unexpected Commotions strangely disturbing the First Pacification : These are raised by MARS the Poe●icall God of warre , Enimy to all peace ; and in Heaven the most fiery Planet . .

While He lingreth in MERCURIES House ; SATUR● , Threatens him : who quite benumd , and Frozen into a Dastardly Apoplexy ( by the Northern sent of Cold THULE ) is forced to cry mercy : and not able to resist such strong Syllogisms made in Ferio , he Flies thence ; and Flutters Southward againe with all his Ice-ickles . But Comming at length into Southern Heat , He is thawd againe into His wonted Rage ( which was Frozen about THULE : ) and Raging , Enters PHEBE'S Palace ; Hoping by some meanes to divert Her mediation , and so disturb the Pacification 5 5 MARS being in GE●MINI , MERCVRE'S H●use , APRIL and MAY , 1639 , 〈◊〉 here aspected by SATVRN ; and towards the beginning of IVNE , He is driven thence : and seem●ng inraged , Enter● CANCER the MOONS House : Put in CANCER the MOON opposed Him● as a●peares by the n●xt Entry ( in This Mas●●e ) which is to ●e ref●rd to the Motio●s of t●e ●eave●l● Bodies , throug● IVNE , IVLY , and the rest of 16●9 . .

But for all his Spurrs , His Rage is Bootlesse : for , PHEBE soone Opposeth Him in greatest displeasure 1 1 This Op●●sition of ●ARS was but two or three dayes a●ter the MOON had mediated Peace between the SVN , SATVRN and M●●CVRY , about the beg●●ning of IVNE 1639. , being That fire-brand that first kindled debate between SATURN and MERCURY ; and now dur●t smoake also , at That Peace , which Her owne Goodnesse had vouchsafed to mediate with such happy successe .

While He yet Raged , PHEBE so prevailed that with a Ray darted out , MARS was dazled ; & suddenly fell dow● as Thunder-struck , yeelding himselfe Prisoner to PHEBUS : And so , being drawne Captive like after the Triumphant Chariot , for shame & grief , He hideth himself under it 2 2 Presently a●ter T●is ●●●●osition MARS Fe●l Com●●st ( and so was Hid by the Sun-Beams ) in CANCER ; Which Signe is with all Astrologers , cald MARS FAL. .

VENUS , at first , was affrighted at This unexspected Fall of MARS , & Fled Thence ; yet seemed Ambitious to attend PHEBUS Triumph ; & so hasteth into His Royall Palace ; there to prepare for His Glorious Return 3 3 When MARS thus Fell in CANCER , VENVS was there : but as affrighted , Fled thence into LEO the SVNS Pala●e , seeming to prepa●e for His Returne , which was in IVLY 1639. . At which , She petitioneth for her old Friend MARS , & beggeth his Liberty : which PHEBUS , at length , Granteth in much Mercy 4 4 In SEPTEMBER MARS was set free ●rom the Sunn's●eames , in LIBRA ; which is the House of VENVS , MARS Constant ●riend , with all the Poets . ; Well , knowing that Royall Goodnes , to all Ingenuous No●le Spirits , is a stronger Bond then any Chaine , then any Fetter .

MARS , released by PHEBUS , at VENUS ' Petition ; was now no Prisoner , yet MARS still ; and still mindfull of Former Chaines ( such is His Temper still ! ) soon hasteth into VENUS ' House , There to renew Former acqaintance . Thence he plotteth to incense SATURN and MERCURY again : and after divers assays , at length prevailes so farr , that SATURN begins again to frown on MERCURY : which Frowning Disgust , MARS so resents and soments ; that ere long , MERCURY is again Driven out of THULE , and again by SATURN forced to Fall 5 5 MARS thus Free ●rom Combustion , &c. Entreth LIBRA , VENV'S House : and thence aspecteth SATVRN and MERCVRY , OCTOB. 1639. Which seems to inrage them ; for soon afte● , They Frown in a bitter Quartile : which Frown MARS so Foments by divers Aspects , that ME●CVRY being met by SATVRN , FEB. 1640. is Driven again out of AQVARIVS ( SATVRN'S House , sha●owed he●e by THVLE ) into PISCES , which signe is wi●h ●ll Astrolog●rs MERCVRIE●S FALL . .

MERCURY Falling , re-imploreth PHEBUS helpe ( His best refuge : ) after which , PHEBUS condescendeth to make a Second Progresse to●ards THULE : Yet resolves by Gentle Rayes of Royall Goodnes , much rather then by Thunder-bolts , to prevaile both with SATURN and MARS , who now joyntly opposed MERCURY . 6 6 M●●cury mee●s t●e Sun in Pis●●s & so seems to beg his help : Who ( ere long ) advanceth ●ort●●a●d●●gain ; & in his way , is oppos'd by Sat●rn & Mars ; Who Both also oppose Mercury . Aug. & Sept. 1640.

But PHEBE 7 7 But in Sept. the Moon seem's again to med a●Peace smi●ing on the Sun , Venus , Satu●n and Mars , ( in a Trine ) all in 〈◊〉 . again vouchsafeth to interpose Her self ; whose owne Goodnesse moveth Her again to mediate Peace ( such still are the Thoughts , breathings , & Motions , of True Royall Goodnes ) for e●fecting of which , She prevaileth with PHEBUS to Sum●on His Grand Councel of all the Seeming Deities .

Who , meeting ( according to PHEBUS ' Summons ) in AREOPAGUS 1 1 Towards the end of Sept. 1640. Most of the great●r He●venly Bodies a tend the SVN , in the la●ter ●egrees of LIBRA , The Zod●aks North Limit ( ●hat old Hier●gyphick of Iustice & Iudg●ment ) Which with all Astrologers are called Termini Martis , and so here , MARS Hill , or A●eopagus , ( The great Iudg●ment Seat in Athens ) so called , ●ecause MARS was there Tried by his 12 Peeres : of which , Pausanias in his Atticks . ; think best to begin at the Root of Trouble , the Author of the late Commotions in the Littl● World : and so , with generall consent , agree to Arraigne MARS , of Rebellion against PHEBUS ; Disturbing the Peace mediated by PHEBE'S Goodnesse ; Incensing SATURN , and with Him joyntly opposing MERCURY . His Inditement being Heard ; after all Pleas , They all conclude Him One Generall CAUSE of most of the Late Commoti●ns : and joyntly Censure him , to be most justly excluded from the Number of Gods : and deprive him of all Priviledges , Honours , Dignities &c. Which are all rendered back againe into PHEBUS Hands , from whose Royall Favour , they first came 2 2 In Octob. and Novem● . The SVN takes possession of SCORPIO , the H●use and Ioy of MARS , who is t●us di●poyled● and forfeits all to PHEBVS . .

PHEBE still continues to mediate a Full Pacification , between SATURN and MERCURY 3 3 Divers Ti●es thr●ugh Sept. Octob. and Novemb. 1640. The MOONE mediates b●twe●n the SVN , SATVRN and MERCVRY , seeming e●rn●stly to desire Peace . : to which end , Her Royall Goodnesse prevaileth with PHEBUS to continue His Great Councell ; and summon all the CAUSES at once ; to conclude and attest a compleat , perfect , and Eternall Peace , through the whole Little World .

This being Concluded on , PHEBUS Finisheth His North Progresse , and begins , the Second Time , to Returne Southward againe , in Great Glory 4 4 In Octo● . 1640. The SVN l●●ves LIBRA ( which is the Bound , or Limit to the Northe●n Signes ) and commeth more and more Southward in in the Ecliptick . .

Heere a Bright Glorious Cloud Disappearing , The GREAT QUEEN , was againe seene Seated in Royall Majestie , under the State ( as at First . ) At which appeared a Celestiall Chorus , ( Fore-runners to PHEBUS Glorious Return ) Rising up at the North Horizon , like Orient Rayes , Sparkling about Phosporus , till Aurora give place to Phebus ' Rising . These mounting Heaven by Degrees , Sing thus to the GREAT QUEEN : Faire PHEBE , Thou alone hast Eyes , To see Thy Glorious PHEBVS Rise : If Rise He can , Who is at Hight Of Beauty , Glory , and Delight : He cannot Lose , He cannot Get , He cannot Rise , He cannot Set. Or if He Set , 't is still'ith West , And still His Rising maketh East : But if in South He Day doe make , Or to the North a Progresse Take ; Speak Fairest PHEBE , can we call , This PHEBVS Setting or His Fall . When First He pleasd to change His Place , T is True , a while He veyld His Face 1 1 This alludes to the Sun's Eclipse May 22. 1639. , Contracting in , His Southern Rayes : But to the North , He Them displayes : Speake Fairest PHEBE can we call , This an Eclipse , Setting or Fall ? 'T was Pity kept him veyld a while ; For if He , Pleased , pleasd to Smile , He Pit'ed Them , He smil'd on , lest They should be Dazled , whom he Blest : Or if he Frownd , 't was Pitty still , That veyld his Frowns , that else would kill . Like Lightning or like Thunder-claps , Them whom He Frownd on : Or perhaps He pit'ed Thee , Himself in Thee ; Lest Thy eye , His Frowns , should see , And seeing Greive Thy Tender Heart : And so Himselfe in Thee should smart . Yet lest the Southern World should misse , His wonted Rayes , Their wonted Blisse ; He left Thy Beauty in His Place , While Going North He veyld His Face . That Veyle was but a Maske , for See How in a Masque He comes to Thee 2 2 At these words , began PHEBVS to appeare at the North Horizon , mounting up with Orient Rayes , like the Rising Sun . .

Heere They entred a Cleere Heaven ( Full of Twinkling Starrs like a Morning Skie before Sun Rising ) singing still ; but seeming to speak to some in Heaven . The Verses not lost by the great distance , were These .

Adiew yee Sparkles , Twinkling in Night ; Who mock us , Counterfeiting Light : Once called Starrs , and Heaven's Eyes ; Now Darkest Atoms of the Skies ; All is so Bright with PHEBUS Rayes : Though through a Maske He them displayes . Come See , and Blush , Blushing be gone , And Going Cry , we are out-shone .

Thus , while the Song and Musick most sweetly melted away by degrees ; PHEBUS leaveth the North Horizon 3 3 In Octob. 1640. The SVN comes Southward in the Ecliptick : Having left the Northern Signes at the Autumnall Equinoctiall . , advancing Southward again in Greatest Glory : being adorn'd with Rayes of wonted Goodnes and mercy , darted out in a milde and Gracious Aspect ; yet sparkling with Royall Majesty ; which seemed as the choysest Diamond , enshrining it selfe mid'st purest metall ; or as a Fragrant Rose , longing to Carnation it selfe , with the Faire Idea of the whitest Deluce .

Soon after His Return , All the CAUSES ( summoned before ) attend him in JUPITERS 1 1 About the beginni●g of N●vember 1640 , The SVN in Heaven , comes ( attended with most of the greater Heavenly Bodies ) into SAGITTARIVS , which is with all Astrolog●rs , IVPITERS House or Ha●l ; which with Poets was the Great Councell-House for al● the Gods . Hall ( which was first made for the Great Conncell-House for all the Gods , ) where they consult with one consent , for setling a Perpetuall and Inviolable Peace through all the Little World .

For this end , at length SATURN and MERCURY jointly resigne up all Their Priviledges , Honors , Dignities , Possessions , Claimes , &c. into PHEBUS Hands . Acknowledging Their Dependance on His Royall Goodnesse : professing They had rather be devoyd of all that might speak them Happy : yea rather not to Be , than be Clowded from His benigne Rays , and quickning Influence : or conti●ue conscious of promeriting His least Frown ; whose wonted Smiles , were more then Light , more then Life .

PHEBUS receiveth them with wonted Goodnesse : which , of it selfe , moved Him to re-invest Them againe ; not only with former Possessions , but also with great addition of New Favours . Which to make firme and inviolable , Hee Sealeth , by smiling on Them with most Gracious Aspects ; specially on his reconciled Subject SATURN 2 2 In D●c●mb . The SVN b●gins to ●mi●e o●●ATVRN in a Sectile ; which favour increaseth , ●ore and more , till about the beginning of ●●bruary , SATVRN waits upon the SVN who smi●'s on him , ( as pe●fectly reco●●iled ) in a most Gracious Asp●ct . MERCVRY also is neere , but in PISCES , and com●ust . . Knowing that Royall Goodnesse , is still wont either to Finde , or else Make , Loyall Subjects ; Whose Freest and greatest Liberty , speakes Their Soveraign , the Compleatest Monarch ; Ruling ( not only Bodies with Feare , but ) Soules with Love : Which still was , still will be , the Surest and the Straitest Bond , to all Ingenuous Noble Spirits ; to Rule Whom , is Truly to be a King , a Royall Prince .

Thus most Happily was a Compleat Peace setled through the whole Little World ; mediated by PHEBE ; petitioned also and most cordially desired , with one consent , by all the CAUSES ; Granted , Sealed , & confirmed by the Royall Goodnesse of the GREAT KING : Which to maintaine and attest , PHEBUS was graciously pleased to Decree , and Ordaine , Frequent State Meetings , & Consultations , of All the CAUSES 3 3 Thus again in F●bruo●y 1642 is a Grea●Me●ting of ●ost of the Heavenly Bodies . But in PISCES . In PISCES also is a ●arr gr●ater Meeting of all the ●la●e●s ( but MARS spe●i●lly SATVRN and IVPIT●R , wayting on SVN and MOON 〈◊〉 . 1643 And if THIS MOST GREAT CONIVNCTION be not Attended with most notable Events ( m●st probably for much good through greatest Part of Europe : All Mathematici●ns must conf●ss , They yet understand not , the Di●lect of Heaven . .

Who , before This First Meeting was disolved ( after a most gratefull acknowledgment of the wonted Goodnesse of PHEBUS and His Royall PHEBE , in quietting those Sad Commotions , so much disturbing the Little World ) did joyntly agree to petition His Majestie , Hee would be graciously pleased , that all Remembrance , of MERCURY ' , and SATURN'S Quarrell , might be wiped out ; not only from His own Breast , ( which His own Goodnesse , of its self , had already done ) but also from the whole Little World ; so that , an Act of 1 1 This was preshadowed i● the Antimasque of Night and Day Da●ing : where , af●er Night was cha●ed away , y●t SILENCE and OBLIVION , ( among H●r Attendants ) were still detained as Foyles to grace the following S●ene of Glorious Brigtn●ss● : This alludes also to the ol●Athenian AMNHΣTIA , o● which b●fore in the marginall n●tes , pag. 4. OBLIVION might forever , blot out , and quite remove all Staines , and Spots , that might respectively adhere to any of his Loyall , and Devoted Subjects .

But , for an Eternall remembrance and Detestation of MARS His Treason ; in Rebelling against PHEBUS ; Disturbing the Peace ; and Disquieting the whole Little World ; His Majestie was petitioned , the Name of MARS might no longer endure in the Court of Heaven . Yet , that all His Former Tenures might still remaine ; But only as Eternall Memorials of the Goodnesse of PHEBUS , and His Royall PHEBE . So , that Heaven should no longer mention the House of MARS or MARS Ioy : But for all These ( in Their Places respective ) The GLORY of PHEBUS 2 2 ARIES , MARS House , is by all Astrologers called the SVN'S Glory or Exaltation . : And that the Place where MARS Fell a Captive to His Majestie , should forever , be called in Heaven , The TRIUMPH of PHEBUS and His ROYALL PHEBE 3 3 CANCER where MARS Fell Combust , pag. 13. ( and so a Captiv● to the SVN ) i● the MOONS Ho●se , and the SVNS Aux or Triumph . .

And because in all the late Commotions ; It was much suspected , MARS had been too much Beckt , and abetted , by His old Friend VENUS ( who yet , for some Causes , was not ●ctually excluded from the Seeming Deities ) his Majesty was moved , that the Place where MARS released , had plotted with Venus to incense SATURN ; might no more be called ( as it was before ) the House of VENUS ; But , the Honour of SATURN 4 4 LIBRA , VENVS House , ( which MARS Entred after His Release , and thenc● incensed SATVRN , pag. 13 ) is by all Astrologers c●ll●d SATVRN'S Exaltation or Honour : as app●●res by the Scheam a●nexed to the end of the Masque , pag. 19. .

The First of these Petitions was soone Granted by PHEBUS ; But the other , not without earnest solicitation of all the Petitioners : For such is Royall Goodnesse , much more prone to Smile then Frowne ; yet yeelding to Both in fittest seasons : Knowing , there is a Time when Publique Good , calling for Justice , leaves no Rome , or Place for any Mercy , but That only , which some miss-call Severity .

Heere a Transparent Cloud of thinne exhalations op'ned itselfe , and disappeared * * Erit Nubecula fors●n , non Nub●s . . After which PHEBUS is scene , Resting with His Royall PHEBE , under the State ; to the Greatest content and Joy of All . Witnessed by a Generall Applause , first began among the Deities in Heaven , and being thence reflected through the whole Scene , is againe Counter-echoed by all the Sphears .

Which , for a while seemed to Stand still 1 1 This alludes to the Winter Solstice , in which Heaven se●ms to Stand Still a while , while the dayes neith●r increase nor decrease Sensibly : Hence it is called the Solstice , or Sun's Standing Still . , as Ravisht with admiration at so Happy a Peace through the Little world : Then , as Rap● out of a Pauze ; broke out at once , into most harmonious soul-ravishing Musick ; first heard at distance , as began among the Sphears , ( melodiously Tun'd like choysest Voyces , into sweetest Consort in severall Parts ) then Waved neerer and neerer , till it was artificially Caught , and continued by a Celestiall Chorus ; which Entred the Scene Singing , to Congratulate PHEBUS most happy Return , and Rest with His Dearest PHEBE , after the Peace so well concluded by Their Royall Goodnesse . The Close of the Song was This : You Sacred Fires , no lesse Divine then Bright , Who Dazle Heaven When You Rise , With Luster farr more glorious then Its Light , Which yet doth more then Blesse our eyes . Your Beauty 's more Divine , your Light more Pure , Your Virtue 's Purer then your Light : Eternall Luster ! This shall Bright indure , When other Brightnesse shall be Night . When all the Sphears at once agree , To make one Tune , One Harmonie ; 'T is not so Good , 'T is not so Sweet , As Yours , When You in Consort meet . What was too Harsh , what was too Lowd , To Concord now is sweetly Bowd : Such is Your Musick , Such your Skill , All Notes are Tuned to Your Will . While Iarring Tones did grate our Eares ; We fear'd a Discord ; But our Fears Are Tun'd to Joyes : On Their Bass Part , The Meane and Treble were Your Art . Strike That againe : againe : That Note is sweet ; A Melting , not a Dying Tone ; Your Sweetnesse cannot Dye : then Living meet , Vs , in your Sphear , Your Highest Throne . Nay , now we wrong the World ; All Loyall Soules , Each moment Kneele , and Vow , and Pray , Your Long abode on Earth : This , This controules Our wish ; and makes Vs wish Your Stay . Be long expected in your Highest Sphear ; And long give Light to Mortal's eyes : For , All the Beauty which They Worship Heere , Is but refracted fro●mYours Rayes . And When You Leaving Earth , shall Heaven chuse , Behinde You leave Posterity , Like Flow'rs to gemm and sprout with Heav'nly Dewes , While You Enjoy Eternity , Eternity , Eternity .

Heere the Song waved away , Rapt into Lowd ; yet , most melodious Harmony● into which as Melting themselves the Celestiall Chorus dis-appeared . Then , as Animate by some New Genius , began a most Sprightly Dance to the Violins ; which ending in Single Passages , The Ladies Rise to Dance the Revels with the Lords .

HEERE THE MASQU● ENDS .
THE SCHEME OF HEAVEN , ( Represented in This Celestiall MASQUE ) Drawne according to the Minde of all Astrologers 1 1 Campanell . Astrol. cap. 7● Origan . De Effectib . Astr. Iunctin . Isag. Astrol. cap. 9. Magin . Prol. Ephem . cap. 21. Pitat . Introduct. Astr. pag. 14. with many more . . NORTH SIGNES . ARIES , The Sun's Exaltation : Mars ' House . TAURUS , Venus' Night House : Mars ' Detriment . GEMINI , Mercuries Day House , &c. CANCER , Moons House : Mars ' Fall . Iupiters Exaltation . LEO , The Suns Royall Palace . VIRGO , Mercuries Night House , Joy , &c. SOUTH SIGNES . LIBRA 2 2 The latter degrees of LIBRA are called Termini Martis ; and therefore in the Masque , Areopagus or Mars ' Hill . pag. 14. , Venus' Day House : Saturns Exaltation . SCORPIO , Mars ' House and Joy . SAGITARIUS , Iupiter's House and Joy . CAPRICORN , Sa●urn's Night House . AQUARIUS 3 3 On earth THVLE , as appeares in the following Notes , pag. 22. , Saturn's Day House and Joy . PISCES , Mercury's Detriment , Fall , &c. To This SCHEME , most of the Masque Unmaskt , referrs .
NOTES on SATURN , and MERCURIES Quarrell , about THULE : with a Curtain Drawn , Veyled from the Great Queene .

SATURN and MERCURY , in this Masque of Heaven , are sometime Poëticall , somtime Platonicall , yea Chymicall sometime ; but usually Celestiall ; though shadowed upon Earth also , I suppose , were the Terrestriall or Historicall Map to be seen abroad . Their Quarrell about THULE occasioned PHE●US ' First and Second North Progresse Thitherward .

THULE ( with Poets , Vltima Thul● ) is a cold North Isle ; most probably That , now called SCHETLAND , which the Inhabitants yet call Thyle●sall , if Peucer deceive us not . If This be not the True THULE , we yet understand not Ptolomy , Pomponeus Mela , with divers other old Geographers . However , Almost a●l Modern Writers 1 1 Mer●ator with Hond . Cambdens ●rit. in His North Isles . now agree , It must be some one or other Isle belonging to the Crown of SCOTLAND : And some think the old Poëts , by their Thule , meant but SCOTLAND ( the Remotest Part of the British Isle ) For This , was to Them , as Theseus to Plutarch , The Utmost Horiz●n in . Their Map of T●rra Cognita .

Their Quarrell about THULE , is First preshadow'd in an Antimasque of Night-worke , or Scene of Darknesse , inscribed in a strange Dialect , ΣKOTOS : And no wonder ; For , even among the Ancients , SATURN ( for the Dusky colour of That Planet ) was usually an Hyer●gliphick of Darknesse 2 2 Ficin. Prolog. in Plotin. Enead . 2. l. 3. . Yea , some will have SATURN come from the Hebrew and Chaldee word Satar , to Hide and be Hid as in Darknesse : which well agrees with the old Poëts Fables of SATURNS Hiding Himself ( when JUPITER pursude Him ) in Italy ; which was thence , They say 3 3 Ovid . Fast. 1. Virg. AEnead 8. , first called LATIUM , from Lateo , to be Hid .

This QUARRELL , sprung Partly from an Old Anthipathy betwe●n Those Two ( among the Poëts ) eversince MERCURY , ( on his Birth-day , ) before all the Gods , So sorely Foyled CUPID , 4 4 Lucian Dialog. Apoll. & Vulcan . SATURNS Son , or Nephew , as They say : ( And Plato's Phedrus is the Best Paraphrase on This Fable : ) Partly also from a New Occasion which did anew actuate Their Old Antipathy . This New Occasion was MERCURI●S New Patent , or Deputation unto THULE ; where SATURN had Prepossession , and Claimes much Right from an old Charter patent under PHEBUS ' Broad Seal● , on which NATURE had stampt the Armes of Heaven . 5 5 Of which , see in the ●●squ● , p●g . 8.

SATURNS Possession of THULE is a Noted ' Story among the old Poets and Poeticall Writers : Who had a Tradition that SATURN lay asleep in a Golden Pumice , in the bottom of the North Sea , about THULE : Which Sea is therefore called , by many Writers , The Chronian Ocean , or Sea of Saturn . Of this Poeticall Tradition Eusebius speaks 6 6 Eu●eb. Pr●p . lib. 1. ●ap . 17. Plutar●h . Defect . Oracl . & of the Face in the Moone . Cam●den , Brit. Pompo● , Mel. , Plutarch also in divers Places ; in one of which He tels us of an Island in the North Sea , called Saturns Isle ; which probably may be this THULE .

His Right to THULE ( besides Present Possession ) He grounds upon an old Charter : In which The For as ●●●h , or Considerations moving , seem Such as These ; ( For the Charter is not much seen abroad . )

First , as , in Heaven , The Re●●●est Planet from the SUN ; and so fittest Viceroy in Climats Re●●●est from the Su●s Residence , now ( for the most part ) Southern .

2do . As Coldest Planet , and so Lord of Cold Regions ; specially Those , which being Northern , are most distant from the Suns Heat , and so most Cold .

3tio As Lord of Aquarius ( by all Astrologers ) and by consequence Lord of all Islands ; which the Poets place under Aquarius ; specially Cold Islands , and such are all Northern , in the Suns Absence

4to . As in speciall , Lord of the North Sea , or Chromian Ocean ( as was said before ) and so Lord of all Islands in That Sea ; of which THULE must be one .

MERCURIES New Patent , MERCVRIE'S NEW COMMISSION for THVLE . or Deputation to This THULE ( notwithstanding SATURNS Possession and Charter ) seems somwhat abstruce ; yet wants not some Faire Considerations moving .

For , of all the Planets , MERCURY hath Greatest Latitude from the Ecliptick , which is the SUNS constant Residence ; and so seemes a fit Viceroy for those Climes , which are most Remote and distant from the SUN ; and such is THULE .

Also , Astronomers finde MERCURY ( of all the Planets ) oftnest Septentrionall , or Northern , in one or other of his Orbs : For his Great Latitude gaines him one Proper Orbe , unknown to the rest , which They call Eccentrum Eccentri ; which makes Him most Excentricall , and oftest Septentrionall . Which Great Excentricity & Latitude make such Spirall Labyrinths in all his Motions ; That the Best Astrononomers ( Ticho , Kepler , Longom●nt and Lansbergius ) confess , They can not be well Salved , Till his former Motions be corrected , with New and more Exact Calculations .

With Astrologers also , Both His Houses have Northern Declination ; and Gemini is as much Northern as any one Part of all the Zodiack : Under Gemini also , Doth Schoner , Pitatus , and others , place the Northern Isles ; and by Consequent under MERCURY , Lord of Geminy by all Astrologers .

But the Greatest Consideration in That New Patent or Deputation of MERCURY , seemes His Great Favour with PHEBUS ; which All have still observed : Hence with Astronomers , His stile is Apollinis Sidus , Solis Cancelarius , &c. Yea They say , His Longitude now differs from the Suns , But in some few Punctill●'s , for , he seems to go His Pace , and step His step : insomuch that He is seldome seen abroad , But Lies Hid under the Suns Rayes ( which makes him most Lookt after , but Least seene . ) And no Planet is more with the Sun , But the Moon ; nor is She more , but of●ner .

Astrologers also find Him the Greatest Courtier in Heaven , Favorite to Both the King and Queene , ( They meane the Sunne and Moon ) also so V●NUS : from Whose three Characters mixed together , He gets His with Them 1 1 ☉ The Sun : ☽ The Moon : ♀ Venus : ☿ M●rcury . . Hence also They place the Sun , and Moon's Palaces , ( Leo and Cancer ) in the Midst betweene Mercurie's Houses ( Gemini and Virgo ) on either side of which , are Venus Houses , Taurus and Libra .

With Chymists , MERCURY is Cold and Moyst ; and so fittest to reside , in Cold Moyst Ilands ; Such as THULE . These also perceive his Great Favours with , and neere approach to , the Sun and Moon , King and Queen of Mettals , Gold , and Silver . Hence they say , Silver commes neerest to Gold , in Forme and Purity ; but Mercury ( Quicksilver 2 2 This is Mercurius Princi●iatus ( as th●y call it ) For Mer●ur●us Princ●pians is one of t●ose T●ree Active Pri●ci●les in each ●ody ; which are SAL , SVLPHVR , and MERCVRY . SAL whence comes Taste ) represents ●arth in the Gr●at Wo●ld . SVLPHVR , Fire , ( hence S●ell ; and ●rom SAL and SVLPHVR , so or so mixt , comes such or such a Colo●r . MERCVRY● like Ayre and Water ( moyst and cold ) must st●ll bed●w the SAL a●d SVLPHVR , else they crumble into Atoms : for , N●turall Heat must have Foment from Radicall Moystu●e ; to supply whi●h , some s●eke ●o finde an Artificial●●alsom● of Nature . ) in Matter and Gravity : though , of all Mettals , He be most Crude and Indigested .

From this neere Approach of Quicksilver to Gold ( in Matter and Gravity ) Some Sublimate Rosy-Crucian Alchymists , have made deep Plots with Sulphur , to make Their Mercury become Sol , of a Subject a King ( in Mettals ) of Quicksilver Gold . But True Mercu●y cannot harbour Trayterous Inclinations : Hence Their Sulphureous Devices , vanish like Powder Plots : And by Best Philosophers 3 3 Sr. Fr. Bacon , Na● , Hist. Cent , 4. Exp. 327. Fernel . de abdit . Rer●m Ca●sis , , 't is now concluded , that though the True Elixar might or could be found ( 4 4 G●ber A●●bs : Raymund Lull : &c. the Art of which , was long among the Arabs , AEgyptians also , till Diocletia● burnt Their books ) yet Mercury could never make Good Gold ( King of Mettals ) because They say 3 3 Sr. Fr. Bacon , Na● , Hist. Cent , 4. Exp. 327. Fernel . de abdit . Rer●m Ca●sis , , He cannot indure the Tryall of fire ( Chymicall , sure they meane , and not the old Saxon Ordeire per fire 5 5 Ve●steg : Antiquit. Cambd. &c. , which Tryed Good Emma ) Because He hath still had as much Antypathy to VULCAN , as Sympathy to VENUS .

But , because This is a Masque of Heaven , and SATURN and MERCURY , Heavenly Bodies : It will not bee amisse to seeke out some place in Heaven , that may parallell THULE upon Earth . And no Place , in all the Zodiack , seems so fit , as AQUARIUS ; a most Cold , Moyst Signe ; under which , also , the Poets place all Cold Ilands ; and Manilius , in speciall seemes to place THULE 6 6 See Scaliger on Manil. . Now , as the Poets make SATURNS cheife Residence , in the Chroniaen Sea , about THUL● ; so do all Astrologers make it , in AQUARIUS : which is , with them , Saturns House and Ioy . And This AQUARIUS ( The Celestiall THULE ) may well be the Celestiall Scene of SATURN and MERCURIES Quarrell , as THULE was the Terrestriall . For , of all Places in the Zodiack , AQUARIUS seems most Ominou● to M●RCURY ; Who can never stay Long there , but is either driven Back ( becomming Retrograde ) or else Forced into PISCES ; which , with all Astrologers , is called MERCURIE'S FALL 7 7 As appeares by the Scheam●of He●ven , annext to the ●n● of the Masque , pag. 19. .

Now although This Constant Antipathy , between These Two in Heaven , hath still been observed by all Astrologers , in all Ages ; yet , it was never so strong , or strongly actuate , as through the Stadium of This Masque , viz , from 1637 , &c 1 1 To that Great Con●u●ct●o● of SATVRN and IVPITER , ( with the rest of the P●anets , but MARS ) in PISCES ●eb . 1643. of w●ich , before in the Ma●que Vnmaskt , pag 16. & p 24. .

THE CAUSES OF WHICH , SEEM THESE . First , MERCURIES Great Irritation of SATUR● , by his New Patent , or Deputation , into His THULE , or AQUARIUS . The Date of which New C●●●ission , seemes to be about the end of 1637 : for a little before That Time , MERCURY was Meridionall , and waited on the SUN , with more than usuall Favour : and there seemed to receive a New Commission , to enter SATURN'S THULE , with more than usuall Authority . For , presently on this , He enters AQUARIUS ( Saturns Possession ) and in it , is very Quick and Active ( Videant Astronomi . ) But ere long , SATURN , bestirs himselfe ; and without long dispute ( be it Right or Wrong ; Drives his New Guest out , and forceth him to Fall into PISCES . And , though MERCURY did oft assay to enter again , yet , SATURN as oft Drove him out 2 2 S●e the place and motions of these Planets , in Ianuary 1638. also Ianuary and March , 1639. : ( There is n● Disputing with a crooked Sithe : ) till at length being quite driven out , and Hopelesse , Hee make his addresse to the SUN , seeming to implore His help ; at which the SUN left the Southern Signes , and advanced Northward in the Ecliptick , in Warlick manner ; Entring ARIES , the First of Northern Signes , and House of MARS and so of War , ( MARS being the God of War , with all the Poets . ) And Here begins PHEBUS● First North Progresse 3 3 In March , 1639. see the Masque pag. 8 , & 9. ; with all the Scenes and Entries following , in This Masque of Heaven . The Second Cause , may seem , MERCURIE'S most Unfortunat Debility , and Extraordinary Weaknes , in Heaven ; by so frequent Retrogradations , Detriments , Peregrinations , Fals , &c. ( never more . ) through all This Time ; but specially Anni , 1640. and 1641. Which is like to produce Those effects , which ( for about These yeares ) were long since , foretold by the best Astronomers , France ever had 4 4 See Predict . Par Iea● Pe●it , pour l'Annee Mil six cens quarante , & quaran●e & un : Impri●è à Troyes 1625. & Predictions Admirables de Michel Nostradamus . Centur. XI . Imp●im● à Paris , 1605. . Which is yet more remarkable , and seemes more Ominous , in that , there are so many , and Great Meetings of the Heavenly Bodies ( through this Stadium ) in PISCES 5 5

See Ian. Feb. 1640. 1641. 1642. 1643.

This last , viz. Feb. 1643 is the most notable Conjunction , yet ever was .

, which was still accounted the FALL of MERCURY . A Third Cause , may be , SATURNS Extraordinary Strength , Vigour , and Activity , which hath been in Heaven all this ●ime . For First , for 30 years last past , SATURN was not so well setled in his own possession , as he began to be about the end of 1637. For , till that Time , He came not to his House and Joy AQUARIUS ; in which , when he came , he found MERCURY , Acting his New Commission ; and no sooner saw him , but he drives him out ( even the next day ) and forceth him to Fall into PISCES 6 6 Let Astronomers examine the Motions of these two Planets , through December 1637. and Iannuary 1638. , as was said before .

Againe , at his comming Home then , He was in his A●x ; being in the Apex or Apogeum of his Epicycle , and very neere the Apex of his Eccentrick ; Which ( as still hath been observed ) makes him more Swift in his Motions , and more Active in all his Actions .

Thirdly , for all this Time , He hath been much strengthned by divers good Aspects from some of the Chief Heavenly Bodies . For , besides many good Fixt Stars ( both in AQUARIUS ; and in Trine or Sextile , to AQUARIUS ; ) He was well aspected by JUPITER most of all this time : Which is more Prevalent , because JUPITER hath been much in his own House and Ioy SAGITARIUS ; which of it selfe , also , smiles on AQUARIUS in a friendly Sextile . And all Astrologers say , SATURN being well aspected by JUPITER ( specially from SAGITARIUS ) makes great Councellors . Whence come so many Great events upon JUPITER'S Conjunction with SATURN . Of which Conjunctions , the greatest and most remarkable , ( for Europe ) that yet ever was , will be in February 1643 , but in PISCES , as was said before .

Againe , He hath of late , been much , and oft , aspected by MARS . in it selfe no good aspect , I confesse ; yet such as ( joyned with MERCURIE'S Former Irritation ) must needs much inrage SATURN ; and so ( by a kind of Antiperistasis ) must needs make him much more Vigorous and Active : for Such is Nature still , when provoked by some Opposite . Hence Astrologers say , MARS with SATURN makes most fierce and desperate Souldiers .

But , though SATURN hath been very well setled in his own AQUARIUS , or THULE ; and there , hath beene very Strong and Active , ever since the end of 1637 : Yet is his Strength never like to appeare more , than in the latter halfe of 1640 , and great part of 1641. For , besides his Constant good Aspect with JUPITER , ( either in a Sextile ; or mutuall reception , all that Time ) He will also be a great Significator through all the Summer , and Dominus Autumni ( as Astrologers speak ) for 1640. in 1641 also , there 's scarce a Quarter , or a New Moon , in which SATURN is not one great Significator , if not Dominus Ascendentis : Which makes it very probable , he will be very Active , and Prevalent , for that Time also .

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Apertio Portarum ( of which Astrolog●rs speake so much ) is a great Crisis of Heaven , attended with some notable Alterat●ons of Ayre &c. by some great Aspect b●twee●e Planets of Contrary Houses : Chiefly betweene the Sun , Moone , and Saturn ; whose Houses in Heaven are op●osite to the Sun and Moones .

Such a Great Apersion will be in Feb. 1641. but a Greater in 1643.

Another Argument of This , is the Good Aspects , which SATURN is like to have ( at least for some of That Time ) from the SUN and MOONE , King and Queene of Heaven . For , though the SUN be directly Opposite to SATURN ( with MARS ) in August 1640 ; and continues Frowning most of that yeare ; yet , in the beginning of December , He begins to Smile on him in a gracious Sextile , ( while the MOON also is very neere . ) And in February 1641 , The SUN and SATURN meet , ( The MOON being also in a Trine with SATURN : ) which is like to produce some notable Event ( but 't is in PISCES ) for , such Meetings and Aspects of the SUN and SATURN still cause Apertiones maximas .

A Third Probability of This , may be the extraordinary great and frequent Aspects of MARS on SATURN , ( never more , than ) through that Time . which is more Prevalent , because MARS is ( for the most part ) Dominus Anni 1640 ; Receiving his Commission from a great Meeting of Heavenly Bodies in SATURN'S Houses , at the beginning of that yeere : also , though SATURN be Dominus Autu●ni , yet MARS is with him in Ascendente . But JUPITER aspecting and tempring MARS , makes him lesse Formidable .

Three or Foure times in the SUMMER of 1640 , MARS being with SATURN , will joyntly oppose the SUN and MERCURY . The last time , is about the Meeting of the Deities in Areopagus : and this last is like much to hinder the Pacification ; but that MARS is presently dispoyled of all power to hurt , as is said before , pag. 14. And though MARS do oft Frown on MERCURY , through 1641 ; yet , being much in his Detriment and Fall , and Tempered also by JUPITER ; All is like to End well .

But , setting aside This Present Quarrell : Their Constant Antipathy wants neither Symptomes nor Causes ; as many appeare in all their Theory . SATURN'S Motion very Slow , except in his Aux : His Influence very Cold ; melancholy also and flegmatick ( except tempred with JUPITER or MARS ; ) Being Remotest from this Earth , and from the SUN ( the King of Heaven ) and so of a Cold Temper , and Dusky Leaden Colour : Whence not only Chymists , but Astrologers , are even forced to call him Lord of Lead , and such like Dark , Black , Coaly Substances , dugg out of the Earth : specially in North Climats .

MERCURIE'S Theory , is ( of all the Planets ) most abstruce , perplext and intricat . Though He be Least in Body ( but the Moon ) yet not so in Influence : For , in this , He yelds to none but the SUN and MOON ( King and Queen of Heaven : ) Aspecting These , His Influence is Good to whome Ho●oscopall ; For These He makes Schollers , Ecclesiasticall Men ; yea oft They say , Bishops and Prelats● Yet His Influence is most inconstant ; Whence His Epithets not only with Poets , but Astrologers , are Ancops , Versatilis , Versipellis , &c. Yea the Chameleon of Heaven , at which Plotinus could laugh , when most serious * * Ficin. Prolog. in Plotin , Enead . 2. lib. 3. cap. 1. .

Aspecting SATURN Hee useth to Frown ; Being as Swift , Active , and usually Hot , as SATURN is Slow and Cold . Hence Their Aspects raise Great Stormes , Wind , Thunder , &c * * Suff●ci●nt instance of this may be the stormes &c. like to attend the Opposition 〈◊〉 Mercury , by ●atu●n ( 〈◊〉 Ma●s ) about Aug. 16● . . Great alterations in the Ayre , in Mens bodies . Yea , in whole States , &c. if Astrologers deceive us not . For , from his swift motion and sudden mutations in Site and Place , They use to ascribe to Him , ( I know not why ) most of the changes in Wind and Weather ; Temper in Mans Body ; Policy in each State ; Religion in each Church ; &c. but specially if Dominus Anni ; as he was of late .

Yet Astrologers ( though Picus 1 1 Pic. Mirand. in Astrol. lib. 17. cap. 5. laugh them to scorn ) make him a Constant Friend to the X● Religion ; which yet Bacon saith 1 1 Pic. Mirand. in Astrol. lib. 17. cap. 5. he makes as Abstruce , Perplext and Intricate , as his Motions are in all his Epicycles . In this also , he is Contrary to SATURN ; who some say 1 1 Pic. Mirand. in Astrol. lib. 17. cap. 5. , useth to Patronize the Iewish Religion ; Because , forsooth , their Sabbath was on His Day ( with us now called Saturday , or SATURN'S Day , though some derive it otherwise 2 2 Verstegan . A●tiquit . ) which Reason of Bacons is of kin to that of Plutarch 3 3 Plutarch Symp. l. 4. qu. 5. , who will needs have The Jews Sabbath a Feast to Bacchus , who was ( saith he ) sirnamed Sabbazios ; But I know not where ; For Aristophanes 4 4 Aristoph , Aves . Tull. 2d Leg. will have Sabbazios Banisht as a Strange ( un-heard-of ) God ; except he could find shelter in Athens , no lesse Superstitious to strange Gods 5 5 Hence come Those Altars to Strang● Gods : of which Paulan , Atticks . Laert. Ep●menid . Philostrat , Apolon . &c. , than Courteous to strange Men * * Xenoph. de Pulit , Athen. .

SUCH is the Celestiall THEORY of SATURN and MERCURY : and such , in part , the Chymicall : the Po●ticall may be next ; and then Platonicall . With Poets ( and all Poeticall Writters ) Each of these Hero's was {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ( tho one more specially ) which I may translate ( though others will not ) A Man , A Star , A God : But how , or why , is worth inquiry .

Whether Multiplicity of Gods , came first from old Phoenicians ( as Sanchun , from him Philo Biblius , & from Both Eusebius 6 6 Preparat . lib. 1. ) or else from AEgypt First , thence to the Phoenicians by Cadmus to Chaldee by Belus , to Greece by Orpheus , ( as Diodorus oft affirmes . 7 7 Diodor , lib. 1. cap. 1.2.6 . & lib. 5. cap. 1. ) Or first from Chaldeans by Belus , and from him to All other Colonies , ( Belus , & omnes à Belo ) as some maintaine 8 8 Sr , W. Ral. Purcha● . Genebrard &c. ( Confounding Gods , Idols , and Images . ) I now Dispute not .

THIS the Best of Heathens , Uncompell'd confess 9 9 Diod. lib. 1. pt. 1. cap. 2. Plat , Chratyl . Plutarch . Philos. Op●n as among the Iewes , Maim●●●d . Mor N●b . lib. 3. c. 30. and This Ranck of Gods the Iewes called The Host of Heaven . ; Men , in the World they knew not how , ( except like the New Sun-borne Mice on Nilus Banks 9 9 Diod. lib. 1. pt. 1. cap. 2. Plat , Chratyl . Plutarch . Philos. Op●n as among the Iewes , Maim●●●d . Mor N●b . lib. 3. c. 30. and This Ranck of Gods the Iewes called The Host of Heaven . , ) by Nature soon wanting , and by Instinct as soon seeking some God ; out of all Entities , chose to Deifie the Best to Sense ( in sted of Better : ) Heaven first , and Heavenly Bodies : of which to Males , they suited Femals out of Earth ( This Lower World : ) coupling Celestials to Terrestrials , to make compleat Generations : the Mother EARTH , and HEAVEN the Father ; whose Influence , in sweet Showers , and Heavenly Dews ; They thought the best Gonorrhea 10 10 Plutarch , as before . .

Thus , the Starry Heaven ( The Highest Sphear , then known , ) was but Husband to this Lowest Earth ( Celi●s to Vesta : ) the next Sphear of SATURN , to Rhea ( for so they call the Element of Water 11 11 From the Greek {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} to Flow . ) JUPITER to JUNO ( the Spheare of Ayre ) the SUN was Husband to the MOONE , which they thought but the Best and Highest EARTH , or Earthly World 12 12 Plutarch , of the Moones Spots . .

THESE , were a while so Happy to be Gods alone , ( But without Temples , Altars , Images , til Belus ' time 13 13 Euseb. prep. lib. 1. cap. 9. ) Yet so , that Wise men were not so Sottish , as to Deifie Dead lumps of Earth , or Fire , ( or any sensless Body , Heaven or Earth affordeth ; ) But , They thought , All these were Animate ; at least Actuate by some Living G●nius ; Which they called the Soule , or Intelligence of HEAVEN , SATURN , JUPITER , &c. And to Th●se was given Deity and Worship ; Yet under the Names of the Spheares , Globes , Elements , and Bodies , Which each Genius was thought either to Informe , as a Soule , or Assist and Actuate , as a Separate Intelligence 1 1 The Platonists rather thought these Genii of the Spheares &c Informing Souls ; but the Peripateticks , & some others , would have them Seperate Intelligences . .

But ●re long , Fond Superstition ( borne long before , but now ) Creeping out of its Cradle , began to View , think Faire , call Good , Admire , Deifie and Worship , each Mortall , which in Virtue ( I meane Vice ) hath stept but halfe a step above , beyond , the Lowest dregs of Basest Vulgars 2 2 Belus is thought to bee the First of these Men-Gods ; whence the Iewes call●d all such Baalim , from B●lus the first Baal . .

This Apotheosis ( or Art of Godding Men ) grew at length so Rif● , that Embryons could no sooner Breath ( nay , even in their First Grave or Winding sheet of Wombe ; ) much lesse be Borne ( I meane Buried in this great Tombe , which we call This World ) but they were streight forc'd to heare ( though not to answer ) the Vows and Prayers of some Sottish Priest , ready to proclaime them Gods . Yet , at first , ( while Madnesse was yet content to be an Infant ) Dead Men , were only made , ( as only able ) to ●eare that Heavy Name of Deity 3 3 Yet at death so usuall , that {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} and {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , to Die , and to be consecrate or made a God , are Terms almost Synonymous in old Greeks : Philo Byb . Diodor. Porphyr● Lucian , &c. .

4 4 This second rank of Men-Gods was derided by all the world almost ; yea by those that could well digest the Former Naturall Gods or Armies of Heaven . Xenophon de Dictis So ratis : and the Scholiast on Aristop●anes Nubes . Hence we finde , Two Ranks of Gods , in all Heathen Divines ; Immortall , Mortall ; so Biblius : Naturall , Politick ; so Tully : Celestiall , Terrestriall ; so Diodorus ( in the places prais'd before : ) to which Varro addes a third , Poeticall ; But These were but Pictures or Shadows of the former Reals .

When Art had thus learn'd to Make more Gods then Nature could invent : while Men , Horses , Dogs 5 5 Euseb. Prep. lib. 2. cap. 1. , did long to Die , and so be Deified : Lest the World should be confounded in its Vows to Namelesse Gods ; ( and Distinct Names , would quickly Fayle to so Numberlesse a Number . ) These Second Gods were wisely made to Share in Name 6 6 Diodor. lib. 1. cap. 1.2 . T●ll . de Nat. Deorum &c. Plutarch Defect . Oracl . , as well as Nature , with the First , which were Naturall , Immortall , Celestiall Bodies , as was said before .

Hence start up so many Celii , Saturns , Iupiters , Mercuries , &c. as were Infamous Famous men in AEgypt , Greece , or any Country else . Yet usually with this Decorum , ( first observ'd in Heaven ; ) the First Founder of any Family of Note , was forc'd a Name-sake upon Celius : The Next Heire on Saturn : the Third , on Iupiter : and so on , in Order of Heavenly Bodies .

Nay yet more , These Men-Gods were , as the World was taught , at Death Translated to the Spheares of Those Starrs , whose Name they bore , or Nature most resembled , while here they lived 7 7 Hence most Emphatically were these Dii mino●um Gentium called DEASTRI GOD-STARS ( men deified into Stars ) and hence perhaps came As●er to bee T●rminus minuens , as in Philosophast●r , Grammaticaster , &c. : Isis' Epitaph in Diodorus is not the Thousand instance might be given ; yet prove enough . Being Translated to Heaven , They were thought by some to commence Severall Degrees ; First Heroes , and then D●mons 8 8 Plutarch Desect . Oracl . Plutarch Pl●cit , P●ilos . lib. 8. Hesiod Op. Di. l , 1. vers , 121. : Though some , more nicely distinguish thus ; Daemons , were properly Naturall Intelligences , the True Genii of the Sphears and Starrs , never Tainted with Fleshy Bodies : But Hero's , were These Artificiall Deities , Snatcht up to Heaven out of Dead Bodies 1 1 And ●or this were they called Dii Animal●s , Manii , &c. Tull. de ●egib . & Servius in Indice . Turnebus in Adv●●sar . lib. 19. cap. 29. . And from This doubtlesse sprang the Fables of so many Metamorphiz'd into Starrs and Heavenly Constellations ; which are more , then are leaves in Ovids Metamorphosis .

Yea , so Deeply Rooted in Earth ( though their Tops were in Heaven ) were These Deastri ; that when Other better Deities , came to be known in the World ; Yet Superstition could not part with so Faire and Numerous an Off-spring : to detaine which , was at length Invented This Plot : that though These might not be made Termini Cultus : Yet they should still remaine as Media : Mediators 2 2 Plato in Chrat●l : Apul : de Daemon , Socrat. Rossel . in Pimand : lib. 2. com : 9. qu : ● . Plu●tarch as before . forsooth , between poore Living Men , and the Great Celestiall Gods ; that were too High , and Farr from any Familiar converse with Men .

To These DEASTERS were made the First Images , Columns , Temples , and Idoll Altars 3 3 H●rmes As●lepi●d . Euseb. Pr●p . ● . 5. cap. 2.8 , 9. Herodot: Clio. : All which were but as Traps to catch and hold some Godded-Soule ( for more familiar converse on Earth ) Charmed from Heaven 4 4 For , Carmina de Caelo possunt d●duc●re Lunam . : For The Supream Celestiall Gods , neither could nor would , be so intrapt , as These good Godded-Soules ; that once knew how sweet it was , to play , and roule themselves in Earthly Bodies ; and so were kept in Heaven , Much against their wils : which in their wonted Liberty , much rather would have chanted to an Organ here below , then be ravisht with the Harmony of all the Spheares above . For ( besides the old Sweet Musick they were wont to have on Earth ; ) They found Heaven at length so crowded ; that ( though content to Sweat ) yet stay they could not , unless so contract , that a Milion might stand on the point of a Needle . Yea , and so , could scarce any place be left in Heaven , for Better ( I meane Worss ) Deasters , which in following Ages , came Thither , Hoping to find as much Ease and Rome in Heaven , as They had found or made in Earth .

One of the First DEASTERS was MERCURY : Not that Late Grecian Boy of yesterday , But an Old AEgyptian as Diodorus ; or a Phenician Philistine , or Chananite , as Sanchun 5 5 Euseb. Prep. lib. 1. cap. 10. , will have him . And if we place him first in Palestina , we doubt not but the Mediterranean Stream might with ease bring him thence , not only down the Ostia Nili , and Ostia Tibridis ; but also to most places of Europe , specially to Ilands , whose Seas are continued to the Mediterranean .

Many Mercuries we find in old Historians ; and what was done by All , the Poets in a Rapsody , ascribe to One : thereby making him a most prodigious Monster , no Man ; much lesse a God : yet good enough for a Deaster .

Of Five ( or more ) Mercuries , The most famous was the AEgyptian THEUT or THEOT , 6 6 The First AEgyptian Month. ( for so they write him ; ) whence came the Month THOTH ; and whence perhaps came {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , to be the commune Name of God , with Greeks ( whose Divinity was first AEgyptian : ) though I know both Plutarch and Plato too 1 1 Plut. Philos. Placit. Plat. Cratyl . otherwise derive the Greek {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} .

A Great God to all AEgyptians , was this THEOT , whom old Greeks call {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ( and by this Name often named in Eusebius 2 2 Prep. cap. 10. : ) Taught perhaps by Pythagoras , who ( alluding , as it may be , to this Great AEgyptian God ) was wont to call God {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} : which name of God , Plato could well Etymologise , when in the Great God he could find nothing but {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , Vnum & Idem : While in Materials , scarce ought but {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ; and in the best Spirituals else , much {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} and but a little {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} . Whence he came to know Parmenides ' meaning ( at which he startled so , when young ) who was wont to say , One was all , and all One ; meaning there was but One True Entity 3 3 Plato in his Parmenid● Timeus : Chratylus , &c. , ( One , because Infinite ; ) All else , were but shadows of This One ; but in themselves {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , Not True Beings , as Plato often speakes .

Most think this AEgyptian THEUT , or First Mercury , the First Lawgiver 4 4 Plat. Minos wi●h Ficin: . Which may be true if taken cum grano salis ; For Tutor he was to Isis , who first governed by Written Laws , if Diodorus deceive us not . Hence is that in Her Epitaph , WHAT I BOUND , NONE COULD LOOSE 5 5 Diod: Sicul: lib. 1. .

This Mercury ( they say ) First Founded Schooles , Compos'd an Alphabet , and taught to speak with Grace , and Accent right ; Which Art he prescribed by Rules of Musick ; whose severall Tones ( the Three Best at least 6 6 Diapason : Diapente : Epitrite . . ) He found by comparing Summer with Winter in a meane proportion of Spring 7 7 Rossell in Pimand . : Which way I more admire then that of Pythagoras , who found all Musicall Proportions , by weighing the Smiths Hammers , which he heard make sweet consort , by knapping on the Anvill 8 8 Ficinus on Timeus . .

From his teaching to speak well , he was called Hermes ; because {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} : ( which Etymology Plato 9 9 Plat: Chratyl : might learne in every leafe almost of Homer . ) Hence in each Sacrifice , were Tongues sacred to Mercury ; While the Praeco cryed , Favete linguis 10 10 Scholiast : in Aristoph: Plut. & Nub. : which with them was that {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} of which Plato discourseth so Divinely .

Hence was Mercury stiled God of Eloquence , and all Learning ; Patron of Schollers , and all Ecclesiasticall persons . Yea to make him Eloquence it selfe , seemed no Harsh Trope . And because Eloquence can insinuate it selfe into every man , and steale his Affections , his Heart , himselfe : Hence Mercury with all the Poets hath still Heard , Vafer , Versutus , Callidus , Fur , &c. Yea so Notorious a Theefe , that no sooner Borne , but in his Cradle , were found 11 11 Lucian Dialog: Apoll: Vulcan . , Mars Sword , Venus Girdle , Vulcans Tongs , Apollo's Harp , Iupiters Scepter ; Only He spared His Thunderbolts , because so Heavy and Hot , would burn his fingers , ( who ever dreaded Fire , as was said before ) and might roare so lowd , that all the Gods might wake , and so descry some of his Knaveries : For all could not be Seen or Known .

SATURN with Poets , was King of Cre●t ; and being ●ranslated into Heaven ; There became One of Their First Deasters . Yet I find a SATURN much Elder , then That Cretian was , or could be : of whom Sanchu● at large 1 1 Euseb. Prep. lib. 1. cap. 10. speaking ●f Phenicia Theolog. .

There was of old ( saith he ) in Palestina , One called ELIOWN , Sirnamed {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 2 Most High : which Phrase may occasion his Reader , to compare this History , with some of the Iews Records of their Elohim , and his B●rith , whence came Heaven and Earth , ●srael , &c. Who , of his Wife Berith , be●●t Heaven and his Sister Earth ; These Two begat SATURN , sirnamed Ilus , and Israell ; with many mo , whe were all called Elohim , because Companions to SATURN sirnamed Ilus . But This SATURN Rebelling against his Father ; was at length so Straitned , that to make his Peace , He was forced to Sacrifice His own , and Only Son 3 3 Hence perhaps might come that ●arbarous Sacrifice , of Sonns to Saturn● first began by Phenicians , thence con●inued by Carthaginian Po●●i ( Plat. in Mino● , & Euseb. Prep l 4. c. 16. ) In which Plutar●h c●uld find the etymology of Top●et , while he o●se●ved Hidous Drummings , made b● that which the Iews cald Toph , used to drown the s●d yellings of Mo●ochs bloody Sacrifice . . But after This Sacrifice , being translated into SATURNS ' Sphear , He soone became a God , &c.

Yet , it seemes Hee left his Corps behind him , here ; to be imb●lmed by the Poets ; who , to preserve it incorrupt , corrupt it themselves , by stuffing it with Bitt'rest Spices 4 4 For , su●h would best imbalm : as Aristot. Di●dor . and ●lutarch●bserve . . Hence , with Them , He still smels of Rebellion against his owne Father , Whom , he bound ; Cruelty against his owne Sonns , whom he devoured : Yet , could not digest ; For , chancing at length to swallow a Great stone ( in sted of JUPITER ) He began to Vomit , and so was forc'd to cast up all his eaten sonns againe ; but yet much mangled and broaken , for such was the Blessing of His Teeth .

To English This Poeticall Fable ; All flie to Allegories : Which indeed are a Panpharma●●n , able to c●re all Diseases ; and sure All , if This One , The Poeticall Phrensy . By SATURN , T●lly will understand Time 5 5 Which Tuly learnt from Plutarchs Philos. quest. where {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} & {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} are thought n●●re of K●n● . , Heavens Sonn , yet measuring ( and so limiting or binding ) Heaven it selfe ; Dovouring all his Sonns , being Edax Rerum ; yet bringing up all againe ; for , Corruptio Vnius est Generatio alterius . 6 6 Astrolegers salve all thus : with them Saturn is Malign●n● , and bindes or hinders H●aven's good influence ; killing all ●is Sons , to whom he is Hor●scopa●l : yet he is also boun● or limited , by Iu●iter , ( the next Planet below ●im ) whose good Rayes temper Saturn .

But , of all Allegories in This , the Plat●●ick seemes most Divine : Their Generall Rule , for Poeticall Divinity , is This ; in Their scholia's on Plato●s Cr●tu●us . Poeticall Names of Station ( such as Vesta ) denote a Perman●nce of Essence in the True God ( whom to be One , and One only , They all acknowledge , When they bee serious and not minded to laugh , as Plato Himselfe speakes 7 7 Plat. Epist. a● Dionys. ; ) Names of M●tion ( as Rea , Fluxus ) denote Divine E●●lux ad Extra : Names Masculine , Gods Power most Active . Feminine , His Fecundity to Others .

CELIUS , SATURN , and JUPITER ( the Three First Great Gods , with Poets : the Three Highest Planets in Heaven ) are with Platonists , the Three distinct Hypostases ( or kinde of Persons ) which they find in All ( much more the First of all ) Intelligent Entities . Which Three , They expresse by the Sphears of Being ( or CELIUS ; ) of Knowledge ( or SATURN ; ) of Activity or JUPITER . These three Sphears we finde in our owne Soules ( as in all Intelligent Beings ) and call them ( to speake in Modern language , lest some should Understand me ) Essence , Vnderstanding , and Will .

For , Will With us , is with Them but Activity ; the same , in Re , with Understanding ( as shall appeare anon ) and Both , the same with Essence in each Intelligent , much more the First , Entity . For , if there be Any Entity , wee must grant there is some , ( at least One ) Simple Entity ; else there must bee Infinite Compounds actually co-existing ( which the Masters dare not yeeld . ) That Simple Entity must be Infinite ; ( for , all Limitation speakes Composition ; * * For , let us inq●●re why a Man is not also an abstract Intelligence : yea why not All Entity ? sure ●ither because he cannot , or el●e because he will not : ( he will be a Man , and nothing els● , nothing more . ) Both these Reasons imply Composition in Man : for , if Mans ●ssence , Power , and will , we●e Prorsus Idem● one of them could not bound or limit the oth●r . ) Therefore but One ; and yet This One , must be All Entity ( possible ; ) else not Infinite . Ergo , the First Entity must have Knowledge and Activity , ( else He hath not All Entity ) Yet in It , These Two must be the Same ; and Both , the same with Entity it selfe ; else It is not Simple Entity . But of This perhaps more anon . I proceed :

CELIUS , Their First Hypostasis , is the Sphear of Being ; Essence in all Second Intelligents ; but , in the First , They chuse to call it Entity , rather then Essence , ( which , in the Schools , heares Entity limited to such or such , a Species ; but the First Being is Entitas Simplex , without any Restringent Essence 1 1 But all Second Beings are said to bee compound●d of Es●e ( Entity ) and Ess●ntia , which is such or ●uch a Restring●n● , limi●ing to such or ●uch a Speci●s : only the First , is purely Tra●sc●●de●t . . ) Now , as the Highest Starry Sphear , is but One , and yet All ; ( a kinde of Infinite ) Containing in it All inferiour Beings , not only Locally , but Virtually ( if no more ; ) So , si licet parvis — ; for , this Sensible World is but a Shadow of That Supream , Intellectuall , Infinite ) That First Sphear of Being is One , yet truely All , because Infinite ; containing in it self All Entities ( possible ) yet as in One Entire Spheare ; and hence , say They , the Poets called it {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , CELIUS , Heaven . Next within This Infinite Spheare , are circled {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , as Plotinus speaks 2 2 En●ad , 6. lib. 9. cap. 8. . Those Second Gods ( sure , he meanes ) who with us are Intelligentiae . Next ( saith He ) is circled {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ; consisting o● Three Lesser Orbs● {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ; of These , the First and Best is still Concentricall to Celi●● ; but Reason and Fancy ( the two lower Orbs ) are , too too oft Excentricall . This he saw , who yet was but purblinde , and at best , but in Twilight , or Day-Dawning .

This CELIUS must have in himself all Entity ; ( else not Infinite ) all perfections ; Therefore K●owledge , He must be Intelligent . And Having All within himselfe , Hee cannot but know all . For , I suppose ther 's nothing required to perfect Knowledg , but Presentia ( s●u una ) Objecti , ad Potentiam Scibilem , ( for I now will speak in their Dialect : ) and because Beings themselves are not in Us but by their Species ; hence our knowledge is so weake , and Imperfect .

This Knowledge of himselfe , They call Reflectio in s●ipsum , which is the very Flower and Top of all Knowledge . CELIUS then Reflecting on Himselfe , Saw within Himselfe , His Owne Image ; Which Image so Begotten , These call SATURN ( and is usually stiled by them {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 3 3 Insomuch that a great Platonist●eading that Phrase in a Div●ne writer ; said , he stole it from his Master Plato : as Euse●ius reports in hi●Prep . , ) on whom They say CELIUS is even Stampt , or Graven , as the Seale on the Signet ; and Hence , the Poets said , CELIUS was bound and cut by His Son SATURN .

In This SATURN ( or Image of himself ; ) CELIUS Being Infinite ( and so all ) Entity ; must ( T●ey say ) needs See all severall Ideahs , or Species , which are possible in the Spheare of Entity : as Intelligens , Volens , Amans , Videns , Vivens , and the like ; which yet were summd up all into foure Generall Ideahs , Ens nudum , Vivens , Sentiens , and Intelligens 1 1 From these foure ( or else from the foure Metaphy●●call Ideahs , Ens , V●um , V●●um , ●onum ) ●ome Platonists think the First Caus● , in all Languag●s , is sti●ed ●y a ●etragramm ( or Name with fou●e Letters● ) of which Fici●us oft discourseth , ●n Plato's C●ratylus and other places . .

SATURN thus with Them is The Sphear of Knowledge , or the Ideall World : in Whom Ideahs have Their First place ; and come thence , First into the SATURN ( or Vnderstanding ) of Created Spirits ; Then being Stampt on Severall Lumps of Matter ( as on Wax ) doe there beget the Proles of a Forme ( answer●ng to ●ts Idea in SATURN , as the Picture on the wax , to its Seale . ) This Forme was by Philosophers , well called a Species or {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , for 't was but a Second Species , or Ideah , Resulting out of SATURN'S Ideahs , as the Species results from the Face to the Chrystall Glasse .

But before These Ideahs ( or Sonns of SATURN ) came Thus out , on Matter ; They were First ( They say ) by a Reflex Act of Understanding , as it were swallowed by SATURN Himselfe , ( who looked on them all , as One entire Ideah in Re , Differing only Formally in His owne Vnderstanding . ) Then came out again as divided and broken 2 2 Hence the Poets sai● , Saturn first Eat down all His Sons : But cast them up again , yet much broken and mangled : ; and so were stampt abroad on Matter , and there made , or begat Formes ; of which came This Fabrick , which we call The WORLD .

This is the True Platonick Doctrine about Ideahs : which They never dreamt did Exist by themselves , seperate from Matter , ( as some fondly or ignorantly wrangle ; ) Except only in some Intelligent Spirit , which they called SATURN or Spheare of Vnderstanding ; Divine first ; and then Angelicall ; lastly That of Men 3 3 That P●ato hel●thus , and but thus , of Ideahs ; is cleere by his owne Parmenides , Phedo , Phedrus and Timeus : also by P●utarchs Philos: Opin : lib. 1. cap. ● . & cap: 10. who tels us Aristotle denied Plato's Ideahs ; because , denying that the World was created : he kn●w not what Ideahs should or could doe in the Divine Vnderstanding . For Contarenus ( though a Learned man ) is much deceiv'd , in saying , Plato's First Ideall World , was the Angelicall Vnderstanding . In His Prima Philosophia .

To the Comming out of These Ideahs from SATURN to Matter , Concurr Rhea ( Divine ●fflux ad Extra ) and JUPITER 4 4 Hence the Poets say , IVPITER and RHEA , Bound and cut SATVRN , and fo●ced him to bring up His Dev●ured and mangled Sons . , Who is Their Third Hypostasis , Activity , or Will ; comming from CELIUS ( Entity ; ) But through SATURN also , who is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Vnderstanding . This JUPITER ( Divine Will or Activity ) with Them was He that Made the World ; by stamping some of SATURNS Ideahs upon a rude indigested Moles of Matter , ( which most of Them ( also ) think , He first made out of Nothing . ) Hence all the Platonists use to call This Third Hypostasis , The Spirit or Soule of the World ; That Spirit They meane , That first Made , and now doth Actuate and Govern ; and ( as They too grosly thought ) informe and Animate , This Created World . So that SATURN , with Them was the Ideall Cause ( the Sampler , or Pattern ) according to which ; But JUPITER The Immediate Cause By whom , the World was made 5 5 Thu● they express● thems●lves CELIVS made the Wo●ld . Like SATVRN , But by IVPITER : They mean His will or Activity wrought acco●ding to t●e Ideahs Drawn in His Vnderstanding . . And Thus Phenicians AEgyptians , Grecians , Thuscans , ( all Nations ) were taught to call JUPITER ( the Third Hypostasis , Divine Will or Activity ) The Spirit , that Made the World . So , Speakes Philo , and Porphyry , of the Phenicians , and AEgyptians 1 1 Euseb. Preparet . ; so , Diodorus of AEgyptians and Grecians 2 2 Diodor. l. 1. cap. 2. ; and so , of the old Th●scans ( taught doubtlesse by Pythagoras ) Sencca ; They call JUPITER ( saith he ) Spiritu●● , Animum Mu●di , Ejusque Opific●m , cui proprie convenit Nomen Esse 3 3 Senec. Nat. Q●est . & De Benefic . . Hence came JUPITER to be more Known in the World , and more spoken of , by Poets , then either CELIUS or SATURN ; Both whom yet , They granted before JUPITER , in Nature and Time .

Thus All Nations confesse , the World was Made by JUPITER ( the Third Divine Hypostasis : ) and the Platonists say , 'T was Made by chusing Some ( and but Some ) Ideahs out of SATURN ; and stamping These upon the Wax of Matter ( as Timeus speakes . ) Some Ideahs , and but Some : For , all could not come forth 4 4 Which the Poets intimated by saying SATVRNS Sonns came out cut , b●oken , and mangled . , They being Infinite : which I must confesse I understand not . For , how could there be Infinite Ind●viduums in Each Species , and yet also Infinite Species ( For , of These only are the Divine Ideahs , as all confesse ; ) and yet but One Infinite ? And how Infinite Species , differing by Degrees of Entity , can be Producible , I yet could ne'r conceive : sith the Last Species ( if I may conceive a Last in Infinite ) must needs , have in it , Infinite degrees of Entity ; and so , indeed , be Infinite : And how Any Infinite may be , or conceiv'd to be , even in Mente Divinâ , possible to b●produced ; I yet see not .

But Whether All SATURN'S Ideahs came abroad ; or whether only some came out ; and others not : also whether those that yet have not , may come , or might have come in infinitum ; I dispute not . Only , I see 't is a receiv'd Opinion among the Platonists , that JUPITER did some-how limit or binde SATURN , ( so also the Poets speake : ) as if Divine Will , by its Decree , did as it were , limit Divine Vnderstanding , or Omniscience . So that More Ideahs were , and are , Known by This , as Possible ; which yet Decree hath limited , and made non Futura .

Hence Omniscience , or Simplex Intelligentia , of all Possibles ; is with them called SATURNS Law . But the Fore-sight of Those Things , which Decree hath chosen , out of that Infinite Sphear of Possibles , and made Futura ; is the Law of JUPITER 5 5 Pla● . Min. Go●g . Po●it . with F●c●n . ; Which to bee the True Platonick Fate , Seneca perswades mee ( in the Places cited before ; ) though some following Stoicks , much abusde Themselves , and all the world with This ; because They understood it not .

Any Mat●riall Thing of This Plato●ick Discourse ( or Paraphrase on P●eticall Divinity ) may cleerely be Found in Plotinus of the Three Hypostases : in Proclus on Parmenid , and Timeus● also His Theologia Platonica . Marsilius Ficin. on Plato's Crat●l●s , Mines , Gorgias , & Politicus : with Plato's Epis●les . Mirandula De Ente & Vno . Ficin. De Immortal , Anim. & on Plotinus . Rossell . on Pymander , &c.

Certainly the Greatest , and the Freest Liberty , may well Consist with the Greatest , and Straitest Ne●essity : Not Coactive , at least not Violent ; but that Connate , Naturall ( I had almost said Moral ) Necessity , which each Being hath , to Act and Vent it selfe . Which Necessity hath not place only in Inanimats , ( Fire , Water , &c. ) which we call Naturall Agents ; but in All ; in Rationall I meane Intelligent , ) even Spirituall Entiti●s . Which will more cleerly appeare , by Examining , the Difference , Dependance , or other Relation , between the Platonick Celius , ( or Sphear of Being ) SATURN , or Knowl●dg● ; and JUPITER Their Sphear of Activity : or , to speak in Schoole Terms , between Intelligent Ess●nce , Vnderstanding , and Will ; for so I doubt not to translate their Iupiter , or Active Sphear .

For , Will seemes nothing but Activity : A Rationall Will ( may I so speak ? ) A Rationall Activity . Action is so necessary a Companion to Entity , that all things seeme to have as much Activity , as Entity . Every Being is Active in its kind ; ●●d in Acting seems ambitious to vent and inlarge it selfe . As the Spring in a Watch ( newly wound up , ) cannot but spin it selfe out , wider and wider , till it fill its whole Ballance : So , every Being hath its Balance , its Spheare , through which Activity ( its Spring ) must untwist it self , till the Watch be quite down , or the String snapt asunder .

Now , That Naturall Desire of Action , which we find in all , ( and call Instinct in some , but Naturall appetite , or Inclination , in Other Beings ) in Rationals , we call a Will : so that , the Phrase of Will is now restrict to Rationals , and These only , but not the Thing : for , might the Phrase Commence , I durst say , Every Being ( even a Stone ) hath as much Will , as Entity ; as much Desire , I meane , or Will to Act , and Vent it selfe .

It would then be well discus'd , How or in What , the Will of Rationals , differs from the Will of other Beings ; Sith These also Will as , and as much , as Rationals ; except perchance , Having lesse Entity , they have also lesse Will , or Activity : for , different Degrees of Activity , make me much suspect , There are also Different Degrees of Entity ; even in those Individuums , or Species , which , the Masters teach us , to bee Equall .

Is the Difference then in This ? That , Rationals , and these only , have Knowledge also , to Direct and Suspend their Will , or Activity : which else , of it selfe is as Blind as a Stones Will , ( or Appetite to move downward ) and would perchance stumble as oft on Evill as Good , were it not Directed by some Seeing , Knowing , Eye : Yea would of it selfe , I suppose , ever act ad idem , Eodem modo , ad extremum posse ; ( even as the Fires Will in Burning ) were it not as well Suspended , as Directed , by some Knowing Principle , or Act. And if so I cleerly see that Rationals are Free ; But how their Will , of it selfe , is Freer then a Stones Will , Videant alii . Even Those I meane , who make the Will & Vnderstanding , Two Faculties , Distinct in Re .

If They be so ; how the Will can follow the Vnderstandings directing , or suspending Dictate ; and yet be Potentia , & Libera & Caeca , ( as the Masters teach , ) I could yet never learn .

Violently Drawn , or Forc'd , it cannot be ; and be it selfe , Free , at least a Willing Will . Well then , It must Follow Freely , of it selfe ( I mean ) nullo cogente : and That Either , in a Morall Way ; ( as the Attentive Auditor to the perswasive Orator , Rapt with Freest Violence : ) or else Naturall : either Instinct ( for this is Highest ) or some tacite Sympathy , Occult ( yet Naturall ) appetite ; ( for , so we use to speak , when we would not understand Our selves . ) Of These , the last leaves the Will , no Freer then the Stone to its Centre , the Iron to the Load-stone ; Goodly Liberty ! the Midle , not Freer then the silly Lamb to its Dam : yea , & Instinct too , hath no place , but in Sensitives , at least ; ( for , who eversaid , a Stone moves by Instinct ? ) and so much as Sense , may not he granted to the Will , if it be Potentia prorsus Caeca , as They teach .

Nor can it follow Morally , except it be more then Sensitive ; even a Knowing Faculty : for el●e it cannot apprehend those Morall arguments ( by which the Understauding swayes it ; ) but would stand Still , as demurely as the Will of a Stone , when the Orator perswades it to leap up , and become a Star , or Sarr's Intelligence .

We conclude then , The Will cannot be Compel'd or Forc'd , with a Lucretian Rape ; and be Free at all : Nor be led , or drawn , only by Naturall appetite , Occult Sympathy ; and be Freer then a Stone : then a Lamb , a Calf , a Sparrow , if by bare Instinct : nor by Morall perswasion ( which sounds most of a Rationall Agent , or Patient ; ) but it also must be a Knowing , Vnderstanding Faculty : The same ( I meane ) cum Intellectu : Except perchance the Tott'ring Ship of Mans Soule , need Two Assisting Vnderstandings , ●o one Mast , ( like the Two Di●scuri , * * See on Argonaut : Apolo . the Scholiast , that is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} . ) to prevent feare of a Tempestuous Shipwrack ; which One of them , ( if alone ) might sadly preominace .

Thus , while we must needs have the Will a Blind Faculty ; yet Free ; and Free in Following the Vnderstandings Dictates ; in Suspension , and Contradictiou of Acts ; and yet a Faculty really Distinct from Vnderstanding ; we must provide room for two Vnderstandings , ( two Candles in One Lanthorn ; ) or else we sweat in Vaine , we tire our selves ; And yet ( however ) in the int●rim , we lose our Will , ( poore Will ! ) at least our Liberty .

O Divine Liberty ! How abstruce is thy Theory ; and yet thy Practise much more Difficult ! How Hard it is to Find thee ; yet much more Hard , to Keep , Vse , and Enjoy thee !

What shall we say then ? is Will , in all Agents , ( Naturall Animall , Rationall , ) Equall ; at least equally Free ? for , in each , in all , 't is but Activity ; which must needs still be Active , and Vent it selfe ad summum posse ; even till it fill the whole Area of its Sphear , ( or Balance ) of Entity . May we also say , Suspension , ( with all Contradiction of Acts , &c. ) which seemes an Index of more then common Liberty in Rationals ; Comes not from Will ( strictly so taken ) Which of it selfe would still Act ad extremum ; as well to This as That , to Evill as well as Good ; But from Knowledge , from Vnderstanding , ( I meane the Whole Soule ) which by its light , sees what is Good ; what inconvenient ; and so guides , quickens , or suspends its Acts : Where as Fire , and such like Agents , Act still on , forward , without a stop , without breathing ; because they have not , as Rationals , Oculatas Manus .

For shall we say , Our Soule is , but as , a Seeing Hand , or Doing Eye ? or like Plato's Idea of a Good Prince , Philosophus Regnans , or Rex Philosophans ? While it seeth , perceiveth , ( so Philosophus ) 'tis Intellectus ; but while it Doeth , or Commandeth , ( so Rex , ) we call it Will . Its Mediat Acts , are Imperat : Immediat , We call Elicit● . Not that Vnderstanding and Will , are Two Things really Distinct ; but Both make , Both are , but One Soule , under Two Notions . Thus One and the same Commander , Sees his Enemy's approach ; Desires and Plots their Overthrow ; and Commands a Charge . In the First , he is as Intellectus Speculativus ; in the next Practicus , or perhaps Voluntas Eliciens ; in the last , Imperans : In Both , in all , Vna eademque Anima , Intelligens , Volens , ( id est , Agens . )

Yet , may the Names of Vnderstanding and Will , be still retain'd ; if , but to parallell those Two Noble , and truly Vitall Acts ; which we find in that Terrean Soule , that lump of living ( I had almost said Spirituall ) Flesh , which we call our Heart 1 1 Our Heart hath two Sines , and two chiefe Ac●s or Mo●ions : at the Right Sine it sucks from ●h●Liver pure Blood , and Na●u●al● S●irits ( by its Diastole . ) The Bloud and Spi●i●s ( so suc●● in ) stay a while in the middle Val'ee , which ●hey call Sept●● Cor●is● there meeting wit● pure aire ( suckt in f●om the Lungs ) are all concocted into Vitall Spir●●● ; And These are ●ent ou● ( through all the Arterie● ) by the Hear●s Systole : whence comes our ●ulse . . For , me thinks the Vnderstanding may be fitly cald , the Soule 's Diastole ; by which it sucks in , that pure blood of Truth ; which is concocted in Septo Anim● ; till ( being made true Vitall Spirits , of Morall Goodnesse , ) it be sent out again , by the Soule 's Systole , called Will : whence come all the Motions , or Pulses , which we find in our Morall Arteries . Yet , Both These Sines , s●all make up but One Heart , One Soule .

On this Whole , One , Entire Soule ; Rayes of Light , darted from the First Light , ( yet now so Refracted , that they only make , the Soul's Galaxta , Reason . ) Compose Those Ideahs ; Which being drawn a new , by the Pencell of Sense ; and Flowred with Discurse , ( whence Truth results sometimes , like Sparks by knocking Flints ; ) Make up Those Animae Sidera , which we call Habits ; Morall , if of Doing ; Virtues if Well ; but if ill , we call them Vices : But Intellectuall , and Speculative , if of bare Knowing ; if of Directing ( by Knowledge ) towards Action , then we call them Intellectuall Practicall . Of These last , Prudence directs the Morall part of Every Act , ( in Object , End and Morall Circumstances : ) Art the Naturall . For , Both these Parts , have Place in Every Action ( that is Rationall , Human● , as we call it , and not only Hominis : ) and Both these , are directed by Practicall Habits . Whence Arts ( Gram. Rhet. Logick 2 2 All ●ur Acts are {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} . This is ●i●ec●ed by M●c●anick Art●● That by Li●erall : which are only Three ; M●thematicks being pa●tly Scie●●e● , partly Mechanick Arts . : ) and Ethicks ( which is Prudentia Doctrin●li● , ) proceed by Rules and Pr●cepts ( Directing to speak well or do well ) not by Definitions , Divisions , &c. which belong , to Sciences perse , to Arts , but per accid .

All Practicall Habits , are both Docentes & Vtentes ; ( Speculative , Docentes only : ) while the Soule Directs by light , 't is Habitus Docens ; while it Acteth , what is directed , Vtens : which last , if in the Morall part of any Act , seemes to me True Morall Virtue .

In This , in All , SATURN directs JUPITER ; Knowledg , Action ; Vnderstanding , Will : or to speak more properly , one and the same Soule , directs its own Activity ( its JUPITER ) by its own Knowledge , or Sphear of SATURN .

Our Discourse on SATURN hath been slow and tedious : But such is the Motion of this Planet . This may conclude All . Though SATURN and MERCURY could in re , never agree in Heav'n or Earth ; yet , the Platonists found a way to Reconcile them in Words and Shew : For with Them , They Both are {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} . But SATURN is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , Ratio : MERCURY {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ●Oratio . by which last , They meant much more , then we by Speech : For , they say , MERCURY to SATURN , is Semen Ideale 1 1 Plotin. En●●d 3. lib. ● . wi●h Ficinus . : That Vis Prolifica , by which Ideahs comming out of SATURN , and stampt by JUPITER , on Matter ; do there beget the Embryon of a Forme ; which mature becomes {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ; a Second Species ; or Ideah . Proles to one of SATURNS Sons , which are the first Ideahs , as was said before . So , that with Them the Vnderstanding ( whither Divin or Humane , ) is SATURN ; an Ideall World : Concepts , or Ideahs , ( drawn in this Vnderstanding ) are SA●URN's Sons : Words , Syllables and Letters , ( by which These Concepts or Ideahs come out , and are exprest abroad ; ) belong all to MERCURY .

All this , They think stampt on the Genius of the Planet MERCURY ; which well aspected by SATURN , They say , gives Contemplation : by MARS , Action : with JUPITER , Both : But with VENUS Eloquence and Wit .

Thus from a Man , a Philosopher , a Priest , a God 2 2 For , All These , He was : See Ross●ll , on Py●●●d . ; we are come againe to MERCURY a Wandring Star or Planet ; from whom , all Mercuries first came ; into whom , They were all Starrifi'd again , When Dead Men , but Living Deasters .

FINIS .
THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY . * * Martial . Epigram . Innocuos Censura potest permittere Lusus ; — Lusimus Omnes : Et semel — Risit APOLLO .
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