THE
MASKE
OF
THE
Gentlemen
of
the
two
combin'd
houses
,
or
Inns
of
Court
,
the
Middle-Temple
,
and
Lincolns
Inne
.
AT
the
house
of
the
most
worthely
honour'd
preferrer
and
gracer
of
all
honorable
Actions
,
and
vertues
,
(
Sir
Edward
Philips
Knight
,
Master
of
the
Rolls
)
al
the
Performers
and
their
Assistents
made
their
Rendesvous
,
prepar'd
to
their
performance
,
and
thus
set
forth
.
Fiftie
Gentlemen
,
richly
attirde
,
and
as
gallantly
mounted
,
with
Foot-men
perticularly
attending
,
made
the
noble
vant-guarde
of
these
Nuptiall
forces
.
Next
(
a
fit
distance
obseru'd
betweene
them
)
marcht
a
mock-Maske
of
Baboons
,
attir'd
like
fantasticall
Trauailers
,
in
Neapolitane
sutes
,
and
great
ruffes
,
all
horst
with
Asses
;
and
dwarfe
Palfries
,
with
yellow
foot-cloathes
,
and
casting
Cockle-demois
about
,
in
courtesie
,
by
way
of
lardges
;
Torches
boarn
on
either
hand
of
them
;
lighting
their
state
as
ridiculously
,
as
the
rest
Nobly
.
After
them
were
sorted
two
Carrs
Triumphall
,
adornd
with
great
Maske
heads
,
Festones
,
scroules
,
and
antick
leaues
,
euery
part
inricht
with
siluer
and
golde
.
These
were
through-varied
with
different
inuention
,
and
in
them
aduanc't
,
the
choice
Musitions
of
our
Kingdome
,
sixe
in
each
;
attir'd
like
Virginean
Priests
,
by
whom
the
Sun
is
there
ador'd
;
and
therfore
called
the
Phoebades
.
Their
Robes
were
tuckt
vp
before
;
strange
Hoods
of
feathers
,
and
scallops
about
their
neckes
,
and
on
their
heads
turbants
,
stucke
with
seuerall
colour'd
feathers
,
spotted
with
wings
of
Flies
,
of
extraordinary
bignesse
;
like
those
of
their
countrie
:
And
about
them
march't
two
ranks
of
Torches
.
Then
rode
the
chiefe
Maskers
,
in
Indian
habits
,
all
of
a
resemblance
:
the
ground
cloath
of
siluer
,
richly
embroidered
,
with
golden
Sunns
,
and
about
euery
Sunne
,
ran
a
traile
of
gold
,
imitating
Indian
worke
,
:
their
bases
of
the
same
stuffe
and
work
,
but
betwixt
euery
pane
of
embroidery
,
went
a
rowe
of
white
Estridge
feathers
,
mingled
with
sprigs
of
golde
plate
;
vnder
their
breasts
,
they
woare
bawdricks
of
golde
,
embroidered
high
with
purle
,
and
about
their
neckes
,
Ruffes
of
feathers
,
spangled
with
pearle
and
siluer
.
On
their
heads
high
sprig'd-feathers
,
compast
in
Coronets
,
like
the
Virginian
Princes
they
presented
.
Betwixt
euery
set
of
feathers
,
and
about
their
browes
,
in
the
vnder-part
of
their
Coronets
,
shin'd
Sunnes
of
golde
plate
,
sprinkled
with
pearle
;
from
whence
sprung
rayes
of
the
like
plate
,
that
mixing
with
the
motion
of
the
feathers
,
shew'd
exceedingly
delightfull
,
and
gracious
.
Their
legges
were
adorn'd
,
with
close
long
white
silke-stockings
:
curiously
embroidered
with
golde
to
the
Middelegge
.
And
ouer
these
(
being
on
horse
backe
)
they
drew
greaues
or
buskins
embrodered
with
gould
,
&
enterlac't
with
rewes
of
fethers
;
Altogether
estrangfull
,
and
Indian
like
.
In
their
Hands
(
set
in
seueral
postures
as
they
rode
)
they
brandisht
cane
darts
of
the
finest
gould
.
Their
vizerds
of
oliue
collour
;
but
pleasingly
visag'd
:
their
hayre
,
blacke
and
lardge
,
wauing
downe
to
their
shoulders
.
Their
Horse
,
for
rich
show
,
equalld
the
Maskers
them-selues
;
all
their
caparisons
being
enchac't
with
sunnes
of
Gould
and
Ornamentall
Iewells
.
To
euery
one
of
which
,
was
tackt
a
Scarffing
of
Siluer
;
that
ran
sinnuousely
in
workes
ouer
the
whole
caparison
,
euen
to
the
daseling
of
the
admiring
spectators
.
Their
heads
,
no
lesse
gracefully
and
properly
deckt
with
the
like
light
skarffing
that
hung
about
their
eares
wantonly
dangling
.
Euery
one
of
these
horse
,
had
two
Moores
,
attir'd
like
Indian
slaues
,
that
for
state
sided
them
;
with
swelling
wreaths
of
gould
,
and
watshed
on
their
heads
,
which
arose
in
all
to
the
number
of
a
hundred
.
The
Torch-bearers
habits
were
likewise
of
the
Indian
garb
,
but
more
strauagant
then
those
of
the
Maskers
;
all
showfully
garnisht
with
seueral-hewd
fethers
.
The
humble
variety
whereof
,
stucke
off
the
more
amplie
,
the
Maskers
high
beauties
,
shining
in
the
habits
of
themselues
;
and
reflected
in
their
kinde
,
a
new
and
delightfully-varied
radiance
on
the
beholders
.
All
these
sustaind
torches
of
Virgine
wax
,
whose
staues
were
great
canes
al
ouer
gilded
;
And
these
(
as
the
rest
)
had
euery
Man
his
Moore
,
attending
his
horse
.
The
Maskers
,
riding
single
;
had
euery
Masker
,
his
Torch-bearer
mounted
before
him
.
The
last
Charriot
,
which
was
most
of
all
adornd
;
had
his
whole
frame
fill'd
with
moulded
worke
;
mixt
all
with
paintings
,
and
glittering
scarffings
of
siluer
;
ouer
which
was
cast
a
Canopie
of
golde
,
boarne
vp
with
antick
figures
,
and
all
compos'd
a
la
Grotesea
.
Before
this
in
the
seate
of
it
,
as
the
Chariotere
;
was
aduanc't
a
strange
person
,
and
as
strangely
habited
,
half
French
,
halfe
Swizz
;
his
name
Capriccio
;
wearing
on
his
head
a
paire
of
golden
Bellowes
,
a
guilt
spurre
in
one
hand
,
and
with
the
other
mannaging
the
reignes
of
the
fowre
Horses
that
drewe
it
:
On
a
seate
of
the
same
Chariot
,
a
little
more
eleuate
,
sate
Eunomia
,
the
Virgine
Priest
of
the
Goddesse
Honor
,
together
with
Phemis
,
her
Herald
:
The
habite
of
her
Priest
,
was
a
Robe
of
white
silke
,
gathered
about
the
necke
;
a
pentacle
of
siluered
stuffe
about
her
shoulders
,
hanging
foldedly
downe
,
both
before
and
behind
.
A
vestall
vaile
on
her
head
of
Tiffany
,
strip't
with
siluer
,
hanging
with
a
trayne
,
to
the
earth
.
The
Herrald
was
attyr'd
in
an
Antique
Curace
of
siluer
stuffe
,
with
labells
at
the
wings
and
basses
;
a
short
gowne
of
gould
stuffe
;
with
wide
sleeues
,
cut
in
panes
:
A
wreath
of
gould
on
his
head
,
and
a
Rod
of
gould
in
his
hand
.
Highest
of
all
in
the
most
eminent
seate
of
the
Tryumphall
sat
,
side
to
side
,
the
coelestiall
Goddesse
,
Honour
;
and
the
earthy
Deity
,
Plutus
;
or
Riches
.
His
attire
;
a
short
robe
of
gould
,
frindg'd
;
his
wide
sleeues
turn'd
vp
,
and
out-showd
his
naked
armes
:
his
Head
and
Beard
sprinckl'd
with
showrs
of
gould
:
his
Buskins
,
clinckant
,
as
his
other
attire
.
The
Ornaments
of
Honor
were
these
:
a
rich
full
robe
of
blew
silke
girt
about
her
,
a
mantle
of
siluer
worne
ouer-thwart
,
ful
gathered
,
and
descending
in
folds
behind
:
a
vaile
of
netlawne
,
enbrodered
with
Oos
and
Spangl'd
;
her
tresses
in
tucks
,
braided
with
siluer
:
The
hinder
part
shadowing
in
waues
her
shoulders
.
These
,
thus
perticularly
,
and
with
proprietie
adorn'd
,
were
strongly
attended
with
a
full
Guard
of
two
hundred
Halbardiers
:
two
Marshals
(
being
choice
Gentlemen
,
of
either
house
)
Commaunder-like
attir'd
,
to
and
fro
coursing
,
to
keepe
all
in
their
orders
.
A
showe
at
all
parts
so
nouell
,
conceitfull
and
glorious
,
as
hath
not
in
this
land
,
(
to
the
proper
vse
and
obiect
it
had
porpos'd
)
beene
euer
before
beheld
.
Nor
did
those
honorable
Inns
of
Court
,
at
any
time
in
that
kinde
,
such
acceptable
seruice
to
the
sacred
Maiesty
of
this
kingdome
,
nor
were
return'd
by
many
degrees
,
with
so
thrice
gratious
,
and
royall
entertainment
and
honor
.
But
,
(
as
aboue
sayd
)
all
these
so
marching
to
the
Court
at
White
Hall
,
the
King
,
Bride
,
&
Bridegroom
,
with
all
the
Lords
of
the
most
honord
priuy
Councel
,
and
our
chief
Nobility
,
stood
in
the
Gallery
before
the
Tilt-yeard
,
to
behold
their
arriuall
;
who
,
for
the
more
ful
satisfaction
of
his
Maiesties
view
,
made
one
turn
about
the
yeard
,
and
dismounted
:
being
then
honorably
attended
through
the
Gallery
to
a
Chamber
appointed
,
where
they
were
to
make
ready
for
their
performance
in
the
Hall
,
&c.
The
King
beeing
come
forth
,
the
Maskers
ascended
vnseene
to
their
scoene
.
Then
for
the
works
.
First
there
appear'd
at
the
lower
end
of
the
Hall
,
an
Artificiall
Rock
,
whose
top
was
neere
as
high
as
the
hall
it selfe
.
This
Rock
,
was
in
the
vndermost
part
craggy
,
and
full
of
hollow
places
,
in
whose
concaues
were
contriv'd
,
two
winding
paire
of
staires
,
by
whose
greeces
the
Persons
aboue
might
make
their
descents
,
and
all
the
way
be
seene
:
all
this
Rocke
grew
by
degrees
vp
into
a
gold-colour
;
and
was
run
quite
through
,
with
veines
of
golde
:
On
the
one
side
whereof
,
eminently
raised
on
a
faire
hill
,
was
erected
a
siluer
Temple
of
an
octangle
figure
,
whose
Pillars
were
of
a
compos'd
order
,
and
bore
vp
an
Architraue
,
Freese
,
and
Cornish
:
Ouer
which
stood
a
continued
Plinthe
;
whereon
were
aduaunc't
Statues
of
siluer
:
Aboue
this
,
was
placed
a
bastarde
Order
of
Architecture
,
wherein
were
keru'd
Compartements
:
In
one
of
which
was
written
in
great
golde
Capitalls
,
HONORIS
FANVM
:
Aboue
all
,
was
a
Coupolo
,
or
Type
,
which
seem'd
to
be
scal'd
with
siluer
Plates
.
For
finishing
,
of
all
,
vpon
a
Pedistall
,
was
fixt
a
round
stone
of
siluer
,
from
which
grew
a
paire
of
golden
wings
,
both
faign'd
to
bee
Fortunes
:
the
round
stone
(
when
her
feet
trod
it
)
euer
affirm'd
to
be
rouling
;
figuring
her
inconstancy
:
the
golden
wings
,
denoting
those
nimble
Powres
,
that
pompously
beare
her
about
the
world
;
On
that
Temple
(
erected
to
her
daughter
,
Honor
;
and
figuring
this
kingdome
)
put
off
by
her
,
and
fixt
,
for
assured
signe
she
would
neuer
forsake
it
.
About
this
Temple
,
hung
Festones
wreath'd
with
siluer
from
one
Pillars
head
to
another
.
Besides
,
the
Freese
was
enricht
with
keruings
,
all
shewing
Greatnes
and
Magnificence
.
On
the
other
side
of
the
Rocke
,
grewe
a
Groue
,
in
whose
vtmost
part
appear'd
a
vast
,
wither'd
,
and
hollow
Tree
,
being
the
bare
receptacle
of
the
Baboonerie
.
These
following
should
in
duty
haue
had
their
proper
places
,
after
euery
fitted
speech
of
the
Actors
;
but
being
preuented
by
the
vnexpected
haste
of
the
Printer
,
which
he
neuer
let
me
know
,
and
neuer
sending
me
a
proofe
,
till
he
had
past
those
speeches
;
I
had
no
reason
to
imagine
hee
could
haue
been
so
forward
.
His
fault
is
therfore
to
be
supplied
by
the
obseruation
,
and
reference
of
the
Reader
,
who
will
easily
perceiue
,
where
they
were
to
bee
inserted
.
After
the
speech
of
Plutus
(
who
as
you
may
see
after
,
first
entred
)
the
middle
part
of
the
Rocke
began
to
moue
,
and
being
come
some
fiue
paces
vp
towards
the
King
,
it
split
in
peeces
with
a
great
crack
;
and
our
brake
Capriccio
,
as
before
described
.
The
peeces
of
the
Rocke
vanisht
and
he
spake
as
in
his
place
.
At
the
singing
of
the
first
Song
,
full
,
which
was
sung
by
the
Virginian
Priests
;
called
the
Phoebades
,
to
sixe
Lutes
(
being
vsed
as
an
Orphean
vertue
,
for
the
state
of
the
Mines
opening
)
:
the
vpper
part
of
the
Rock
was
sodainly
turn'd
to
a
Cloude
,
discouering
a
rich
and
refulgent
Mine
of
golde
;
in
which
the
twelue
Maskers
were
triumphantly
seated
:
their
Torch-bearers
attending
before
them
.
All
the
lights
beeing
so
ordred
,
that
though
none
were
seen
,
yet
had
their
lustre
such
vertue
,
that
by
it
,
the
least
spangle
or
spark
of
the
Maskers
rich
habites
,
might
with
ease
and
cleerenesse
be
discerned
as
far
off
as
the
seate
.
Ouer
this
golden
Mine
,
in
an
Euening
sky
,
the
ruddy
Sunne
was
seen
ready
to
be
set
;
and
behind
the
tops
of
certaine
white
Cliffes
,
by
degrees
descended
,
casting
vp
a
banke
of
Cloudes
;
in
which
,
a
while
hee
was
hidden
:
but
then
gloriously
shining
,
gaue
that
vsually-obseru'd
good
Omen
,
of
succeeding
faire
weather
.
Before
he
was
fully
set
,
the
Phoebades
(
shewing
the
custome
of
the
Indians
to
adore
the
Sunne
setting
)
began
their
obseruance
with
the
Song
,
to
whose
place
,
wee
must
referre
you
for
the
manner
and
words
;
All
the
time
they
were
singing
;
the
Torch-bearers
holding
vp
their
Torches
to
the
Sun
;
to
whome
the
Priests
themselues
,
and
the
rest
,
did
as
they
sung
obeisance
:
Which
was
answred
by
other
Musique
and
voices
,
at
the
commandement
of
Honor
,
with
all'
obseruances
vs'd
to
the
King
&c.
As
in
the
following
places
.
TO
answer
certaine
insolent
obiections
made
against
the
length
of
my
speeches
,
and
narrations
;
being
(
for
the
probability
of
all
accidents
,
rising
from
the
inuention
of
this
Maske
;
and
their
aplication
,
to
the
persons
,
and
places
:
for
whome
,
and
by
whome
it
was
presented
)
not
conuenient
,
but
necessary
;
I
am
enforct
to
affirme
this
;
That
:
as
there
is
no
Poem
nor
Oration
so
generall
;
but
hath
his
one
perticular
proposition
;
Nor
no
riuer
so
extrauagantly
ample
,
but
hath
his
neuer-so-narrow
fountaine
,
worthy
to
be
namd
;
so
all
these
courtly
,
and
honoring
inuentions
(
hauing
Poesie
,
and
Oration
in
them
,
and
a
fountaine
,
to
be
exprest
,
from
whence
their
Riuers
flow
)
should
expressiuely-arise
;
out
of
the
places
,
and
persons
for
;
and
by
whome
they
are
presented
;
without
which
limits
,
they
are
luxurious
,
and
paine
.
But
what
rules
soeuer
are
set
downe
,
to
any
Art
,
or
Act
(
though
,
without
their
obseruation
;
No
Art
,
nor
Act
,
is
true
,
and
worthy
)
yet
are
they
nothing
the
more
followd
;
or
those
few
that
follow
them
credited
.
Euery
vulgarly-esteemd
vpstart
;
dares
breake
the
dreadfull
dignity
of
antient
and
autenticall
Poesie
:
and
presume
Luciforously
,
to
proclame
in
place
thereof
,
repugnant
precepts
of
their
owne
spaune
.
Truth
,
and
Worth
,
haue
no
faces
,
to
enamour
the
Lycentious
,
but
vaine-glory
,
and
humor
.
The
same
body
:
the
same
beauty
,
a
thousand
men
seeing
:
Onely
the
man
whose
bloud
is
fitted
,
hath
that
which
hee
calls
his
soule
,
enamourd
.
And
this
,
out
of
infallible
cause
;
for
,
men
vnderstand
not
these
of
Maenander
—
est
morbus
oportunitas
Animae
,
quodictus
,
vulnus
accipit
graue
.
But
the
cause
of
all
Mens
being
enamourd
with
Truth
.
And
of
her
slight
respect
,
in
others
;
is
the
diuine
Freedom
;
one
touching
with
his
aprehensiue
finger
,
the
other
,
passing
.
The
Hill
of
the
Muses
(
which
all
men
must
clime
in
the
regular
way
,
to
Truth
)
is
said
of
ould
,
to
be
forcked
.
And
the
two
points
of
it
,
parting
at
the
Top
;
are
Insania
,
and
,
diuinus
furor
.
Insania
,
is
that
which
euery
Ranck-brainde
writer
;
and
iudge
of
Poeticall
writing
,
is
rapt
withal
;
when
hee
presumes
either
to
write
or
censure
the
height
of
Poesie
;
and
that
transports
him
with
humor
,
vaine-glory
and
pride
,
most
prophane
and
sacrilegious
:
when
diuinus
furor
;
makes
gentle
,
and
noble
,
the
neuer
so
truly
inspired
writer
—
Emollit
mores
nec
sinit
esse
feros
.
And
the
mild
beames
of
the
most
holy
inflamer
;
easely
,
and
sweetly
enter
,
with
all
vnderstanding
sharpenesse
,
the
soft
,
and
sincerely
humane
;
but
with
no
Time
;
No
Study
;
No
meanes
vnder
heauen
:
any
arrogant
,
all-occupation
deuourer
(
that
will
Chandler-like
set
vp
with
all
wares
;
selling
,
Poesies
Nectar
and
Ambrosia
;
as
wel
as
musterd
,
and
vineagar
.
)
The
chast
and
restraind
beames
of
humble
truth
will
euer
enter
;
but
onely
grase
,
and
glaunce
at
them
:
and
the
further
fly
them
.