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The triumphs of the Prince d'Amour A masque presented by His Highnesse at his pallace in the Middle Temple, the 24th of Februarie 1635.
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D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.
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will To grace with death who basely sought to live As if unworthy of their paines to kill Chorus Heark heark some groane and curse uncertaine Fate Which vs for blood and ruine doth create The Priests of Mars retire and strait the Masquers appeare as coming out of severall Tents their habits being Martiall and richly imbroder'd inclining neere the old Romane shape their Helmets Triumphantly plum'd whiles the Bevir falling ore the face serv'd for a disguise and supply'd to each the office of a Vizard These by their appearance and demeanour were devis'd to intimate those heroique Knights Templers to which the Pallace of the Prince D'Amour was anciently Dedicated They descend with a Majestique pace and dance their first entry then retire towards the Scene whilst with amazement they discover Cupid descending in a bright cloud who at their interview sings this 1 Whither so gladly and so fast As if you knew all danger past Of Combat and of War As you believ'd my armes were bound Or when I shoot still ev'ry wound I make is but a scar 2 Arme now your brests with shields of steele And plates of Brasse yet you shall feele My arrowes are so keene Like lightning that not hurts the skin Yet melts the solid parts within They 'l wound although unseene 3 My Mother taught mee long agoe To ayme my shafts and draw my Bow When Mars shee did subdue And now you must resigne to Love Your warlike hearts that shee may prove Those antick Stories true This being sung Cupid having dispersed his darts amongst them which charmes them from designes of warre to inclinations of love they all retire The Scene wholly changing there appeares a square Piazza resembling that of Venice and 't is compos'd Pallaces and lesser Fabricks with Courtizans looking out of windows and Balconees fantastically adorn'd some in Italian others in a Turkish dresse and this prospect prepares the second Anti-masque who strait are discovered walking in the Piazza The second Anti-masque The first A grave formall Spanish Lover who addressing himselfe to some Courtizan in a Balconee salutes her often with congies tedious and low The second A jealous Italian Lover who fixing his eyes on another Mistresse at her window dinotes the vexation of his humour by desperate sighes beating on his breast and sometimes a melancholly posture standing with his Armes wreath'd The third A giddy Fantasticke French Lover who being likewise addressed to some beauty gazing at her windore his humour is discern'd by strange ridiculous cringes and frisks in his salutes with which hee seemes to invite her acquaintance having divers notes of Levitie in his habit and wearing his Mistresse Fanne ty'd with a Ribband in his eare The Fourth A dull Dutch Lover personating some Yonker of Vtrecht who gazing upwards too doth often apply his Handkerchiefe to his eyes as if the griefe of his dispaire did make him weepe The Fifth A furious debaush'd English Lover who in his habit striving to imitate his Neighbour the Monsier still outdoes his vanitie which his accoutrement doth severally expresse and he hangs in the right eare his Mistresses Muffe in the left her Shooe with a Chapeen He is not fix'd to one Balconee but directs himselfe to all offers to draw his Sword and seemes to threaten with his fist as he would rather breake their windowes then desire them opned that hee might gaine a looke from his Lady These severall humors being a while artificially expressed they descend and dance their second entry and retire The Scene wholly changing againe There was observ'd in a Grove of Cypresse intermingled with Mirtle Trees the Temple of Venus being an eight square of the Corinthian order within the Temple her Satue of Siluer standing in an Neech with Cupid by her to whom she seemes to deliver an Arrow the Pilasters and Ornaments were heightned with Siluer From this Temple the Priests of Venus are discern'd to come in loose white Robes their heads adorn'd with Coronets of Flowres and playing on their Instruments they descend and sing this 1 Vnarme unarme no more your fights Must cause the virgins teares But such as in the silent nights Spring rather from their feares 2 Such diff'rence as when Doves do bill Must now be all your strife For all the blood that you shall spill Will usher in a life 3 And when your Ladies falsly coy Shall timerous appeare Believe they then would faine enjoy What they pretend to feare 4 Breath then each others breath and kisse Your soules to union And whilst they shall injoy this blisse Your bodies too are one 5 Too morrow will the hasty Sun Be fear'd more of each Lover For hindring to repeat what 's done Than what it may discover The Priests of Venus retire and the Masquers appeare in the Scene their vests altered to a more soft and Courtly change with severall adornements that might present them to every understanding for a Troope of noble Lovers Their second entry being daunc'd they retire into the Temple The Scene wholly changing strait was perceiv'd in a Grove of Lawrell Trees the Temple of Apollo being round and transparent of the order of Composita the Columnes and Ornamants being heightned with gold his statue of gold standing in the middle of the Temple upon a round Pedestall behind and betweene the Columnes did appeare a prospect of Landskap The Priests of Apollo approach from severall parts of the Temple cloath'd in Carnation Robes with wreathes of Laurell on their heads they sâ—ng this when they descend 1 Make roome for our God too make roome For now surpriz'd and ravish'd with delight Apollo is from Delphos come T' inspire and breath himself in every Knight 2 His God-head is inclin'd to prove How justly proud and happy you will be When with the powers of War and Love Hee shall unite his wiser Deity 3 Then still as if not made of Earth Expresse your thankfuluesse in active pleasure Whilst you designe your hearts to Mirth Your eares to numbers your feet to measure This ended the Priests of Apollo retire to make way for a new discovery of certaine persons in the Scene which seeme halfe hidden behind the Trees Then invite them to descend by singing this 1 Behold how this conjunction thrives His radiant beames Apollo strives So much to strengthen and increase As growth and verdure nere should cease 2 Come you industrious slaves of plenty bring All that is hop'd for in an Eastern Spring Or all that Autumne yields when she doth pay Those promis'd hopes where 't is perpetuall day 3 Come strew this ground delay us not with slowth Strew till we walke on sweet Cecillian Flowres To prove how Seeds have hastned in their growth Drop Indian fruits as thick as Aprill showres Now descending from the Scene appeares twelve men wildly habited Wastcotes of flesh color made them shew naked to the middle their heads cover'd with greene leaves their wastes girt with the like and a greene Basis fring'd reach'd to their knees which did declare them Labourers on a Fruitfull Soyle and what they carryed did demonstrate a Fruitfull Season For moving downe in order towards the State each supported in his Armes a small square frame the wood hidden with greene Boughes and on that bore a Charger full of precious fruits and cover'd with blossom'd twigs and flowers Which being fix'd neere to the State were so joyn'd together that there was straight discovered a Table richly furnish'd with a Banquet that look'd as it were hidden in a Grove And whilst the Princes accepted of this entertainment the Priests belonging to the three severall Deities sung this The song of Valediction after the Banquet Priests of Mars The furious Steed the Phyph and Drum Invite you still to Triumphs of the War Till you as glorious shall become On Earth as Mars in Heaven as bright a Star Priests of Venus The Balmes rich swet the Myrrhs sweet teares Perfume your breath when you would Passion move And may her heart that you indeeres the center be her Eye the sphaere of Love Priests of Apollo And may your Language be of force To body winds and animate the Trees So full of wonder your discourse Till all your guesses shall be Prophecies Chorus of all May our three Gods so long conjoyne To raise your soule and rarefie your sense Till you are render'd so Divine 'T will be no Sin t' implore your Influence Thus as all Pleasures and Triumphs are full of haste and aptest to decay this had an end yet may I 've mention'd a while if the envie of such as were absent do not rebuke the courteous memory of those who vouchsaf'd to enjoy it The Masquers Names According as they were rank'd by their Antiquity in that Noble Society Tho Maunsell Will Morgan Will Wheeler Mich Hutchenson Laur Hyde Tho Bourke Edw Smyth Edw Turnor Tho Way Tho Trenchard Geo Probert Those in the first Anti-masque Phillip Morgan Iohn Freman Iohn Bramston Ed Smyth Clement Spillman Iohn Norden Will Lysle Those in the second Anti-masque Iohn Stepkin Charles Adderly Iohn Ratcliffe Rich May. Giles Hungerford The Musick of the Songs and Symphanies were excellently compos'd by Mr. Henry and Mr. William Laws his Majesties Servants FINIS