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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07525	A courtly masque: the deuice called the vvorld tost at tennis As it hath beene diuers times presented to the contentment of many noble and worthy spectators, by the prince his seruants. Inuented, and set downe, by Tho: Middleton & William Rowley gent.	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? aut	1620 (1620)	STC 17909; ESTC S106479	18,936	46

A COVRTLY MASQVE THE DEVICE CALLED The VVorld tost at Tennis As it hath beene diuers times Presented to the Contentment of many Noble and Worthy Spectators By the PRINCE his Seruants Inuented and set downe By Tho: Middleton William Rowley Gent. LONDON Printed by George Purslowe and are to be sold by Edward Wright at Christ Church Gate 1620 The Figures and Persons properly raysde for Employment through the whole MASQVE FIrst Three Ancient and Princely Receptacles Richmond St. Iames's Denmarke-House A Scholler Pallas A Souldier Iupiter The 9. Worthies The first Song and first Dance Time a Plaintiffe But his grieuances deliuered courteously The fiue Starches White Blue Yellow Greene and Red The second Dance Simplicitie The Intermedler Deceit The Disguiser The second Song sung by Reapers A King A Land-Captaine A Sea-Captaine Mariners The third Song and third Dance The Flamen The Lawyer The fourth and last Dance the Diuell an Intermixer TO THE TRVLY-NOBLE CHARLES LORD HOVVARD BARON OF EFFINGHAM AND TO HIS VERTVOVS AND WORTHY LADY the Right Honourable MARY LADY Effingham Eldest Daughter of the truly Generous and Iudicious Sr WILLIAM COKAYN Knight L. Maior of this CITY and L. GENERALL of the Militarie Forces TO whom more properly may Art prefer Works of this Nature which are high and rare Fit to delight a Princes Eye and Eare Then to the hands of such a Worthy Paire Imagine this mixt with delight and State Being then an entertainment for the Best Your Noble Nuptials comes to celebrate And though it fall short of the Day and Feast Of your most sacred and vnited Loues Let none say therefore it vntimely moues It can I hope come out of Season neuer To finde your Ioyes New as at first for euer Most respectfully deuoted to both your HONORS THO MIDDLETON To the well-wishing well reading Vnderstander well-vnderstanding Reader Simplicitie S. P. D. AFter most harty commendations my kinde and vnknowne friends trusting in Phoebus your vnderstandings are all in as good health as Simplicitie's was at the writing hereof This is to certifie you further that this short and small Treatise that followes call'd A Masque The Deuice further Intituled The World tost at Tennis How it will be now toss'd in the World I know not a toy brought to the Presse rather by the Printer then the Poet who requested an Epistle for his passe to satisfie his perusers how hitherto hee hath behau'd himselfe First for his Conception he was begot in Braine-ford borne on the Bankeside of Hellicon brought vp amongst Noble Gentle Commons and good Schollers of all sorts where for his time he did good and honest seruice beyond the small Seas hee was faire-spoken neuer accus'd of scurrilous or obsceane language a vertue not euer found in Sceanes of the like condition of as honest meaning reputed as his words reported neither too bitterly taxing nor too soothingly telling the Worlds broad abuses moderately merry as sententiously serious neuer condemn'd but for his breuitie in speech euer wishing his Tale longer to be assur'd he would cōtinue to so good a purpose Hauing all these hansome qualities simply and no other compounded with knauerie there is great hope he shall passe still by the faire way of good report perseuering in those honest courses which may become the sonne of Simplicitie who though he be now in a Masque yet is his face apparant inough and so louing Cousins hauing no Newes to send you at this time but that Deceit is entring vpon you whom I pray you haue a care to auoid and this notice I can giue you of him there are some sixe or eight Pages before him the Lawyer and the Diuell behinde him in this care I leaue you not leauing to be Your kinde and louing Kinsman Simplicitie PROLOGVS THis our Deuice wee doe not call a Play Because we breake the Stages Lawes to day Of Acts Sceanes somtimes a Comick straine Hath hit delight home in the Master-vayne Thalia's prize Melpomine's sad stile Hath shooke the Tragicke hand another while The Muse of Historie hath caught your eyes And she chaunts the pastor all Psalteries We now lay claime to none yet all present Seeking out pleasure to finde your content You shall perceiue by what comes first in sight It was intended for a Royall Night There 's one houres words the rest in Songs Dances Lands no mans owne no man himselfe aduances No man is lifted but by other hands Say he could leape he lights but where he stands Such is our fate if good much good may 't doe you If not sorry wee le lose our labours wi you AN INDVCTION TO THE MASQVE PREPAR'D For his MAIESTIES Entertainment at Denmarke-House Enter Richmond and St. Iames's St. Iames's WHy Richmond Richmond why art so heauy Rich. I haue reason inough for that good sainted Sister Am I not built with stone faire large and free-stone some part couer'd with Lead too St Iea. All this is but a light-headed vnderstanding now I meane why so melancholy thou lookst mustily me thinkes Rich. Doe I so and yet I dwell in sweeter ayre Then you sweet St Iames's How three dayes Warming has spirited you you haue sometimes Your vacations as other of your friends haue If you call your selfe to minde St Iam. Thou neuer saw'st my new Gallery my Tennis-court Richmond Rich. No but I heard of it and from whence it came too St Iam. Why from whence came it Rich. Nay lawfully deriu'd from the Brickhils as thou Didst thy selfe St Iam. Thou breed'st Crikets I thinke that wil serue for the Anagram to a Critique come I know thy griefe Thou fear'st that our late Riuall Denmarke-House Will take from our regard and we shall want The Noble presence of our Princely Master In his so frequent visitation Which we were wont so fully to enioy Rich. And is not that a cause of sorrow then St Iam. Rather a cause of Ioy that we enioy So faire a fellowship Denmarke Why shee 's A stately Palace and maiesticall Euer of courtly breeding but of late Built vp vnto a Royall height of state Rounded with Noble prospects by her side The siluer-footed Thamesis doth slide As though more faintly Richmond do's by thee Enter Denmarke-House Which I denied to touch can onely see Rich. Who 's this St Iam. T is she her selfe yfaith Comes with a courteous browe Den. Ye' are welcome most nobly welcome St Iam. Hark you now Richmond did not I tel thee T was a Royall House Den. Why was there any doubt Of our kinde gratulation I am proud Onely to be in fellowship with you Co-mate and Seruant to so great a Master St Iam. That 's Richmonds feare thou 'lt rob vs both Thou hast such an enticing face of thine owne Den. Oh let not that be any difference When we doe serue let vs be ready for 't And call'd at His great pleasure the round yeere In her circumferent armes will fold vs all And giue vs all employment seasonable I am