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A04643 The characters of two royall masques The one of blacknesse, the other of beautie. personated by the most magnificent of queenes Anne Queene of great Britaine, &c. With her honorable ladyes, 1605. and 1608. at White-hall: and inuented by Ben: Ionson. Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. 1608 (1608) STC 14761; ESTC S109233 16,903 38

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act the place to finde Which was the Nights sole trust they so will do That she with labor might confound them too For euer since with error hath she held Them wandring in the Ocean and so quell'd Their hopes beneath their toyle as desperat now Of any least successe vnto their vow Nor knowing to returne to expresse the grace Wherewith they labor to this Prince and place One of them meeting me at Sea did pray That for the loue of my ORYTHYIA Whose very name did heate my frosty brest And make me shake my Snow-fill'd wings crest To beare this sad report I would be wonne And frame their iust excuse which here I haue done IANVARIVS WOuld thou hadst not begun vnluckie Winde That neuer yet blew'st goodnes to mankind But with thy bitter and too piercing breath Strik'st horrors through the ayre as sharp as death Here a second Wind came in VVLTVRNVS in a blew coulored robe mantle pufft as the former but somewhat sweeter his face blacke and on his head a red Sunne shewing he came from the East his winges of seuerall coullors his buskins white and wrought with Gold VVLTVRNVS ALL horrors vanish and all name of Death Bee all things here as calme as is my breath A gentler Wind Vulturnus brings you newes The I le is found that the Nymphs now vse Their rest ioy The Nights black charmes are flowne For being made vnto their Goddesse knowne Bright Aethiopia the Siluer Moone As she was Hecate she brake them soone And now by vertue of their light and grace The glorious Isle wherein they rest takes place Of all the earth for Beauty There their Queen Hath raysed them a Throne that still is seene To turne vnto the motion of the World Wherein they sit and are like Heauen whirld About the Earth whilst to them contrary Following those nobler torches of the Sky A world of little Loues and chast Desires Do light their beauties with still mouing fires And who to Heauens consent can better moue Then those that are so like it Beauty and Loue Hether as to theyr new Elysium The spirits of the antique Greekes are come Poets and Singers Linus Orpheus all That haue excell'd in knowledge musicall Where set in Arb●rs made of myrtle and gold They liue againe these Beautyes to behold And thence in flowry mazes walking forth Sing hymnes in celebration of their worth Whilst to theyr Songs two Fountaynes flow one hight Of lasting Youth the other chast Delight That at the closes from theyr bottomes spring And strike the Ayre to eccho what they sing But why do I describe what all must see By this time nere thy coast they floating be For so their vertuous Goddesse the chast Moone Told them the Fate of th' Iland should soone Would fixe it selfe vnto thy continent As being the place by Destiny fore-ment Where they should slow forth drest in her attyres And that the influence of those holy fires First rapt from hence being multiplied vpon The other foure should make their Beauties one Which now expect to see great Neptunes Sonne And loue the miracle which thy selfe hast done Here a Curtine was drawne in which the Night was painted and the Scene discouer'd which because the former was marine and these yet of necessity to come from the Sea I deuisd should bee an Island floting on a calme water In the middst therof was a Seate of state call'd the Throne of Beautie erected diuided into eight Squares and distinguish'd by so many Ionick pilasters In these Squares the sixteene Masquers were plac'd by couples behind them in the center of the Throne was a tralucent Pillar shining with seuerall colour'd lights that reflected on their backs From the top of which Pillar went seuerall arches to the Pilasters that sustained the roofe of the Throne which was likewise adorn'd with lights and gyrlonds And betweene the Pilasters in front little Cupids in flying posture wauing of wreaths and lights bore vp the Coronice ouer which were placed eight Figures representing the Elements of Beauty which aduanced vpon the Ionick and being females had the Corinthian order The first was SPLENDOR In a robe of flame colour naked brested her bright hayre loose flowing She was drawne in a circle of clowdes her face and body breaking through and in her hand a branch with two Roses a white and a red The next to her was SERENITAS In a garment of bright skye-colour a long tresse waued with a vayle of diuers colours such as the golden skie some-times shewes vpon her head a cleare and faire Sunne shining with rayes of gold striking downe to the feete of the figure In her hand a Christall cut with seuerall angles and shadow'd with diuerse colours as causd by refraction The third GERMINATIO In greene with a Zone of golde about her Wast crowned with Myrtle her haire likewise flowing but not of so bright a colour In her hand a branch of Myrtle Her socks of greene and Gold The fourth was LAETITIA IN a Vesture of diuerse colours and all sorts of flowers embroidered thereon Her socks so fitted A Gyrland of flowers in her hand her eyes turning vp and smiling her haire flowing and stuck with flowers The fift TEMPERIES IN a garment of Gold Siluer and colours weaued In one hand shee held a burning Steele in the other an Vrne with water On her head a gyrland of flowers Corne Vine-leaues and Oliue branches enter-wouen Her socks as her garment The sixth VENVSTAS IN a Siluer robe with a thinne subtle vaile ouer her haire and it Pearle about her neck and forhead Her socks wrought with pearle In her hand shee bore seuerall colour'd Lillies The seauenth was DIGNITAS IN a dressing of State the haire bound vp with fillets of gold the Garments rich and set with iewells and gold likewise her buskins and in her hand a Golden rod The eight PERFECTIO IN a Vesture of pure Gold a wreath of Gold vpon her head About her body the Zodiack with the Signes In her hand a Compasse of gold drawing a circle On the top of all the Throne as being made out of all these stood HARMONIA A Personage whose dressing had something of al the others had her robe painted full of Figures Her head was compass'd with a crowne of Gold hauing in it seauen iewells equally set In her hand a Lyra wheron she rested This was the Ornament of the Throne The ascent to which consisting of sixe steppes was couered with a multitude of Cupids chosen out of the best and most ingenuous youth of the Kingdome noble and others that were the Torch-bearers and all armed with Bowes Quiuers Winges and other Ensignes of Loue On the sides of the Throne were curious and elegant Arbors appointed behind in the back part of the I le a Groue of growne trees laden with golden fruict which