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The vvoman in the moone As it was presented before her Highnesse. By Iohn Lyllie maister of Artes.
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Lyly, John, 1554?-1606.
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THE WOMAN in the Moone As it was presented before her Highnesse By IOHN LYLLIE maister of Artes Imprinted at London for William Iones and are to be sold at the signe of the Gun neere Holburne Conduict 1597 Prologus OVr Poet slumbring in the Muses laps Hath seene a Woman seated in the Moone A point beyond the auncient Theorique And as it was so he presents his dreame Here in the bounds of fayre Vtopia Where louely Nature being onely Queene Bestowes such workmanship on earthly mould That Heauens themselues enuy her glorious worke But all in vaine for malice being spent They yeeld themselues to follow Natures doome And fayre Pandora sits in Cynthias orbe This but the shadow of our Authors dreame Argues the substance to be neere at hand At whose appearance I most humbly craue That in your forehead she may read content If many faults escape in her discourse Remember all is but a Poets dreame The first he had in Phoebus holy bowre But not the last vnlesse the first displease Enter Nature with her two maidens Concord and Discord Nature NAture descends from farre aboue the spheeres To frolicke heere in fayre Vtopia VVhere my chiefe workes do florish in their prime And wanton in their first simplicitie Heere I suruey the pictured firmament VVith hurtlesse flames in concaue of the Moone The liquid substance of the welkins waste VVhere moystures treasurie is clouded vp The mutuall Ioynter of all swelling seas And all the creatures which their waues conteine Lastly the rundle of this Massiue earth From vtmost face vnto the Centers point All these and all their endlesse circumstance Heere I suruey and glory in my selfe But what meanes Discord so to knit the browes VVith sorrowes clowde ecclipsing our delights Discord It grieues my hart that still in euery worke My fellow Concorde frustrates my desire VVhen I to perfect vp some wondrous deed Do bring forth good and bad or light and darke Pleasant and sad moouing and fixed things Fraile and immortall or like contraries She with her hand vnites them all in one And so makes voide the end of mine attempt Nature I tell thee Discord while you twaine attend On Natures traine your worke must prooue but one And in your selues though you be different Yet in my seruice must you well agree For Nature workes her will from contraries But see where our Utopian Shepheards come Enter Stesias Learchus Melos Iphicles all clad in Skins They kneele downe Stosias Thou Soueraigne Queene and Author of the world Of all that was or is or shall be framde To finish vp the heape of thy great gifts Vouchsafe thy simple seruants one request Nature Stand vp and tell the sum of your desire The boone were great that Nature would not graunt It euer was and shall be still my ioy VVith wholesome gifts to blesse my workemanship Iphi. VVe craue fayre goddesse at thy heauenly hands To haue as euery other creature hath A sure and certaine meanes among our selues To propagate the issue of our kinde As it were comfort to our sole estate So were it ease vnto thy working hand Each Fish that swimmeth in the floating sea Each winged fowle that soareth in the ayre And euery beast that feedeth on the ground Haue mates of pleasure to vpholde their broode But thy Utopians poore and simple men As yet bewaile their want of female sex Nature A female shall you haue my louely swaines Like to your selues but of a purer moulde Meane while go hence and tend your tender flocks And when I send her see you holde her deare Exeunt Shepheards singing a roundelay in praise of Nature Now Virgins put your hands to holy worke That we may frame new wonders to the world They draw the Curtins from before Natures shop where stands an Image clad and some vnclad they bring forth the cloathed image VVhen I arayde this lifelesse Image thus It was decreed in my deepe prouidence To make it such as our Utopians craue A merror of the earth and heauens dispight The matter first when it was voyde of forme Was purest water earth and ayre and fyre And when I shapt it in a matchlesse mould VVhereof the lyke was neuer seene before It grew to this impression that you see And wanteth nothing now but life and sowle But life and soule I shall inspire from heauen So hold it fast till with my quickning breath I kindle inward seeds of sence and minde Now fire be turnd to choler ayre to bloud VVater to humor purer then it selfe And earth to flesh more cleare then Christall rock And Discord stand aloofe that Concords hands May ioyne the spirit with the flesh in league Concord fast imbraceth the Image Concorde Now do I feele how life and inward sence Imparteth motion vnto euery limme Nature Then let her stand or moue or walke alone The Image walkes about fearefully Herein hath Nature gone beyond her selfe And heauen will grudge at beautie of the earth VVhen it espies a second sonne belowe Discorde Now euerie part performes her functions dew Except the tongue whose strings are yet vntyed Nature Discorde vnlose her tongue to serue her turne For in distresse that must be her defence And from that roote will many mischiefes growe If once she spot her state of innocence Image speakes Pandora kneeling Haile heauenly Queene the author of all good VVhose wil hath wrought in me the fruits of life And fild me with an vnderstanding soule To know the difference twixt good and bad Nature lifting her vp I make thee for a solace vnto men And see thou follow our commaunding will Now art thou Natures glory and delight Compact of euery heauenly excellence Thou art indowd with Saturns deepe conceit Thy minde as hawte as Iupiters high thoughts Thy stomack Lion-like like Mauors hart Thine eyes bright beamde like Sol in his array Thy cheekes more fayre then are faire Uenus cheekes Thy tongue more eloquent then Mercuries Thy forehead whiter then the siluer Moones Thus haue I robd the Planets for thy sake Besides all this thou hast proud Iunoes armes Auroraes hands and louely Thetis foote Vse all these well and Nature is thy friend But vse them ill and Nature is thy foe Now that thy name may suite thy qualities I giue to thee Pandora for thy name Enter the seuen Planets Saturne VVhat creature haue we heere a new found gawde A second man lesse perfect then the first Mars A woman this forsooth but made in hast To robbe vs Planets of our ornaments Iupiter Is this the Saint that steales my Iunoes armes Sol. Mine eyes then gouerne thou my daylight carre Uenus My cheekes then Cupid be at thy commaund Mercury My tongue thou pretty Parrat speake a while Luna My forehead then faire Cynthia shine by night Nat. VVhat foule contempt is this you Planets vse Against the glory of my words and worke It was my will and that shall stand for lawe And she is framd to darken all your prides Ordeynd not I
for Iunoes fayre request That after all her churlishnesse and pride She shall become a vixen Martialist Enter the foure Shepheards with the Boares head Stesias Heere let vs stay till fayre Pandora come And then shal Stesias haue his due rewarde Iphi. And why not Iphicles as well as you Melos The prize is mine my sword cut off his head Lear. But first my speare did wound him to the death Stesi. He fell not downe till I had goard his side Lear. Content you all Learchus did the deed And I will make it good who eare sayes nay Melos Melos will dye before he lose his right Iphi. Nay then t is time to snatch the head is mine Stesi. Lay downe or I shal lay thee on the earth They fight Enter Pandora and Gunophilus Pand. I so fayre and far off for feare of hurt See how the cowards counterfet a fray Strike home you dastard swaines strike home I say Fight you in iest let me bestur me then And see if I can cudgel yee all foure She snatcheth the speare out of Stesias hand layes about her Guno. VVhat is my mistresse mankinde on the sudden Lear. Alas why strikes Pandora her best frends Pand. My friends base pesants My friends would fight like men Auaunt or I shall lay you all for dead Exeunt all sauing Stesias Stes. See cruell fayre how thou hast wrongd thy friend He sheweth his shirt all bloudy To spill his blood that kept it but for thee Ther 's my desart And here is my rewarde Pointing first to the head on the ground and then to his wound I dare not say of an ingratefull minde But if Pandora had been well aduisd This dare I say that Stesias had been sparde Pan. Begon I say before I strike againe Guno. O stay sweete mistresse and be satisfied Pand. Base vassall how darst thou presume to speake VVilt thou incounter any deed of mine She beats him How long haue you beene made a counseller Exit Gunoph. running away Stesi. Here strike thy fill make lauish of my life That in my death my loue may finde reliefe Launce vp my side that when my heart leapes out Thou maist behold how it is scorcht with loue And euery way croswounded with desire There shalt thou read my passions deepe ingrauen And in the midst onely Pandoraes name Pand. VVhat telst thou me of loue and fancies fire Fyre of debate is kindled in my hart And were it not that thou art all vnarmd Be sure I should make tryall of thy strength But now the death of some fierce sauadge beast In bloud shall end my furies tragedie For fight I must or else my gall will burst Exit Pand. Stesi. Ah ruthlesse hart harder then Adamant VVhose eares are deafe against affections plaints And eyes are blinde when sorrow sheds her teares Neither contented that I liue nor dye But fondling as I am why grieue I thus Is not Pandora mistris of my life Yes yes and euery act of hers is iust Her hardest words are but a gentle winde Her greatest wound is but a pleasing harme Death at her hands is but a second life Exit Stesi. Mars descendeth Mars hath inforst Pandora gainst her kinde To manage armes and quarrell with her friends And thus I leaue her all incenst with yre Let Sol coole that which I haue set on fire Exit Actus 2. finis Act. 3. Scena 1. Enter Sol and take his seate Sol. In looking downe vpon this baser worlde I long haue seene and rude Pandoraes harmes But as my selfe by nature am inclinde So shall she now become gentle and kinde Abandoning all rancour pride and rage And changing from a Lion to a Lambe She shal be louing liberall and chaste Discreete and patient mercifull and milde Inspired with poetry and prophesie And vertues apperteyning womanhoode Enter Pandora with Gunophilus Pand. Tell me Gunophilus how doth Stesias now How fares he with his wound vnhappy me That so vnkindely hurt so kind a friende But Stesias if thou pardon what is past I shall rewarde thy sufferaunce with loue These eyes that were like two malignant starres Shall yeeld their comfort with their sweet aspect And these my lippes that did blaspheme thy loue Shall speake thee fayre and blesse thee with a kisse And this my hand that hurt thy tender side Shall first with herbes recure the wound it made Then plight my fayth to thee in recompence And thou Gunophilus I pray thee pardon me That I misdid thee in my witles rage As time shall yeelde occasion be thou sure I will not fayle to make thee some amends Gunop. I so content me in this pleasaunt calme That former stormes are vtterly forgot Enter foure shepherdes Learc. We follow still in hope of grace to come Iphi. O sweete Pandora deigne our humble suites Melos O graunt me loue or wound me to the death Pand. Stand vp Pandora is no longer proud But shames at folly of her former deedes But why standes Stesias like a man dismayde Draw neare I say and thou with all the rest Forgiue the rigour of Pandoraes hand And quite forget the faultes of my disdayne Now is the time if you consent all foure VVherein I le make amends for olde offence One of you foure shal be my wedlocke mate And all the rest my welbeloued friendes But vowe you here in presence of the Gods That when I choose my choyse shall please you all Ste. Then make I vowe by Pallas shepherds Queene That Stesias will alowe Pandoraes choyse But if he speede that lesse deserues then I I le rather dye then grudge or make complaynt Melos I sweare the like by all our country gods Iphi. And I by our Dianes holy head Learc. And I by Ceres and her sacred Nymphes Pand. Then loue and Hymen blesse me in my choyse You all are young and all are louely fayre All kinde and curteous and of sweete demeane All right and valiaunt all in flowring prime But since you graunt my will his libertie Come Stesias take Pandora by the hand And with my hand I plight my spotles fayth Ste. The word hath almost slayne me with delight Learc. The worde with sorowe killeth me outright Melos O happy Stesias but vnhappy me Iphi. Come let vs goe and weepe our want els where Stesias hath got Pandora from vs all Exeunt Pand. Their sad depart would make my hart to earne VVere not the ioyes that I conceaue in thee Go go Gunophilus without delay Gather me balme and cooling Violets And of our holly hearbe Nicotian And bring with all pure hunny from the hyue That I may heere compound a wholsome salue To heale the wound of my vnhappy hand Gunoph. I goe Stesias Blest be the hand that made so happy wound For in my sufferance haue I wonne thy loue And blessed thou that hauing tryed my faith Hast giuen admittance to my harts desert Now all is well and all my hurt is whole And I in paradise of my delight Come louely