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The argument of the pastorall of Florimene with the discription of the scœnes and intermedij. Presented by the Queenes Maiesties commandment, before the Kings Maiesty in the hall at White-hall, on S. Thomas day the 21. of December. M.DC.XXXV.
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with his friend Filandre demaunds of him what hee hath done who answeres him that it is not in his power to perswade Florimene from her cruelty but seeing how much paynes Anfrize suffred he tels him of a young shepheardesse which lodges at Damons house who is so much in the good opinion of Florimene as he beleeves shee can perswade her to bee more gracious unto him if he doe entreate her to speake for him Anfrize assuring himselfe of the curtesie of that shephearnesse goes to attempt that way Scoena 5. LIcoris a shepheardesse in love and disdained of Filene puts her selfe into mans apparrell and resolves never to leave him untill she perswades him to love her The second Intermedium THe Scoene is varied and there appeares a spacious Garden with walkes perterraes close Arbours and Cypresse trees and in the farthest part stands a delicious Villa all which figureth the spring The Spring enters And sings after which enters three young couple of men and maids they dance and so retyre Actus 3. Scoena 1. The Sceane the Isle of Delos DAmon having met with the fained Dorine doth congratulate with him of the good successe which his disguise had procured him with his Mistresse and Councels him to loose no time but discover unto Florimene the affection he beares her Filene having dissigned to follow his Councell tels him that a young shepheard called Anfrize taking him for a woman hath intreated him to speake to Florimene in his behalfe and under the pretext of speaking for another hee hopes to dispose the thoughts of Florimene so well as to bring her to taste the power of love he entreateth Damon not to leave him for his presence would imbolden him to entertaine Florimeue with that subject who presently comes in Scaena 2. FLorimene seeing Dorine and Damon together said to Damon that without doubt he was in love with Dorine and that she judged so by his melancholy countenance Damon marvailes to here her speake of love which had alway so much disdayned it Florimene answered that love being a trouble to the thoughts and a depriving of liberty shee hated the very name of love Dorine taking her at that word answeres that all things created had their being and their contentments from love and then tels her of the great affection which Anfrize had borne her and seeing her well disposed to here her discourse of him she continues to speak further in his favour until she was interrupted by Anfriâ—e who comes in Scoena 3. ANfrize seeing Florimene kneeles downe and desires her to heare him he tels her of the great paines hee hath long suffered for her which he never durst presume to tell her untill now Florimene having heard him speake shewed her selfe to bee very sencible of his paines and tels him hee may hope to be rewarded for his long sufferance and the more to assure him of her inclination to love she invites him to sit downe by her under those Elmes and Dorine to come with her who stayes behinde a while exclaiming against fortune and blaming her owne tongue for having so well spoken for her rivall But resolves to be revenged on Anfrize if he leaves not the love of Florimene Scoena 4. ARistee comes to finde Dorine whom hee verily beleeves to be a woman and speakes to her of the love he bares her and as shee refuseth him Lucinde who is in love but scorned by Aristee comes in who seeing him thus rejected by Dorine rejoyceth to see him punished in the same kinde as he disdained her Dorine being troubled with Aristees importunity goes her way And Lucinde not able to perswade Aristee to love her leaves the place Aristee resolves to gaine the love of Dorine and purposes to put on his sister Florimenes clothes unto whom he is very like and being dressed like a woman may be taken for her hoping by that meanes to sound the thoughts of Dorine Scaena 5. CLarice a young Nymph comes to seeke Diana whom she thinkes to be in the woods she discourses of the pleasure of hunting and the discontentments suffered by lovers The third Intermedium THe Scoene is turned into fields of Corne meddowes with Hay-cocks and shady woods shewing a prospect of Summer Ceres enters Representing Summer and sings after her enters five reapers having sickles in the one hand and ripe corne in the other they dance and then go forth Actus 4. Scoena 1. The Scoene the Isle of Delos DOrine comes to looke for Florimene to the end she may tell her who she is and discover her passions unto her but shee is met by Scoena 2. ARistee apparrelled in his sister Florimenes clothes and he is so like her as Dorine takes him for Florimene and in that beleefe discovers unto him that she loves Florimene which hath beene the cause of her disguise Aristee astonished to heere that Dorine is a man goes his way without more speech Dorine seeing himselfe unkindely used goes forth Scoena 3. ARistee coms in againe much confused inknowing Dorine to be a man and now repents him of his disdaine to Lucinde and goes away with a resolution to seeke her out and to tell all the world of the Imposture of Filene Scoena 4. LIcoris a shepheardesse of Arcadia who loved Filene having taken the habit of a shepheard persevering in her love to him and perceiving Lucinde to complaine of the ingratitude of her lover Aristee she coms neere her asks her if she knows Filene and tels her he is his elder brother Lucinde saies if he be in that Countrey he wil not faile to come to that Fountaine where all the shepheards do use to meete and having well beheld Lycoris taking her for a man fals in love with him and presently began to discover her affection but Lycoris not willing to abuse her tels her the cause of her disguise Lucinde hearing that Lycoris was a maide is ashamed and went her waies and Lycoris goes forth to looke for Filene Scoena 5. ANfrize and Filandre speake together of the disguise of Filene Anfrize feares that when Filene shall discover himselfe and askes pardon of Florimene she wil forgive Filene and disgrace him and therfore to hinder that misfortune he desires Filandre as his friend to doe his best to keepe him in his mistresse grace Scoena 6. FLorimene comes and knowing the desceit of Filene complains of Florelle that she did unkindly in not discovering unto her his disguise being as shee conceives impossible but she should know it and forbids Florelle ever to speake any more of him to her The meane while Lycoris who heard all that was said of Filene was ravished with joy and comes neere to Florimene and tels her what she is and that her love to Filene caused her to leave her owne Countrey of Arcadia and desires Florimene to speake to Filene in favour of her who so much loves him the which Florimene promises and Filene comes in Scoena 7. FIlene tels Damon that he
THE ARGVMENâ— Of the PASTORALL of Florimenâ— with the Discription of the Scoenes and Intermedij PRESENTED BY THE Queenes MATESTIES Commandment before the Kings Maiesty in the Hall at White-hall on S. THOMAS day the 21. of December M.DC.XXXV LONDON Printed for Thomas Walkley neere White-hall 1635 The names of the Persons in this Pastorall FLorimene a shepheardesse Filene a shepheard of Arcadia disguised in the habite of a Woman cals himselfe Dorine in Love with Florimene Anfrize a shepheard in love with Florimene Lucinde a shepheardesse in Love with Aristee Aristee a shepheard brother to Florimene in Love with the faigned Dorine Lycoris a shepheardesse of Arcadia disguised in the habite of a Man in Love with Filene Florelle a shepheardesse friend to Florimene Damon a shepheard Friend to Filene Filandre a shepheard Friend to Anfrize Diana a Goddesse Clarice Diana's Nymph THE DESCRIPTION OF the Scoene THe Ornament inclosing the Scoene was made of a Pastorall invention proper to the subject with a figure sitting on each side representing a noble shepheard and shepheardesse playing on Rurall instruments over them Garlands held up by naked Boyes as the prize of their Uictory Above all ranne a large Freese and in it children in severall postures imitating the Pastorall Rights and sacrifices in the midst was placed a rich compartment in which was written FLORIMENE The curtaine being drawne up the Scoene was discovered consisting of Groves Hils Plaines and here and there scattering some shepheards cottages and a far off to terminate the sight was the mayne Sea expressing this place to be the Isle of Delos Fame enters and speaks the Prologue to his MAIESTY SHould I appeare holding c. Exit Fame The Jntroduction THe Scoene changeth into a stately Temple with a Portico of two rowes of Collumes and in the midst on a Pedestall was raised the Statue of Diana unto whom this Temple was dedicated The Musicke enters representing the Priests of Diana with the Arch Flamine and Sacrificers who sing this Song Solue du Solier Honneur c. The while the Priests sings the high Priest passeth betweene them and goeth into the Temple all the Shepheards and Shepheardesses present their offrings to Diana after which is sung this song Eny devant nostre soliel c. The Scoene returnes to the Isle of Delos Actus 1. Scoena prima DAmon a Shepheard dwelling in the Isse oâ— Delos having visited Filene a young shepheard one of his intimate Friends living in Arcadia perswadeth Filene to go with him into his Countrey of Delos to see the solemnity which by the shepheards and shepheardesses were to be celebrated in honour of Diana and beeing there arrived Damon conducted him to the Temple where after Filene had wel considered the beauty of all the shepheardesses fell deepely in Love with Florimene Hee findes his Friend Damon and tels him of his new flame which having never felt before desires his helpe to ease his passion Damon promiseth him all favourable assistance hee knowing best the humor of Florimene beeing his Kinswoman and his sister Florelle her daily Companion hee perswades Filene to disguise himselfe in the habit of a woman and call his name Dorine and promiseth him that his sister Florelle shall bring him to see Florimine to which Filene consenting they go to finde out Florelle Scoena 2. ANfrize comes foorth with his Friend Filandre to whom he recounteth how much the beauty of Florimene had ravished his senses and that hee can no longer live without expressing his affection to her Filandre who beeing free from the passions of Love counsels him to leave that fond inclination but seeing hee could not divert him promiseth to â—reat with Florimene's friends to that purpose Anfrize satisfied with that promise gives him thanks and then goes forth Scoena 3. FLorimene being yet free from any touch of Love comes to seeke some sollitary place where she might entertaine her selfe with the pleasure of her free thoughts thither Damon and his sister Florelle immediately come and espying Florimene Damon sends his sister to her to speake in favour of Filene who at that time was at her house disguising himselfe in the habite of a woman Florelle comes to Florimene and tels her there was a young Shepheardesse lately come from an neighbouring Iland to see the celebration of the great feast which was prepared in honour of Diana and that if shee pleased to see her she should finde her a Shepheardesse accomplished in all perfections Floremene desirous to see her Florelle willed her to stay at that Fountaine whilst she fetcheth the strange Shepheardesse Scoena 4. ARistee a shepheard of the I le of Delos is followed by Lucinde a young shepheardesse passionately in love with him she tels him the paine she suffers by his unkindnesse but hee contemnes her and leaves her to her plaints Lucinde seeing her selfe dispised yet takes courage and resolves the more Aristee disdaines her the more she wil follow him hoping in the end he will love her for her constancy The first Intermedium THe Scoene is changed into a snowy Land-schipe with leave-lesse trees and a dusky skie and here and there some houses for shelter expressing the Winter VVinter Enters AN old Man and sings some French Uerses in prayse of the King after him followes foure old Men leaning upon their staves in habits of the old fashion They dance and so goe off Actus 2. Scoena 1. The Scoene the Isle of Delos Diana discends in her Chariot DIana out of her affection to the Inhabitants of Delos having left the Heaven and discended unto the Earth to take the pleasure of hunting to which effect she called one of her Nymphs to follow her in that exercise Scoena 2. FLorimene sitting at the Fountaine thinkes that Florelle stayes too long but seeing her comming with the young shepheardesse which was the disguised Filene hindred her further reprehension Florimene seemeth well pleased with the acquaintance of Dorine and Dorine much joyed to bee in the presence of Florimene Their salutations being past Dorine speaketh with Florelle imbracing her with great joy Florelle desires her not to shewe her selfe to be transported least Florimene might suspect some thing after many complements passed on both sides Florimene desires Dorine not to take it unkindly if she leave her company so soone and prayes herto be excused because it is late and desires her to continue the affection professed to her and promises to meet her in the same place the next day to have the honour of her conversation and so goes out Dorine sayes to Florelle they must goe seeke Damon to tell him of their successe Scoena 3. ARistee brother to Florimene beeing hidden behind a Bush the whilst his sister and Dorine speake together and taking Dorine for a woman fals in Love with her and to the end hee may discover his passion to her hee resolves to be there the next day in the same place and goes his way Scoena 4. ANfrize meeting