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Salmacida spolia A masque. Presented by the King and Queenes Majesties, at White-hall, on Tuesday the 21. day of Ianuary 1639.
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D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.
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Fire When this heavenly seat touched the Earth the Kings Majesty tooke out the Queene and the Lords the Ladies and came downe into the Roome and danc't their entry betwixt which and the second dance was this song V. Song After the First Dance 1 WHy stand you still and at these Beauties gaze As if you were afraid Or they were made Much more for wonder than delight Sure those whom first their virtue did amaze Their feature must at last invite 2 Time never knew the mischiefs of his haste Nor can you force him stay To keepe off day Make then fit use of Tiumphs heere It were a crime 'gainst pleasant youth to waste This night in overcivill feare 3 Move then like Time for Love as well as he Hath got a Kalender Where must appeare How evenly you these measures tred And when they end we far more griev'd shall be Than for his Howers when they are fled The second Dance ended and their Majesties being seated under the State the Sceane was changed into magnificent buildings composed of severall selected peeces of Architecture in the furthest part was a Bridge over a River where many people coaches horses and such like were seene to passe to and fro beyond this on the shore were buildings in Prospective which shooting far from the eye shewed as the suburbs of a great City From the highest part of the Heavens came forth a cloud far in the Sceane in which were eight persons richly attired representing the spheares this joyning with two other clouds which appeard at that instant full of Musicke covered all the upper part of the Sceane and at that instant beyond all these a Heaven opened full of Deities which celestiall Prospect with the Chorus below filled all the whole Sceane with apparitions and harmony VI Song To the King and Queene by a Chorus of all SO musicall as to all Eares Doth seeme the musick of the Sphears Are you unto each other still Tuning your thoughts to eithers will All that are harsh all that are rude Are by your harmony subdu'd Yet so into obedience wrought As if not forc'd to it but taught Live still the pleasure of our sight Both our examples and delight So long untill you finde the good successe Of all your virtues in one happinesse Till we so kinde so wise and carefull be In the behalfe of our Posteritie That we may wish your Scepters ruling heere Lov'd even by those who should your justice feare When we are gone when to our last remove We are dispatch'd to sing your prayse above After this song the Spheares past through the Ayre and all the Deities ascended and so concluded this Masque which was generally approoved of especially by all Strangers that were present to be the noblest and most ingenuous that hath been done heere in that kinde The Invention Ornament Sceans and Apparitions with their Descriptions were made by INIGO IONES Surveyor Generall of his Majesties Workes What was spoken or sung by WILLIAM DAVENANT her Majesties Servant The Subject was set downe by them both The Musicke was composed by LEVVIS RICHARD Master of her Majesties Musicke FINIS The Names of the Masquers The Kings Majesty Duke of Lenox Earle of Carlile Earle of Newport Earle of Leimricke Lord Russell Lord Herbert Lord Paget Lord Fielding Master Russell Master Thomas Howard The Queenes Majesty Dutchesse of Lenox Countesse of Carnarvan Countesse of Newport Countesse of Portland Lady Andover Lady Margaret Howard Lady Kellymekin Lady Francis Howard Mistris Cary Mistris Nevill