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The workes of Beniamin Ionson; Works. Vol. 1.
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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.; Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver.
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you our fauour from your selues remooue What makes you not your selues those cloudes of masque They vnmasque Particular paines particular thankes doe aske How let me view you ha Are we contemn'd Is there so little awe of our disdaine That any vnder trust of their disguise Should mixe themselues with others of the court And without forehead boldly presse so far As farther none How apt is lenitie To be abusde seueritie to be loth'd And yet how much more doth the seeming face Of neighbour-vertues and their borrowed names Adde of lewd boldnesse to loose vanities Who would haue thought that PHILAVTIA durst Or haue vsurped noble STORGES name Or with that theft haue ventred on our eyes Who would haue thought that all of them should hope So much of our conniuence as to come To grace themselues with titles not their owne In stead of med'cines haue we maladies And such impostumes as PHANTASTE is Grow in our palace we must lance these sores Or all will putrifie Nor are these all For we suspect a farder fraud then this Take off our vaile that shadowes may depart And shapes appeare beloued ARETE So Another face of things presents it selfe Then did of late What! featherd CVPID mask'd And mask'd like ANTEROS And stay more strange Deare MERCVRIE our brother like a page To countenance the ambush of the boy Nor endeth our discouerie as yet GELAIA like a Nymph that but ere-while In male attire did serue ANAIDES CVPID came hither to find sport and game Who heretofore hath beene too conuersant Among our traine but neuer felt reuenge And MERCVRIE bare CVPID companie CVPID we must confesse this time of mirth Proclaim'd by vs gaue opportunitie To thy attempts although no priuiledge Tempt vs no farther we cannot indure Thy presence longer vanish hence away You MERCVRIE we must intreate to stay And heare what we determine of the rest For in this plot we well perceiue your hand But for we meane not a censorian taske And yet to lance these vlcers growne so ripe Deare ARETE and CRITES to you two We giue the charge impose what paines you please Th' incurable cut off the rest reforme Remembring euer what we first decreed Since reuells were proclaim'd let now none bleed ARE. How well DIANA can distinguish times And forther censures keeping to her selfe The doome of gods leauing the rest to vs Come cite them CRITES first and then proceed CRI. First PHILAVTIA for she was the first Then light GELAIA in AGLAIAS name Thirdly PHANTASTE and MORIA next Maine follies all and of the female crew AMORPHVS or EVCOSMOS conterfeit Voluptuous HEDON tane for EVPATHES Brazen ANAIDES and ASOTVS last With his two pages MORVS and PROSAITES And thou the trauellers euill COS approch Impostors all and male deformities ARE. Nay forward for I delegate my power And will that at thy mercie they doe stand Whom they so oft so plainely scorn'd before 'T is vertue which they want and wanting it Honour no garment to their backes can fit Then CRITES practise thy discretion CRI. Adored CYNTHIA and bright ARETE Another might seeme fitter for this taske Then CRITES farre but that you iudge not so For I not to appeare vindicatiue Or mindfull of contempts which I contemn'd As done of impotence must be remisse Who as I was the authour in some sort To worke their knowledge into CYNTHIAS sight So should be much seuerer to reuenge Th' indignitie hence issuing to her name But there 's not one of these who are vnpain'd Or by themselues vnpunished for vice Is like a furie to the vicious minde And turnes delight it selfe to punishment But we must forward to designe their doome You are offenders that must be confest Doe you confesse it ALL We doe CRI. And that you merit sharpe correction ALL Yes CRI. Then we reseruing vnto DELIAES grace Her further pleasure and to ARETE What DELIA granteth thus doe sentence you That from this place for poenance knowne of all Since you haue drunke so deeply of selfe-Loue You two and two singing a palinode March to your seuerall homes by NIOBES stone And offer vp two teares apiece thereon That it may change the name as you must change And of a stone be called weeping Crosse Because it standeth crosse of CYNTHIAS way One of whose names is sacred TRIVIA And after poenance thus perform'd you passe In like set order not as MIDAS did To wash his gold off into Tagus streame But to the well of knowledge Helicon Where purged of your present maladies Which are not few nor slender you become Such as you faine would seeme and then returne Offring your seruice to great CYNTHIA This is your sentence if the goddesse please To ratifie it with her high consent The scope of wise mirth vnto fruict is bent CYN. We doe approue thy censure belou'd CRITES Which MERCVRY thy true propitious friend A deitie next IOVE belou'd of vs Will vnder-take to see exactly done And for this seruice of discouerie Perform'd by thee in honor of our name We vow to guerdon it with such due grace As shall become our bountie and thy place Princes that would their people should doe well Must at themselues begin as at the head For men by their example patterne out Their imitations and reguard of lawes A vertuous Court a world to vertue drawes PALINODE AMO. From spanish shrugs french faces smirks irps and all affected humours CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs PHA. From secret friends sweet seruants loues doues and such phantastique humours CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs AMO. From stabbing of armes flap-dragons healths whiffes and all such swaggering humours CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs PHA. From wauing of fannes coy glaunces glickes cringes and all such simpring humours CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs AMO. From making loue by atturny courting of puppets and paying for new acquaintance CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs PHA. From perfum'd dogs munkeyes sparrowes dildo's and parachito's CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs AMO. From wearing bracelets of haire shooe-ties gloues garters and rings with poesies CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs PHA. From pargetting painting slicking glazing and renewing old riueld faces CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs AMO. From squiring to tilt-yards play-houses pageants and all such publique places CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs PHA. From entertayning one gallant to gull an other and making fooles of either CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs AMO. From belying ladies fauours noble-mens countenance coyning counterfeit imployments vaine-glorious taking to them other mens seruices and all selfe-louing humours CHORVS Good MERCVRY defend vs SONG NOw each one drie his weeping eyes And to the well of knowledge haste Where purged of your maladies You may of sweeter waters taste And with refined voice report The grace of CYNTHIA and her court THE EPILOGVE GEntles be 't knowne to you since I went in I am turn'd rimer and doe thus begin The Author iealous how your sense doth take His trauailes hath enioyned me to make Some short and ceremonious epilogue But if I yet