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A19837	The true discription of a royall masque Presented at Hampton Court, vpon Sunday night, being the eight of Ianuary. 1604. And personated by the Queenes most excellent Majestie, attended by eleuen ladies of honour.	Daniel, Samuel, 1562-1619.	1604 (1604)	STC 6264; ESTC S117127	3,566	16

THE TRVE DISCRIPtion of a Royall Masque PRESENTED AT HAMPton Court vpon Sunday night being the eight of Ianuary 1604 AND Personated by the Queenes most Excellent Majestie attended by Eleuen Ladies of Honour LONDON Printed by Edward Allde and are to be solde at the Long Shoppe adjoyning vnto S. Mildreds Church in the Poultrye 1604 THE TRVE DISCRIPTION Of a Royall Masque Presented at Hampton Court vpon Sunday night being the eight day of Ianuary 1604 The Night apparelled in a black vesture set with Stars comming from belowe and approching neere vnto the Temple erected towarde the vpper end of the Hall wakens her Sonne Somnus that there lyes sleeping in a Caue with this speech AWake dark sleep rouse thee from out thy Caue Thy Mother Night that bred thee in her womb And fed thee first with silence and with ease Doth heere thy shadowed operations craue And therefore wake my sonne awake and come Strike with thy Hornie wande the spirits of theis That here expect some pleasing nouelties And make their slumber to beget strange sightes Strange visions and vn-usual properties Vn-seene of latter ages auncient rites Of gifts diuine wrapt vp in Misteries Make this to seeme a Temple in their sight Whose maine support holy religion frame And wisedome courage Temperaunce and right Make seeme the pillors that sustaine the same Shadow some Sibill to attend the rites And to describe the power that shall resorte With the interpretation of the benefites They bring in Cloudes what they doe importe Yet make them to protend the true desire Of those that wish them waking reall things Whilste I wil hoou'ring heere aloofe retire And couer all things with my sable wings Som Deere Mother Night I your commandement Obay and dreams t' interpret dreames will make As waking curiositie is wonte Though better dreames asleepe the dreames awake And this White Horny wande shall worke the deed Whose power doth figures of the light present When from this sable Radius doth proceede Nought but confusde darke shewes to no intent And therefore goe bright visions entertaine All round about whilste I le to sleepe againe Iris the Messenger of the Goddesses discending from the Mountaine where they were assembled deckt in the couller of the Raine-bow speakes as foloweth I The daughter of wounder now made the Messenger of power heere descended to signifie the comming of a Celestiall presence of Goddesses determined this faire Temple of peace with holy handes and deuoute desires haue dedicated to vnity and concord and leauing to themselues in Ouidos Ida Paphos their auncient delighting places of Greece and Asia now made the seates of Barbarisme and spoyle vouchsafe to take their recreation here vpon the Westerne Mount of mightie Brittanie the Land of Ciuill Musicke and of rest And are pleased to appeere in the self-same figures wherein antiquitie hath formerly cloathed them and as they haue bene cast in the imagination of pittie who hath giuen mortal shapes to the gifts and effects of an eternall power For that those beautifull Carrecters of sence were easier to be read then their misticall Ideas dispersed in that wide and incomprehensible volume of Nature And well haue mortall men apparelled all the vertues all the graces all blessings with that shape wherewith themselues are most delighted and which worke the best motions and best represent the beauty of heauenly powers And therefore reuerend Prophetesse who heare attendest vpon the deuotions of this place prepare thy selfe for those rites that pertaine to thy function and the honour of such deities And to the end thou maist haue a fore-notion what powers and who they are that come take here this Prospectiue and herein note and tell what thou seest For well maist thou there obserue their shadowes but their presence will bereaue thee of all saue admiration and amazement For who can looke vpon such powers and speake And so I leaue thee Sybilla deckt as a Nunne in blacke vpon White hauing receiued this Message and the Prospectiue vseth these words WHat haue I seene Where am I Or doe I see at all or am I anie where What was this IRIS the Messenger of IVNO or else but a fantasma or imagination Will the Diuine Goddesses vouchsafe to visit this poore Temple Shall I be blest to entertaine so great powers It can bee but a dreame yet such great powers haue blest as humble Roofes and vse it of no other respect then their owne great fauours to shine where they will But what Prospectiue is this or what shall I herein see O admirable powers what sights are these JVNO FIrst heere Imperiall IVNO in her chayre With Scepter of command for Kingdomes large Ascends all clad in colours of the ayre Crown'd with bright Starres to signifie her charge PALLAS Next warlike PALLAS in her helmet drest With Launce of winning Target of defence In whom both wit and courage are exprest To get with glory hold wth prouidence VENVS Then louely VENVS in bright Majestie Appeares with milde aspect in Doue-like-hewe With th'al combining scarffe of amitie T' ingird strange Nations with affections true DIANA Next chaste DIANA in her robes of greene With weapons of the Wood her selfe addrests To blesse the Forrest where her power is seene T' hold peace with all the World but with wilde beasts VESTA Then comely VESTA with her flames of zeale Presents her selfe clad in white puritie Whose booke the soules sweet comfort doth reueale By th'euer burning lampe of pietie PROSERPINA Next rich PROSERPINA with flames of gold Whose estate although within the earth yet shee Comes from aboue and in her hand doth hold The Mine of wealth with cheerefull Majestie MACARIA Then al in purple robes rich Happinesse Next her appeares bearing in either hand Th' ensignes both of welth and wit t' expresse That by them both her Majestie doth stand CONCORDJA Then all in partie-coloured robes appeares In White and Crimson-gracefull Concord rest With knottes of vnion and in hand she beares The happy joyned Roses of our rest ASTRAEA Cleare-eyde ASTRAEA next with reuerend browe Clad in Celestiall hew which best she likes Comes with her ballance and her sword to showe That first her judgement weighes before it strikes FLORA Then cheerefull FLORA all adornd with flowers Who cloathes the earth with beauty and delight In thousand sundrie sutes whilst shining howers Will scarse afford a darkenes to the Night CERES Next plenteous CERES in her haruest weede Crown'd with the'ncrease of what she gaue to keepe To Gratitude and Faith in whom we neede Who sowes on Vertue shall with glory reape TETHIS Lastly comes TETHIS ALBIONS deerest Loue Whom she in faithfull armes doth deigne t' imbrace And brings the Trident of her power t' approue Her fauour and respect to do him grace Thus haue I read their shadowes but beholde In glory where they come as IRIS tolde The three Graces march before the Goddesses discending downe the Mountaine with lowd Musicke and comming vp to the vpper ende stay and sing this Song whilst the Goddesses go vp to the Temple with Presents and from them march downe the Hall The Song DEsert Reward and Gratitude The Graces of Society Do heere with hand in hand conclude The blessed chaine of amity 1. For I deserue 2. I giue 3. I thanke All Thanks guifts deserts thus joyne in ranck Wee yeeld the splendent rayes of light Vnto the blessings that discend The grace whereof with more delight The well disposing doth commend Whilst gratitude rewards deserts Please win draw on and couple hearts For woorth and power and due respect Deserues bestowes returnes with grace The meed reward the kind effect That giues the world a cheerefull face And turning in this course of right Makes vertue moue with true delight The Song being ended and the Maskers in the middest of the Hall disposing themselues to their daunce Sibilla hauing placed their seuerall Presents on the Altar vttereth these words O Power of powers graunt to our vowes we pray That these fayre blessings which we here arrest In figures left vs here in substance may Be those great proppes of glory and respect Let Kingdomes large let armed Pollicye Milde Loue true Zeale right shooting at the white Of braue designes let Wealth Felicitie Iustice and Concord Pleasure Plenty Might And powre by Sea with grace proportinate Make glorious both this Kingdome and Estate After this the Maskers dawnced their owne measures which being ended they ready to take out the Lords the three Graces sing I. VVHilst worth with honour make their choise For measured motions ordered right Now let vs likewise giue a voyce Vnto the touch of our delight II. FOr comforts lockt vp without sound Are th' vnborne Children of the thought Like vnto Treasures neuer found That buryed lowe are left forgot III Where words or glory do not show There like braue actions without Frame It seems like plants not set to growe Or as a tombe without a name The Maskers hauing ended the Dauncing with the Lords IRIS giues warning of their departure in this manner IRIS AS I was the joyfull Messenger to notifie the comming of these diuine powers so am I nowe the same of their departure who hauing cloathed themselues with these apparances doe nowe returne backe Spheres of there owne being from whence they are But yet of my selfe this much I must reueale though against the warrant of a Messenger who I know had better to fayle in obedience than in presumption that these Deities by the motion of the all-directing Pallas the glorious Patronesse of this mighty Monarchie descending in the Majestie of their inuisible essences vpon yonder Mountaine found there the best and most worthy the best of Ladies disporting her selfe with the choisest attendants whose formes they presently tooke as delighting to be in the best built Temples of beauty and honour and in them vouchsafed to appeare in this manner being otherwise no objects for mortall eyes And no doubt but that in respect or the persons vnder whose beautiful couerings they haue thus presented themselues these Deities will be pleased the rather at their inuocation knowing all their desires to be such as euermore to grace this glorious Monarchie with the Royall effects of these blessings represented After this they fel to a short parting Daunce and so ascended the Mountaine in the same order as they came downe FINIS