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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	able_a	great_a	speak_v	260	4	3.9623	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07101	The triumph of peace· A masque, presented by the foure honourable houses, or Innes of Court. Before the King and Queenes Majesties, in the Banquetting-house at White Hall, February the third, 1633. Invented and written, by James Shirley, of Grayes Inne, Gent.	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.	1634 (1634)	STC 22458.5; STC 22459A; ESTC S124199	12,453	37

his seuerall colour they were mounted on carriages the Spring trees Pole and Axle-trees the Charioters seate and standers wheeles with the fellyes spokes and naves all wrought with Silver and their severall colour They were all drawne with foure Horses a-front after the magnificent Romane Triumphs their furniture Harnesse Headstall Bits Raines and Traces Shaferon Cronet Petronell and Barbe of rich cloth of Silver of severall workes and colours answerable to the linings of the Chariots The Charioters in Polony-coates of the same colour of the Chariots their Caps Feathers and Buskings answerable The two out Horses of euery Chariot led by two men in habits wrought with Siluer and conformable to the colour of the other furniture foure foot-men on eyther side of euery Chariot in rich habits also wrought with Siluer answerable to the rest euery one carrying a Flambeaux in his hand Betweene every of these Chariots foure Musitians in their Robes and Garlands were mounted riding two a breast attended with Torch-bearers The Habit of the Masquers gaue infinite splendor to this solemnity which more aptly shall be expressed in his Place This Masque was presented in the Banquetting-house At white Hall before the King and Queenes Maiesties and a great Assembly of Lords and Ladies and other persons of quality whose aspect setting on the degrees prepared for that purpose gaue a great grace to this spectacle especially being all richly attired At the lower end of the roome opposite to the state was raysed a Stage with a descent of staires in two branches landing into the roome This Basement was painted in rusticke worke The border of the front and sides that enclosed all the Sceane had first a ground of Arber-worke entermixt with loose branches and leaues and in this was two Niches and in them two great figures standing in easy postures in their naturall colors and much bigger then the life the one attired after the Grecian manner held in one hand a Scepter and in the other a Scrowle and a picked antique crowne on his head his curasse was of Gold richly enchased his robe blue and Siluer his armes and thighs bare with buskings enricht with ornaments of Gold his browne locks long and curled his Beard thicke but not long and his face was of a grave and ioviall aspect this figure stood on a round pedestall fained of white Marble enricht with severall caruings above this in a compartiment of Gold was written MINOS The figure on the other side was in a Romane habit holding a Table in one hand and a Pen in the other and a white Bend or Diadem about his head his Robe was crimson and Gold his Mantle yellow and Siluer his Buskins watchet trim'd with Siluer his haire and Beard long and white with a uenerable aspect standing likewise on a round Pedestall answerable to the other And in the compartiment over him was written NVMA Above all this in a proportionate distance hung two great Festons of fruites in colors which serued for finishing to these sides The upper part in manner of a large Freeze was adorn'd with severall compartiments with draperies hanging downe and the ends tied up in knots with trophies proper to feasts and triumphs composed of Masking Vizards and torches In one of the lesser compartiments was figured a sharpe sited eye and in the other a Golden-yoke in the midst was a more great and rich compartiment on the sides of which sate naked Children in their naturall colors with Siluer wings in action of sounding Golden Trumpets and in this was figured a Caduseus with an Oliue-branch all which are Hierogliphicks of Peace Iustice and Law A Curtaine being sodainly drawne up the Sceane was discovered representing a large streete with Sumptuous Pallaces Lodges Portico's and other noble peeces of Architecture with pleasant Trees and grounds this going farre from the eye opens it selfe into a spacious place adorn'd with publique and private buildings seene a far of representing the Forum or Piazza of Peace Over all was a cleare Sky with transparent Clouds which enlightned all the Scene The Spectators having entertained their eyes a while with the beavty and variety of this Scene from one of the sides of the streetes enters Opinion c. Enter Opinion Confidence meetes him they salute CONFIDENCE MOst grave Opinion Op. Confidence most welcome Is Phansie come to Court Co. Breaking his way Thorough the Guard Op. So violent Co. With jeasts Which they are lesse able to resist Hee 'l cracke a Halberd with his wit Op. A most Strong Phansie yet we ha' knowne a little Engine Breake an ingenious Head peece But your Master Co. Companion sir Phansie will keepe no Servants And Confidence scornes to waite Op. Cry mercy sir But is this Gentleman this Signior Phansie So rare a thing so subtile as men speake him Co. He 's a great Prince of th' Ayre beleeue it sir And yet a Bird of night Op. A Bird Co. Betweene An Owle and Bat a queint Hermophrodite Begot of Mercury and Venus Wit and Love He 's worth your entertainement Op. I am most Ambitious to see him he is not So nimble as I wish him where 's my Wife My Lady Novelty Enter Lady Novelty No. Your Wife you might Have fram'd a newer word they can but call Vs so i' th Country Op. No exception Deare Madam Novelty I must prepare you To entertaine a Gentleman where 's Admiration Our Daughter Enter Admiration Ad. Here sir what gay man is this Op. Please you honour us and bring in your friend sir Co. I le doo 't but he prevents me Enter Phansie Iollity and Laughter Op. Sir I am ignorant By what titles to salute you but y' are welcome to Court Ph. Saue your selfe sir your name's Opinion Op. And yours Phansie Ph. Right Iol. Mine Iollity La. Mine Laughter ha ha ha No. Here 's a strange shape An. I never saw the like Ph. I come to doe you honor with my friends here And helpe the Masque Op. You 'le doe a speciall favour Ph. How many Antimasques ha they Of what nature For these are Phansies that take most your dull And phlegmaticke inuentions are exploded Giue mee a nimble Antimasque Op. They haue none sir La. No Antimasque I de laugh at that i'faith Iol. What make wee here No Iollity Ph. No Antimasque Bid 'em downe with the Sceane and sell the Timber Send Iupiter to grasse and bid Apollo Keepe Cowes againe take all their gods and goddesses For these must farse up this nights entertainement And pray the Court may haue some mercy on 'em They will bee jeerd to death else for their ignorance The soule of wit moues here yet there be some If my intelligence faile not meane to shew Themselues jeere Maiors some tall Critticks have Planted Artillery and wit murderers No Antimasque Let 'em looke too 't Op. I have heard sir Confidence made them trust you 'de furnish 'em I feare they should have made their addresse earlier To your invention but your braine 's nimble