May Lord, May Lady. Servingman, Chambermaide. A Countrey Clowne, or Shepheard, Countrey Wench. An Host, Hostesse. A Hee Baboone, Shee Baboone. A Hee Foole, Shee Foole ushering them in. All these persons apparelled to the life, the Men issuing out of one side of the Boscage, and the Woemen from the other: the Musicke was extremely well fitted, having such a spirit of Countrey jolitie, as can hardly be imagined, but the perpetuall laughter and applause was above the Musicke. The dance likewise was of the same strain, and the Dancers, or rather Actors expressed every one their part so naturally, and aptly, as when a Mans eye was caught with the one, and then past on to the other, hee could not satisfie himselfe which did best. It pleased his Majestie to call for it againe at the end, as he did likewise for the first Anti-masque, but one of the _Statuaes_ by that time was undressed. MERCURIE. _Iris_ we strive, Like windes at libertie, who should do worst Ere we returne. If _Juno_ be the Queene Of Mariage, let her give happie way To what is done, in honor of the State She governes. IRIS. _Hermes,_ so it may be done Meerely in honor of the State, and these That now have prov'd it, not to satisfie The lust of _Jupiter_, in having thankes More then his _Juno_, if thy snakie rod Have power to search the heavens, or sound the sea, Or call together all the ends of earth, To bring in any thing that may do grace To us, and these; do it, we shall be pleas'd. MERCURY. Then know that from the mouth of _Jove_ himselfe, Whose words have wings, and need not to be borne; I tooke a message, and I bare it through A thousand yeelding clouds, and never stai'd Till his high will was done: the Olympian games Which long have slept, at these wish'd Nuptials, He pleas'd to have renew'd, and all his Knights Are gathered hither, who within their tents Rest on this hill, upon whose rising head. Behold _Joves_ Altar, and his blessed Priests Moving about it: come you holy men, And with your voices draw these youthes along, That till _Joves_ musicke call them to their games, Their active sports may give a blest content To those, for whom they are againe begun. * * * * * _The Maine Masque._