Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
The second Travers is drawne, and the higher ascent of the Mountaine
is discovered, wherein upon a levell after a great rise of the Hill,
were placed two Pavilions: open in the front of them, the Pavilions
were to sight as of cloth of gold, and they were trimmed on the inside
with rich Armour and Militarie furniture hanged up as upon the walles,
and behind the Tents there were represented in prospective, the tops of
divers other Tents, as if it had been a Campe. In these Pavilions were
placed fifteene _Olympian_ Knights, upon seates a little imbowed neere
the forme of a Croisant, and the Knights appeared first, as consecrated
persons all in vailes, like to Coapes, of silver Tiffinie, gathered,
and falling a large compasse about them, and over their heads high
Miters with long pendants behind falling from them, the Miters were
so high, that they received their hats and feathers, that nothing was
seene but vaile: in the midst betweene both the Tents upon the very top
of the hill, being a higher levell then that of the Tents, was placed
_Jupiters_ Altar gilt, with three great Tapers upon golden Candlesticks
burning upon it: and the foure _Statuaes_, two of gold, and two of
silver, as supporters, and _Jupiters_ Priests in white robes about it.
Upon the sight of the King, the vailes of the Knights did fall easilie
from them, and they appeared in their owne habit.
_The Knights attire._
Arming doublets of Carnation satten embrodered with Blazing Starres
of silver plate, with powderings of smaller Starres betwixt, gorgets
of silver maile, long hose of the same, with the doublets laide with
silver lace spangled, and enricht with embroderie betweene the lace:
Carnation silke stockins imbrodered all over, garters and roses
sutable: Pumpes of Carnaiton satten imbrodered as the doublets, hats
of the same stuffe and embroderie cut like a helmet before, the hinder
part cut into Scallops, answering the skirts of their doublets: the
bands of the hats were wreathes of silver in forme of garlands of wilde
Olives, white feathers with one fall of Carnation, Belts of the same
stuffe and embrodered with the doublet: Silver swords, little Italian
bands and cuffes embrodered with silver, faire long Tresses of haire.
_The Priests habits._
Long roabes of white Taffita, long white heads of haire. The high
Priest a cap of white silke shagge close to his head, with two labels
at the eares, the midst rising in forme of a Pyramis, in the top
thereof a branch of silver, every Priest playing upon a Lute: twelve in
number.
The Priests descend and sing this song following,
after whom the Knights likewise descend:
first laying aside their vailes, belts, and
swords.
The first Song.
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