"But yet because all thinges were in a readinesse and the expectation of the whole towne was set uppon that night, the younger men of the Colledge went forward with their buisnes, intending to take no notice of what the officers had aggreed uppon, wherefore some of the officers were fayne to come in person to forbid the worke-men, and to undo some things which were already done, to the great griefe and discouragement of all the youth, who, though the weather was extreame cold, were themselves most hotte uppon the matter in hand, resolving now or never to recover their losse credit. "And, as though the heavens had favoured their designes, so it happened that about noone the weather brake up and it begann to thaw, whereuppon the President was agayne importun'd by the Prince himselfe and his councell for the performance of the Comedy that night; who (seeing they were all so earnest) did not so much graunt, as not deny them, their request, whereuppon they begann againe to sett forward the buisnes, and what they wanted in time they made up by their willingnesse and paynes, so that for all these crosses they begann the play before 7 a clocke and performed it in manner following: PHILOMATHES. INTERLOQUTORES. Chorus. Janus. Tempus. Motus Locus. Quies Vacuum. Philomathes. Sophia. Chrysophilos, Senex Avarus. Antarchia. Phantasta, Stolidus Generosus. Anthadia. [Greek: Aphronios], Filius Chrysophili. Anaea, Mulier Inepta. Chrestophilos, Socius Philomathis. Crito, Senex, Pater Sophiae. Critonis Seruus. Cerdoos, Seruus Chrysophili. Petinus, Seruus Phantastae. * * * * * "This play was very well acted, but especially the Chorus, the stage was never more free, the audience never more quiett and contented, so that they went away many of them crieing--_Abunde satisfactum est!_ itt was so well liked and applauded of all that saw itt. "Here the stage & scaffold were pul'd downe which had stood from Cristmas, and it was resolved that upon the chaunge of the weather, the terme should begin on the Munday following. "But in the meane time on Sunday nighte, being the Seventeenth of January, the Vice-chancelor, and the L. Clifford, with many other Doctors and Gentlemen were invited to supper in the President's lodging, where after supper they were entertained with a shew before mentioned, to witt, _The Seven Dayes in the Weeke_, to which, by this time, there was somewhat added, but not much: all was most kindly accepted, and the nighte was spent in great mirth. For the straungenes of the matter, and rarity of the fashion of their action pleased above expectation. "At the end of this shew for the more rarity, there was one brought in my Lord's Stockes with this speech made uppon itt: