CHLORIDIA
.
THe
King
,
and
Queenes
Maiesty
,
hauing
giuen
their
command
for
the
Inuention
of
a
new
argument
,
with
the
whole
change
of
the
Scene
,
wherein
her
Maiesty
,
with
the
like
number
of
her
Ladies
,
purposed
a
presentation
to
the
King
.
It
was
agreed
,
it
should
be
the
celebration
of
some
Rites
,
done
to
the
Goddesse
Chloris
,
who
in
a
generall
counsell
of
of
the
Gods
,
was
proclaim'd
Goddesse
of
the
flowers
,
according
to
that
of
Ouid
,
in
the
Fasti
.
Arbitrium
tu
Dea
floris
habe
.
And
was
to
bee
stellified
on
Earth
,
by
an
absolut
decree
from
Iupiter
,
who
would
haue
the
Earth
to
be
adorn'd
with
starres
,
as
well
as
the
Heauen
.
Vpon
this
hinge
,
the
whole
Inuention
moou'd
.
The
ornament
,
which
went
about
the
Scene
,
was
composed
of
Foliage
,
or
leaues
heightned
with
gold
,
and
enterwouen
with
all
sorts
of
flowers
;
and
naked
children
,
playing
,
and
climbing
among
the
branches
;
and
in
the
midst
,
a
great
garland
of
flowers
,
in
which
was
written
,
CHLORIDIA
.
The
Curtaine
being
drawne
vp
,
the
Scene
is
discouer'd
,
consisting
of
pleasant
hills
,
planted
with
young
trees
,
and
all
the
lower
bankes
adorned
with
flowers
.
And
from
some
hollow
parts
of
those
hills
,
Fountaynes
come
gliding
downe
,
which
,
in
the
farre-of
Land-shape
,
seem'd
all
to
be
conuerted
to
a
riuer
.
Ouer
all
,
a
serene
skie
,
with
transparent
clouds
,
giuing
a
great
lustre
to
the
whole
worke
,
which
did
imitate
the
pleasant
Spring
.
VVhen
the
Spectators
had
enough
fed
their
eyes
,
with
the
delights
of
the
Scene
,
in
a
part
of
the
ayre
,
a
bright
cloud
begins
to
breake
forth
;
and
in
it
,
is
sitting
a
plumpe
Boy
,
in
a
changeable
garment
,
richly
adorn'd
,
representing
the
mild
Zephyrus
.
On
the
other
side
of
the
Scene
,
in
a
purplish
cloud
,
appeareth
the
Spring
,
a
beautifull
Mayde
,
her
vpper
garment
greene
,
vnder
it
,
a
white
robe
wrought
with
flowers
;
A
garland
on
her
head
.
Here
Zephyrus
begins
his
dialogue
,
calling
her
forth
,
and
making
narration
of
the
Gods
decree
at
large
,
which
shee
obeyes
,
pretending
,
it
is
come
to
Earth
already
:
and
there
begun
to
bee
executed
,
by
the
Kings
fauour
,
who
assists
with
all
bounties
,
that
may
bee
eyther
vrg'd
,
as
causes
,
or
reasons
of
the
Spring
.
The
first
Song
.
ZEPHYRVS
.
Come
forth
,
come
forth
,
the
gentle
Spring
,
And
carry
the
glad
newes
,
I
bring
,
To
Earth
,
our
common
mother
:
It
is
decreed
,
by
all
the
Gods
The
Heau'n
,
of
Earth
shall
haue
no
odds
,
But
one
shall
loue
another
:
Their
glories
they
shall
mutuall
make
,
Earth
looke
on
Heauen
,
for
Heauens
sake
;
Their
honour's
shall
bee
euen
:
All
emulation
cease
,
and
iarres
;
Ioue
will
haue
Earth
to
haue
her
starres
And
lights
,
no
lesse
then
Heauen
.
SPRING
.
It
is
already
done
,
in
flowers
As
fresh
and
new
as
are
the
howres
,
By
warmth
of
yonder
Sunne
.
But
will
be
multipli'd
on
vs
,
If
from
the
breath
of
ZEPHYRVS
Like
fauour
we
haue
wonne
.
ZEPHYRVS
.
Giue
all
to
him
:
His
is
the
dew
,
The
heate
,
the
humor
,
SPRING
.
�
All
the
true
�
Beloued
of
the
Spring
!
ZEPHYRVS
.
The
Sunne
,
the
Wind
,
the
Verdure
!
SPRING
.
�
All
,
That
wisest
Nature
cause
can
call
Of
quick'ning
any
thing
.
At
which
,
Zephyrus
passeth
away
through
the
ayre
,
and
the
Spring
descendeth
to
the
Earth
:
and
is
receiu'd
by
the
Naiades
,
or
Napeae
;
who
are
the
Nymph's
,
Fountaynes
,
and
Seruants
of
the
season
�
The
second
Song
.
FOVNTAYNES
.
Fayre
Mayde
,
but
are
you
come
to
dwell
,
And
tarry
with
ys
here
?
SPRING
.
Fresh
Fountaynes
,
I
am
come
to
tell
A
tale
in
yond'
soft
eare
,
Whereof
the
murmure
will
do
well
:
If
you
your
parts
will
beare
.
FOVNTAYNES
.
Our
purlings
wayte
vpon
the
Spring
.
SPRING
.
Goe
vp
with
me
,
then
:
helpe
to
sing
The
story
to
the
King
.
Here
the
Spring
goes
vp
,
singing
the
argument
to
the
King
;
and
the
Fountaynes
follow
with
the
close
.
SPRING
.
Cupid
hath
ta'ne
offence
of
late
At
all
the
Gods
,
that
of
the
State
,
And
in
their
Councell
,
he
was
so
deserted
,
Not
to
be
call'd
into
their
Guild
But
slightly
passd
by
,
as
a
child
.
FOVNTAYNES
.
Wherein
hee
thinkes
his
honour
was
peruerted
.
SPRING
.
And
though
his
Mother
seeke
to
season
,
And
rectifie
his
rage
with
reason
,
By
shewing
he
liues
yet
vnder
her
command
,
Rebellious
he
,
doth
disobey
,
And
she
hath
forc'd
his
armes
away
.
FOVNTAYNES
.
To
make
him
feele
the
Justice
of
her
hand
.
SPRING
.
Whereat
the
Boy
,
in
fury
fell
,
With
all
his
speed
,
is
gone
to
hell
,
There
to
excite
,
and
stirre
vp
jealousy
,
To
make
a
party
'gainst
the
Gods
,
And
set
Heauen
,
Earth
,
and
Hell
at
odds
.
FOVNTAYNES
.
And
rayse
a
chaos
of
calamity
.
The
Song
ended
,
the
Nymphs
fall
into
a
dance
,
to
their
voyces
,
and
instruments
,
and
so
returne
into
the
Scene
.
THE
ANTIMASQVE
.
First
Entry
.
A
part
of
the
vnder
ground
opening
,
out
of
it
enters
a
Dwarfe-Post
from
Hell
,
riding
on
a
Curtall
,
with
clouen
feete
,
and
two
Lacqueys
:
These
dance
,
&
make
the
first
entry
of
the
Antimasque
.
Hee
alights
,
and
speakes
.
POSTILION
.
Hold
my
stirrop
,
my
one
Lacquey
;
and
looke
to
my
Curtall
,
the
other
:
walke
him
well
,
Sirrah
,
while
I
expatiate
my selfe
here
in
the
report
of
my
office
!
oh
the
Furies
!
how
I
am
ioyed
with
the
title
of
it
!
Postillion
of
Hell
!
yet
no
Mercury
.
But
a
mere
Cacodaemon
,
sent
hether
with
a
packet
of
newes
!
newes
!
neuer
was
Hell
so
furnished
of
the
commodity
of
newes
!
Loue
hath
bin
lately
there
,
and
so
entertained
by
Pluto
,
and
Proserpine
,
and
all
the
Grandees
of
the
place
as
,
it
is
there
perpetuall
Holy-day
:
and
a
cessation
of
torment
granted
,
and
proclaimed
for
euer
!
Halfe-famish'd
Tantalus
is
fallen
to
his
fruit
,
with
that
appetite
,
as
it
threaten's
to
vndoe
the
whole
company
of
Costardmungers
,
and
ha's
a
riuer
afore
him
,
running
excellent
wine
lxion
is
loos'd
from
his
wheele
,
and
turn'd
Dancer
,
does
nothing
but
cut
capreols
,
fetch
friskals
,
and
leades
Laualtos
,
with
the
Lamiae
!
Sisyphus
ha's
left
rowling
the
stone
,
and
is
growne
a
Mr.
bowler
;
challenges
all
the
prime
gamesters
,
Parsons
in
hell
,
and
giues
them
odds
:
vpon
Tityus
his
brest
,
that
(
for
fixe
of
the
nine
aeres
)
is
counted
the
subtlest
bowling-ground
in
all
Tartary
.
All
the
Furies
are
at
a
game
call'd
nine
pins
,
or
keilles
,
made
of
old
vsurers
bones
,
and
their
soules
looking
on
with
delight
,
and
betting
on
the
game
.
Neuer
was
there
such
freedome
of
sport
.
Danaus
daughters
haue
broke
their
bottomelesse
tubs
,
and
made
bonfires
of
them
.
All
is
turn'd
triumph
there
.
Had
hell
gates
bin
kep't
with
halfe
that
strictnesse
as
the
entry
here
ha's
bin
to night
,
Pluto
would
haue
had
but
a
cola
Court
,
&
Proserpine
a
thinne
presence
,
though
both
haue
a
vast
territory
We
had
such
a
stirre
to
get
in
,
I
and
my
Curtall
,
and
my
two
Lacqueys
all
ventur'd
through
the
eye
of
a
Spanish
needle
,
we
had
neuer
come
in
else
,
&
that
was
by
the
fauour
of
one
of
the
guard
who
was
a
womans-tayler
,
and
held
ope
the
passage
.
Cupid
by
commission
hath
carried
jealousie
from
Hell
,
Disdaine
,
Feare
,
and
Dissimulation
,
with
other
Goblins
,
to
trouble
the
Gods
.
And
I
am
sent
after
post
,
to
rayse
Tempest
,
Windes
,
Lightnings
,
Thunder
,
Rayne
,
and
Snow
,
for
some
new
exployt
they
haue
against
the
Earth
,
and
the
Goddesse
Chloris
,
Queene
of
the
flowers
,
and
Mistris
of
the
Spring
.
For
ioy
of
which
I
will
returne
to
my selfe
,
mount
my
Bidet
,
in
a
dance
;
and
coruet
vpon
my
Curtall
.
The
speech
ended
,
the
Postillion
mounts
his
Curtall
,
and
with
his
Lacqueys
,
danceth
forth
as
hee
came
in
.
2
Entry
.
Cupid
,
Jealousy
,
Disdaine
,
Feare
,
and
Dissimulation
,
dance
together
.
3
Entry
.
The
Queenes
Dwarfe
,
richly
apparrel'd
,
as
a
Prince
of
Hell
,
attended
by
6
infernall
Spirits
;
He
first
danceth
alone
,
and
then
the
Spirits
:
all
expressing
their
ioy
,
for
Cupids
comming
among
them
.
4
Entry
.
Here
the
Scene
changeth
,
into
a
horrid
storme
.
Out
of
which
enters
the
Nymph
Tempest
,
with
foure
Windes
.
they
dance
.
5
Entry
.
Lightnings
,
3
in
number
,
their
habits
glistering
,
expressing
that
effect
,
in
their
motion
.
6
Entry
.
Thunder
alone
dancing
the
tunes
to
a
noyse
,
mixed
,
and
imitating
thunder
.
7
Entry
.
Rayne
,
presented
by
5
persons
all
swolne
,
and
clouded
ouer
,
their
hayre
flagging
,
as
if
they
were
wet
,
and
in
their
hands
,
balls
full
of
sweete
water
,
which
,
as
they
dance
,
sprinkle
all
the
roome
.
8
and
last
Entry
.
Seuen
with
rugged
white
heads
,
and
beards
,
to
expresse
Snow
,
with
flakes
on
their
garments
,
mix'd
with
hayle
.
These
hauing
danced
,
returne
into
the
stormy
Scene
,
whence
they
came
.
Here
,
by
the
prouidence
of
Iuno
,
the
tempest
on
an
instant
ceaseth
:
And
the
Scene
is
changed
into
a
delicious
place
,
figuring
the
bowre
of
Chloris
.
Where
,
in
an
arbour
fayn'd
of
Gold-smiths
worke
,
the
ornament
of
which
was
borne
vp
with
Termes
of
Satyres
,
beautify'd
with
Festones
,
garlands
,
and
all
sorts
of
fragrant
flowers
.
Beyond
all
this
,
in
the
skie
a farre
of
appear'd
a
Rainebow
,
In
the
most
eminent
place
of
the
Bowre
,
sate
the
Goddesse
Chloris
,
accompanied
with
fourteene
Nymphs
,
their
apparrell
white
,
embroydered
,
with
siluer
,
trim'd
at
the
shoulders
with
great
leaues
of
greene
,
embroydered
with
gold
,
falling
one
vnder
the
other
.
And
of
the
same
worke
were
their
bases
,
their
head-'tires
of
flowers
,
mix'd
with
siluer
,
and
gold
,
with
some
sprigs
of
Aegrets
among
,
and
from
the
top
of
their
dressing
,
a
thinne
vayle
hanging
downe
.
All
which
beheld
,
The
Nymphs
,
Riuers
,
and
Fountaynes
with
the
Spring
,
sung
this
reioycing
Song
.
Song
.
3.
RIVERS
,
SPRING
,
FOVNTAYNES
.
Run
out
,
all
the
Flouds
,
in
ioy
with
your
siluer
feete
;
And
hast
to
meete
,
the
enamour'd
Spring
;
For
whom
the
warbling
Fountaynes
sing
:
The
story
of
the
flowers
;
preserued
by
the
Howers
;
At
Iuno's
soft
command
,
and
Iris
showers
;
Sent
to
quench
iealousie
,
and
all
those
powers
Of
Loues
rebellious
warre
:
Whil'st
Chloris
sits
a
shining
starre
To
crowne
,
and
grace
our
iolly
song
,
made
long
,
To
the
notes
,
that
we
bring
,
to
glad
the
Spring
.
Which
ended
,
the
Goddesse
,
and
her
Nymphs
descend
the
degrees
,
into
the
roome
,
and
dance
the
entry
of
the
grand-masque
.
After
this
,
another
Song
by
the
same
persons
,
as
before
.
Song
.
4
,
RIVERS
,
FOVNTAYNES
.
Tell
a
truth
,
gay
Spring
,
let
vs
know
What
feete
they
were
,
that
so
Impres't
the
Earth
,
and
made
such
various
flowers
to
grow
!
SPRING
.
She
that
led
,
a
Queene
was
at
least
,
Or
a
Goddesse
,
'boue
the
rest
:
And
all
their
graces
,
in
her selfe
expres't
!
RIVERS
,
FOVNTAYNES
.
O'
it
were
a
fame
,
to
know
her
name
!
Whether
she
were
the
roote
;
Or
they
did
take
th'
impression
,
from
her
foote
.
The
Masquers
here
dance
their
second
dance
.
Which
done
,
The
farther
Prospect
of
the
Scene
changeth
into
ayre
,
with
a
low
Land-shape
,
in
part
couered
with
clouds
:
And
in
that
instant
,
the
Heauen
opening
,
Iuno
,
and
Iris
are
seene
,
and
aboue
them
many
aery
spirits
,
sitting
in
the
cloudes
.
Song
.
5.
IVNO
.
Now
Iuno
,
and
the
Ayre
shall
know
The
truth
of
what
is
done
below
,
From
our
discolourd
bow
.
Iris
,
what
newes
?
IRIS
.
The
ayre
is
cleare
,
your
bow
can
tell
,
Chloris
renown'd
,
Spight
fled
to
Hell
;
The
busines
all
is
well
.
And
Cupid
sues
-
IVNO
.
For
pardon
.
Do's
hee
?
IRIS
.
Hee
sheds
teares
More
then
your
Birds
haue
eyes
.
IVNO
The
Gods
haue
eares
.
Offences
,
made
agaynst
the
Deities
,
Are
soone
forgot
-
IRIS
.
If
who
offends
,
be
wife
.
Here
,
out
of
the
Earth
,
ariseth
a
Hill
,
and
on
the
top
of
it
,
a
globe
,
on
which
Fame
is
seene
standing
with
her
trumpet
,
in
her
hand
;
and
on
the
Hill
,
are
seated
foure
Persons
,
presenting
,
Poesie
,
History
,
Architecture
,
and
Sculpture
:
who
together
with
the
Nymphs
,
Floods
,
and
Fountaynes
,
make
a
full
Quire
,
at
which
,
Fame
begins
to
mount
,
and
moouing
her
wings
,
flyeth
,
singing
vp
to
Heauen
:
FAME
.
Rise
golden
Fame
,
and
giue
thy
name
a
birth
CHORVS
.
From
great
and
generous
actions
,
done
on
Earth
.
FAME
.
The
life
of
Fame
is
action
.
CHORVS
.
Vnderstood
That
action
must
be
vertuous
,
great
,
and
good
!
FAME
.
Vertue
it selfe
by
Fame
is
of
't
protected
,
And
dies
despised
�
CHORVS
.
Where
the
Fames
neglected
FAME
.
Who
hath
not
heard
of
Chloris
,
and
her
bowre
Fayre
Iris
act
,
employ'd
by
Iuno's
power
To
guard
the
Spring
,
and
prosper
euery
flower
,
Whom
Iealousie
and
Hell
thought
to
deuoure
?
CHORVS
.
Great
actions
of
't
obscurd
by
time
,
may
lye
,
Or
enuy
�
FAME
But
they
last
to
memory
.
POESY
.
Wee
that
sustaine
thee
,
Learned
Poesy
HISTORY
.
And
I
,
her
sister
,
seuere
History
.
ARCHITECTVRE
.
With
Architecture
,
who
will
rayse
thee
high
,
SCVLPTVRE
.
And
Sculpture
,
that
can
keepe
thee
from
to
dye
.
CHORVS
.
All
helpe
lift
thee
to
eternity
.
JVNO
.
And
Iuno
,
through
the
ayre
,
doth
make
thy
way
,
IRIS
.
By
her
serenest
Messenger
of
Day
.
FAME
.
Thus
Fame
ascend's
,
by
all
degrees
,
to
Heauen
:
And
leaues
a
light
,
here
,
brighter
,
then
the
seuen
.
CHORVS
.
Let
all
applaud
the
sight
.
Ayre
first
,
that
gaue
the
bright
Reflections
,
Day
or
Night
!
With
these
supports
of
Fame
,
That
keepe
aliue
her
name
!
The
beauties
of
the
Spring
.
Fount's
,
Riuers
,
euery
thing
:
From
the
height
of
all
,
To
the
Waters
fall
-
Resound
,
and
sing
The
honour's
of
his
Chloris
,
to
the
King
.
Chloris
,
the
Queene
of
Flowers
;
The
sweetnesse
of
all
Showres
;
The
ornament
of
Bowres
;
The
top
of
Par-amours
!
Fame
,
being
hidden
in
the
clouds
,
the
hill
sinkes
:
and
the
Heauen
closeth
.
The
Masquers
dance
with
the
Lords
.
The
END