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PRINTED FOR THE MALONE SOCIETY BY 
 
 HORACE HART M.A., AT THE 
 
 OXFORD UNIVERSITY 
 
 PRESS 
 
THE ARRAIGNMENT 
 OF PARIS 
 
 1584 
 
 (fSjES^E^l^ 
 
 OF TV«Jt 
 
 9 
 
 
 THE MALONE SOCIETY 
 
 REPRINTS 
 
 1910 
 
fi 
 
 This reprint of the Arraimment of 'Paris has been 
 prepared by Harold H. Cnild and checked by the 
 General Editor. 
 
 July 1^10. ^ ' W.W.Greg. 
 
No entry of the Arraignment of Paris has yet been 
 found in the Registers of the Stationers' Company, 
 nor is any record of the play known previous to 
 the issue of the quarto by Henry Marsh in 15-84. 
 From the title-page of this we learn that it haH" 
 been performed before the Queen by the Children 
 of the Chapel, who had in fact acted at court on 
 6 January and 2 February 15-83/4, as recorded in 
 the Pipe Rolls. 
 
 As to the authorship we are fortunate in possess- 
 ing quite first-rate testimony. Thomas Nashe, in 
 his address ^To the Gentlemen Students of both 
 Universities' prefixed to Greene's Menaphon^ in 
 the course of commending various English poets 
 mentions Mathew Roydon, Thomas Atchelow, and 
 George Peele, adding (i5'89, sig. A2V): <& for the 
 last, thogh not the least of them all, I dare commend 
 him to all that know him, as the chiefe supporter 
 of pleasance nowe lining, the Atlas of Poetrie, &: 
 primus verborum Artifex: whose first encrease, the 
 Arraignement of P^n>, might plead to your opinions, 
 his pregnant dexteritie of wit, and manifold varietie 
 of inuention j wherein {me iudice) hee goeth a step 
 beyond all that write.' This evidence is, moreover, 
 supported by that of England'^s Helicon. In that 
 collection U. 5*84-99 of our play appear with the 
 heading <• Colin the enamoured Sheepheard, singeth 
 this passion of loue' and the signature ^Geo. Peele' 
 (idoo,sig. 2B4J ed.Bullen, p. 2 5-1), while immediately 
 following, and above the same signature, are found 
 11. 666-77 with the heading < Oenones complaint 
 in blanke verse '. The Helicon versions present the 
 following variants: 1. 5-98 'to ease', 1. 666 'Mel- 
 pomene', 1. 670 'This', 1. 67^ 'fortunes', 1. 67s 
 ' And then '. 
 
 20771 ft 
 
The quarto is printed in roman type of a 
 body approximately equal to modern pica (20 11. 
 = 83 mm.). The press-work is not good, with the 
 result that doubtful letters rather frequently occur. 
 One copy is preserved in the British Museum, 
 another among CapelPs books at Trinity College, 
 Cambridge. The latter has an uncorrected outer 
 forme in sheet A, and an uncorrected inner forme 
 in E, while the former has an uncorrected inner 
 (and possibly also outer) forme in B. The variants 
 will be found in the list. These two copies have 
 been collated throughout. 
 
 The division of scenes in the quarto is by no 
 means consistent, nor are they always correctly 
 marked. The arrangement of acts and scenes 
 adopted in the edition of Peele's works by A. H. 
 Bullen has therefore been added in the margin. 
 
 List of Irregular and Doubtful Readings 
 
 10 racet 
 
 1 $ T'appeaz e (?) 
 
 1^ Atrops 
 
 g I {no catchword) 
 
 61 had the {the t doubtful in 
 -B.iJf.; hadthe r.C.C.) 
 
 6^ felfe (felfe) 
 
 ^6 That (that T.C.C) 
 loi {om, sig, T,C,C.) 
 107 lOTtO 
 
 no fpring. {period doubtful) 
 118 Oxftips (Oxflips) 
 1x5^ blue. 
 14.0 c.w. A dain- (14.1 Sil. 
 
 A deintie) 
 i5i Hitherward 
 161 Siluan 
 
 1 6*3 marche, {comma doubtful) 
 171 aflemblie, {thei doubtful) 
 
 178 c.w. The (179 An) 
 182 Ida {p Ida T.C.C.) 
 187 bring. 
 I5>i The (Then?) 
 
 rouude . . . muft mufl 
 106 thee (the) 
 i.\6 haue, (haue power) 
 251 pleafunt 
 26^ denyed. 
 278 Fhorcias [Phorcus or 
 
 Phorcys) 
 275) Thattangled 
 282 cunnig 
 307 With 
 
 313 Oenone. (superfluous) 
 ^17 for {fore BM.) 
 348 nympe 
 ^60 Alouely 
 391 c.w. They (392 The) 
 
 VI 
 
3 01 Pulcherrima, (Pulherrima, 
 
 B.M.) 
 3^7 giuen (giue B,M,) 
 40X w yfe (?) 
 407 bautye, 
 42^ c.w. and (And) 
 430 hate (/. e, ha't) 
 439 me not at (me at) 
 ^66 this (thie B,M.) 
 471 They (Thou) 
 474 prize, {the r doubtful) 
 492 f§tt 
 500 vvorthines, (apparently a 
 
 period in B,M.) 
 505: pallas 
 5:18 hate(/'.^. ha't) 
 ^16 Jhee 
 
 f4i daconforto (?) 
 547 C^/tf 
 5*53 wrape 
 5^3 bee. 
 5'(^5' whofe 
 ^66 guieth .,. . venus, 
 
 5*73 /'^'•^'^ 
 57^ wherein 
 
 578 well . . . leyfe 
 
 580 uict.{<y%i ACT.) 
 
 60J fheepeheed 
 
 60^ cheerifhethher 
 
 (cheerilheth their ?) 
 
 ^28 beguide 
 
 6^0 popular 
 
 (^44 wrap 
 
 65"! ftie hath (a 'wide space be- 
 
 tijeen) 
 
 666 Melponie^ 
 
 ^83 awarie. 
 
 (^87 why 
 
 or(0?) 
 6%% does {the e doubtful) 
 6^^ Mer. (superfluous) 
 703 whon 
 708 ypeirceft 
 710 plaine^ 
 722 were (nere ?) 
 
 monte (wonte) 
 
 727 V{IV) 
 732 verfe. 
 737 Manent, 
 7^2 cupids 
 7(^8 ofloue 
 
 769 right : (right.) 
 
 770 well {Ven. Well) 
 774 Theftis 
 
 780 died, {died^) 
 
 died, (period doubtful) 
 
 787 he 
 
 788 Theft lis, 
 
 789 his (hers?) 
 791 effects {affects ?) 
 7^2 onge, {Songe,) 
 75^8 Shep (Shep.) 
 800 creull 
 
 810 {belongs after I. 813 ?) 
 814 Louely 
 818 VI. {V,) 
 821 c.w. yf(Yf) 
 823 fweete {the t doubtful) 
 848 vulcan 
 
 85-1 loue, (comma doubtful) 
 85:7 Fr{Far.) 
 
 85-9 Explicit, {Explicit the / 
 doubtful) 
 c.w. Vulcan {ACT.) 
 %6z be {the e damaged) 
 873 apples (apes) 
 880 fayes, a, 
 884 Ifayth(?) 
 886^ roundy laies, 
 ^12 vnder 
 
 927 c.w.Him-(928Himfelfe,) 
 
 ^35 J<?«. (i.e. loue for 1«^.) 
 
 975 voyde 
 
 maintaine. {second i 
 doubtful) 
 
 994 My thought 
 10 10 repent {second e doubtful) 
 ioi(> pardoned, 
 1042 speakeeh, 
 105:7 you 
 106^2 defence. 
 
 Vll 
 
I077 c.w. Go (1078 Goe) 
 
 1088 indgment: 
 
 1 10^ throughtly {second t 
 doubtful^ possibly r : 
 read throughly) 
 
 III I wifh. (?) 
 
 1 1 1 5" c.w. Venus {lup, Venus) 
 
 1116 toe. (/. f. too) 
 
 1 1 17 Vulc 
 1 121 Mar 
 1127 to to 
 1131 loue, 
 
 114.1 facred powre 
 
 (facredpowre T,C,C,) 
 1 14.5" holly 
 
 1 173 cunnning 
 
 1 1 79 explicit, 
 
 1 184 afwell 
 
 1188 of (or) 
 
 1 190 (»«? catchword) 
 
 115^3 prize. 
 
 1105 abide. (/^^ i doubtful) 
 
 1244. honour 
 
 124.8 mine. 
 
 1285) P>&fl?^»x {Vhfxbes) 
 
 1 301 weaue 
 
 1303 c.w. r>&^ (The) 
 
 1306^ follloweth : 
 
 1332 Eliz.aas 
 
 133^ Atrops 
 
 On D 3^ the headline is misprinted ^ The Arayngment ', on 
 C 3 the period is omitted, on D 3 and E 3 ^ of ' appears as ' Of. 
 The anomalous use of ' v ' medially is not uncommon. Where 
 a long line is divided between two or more speakers, the later 
 portions often begin with lower-case letters. No attempt has 
 been made to correct the doubtful Latin of certain stage directions. 
 Further textual conjectures will be found in Bullen's edition of 
 Peele. 
 
 List of Characters 
 
 [in order of entrance) 
 
 Ate. 
 Pan. 
 
 Faunus. 
 
 SiLVANUS. 
 
 Pomona. 
 Flora. 
 
 the Muses. 
 
 Pallas. 
 
 Juno. 
 
 Venus. 
 
 Rhanis. 
 
 Paris. 
 
 Oenone. 
 
 Helen. 
 
 Colin. 
 
 HOBINOL. 
 
 DiGON, 
 
 Thenot. 
 
 Mercury. 
 
 Thestylis. 
 
 Vulcan. 
 
 a Nymph of Diana. 
 
 Bacchus. 
 
 Pluto. 
 
 Jupiter. 
 
 Apollo. 
 
 Saturn. 
 
 Mars. 
 
 Diana. 
 
 Clotho. 
 
 Lachesis. 
 
 Atropos. 
 
 Knights, Cupids, Cyclops, Nymphs, a Churl. 
 
 Vlll 
 
pll" " mis 
 
 life The tJrayznementofTaris ill?! 
 i|i-| Prefented before the Queenesp||5| 
 
 gsgl ofherChappell. 
 
 ^S Imprinted at London by 
 ^Q^^ Henrie Marfli. . 
 
 rigs 
 
 gi'y'KifS 
 
 
 A 1 RECTO (B.M. copy) 
 
THE ARAIGNEMENT 
 
 OF 'PA%IS. 
 
 Ate ProIogU5?^ 
 
 Ondcmncd foulc Ate, from lowef! hell, 
 A n^ deadlie riuers cf the infcrnall loue. 
 Where bloudlesghoftes in pamesofcndlesdatf 
 Fill rutWes cares with ncucr ceafingGriet, 
 Beholdc I come in placcandbringbcixde 
 The banc of Trot r : behoMe the fetall fr utc 
 K aught from the golden tree of Proferptne. 
 Proudc 7roy muft fell, (obiddc the godsabouf j 
 
 And ftacelic Iliums lofrie towers be raect 
 
 By conquering handesof the vi^o'ious foe: 
 
 Kin<> Pr/4;»/ pallace wafte with flaming fire, 
 
 Whofc thicke and toggle fmoakc peiiciE^thc skie, 
 
 Murtfcrue for meifenger of Sacrifice ; 
 
 T'appeaz e the anger of the angric heaucns* 
 
 And Triams youHj^er fonne, the flicepchcrdc fwaine. 
 
 Paris th'unhappie organ of the Greekes. 
 
 So loath and weericof her lieauic loadc 
 
 T\\(i Earth complaynes vnto the lie! I ifli prince. 
 
 Surcharged with the burden that £he nili f ullamc. 
 
 Th'unpartiall daughters of Necefsitic 
 
 Bin aydesin herfute : and fo the twine 
 
 That iioldes olde PriAms hr>iife , the tbrcedc oiTr^tt 
 
 D jme «xf/rr<?p/ with knife in funder cuttcs. 
 
 Dv>nc be the pleafoi-e of the powers aboue» 
 
 Wliofe heftes men muft obey :and I my parte 
 
 Fertorrac in IcU vales : Lordtnges adieu, 
 
 Impoflngfilence for your taskc, lende^ 
 
 Till iuft aiTemblieof thegoddeffcs 
 
 Make mc beginnc the Trajcdie otTroic, 
 
 
 I 
 
 Exit Ate cnm awrsoppfo. 
 
 Ai)« 
 
 A 2 RECTO (B.M. copy) 
 
The Araygnemcnt 
 
 ACT. L SCEP^A I. 
 Pan,Faiinu5,<*//<)^Siluanu« vpith their Atten<Lwts enter togiue -welcome t^ 
 thej^oddcffu : P^Liu/h^epeherJ hath a Umh^Vzwnxs h'tnter h^h af^iine 
 Siluanus rpoodman with an eken bewe Uien vpith Acornes, 
 
 pAn ificrpit. 
 
 1 1. yA NV'Sy cither Flora, doth v« wrongc. 
 Or FAfMiit made /s tarric all to longe, 
 ''orby tills morning mirth it fhoulde appecrc. 
 The C^lufes or die goddeiles be ncere. 
 F^t4n. ^^^^^j^ ^y ia^e was nimble, /'»i^,and whipt apace, 
 
 " Twashai^ie that we caught him vp at lall, 
 
 Tiic tatctli fair ell fevvne m all the chace, 
 i wonder how theknapc could skip fo fafl. 
 P'^n, A nd I hauc brought a t vvagger for the nonce, 
 A bunting lambe : nay, pray you feele no bones. 
 Beleeue me now, my cunnmgmuch I raiile, 
 It euer Pan fclc fotter lambe then tliis. 
 Si/. Sirs, you may boaft your flocfces Sc herdcs that b* n. both Fvefh Sc feirf^ 
 Yet hath StlHantts walkes y wis that ftr^ndin holfbmeayre; 
 And loe tlic honor of the vvcodcs,tiie gallant Oken-bowe, 
 Dol beftowe laden wfth Acornes«5: with mn(ien!Xigh.(herdes 3c aF, 
 T^t«. Peace man for fhame,fl-)alt haue both lambes ^ dames <3c flockes and 
 
 And all my pipes to m^>kc the glee, we meete noc now to brawle, 
 Fufi». Therc^ no fuch matterP^^;, we arc all friendes arfembled hether, 
 « To bid Queene Cnno and her ph^eres moft humblic w<;Icorae hether. 
 ^ 'Dtana u^illi elTe of our woodes, licr prefence will not want, 
 Her curtefie to all her fnendcs we wot h nothing skanc, 
 
 t^fCT, /. SCENA II. 
 Pom-ma entereth rrtth herfrftite, M^tftentihts P^» cum reliquis. 
 Pom. Yce/^//»,no farther yet, <5: had :^icilarteoffPe, 
 
 v^ hy then Fomonitvj\M\cx fruitc comes time enough t fee: 
 Come on awhile , with couotne (lore like friendes wc renter forth, 
 Th'.nkcttFauniisthac thcregoddeirts-vvin takfourgiftcsin wdorth. 
 FitHK. Yeadoubdcs^ for Ihall tell thee dame, twere better giae a tlung» 
 A figneof loue ,ynto a mightie perlcn,or a km^: 
 
 Then 
 
 A 2 VERSO (B.M. copy) 
 
The Araygnement of Parts 
 
 A PASTORALL. 
 
 Prefented before the Queenes 
 
 Maieftie^ by the Children 
 
 of her Chappell. 
 
 Imprinted at London by 
 Henrie Marlh. 
 
 ANNO. IS84. 
 
 / 
 
THE ARAIGNEMENT 
 OF PARIS. 
 
 Ate Prologus. 
 
 Ondemned foule Ate, from loweft hell. 
 And deadlie riuers of the infernall loue, 
 Where bloudles ghoftes in paines of endles date 
 Fill ruthles eares with neuer ceafing cries^ 
 Beholde I come in place, and bring befide 
 The bane of Troie : beholde the fatall frute 
 Raught from the golden tree of Proferpine, 
 Proude Trof mufl fall, fo bidde the gods aboiie, 
 
 And ftatelie Iliums loftie towers be racet lo 
 
 By conquering handes of the victorious foe : 
 
 King Priams pallace wafte with flaming fire, 
 
 Whofe thicke and foggie fmoake peircing the skie. 
 
 w noic inicKC ana loggic imoa^c pcircing inc skic, , ^ja 
 
 Mufl: ferue for mefl^enger of facrifice / ^^ ^ I ^ ,j 
 
 T'appeaze the anger of the angrie heauens, ^'■^^^^' 
 
 And Priams younger fonne, the flieepeherde fwaine, ^ r ^ 
 
 Paris thunhappie organ of the Greekes. r^. 
 
 So loath and weerie of her heauie loade 
 
 The Earth complaynes vnto the hellifli prince. 
 
 Surcharged with the burden that flie nill fuftaine. 20 
 
 Th'unpartiall daughters of Necefsitie 
 
 Bin aydes in her fiite : and fo the twine 
 
 That holdes olde Priams houfe, the threede of Troie 
 
 Dame Strops with knife in funder cuttes. 
 
 Done be the pleafiire of the powers aboue, 
 
 Whofe heftes men muft obey : and I my parte 
 
 Performe in Ida vales : Lordinges adieu, 
 
 Impofing filence for your taske, I ende, 
 
 Till iuft affemblie of the goddelles 
 
 Make me beginne the Tragedie oi Troie. 30 
 
 Exit Ate cum aureo pomo. 
 
 Ay- _" 
 

 The Araygnement 
 
 ACT. I. SCENA I. ^" 
 
 sc, t 
 
 Pan, ¥a.umis,ant/ Siluanus wit/) their attendants enter to giue welcome to 
 the goddejfes: VdMsfheepeherd hath a lamhe, ¥2i\\mxs hunter hath afaune^ 
 Siluanus woodman with an oken howe laden with acornes. 
 
 Pan incipit. 
 
 Pan. I ^^^-^ I TLJ^ANVS., either Flora doth vs wronge, 
 
 Or Faunus made vs tarrie all to longe. 
 For by this morning mirth it fhoulde appeere. 
 The Mufes or the goddefles be neere. 4^ 
 
 Faun. k<__^ ^y faune was nimble, Pan., and whipt apace, 
 
 Twas happie that we caught him vp at laft. 
 
 The fattelt faireft fawne in all the chace, 
 
 I wonder how the knaue could skip fo faft. 
 Pan. And I haue brought a twagger for the nonce, 
 
 A bunting lambe : nay, pray you feele no bones. 
 
 Beleeue me now, my cunning much I mifle. 
 
 If euer Pan felt fatter lambe then this. 
 Sil. Sirs, you may boaft your flockes & herdes that bin both frefli & faire, 
 
 Yet hath Siluanus walkes ywis that fland in holfbme ay re : J^ 
 
 And loe the honor of the woodes, the gallant Oken-bowe, 
 
 Do I beftowe laden with Acornes & with maft enough, (herdes & al. 
 Pan. Peace man for fhame, fhalt haue both lambes & dames & flockes and 
 
 And all my pipes to make the glee, we meete not now to brawle. 
 Faun. Theres no fiich matter. Pan., we are all friendes aflembled hether, 
 
 To bid Queene luno and her pheeres moll humblie welcome hether. 
 
 Diana miftrefle of our woodes, her prefence will not want, 
 
 Her curtefie to all her friendes we wot is nothing skant. 
 
 y4CT, I. SCENA. IT. 
 Pomona entereth with her fruite. Manentibus Pan cum reliquis. 60 
 
 Pom. Yee Pan^ no farther yet, & had the ftarte of me. 
 
 Why then Pomona with her fruite comes time enough I fee : 
 Come on a while, with countrie ftore like friendes we venter forth, 
 Thinkefl Faunus that thefe goddefles will take our giftes in woorth. 
 
 Faun. Yea doubtles, for ftiall tell thee dame, twere better giue a thing, 
 A figne of loue, vnto a mightie perfon, or a king : 
 
 Then 
 
of Paris. 
 
 Then to a rude and barbarous fwayne but bad and bafelie borne, 
 For gentlie takes the gentleman that oft the clowne will fcorne. 
 
 Pan. Saift trulie Faunus^ I my felfe haue giuen good tidie lambes. 
 
 To Mercurie may faie to thee, to Fhoebus and to Ioue\ 70 
 
 When to a countrie mops forfooth, chaue ofTred all their dames, 
 And pypt and prayed for little worth and raunged about the groue. 
 
 Pom. God Pan that makes your flocke fb thin, & makes you looke {o leane. 
 To kifle in corners. Pan. wel-fed wech fome other thing you meane. 
 
 Pom, Yea ieft it out till it goe alone, but marueU where we myfle 
 
 Faire Flora all this merrie morne. Faun, fome newes, fee where fhe is. 
 
 ACT. I. SCENA. III. 
 Flora entereth to the countrie gods. 
 
 Pan, Flora well met, and for thy taken payne, 
 
 Poore countrie gods thy debters we remaine. 80 
 
 Flor, Beleeue me, Pan,, not all thy lambes and yoes. 
 
 Nor, Faunus^ all thy luftie buckes and does, 
 
 (But that I am inftructed well to knowe. 
 
 What feruice to the hills and dales I owe,) 
 
 Could haue enforcet me to fo ftraunge a toyle, 
 
 Thus to enrich this gaudie gallant fbyle. 
 Faun, But tell me wench haft don't fo trick in deede. 
 
 That heauen it felfe may wonder at the deede. 
 Flor. Not Iris in her pride and brauerie, 
 
 Adornes her arche with fuch varietie : 
 
 Nor doth the milke white way in froftie night, 
 
 Appeare fo faire and beautifiill in fight : 
 
 As donq thefe fieldes, and groues, and fweeteft bowres, 
 
 Beftrewed and deckt with partie coUord flowers. 
 
 Alonge the bubling brookes & filuer glyde. 
 
 That at the bottome doth in fylence flyde. 
 
 The waterie flowers and lillies on the bankes. 
 
 Like blazing cometes burgen all in rankes : 
 
 Vnder the Hathorne and the Poplar tree, 
 
 Where facred Phoebe may delight to be: 100 
 
 The Primeroje and the purple Hyacinthe^ 
 
 The dayntie Violet and the holfome Minthe: 
 
 A iij The 
 
 90 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 
 An Eccho to their fong. 
 Thefonge. A quier within and without. i8 
 
 Gods. Ida, Ida^ o Ida happie hill. 
 
 This honour done to Ida may it continue ftill. 
 Muf, Yee countrie gods, that in this Ida wonne. 
 
 Bring downe your giftes of welcome : 
 For honor done to Ida. 
 Gods. Beholde in figne of ioye we fing. 
 
 And fignes or ioyfull wel-come bring. 
 For honor done to Ida. 
 Muf, The Mufes giue you melodie to gratulate this chaunce. 
 
 And Phoebe cheife of filuan chace commaundes you all to daunce. i9< 
 Gods The rouude in a circle our fportance muft muft be, 
 dauce. Holde handes in a hornepype all gallant in glee. 
 Muj, Reuerence, reuerence, moft humble reuerence. 
 Gods, Mofl humble reuerence. 
 
 ACT. I SCENA. II 1 1 
 
 Tall as ^ luno^ and Venus enter ^ Rhanis leading the waj/. Pan alone fings. 
 
 The Ibnge. 
 
 The God ofjheepeheardes and his mates^ 
 
 JVith countrie c here falutes your ftates : 
 
 Faire., wife., and worthie as you hee^ icx 
 
 And thanke the gracious Ladies three., 
 
 For honour done to Ida. The hirdes Jinge. 
 
 The jbnge being done, luno fpeakes, 
 
 luno. Venus, what fliall I laie, for though I be a dame deuine. 
 
 This welcome and this melodie exceedes thefe wittes of mine. 
 Ven. Beleeue me, luno, as I hight thee fbueraigne of Loue, 
 
 Thefe rare delightes in pleafures paffe the banquets of king loue. 
 PalL Then, Venus, I conclude, it eafelie may be feene. 
 
 That in her challe and pleafaunt walkes fayre Phoebe is a Queene. 
 Jlha. Diuine Pallas, and you facred dames, ^k 
 
 luno and Venus, honoured by your names : 
 
 luno, the wife and filler of kinge loue, 
 
 Faire Venus, Ladie prefident of loue : 
 
 If 
 
of Paris. 
 
 If any entertaynment in this place, 
 
 That can afford but homely, rude and bafe, / 
 
 It pleaze your godheads to accept in gree. 
 
 That gratious tnought our happineffe flialbe. 
 
 My miftrefle Dian, this right well I know. 
 
 For loue that to this prefence fhee doth owe, 
 
 Accountes more honoure done to her this day, 2 
 
 Then euer whilom in thefe woods oi Ida. 
 
 And for our countrey gods, I dare bee bolde. 
 
 They make fuch cheere, your prefence to beholde, 
 
 Such iouyfaunce, fuch myrth and merryment. 
 
 As nothing els their minde might more content : 
 
 And that you doe beleeue it to bee fb, 
 
 Fayre goddefles, your louely lookes doe fhowe. 
 
 It refts in fine, for to confirme my talke, 
 
 Yee dayne to paflTe alonge to Dians walke : 
 
 Where fhee amonge her troupe of maydes attends 
 
 The fayre aryuall of her welcome friends. 
 Flora. And wee will wayte with all obferuance due. 
 
 And doe iufl honour to this heauenly crue. 
 Pan. The god of fheepheardes, luno^ ere thou goe. 
 
 Intends a lambe on thee for to beftowe. 
 Faun, Faunus^ high raunger in Dianas chace, 
 
 Prefents a lawne to lady Venus grace. 
 Sylu. Syluanus giues to Pallas deitye. 
 
 This gallant bowe raught from the Oken tree. 
 Pom, To them that doth this honour to our fieldes. 
 
 Her mellowe apples poore Pomona yeildes. 
 luno. And gentle gods, thefe fignes of your goodwill 
 
 Wee take in worth, and fhall accept them flill. 
 Ven. And Flora ^ this to thee amonge the refl. 
 
 Thy workmanfhip comparinge with the befl. 
 
 Let it fuflize thy cunninge to haue. 
 
 To call kinge loue from forth his heauenly bowre ; 
 
 Hadft thou a louer. Flora, credit mee, 
 
 I thinke thou wouldfl beedecke him gallantly. 
 
 But wende we on, and, Rhanis, leade the way. 
 
 That kens the paynted pathes of pleafunt Ida, 
 
 Exeunt omnes. B. ACT, 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 ACT. I SCENA F, & vltima. ^^, 
 
 Farts and Oenone. '^- ' 
 
 Par, Oenone^ while we bin difpofed to walke, 
 
 Tell me what fhall be fubiect of our talke : 
 
 Thou haft a forte of pretie tales in ftoore. 
 
 Dare faye no Nymphe in Ida woods hath more : 
 
 Againe, befide thy fweete alluring face. 
 
 In telling them thou haft a fpeciall grace. j,^^ 
 
 Then preethee fweete, affbrde fome pretie thing. 
 
 Some toie that from thy pleafaunt witte doth fpringe. 
 Oen, Paris^ my hartes contentment, and my choice, 
 
 Vfe thou thy pype, and I will vfe my voyce. 
 
 So fliall thy iuft requeft not be denyed. 
 
 And time well fpent and both be fatisfied. 
 Par. Well gentle Nymphe although thou do me wrong. 
 
 That can ne tune my pype vnto a fonge. 
 
 Me lift this once, Oenone^ for thy fake, 
 
 This idle taske on me to vndertake. 270 
 
 Thejf Jit vnder a tree togeather. 
 
 Oen, And whereon then fhall be my Roundelay. . ^ 
 
 For thou haft harde my ftoore long fince, dare fay, t^ 
 
 FahU' How Saturne did deuide his kingdome tho, ^- 
 
 la. 7. To loue^ to Neptune^ and to Dis below. 
 2 How mightie men made foule fuccefles warre, 
 
 Againft the gods and ftate oi lupiter: 
 S How PhoKias ympe that was fo tricke and fayre, 
 
 Thattangled Neptune m her golden haire. 
 
 Became a Gorgon for her lewde mifdeede, 280 
 
 A pretie fable Paris for to reade, 
 
 A peece of cunnig truft me for the nonce. 
 
 That wealth and beautie alter men to ftoones. 
 4 Howe Salmacis refembling ydlenes, 
 
 Turnes men to w^omen all through wantonnes. 
 J How Pluto raught Queene Ceres daughter thence, 
 
 And what did followe of that loue offence. 
 
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of Paris. 
 
 6 Oi Daphne turned into the laurell tree, 
 That fhewes a myror of virginitie. 
 
 7 How faire Narctjfus tooting on his fhade, ^9 
 Reproues difdayne, and tells how forme doth vade. 
 
 S How cunning Philomelaes needle tells, 
 
 What force in loue, what wit in fbrrow dwelles. 
 p What paynes vnhappie Ibules abyde in hell. 
 
 They fay becaufe on earth they lined not well. 
 
 10 Ixions wheele, proude Tantals pyning woe. 
 
 11 Prometheus torment, and a many moe. 
 
 12 How Danaus daughters plie their endles taske. 
 I J What toyle the toyle oi Syfiphus doth aske. 
 
 All thefe are olde and knowne I knowe, yet if thou wilt haue anie, 30 
 Chule fome of thefe, for trull me elfe Oenone hath not manie. 
 
 Par. Nay what thou wilt : but fith my cunning not compares with thine, 
 Beginne Ibme Toy, that I can play vpon this pipe of mine. 
 
 Oen. There is a pretie fonnet then, we call it Cupids curfe : (worfe. 
 
 They that do chaunge olde loue for new% pray gods they chaunge for 
 The note is fine and quicke withall, the dittie will agree, 
 Paris^ With that fame vowe of thine vpon our Poplar tree. 
 
 Par. No better thing, begine it then, Oenone thou fhalt fee 
 
 Our muficke, figure of the loue that growes twixt thee and me. 
 
 They Jin^ and while Oenme Jingeth^ hepypeth. V 
 
 Incipit Oenone. Faire andfayre and twife Jo faire ^ . 0^ ^n 
 
 As fayre as any may be: ^^Y/^ nJt 
 
 Oenone. Thefayrejl sheep eh era on our grene^ , 
 
 A loue for anie Ladie. y QJ^^^^ ^^' 
 
 Paris. Faire and faire and twije fo fayre y ^ ^jr^ 
 
 As fayre as anie may bee: \ 
 
 Thy loue is fayre for thee alone^ j/ 
 
 And for no other Ladie. W 
 
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 Oenone. My loue isfaire^ my loue is gate ^ 
 
 As fresh as bine the flowers in May^ 32 
 
 B ij And 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 And of my loue my roundylaye^ 
 
 'My merrie merrie merrie roundelaie 
 
 Concludes with Cupids curfe: 
 
 They that do chaunge olde loue for nerve^ 
 
 Pray Gods they chaunge for worfe, 
 Ambo fimuL They that do chaunge^ &c, 
 
 Oenone. Faire and fair e^ ^c^ 
 
 Paris. Faire andfaire^ ^c. Thy loue is faire &c. 
 
 Oenone. My loue can pype^ my loue can Jing^ 
 
 My loue can manie a pre tie things 33° 
 
 And of his louelie prayfes ring 
 
 My merry merry roundelay es: Amen to Cupids curfe: 
 
 They that do chaunge^ &c, 
 Paris. They that do chaunge^ ^c, 
 
 Ambo. Faire andfayre^ ^c. Finis Camoents. 
 
 Thefonge being ended they rife^ and Otnont fpeakes. 
 
 Oen, Swete flieepeherd, for Oenones fake be cunning in this fonge, 
 
 And kepe thy loue, and loue thy choice, or elfe thou doefl her wrong. 
 
 Par, My vowe is made and witneffed, the Poplar will not ftarte, 
 
 Nor fliall the nymphe Oenones loue from forth my breathing hart. 340 
 I will goe bring the one thy way, my flocke are here behinde, 
 And I will haue a louers fee : they faie, vnkift, vnkinde. 
 
 Exeunt ambo, 
 
 ACT. IL SCENA L v. ^ct 
 
 J^enus^ luno^ Pallas, |J 
 
 f^en, ex But pray you tell me, luno^ was it fb, ; 
 
 abrupto. As Pallas tolde me here the tale o^ Eccho, ,. "^ 
 
 Tun. Shee was a nympe indeede, as Pallas tels, f^' 
 
 A walker, fuch as in thefe thickets dwells : - 
 
 And as ftiee tolde what fubtill iugling prankes 
 
 Shee playde with luno^ £0 fhe tolde her thankes : ■ 
 
 A tatfing trull to come at euerie call. 
 
 And now forefooth nor tongue nor life at all. 
 
 And 
 
 /c. > 
 
 i 
 
of Paris. 
 
 And though perhaps fhee was a helpe to loue^ 
 
 And held me chat, while he might court his loue : 
 
 Beleeue me, dames, I am of this opinion. 
 
 He tooke but little pleafure in the minion. 
 
 And what fo ere his fcapes haue bene befide. 
 
 Dare faie for him a neuer ftrayed fo wyde : 
 ^ Alouely nutbrowne lafle, or luflie trull, l< 
 
 Haue power perhaps to make a god a bull. 
 P^en. Gramercie gentle luno for that ieft, 
 
 Ifaith that item was worth all the reft. 
 Fal. No matter, F'enus^ how fo ere you skorne. 
 
 My father loue at that time ware the home. 
 Tun, Had euerie wanton god aboue, J^enus^ not better lucke, 
 
 Then heauen would be a pleafaunt parcke, & Mars a luftie bucke. 
 F'en. Tut Mars hath homes to butte withall although no bull a fhowes, 
 
 A neuer needes to maske in nets, a feares no iellous froes. 
 Tun, Forfboth the better is his turne, for if a fpeake to loude, l\ 
 
 Muft finde fome fliifte to {had owe him, a net, or elfe a cloude. 
 Pal. No more of this, fayre goddelTes, vnrip not fo your fliames, 
 
 To ftand all naked to the world, that bene fuch heauenly dames. 
 Tun. Nay, Pallas^ that's a common tricke with F^enus well we knowe. 
 
 And all the Gods in heauen haue {eene her naked, long agoe. 
 Ven. And then fhe was fo faire and bright, and louelie and fo trim, 
 
 As Mars is but for f^enus tooth, and Ihee will fporte with him. 
 
 And but me lift not here to make comparifbn with loue. 
 
 Mars is no raunger, luno^ he in euerie open groue. 
 Pal, To much of this: we wander farre, the skies begine to skowle, 3' 
 
 Retire we to Dianas bowre, the weather will be foule. 
 
 The Jlorme being pajl of thunder ^ lightning., ^ Ate hauing trudledthe 
 hall into placCy crfing¥a.mmTYoiq,/uno takeththehalvpi^speaketh. 
 
 Tun, Pallas.^ the ftorme is paft and gon, and Phoebus cleares the skies, 
 
 And loe, beholde a ball of golde, a faire and worthie prize. 
 Ven, This pofie wils, the apple to the fayreft giuen be, 
 
 Then is it mine : for P^enus hight the fayreft of the three. 
 Pal, The fayreft here as fayre is ment, am I, ye do me wronge : 
 
 And if the fayreft haue it muft, to me it doth belong. 
 lun^ Then luno may it not enioy, fb euery one fayes no, 3< 
 
 But I will proue my felfe the fayreft, er I loft it fb. 
 
 B iij They 
 
The Araygnment 
 
 The breyfe is tWs, Detur Pukherrim^. They reade 
 
 Let this vnto the fayreft gy ven bee, the po fie. 
 
 The fayreft of the three, and I am fhee. 
 
 Detur Pulcherrim^. Let this vnto the fayreft gyuen be, Pallas 
 
 The fayreft of the three, and I am fhee. reades. 
 
 Detur Pulcherrim^. Let this vnto the fayreft giuen bee F^enus 
 
 The fayreft of the thre, and I am Ihee. reades. 
 
 Tun, My face is fayre, but yet the maiftye 
 
 That all the gods in heauen haue feene in me, 
 
 Haue made them chufe me of the Planetes feauen^ 
 
 To bee the wyfe oH loue^ and Queene of heauen. 
 
 Yf then this prize be but bequeathed to beautye, 
 
 The only fliee that wins this prize, am I. 
 J^en, That J^enus is the fayreft, this dothe proue, 
 
 That J^enus is the louely Queen of loue. 
 
 The name of Venus is m deede but bautye. 
 
 And men me fayreft call, per excellencye. 
 
 Yf then this prize be but bequeathed to beautye. 
 
 The only fhee that wins this prize, am I. 
 Pall. To ftand on tearmes of beautye as yow take it, 
 
 Beeleue me. Ladies, is but to myftake it : 
 
 The beautye that this fiibtill prize muft win. 
 
 No outwarde beautye highte, but dwels within. 
 
 And fyfte it as yow pleafe, and yow fhall finde. 
 
 This beautye, is the beautye of the minde. 
 
 This fayrenes, Vertue highte, in generall, 
 
 That many braunches hathe in fpeciall : 
 
 This beauty wylHom hight, whereof am I, 
 
 By heauen appointed, goddefTe worthelye. 
 
 And looke how muche the minde, the better parte. 
 
 Doth ouerpafle the bodye in deferte : 
 
 So much the miftris of thofe guyfts devine, 
 
 Excells thy beautie, and that ftate of thine. 
 
 Then yf this prize bee thus bequeathed to beautye. 
 
 The only fhe that wins this prize, am I. 
 Ven. Nay, Pallas.^ by your leaue, yow wander cleane. 
 
 Wee muft not confter heereof as yow meane : 
 
 But take the fenfe as it is plainly ment, 
 
 and 
 
f *^ Of TME \ 
 
 or Jraris. ,^y 
 
 And let the fayreft hate, I am content. 
 Fal. Our reafons wilbe infinite, I trowe, 
 
 Vnles vnto fome other point we grow. 
 
 For firft heres none mee thinkes difpofed to yeelde. 
 
 And none but will with wordes maintaine the fielde. 
 Tun. Then if you will to auoyde a tedious grudge. 
 
 Refer it to the fentence of a iudge. 
 
 Who ere he be that commeth next in place. 
 
 Let him beftowe the ball, and ende the cafe. 
 Vcn, So can it not go wronge with me not at al. 
 FaL I am agreed how euer it befall. 
 
 And yet by common doome, so may it bee, 
 
 I may be fayde the fayreft of the three. 
 lun. Then yonder loe that fheepeherde fwaine is he. 
 
 That muft be vmpier in this controuerfie. 
 ACT, TL SCENA IL 
 "Paris alone, Manentihus Pal. Tunone^ J^enere, 
 Ven. luno^ in happie time, I do accept the man. 
 
 It feemeth by his lookes, Ibme skill of loue he can. 
 Par, The nymphe is gone, and I all folitarie, 
 
 Muft wend to tend my charge, oppreft with melancholy. 
 
 This day (or elfe me fayles my fheepeherdes skill) 
 
 Will tide me pafsing good, or pafsing ill. 
 Tun, Sheepeherd, abafh not, though, at fiidden thus. 
 
 Thou be aryued by ignorance among vs. 
 
 Not earthlie but deuine, and goddefles all three, 
 
 Tuno^ Pallas^ Venus ^ thefe our titles be. 
 
 Nor feare to fpeake, for reuerence of the place, 
 
 Chofen to ende a harde and doubtfull cafe. 
 
 This apple loe (nor aske thou whence it came) 
 
 Is to be giuen vnto the fayreft dame. 
 
 And fayreft is, nor fhee, nor fhee, but fliee. 
 
 Whom, fheepeherd, thou fhalt fayreft name to be. 
 
 This is thy charge, fulfill without offence. 
 
 And fhee that winnes fhall giue thee recompence. 
 Pal, Dreade not to fpeake for we haue chofen thee, 
 
 Sith in this cafe, we can no iudges be. 
 Ven, And, fheepeherd, fay that I the fayreft ame. 
 
 And thou fhalt win good guerdon for the fame. 
 
 lun. 
 
The Araygnment 
 
 
 Tun, Nay, fliepherde, looke vppon my ftately grace, 
 — Becaufe the pompe that longs to lunoes mace, 470 
 
 They mayft not fee : and thincke Queene lunoes name. 
 To whome olde Ihepherds title workes of fame. 
 Is mightye, and may eafily fuifize. 
 At Phebus hande to gaine a golden prize. 
 And for thy meede, fythe I ame Queene of riches, 
 Shepherde, I will rewarde thee with greate monarchies. 
 Empires, and kingdomes, heapes ofmaffyegolde. 
 Scepters and diadems, curious to beholde, 
 JRiche robes, of fiimpteous workmanfhip and coft. 
 And thowfand thinges whereof I make no boaft 480 
 
 " The moulde whereon thowe treadeft Ihall be of Tagus fandes, 
 And Xanthus fhall runne liquid golde for the to walh thy handes : 
 And yf thou lyke to tend thy flock, and not from them to flie. 
 Their fleeces fhalbe curled gold to pleafe their mafl:ers eye. 
 And laft, to fett thy harte one fire, gyue this one fruite to me. 
 And, fliepherd, lo this Tree of Golde will I befl:owe on thee. 
 
 I V NO E S S HOWE. 
 
 Heereuppon did rife a Tree of gold laden with Diadems & Crownes of golde. 
 
 The grownde whereon it groes, the grafle, the roote of golde. 
 The body and the bark of golde, all glifl:ringe to beholde, 49° 
 
 The leaues of burnyfht golde, the fruites that thereon growe 
 Are diadems f^tt with pearle in golde in gorgeous gliflringe fhowe : 
 And yf this Tree of Golde, in lue may not fufhze. 
 Require a grove of golden trees, fo luno beare the prize. 
 
 The Treefinketh. 
 PalL Me lyfl: not tempt thee with decayinge wealthe. 
 Which is embafet by want of lufty healthe : 
 But yf thou haue a minde to fly aboue, 
 Ycrowned with fame neere to the feate of loue : 
 ^'Yf thou alpire to wyfdomes worthines, 5 00 
 
 Whereof tnow mayll hot fee the brightnes 
 Yf thou defyre honor of chyuallrye. 
 To bee renouned for happy victorie. 
 To fighte it out, and in the champaine feilde. 
 To fhrowde thee vnder pallas warlike fheilde. 
 To praunce on barbed fl:eedes, this honor loe. 
 
 My 
 
¥ 
 
 of Paris. 
 
 My felfe for guerdon fliall on thee beftowe./ 
 
 And for encouragement, that thou mayft fee, 
 
 What famous knightes dame Fall as warriers be, 
 
 Beholde in Pallas honour here they come, 5i 
 
 Marching alonge with founde of thundring drom. 
 
 PALLAS SHOW. 
 
 Hereuppon did enter, ^.knights in armour ^ treacling a warlike Ahnaine , 
 hy drome and fife ^(ly then hauing mdrclftfoorthagainej Venusjpeaketh. 
 Ven, Come Iheepeherde, come, fweete fheepeherde looke on me, 
 ^-Thefe bene to hoat alarams thefe for thee: 
 
 But if thou wilt giue mee the golden ball, 
 
 Cupide my boy fliall hate to playe withall. 
 
 That when fb ere this apple he fliall fee, 
 
 The god of loue him felfe fhall thinke on the, -^ 
 
 And bid thee Tooke and chufe, and he will wounde, 
 
 Wherefo thy fancyes obiect fhalbe founde, 
 
 And lightlie when he fhootes he doth not miffe : 
 
 And I will giue the many a louelie kyfle. 
 
 And come and play with thee on Ida here. 
 
 And if thou wilt a face that hath no peere, 
 
 A gallant girle, a luftie minion trull, 
 
 That can giue fporte to thee thy bellyfuU, 
 
 To rauifli all thy beating vaines with ioye, 
 
 Here is a lafle of F^enus court, my boy, . , 
 
 Helen entreth with 4. Cupides. 
 
 Here gentle flieepeherde, heres for thee a peece. 
 
 The fayreft face, the flower of gallant Greece, 
 
 VENVS SHOW. 
 Here Helen entreth in her brauerie, with 4. Cupides attending on her, each 
 hauing his fan in hishandetofanfrejh ay re in her face. Jheefingeth asfolloweth, 
 
 Q/ Diana net cielo e vnafiella 
 
 Chiara^ i lucente plena difplendore 
 Che porge luc^ aW affanato cuore: 
 
 Si Biana^ nelferno e vna dea^ y^ 
 
 Che da conforto alP anime dannate^ 
 Che per amor Jon morte defperate : 
 
 C Si 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 Si Diana ch' in terra e delle nimphe 
 
 Reina^ imperatiue di dolce fiori 
 
 Tra hoJclPe Selue da morte a paflori, 
 
 lo fon vn Diana dolce e rara 
 
 Chle con Le guardi lo pofso far guerra 
 
 A Dian^ infern^in cieloj et in terra. Exit, 
 
 The Jong being ended Helen departeth^ ^ Paris Speaieth, 
 Tar, Moll heauenly dames, was never man as I TJ< 
 
 Poore fhepherde fwaine, fb happy and vnhappy : 
 The leafl: of thefe delights, that you deuyfe, 
 Able to wrape and dazle humaine eyes. 
 But fince my filence may not pardoned bee, 
 And I appoint which is the fayrefl fhee, 
 Pardon, moft facred dames, fythe one not all. 
 By Paris doome muft haue this golden ball. 
 Thy beauty e, ftately luno^ dame deuine, 
 That lyke to Phoehus golden beames doth Ihine, 
 
 Approues it felfe to bee moft excellent, T^< 
 
 But that fayre face that dothe me moft content, 
 Sythe fayre, faire dames, is neyther Ihee nor fliee. 
 But fliee whome I (hall faireft deeme to bee. 
 That face is hers that hight the Queene of Loue, 
 whofe fweetenes dothe bothe gods and creatours moue. 
 
 He guieth the golden Ball to venus. 
 And if the fayreft face deferue the ball, 
 Fayre Venus^ Ladyes, beares it from yee all. 
 Ven, And in this ball dothe Venus more delight. 
 
 Then in her louely boy faire Cupids fighte. y7< 
 
 Come fliepherd comme, fweete F^enus is thy frend. 
 No matter how thow other gods offend. 
 
 J^enus taheth paris with her. Exeunt, 
 
 Tun, But he ftiall rue, and ban the difmal day 
 wherein his Venus bare the ball away : 
 And heauen and earth iuft wittnefles ftiall bee, 
 J will reuenge it on his progenye. 
 Pal. well luno., whether wee bee leyfe or lothe, 
 Fenus hathe got the aple from vs bothe. 
 
 Exeunt Amho Act. j8c 
 
of Paris. 
 
 ACT. TIT, SCENA. /. 
 Colin thenamored sheepeherd Jingeth his pafsion of hue. 
 
 The fonge. 
 
 gentle loue^ vn gentle for thy deede^ 
 
 Thou makeji my harte 
 
 A hloodie marke 
 With pearcyngjhot to bleede. 
 Shoote fofte fweete loue^forfeare thoujhoote amyjfe^ 
 
 For fear e too keene 
 
 Thy arroives beene^ 
 And hit the harte^ where my heloued is. 
 To faire that fortune rpere^ nor neuer I 
 
 Shalbe fo blefh 
 
 Among the refi 
 That loue shall ceaze on her by Jimpathye, 
 Then Jince with loue my prayers beare no boot^ 
 
 This doth remayne 
 
 To ceafe my payne^ 
 
 1 take the wounde^ and dye at Venus foote. 
 
 Exit Colin. 
 
 ACT. III. SCENA. TL 
 Hobinolj Digon^ Thenot. 
 
 Hob. Poore Colin wofull man, thy life forefpoke by loue, 
 
 What vncouth fit, what maladie is this, that thou dofl proue. 
 Big. Or loue is voide of philicke cleane, or loues our common wraclce, 
 
 That giues vs bane to bring vs lowe, and let vs medicine lacke. 
 Hob. That euer loue had reuerence 'mong fillie fheepeheed fwaines. 
 
 Belike that humor hurtes the moll that moft might be their paines. 
 The. Hohin., it is fome other god that cheer ifliethher Iheepe, 
 
 For fiire this loue doth nothing elfe but make our herdmen weepe. 
 Dig. And what a hap is this I praye, when all our woods reioyce, 
 
 For Colin thus to be denyed his yong and louely choice. 
 The. She hight in deede to frelh and faire that well it is for thee, 
 
 C ij Colin 
 
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The Araygnement 
 
 Colin and kinde hath bene thy friende, that Cupid coulde not fee. 
 Hob. And whether wendes yon thriueles fwaine, Hke to the ftriken deere, 
 
 Seekes he Dictamum for his wounde within our forreft here, (wonne. 
 Big. He wendes to greete the Queene of loue, that in thefe woods doth 
 
 With mirthles layes to make complaint to Venus of her fonne. 
 The. A Colin thou art all deceiued, fhee dallyes with the boy, 
 
 And winckes at all his wanton prankes, and thinkes thy loue a toy. ^io 
 Hob. Then leaue him to his luckles loue, let him abide his fate, 
 
 The fore is ranckled all to farre, our comforte coms to late. 
 T>ig. Though Thejlilis the Scorpion be that breakes his fweete affault, 
 
 Yet will Rhamnufia vengeance take, on her difdainefuU fault. 
 The. Lo yonder comes the louely Nymphe, that in thefe Ida vales, 
 
 Playes with Amintas luftie boie, and coyes him in the dales. 
 Hoh. Thenot., me thinks her cheere is chaged, her mirthfull lookes are layd, 
 
 She frolicks not : pray god the lad haue not beguide the mayde. 
 
 ACT III. SCENA. Ill 
 
 Oenone entreth with a wreath of popular on her heade. Manent Pastores. ^30 
 
 Oen. Beguilde, difdayned, and out of loue : liue longe thou Poplar-tree^ 
 And let thy letters growe in length, to witnes this with mee. 
 A Venus., but for reuerence, vnto thy facred name. 
 To fteale a fylly maydens loue, I might account it blame. 
 And if the t^es be true I heare, and blufhe for to receite. 
 Thou doft me wrong to leaue the play nes, and dally out of fight. 
 Falfe Paris., this was not thy vow, when thou and I were one. 
 To raung & chaung old loue for new : but now thofe dayes be gone. 
 But I will finde the goddefle out, that fhee thy vow may reade. 
 And fill thefe woods with my lamentes, for thy vnhappy deede. ^40 
 
 Hoh. So faire a face, fo foule a thought to harbour in his breaft, (reft. 
 
 Thy hope confiim'd, poore Nymphe, thy hap is worfe then all the j 
 
 Oen. A fheepeherdes, you bin full of wiles, & whet your wits on bookes, ^ 
 And wrap poore maydes with pypes and fonges, and fweete alluring 
 
 Dig. Mifpeake not al, for his amifle, there bin that keepen flocks, (lookes. 
 That neuer chofe but once, nor yet beguiled loue with mockes. 
 
 Oen, Falfe Paris he is none of thofe, his trothles doble deede, 
 
 ^ Will hurte a many fheepeherds elfe that might go nigh to fpeede. 
 
 The. Poore Colin^ that is ill for thee, that art as true in truft 
 
 To 
 
I 
 
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 of Paris 
 
 To thy fweete fmerte, as to his Nymphe Paris hath bin vniufl. 
 Oen. A well is fhe hath Colin wonne, that nill no other loue : 
 
 And woo is me, my lucke is lofle, my paynes no pytie mooue. 
 Hob. Farewell faire Nymphe, fith he muft heale alone that gaue the wound. 
 
 There growes no herbe of liich effect vpon dame natures ground. 
 
 Exeunt Pajiores. 
 Manet Oenone. Mercu. entr. with Vulcans Cyclops, 
 Mer, Here is a Nymphe that fadlie fittes, and (hee belike 
 
 Can tell fbme newes, Pfracmon^ of the ioUy fwaine we feeke. 
 
 Dare wage my winges the laffe doth loue, fhe lookes fo bleak & thin. 
 
 And tis for anger or for griefe : but I will talke beginne. moue, 
 
 Oen. Breake out poore harte, & make complaint the mountaine flocks to 
 
 What proude repulfe & thanckles fcorne thou haft receiued of loue. 
 Mer. She fingeth, fires, be huflit awhile. 
 
 Oenone ^fingeth as jhee fitts. 
 
 OENONES COMPLAINT. 
 
 Melponie^ the mufe of tragicke fongesy 
 With moomefull tunes injlole of difmall hue^ 
 ^fsi[i a Jillie Nymphe to roayle her rvoe^ 
 And leaue thy lufiie companie hehinde. 
 
 Thou luckles wreath., becomes not me to rveare 
 The Poplar tree for triumphe of my loue. 
 Then as my ioye my pride of loue is lefte^ 
 Be thou vncloathed of thy louelie greene. 
 
 And in thy leaues my fortune written bee^ 
 And them fome gentle winde let blowe abroade^ 
 That all the worlde may fee howfalfe of loue .^ 
 Falfe Paris hath to his Oenone bene, 
 
 Thefonge ended, Oenone Jit ting Ji ill Mercuric fpeaketh. 
 
 Mer, Good-day fayre mayde, werie belike with following of your game, 
 I wifh thee cunning at thy will, to fpare or ftrike the fame. 
 
 Oen, I thanke you fir, my game is quick and rids a length of grounde, 
 And yet I am deceaued or elfe a had a deadlie wounde. 
 
 Mer. 
 
o^f The Araygnement ^ ^ 
 
 Mer. Your hand perhaps did fwarue awarie. Oen. or elfe it was my harte. 
 Jfer. Then fiire a plyed his fotemanfhip. Om. a played a raunging parte. 
 Mer, You fhould haue giuen a deeper woud. Oen. I could not that for pity. 
 Afer You fhould haue eyd him better the. Oen. blind loue was not fo witty. 
 Mer. why tell me, fweete, are you in loue. Oen. or would I were not fo. 
 Mer. Yee meane becaufe a does ye wrong. Oen. perdie the more my woe. 
 Mer. Why meane ye loue, or him ye loued ? Oen. wel may I meane the both. 
 Mer. Is loue to blame ? Oen. the queene of loue hath made him falfe his troth. 690 
 Mer. Meane ye indeede the queene of loue. Oen. eue wanton Cupids dame. 
 Mer, Why was thy loue fo louely then ? Oen, his beautie hight his fhame. 
 
 The fairefl fheepeherde one our greene. Mer. is he a fheepeherd tha. 
 Oen, And fometime kept a bleating flock. Mer. enough, this is the man. 
 Mer, Where woons he tha? Oen. about thefe woods; far from the Poplar tree. 
 Mer. What Poplar meane ye? Oen. witnes of the vowes betwixt him & me. 
 
 And come and wend a little way and you fhall fee his skill. 
 Mer. Sirs tarrie you. Oen. nay let them goe. Mer, nay not vnles you will. 
 
 Stay Nymphe, and harke what I fay of him thou blameft fo, 
 
 And credit me, I haue a fad difcourie to tell thee ere I go. 700 
 
 Know then, my pretie mops, that I hight Mercurie^ 
 
 The meflenger of heauen, and hether flie 
 
 To ceafe vpon the man whon thou dofl loue. 
 
 To fiimmon him before my father loue., 
 
 To anfwere matter of great confequence, 
 
 And loue himfelfe will not be longe from hence. 
 Oen, Sweete Mercurie^ and haue poore Oenons cryes. 
 
 For Paris fault, ypeirceft th unpertiall skyes. 
 Mer. The fame is he, that iolly Iheepeherdes fwaine. 
 Oen. His flocke do grafe vpon Auroras plaine^ 710 
 
 The colour of his coate is luflie greene, 
 
 That would thefe eyes of mine had neuer feene, 
 
 His tycing curled hayre, his front of y vorie. 
 
 Then had not I poore I bin vnhappie. 
 Mer, No maruell wench, although we cannot finde him, 
 
 When all to late the queene of heauen doth minde him. 
 
 But if thou wilt haue phyficke for thy fore, 
 
 Minde him who lift, remember thou him no more : 
 
 And find fome other game, and get thee gon. 
 
 For here will luftie filters come anon, ^^o 
 
 To 
 
of Paris. 
 
 To hoat and luftie for thy dyeing vaine, 
 Such as were monte to make their futes in vaine. 
 
 Exit Merc, cum Cyclop. 
 Oen. I will goe fit and pyne vnder the Poplar tree^ 
 
 And write my anfwere to his vow, that euerie eie may fee. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 ACT. TIL SCENA F. 
 
 Venus, Paris, and a compante ofjheepeherdes. 
 
 Fen. Sheepeherdes, I am contente, for this fweete fheepeherdes fake, 
 
 A ftraunge reuenge vpon the maide and her difdaine to take. 7 
 Let Colins corps be brought in place, and burned in the plaine. 
 And let this be the verfe. The hue whom Theftilis hath Jlaine, 
 And trufl: me I will chide my fone for parciallitie, 
 That gaue the fwaine fb deepe a wound, and let her fcape him by. 
 
 Pajio. Alas that euer loue was blinde, to fhoote fo farre amifle. 
 
 Fen. Cupid my fonne was more to blame, the fault not mine, but his. 
 
 Pajiores exeunt, Manmt. Ven. cum Par. 
 
 Par. O madam, if your felfe would daine the handling of the bowe. 
 Albeit it be a taske, your felfe more skill, more iuftice knowe. 
 
 Fen. Sweete fheepeherde, didft thou euer loue. Par. Lady, a little once. 7 
 
 Fen, And art thou changed. Par. faire queene of loue I loued not al attoce. 
 
 Fen. Well wanton, wert thou wounded fo deepe as fome haue ben. 
 It were a cunning cure to heale and ruflill to be feene. 
 
 Par. But tell me, gracious goddefle, for a ftarte and falfe offence. 
 Hath Fenus or her fonne the power, at plealiire to difpence. 
 
 Fen. My boy, I will inftruct thee in a peece of poetrie. 
 
 That happly erft thou haft not heard : in hel there is a tree. 
 Where once a day doe fleepe the foules of falfe forefworen louers. 
 With open hartes, and there aboute in fwarmes the number houers 
 Of poore forfaken ghof les, whofe winges from of this tree do beate 7 
 Round drops of firie Thlegiton to fcorch falfe hartes with heate. 
 
 \ This payne did Fenus and her fonne, entreate the prince of hell, 
 f^ T'impofe to fuch as faithles were, to fuch as loued them well. 
 n And therefore this, my louely boy, faire Fenus doth aduife thee. 
 
 jf ' \ Be true and ftedfaft in thy loue, beware thou doe difguife thee. 
 
 r For he that makes but loue a ieft, when pleafeth him to ftarte, 
 
 ShaU 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 Shall feele thofe firye water drops confume his faithles harte. 
 
 Par. Is J^enus and her fonne ^o full or iuftice and leuerytye. 
 
 Ven, Pittie it weare that loue fhoulde not be lincked with indifferencie. 
 
 Howe euer louers can exclaime for harde fiiccefle in loue, 7^0 
 
 Trull me, fome more then comon caufe that painfull hap dothe moue. 
 
 And cupids bowe is not alone his triumphe, but his rod. 
 
 Nor is he only but a boy : he hight a mighty god. 
 
 And they that do him reuerence, haue reafon for the fame. 
 
 His fhafts keepe heaue and earth in awe, and fliape rewardes for fhae. 
 
 Tar. And hathe he reafon to mantayne why Colin died for loue. 
 
 F^en. Yea reafon good I warrant thee, in right it might beehoue. 
 
 Far. Then be the name ofloue adored, his bowe is full of mighte, 
 His woundes are all but for defert, his lawes are all but right : 
 well for this once me lyft apply my fpeeches to thy fenfe, 770 
 
 And Thejiilis fhall feele the paine for loues fuppofed offence. 
 
 The jhepherds bring in Collins Hearce Jinging. 
 
 VVelladay VVelladay : Poo re Colin thorv arte going to the grounde : 
 The loue whome Thejlis hathe jlaine^ 
 Harde harte^ fair e face fraughte with difdaine: 
 Difdaine in loue a deadlie wounde, 
 VVounde her f wet e loue fo deepe againe^ 
 That shee may feele the dyeng paine 
 Of this vnhappie Jhepherds fwaine^ 
 And dye for loue as Colin died, as Colin died, finis Camcente. 780 
 
 F'en. Shepherdes abyde, let Colins corps bee wittnes of the paine 
 That Thejiilis endures in loue, a plague for her dyfdaine. 
 Beholde the organ of our wrathe, this rufty churle is hee, 
 She dotes on his yllfauored face, fo muche accurft is Ihee. 
 
 Shefingeth an old fonge called the woing ofColman. 
 
 A foule crohed Churle enters^ ^ Thejiilis a f aire lajse wooeth him, 
 he crahedly refuzeth her^ and goethe out of place. She tarieth behinde. 
 
 Par. A poore vnhappy Thejllis^ vnpitied is thy paine. 
 
 F'en, Her fortune not vnlyke to his whome cruell thow hafl flaine. 
 
 Thejiilis fingeth^ ^ the Shepherds replie. 790 
 
 The 
 
of Paris. 
 
 The The straunge effects of my tormented harte^ 
 onge. VVhome cruell loue hathe wofull prifoner caughte^ 
 VVhome cruel hate hathe into bondage broughte^ 
 VVhome wit no way offafe ejcape hath taughte^ 
 Enforce me fay in wittnes of my fmarte^ 
 There is no paine to foule difdaine in hardy futes of loue. 
 
 Shep. There is no paine ^c. 
 
 Theft. Cruelly farewell, Shep Cruelly farewell. 
 
 Theft. Moste cruell thow^ of all that nature framed. 
 
 Shep. Moste creull ^c. 8< 
 
 Theft. To kill thy loue with thy difdaine. 
 
 Shep. To kill thy loue with thy difdaine. 
 
 Theft. Cruell difdaine foe Hue thow named. 
 
 Shep. Cruell difdaine ^c. 
 
 Theft, jind let me dye of Iph is paine. 
 
 Shep. ^ life to good for thy difdaine. 
 
 Theft. Sithe this my stars to me allot^ 
 
 And thow thy loue hast all forgot. Exit Thest. 
 
 Shep. And thou &c. 
 
 Thepepherds carie out Colin. 8 ; 
 
 The grace of this Jong is in the Shepherds Ecco to her verfe. 
 
 Ven. Now fhepherds, bury Colins corps, perfume his herce with flowers. 
 And write what iuftice f^enus did amid thefe woods of yours. 
 How now, how cheeres my Louely boy, after this dump of loue. 
 
 Tar, Such dumpes, fweete Lady, as bin thefe are deadly dumpes to proue. 
 
 J^en. Ceafe fliepherde, thefe are other nues, after this melancholye. (curie 
 My minde prefumes fome tempeft toward vpon the fpeache of Mer- 
 
 ACT. III. SCENA. VL Mercurye with Fukans 
 Cyclops enter. Manentihus F^en, cum Par, 
 
 Mer, Faire lady Venus^ let me pardoned bee 8 
 
 That haue of longe bin wellbeloued of thee, 
 
 D.j. yf 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 Yf as my office bids, my felfe firft brings 
 
 To my fweete Madame thefe vnwellcome tydings. 
 Ven. What nues, what tydings, gentle Mercurie^ 
 
 In mideft of my delites to troble me. 
 Me7\ At lunoes fiite, F alias affifting her, 
 
 Sythe bothe did ioyne in fiite to lupiter^ 
 
 Action is entred in the court of heauen. 
 
 And me, the fwyfteft of the Planets feauen. 
 
 With warant they haue thence defpatcht away, 830 
 
 To apprehende and finde the man, they fay. 
 
 That gaue from them that felfefame ball of golde, 
 
 Which I prefiime I do in place beeholde, 
 
 Which man, vnles my markes bee taken wyde. 
 
 Is hee that fytts fb neere thy gracious fyde. 
 
 This beinge fb, it refts he go firom hence. 
 
 Before the gods to anfwere his offence. 
 F'en, What tale is this, dothe luno and her mate 
 
 Purfue this fhepherde with fuch deadly hate. 
 
 As what was then our generall agrement, 84c 
 
 To ftande vnto they nil be nowe content. 
 
 Let luno iet, and Pallas play her parte. 
 
 What heere I haue, I woonne it by deferte : 
 
 And heauen and earthe fhall bothe confounded bee, 
 
 Ere wronge in this be donne to him or me. 
 Mer. This litle fruite, yf Mercury can fpell, 
 
 Will fende I feare a world of foules to hell. 
 F'en, What meane thefe Ciclops^ Mercurie^ is vulcan waxt fo fine. 
 
 To fende his Chtmnyfuoeepers forth, to fetter any frcinde of mine. 
 
 Abafhe not fliepherd at the thinge, my felfe thy baile wilbe, 8jc 
 
 He ftialbe prefent at the courte oi loue^ I warrant thee. 
 Mer, ^(f««j',gyue me your pledge. /^d9/»j-.myC^o;^<?,ormyfan,orbothe. 
 Mer. Nay this fhall ferue : your worde to mee as fiire as is your othe, 
 taketh At Dianas bowre : and Lady, yf my witt or pollycie 
 her fa. Mayprofithimfor/^<f«aj- fake, let him make bolde with Jf^nr/zr;'. 
 F^en, Sweete Paris, whereon doefl thow mufe? (Exit 
 
 P r The angrye heauens for this fatall iar, 
 
 Name me the inflrument of dire and deadly war. 
 
 Explicit, Actus Tertius. Exeunt Fenus ^ Paris. 
 
 Vulcan 
 
of Paris. 
 
 ACT. I TIL SCENA /. 
 
 Vulcan following one of Dianas Nymphes, 
 
 Ful. Why nymphe, what need ye run fo fafl? what though but black I be 8 
 I haue more preetie knackes to pleafe, then euerie eye doth fee. 
 And though I goe not fo vpright, and though I am a fmythe, 
 To make me gratious you may haue fome other thinge therewith. 
 
 ^CT, II I L SCENA II 
 
 Bacchus, Vulcan J Nymphe, 
 
 Bac, Yee Vulcane^ will yee fo in deede: nay turne and tell him, trull. 
 
 He hath a myftrefle of his owne to take his belly full. 
 Fulc, Why fir, if Fhcehes dainty nymphes pleafe luftie Fulcans tooth, 8 
 
 Why may not Vulcan treade awry, afwell as Venus dooth ? 
 Nj/m. Ye fliall not taynt your trothe for me : you wot it verie well. 
 
 All that be Dians maides are vowed to halter apples in hell. 
 Bac, Ifaith Ifaith, my gentle mops, but I do know a caft, 
 
 Leade apes who lilt, that we would helpe t unhaltar them as fafl. 
 Nym. Fy fy, your skill is wondrous great, had thought the god of wine. 
 
 Had tended but his tubbes and grapes, and not ben haulfe fo fine. 
 Vul. Gramercie for that quirke, my gjrle. ^^r.Thats one of dainties frupes. 
 Nym, I pray fir take't with all amine, our cunning comes by lumpes. 
 Vul. Sh'ath capt his aunfwere in the Q. i\^;;^. howfayes, a, hasfheefo? 8 
 
 Afwel as Ihee that kapt your head to keepe you warme below. 
 Vul. Yea then you will be curfl: I fee. Bac. bell let her euen alone. 
 Nym. Yea gentle gods, and finde fome other fl:ringe to harpe vpon. 
 Bac. Some other fl:ring, agreed I fayth, fome other pre tie thing, 
 
 Twere fhame fayre maydes fhould idle be, how lay you, wil ye fing. 
 Nym. Some roundes or merry roundy laies, we fing no other fonges. 
 
 Your melancholick noates not to our countrie myrth belonges. 
 Vul. Here comes a crue will helpe vs trimme. 
 
 ACTVS nil SCENA III 
 
 Mercurie with the Cyclops. 8 
 
 Mer. Yea now our taske is done. gone. 
 
 Bac, Then merry Mercurie more then time, this rounde were weD be- 
 
 They fing Hey Downe, downe^ downe^ C^c. 
 
 B ij The 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 Thefonge done,Jhe windeth a home in F^ulcans eare ^ runneth out, 
 Manent, J^ulc. Bac. Mer. Cyclops, 
 
 F^uL A harletrie I warrant her. Bac. a peeuifli eluifli fliroe. 
 
 Mer. Haue feene as farre to come as neare, for all her raunging fo. 
 But, Bacchus^ time well fpent I wot, our facred father loue^ 
 With Phoehus and the god of warre are met in Dians groue. 
 
 f^ul. Then we are here before them yet, but flay the earth doth fwell, 90' 
 God Neptune to^ (this hap is good) doth meete the prince of hell. 
 
 Pluto afcedethfrom helow in his chaire. Neptune entreth at an other way. 
 Plut. What iarres are thefe, that call the gods of heauen and hell beloe. 
 Nep, It is a worke of wit and toyle to rule a luftie (hroe. 
 
 ACT. Till. SCENA. HIT. 
 
 Enter Tupiter, Saturne, Apollo, Mars, Pluto, Neptune, Bacchus, 
 F'ulcan, Mer. luno, Pallas, Diana, Cyclops. 
 
 Tupiter speaketh. 
 
 Tup. Bring forth the man of Troie that he may heare, 
 
 Whereof he is to be araigned here. 9'' 
 
 Nep. Lo where a comes prepared to pleade his cafe, 
 
 vnder conduct of loueiy F^enus grace. 
 Mer. I haue not feene a more alluring boy. 
 Apol. So beautie hight the wracke of Priams Troy. 
 
 The gods being fet in Dianaes bower : Tnno, Pallas^ Diana, Venus and 
 Paris fi and onjides before them. 
 
 Ven. Loe facred loue^ at lunoes proude complaynte. 
 
 As erft I gaue my pledge to Mercuric^ 
 
 I bring the man whom he did late attaint, 
 
 To aunfwere his inditement orderlie : 9*' 
 
 And craue this grace of this immortall fenate, 
 
 That yee allowe the man his aduocate. 
 Pal. That may not be, the lawes of heauen denie, 
 
 A man to pleade or anfwere by atturney. 
 F^en. Pallas^ thy doome is all too peremptorie. 
 Apol. J^enus, that fauour is denyed him flatlie. 
 
 He is a man and therefore by our lawes, 
 
 Him- 
 
Of Paris. 
 
 Him felfe, without his ayd, muft plead his caufe. 
 F^en, Then bafhe not, fheepeherde, in fb good a cafe. 
 
 And friendes thou haft as well as foes in place. \ 
 
 Tun. Why, Mercurie^ why doe yee not indite him. 
 P^en. Softe gentle, luno^ I pray you do not bite him. 
 lun. Nay, gods, I troe you are like to haue great filence, 
 
 Vnles this parrot be commaunded hence. 
 lou. J^enus^ forbear e, be flill : fpeake, Mercurie. 
 F'en, li luno iangle, Venus will replie. 
 Mer. Paris^ king Priams fbnne, thou art araygned of parciallitie. 
 
 Of fentence partial! and vniuft, for that without indifferencie,'^ 
 
 Beyonde defert or merit far, as thine accufers fay. 
 
 From them, to Lady F^enus here, thou gaueft the pryze away. 
 
 What is thine anfwere ? 
 
 Paris oration to the Councell of the gods. 
 
 Sacred and iuft, thou great and dreadfiill loue^ 
 
 And you thrife reuerende powers, whom loue nor hate. 
 
 May wreft awry, if this to me a man. 
 
 This fortune fatall bee, that I muft pleade, 
 
 For fafe excufall of my giltles thought, 
 
 The honour more makes my mifliap the lefle, 
 
 That I a man muft pleade before the gods, 
 
 Gratious forbearers of the worldes amifle. 
 
 For her, whofe beautie how it hath enticet, 
 
 This heauenly fenate may with me auer. 
 
 But fith nor that, nor this may doe me boote, 
 
 And for my felfe, my felfe muft fpeaker bee, 
 
 A mortall man, amidft this heauenlie prefence : 
 
 Let me not fhape a longe defence, to them. 
 
 That ben beholders of my giltles thoughtes. 
 
 Then for the deede, that I may not denie. 
 
 Wherein confifts the full of myne offence, 
 
 I did vpon commaunde : if then I erde, 
 
 I did no more then to a man belong'd. 
 
 And if in verdit of their formes deuine. 
 
 My dazled eye did fwarue or furfet more 
 
 D iij On 
 
The Arayngment 
 
 On Venus face, then anie face of theirs : 
 
 It was no partiall fault, but fault of his 
 
 Belike, whofe eyfight not fo perfect was, 
 
 As might decerne the brightnes of the reft. 
 
 And if it were permitted vnto men 
 
 (Ye gods) to parle with your fecret thoughtes, 
 
 There ben that jfit vpon that facred feate, 
 
 That woulde with I* arts erre in Venus prayfe. 
 
 But let me ceafe to fpeake of errour here : 
 
 Sith what my hande, the organ of my harte. 
 
 Did giue with good agreement of myne eye. 
 
 My tongue is voyde with procefle to maintaine. 
 TluU A ioUy fheepeherde, wife and eloquent. 
 Tar. Firft then arraign'de of parciallitie. 
 
 Fans reply es vnguiltie of the fact: 
 
 His reafon is, becaufe he knewe no more 
 
 Faire Venus Cejion^ then dame lunoes mace. 
 
 Nor neuer fawe wife Pallas criftall ftiielde. 
 
 Then as I looked I loued and likte attonce. 
 
 And as it was referd from them to me. 
 
 To giue the pryze to her, whofe beautie beft 
 
 My fancie did commend, fo did I prayfe 
 
 And iudge as might my dazled eye decerne. 
 Nep. A peece of art, that, cunninglie pardie. 
 
 Refers the blame to weakenes of his eye. 
 Par. Now (for I muft adde reafon for my deede) 
 
 Why Venus rather pleafed me of the three : 
 
 Firft, in the intrayles of my mortall eares, 
 
 The queftion flanding vpon beauties blaze, 
 
 The name of her that height the queene of loue. 
 
 My thought in beautie fhould not be exceld. 
 
 Had it bene deftyned to maieftie, 
 
 (Yet will I not rob Venus of her grace,) 
 
 Then ftately luno might haue borne the ball. 
 
 Had it to wifedome bine entituled. 
 
 My humaine wit had giuen it Pallas then. 
 
 But fith vnto the fayreft of the three. 
 
 That power, that threw it for my farther ill, 
 
 Did 
 
of Paris. 
 
 Did dedicate this ball : and fafefl durft 
 
 My fheepeherdes skill aduenture, as I thought. 
 
 To iudge of forme and beautie, rather then 
 
 Oi lunos Hate, or Pallas worthynes. 
 
 That learnd to ken the fay reft of the flocke, 
 
 And prayfed beautie but by natures ayme : 
 
 Behold to Venus Paris gaue this fruite, 
 
 A dayesman chofen there by full confent, 
 
 And heauenly powers fhould not repent their deedes. ic 
 
 Where it is fayde, beyonde defert or hers, 
 
 I honoured Venus with this golden prize : 
 
 (Yee gods) alas what can a mortall man 
 
 Decerne, betwixt the facred guiftes of heauen. 
 
 Or, if I may with reuerence reafon thus : 
 
 Suppofe I gaue, and iudgd corruptly then. 
 
 For hope of that, that beft did pleafe my thought. 
 
 This apple not for beauties prayfe alone : 
 
 I might offende, lithe I was pardoned. 
 
 And tempted, more then euer creature was, ic 
 
 With wealth, with beautie and with chiualrie : 
 
 And fo preferred beautie before them all. 
 
 The thing that hath enchaunted heauen it felfe. 
 
 And for the one, contentment is my wealth : 
 
 A fliell of falte will ferue a fheepeherde fwayne, 
 
 A flender banquet in a homely skrip, 
 
 And water running from the filuer fpring. 
 
 For armes, they dreade no foes that fit fo lowe, 
 
 A thorne can keepe the wind from off my backe, 
 
 A Iheepe-coate thatcht, a fheepeherdes pallace hight. ic 
 
 Of tragicke Mufes fheepeherdes con no skill. 
 
 Enough is them, if Cupid ben difpleafed. 
 
 To fing his prayfe on flender oten pipe. 
 
 And thus, thryfe reuerend, haue I tolde my tale. 
 
 And craue the torment of my guiltles foule 
 
 To be meafiired by my faultles thought. 
 
 If warlicke Pallas^ or the queene of heauen 
 
 Sue to reuerfe my fentence by appeale. 
 
 Be it as pleafe your maiefties deuine. 
 
 The 
 
The Araygnment 
 
 The wronge, the hurte not mine, if anie be, 
 
 But hers whofe beautie claymed the prize of me. 
 Paris hauing ended ^ lupiter speakeeh. 
 Tup. Venus^ withdrawe your flieepeherde for a fpace, 
 
 Till he againe be called for into place. 
 Exeunt Venus & Pans. 
 
 lunOy what will ye after this reply 
 
 But doome with fentence of indifferencie. 
 
 And if you will but iuftice in the caufe. 
 
 The man muft quited be by heauens lawes. 
 /un. Yea gentle loue, when lunoes futes are mooued. 
 
 Then heaucn may fee how well fliee is beloued. 
 Apol. But, Madam, fits it maieftie deuine, 
 
 In anie forte from iuftice to decline ? 
 PaL Whether the man be guiltie yea or noe, 
 
 That doth not hinder our appeale, I troe ? 
 Tun. Phcehus^ I wot, amid this heauenly crue. 
 
 There be that haue to fay as well as you 
 ^poL And luno^ I with them, and they with me, 
 
 In lawe and right, muft needefully agree : 
 Pal. I graunt ye may agree, but be content 
 
 To doubt vpon regarde of your agrement. 
 Plu. And if yee markt, the man in his defence. 
 
 Saide thereof as a might with reuerence. 
 f^ul. And did yee verie well I promife yee. 
 fun. No doubt, fir, you could note it cunninglie. 
 Sat. Well, luno^ if ye will appeale yee may. 
 
 But firft difpatch the flieepeherde hence away. 
 Mar. Then Vulcans dame is like to haue the wronge. 
 Tun. And that in pafsion doth to Mars belonge. 
 lup. Call Venus and the flieepeherde in againe. 
 Bac. And rid the man that he may knowe his payne. 
 j^poL His payne, his payne, his neuer dying payne, 
 
 A caufe to make a many moe complain e. 
 Mercurie hringeth in Venus and Paris, 
 lup. Sheepeherd, thou haft ben harde with equitie and law, 
 
 And for thy ftars do thee to other calling drawe. 
 
 We here difmifle thee hence, by order of our fenate : 
 
 Go 
 
of Paris. 
 
 Goe take thy way to Troie^ and there abide thy fate. 
 Fen, Sweete fhepherde, with fuch luck in loue while thow doft Hue, 
 
 As may the Queene of Loue to any Louer giue. loi 
 
 Tar, My lucke is lofle howe ere my loue do fpeede, 
 
 I feare me Farts (hall but rue his deede. Taris exit, 
 
 Apo, From Ida woods now wends the fhepherds boye. 
 
 That in his bofome caries fire to Troy. ^ 
 lup, Venus^ thefe Ladies do appeale yow fee. 
 
 And that they may appeale the gods agree. 
 
 It refteth then that yow be well content 
 
 To ftande in this vnto our finall indgment : 
 
 And if king Priams fonne did well in this, 
 
 The Lawe of heauen will not leade amyfle. lo^ 
 
 Fen, But, facred lupiter^ might thy daughter chufe, 
 
 Shee might with reafbn this appeale refufe : 
 
 Yet, if they bee vnmoued in their fliames. 
 
 Bee it a ftaine and blemyfh to their names : 
 
 A deede to far vnworthy of the place, 
 
 Vnworthy Pallas Launce, or lunoes mace : 
 
 And, if to beauty it bequeathed be. She layeth Down 
 
 I doubte not but it will returne to me. the ball. 
 
 Pall. Venus,, there is no more adoe then foe, 
 
 It reftethe where the gods doe it beilowe. ik 
 
 Nep, But, Ladies, vnder fauour of your rage. 
 
 How ere it be, yow play vppon the vauntage. 
 lup. Then dames, that wee more freely may debate. 
 
 And heere th^indifferent fentence of this fenate, 
 
 Withdrawe yow from this prefence for a Ipace, 
 
 Till wee haue throughtly queflioned of the cace : 
 
 "D'tan flialbe your guyde, nor fhall yow neede 
 
 Your felues t'enquire how things do heere fucceede. 
 
 Wee will, as wee refolue giue yow to knowe. 
 
 By generall doome, how euery thinge doth goe. 1 1 
 
 Dia, Thy will, my wi(h, faire Ladies, will yee wende ? 
 luno Beflirewe her whome this fentence doth offende. 
 Fen, Now loue be iuft, and gods you that bee Fenus freindes, 
 
 Yf yow haue ever donne her wronge, then may yow make amends. 
 Manent Dij, Exeunt Diana ^ Pallas, luno, Fenus, 
 
 E Fenus 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 lup, Venus is faire, Pallas and luno toe. 
 Vulc But tell me now without fome more adoe, 
 
 Who is the faireft fhee, and do not flatter. 
 Plu. Vulcan^ vppon comparifon hanges all the matter : 
 
 That donne the quarrell and the ftryfe were ended. in 
 
 Mar Becaufe tis knowne, the quarrell is pretended. 
 VuL Mars, you haue reafon for your fpeeche perdie : 
 
 My dame (I troe) is faireft in your eye. 
 Mar. Or {Vulcan) I fhold do her doble wronge. 
 Sat. About a toy wee tary heere fo longe. 
 
 Gyue it by voices, voices giue the odds : 
 
 A trifle fo to to troble all the gods. 
 Nep. Beleue me, Satume^ be it fo for me. 
 Bac. For me. Pluto, for me Mars, for me, yf/ouezgrc. 
 Mer. And gentle gods, I am indifferent : 1 1 2 
 
 But then I knowe whoofe lykely to be fhent. 
 y^p. Thryfe reuerend gods, and thow immortall loue. 
 
 Yf Phoebus may, as him doth much behoue. 
 
 Be licenfed, accordinge to our Lawes, 
 
 To fpeake vprightly in this doubted caufe, 
 
 (Sythe womens witts woorke mens vnceafinge woes) 
 
 To make them freindes, that now bin frendles foes. 
 
 And peace to keepe with them, with vs, and all 
 
 That make their title to this golden ball : 
 
 (Nor thincke yee gods my Ipeeche doth derogate i m 
 
 From facred powre of this immortall fenate,) 
 
 Refer this fentence where it doth belonge, 
 
 In this fay I fayre Phoebe hathe the wronge. 
 
 Not that (I meane) her beautye beares the prize : 
 
 But that the holly Lawe of heauen denies. 
 
 One god to medle m an others powre. 
 
 And this befell fb neere Dianas bowre. 
 
 As for thappeazinge this vnplefant grudge, 
 
 (In my conceyte) fhee hight the fitteft iudge. 
 
 Yi loue comptroll not Plutoes hell with charmes, 115 
 
 Yf Mars haue fburaigne powre to manage armes : 
 
 Yi Bacchus beare no rule in Neptune fea 
 
 Nor Vulcans fire dothe Satumes fythe obay : 
 
 Sup- 
 
of Paris. 
 
 Supprefle not then, 'gainfl: lawe and equitie, 
 
 Dianas power in her owne territorie : 
 
 Whofe regiment, amid her facred bowers, 
 
 As proper height as anie rule of yours. 
 
 Well may we fo wipe all the fpeeche awaie. 
 
 That Pallas^ luno^ P^enus hath to fay. 
 
 And aunfwere that by iuftice of our lawes. 
 
 We were not fiiffred to conclude the caufe. 
 
 And this to me mofl egall doome appeares, 
 
 A woman to be iudge amonge her pheeres. 
 Mer. Apollo hath founde out the onely meane, 
 
 To rid the blame from vs and trouble cleane. 
 VuL We are beholding to his facred wit. 
 I up. I can commend and well allow of it. 
 
 And fb deriue the matter from vs all. 
 
 That T>ian haue the gluing of the ball. 
 Vul. So hue may clearly excufe him in the cafe, 
 
 Where luno elfe woulde chide and braule apace. 
 
 All they rife and goefoorth, 
 Mer, And now, it were fbme cunnning to deuine, 
 
 To whom Diana will this pryze refigne. 
 VuL Suffizeth me, it fliall be none of mine. 
 Bac. Vulcan^ though thou be blacke, thart nothing fine. 
 Vul. Goe bathe thee, Bacchus^ in a tub of wine. 
 
 The balls as likely to be mine as thine. 
 
 Exeunt omnes : explicit. Act. 4. 
 
 ACT. V. ^vltimi.SCENA L 
 Diana^ Pallas^ lunOy Venus, 
 
 Dian, Lo, Ladyes, farre beyonde my hope and will, you fee. 
 
 This thankles office is impofd to me : 
 
 Wherein if you will reft afwell content, 
 
 As Dian wilbe iudge indifferent, • 
 
 My egall doome fhall none of you offende. 
 
 And of this quarrell make a finall ende : 
 
 And therefore, whether you be liefe of loath, 
 
 Confirme your promife with fome facred othe. 
 Pal, Phoehey chiefe Miftrelle of this filuan chace. 
 
The Araygnment 
 
 Whom gods haue cliofen to conclude the cafe, 
 
 That yet in ballance vndecyded lies. 
 
 Touching bellowing of this golden prize. 
 
 I giue my promife and mine othe withall, 
 
 By St:x, by heauens power imperiall. 
 
 By all that longes to Pal/as deytie, 
 
 Her fliilde, her launce, enfignes of chiuallrie, 
 
 Her facred wreath o( Olme, and of Ba/e, 
 
 Her crelled helme, and elfe what Pa/las may, 
 
 That where fo ere this ball of pureft golde, 
 
 That chad Diana here in hande doth holde, 
 
 Vnpartially her wifedome ihall beftowe, 
 
 Without miflike or quarrell any moe, 
 
 Pallas fhall reft content and fatisfied, 
 
 And fay the beft defert doth there abide. 
 lun. And here I promife and proteft withall, 
 
 By Stix^ by heauens power imperiall, 
 
 By all that longes to lunoes deitie, 
 
 Her crowne, her mace, enfignes of maieftie : 
 
 Her fpotles mariage-rites, her league diuine. 
 
 And by that holy name of Proferpine, 
 
 That wherefoere, this ball of pureft golde. 
 
 That chaft Diana here in hande doth holde, 
 
 Vnpartially her wifedome ftiall beftowe. 
 
 Without miflike or quarrell anie moe, 
 
 luno fliall reft content and fatisfied. 
 
 And fay the beft defert doth there abyde. 
 F'en. And louely Phoebe^ for I knowe thy dome 
 
 Wilbe no other then fliall thee become, 
 
 Beholde I take thy daintie hande to kiffe, 
 
 And with my folemne othe confirme my promife, 
 
 By Stix^ by loues immortall emperie. 
 
 By Cupids bowe, by F^enus mirtle-tree, 
 
 By F^ulcans gifte, my Cejion^ and my fan. 
 
 By this red rofe, whofe colour firft began. 
 
 When erft my wanton boy (the more his blame) 
 
 Did drawe his bowe awry and hurt his dame, 
 
 By all the honour and the facrifice. 
 
 That 
 
Of Paris. 
 
 That from Ctth<eron and from Paphos rife : 
 The conc/U' -iThsLt wherefoere, &c. f ^ 
 Jion alfoue. f /^enus {hdH rcH, &c. l J P ' 
 
 Diana hauing taken their othes fpeaketh. 
 Diana dcfcriheth the Nymphe Eliza a figure of the Queene, 
 Dian, It is enough, and goddefles attende : 
 
 There wons within thefe pleafaunt fhady woods, 
 
 Where neither ftorme nor Suns diflemperature 
 
 Haue power to hurte by cruell heate or colde, 
 
 Vnder the clymate of the milder heauen, 
 
 Where feldome lights loues angrie thunderbolt, 
 
 For fauour of that foueraygne earthly peere : 
 
 Where whyftling windes make mufick 'mong the trees. 
 
 Far from difturbance of our countrie gods, 
 
 Amids the Cypres fpringes a gratious Nymphe, 
 
 That honour Dian for her chaflitie, 
 
 And likes the labours well of Phcehs groues: 
 
 The place Elizium hight, and of the place. 
 
 Her name that gouernes there Eliza is, 
 
 A kingdome that may well compare with mine. 
 
 An auncient feat of kinges, a feconde Troie^ 
 
 Ycompaft rounde with a commodious fea : 
 
 Her people are ycleeped Angeli^ 
 
 Or if I mifle a lettre is the moft. 
 
 She giueth lawes of iuftice and of peace. 
 
 And on her heade as fits her fortune beft, 
 
 She weares a wreath of laurell, golde, and palme : 
 
 Her robes of purple and of fcarlet die, 
 
 Her vayle of white, as bell befits a mayde. 
 
 Her aunceftors liue in the houfo of fame, 
 
 Shee giueth armes of happie victorie. 
 
 And flowers to decke her lyons crowned with golde. 
 
 This peereles nymphe whom heauen and earth beloues. 
 
 This Paragon^ this onely this is fhee. 
 
 In whom do meete fo manie giftes in one. 
 
 On whom our countrie gods lo often gaze. 
 
 In honour of whofe name the Mufes finge. 
 
 In Hate Queene Turns peere, for power in armes, 
 
 E iij And 
 
I 
 
 The Araygnemcnt 
 
 And vertues of the minde Mineruaes mate : 
 
 As fayre and louely as the queene of loue : 
 
 As chafl as T>ian in her chall defires. 
 
 The fame is fhee, if Fhoehe doe no wronge, i" 
 
 To whom this ball in merit doth belonge. 
 Tal, If this be fhee whom fome 2.aheta call, 
 
 To whom thy wifedome well bequeathes the ball 
 
 I can remember at her day of birthe, 
 
 Howe Flora with her flowers ftrewed the Earthy 
 
 How euerie power with heaiienlie maiefUe, 
 
 In perfbn honored that fblemnitie. 
 lun. The louely graces were not farre away. 
 
 They threw their balme for triumph of the day. 
 Fen. The fates againfl: their kinde beganne a cheerefuU fonge, 12J 
 
 And vowed her life with fauour to prolonge. 
 
 Then firft gan Cupids eylight wexen dim, 
 
 Belike Elifas beautie blinded him. 
 
 To this fayre Nymphe, not earthly but deuine : 
 
 Contents it me my honour to refigne. 
 Pal. To this fayre Queene fo beautifiill and wife, 
 
 Pallas bequeathes her title in the prize. 
 lun. To her whom lunoes lookes fb well become. 
 
 The queene of heauen yeildes at Phoebus doome. 
 
 And glad I am Diana found the arte, ii< 
 
 Without offence fo well to pleafe defart. 
 Dian. Then marke my tale the vliiall time is nie, 
 
 When wont the dames of life and deftinie. 
 
 In robes of cheerfull collours to repayre. 
 
 To this renowned Queene i^o wife and fayre, 
 
 With pleafaunt Ibnges this peereles nimphe to greete, 
 
 Clotho layes downe her diftaffe at her feete. 
 
 And Lachejis doth pull the threed at length. 
 
 The thirde with fauour giues it fluffe and flrength 
 
 And for contrarie kinde affbrdes her leaue, i3< 
 
 As her beft likes her web of life to weaue 
 
 This time we will attend, and in the meane while 
 
 With fbme fweete fonge the tedioufnes beguile. 
 
 The 
 
of Paris. 
 
 The Muficke fbunde and the Nimphes within finge or fblfa 
 with voyces and inftrumentes awhile. Then enter Clotho^ 
 Lac he/is and Atropos finging as follloweth : The ftate be- 
 ing in place. 
 
 Thefonge. 
 
 Cloth. Humance vitte filum fie valuer e Vance, 
 
 Lach. Humance vita filum fie tendere Parea, 
 
 Atrop. Humance vitce filum fie feindere P area. 
 
 Cloth. Clotho eolum baiulat, Lach. Laehefis trahit. Atr. Atropos oeeat, 
 
 _ ^ , Viue diu foolix votis hominumque deumque : 
 
 ' Corpora^ mente^ libroy doetijsima^ eandtda^ eafia. 
 
 They lay downe their properties at the Queenes feete. 
 
 Cloth. Clotho eolum pedibus, 
 Lach. Laehefis tibi pendula fila. 
 Atr. Et fa tale tuts manibus ferrum Atropos offert. 
 
 Viue diu fcelix^ &e. 
 
 The Jong being ended Clotho fpeakes to the Queene, 
 
 Cloth. Gracious and wife, fayre Queene of rare renowne. 
 Whom heauen and earth beloues amyd thy trayne. 
 Noble and louely peeres : to honour thee 
 And doe thee &uour, more then may belong, 
 By natures lawe to any earthly wight, 
 Beholde continuance of our yearely due, V 
 
 Th unpartiall dames of deftenie we meete, \^ 
 
 As haue the gods and we agreed in one, T^ 
 
 In reuerence of Elizas noble name. 
 And humblie loe her diflaffe Clotho yeeldes. 
 
 Lach, Her fpindle Laehefis and her fatall reele, ; 
 
 Layes downe in reuerence at Elizaas feete. i 
 
 Te tamen in terris vnam tria numina Diuam 
 
 Inuitafiatuunt naturae lege for ores^ 
 
 Et tibi non alijs didieerunt pareere Parece. 
 
 Atro. Dame Atrops according as her pheeres 
 
 To thee fayre Queene refignes her fatall knife : 
 
 Line 
 
The Araygnement 
 
 Liue longe the noble Phcenix of our age. 
 
 Our fayre Eliza our Zaheta fayre. 
 Dian, And loe befide this rare folemnitie, 13^ 
 
 And facrifice thefe dames are wont to doe, 
 
 A fauour far in deed contrarie kinde, 
 
 Bequeathed is vnto thy worthynes, 
 
 Shee deliuereth the ball of golde to the Queen es ovone hands. 
 
 This prize from heauen and heauenly goddefles. 
 
 Accept it then, thy due by Dians dome, 
 
 Praife of the wifedome, beautie and the ftate. 
 
 That beft becomes thy peereles excellencie. 
 F^en. So fayre Eliza^ Venus doth refigne. 
 
 The honour of this honour to be thine. MJ 
 
 lun. So is the queene of heauen content likewife. 
 
 To yelde to thee her title in the prize. 
 PaL So Pallas yeeldes the pray fe hereof to thee, 
 
 For wifedome, princely ilate, and peerelefle beautie. 
 
 EPILOGFS. 
 
 ^ r 1 <f ^^^^ diufcelix votis hominHmque 'Deumque. 
 
 Umnes limul.^^^^^^^^ mente, Itbro^ doctifsima, Candida, cajia. 
 
 Exeunt omnes. 
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