me 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:

"'My Lord, I which am the lowest, am now become the lowdest, though
(I hope) not the lewde