e to make a dauncing night of it. They
had provided many new and curious daunces for the maske of Penelope's
Woers, but the yeare beeing far spent and Lent drawing on and many
other thinges to bee performed, the Prince was not able to bestow that
state upon them which their love & skill deserved. But their good will
was very kindely received by the Prince in this night's private
travels. They had some apparell suddenly provided for them, and these
few Latin verses for their induction:

"Isti fuere credo Penelopes proci
Quos justa forsan ira Telemachi domo
Expulit Ulyssis.

"After all this sport was ended the Prince entertayned them very
royally with good store of wine and a banquet, where they were very
merry and well pleased all that night.

"Against the next Tuesday following, beeing Shrovetuesday, the great
stage was againe set up and the scaffolds built about the hall for the
Prince's resignation, which was performed that night with great state
and solemnity in manner and forme following:

IRA SEU TUMULUS FORTUNE.

INTERLOCUTORES.

Princeps.
Admiralius.
Thesaurarius.
Comptrollarius.
Cancellarius.
Justitiarius.
Marescallus.
Camerarius.
Philosophus.
Cynicus.
Momus.
Polycrates.
Philadelphus.
Juridicus.
Magister Ludorem.
Anteambulo Primus.
Anteambulo Secundus.
Stultus.

CHORUS.

Minerva
Euphemia
Fortuna.
Tolmaea.

* * * * *

"Many straungers of all sorts were invited to this shew, and many more
came together, for the name's sake only of a resignacon, to see the
manner and solemnity of it, for that it was reported (and truly) that
there was nothing els to bee done or seene beside the resignacon and
no man thought so much could have beene said of so little matter.

"The stage was never so oppressed with company, insomuch that it was
verely thought it could not bee performed that night for want of
roome; but the audience was so favourable as to stand as close and
yeeld as much backe as was possible; so that for all tumults it began
about 7 a clocke, and was very well liked of all.

"Only some few, more upon their owne guilty suspicion than our plaine
intention, thinking themselves toucht at that verse of _Momus_:

"Dixi et quem dederat cursum fortuna peregi,

laboured to raise an hissing, but it was soon smothered, and the whole
company in the end gave us good applause and departed very well
pleased.

"After the shew was ended, the sometimes Lord was carried in st