The Order and Solemnity of the Creation of the High and mighty Prince HENRY, Eldest Son to our sacred Sovereign, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, etc. As it was celebrated in the Parliament House, on Monday the fourth of junne last passed. Together with the Ceremonies of the Knights of the Bath, and other matters of special regard, incident to the same. Whereunto is annexed the Royal Mask, presented by the Queen and her Ladies, on Wednesday at night following. Printed at Britain's Burse for john Budge, and are there to be sold. 1610. THE ORDER AND SOLEMNITY OF THE creation of Prince HENRY, eldest son to his sacred Majesty, Prince of Wales, as it was celebrated in the Parliament house on Monday the fourth of june last passed. HIs Majesty aswell to show the bounty of his affection towards his dearest Son the Prince, as to settle in the hearts of his loving Subjects a lively impression of his Royal care for continuance of the happy, and peaceful Government of this land, in his issue and posterity; having determined to invest his Princely Highness, with those titles and dignities which the former Princes of this Realm have usually been adorned: It seemed fittest, both in regard of his highness years, now arriving at man's estate, and showing rare proofs of heroical virtue, and also for that it would be a matter most grateful and acceptable to that honourable Assembly, to have the solemnities thereof performed in this present Parliament. Wherefore the time approaching, his majesties pleasure signified, and preparation made accordingly, on Wednesday, the thirtieth of May last, his Highness accompanied (besides the ordinary train of his household) with divers young Lords and Gentlemen of special mark, departed from his house of S. james, towards Richmond, where being come towards evening, he supped and reposed himself for that night. Next morning, being Thursday about nine of the clock, he took water to return again to London, attended only with some few Barges of his own followers, and such Noblemen and others, as accompanied him thither the day before. Passing softly down the stream, he was severally encountered by divers Lord, swhich came to meet him on the way: the Thames began soon to float with Botes and Barges, hasting from all parts to meet him, and the shores on either side, where conveniency of place would give way to their desires, swarmed with multitudes of people, which stood waiting with greedy eyes to behold his triumphant passage. About eleven of the clock, understanding that the tide was fallen so low, as there would not be convenient room for all the Barges in his train to go orderly down, notwithstanding his first appointment was to have come to London about noon, and dinner prepared for him accordingly at Whitehall, he made stay at Barne-Elmes, and there landing, refreshed himself in an Arbour by the water side, and took a short repast of such sweet meats and other things, as could there be provided on the sudden. By this time the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London with the several Companies of the City, honourably furnished and appointed, and disposed in fair order, were ready attending with a great train and sumptuous show, to receive his highness at Chelsey: their Barges decked with banners, streamers and ensigns, and sundry sorts of loud-sounding Instruments, aptly placed amongst them. There were also two artificial Sea-monsters, one in fashion of a Whale, the other like a Dolphin, with persons richly appareled, sitting upon them, who at the meeting and parting of the Lord Mayor and his company, with the Prince, were to deliver certain speeches unto him. In this goodly manner this well furnished Fleet of the City received his Highness somewhat beyond Chelsey about two of the clock in the afternoon: and after the Lord Mayor and Alderman's salutation, humbly presented and graciously accepted by his Highness, they turned their stems, and so proceeded towards London: observing this course, that whereas at their approach the Lord Mayor's Barge, came foremost, and the Companies every one in their degrees followed after; now that order being changed, the Companies went before, the meanest in place first, the rest according to their several ranks successively ensuing, and lastly the Lord Mayor attended with his two Sea-monsters on either side, going immediately before the Prince and conducting his joyful passage to the City. Next after the Prince's Barge followed his servants, & the Barges of sundry Noblemen, and others which had met him on the way; and on every side, such a confused company of Botes of all sorts fraught with beholders, as it seemed the River (though then enlarged to her utmost limits by the tides friendly advantage) was too little to contain them: as likewise the land on either shore, which never felt the weight of such an infinity of people upon any former occasion. Approaching neereto White hall, the King and Queen with the young Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth stood in the privy Gallery window, to see the order of their coming, and that his Majesty might take the better view of the Lord Mayor and Citizens show, they were appointed to pass along on London side, whilst the Prince in the mean while fetched a Compass about by Lambeth; and so coming to Whitehal bridge (where the Lord Maior and Aldermen took leave of his highness) there landed, his landing being congratulated with a loud peal of Chambers from the other side of the water: which in their thundering voices carried up to the sky, the joy of the people's hearts conveyed in the issue of these happy triumphs. At his highness coming on shore his servants attended upon the bridge to receive him, making a Guard for him to pass thorough to the hall, where he was entertained by the Lord Knols, and the Lord Wotton Treasurer and Controller of the household: likewise in the great chamber by Viscount Fenton Captain of the Guard, in the Presence by the Earl of Suffolk, Lord Chamberlain, and lastly by the King and Queen in the Privy chamber. After which his highness reposed himself, and so ended that days solemnity. On monday following the Lords and Peers of the Realm being all assembled in Parliament, his Majesty accompanied with the Prince, who was that morning to be invested in his Principality, took water at the privy stairs at White hall, and landing together at Westminster bridge, his Majesty passed directly to the Parliament-house, and the Prince to the Court of Wards, from whence, after a whiles tarriance for the disposing of things in due order, his highness proceeded in this manner to his Creation. First went the Heralds and Officers of Arms in their rich coats, next followed the Knights of the Bath, being five and twenty in number, appareled in long Robes of purple Satin, lined with white Taffeta; then Garter principal king of Arms, bearing the Letters Patents, the Earl of Sussex the purple Robes, the train borne by the Earl of Huntingdon, the Earl of Cumberland the sword, the Earl of Rutland the Ring, the Earl of Derby the Rod, and the Earl of Shrewsbury the cap and Coronet. His Princely highness supported by the Earls of Nottingham and Northamp: on came bare headed, and so entering the Parliament chamber, where the king was set in his Throne, and the whole state of the Realm in order (divers strangers and foreign Ambassadors being present) he made low obeisance to his Majesty three times, and after the third time, when he was come near to the king, kneeled down on a rich pillow or cushion, whilst the Earl of Salisbury read his Letters Patents. Then his Majesty at the reading of the words of investiture put the Robes upon him, and girded on the sword, invested him with the Rod and Ring, and set the Cap and Coronet on his head; with which ceremony the creation being accomplished, he arose, and was by the Earls of Worcester & Suffolk brought and seated in his place of Parliament on the left hand of his Majesty. Having so remained a while, all ceremonies finished, his Majesty with the whole Court of Parliament, rose up and descended into the hall, passing forth towards the bridge in solemn and stately manner: the foremost as they proceeded in order, were the Clerks and Masters of the Chancery, with the King's Council and other Ministers of the law: next came the officers of Arms, and then the Knights of the Bath as before: after them the judges, and so successively the Barons, viscounts, Earls, Marquesses and Dukes, according to their degrees in the Parliament house and offices of state all in their Parliament robes; and lastly, the King himself, with the Prince, who took water together, the trumpets sounding in the Row-barge all the way as they went, and the Heralds going before them in the same. At Whitehal stairs they landed, where the knights of the Bath and Noblemen being landed before, stood ready on the bridge in goodly and gallant order to receive them, and going all before them, conducted them in this manner up to the great Chamber. The king that day dined above, but the Prince dined in the hall & was served with great state and magnificence. He was accompanied at his table with divers great Lords, as the Earls of Nottingham, Salisbury, Worcester and Derby, and namely all those that exercised any place or office about his creation. At another table in the same room on the left hand of the Prince sat the knights of the Bath, all upon one side, and had likewise great service and attendance. About the midst of dinner Garter principal king of Arms, with the rest of the heralds, approached the Prince's table, and with a loud and audible voice, proclaimed the king's style, in Latin, French, and English, thrice, and the Princes in like manner twice, than the trumpets sounding, the second course came in, and dinner done, that days solemnity ceased. At night a stately mask was presented before his Majesty, the invention & manner whereof I leave to the author when he shall think good to publish. The same day the devise of the fireworks & Seafight upon the Thames should likewise have been showed, but for some respects were put of till the wedensday following, and then performed to the much content and admiration of the beholders. The Names of such Noblemen as were employed in sever all places of Office or attendance at the creation of the PRINCE. The Earl of Salisbury. The Earl of Suffolk. The Earl of Nottingham. The Earl of Northampton. The Earl of Worcester. The Earl of Derby. The Earl of Shrewsbury. The Earl of Cumberland. The Earl of Huntingdon The Earl of Sussex. The Earl of Rutland. Other Noblemen that were present in the Parliament house at the Prince's creation, besides those which were employed in attendance about him. EARLS. The Earl of Arundel. The Earl of Bath. The Earl of Southampton. The Earl of Bedford. The Earl of Penbroke. The Earl of Hertford. The Earl of Lincoln. The Earl of Exeter. The Earl of Montgomery. VISCOUNT'S. The Lord Viscount Montague. The Lord Viscount Bindon. The Lord Viscount Lisle. BARONS. The Lord Aburgavenny. The Lord Audley. The Lord Zouche. The Lord Willowby. The Lord Barkley. The Lord Morley. The Lord S●roope. The Lord Dudley. The Lord Herbert. The Lord Monteagle. The Lord Mordant. The Lord Eu're. The Lord Rich. The Lord Sheffeld. The Lord Paget. The Lord Effingham. The Lord North. The Lord Chandos. The Lord Hunsdon The Lord Saint john. The Lord Burgleigh. The Lord Compton. The Lord Norreys. The Lord Knolles. The Lord Wotton. The Lord Ellesmere. The Lord Russell. The Lord Grey. The Lord Peter. The Lord Harrington. The Lord Gerrard. The Lord Spenser. The Lord Say. The Lord Denny. The Lord Stanhope. The Lord Carew. The Lord Cavendish. The Lord Knivet. The Lord Clifton. Having thus briefly described the manner of his highness creation, I should here set a period to my discourse, but that the knights of the Bath being a principal part and ornament of his princely triumphs, and myself particularly bound to many of them, I could not pass them over without some remembrance. Therefore thus much out of the note of directions from the office of arms, and some observation of credit, concerning the order and ceremonies of the knighthood. The manner of the Creation of the Knights of the Bath, and the ceremonies observed in solemnizing the fame. ACcording to the order given from the Commissioners appointed for the oversight and direction of these ceremonies, the Lords & others that were to receive the honourable order of the Bath, repaired on Saturday the second of june to Durham house in the Strand, and there in the afternoon heard evening prayer, observing no other ceremony at that time but only passing through the hall, the heralds going before them with their Coats upon their arms, into the Chapel, from whence after service ended they returned into the chamber they were to sup in. Their supper was prepared all at one table, and all sat upon on side of the same, every man having an Escutcheon of his arms placed over his head, and certain of the king's officers being appointed to attend them. In this manner having taken their repast, the tables were removed, and several beds made ready for their lodging, in the same place, after the same manner, all on one side, and each one as afore, right under the scutcheon of his own arms. Their beds were pallets with coveringstesters or Canopies of red Say, but they used no curtains. The knights in the mean while were withdrawn into the bathing chamber, which was the next room to that they supped in, where for each of them was provided a several bathing tub which was lined both within and without with white linen, and covered with red Say. After the bath they betook themselves to their rest. Early the next morning they were wakened with music, and at their uprising invested in their Hermit's habits, which was a gown of grey cloth girded close, & a hood of the same, with a linen coif underneath, and a handkerchief hanging at his girdle, cloth stockings sole with leather, but no shoes; and thus appareled, their Esquires governors, with the heralds wearing the coats of arms, and sundry sorts of wind instruments going before them, they proceeded from their lodging down through the hall, the meanest in order for most as the night before, till they came to the chapel. Where after service ended their oath was ministered unto them by the Earl of Worcester and the Earl of Suffolk, in a solemn and ceremonious manner, all of them standing forth before their stalls, and at their coming out making low reverence towards the Altar, by which the Commissioners sat; then were they brought up by the heralds by two at once, the chiefest first, and so the rest till all successively had received their oath: which in substance was this. That above all things they should honour God and maintain true Religion, love their sovereign, serve their country, help maidens, widows, & orphans, and to the utmost of their power cause equity and justice to be observed. This done whilst they were yet in the Chapel, wine and sweet meats were brought them, & then they departed to their chamber to be disrobed of their Hermit's weeds, & new revested again in Robes of Crimson taffeta lined with white sarsenet, having white hats on their heads with white feathers, white boots on their legs, & white gloves tied to the strings of their mantles. All which performed, they mount on horseback, their saddles being of black leather, and bridles of the same, with white crosses upon their breasts & cruppers of their horses; each Knight between his two esquires well appareled, his footman attending, and his page riding before him, carrying his sword with the hilts upward, and his spurs hanging thereon. In this order rankte every man according to his degree, the best or chiefest first, they road fair and softly towards the Court, the trumpets sounding, and the heralds all the way riding before them. Being alighted at the Court gate, they were conducted by the heralds and others appointed for that purpose, into the hall, where his Majesty sitting under his Cloth of estate gave them their knighthood in this manner. First the principal Lord that is to receive the order comes led by his two Esquires, and his page before him bearing his sword and spurs, and kneeleth down before his Majesty. The Lord Chamberlain takes the sword of the page and delivers it to the King, who puts the belt over the neck of the knight aslope his breast, placing the sword under his left arm. Then two noble men of the chief about the King put on his spurs, and so is the ceremony performed. In this sort the Earl of Oxford which was the principal of this number, being first created, the rest were all consequently knighted alike: and when the solemnity thereof was fully finished, they all returned again in order as they came, saving some small difference, in that the youngest or meanest knight went now foremost, and their pages behind them. Coming back to Durham-house, their dinner was ready prepared in the same room, and after the same fashion as their supper was the night before, but being set, they were not to taste of any thing that stood before them, but with a modest carriage and graceful abstinence to refrain, divers kinds of sweet music being played the while, and after a convenient time of sitting, to arise & withdraw themselves, leaving the table furnished to their Esquires and pages. About four of the clock in the afternoon they road again to Court, to hear service in the king's Chapel, keeping the same order they did at their return from thence in the morning: every knight riding between his two Esquires and his page following him. At their entrance into the Chapel, the Heralds conducting them, they make a solemn reverence, the the youngest knight, beginning the rest orderly ensuing: and so one after another take their standing before their stalls, where all being placed, the eldest knight maketh a second reverence, which is followed to the youngest; and then all ascend into their stalls, and take their accustomed places. Service then beginneth, and is very solemnly celebrated, with singing of divers Anthems, and playing on the Organs. And when the time of their offertory is come, the youngest knights are summoned forth of their stalls by the Heralds, doing reverence first within the stalls, and again after they are descended: which is likewise imitated by all the rest. And being all thus come forth, standing before their stalls, as at first, the two eldest knights with their swords in their hands, are brought up by the Heralds to the Altar, where they offer their swords and the Dean receives them, of whom they presently redeem them with an Angel in gold, and then come down to their former places, whilst two other are led up in like manner: so doing successively till the whole ceremony be performed: which done, and service ended they depart in such order as they came, with accustomed reverence. At the Chapel door as they came forth, they were encountered by the king's Master Cook, who stood there with his white Apron and Sleeves, and a Choping-knife in his hand, and challenged their spurs, which were likewise redeemed with a noble in money, threatening them nevertheless that if they proved not true and loyal to the King his Lord and Mast. it must be his office to hew them from their heels. On Monday morning they all met together again at the Court, where in a private room, appointed for them, they were clothed in long robes of purple satin with hoods of the same, all lined and edged about with white taffeta. And thus appareled they gave their attendance upon the Prince at his creation, and dined that day in his presence at a side-bord, as is already declared. THE NAMES OF SUCH Lords and Gentlemen as were made Knights of the BATH, in honour of his highness Creation, in order as they were Knighted on Sunday the third of june. 1610. THe Earl of Oxford. The Lord Gourdon, son and heir of the marquess Huntley. The Lord Clifford, son and heir to the Earl of Cumberland. The Lord Fitz-walter, son and heir to the Earl of Sussex. The Lord Fitzwaren, son and heir to the Earl of Bath. The Lord Hay, son and heir to the Earl of Arroll. The Lord Erskin, son and heir to Viscount Fenton. The Lord Windsor. The Lord Wentworth. Master Charles Somerset, third son to the Earl of Worcester. Master Edward Somerset, fourth son to the Earl of Worcester. Master Francis Stuard. Master Ferdinando Dudley, son and heir to the Lord Dudley. Master john Cary, son and heir to the Lord Hunsdon. Master Oliver Saint john, son and heir to the Lord Saint-Iohn. Master Gilbert Gerrard, son and heir to the Lord Gerrard. Master Charles Stanhope, son and heir to the Lord Stanhope. Master William Stuard. Master Edward Bruse, son and heir to the Lord Kinlosse. Master Robert Sidney, second son to Viscount Lisle. Master William Touchet, second son to the Lord Audley. Mast. Peregrine Berty, second brother to the Lord Willoughby. Mast. Henry Rich, third son to the Lord Rich. Master Edward Sheffeild, second son to the Lord Sheffeild. Master William Cavendish, son and heir to Sir Charles Cavendish. The Lords Commissioners for ordering the Ceremonies of the Bath, were The Earl of Worcester. The Earl of Suffolk. TETHYS' FESTIVAL: OR THE Queen's WAKE. Celebrated at Whitehall, the fifth day of june 1610. Devised by SAMVEL DANIEL, one of the Grooms of her majesties most Honourable privy CHAMBER. LONDON Printed for john Budge. 1610. THE PREFACE TO the Reader. FOr so much as shows and spectacles of this nature, are usually registered, among the memorable acts of the time, being Compliments of state, both to show magnificence and to celebrate the feasts to our greatest respects: it is expected (according now foe the custom) that I, being employed in the business, should publish a description and form of the late Mask, wherewithal it pleased the Queen's most excellent Majesty to solemnize the creation of the high and mighty Prince Henry, Prince of Wales, in regard to preserve the memory thereof, and to satisfy their desires, who could have no other notice, but by others report of what was done. Which I do not, out of a desire, to be seen in pamphlets, or of forwardness to show my invention therein: for I thank God, I labour not with that disease of ostentation, nor affect to be known to be the man digitoque monstrarier, hic est, having my name already wider in this kind, than I desire, and more in the wind than I would. Neither do I seek in the divulging hereof, to give it other colours then those it wore, or to make an Apology of what I have done: knowing, howsoever, it must pass the way of censure, whereunto I see all publications (of what nature soever) are liable. And my long experience of the world hath taught me this, that never Remonstrances n●● Apologies could ever get over the stream of opinion, to do good on the other side, where contrary affection, and conceit had to do: but only served to entertain their own partialnesse, who were fore-perswaded, and so was a labour in vain. And it is oftentimes an argument of pusilanimity, and may make ut iud 〈◊〉 nostrum, metus videatur, and render a good cause suspected by too much labouring to defend it, which might be the reason that some of the late greatest Princes of Christendom would never have their undertakings made good by such courses, but with silence endured (and in a most witty age) the greatest battery of paper that could possibly be made, & never once recharged the least ordinance of a pen against it, counting it their glory to do whilst other talked. And shall we who are the poor Engineers for shadows, & frame only images of no result, think to oppress the rough censures of those, who notwithstanding all our labour will like according to their taste, or seek to avoid them by flying to an Army of Authors as idle as ourselves? Seeing there is nothing done or written, but encounters with detraction and opposition, which is an excellent argument of all our imbecilities & might allay our presumption, when we shall see our greatest knowledges not to be fixed, but roll according to the uncertain motion of opinion, and controwleable by any surly show of reason, which we find is double edged and strikes every way alike. And therefore I do not see why any man should rate his own at that value, and set so low prizes upon other men's abilities. L' homme vaut l'homme, a man is worth a man, and none hath gotten so high a station of understanding, but he shall find others that are built on an equal floor with him, and have as far a prospect as he, which when all is done, is but in a region subject to all passions & imperfections. And for these figures of mine, if they come not drawn in all proportions to the life of antiquity (from whose tyranny, I see no reason why we may not emancipate our inventions, and be as free as they, to use our own images) yet I know them such as were proper to the business, and discharged those parts for which they served, with as good correspondency, as our appointed limitations would permit. But in these things wherein the only life consists in show: the art and invention of the Architect gives the greatest grace, and is of most importance: ours, the least part and of least note in the time of the performance thereof, and therefore have I interserted the description of the artificial part which only speaks M. Inago jones. TETHYS' FESTIVAL. WHEREIN TETHYS' QUEEN OF the Ocean, and wife of Neptune, attended with thirteen Nymphs of several Rivers, is represented in this manner: Tethys' mate● Nympharum & flwiorum. FIrst the Queen's Majesty in the figure of Tethys. The Ladies in the shape of Nymphs, presiding several Rivers, appropriaten, either to their dignity, Signiories or places of birth. 1 Whereof the first was the Lady Elizabeth's grace representing the Nymph of Thames. 2 The Lady Arbella the Nymph of Trent. 3 The Countess of Arundel the Nymph of Arun. Arun, a River that runs by Arundel Castle. 4 The Countess of Derby the Nymph of Darwent. Darwent, a river that runs through Derby. 5 The Countess of Essex the Nymph of Lee. Lee, the river that bounds Essex. 6 The Countess of Dorcet the Nymph of Ayr. air a River that runs near Skipton where this Lady was borne. 7 The Countess of Mongommerie, the Nymph of Severn. Severne rises in Mongommery shire. 8 The Vicountesse Haddington the Nymph of Rother. Rother, a river in Sussex. Medway a River in Kent. 9 The Lady Elizabeth Grace the Nymph of Medway. These four Rivers are in Monmouth shire. The Lady Elizabeth Guildford, the Nymph of Dulesse. The Lady Katherine Peter, the Nymph of Olwy. The Lady Winter, the Nymph of wy. The Lady Windsor, the Nymph of uske. The description of the first Scene. ON the Travers which served as a curtain for the first Scene, was figured a dark cloud, in●erser with certain sparkling stars, which, at the sound of a loud music, being instantly drawn, the Scene was discovered with these adornments: First on either side stood a great statue of twelve foot high, representing Neptune and Nereus. Neptune holding a Trident, with an Anchor made to it, and this Mot. His artibus: that is, Regendo, & retinendo, alluding to this verse of Virgil, H●e tibi erunt arts, etc. Nereus' holding out a golden fish in a net, with this word Industria: the reason whereof is delivered after, in the speech uttered by Triton. These Sea-gods stood on pedestals and were all of gold. Behind them were two pilasters, on which hung compartments with other devices: and these bore up a rich Frieze, wherein were figures of ten foot long, of floods, and Nymphs, with a number of naked children, dallying with a drapery, which they seemed to hold up, that the Scene might be seen, and the ends thereof fell down in folds by the pilasters. In the midst was a compartment, with this inscription, Tethyos Epinicia, TETHYS' feasts of triumph. This was supported with two winged boys, and all the work was done with that force and boldness on the gold and silver, as the figures seemed round and not painted. The Scene itself was a Port or Haven with bulwark at the entrance, and the figure of a Castle commanding a fortified town: within this Port were many Ships, small and great, seeming to lie at Anchor, some nearer, and some further off, The figure of Zephyrus might aptly discharge this representation in r●●●●t that messages are of wind, & verba dicuntur ala●a waged word●● beside ● is a character of youth, and of the spring. according to perspective: beyond all appeared the Horizon or termination of the Sea, which seemed to move with a gentle gale, and many Sails, lying some to come into the Port, and others passing out. From this Scene issued Zephyrus with eight Naydes, Nymphs of fountains, and two Tritons sent from Tethys to give notice of her intendment, which was the Anti-masque or first show. The Duke of York presented Zephyrus, in a short rob of green satin embroidered with golden flowers with a round wing made of lawns on wires, and hung down in labels. Behind his shoulders two silver wings. On his head a Garland of flowers consisting of all colours, and on one Arm which was out bare, he wore a bracelet of gold set with rich stones. Eight little Ladies near of his stature represented the Naydes, and were attired in light robes adorned with flowers, their hair hanging down, and waving with Garlands of water ornaments on their heads. The Tritons wore skin-coates of watchet Taffeta (lightened with silver) to show the Muscles of their bodies. From the waste almost to the knee were fins of silver in the manner of bases, a mantle of Seagreen laced, and fringed with gold, tied with a knot upon one shoulder, and falling down in folds behind, was fastened to the contrary side: on their heads garlands of Sedge, with trumpets of writhe shells in their hand: Buskins of Seagreen laid with silver lace. These persons thus attired, entered with this song of four parts, and a music of twelve Lutes. YOuth of the spring, mild Zephyrus blow fair, And breathe the joyful air, Which Tethys' wishes may attend this day, Who comes herself to pay The vows her heart presents, To these fair compliments. Breath out new flowers, which yet were never known Unto the Spring, nor blown Before this time, to beautify the earth, And as this day gives birth Unto new types of State, So let it bliss create. Bear Tethys' message to the Ocean King, Say how she joys to bring Delight unto his islands and his Seas, And tell Meliades The offspring of his bood, How she applauds his good. The song ended, Triton in the behalf of Zephyrus delivers Tethys' message with her Presents (which was a Trident to the King, and a rich sword and scarf to the Prince of Wales) in these words. FRom that intelligence which moves the Sphere Of circling waves (the mighty Tethys, Queen Of Nymphs and rivers, who will strait appear, And in a human Character be seen) We have in charge to say, that even as Seas And lands, are graced by men of worth and might, So they return their favours; and in these Exalting of the good seem to delight. Which she, in glory, lately visiting The sweet, and pleasant Shores of Cambria, found By an unusual, and most forward Spring Of comfort, wherewith all things did abound, For joy of the investiture at hand Of their new Prince, whose Rites, with acts renowned Were here to be solemnized on this Strand: And therefore straight resolves t'adorn the day With her al-gracing presence, and the train, Of some choice Nymphs she pleased to call away From several Rivers which they entertain. And first the lovely Nymph of stately Thames, (The darling of the Ocean) summoned is: Then those of Trent and Aruns graceful streams, Then Darwent next with clear-waved worthiness. The beauteous Nymph of Chrystall-streaming Lee Gives next attendance: Then the Nymph of Air With modest motion makes her sweet repair. The Nymph of Severne follows in degree, With ample streams of grace: and next to her The cheerful Nymph of Rother doth appaere With comely Medway, th'ornament of Kent, And then four goodly Nymphs that beautify Camber's fair shores, and all that Continent The graces of clear uske, Olwy, Dulesse, Wy● All these within the goodly spacious Bay Of manifold inharboring Mil●ord meet, The happy Port of Union, which gave way To that great Heros HENRY, and his fleet, To make the blessed conjunction that beg at A greater, and more glorious far than that. From hence she sends her dear loved Zephyrus; To breath out her affection and her zeal To you great Monarch of Oceanus, And to present this Trident as the seal And ensign of her love and of your right. And therewithal she wills him, greet the Lord And Prince of th' Isles (the hope and the delight, Of all the Northern Nations) with this sword Which she unto Astraea sacred found, And not to be unsheathed but on just ground. Herewith, says she, deliver him from me This scarf, the zone of love and Amity, Tingird the same; wherein he may survey, Infigured all the spacious Empery That he is borne unto another day. Which, tell him, will be world enough to yield All works of glory ever can be wrought. Let him not pass the circle of that field, But think Alcides' pillars are the knot For there will be within the large extent Of these my waves, and watery Government More treasure, and more certain riches got Then all the Indies to Iberus brought, For Nereus will by industry unfold A Chemic secret, and turn fish to gold. This charge she gave, and looks ●ith such a cheer As did her comfort and delight bewray, Like clear Aurora when she doth appear In brightest robes to make a glorious day. The Speech ended, the Naydes dance about Zephyrus, and then withdraw them aside, when suddenly at the sound of a loud and fuller music, Tethys with her Nymphs appears, with another Scene, which I will likewise describe, in the language of the Architector, who contrived it, and speaks in his own métier to such as are understanders & lovers of that design. First at the opening of the heavens appeared 3. circles of lights and glasses, one within another, and came down in a strait motion five foot, and then began to move circularly; which lights and motion so occupied the eyes of the spectators, that the manner of altering the Scene was scarcely discerned: for in a moment the whole face of it was changed, the Port vanished, and Tethys with her Nymphs appeared in their several Caverns gloriously adorned. This Scene was comparted into 5. Nieces, whereof that in the midst had some slender pillows of whole round, and were made of modern Architecture in regard of room: these were of burnished gold, and bore up the returns of an Architrave, Frieze, and Cornish of the same work: on which, upon either side was a Plinth directly over the pillars, & on them were placed, for finishings, two Dolphins of silver, with their tails wreathed together, which supported oval vases of gold. Between the two pillars on either side were great ornaments of relievo, the Basement were two huge Whales of silver. Above in an action mounting were two Sea-horses, and above them, on each side of Tethys' seat was placed a great Trident The seat or Throne itself was raised six steps, and all covered with such an artificial stuff, as seemed richer by candle, than any cloth of gold. The rests for her arms were two Cherubins of gold: over her head was a great scallop of silver from which hung the folds of this rich drapery. Above the Scallop and round about the sides was a resplendent freeze of jewel glasses or lights, which showed like Diamonds, Rubies, sapphires, Emeralds, and such like, The part which returned from the two Plinthes that bore up the Dolphins, was circular, and made a hollowness over Tethys' head, and on this circle were 4. great C●artuses of gold, which bore up a round bowl of silver, in manner of a fountain, with mask-heads of gold, out of which ran an artificial water. On the midst of this was a triangular basement form of scrolls & leaves, and then a rich Veil adorned with fluting, and inchased work with a freeze of fishes, and a batta●e of Tritons, out of whose mouths, sprang water into the Bowl underneath. On the top of this was a round globe of gold full of holes, out of which issued abundance of water, some falling into the receipt below, some into the Oval vase, borne up by the Dolphins, and indeed there was no place in this great Aquatic throne, that was not filled with the sprinkling of these two natural seeming waters. The Nieces wherein the Ladies sat, were four, with Pilasters of gold, mingled with rustic stones showing like a mineral to make it more rock, and Cavern-like, varying from that of Tethys' throne. Equal with the heads of the Pillars was an Architrave of the same work, above was a circular frontispiece, which rose equal with the Bowl of the fountain fore described. On the rustic frontispiece lay two great figures in Rileve, which seemed to bear up a Garland of Seaweeds: to which from two antic Candlesticks which stood over the Pilasters were hanging Labels of gold. And these were the finishings of the top of the two Nieces next to that of Tethys. In the space between the frontispiece and the Architrave stood a great Concave shell, wherein was the head of a Sea-god, and on either side the shell to fill up the room, two great mask heads in perfile. The other two Nieces which were outermost, were likewise borne up with Pilasters of gold, and for variation had square frontispieces, and against the straight Architrave of the other was an Arch. All these were mingled with rustic, as before. In the middle between the frontispiece & the Arch, was a Bowl or fountain made of four great skallops, borne up by a great mask head which had likewise four aspects, and lying upon this Arch (to fill up the Concaves) were two figures turned half into fishes, these with their heads held up the sides of this Bowl: above this were three great Cherubins heads spouting water into the Bowl. On the midst of the square frontispiece stood a great vase adorned. The rest of the ornaments consisted of maske-heads, spouting water, swans, festons of maritime weeds, great shells, and such like; and all this whole Scene was filled with the splendour of gold and silver: only some beautiful colours behind to distinguish them, and to set off the rest. The whole work came into the form of a half round: there sat three Ladies in each Niece, which made six of a side: the Queen in the midst, and the Lady Elizabeth at her feet. Now concerning their habit: first their head-tire was composed of shells and coral, and from a great Muriake shell in form of the crest of an helm, hung a thin waving vail. Their upper garments had the bodies of sky-colored taffetas for lightness, all embroidered with maritime invention: then had they a kind of half skirts of cloth of silver embroidered with gold, all the ground work cut out for lightness which hung down full, & cut in points: underneath that, came bases (of the same as was their bodies) beneath their knee. The long skirt was wrought with lace, waved round about like a River, and on the banks sedge and Sea-weedes, all of gold. Their shoulders were all embroidered with the work of the short skirt of cloth of silver, and had cypress spangled, ruffed out, and fell in a ruff above the Elbow. The under sleeves were all embroidered as the bodies: their shoes were of Satin, richly embroidered, with the work of the short skirt. In this habit they descended out of their Caverns one after another, and so marched up with winding meanders like a River, till they came to the Tree of victory, which was a Bay erected at the right side of the state, upon a little mount there raised, where they offer their several flowers in golden urns which they bore in their hands: whilst a soft music of twelve Lutes and twelve voices, which entertained the time, expressed as a Chorus, their action in this manner. WAs ever hour brought more delight To mortal sight, Then this, wherein fair Tethys daignes to show Her, and her Nymphs a-row In glory bright? See how they bring their flowers, From out their watery bowers, To deck Apollo's Tree, The tree of victory. About whose verdant bows, They Sacrifice their vows, And wish an everlasting spring Of glory, to the Oceans King. This song and ceremony ended they fall into their first dance, after which Tethys with draws and reposes her upon the Mount under the tree of victory, entertained with Music and this Song. IF joy had other figure Then sounds, and words, and motion, To intimate the measure, And height of our devotion: This day it had been showed But what it can, it doth perform, Since nature hath bestowed No other letter, To express it better, Then in this form; Our motions, sounds, and words, Tuned to accords, Must show the well-set parts, Of our affections and our hearts, After this Tethys rises, and with her Nymphs performs her second dance, and then reposes her again upon the Mount, entertained with another song. ARe they shadows that we see? And can shadows pleasure give? Pleasure's only shadows be Cast by bodies we conceive, And are made the things we deem, In those figures which they seem. But these pleasures vanish fast, Which by shadows are expressed Pleasures are not, if they last, In their passing, is their best. Glory is most bright and gay In a flash, and so away. Feed apace then greedy eyes On the wonder you behold. Take it sudden as it flies Though you take it not to hold: When your eyes have done their part, Thought must length it in the heart. After this song Tethys again arises, and with her Nymphs, taketh out the Lords to dance their Measures Corantoes and Galliardes, which done they fall into their third and retiring dance, wherewith they return again into their several Caverns, and suddenly vanish. When to avoid the confusion which usually attendeth the dissolve of these shows; and when all was thought to be finished, followed another entertainment, and was a third show no less delightful than the rest, whose introduction was thus. Zephyrus marching a certain space after Tethys and her Nymphs, attended with his Tritons, a sudden flash of lightning causes them to stay, and Triton delivereth this speech. BEhold the Post of heaven, bright Mercury Is sent to summon and recall again, Imperial Tethys with her company, Unto her watery Mansion in the main: And shift those firmes, wherein her power did deign T'invest herself and hers, and to restore Them to themselves whose beauteous shapes they wore. And then bowing himself to wards the State, craveth their stay, and prepareth them, to the expectation of a return of the Queen and her Ladies in their forms, with these words. ANd now bright Star the Guidon of this state, And you great Peers the ornaments of power With all these glittering troops that have the fate, To be spectators of this blessed hour. Be pleased to sit a while, and you shall see A transfirmation of far more delight And apt drawn to nature, then can be Described in an imaginary sight. Triton having ended his speech, Mercury most artificially, and in an exquisite posture descends, and summons the Duke of York, and six young Noblemen to attend him, and bring back the Queen and her Ladies in their own form, directing him to the place where to find them; with this speech. Fair branch of power, in whose sweet feature here Mild Zephyrus a figure did present Of youth and of the spring-time of the year I summon you, and six of high descent T attend on you (a● hopeful worthies borne To shield the Honour and the clear Renown Of Ladies) that you presently return And bring back those, in whose fair shapes were shown The late-seene Nymphs in figures of their own Whom you shall find hard by within a grove And Garden of the spring addressed to jove. Hereupon the Duke of York with his attendants departing to perform this service, the loud Music sounds, and suddenly appears the Queen's Majesty in a most pleasant and artificial Grove, which was the third Scene, and from thence they march up to the King conducted by the Duke of York, and the Noblemen, in very stately manner. And in all these shows, this is to be noted, that there were none of inferior sort, mixed amongst these great Personages of State and Honour (as usually there have been) but all was performed by themselves with a due reservation of their dignity. And for those two which did Personate the Tritons, they were Gentlemen known of good worth and respect. The introducing of Pages with torches, might have added more splendour, but yet they would have pestered the room, which the season would not well permit. And thus have I delivered the whole form of this show, and expose it to the censure of those who make it their best show, to seem to know: with this Postscript. Pretulerim scriptor delirus inersque videri Dum mea delectant mala me, vel denique fallant, Quam sapere & ringi. S. D.