OR His Arraignement. A Comicall Satyre. Acted, in the yeere 1601. By the then Children of Queene ELIZABETHS CHAPPEL. The Author B. I. MART. Et mihi de nullo fama rubore placet. LONDON, Printed by VVILLIAM STANSBY, M. DC. XVI. THE VERTVOVS, AND MY VVORTHY Mr. Richard Martin. IR, A thankefull man owes a courtefie euer: the vnthankefull, but when he needes it. To make mine owne marke appeare, and fhew by which of thefe feales I am known, I fend you this peece of what may liue of mine; for whofe innocence, as for the Authors, you were once a noble and timely vndertaker, to the greatest Iuftice of this kingdome. Enioy now the delight of your goodneffe; which is to fee that profper, you preferu'd: and pofteritie to owe the reading of that, without offence, to your name; which fo much ignorance, and malice of the times, then confpir'd to haue supprest. Your true louer, BEN. IONSON. THE PERSONS THAT ACT Q Dramatis Personæ 1716+ Q bears on this page an address 'Ad Lectorem' (Martial, 7. 12. 9–12.), and omits THE SCENE. ROME. 1640 subjoins the list of come dians as printed on p. (354), folio 1616. W, G, N, interpolate 'Luscus' after 'Tucca'; G, N, add ‘Aesop' and 'Equites'. TREBATIVS] om. Q [275] L POËTASTER. After the fecond founding. ENVIE. Arifing in the midst of the stage. Ight, I falute thee, but with wounded nerues: What's here? TH'ARRAIGNMENT? I: This, this is it, That our funke eyes haue wak't for, all this while : To which (at laft) I am arriu'd as Prologue. After . . . founding.] om. Q ENVIE.] LIVOR. Q om. Q ENVY arises in the midst of the stage G, N N (uniformly) 20 compliment W+ than 1640+ 5 ΙΟ 15 20 S. D.] 3 I] ay G, |