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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,
for Matthew Lownes.

M. DC. XVI.

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THE VERTVOVS,

AND MY VVORTHY
FRIEND,

Mr. Richard Martin.

IR, A thankefull man owes a courtefie euer: the

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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.

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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

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POËTASTER.

After the fecond founding.

ENVIE.

Arifing in the midst of the stage.

Ight, I falute thee, but with wounded nerues:
Wishing thy golden fplendor, pitchy dark-
neffe.

What's here? TH'ARRAIGNMENT? I: This, this is it,

That our funke eyes haue wak't for, all this while :
Here will be fubiect for my fnakes, and me.
Cling to my necke, and wrists, my louing wormes,
And caft you round, in soft, and amorous foulds,
Till I doe bid, vncurle: Then, breake your knots,
Shoot out your felues at length, as your forc't ftings
Would hide themfelues within his malic't fides,
To whom I fhall apply you. Stay! the shine
Of this affembly here offends my fight,
I'le darken that first, and out-face their grace.
Wonder not, if I ftare: these fifteene weekes
(So long as fince the plot was but an embrion)
Haue I, with burning lights, mixt vigilant thoughts,
In expectation of this hated play:

To which (at laft) I am arriu'd as Prologue.
Nor would I, you should looke for other lookes,
Gesture, or complement from me, then what

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