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A merry
dance.
Hospites
invitantur
a virgine
Lucif. ad
comediam.
Processus
Regis ad
spectandum
comediam.
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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
presented himself on behalf of their Royal Majesties, and
deliverd us a health from them out of a golden cup, and
was to call our Virgin to the King, withal declaring he
could not at this time tarry, we could not sport ourselves
with him, so,
with a due return of our most humble thanks
Now because the mirth began
we let him flye forth again.
to fall into my consort's feet, and the Virgins were nothing
sorry to see it, they lead up
a civil dance which I rather
beheld with pleasure then assisted, for my mercurialists
were so ready with their postures, as if they had been long
of the trade. After some few dances, our president came
in again, and told us how the artists and students had
offered themselves to their Royal Majesties before their
departure to act a merry comedy ; and if we thought good
to be present thereat, and to waite upon their Royal
Majesties to the House of the Sun, it would be acceptable
to them. Hereupon we returned our humble thanks for
the honour vouchsafed us, and most submissively tendered
our small service, which the Virgin related, and presently
brought word to attend their Royal Majesties in the gallery,
whither we were soon led, and staid not long there, for the
Royal Procession was just ready, yet without musick. The
unknown Queen who was yesterday with us went foremost
with a small and costly coronet, apparelled in white satin,
and carrying nothing but a small crucifix made of a pearl,
and this very day wrought between the young King and
his Bride. After her went the six fore-mentioned Virgins
in two ranks, carrying the King's jewels belonging to the
little altar. Next to these came the three Kings. The
Bridegroom was in the midst of them with a plain dress of
black sattin, after the Italian mode. He had on a small
round black hat, with a little black pointed feather, which