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HISTORY OF THE ROS1CRUCTANS.
mitted to an ancient tutor), continued all the first act, with
interiudium. many laudable sports beside. In the interlude a Lyon and
Griffon were set at one another, and the Lyon got the
victory ; this was also a pretty sight.
Actus 2. In the second act, the Moore, a black, treacherous fellow,
came forth, who having with vexation understood that his
murder was discovered, and that a little lady was craftily
stollen from him, began to consult how by stratagem he
might encounter so powerful an adversary, whereof he was
at length advised by certain fugitives who fled to him
through famine. So the young lady, contrary
to all
expectation, fell again into his hands, whom had he not
been wonderfully deceived by his own servants, he had
like to have slain. Thus this act was concluded with a
mervelous triumph of the Moore.
Actus 3. jn the third act a great army on the King's part was
raised against the Moore, and put under the conduct of an
antient, valiant knight, who fell into the Moore's country,
till he forceably rescued the young Lady from a tower, and
apparelled her anew. After this they erected a glorious
scaffold and placed her upon it; presently came twelve
royal embassadors, amongst whom the Knight made a
speech, alledging that the King, his most gracious Lord,
had not only heretofore delivered her from death, and
caused her to be royally brought up, though she had not
behaved herself altogether as became her, but, moreover,
had, before others, elected her as a spouse for the young
Lord, his Son, most gratiously desiring that the espousals
might be really executed in case they would be sworn to his
Majesty upon the following articles. Hereupon out of a
patent he caused certain glorious conditions to be read ;
the young Lady took an oath inviolably to observe the