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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
Actus s. In the fifth act the young King was acquainted with
all that had passed between the Moore and his future
spouse, who interceded with his father for her, intreating
that she might not be left in that condition, and embas-
sadors were dispatched to comfort her, but withal to give
her notice of her inconsiderateness. She, nevertheless,
would not receive them, but consented to be the Moore's
concubine, and the young King was acquainted with it.
interiudium. After this comes a band of fools, each of which brought a
cudgel, wherewith they made a great globe of the world,
and undid it again, the which was a fine sportive
phantsie.
Actus 6. In the sixth act, the young King resolved to bid battle
to the Moore, which was done, and albeit the Moore was
discomfited, yet all held the young King for dead,
but he
came again to himself, released his spouse, and committed
her to his steward and chaplain, the first whereof tormented
her mightily, while the priest was so insolently wicked
that he would needs be above all, till the same was
reported to the young King, who dispatched
one to break
the neck of the priest's mightiness, and adorn the bride in
interiudium. some measure for the nuptials. After this act a vast arti-
Actus 7.
ficial elephant was brought in, carrying a great tower with
musitians, which was well pleasing to all.
In the last act the bride-groom appeared in such pomp as
is not well to be believed. The bride met him in the like
solemnity, whereupon all the people
cried out VIVAT
SPONSUM, VIVAT SPONSA, so that by this comedy they did
applausus
erga Regem withal congratulate our King and Queen in the most stately
et Reginam.
manner, which pleased them most extraordinary well. At
length they made some pasces about the stage, till at last
they altogether began thus to sing.