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Whitehall, anti the whole expenfe defrayed by the gen¬ 
tlemen of the four inns of court, as a testimony of duty 
and loyalty on his majefty’s return from Scotland, after 
terminating the difcontents in that kingdom. We have 
noticed this entertainment in our article Inns of Court, 
vol. xi. p. 70. but, as the whole narrative is extremely cu¬ 
rious, we (hall copy (from Burney’s Hift. of Mulic, vol. iii.) 
fuch paffages as are mod chara&eriftic of the times, in the 
words of the original. 
“About Allhollantide this year (1633), feverall of the 
principal members of the fower Innes of Court, amongft 
whom, fome w’ere fervaunts of the king, had a defigne 
-that thefe Innes of Court (hould prefent their fervice to 
the king and queen, and teftify their affections to them, 
by the outward and fplendid vifible teltimony of a royail 
masoue of all the 4 Societies joyning together, to be by 
them brought to the court, as an exprefiion of their love 
and dutie to their majefties. This was hinted att in the 
court, and by them intimated tothechiefe of thofe focieties, 
that it would be well taken from them ; and fome held it 
the more feafonable, bicaufe this action would manifelt 
the difference of their opinion from Mr. Prynne’s new 
learning, and ferve to confute his Hijlrio majlix againft en- 
terludes.” [This virulent book had been publilhed the 
preceding year; and in the table of contents, referring to 
that part of his work which treated of female players, it 
having been (aid, “ women aCtors notorious whores,” it 
was conftrued into a reflexion on the queen and her ladies, 
who frequently performed in court-raafques ; and he was 
fentenced, in the ftar-chamber, to be imprifoned for life, 
fined 5000I. expelled Lincoln’s Inn, “difbarred and dif- 
qualifled to praCfife the law, degraded of his degree in the 
univerfity, to be fet in the pillory, his ears cut off, and 
his book burnt by the hands of the common hangman ; 
which ligorous fentence,” fays Whitelock, “ was as rigo- 
roufly executed.”] 
“This defigne tooke well with all the Innes of Court, 
efpecially the younger fort of them ; and, in order to putt 
it in execution, the benchers of each lociety rnett, and 
agreed to have this folemnity performed, in the noblelt 
and mod: (lately manner that could be invented. The 
better to effeCt this, it was refolved, in each houle to 
choofe two of their members, whom they (hould judge 
fitted for fuch a bufinefs, to be a committee, by joint af- 
(ittance to carry on that affayre. In the Middle Tempie 
were chofen of this committee Mr. Edward Hyde and 
Whitelocke (the author) ; for the Inner Temple, fir Ed¬ 
ward Herbert and Mr. Selden ; for Lincoln's Inne, Mr. 
Atturney Noy and Mr. Gerling; and for Greyes Inne, 
Sir John Fynch and Mr.-. This committee, being 
empowered by the benchers, made feverall Cub-committees, 
one of which was to take care of the poeticall part of the 
bulines 5 another of the properties of the mafquers and 
antimafquers, and other aftors; another of the dauncing 5 
and to me, in particular, was committed the whole care 
and charge of all the muficke for this great mafque. I 
made choice of Mr. Symon Ives, an honeft and able mu- 
fitiaii, of excellent (kill in his art, and of Mr. Lawes, to 
compofe the aiers, ieffons, and (bugs, for the mafque, and 
to be tnafters of all the muficke under me. I alfo made 
choice of 4 of the mod excellent mufitians of the Queen’s 
Chapell, M. La Ware, M. Du Val, M. Robert, and M. Mari, 
with divers others of forrein nations, who were moft emi¬ 
nent in their art, not in the ieaft neglefting my own coun¬ 
trymen, whofe knowledge in muficke rendered them ufe- 
ful in this aftion, to beare their parts in the muficke, 
which I refolved, if I could, to have fo performed, as 
might excell any that ever before this time had bin in 
England. 
“ The time for preferring this mafque at Whitehall w r as 
agreed to be on Candlemas-night, to end att Chriftmas ; 
and, the feveral parts of it being brought neer to a rea- 
dinefs for aftion, Hyde and Whitelocke were Cent to the 
lofd chamberlain, the earle of Pembroke and Montgomery, 
and to fir Henry Vane, the comtroller of the king’s houfe, 
to advife with them, to take order about the fceane, and 
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preparing things in the banquetting-houfe. The dauncers* 
mafquers, antimafquers, and mufitians, did before-hand 
prabiife in the place where they were to prefent the mafque, 
and the fceanes were artfully prepared (by Inigo Jones) att 
the lower end of the banquetting-houfe, and all things 
were in readynefs. 
“ The grand mafquers were fower gentlemen of each 
Inne of Court, molt fuitable for their perfons, dauncing, 
and garbe, for that buifnes ; and it was ordered, that they 
(hould be drawne in fower rich chariotts, fower mafquers 
in each chariot, by-fix horfes in each. And, to prevent 
difference about the order of their going, it was propound¬ 
ed by Wh. and affented to by the committee, that the 
chariots (hould be made after the fafiiion of the Roman 
tryumphant chariots, and, being of an ovall forme in tire 
feats, there would be no difference of place in them. For 
the feverall colours, and for the precedence of the chariots, 
it was agreed, that one of each houfe, of the committee, 
(hould throwe the dice; and, as that happened, the fociety 
to be bound of which he that threw was a member. I 
threw the dice for the Middle Temple; and by my caft 
had the place for the fecond chariot, and filver and blew 
for my colours, which colours I have ever fince kept iu 
my liveryes, and upon all folemn occalions. 
“ Candlemas-day being come, and all things being in 
readynefs, the mafquers, horfemen, mufitians, dauncens, 
and all that were actors in the buifnes, fett forth from Ely- 
houfe, in Holborne, every one in their order, towards 
Whitehall, their way being direiffed through Chancery- 
lane, and from thence through Temple Barre, and (o the 
high way to the court. The firft that marched were twen¬ 
ty footmen in fcarlet liveries with filver lace, each one 
having his fword by his fide, a baton in one hand, and a 
torch lighted in the other; thefe were the marfhall’s men, 
w ho cleered the ftreets, made way, and were all about the 
marfhall waiting his commands. After them, and fofne- 
tinves in the midft of them, came the marfhall, Mr. Darrell, 
afterwards knighted by the king, an extraordinary hau- 
fome proper gentleman, one of Lincoln’s Inne, agreed 
uppon by the committee for this fervice. He was mounted 
uppon one of the king’s bed horfes, and richeft faddles, 
and his own habit was exceeding, rich and glorious, his 
horfemanfhip very gallant, and, befides his marfhall men, 
he had two lacquayes, who carried torches by him, and a 
page in livery, that went by him carrying his cloafce. 
After him followed one hundred gentlemen of the Innes 
of Court in very rich clothes, five and twenty chofen-out 
of each houfe, of the moft properand haniome young gen¬ 
tlemen of the focieties. Every one of them was gallantly 
mounted, on the beft horfes, and with the belt furniture, 
that the king’s liable and the (tables of all the nobility in 
tonne could afforde ; and they were forward on this oc- 
calion to lend them. The richnefs of the apparell and 
furniture, glittering by the light of the multitude of 
torches attending them, with the motion and ltirring of 
their mettled horfes, and the many and various gay liveries 
of their fervants, butt efpecially the perfonal beauty and 
gallantry of the hanfome young gentlemen, made the moft 
glorious and fplendid (how that ever was beheld in Eng¬ 
land. 
“ After the horfemen came the antimafquers ; and, as 
the horfemen had their muficke* about a dozen of the beft 
trumpets, fo the firft antimafque, being of cripples and 
beggars on horfeback, had their muficke of keys and 
tonges, and the like, (napping and yett playing in confort 
before them. Thefe beggars were mounted on the pooreft 
leaneft jades that could be gotten out of the dult-carts or 
elfewhere ; and the variety and change from fuch noble 
muficke and gallant horfes as went before them, unto 
their pittiful muficke and horfes, made both of them the 
more pleafing. After the beggars antimafque came men 
on horfebacke playing uppon pipes, whittles, and instru¬ 
ments founding notes like thofe of birds of all forts, and 
in excellent confort; and w-ere followed by the antimafque 
of hirdes: this was an owl in an ivybufti, with many fe¬ 
verall forts of other birdes, in a clutter about the owle, 
gazing 
