The Third Universitie of England

984

Cap, 38.

Of other arts & ∫ciences ingenu-
ous, and liberall, professed in this Cittie,
and in fewe other Vniuer∫ities.

Cap, 40.

sed in euery other Vniuersitie, nor reckoned
amongst the auncient liberall Arts & Scien-
ces, yet in respect that they are fit for a gentle-
man ( whom none doe become but honorable
and liberall and ingenuous Arts ) and other
arts shall haue no place in this discourse. In
the choise of the arts of this kinde, I will not
be mine owne Caruer, but will receiue them
of the recommendation and warrant of that
most learned and iudicious noble Gentleman
the Counte Baldesser Castilio, who recoun-
ting the qualities and arts necessary and properly apperteyning to a Gentleman (and so
consequently to be esteemed liberall and in-
genuous ) giueth to the arts Gladiatorie or of defence, and of Riding, and of Paynting, and
of Pourtraying, and of Dancing, place a-
mongst them : And these all being professed
and taught in this Cittie, and that by excel-
lent Maisters, I thinke I should wrong this
Academy, and the professors and learners of
these arts herein if I should not mention and
record them in this register or treatise, I will
first begin with that art of Ryding (which the
Græcians called Hippice ) as the most wor-
thy of them, and is a principall part or mem-
ber of Polemica or art of Military.

986

Cap, 44.

towards M. Anthony, seeing him dance, said,
(Nemo saltat sobrius) is notwithstanding an
art and qualitie, not iustly obnoxious to that
his bitter imputation: but contrarywise com-
mendable, and fit for a Gentleman, being op-
portunely and modestly used. And Plato
that most graue Philosopher thinketh meete
that ingenuous children be taught to Dance:
And it is not onely allowed and graced in the
Courts of Princes, and in the best and most
honorable Citties, and euen in the colledges
of the reuerend and graue Professors of our
Lawes, but also hath so good approbation in
the holy Scriptures, as we find that Micholl
was much blamed for laughing at King Da-
vid when he danced. Of this art many bookes
haue been written, as that Pamflet in the
Macaronicall tongue, intituled Liber bragar-
dissimus de danzis, and diuers other the like.
And much more aunciently it hath bin han-
dled by Athenæs and Iulius Pollux, & since
by Cælius Rodigynus, and lastly and largely
enough by Thomas Garzoni in his Piazza Vni-
uersale in discorso 45. de Ballarini. Under this
art, Valting and tumbling, and going uppon
ropes, and the doing Feats of actiuitie, & rare
agilittie are comprehended: and in these arts of

dancing and valting we haue countrymen of
our owne, which be very excellent, as M. Car-
dell, groome of the Queenes priuie chamber,
and M. Warren, and M. Roland, the Kinges
Musitians, and M. Iohn Hasset, and diuers
others.
  I set not downe the armes of the professors
of dancing, because I haue not seene them:
besides I am enformed that they are of y^e So-
ciety of the musitians, which I easily beleeue,
for dancing cannot stand without Musicke,
and then are they furnished, hauing an equall
and common interest, as well in the ensignes
as in the Societie and corporation.

988

Of the Art of Reuels.

Cap 47.

I understand I confesse ) & hath a setled place
within this Cittie. But because I haue dis-
cribed it, and discoursed thereof at large in a
particular commentarie, according to my ta
lent, I will surcease to speake any more ther-
or : blazing onely the armes belonging to it,
which are Gules a crosse Argent, and in the
first corner of the scutcheon, a Mercuries Pe-
tasus Argent, and a Lyon Gules in cheefe
Or.

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  And that night in honor of this ioyfull nupti-
all, there was a very stately Maske of Lords &
Ladies, w^t many ingenious speeches, delicate
deuises, melodious musique, pleasant daunces,
with other princely entertainements of tyme,
all which were singularly well performed in
the Banquetting house. The 4. honorable
Innes of Court, aswell the elders and graue
Benchers of each house, as the towardly yoong
active gallant Gentelmen of the same houses,
being of infinte desire to expresse their singu-
lar loue and duteous affection to his maiestie,
and to performe some memorable & acceptable

A Maske of
Lord and
Ladies.

The seuerall
maskes of the
Innes of Court

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seruice worthy their own reputation, in honor
of this nuptiall, & therupon w^t great exrpedition
they ioyntly & severally consulted, and agreed
amongst themselues to sette out two seuerall
rich and stately masks, and to performe them
brauel, without respect of charge or expences,
and from amongst themselues they selected the
most pregnant & actiue Gentlemen to bee their
maskers, who to the lasting honor of them-
selues and their societies performed all things
as worthily : they imployed the best wits and
skilfullest artizens in deuising, composing, and
creating their seuerall strange properties, ex-
cellent speeches, pleasant deuises, and delicate
musique, braue in habite, rych in ornaments,
in demeanor courtly, in their going by Land
and Water very stately and orderly : all which
with their rare inuentions and variable enter-
tainments of time were such, as the like was
neuer performed in England by any Societie,
and was now as gratiously accepted off by his
Maiestie, the Queene, the Prince, the Bride
and Bridegroome. From whom they receiued
all princely thankes and encouragement : con-
cerning which two maskes, with the multi-
plicitie of deuises, depending vpon those enter-
tainements of time, though I may not sette
downe the particulars, nor say all I ought in
their deseruing commendations, by reason it
would require a verie large discourse : yet for
distination sake, I will briefly set downe their
seuerall times and order of going to the court.
Vpon Shroue-mundaie at night, the gentleme[n]
of the middle Temple & Lincolnes Inne, with
their Trayne for this businesse, assembled in
Chancery-lane, at the house of Sir Edward
Philips, maister of the Roles, and about eyght
of the cloake, they marched thence through the
Strand, to the court at White hall, in this
manner. First rode fiftie choyce Gentlemen
richly attyred, and as gallantly mounted, with
euery one his footemen to attend him : these
rode very stately like a vauntguard : next after
with fit distance, marched an antique, or mock-
maske of Baboons, attired like fantastique
trauaillers, in very strange and confused man-
ner, ryding vppon Asses, or dwarfe Jades, v-
sing all apeish and mocking trickes to the peo-
ple, mouing much laughter as they past, with
Torches on either side to shew their state to be
as ridiculous, as the rest was noble : After
them came two chariots triumphal, very plea-
sant and full of state, wherein rode the choyce
Musitians of this Kingdome, in robes like to
the Virginian priests, with sundry deuises, all
pleasant and significant, with two rankes of
Torches : Then came the chiefe maskers with
great state in white Indian habit, or like the
great princes of Barbary, richly imbrodred w^t
the golden sun, with suteable ornaments in all
poynts, about their neckes were rufs of Fea-
thers, spangled and beset with pearle & siluer,
and vpon their heads loftie corronets suteable
to the rest : they wore long silk Stockings, va-
riously imbrodred with gold to y^e midleg : their
buskins were likewise imbrodred, and in their hands as they rode, they bra[n]dished Cane darts

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of the finest gold : their vizards were of Olius
collour, their haire long & black downe to their
shoulders : the horses for rich shew equalled the
Maskers : their caparisons were enchast with
suns of golde & ornamentall Jewels, with sil-
ver, scarffing ouer the whole caparison, & about
their heads, which made such a strange & glo-
rious show, that it dazelled the eyes of the beholders with great admiration : euery of these
horse had 2. Moores to attend them, attired like
Indian slaues with wreathes of gold and wat-
shed about their heads, being about an hun-
dreth in number : the Torch-bearers carryed
Torches of virgin waxe, the slaues whereof
were great Canes guilded all ouer, and their
habits were likewise of the Indian Garb, but
more extrauagant then those of y^e maskers, the
maskers rode single & had euery man his torch-
bearer ryding before him. All which with the
last triumphall Chariot, wherein sate manie
strange attired persenages, with their emble-
ams, conceitfull and variable deuises, made a
wondrous pleassing shew. And thus they mar-
ched through the Strand to Whitehall, where
the King, the Prince, the bride & Bridegroome, and the chiefe nobilitie stoode in the gallery be-
fore the Tilt-yard to behold their approch, and
because there should be a full view had of their
state & traine, the King caused them to march
one turne about the list, and being dismounted
they were honorably attended through y^e galle-
ry to a chamber, in which they were to make
them ready for performance of their Scene in
the hall, in which place, were erected their sun-
dry properties, & deuises, formerly mentioned,
where they performed all things answerable to
the best of expectation, and receiued as royall
thankes and commendations.