The prologue to His Majesty at the first play presented at the Cock-pit in Whitehall, being part of that noble entertainment which their Maiesties received Novemb. 19. from his Grace the Duke of Albemarle. Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669. 1660 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A81294 Wing D1007A Thomason 669.f.26[30] ESTC R210836 99869591 99869591 163912

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THE PROLOGUE TO HIS MAJESTY At the firſt PLAY preſented at the Cock-pit in WHITEHALL, Being part of that Noble Entertainment which Their MAIESTIES received Novemb. 19. from his Grace the Duke of ALBEMARLE. GReateſt of Monarchs, welcome to this place Which Majeſty ſo oft was wont to grace Before our Exile, to divert the Court, And ballance weighty Cares with harmleſs ſport This truth we can to our advantage ſay, They that would have no KING, would have no Play: The Laurel and the Crown together went, Had the ſame Foes, and the ſame Baniſhment: The Ghoſts of their great Anceſtors they fear'd, VVho by the art of conjuring Poets rear'd, Our HARRIES & our EDWARDS long ſince dead Still on the Stage a march of Glory tread: Thoſe Monuments of Fame (they thought) would ſtain And teach the People to deſpiſe their Reign: Nor durſt they look into the Muſes Well, Least the cleer Spring their uglineſs ſhould tell; Affrighted with the ſhadow of their Rage, They broke the Mirror of the times, the Stage; The Stage againſt them ſtill maintain'd the War, When they debauch'd the Pulpit and the Bar. Though to be Hypocrites, be our Praiſe alone, 'Tis our peculiar boast that we were none.' What er'e they taught, we practis'd what was true, And ſomething we had learn'd of honor too, VVhen by Your Danger, and our Duty preſt, VVe acted in the Field, and not in Teſt; Then for the Cauſe our Tyring-houſe they ſack't, And ſilenc't us that they alone might act; And (to our ſhame) moſt dext'rouſly they do it, Out-act the Players, and out-ly the Poet; But all the other Arts appear'd ſo ſcarce, Ours were the Moral Lectures, theirs the Farſe: This ſpacious Land their Theater became, And they Grave Counſellors, and Lords in Name; VVhich theſe Mechanicks Perſonate ſo ill That ev'n the Oppreſſed with contempt they fill, But when the Lyons dreadful skin they took, They roar'd ſo loud that the whole Forreſt ſhook; The noiſe kept all the Neighborhood in awe, VVho thought 't was the true Lyon by his Pawe. If feigned Vertue could ſuch Wonders do, VVhat may we not expect from this that's true! But this Great Theme muſt ſerve another Age, To fill our Story, and adorne our Stage.

LONDON, Printed for G. Bedell and T. Collins, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-ſtreet. 1660.