before.

After these fower Knightes in rich apparell with hats and feathers,
rapiers and daggers, bootes and spurres, everie one his Lackie
attending on him with torch-light, all two by two.

After these the Master of the Requests, the Master of the Robes in
vaste velvet gownes, with Lackies and torches before them.

After these fower Barons in velvet cloakes, likewise attended with
Lackies and torches.

After these an Herald at Armes bare, with two Lackies attendant
bearing torches.

After these six of the privie Counsell in Schollars gownes and civill
hoods, everie one attended on by a Footman bearing on his jacket both
behind and before his Lord's armes according to his office (as it is
before mentioned) with torches alsoe in theire hands.

After those two Sergeants at armes, with great Maces, and two Squiers
before them with torches, all bare.

After these two Hench-men, the one with a sword, the other with a
scepter, likewise attended by two Squiers with torch lights, all
bare.

After these the Prince himselfe in a scholler's gowne and civill hood,
with a coronett of laurell about his hat, attended on by fower
footmen in suitable liveries with torches.

After these the Captaine of the guard alone in hose and dublett, hatt
and feather, etc., and following him, twenty of the guard in suitable
guards' coats and halberds in their hands, and lightes intermingled
here and there.

"When this traine first entered out of the Prince's palace there was a
volye of shotte to the number of fiftie or three-score gunnes, and
once againe as it passed through the quadrangle, and the third time
when the Prince was readie to enter uppon the stage in the hall, after
which third peale ended, the nobilitie having past along some parte of
the stage, the rest of the traine disposed in places provided for
them, and the Prince himselfe newlie entered, the showe went forward.

* * * * *

"It hath beene observed if they which performe much in these kinde of
sportes must needs doe something amisse, or at the least such is the
danger and trouble of them, that something in the doing will miscarry,
and so be taken amisse, and such was our fortune at this time; for the
Prologue (to the great prejudice of that which followed) was most
shamefully out, and having but halfe a verse to say, so that by the
very sense the audience was able to prompt him in that which followed,
yet hee could