TWO NOBLE KINSMEN: Presented at the Blackfriers by the Kings Maiefties fervants, with great applause: Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, for Iohn Waterfon: and are to be fold at the figne of the Crowne in Pauls Church-yard. 163 4. Florish. N PROLOGVE. Ew Playes, and Maydenheads, are neare a kin, More of the maid to fight, than Husbands paines; A learned, and a Poet never went More famous yet twixt Po and filver Trent And the first found this child heare, be a hiffe, 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 Florish. [1. 1] THE TWO NOBLE Kinsmen. Actus Primus. 4 Enter Hymen with a Torch burning: a Boy, in a white Robe before finging, and firewing Flowres: After Hymen, a Nimph, encompaft in her Treffes, bearing a wheaten Garland. Then Thefeus betweene two other Nimphs with wheaten Chaplets on their heades. Then Hipolita the Bride, lead by Thefeus, and another holding a Garland over her head (her Treffes likewife hanging.) After her Emilia holding up her Traine. The Song, Ofes their fharpe Spines being gon, But in their hew. Maiden Pinckes, of odour faint, Prim-rofe first borne, child of Ver, 8 Merry Spring times Herbinger, With her bels dimme. Oxlips, in their Cradles growing, Mary-golds, on death beds blowing, 12 Larkef-heeles trymme. Mufike. All Enter 3. Queenes in Blacke, with vailes flaind, with imperiall Crownes. The 1. Queene fals downe at the foote of Thefeus; The 2. fals downe at the foote of Hypolita. The 3. before Emilia. 1. Qu. For pitties fake and true gentilities, Heare, and respect me. 2. Qu. For your Mothers fake, And as you with your womb may Heare and respect me, 20 24 thrive with faire ones, 28 3. Qu. Now for the love of him whom Iove hath markd The honour of your Bed, and for the fake Of cleere virginity, be Advocate For us, and our diftreffes: This good deede Shall raze you out o'th Booke of Trefpaffes Thefeus. Sad Lady rife. Hypol. Stand up. Emil. No knees to me. Does bind me to her. 32 36 What woman I may steed that is distrest, 40 Thef. What's your requeft? Deliver you for all. I. Qu. We are 3. Queenes, whofe Soveraignes fel before The wrath of cruell Creon; who endured The Beakes of Ravens, Tallents of the Kights, 44 And |