Sicelides a Piscatory, Title page – Prologue
SICELIDES A PISCATORY,
As it hath beene Acted in Kings Colledge, in Cambridge.
LONDON, Printed by I. N. for VVilliam Sheares, and are to be sold at his shoppe, at the great South doore of St. Pauls Church. 1631.
Dramatis Personae.
Perindus, A Fisher, sonne to Tyrinthus, in louelove with Gaucilla.
Armillus, A Shepheard, and acquainted with Peri…dus.
Thalander, A Fisher, sonne to Glaucus, in louelove with Olinda, disguised and called Atyches.
Alcippus, A Fisher.
Pas, A Fisher, in louelove with Cosma.
Fredocaldo, An old Fisher, in louelove with Cosma.
Olinda, Sister to Perindus.
Glaucilla, Sister to Thalander.
Cosma, A light Nymph of Messena.
Cancrone, Two foolish Fishers, seruants to old Tyrinthus.
Scrocca, Two foolish Fishers, seruants to old Tyrinthus.
Tyrinthus, Father to Perindus and Olinda.
Conchylio, Cosmaes page.
Rymbombo, Cyclops.
Dicaus. Neptunes chiefe Priest.
Nomicus, An inferior Priest.
Glaucus, Muti.
Circe, Muti.
Gryphus, Tyrinthus his man.
Cuma, Perindus his boy.
Executioners.
Chorus, of Priests.
Chorus, of Fishers.
PROLOGVS CHAMVS.
BEgin, thou royall Muse, Enuie nere vses,
…o dwell in gentle Courts, or sacred Muses:
To begge of them that common courtesie
Must grant; were to condemne both them, and thee:
Thy Came assures thee, they will all agree,
Gently to beare their Actors infancy;
Infants oft please; the choycest Poet song,
Breeds lesse delight then th' infants prattling tongue.
Then let me here intreate your minds to see,
In this our England, fruitfull Sicely,
Their two twinne Iles; so like in soyle and frame,
That as two twinnes they'r but another same.
But this they begge, which you may graunt with ease:
That all these paines to pleasure you, may please.