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What, Missed esse Lala Spinster? content yourself, I now repeat that which is passed, I do not represent that which is present. Keep silence, thou party-col ured chattering Mappy. Good men, good wives, good nds, ds, good boys. Who meet, to see, and hear our childish to yes. Of late you know, if you have not mistook us. We acted Comic Terence his Eunuebus. We come not with old worn common Thais, y rode the sister of Corinthian Lais. Nor Parmen , nor scolding Pythias. This wasp had almost put me out. Out he . But in a nearer circle now we walk, Where with our selves, and of our selves we talk. Our School imagine here new built and dight, This Scene our forms, our worser y this candle light. I enough to thee, jealous Lala, that this same schol le feast is dressed in English. We are not now at ou task, but we have leave to play, and we play at our best game. No Tomboy, no. Nor scourge-top, nor Truss, nor Leap frog, nor Nine holes, nor Mumble the peg: But a more Noble recreation, where we have more lookers on, then gamesters. Take out thy fe we, and spell here, in this one leaved book. Tell the stitches in this sample of black and white. A. P. ap? Thou fumbling Ape. A. per see, A. P. Oh. L. pol. I tell thee, this is Greek, Latin, and English too. It is a proper name, it signifies the Lord and Ma ster of the Muses. His Throne and Court here repre scented is the shop and staple of learning. Nay, read on what followos. Thou a to not worthy to go a shroving, that canst not spell it. All which we on this Stage shall act or say, Does Apollas shroving day. Whilst thus we greet you by our words and pens, Our sorouing bodeth death to none, but bens. I prithee, hold thy peace, thou goest beyond thine office, thou'lt have the first word and the last too, thou shewest thy sell e to be a true Lala. But whilst I chat with her, the time grows late, I'll six this banner at Apollos gate. Exit. S I quisquam est, qui placere see stum at bonis Quam plurim S, mini e multos laedere, In his hic nomen profit ur suum. For my dame Lall, I do but act my partly, you must not . I will, for your sake. But now w with mild audacity, In vul ar language unto low capacity.
Plot summary
Plot — Apollo Shroving
The people are summoned to do Shrovetide homage to Apollo and'present any grievances they may have; it is rumoured that many will be indicted for encroaching on the god’s prerogative, Novice gets himself enrolled in Compliment’s school of etiquette, which is currently fashionable. Compliment hopes to be granted a licence to run his school, and asks Lauriger to intercede with Apollo to that end. He tries to cheat his rich pupil Jingle, who ===== PAGE 261 ===== LGo2y. pays monthly fees, by reckoning a month as four weeks, so that there are thirteen months in the year. At Apollo’s court, Compliment is launched into the air with fireworks, and his page Implement is sentenced to a year repairing damaged school books. Jingle is sentenced to spend all his inheritance on bodily pleasure, leaving him with nothing to live on in his old age. Novice is simply sent back to school. Amphibius is in love after receiving an amorous letter from Queen Hedone, delivered by Siren, but his friend Philoponus points out that the address is in a different handwriting from the letter: it is a forgery. In fact, Siren is tempting many votaries of Apollo to apostasy. She also attempts to seduce Lauriger into devotion to Hedone, but he resists her alluring song. At the court, Siren is exposed as an ugly monster. For overestimating his academic abilities, Retro was awarded a three-year penance of only being able to speak backwards. His father seeks Apollo’s clemency, and it is granted. Ludio, who prefers play to his school- work, defends himself learnedly, and is sentenced to an eternity of handling dice without ever being able to play with them.