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Once have we tried Ascanio, for thy sake And once again we will his power awake: Not doubting but as he is of heavenly raze, At length he will take pity on her case. Sing therefore, and each party from his heart, In this our music, bear a cheerful partly. Heavenly Apollo, on our knees I pray, Vouchsafe thy great displeasure to allay. What honour to thy Godhead will arise, To plague a silly Lady in this wise? Beside, it is a stain unto thy Deity, To yield thine own desires the sovereignty: Then show some grace unto a woeful Dame, And in these groves, our tongues shall found thy fame. I go divine Apollo. Illustrate beauty, Crystal heavens eye, Once more we do entreat thy clemency: That as thou art the power of us all, Thou wouldst redeem Eurymine from thrall. Grant gentle God, grant this our small request, And if ability in us do rest: Whereby we ever may deserve the same, It shall be seen, we reverence Phœbus name. Alas, if unto her you be so hard, Yet of Ascanio have some more regard, And let him not endure such endless wrong, That hath pursued her constant love so long. Nor will we slack perpetual thanks to give.
Plot summary
Plot — The Maid's Metamorphosis
Considering Eurymine too low-born to be a suitable match for his son Ascanio, Duke Telemachus orders two of his gentlemen to escort her from the court and murder her. In the event, however, Phylander persuades his colleague that they have no obligation to follow unlawful orders. They plan to present the Duke with an animal’s heart, claiming it to be hers, and Eurymine agrees to live away from the court in country exile. She meets a forester and a shepherd, each of whom wants her to live with him; when they become competitive, she agrees to accept a cottage from the forester and a flock of sheep from the shepherd. Ascanio goes into the woods looking for Eurymine. Juno finds him asleep and, eager to prove her superiority to Venus, arranges for him to dream of where to find his love. Meanwhile, Eurymine meets Apollo, who is also attracted to her. To save herself from rape, she claims to disbelieve his claims of godhead, and asks him to prove himself by working a miracle: specifically, she asks him to change her sex. He does, but with an associated curse: as a man, she will fall hopelessly in love with another man, and long to be a woman again. Ascanio learns from an echo that Eurymine is nearby but inaccessible, and the hermit Aramanthus, who is also a dispossessed prince, explains her metamorphosis. This disappoints not only Ascanio but also her country admirers, and Aramanthus recommends that she should ask the Graces to intercede with Apollo on her behalf. Apollo eventually agrees and restores her original gender. Telemachus has a change of heart and sends Phylander to bring Eurymine back from the forest. Apollo reveals that she is in fact Aramanthus’ long-lost daughter, and so of royal blood: her status is after all no obstacle to her marriage with Ascanio.