NICE VALOUR.
A Comedy.
| Duke of Genova. | |
| Shamont his Favourite, a superstitious lover of reputation. | |
| A passionate Lord, the Duke's distracted kinsman. | |
| A Soldier, brother to Shamont. | |
| Lapet, the cowardly Monsieur of Nice Valour. | |
| A Gallant of the same Temper. | |
| Pultrot, | Two Mushroom Courtiers. |
| Mombazon, | |
| Two Brothers to the Lady, affecting the passionate Lord. | |
| Four Courtiers. | |
| Jester. | |
| A Priest | In a Masque. |
| Six Women | |
| Galoshio, a Clown, such another try'd piece of Man's flesh. | |
| WOMEN. | |
| Lady, Sister to the Duke, Shamont's beloved. | |
| Lapet's Wife. | |
| A Lady, personating Cupid, Mistriss to the mad Lord. | |
The Scene Genova.
The PROLOGUE at the reviving of this Play.
It's grown in fashion of late in these days,
To come and beg a suff[eranc]e to our Plays
'Faith Gentlemen, our Poet ever writ
Language so good, mixt with such sprightly wit,
He made the Theatre so Sovereign
With his rare Scænes, he scorn'd this crouching vein:
We stabb'd him with keen daggers when we pray'd
Him write a Preface to a Play well made.
He could not write these toyes, 'tw[a]s easier far,
To bring a Felon to appear at th' Barr
So much he hated baseness; which this day,
His Scænes will best convince you of in's Play.
Actus Primus. Scæna Prima.
Enter Duke, Shamount, and four Gentlemen.