Our plays were certainly much worse,

For they had a brave hobby-horse,

Which did present unto his grace

A wondrous witty ambling pace:

But we were chiefly spoyl’d by that

Which was six hours of God knows what[49].

His lordship then was in a rage,

His lordship lay upon the stage,

His lordship cry’d, All would be marr’d:

His lordship lov’d a-life the guard,