| Gaudium lætum canimus, canemus | |
| Hoc idem semper, nec enim dolere | |
| Jam licet, lætae feriæ hic aguntur | |
| Vivite læti. | |
| Sæpius nobis reriæ revertant, | |
| Sæpius vinum liceat potare, | |
| Sæpius vobis hilares cánamus | |
| Vivite læti. |
"This then was suddenly and extempore clapt together for want of a better, but notwithstanding was as willingly and chearefully receaved as it was proferd.
"By this time it was foure a clocke and liberty was given to every one to goe to bed or stay up as long as they pleased. The Prince with his councell brake up their watch, so did most of the Masters of the house, but the younger sort stayed up till prayers time, and durst not goe to bed for feare of one another. For some, after they had licence to depart, were fetcht out of their beds by their fellowes, and not suffered to put on their clothes till they came into the hall. And thus the day came and made an end of the night's sport.
"On the sixt of February, beeing egge Satterday, it pleased some gentlemen schollers in the towne to make a dauncing night of it. They had provided many new and curious daunces for the maske of Penelope's Woers, but the yeare beeing far spent and Lent drawing on and many other thinges to bee performed, the Prince was not able to bestow that state upon them which their love & skill deserved. But their good will was very kindely received by the Prince in this night's private travels. They had some apparell suddenly provided for them, and these few Latin verses for their induction:
"Isti fuere credo Penelopes proci Quos justa forsan ira Telemachi domo Expulit Ulyssis.
"After all this sport was ended the Prince entertayned them very royally with good store of wine and a banquet, where they were very merry and well pleased all that night.
"Against the next Tuesday following, beeing Shrovetuesday, the great stage was againe set up and the scaffolds built about the hall for the Prince's resignation, which was performed that night with great state and solemnity in manner and forme following:
IRA SEU TUMULUS FORTUNE.
INTERLOCUTORES.
| Princeps. | |
| Admiralius. | |
| Thesaurarius. | |
| Comptrollarius. | |
| Cancellarius. | |
| Justitiarius. | |
| Marescallus. | |
| Camerarius. | |
| Camerarius. |