[Sound. Enter the King of Valencia, Anselmo, Rodrigo, Borachius, with others; the King runs and embraces his Son.]
KING OF VALENCIA.
Rise, honour of my age, food to my rest:
Condemn not mighty King of Aragon My rude behaviour, so compelled by Nature, That manners stood unknowledged.
KING OF ARRAGON.
What we have to recite would tedious prove By declaration; therefore, in, and feast:
To morrow the performance shall explain, What Words conceal; till then, Drums speak, Bells ring, Give plausive welcomes to our brother King.
[Sound Drums and Trumpets. Exeunt omnes.]
EPILOGUE.
[Enter Comedy and Envy.]
COMEDY.
How now, Envy? what, blushest thou all ready?
Peep forth, hide not thy head with shame, But with a courage praise a woman's deeds.
Thy threats were vain, thou couldst do me no hurt.
Although thou seemdst to cross me with despite, I overwhelmed, and turned upside down thy block And made thy self to stumble at the same.
ENVY.
Though stumbled, yet not overthrown.
Thou canst not draw my heart to mildness;
Yet must I needs confess thou hast done well, And played thy part with mirth and pleasant glee:
Say all this, yet canst thou not conquer me;
