[Technogamia]: or the marriage of the arts / A comedie Written by Barten Holiday, Master of Arts, and Student of Christ-Church in Oxford, and acted by the Students of the same House before the Uniuersitie, at Shroue-tide. [Ornament].

  • Barten Holyday
Date:
1630
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Credit: [Technogamia]: or the marriage of the arts / A comedie Written by Barten Holiday, Master of Arts, and Student of Christ-Church in Oxford, and acted by the Students of the same House before the Uniuersitie, at Shroue-tide. [Ornament]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sunnc thin d vpon vs,as it docs here, and then it pricu’d vs to thinke wc weie togoebacke fuch an vncouch way a^aine; wel, v\e went ftill higher, and atlaft looking out at thefe doorcs,and .eeing that part ot the world that lay towards vs, (being a fine Sun-fhine day,) we law a very terrible battell ■ fought betweene the tJJand the Terfan, wherein the Turhe was put to tne vvorft: out now the Magician growing weary, and defirous to know howfarrethis Pillar alcendcd, he held by the fide of the doore, and lookt vp wards, but with the fearc iuddcnly fell downe: and there wasthevnhappy end of ray companion. This pillar doubtles we coniedf ur’d to be the Pole,and the way to heauen; and the ftaires that def- ccnded,the way to hcll,and to the other Pole.With this acci¬ dent 1 being halfe affrighted, with a trembling at the won¬ ders of the godsjhnmbly defeended. Pseta. Alas! what did you doe in that cafe being alone? Why,Sir,wbenl was come downe, the fca was ftill calme ; and fo Ivnfaftening the fhip,faird the Ice,and accor¬ ding to the inftru&ion I had learn’d of the Magician, I got it ouer the Icejand without any danger return’d to Cjeographus. Poeta. Mee thinkes you fhould haue had but Cold Com¬ fort to be in that place alone. ,/, .. Pham A proteft vnto you, Sir, fimpleas Iftand here now, I did it then. Now, Sir, wherefbeuer Geographus comes, he equally braggesofthis attempt ashisallb; butl vow by my former dangers and prefentgriefes, the difeouerie was made onely by Magus,,and Thantafies; and the relation by 'Phan- taftesomAy. ^ Poeta. And is this the reward which Geography hauing now gotten enough, giues vnto you ? efpeciaily you hauing fau’d his cred it hitherto in not difeouering alfo his lying arro- gancie ? ’tis inhumane ingratitude. EnterEt HIC vs. Ethicus. (to Phantajlesj How now wcather-cockc ? what wind blew you this way ? (to Poeta) Why, wile naan, haue you neucr a fitter Companion than this trauelling gallant? [to Phaxtafies] Pray be fo mannerly astotrauellalittlcafide; I mufl fpeake with Poeta.