induction00-第6章

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present。　Misia　my　Chambermaid；　and　Licisca　belonging　to　Philomena；

shall　serve　continually　in　the　Kitchin；　and　diligently　make　ready　such

Vyands；　as　shal　be　delivered　them　by　Parmeno。　Chimera；　waitingwoman　to

Lauretta；　and　Stratilia　appertaining　to　Fiammetta；　shall　have　the

charge　and　governement　of　the　Ladies　Chambers；　and　preparing　all

places　where　we　shall　be　present。　Moreover；　we　will　and　commaund

everie　one　of　them　（as　they　desire　to　deserve　our　grace）　that

wheresoever　they　goe　or　come；　or　whatsoever　they　heare　or　see：　they

especially　respect　to　bring　us　tydings　of　them。　After　shee　had

summarily　delivered　them　these　orders；　very　much　commended　of　everie

one；　she　arose　fairely；　saying：　Heere　we　have　Gardens；　Orchardes；

Medowes；　and　other　places　of　sufficient　pleasure；　where　every　one

may　sport　and　recreate　themselves：　but　so　soone　as　the　ninth　houre

striketh；　then　all　to　meet　here　againe；　to　dine　in　the　coole　shade。

　　This　jocund　company　having　received　licence　from　their　Queene　to

disport　themselves；　the　Gentlemen　walked　with　the　Ladies　into　a　goodly

Garden；　making　Chaplets　and　Nosegayes　of　divers　flowers；　and　singing

silently　to　themselves。　When　they　had　spent　the　time　limitted　by　the

Queene；　they　returned　into　the　house；　where　they　found　that　Parmeno

had　effectually　executed　his　office。　For；　when　they　entred　into　the

hall；　they　saw　the　Tables　covered　with　delicate　white　Napery；　and

the　glasses　looking　like　silver；　they　were　so　transparantly　cleere；

all　the　roome　beside　strewed　with　Flowers　of　Juniper。　When　the　Queen

and　all　the　rest　had　washed；　according　as　Parmeno　gave　order；　so　every

one　was　seated　at　the　Table：　the　Viands　（delicately　drest）　were　served

in；　and　excellent　wines　plentifully　delivered；　none　attending　but

the　three　servants；　and　little　or　no　lowd　Table…talke　passing　among

them。

　　Dinner　being　ended；　and　the　Tables　withdrawne　（all　the　Ladies；　and

the　Gentlemen　likewise；　being　skilfull　both　in　singing　and　dancing；

and　playing　on　instruments　artificially）　the　Queene　commanded；　that

divers　Instruments　should　be　brought；　and　（as　she　gave　charge）　Dioneus

tooke　a　Lute；　and　Fiammetta　a　Violl　de　gamba；　and　began　to　play　an

excellent　daunce。　Whereupon；　the　Queene　with　the　rest　of　the　Ladies；

and　the　other　two　young　Gentlemen　（having　sent　their　attending

servants　to　dinner）　paced　foorth　a　daunce　very　majestically。　And

when　the　dance　was　ended；　they　sung　sundry　excellent　Canzonets；

outwearing　so　the　time；　untill　the　Queene　commanded　them　all　to

rest；　because　the　houre　did　necessarily　require　it。　The　Gentlemen

having　their　Chambers　farre　severed　from　the　Ladies；　curiously　strewed

with　flowers；　and　their　beds　adorned　in　exquisite　manner；　as　those

of　the　Ladies　were　not　a　jotte　inferiour　to　them；　the　silence　of　the

night　bestowed　sweet　rest　on　them　al。　In　the　morning；　the　Queene　and

all　the　rest　being　risen；　accounting　over　much　sleepe　to　be　very

hurtfull；　they　walked　abroad　into　a　goodly　Meadow；　where　the　grasse

grew　verdantly；　and　the　beames　of　the　Sun　heated　not　overviolently；

because　the　shades　of　faire　spreading　Trees；　gave　a　temperate

calmnesse；　coole　and　gentle　winds　fanning　their　sweet　breath

pleasingly　among　them。　All　of　them　being　there　set　downe　in　a　round

ring；　and　the　Queen　in　the　middest；　as　being　the　appointed　place　of

eminency；　she　spake：

　　You　see　（faire　company）　that　the　Sunne　is　highly　mounted；　the

heate　（elsewhere）　too　extreme　for　us；　and　therefore　here　is　our

fittest　refuge；　the　ayre　being　so　coole；　delicate；　and　acceptable；　and

our　folly　well　worthy　reprehension；　if　we　should　walke　further；　and

speede　worse。　Heere　are　Tables；　Cards；　and　Chesse；　as　your

dispositions　may　bee　addicted。　But　if　mine　advice　might　passe　for

currant；　I　would　admit　none　of　those　exercises；　because　they　are　too

troublesome　both　to　them　that　play；　and　such　as　looke　on。　I　could

rather　wish；　that　some　quaint　discourse　might　passe　among　us；　a　tale

or　fable　related　by　some　one；　to　urge　the　attention　of　all　the　rest。

And　so　wearing　out　the　warmth　of　the　day；　one　prety　Novell　will　draw

on　another；　untill　the　Sun　be　lower　declined；　and　the　heates　extremity

more　diminished；　to　solace　our　selves　in　some　other　place；　as　to　our

minds　shall　seeme　convenient。　If　therefore　what　I　have　sayde　bee

acceptable　to　you　（I　purposing　to　follow　in　the　same　course　of

pleasure；）　let　it　appeare　by　your　immediate　answere；　for；　till　the

Evening；　I　thinke　we　can　devise　no　exercise　more　commodious　for　us。

　　The　Ladies　and　Gentlemen　allowed　of　the　motion；　to　spend　the　time　in

telling　pleasant　tales；　whereupon　the　Queene　saide：　Seeing　you　have

approved　mine　advice；　I　grant　free　permission　for　this　first　day；　that

every　one　shall　relate；　what　to　him　or　her　is　best　pleasing。　And

turning　her　selfe　to　Pamphilus　（who　was　seated　on　her　right　hand）　gave

him　favour；　with　one　of　his　Novels；　to　begin　the　recreation：　which

he　not　daring　to　deny；　and　perceiving　generall　attention　prepared

for　him；　thus　he　began。