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Enter Sol.

Sol. Fie, Sister, fie; thou mak'st me muse,
Sol. Dery, dery down,
Sol. To see thee Orb abuse.

Luna. I hope his anger 'twill not move;
Luna. Since I did it out of love:
Luna. Hey down, dery down.

Orb. Where shall I thy true love know,
Orb. Thou pretty, pretty Moon?

Luna. To morrow soon, ere it be noon,
Luna. On Mount Vesuvio. [Bis.

Sol. Then I will shine.

Orb. And I will be fine.

Luna. And we will drink nothing but Lipary wine.

Omnes. And we, &c.

Bayes. So, now, vanish Eclipse, and enter t'other Battel, and fight. Here now, if I am not mistaken, you will see fighting enough.

A battel is fought between foot and great Hobby-horses. At last, Drawcansir comes in, and kills 'em all on both sides: All this while the Battel is fighting, Bayes is telling them when to shout, and shouts with 'em.

Draw. Others may boast a single man to kill;
Draw. But I, the bloud of thousands, daily spill.
Draw. Let petty Kings the names of Parties know:
Draw. Where e'er I come, I slay both friend and foe.
Draw. The swiftest Horsmen my swift rage controuls,
Draw. And from their Bodies drives their trembling souls.
Draw. If they had wings, and to the Gods could flie,
Draw. I would pursue, and beat 'em, through the skie:
Draw. And make proud Jove, with all his Thunder, see.
Draw. This single Arm more dreadful is, than he. [Exit.

Bayes. There's a brave fellow for you now, Sirs. I have read of your Hector, your Achilles, and a hundred more; but I defie all your Histories, and your Romances too, Igad,