terationsofscenes,soitbequietlyandwithoutnoise,arethingsofgreatbeautyandpleasure;fortheyfeedandrelievetheeye,beforeitbefullofthesameobject.Letthescenesaboundwithlight,speciallycoloredandvaried;andletthemasquers,oranyother,thataretocomedownfromthescene,havesomemotionsuponthesceneitself,beforetheircomingdown;foritdrawstheeyestrangely,andmakesit,withgreatpleasure,todesiretosee,thatitcannotperfectlydiscern.Letthesongsbeloudandcheerful,andnotchirpingsorpulings.Letthemusiclikewisebesharpandloud,andwellplaced.Thecolorsthatshowbestbycandle—lightarewhite,carnation,andakindofsea—water—green;andoes,orspangs,astheyareofnogreatcost,sotheyareofmostglory.Asforrichembroidery,itislostandnotdiscerned.Letthesuitsofthemasquersbegraceful,andsuchasbe—
cometheperson,whenthevizorsareoff;notafterexamplesofknownattires;Turke,soldiers,mari—
ners’,andthelike.Letanti—masquesnotbelong;
theyhavebeencommonlyoffools,satyrs,baboons,wild—men,antics,beasts,sprites,witches,Ethiops,pigmies,turquets,nymphs,rustics,Cupids,statuasmoving,andthelike.Asforangels,itisnotcomi—
calenough,toputtheminanti—masques;andanythingthatishideous,asdevils,giants,isontheothersideasunfit.Butchiefly,letthemusicofthemberecreative,andwithsomestrangechanges.Somesweetodorssuddenlycomingforth,withoutanydropsfalling,are,insuchacompanyasthereissteamandheat,thingsofgreatpleasureandrefreshment.Doublemasques,oneofmen,anotherofladies,addethstateandvariety.Butallisnothingexcepttheroombekeptclearandneat.