Querer por solo querer To love only for love sake : a dramatick romance : represented at Aranjuez, before the King and Queen of Spain, to celebrate the birthday of that King, by the Meninas, which are a sett of ladies, in the nature of ladies of honour in that court, children in years, but higher in degree (being many of them daughters and heyres to grandees of Spain) than the ordinary ladies of honour, attending likewise that queen / written in Spanish by Don Antonio de Mendoza 1623 ; paraphrased in English, anno 1654 ; together with the Festivals of Aranwhez.

The Fable proceeds.

AT the approach of Amadis to the place where the In∣chantment appear'd dissolv'd, Anastarax stood upon his Guard, and with deep fetch'd Groans complain'd of the violence of Fate, and of Heaven, that had given to Morral Man so great Valour as to that Adventure. Amadis con∣demn'd him to the torments of his own Jealousie, and took Ni∣quea out of the Inchanted Castle. But forasmuch as the Per∣sons here representing, did exceed the greatness of the repre∣sented; therefore the Verses in the Sequel did not observe the promise of the History, but the respect due to the Actors. And so when Amadis with all courteous and lowly submissions ima∣ginable, endevoured to make Niquea more sensible of his Love than of his Prowess, she (above all those kind of Batteries) would not allow him in reward of his Affection, so much as to dare to place it upon her, heightening his diffidences to so great despair, that she left them no safety but in silence: And the Nymphs seeing the refined Love of Amadis, told him, the Queen of Beauty received him into her protection; and he (more proud to be a true Lover, than to be a successful one) thank'd Niqu••a for her scorn, and the Goddess for her pity. These Verses were Penn'd with such accurate Respect, that they deserv'd to be pronounced by Her Highness.

Here Ended the First SCENE: The Instruments Play'd, which were always in readiness to fill up the Spaces, and the Second began thus: