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Excerpt from Cameos From English History: Forty Years of Stewart Rule (1603-1643)
Mab then presented the Queen with a jewel, and withdrew, while the Satyr brought forward the young heir of the place, a boy of twelve, leading a dog in a leash, and followed by a band of young gentlemen in forest attire. He too made a speech in verse, and then two bucks were turned out and ran down in full view of the royal guests. Anne, who above all things loved masques and comedy, must have been as much delighted as her husband had been.
Sunday was a quiet day, but on Monday another masque had been prepared by Jonson, the prologue being uttered by Nobody, a figure extinguished in clothes; but the gentry thronged in such numbers to be presented to the Queen and Prince, that the performance had to be cut short.
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