Jerome. He telleth of a pleasant chance that happened in a Tragedy which was played, as we at this day do play stage Plays: wherein Fuse was one of the Players, & played the part of Ilion the daughter of King Priam, and Catien played the part of Polidore the brother of Ilion. Now in the Play Ilion should sleep, & Polidore should appear to her in a dream, and waken her and her mother Hecuba and cry, ⟨image 15⟩mother, sister. And because Fuse his part was to sleep, he victualled himself with good syrups, and drank his skin full, and fell so fast a sleep, that they could not play: so Catien that played Polidors part, with his crying mother and sister never so loud could not once waken Fuse out of his sleep. Yea Horace saith: that if there had been a thousands Catiens and had cried till their hearts had ached, they could not have wakened him, he slept so soundly: which when the people saw, they all cried with one voice, mother, mother: and so all the Tragedy was turned to a laughter.
Ierom. He telleth of a pleasant chaunce that happened in a Tragedy whiche was plaied, as wee at this daie doe plaie stage Plaies: wherein Fuse was one of the Players, & plaied the part of Ilion the daughter of Kyng Priam, and Catien plaied the part of Polidore the brother of Ilion. Now in the Plaie Ilion should sleepe, & Polidore should appeare to her in a dreame, and waken her and her mother Hecuba and crie, ⟨image 15⟩mother, sister. And because Fuse his parte was to sleepe, he victuailed hymself with good siropps, and dranke his skinne full, and fell so fast a sleepe, that thei could not plaie: so Catien that plaied Polidors parte, with his criyng mother and sister neuer so loude could not once wakē Fuse out of his sleepe. Yea Horace saith: that if there had been a thousandes Catiens and had cryed till their hartes had aked, thei could not haue wakened hym, hee slept so soundly: which when the people sawe, thei all cried with one voice, mother, mother: and so all the Tragedy was turned to a laughter.
