Carroll

The humane mortals want their winter heere No night is now with hymme or carroll bleſt; Therefore the Moone (the gouerneſſe of floods) Pale in her anger, waſhes all the aire; That Rheumaticke diſeaſes do abound.

Carolle: f[eminine]. A kind of daunce wherein many daunce together; alſo, a Carroll, or Chriſtmas ſong.

And when the ſtubborne ſtroke of ſtronger ſtounds, Has ſomewhat ſlackt the tenor of thy ſtring; Of loue and luſtihead tho maiſt thou ſing, And carroll lowde, and leade the Millers rounde, [...]

[S]till ſhe [Sabrina, a water nymph] retaines Her maiden gentleneſſe, and oft at eve Viſits the heards along the twilight meadows, Helping all urchin blaſts, and ill lucke ſignes, That the ſhrewd medling elfe delights to make, Which ſhe with precious viol'd liquors heales; For which the ſhepheards at their feſtivalls Carroll her goodneſſe lowd in ruſticke layes, And throw ſweet garland wreaths into her ſtreame Of pancies, pinks, and gaudie daffadills.

Now Sol hath ſcap't the Oxes horn, The Ram, the winds, the ſtormes, and harms; The loving Twins by Leda born, Will entertain him in their arms. And Flora ſmiles to feel thoſe beams Which whilom were with-drawn ſo long. The pratling birds, the purling ſtreams Do carroll forth her wedding ſong.