Characters and Setting
- President (Walsingham): baritone
- Young Man: tenor
- Priest: bass
- Mary: mezzo-soprano
- Louisa: soprano
- A Negro: (silent role)
- Feasting men and women: chorus
Setting: London, 1665, on a terrace.
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