_RICHARD_ _Duke of Milan_ (_RICARDO_).
_FREDERICK_ _secretary to Diana_.
_Sir GREGORY_ _her major-domo_.
_ST. NICHOLAS_ _a courtier: suitor of Laura_.
_TRISTRAM_ _servant to Frederick_.
_DIANA_ _Countess of Belflor_.
_LAURA_ _her adopted sister: daughter to Gregory_.
_FLORA_ _maid to Diana_.
_MARCELA, DOROTHY, KATHARINE, ROSE._
_Maids._
_Scene at Belflor, the residence of Diana._
_Duration of time, three days: one to each Act._