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  • Title: Fair Em (Quarto 2, 1631)
  • Editors: Brett Greatley-Hirsch, Kevin A. Quarmby
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    Author: Anonymous
    Editors: Brett Greatley-Hirsch, Kevin A. Quarmby
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    Fair Em (Quarto 2, 1631)

    of Manchester.
    Em. A jewell sir, what pleasure can I haue
    645In jewels, treasure, or any worldly thing
    That want my sight that should discerne thereof?
    Ah sir I must leaue you:
    The paine of mine eyes is so extreame
    I cannot long stay in a place. I take my leaue.Exit Em.
    650Valingford. Zounds, what a crosse is this to my conceit;
    But Valingford, search the depth of this deuise.
    Why may not this be fained subtiltie,
    By Mountneyes inuention, to the intent
    That I seeing such occasion should leaue off my suit,
    655And not any more persist to solicite her of loue?
    Ile trie the euent, if I can by any meanes perceiue
    The effect of this deceyte to be procured by his meanes,
    Friend Mountney the one of vs is like to repent our bargain.Exit.
    Enter Mariana and Marques Lubeck.
    660Lubeck. Ladie, since that occasion forward in our good
    Presenteth place and opportunitie:
    Let me intreat your woonted kind consent
    And freindly furtherance in a suit I haue.
    Mariana. My Lord you know you neede not to intreat,
    665But may command Mariana to her power
    Be it no impeachment to my honest fame.
    Lubeck. Free are my thoughts from such base villanie
    As may in question, Ladie, call your name:
    Yet is the matter of such consequence,
    670Standing vpon my honorable credit,
    To be effected with such zeale and secresie,
    As should I speake and faile my expectation
    It would redound greatly to my preiudice.
    Mariana. My Lord wherein hath Mariana giuen you occasion
    675That you should mistrust or else be iealous of my secresie?
    Lubeck Mariana, do not misconster of me:
    I not mistrust thee, nor thy secresie,
    Nor let my loue misconster my intent,
    Nor thinke thereof but well and honourable
    Thus
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