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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.
    If case that you will thereto giue consent.
    Mariana. Put case I should, how would you vse me then?
    790William. Not otherwise but well and honorably.
    I haue at Sea a ship that doth attend,
    Which shall forthwith conduct vs into England;
    Where when we are, I straight will marrie thee.
    We may not stay deliberating long
    795Least that suspition, enuious of our weale
    Set in a foot to hinder our pretence.
    Mariana. But this I thinke were most conuenient
    To maske my face the better to scape vnknowne.
    William. A good deuise: till then, Farwell faire loue.
    800Mariana. But this I must intreat your grace,
    You would not seek by lust vnlawfully
    To wrong my chast determinations.
    William. I hold that man most shamelesse in his sinne
    That seekes to wrong an honest ladies name
    805Whom he thinkes worthy of his marriage bed.
    Mariana. In hope your oath is true,
    I leaue your grace till the appointed time.
    Exit Mariana.
    William. O happie William, blessed in thy loue:
    810Most fortunate in Marianaes loue:
    Well Lubeck well, this courtesie of thine
    I will requite if God permit me life.Exit.
    Enter Ualingford and Mountney at two sundrie dores, looking
    angerly each on other with Rapiers drawen.
    815Mountney. Ualingford, so hardlie I disgest an iniurie
    Thou hast profered me, as wer't not that I detest to do what stands
    Not with the honor of my name,
    Thy death should paie thy ransome of thy fault.
    Ualingford. And Mountney, had not my reuenging wrath,
    820Incenst with more than ordinarie loue
    Beene such for to depriue thee of thy life,
    Thou hadst not liued to braue me as thou doest: wretch as thou art,
    Wherein hath Valingford offended thee?
    That
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