14251425Elner. Shee hath
stolne a con
science to
serue her own turne:
14261426But you are deceiued, yfaith he will none of you.
14271427Manuile. Indeed, dread Lord,
so deere
I held her loue,
14281428As in the
same I put my whole delight.
14291429But
some impediments which at that in
stant hapned,
14311431For which I had her fathers franke con
sent.
14321432William. What were the impediments?
14331433Manuile. Why
shee could neither heare nor
see.
14341434William. Now
shee doth both. Mayden how were you cured?
14351435Em. Pardon my Lord, Ile tell your grace the troth,
14361436Be it not imputed to me as di
scredite.
14371437I loued this
Manuile so much, that
still methought
14381438When he was ab
sent did pre
sent to mee
14391439The forme and feature of that countenance
14401440Which I did
shrine an ydoll in mine heart:
14411441And neuer could I
see a man methought
14421442That equald
Manuile in my partiall eye.
14431443Nor was there any loue betweene vs lo
st,
14441444But that I held the
same in high regard,
14451445Vntill repaire of
some vnto our hou
se,
14461446Of whom my
Manuile grew thus iealous:
14471447As if he tooke exception I vouch
safed
14481448To heare them
speake, or
saw them when they came:
14491449On which I
straight tooke order with my
selfe
14501450To voyde the
scruple of his con
science,
14511451By counterfaiting that I neither
saw nor heard,
14521452Any wayes to rid my hands of them.
14531453All this I did to keepe my
Manuiles loue,
14541454Which he vnkindly
seekes for to reward.
14551455Maluile. And did my
Em to keepe her faith with mee
14561456Di
ssemble that
shee neither heard nor
sawe.
14571457Pardon me
sweet
Em, for I am onely thine.
14581458Em. Lay o
ff thy hands, di
sloyall as thou art,
14591459Nor
shalt thou haue po
sse
ssion of my loue,
14601460That can
st so
finely
shift thy matters o
ff.
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