10561056Enter the Citizen of Manchester, and his daughter Elner, 10581058Citizen. Indeed
sir it would do verie well
10591059If you could intreat your father to come hither:
10601060But if you thinke it be too far,
10611061I care not much to take hor
se and ride to Manche
ster.
10621062I am
sure my daughter is content with either:
10631063How
saye
st thou
Elner art thou not?
10641064Elner. As you
shall think be
st I mu
st be contented.
10651065Manuile, Well
Elner, farewell, only thus much,
10661066I pray make all things in a readines,
10671067Either to
serue here or to carry thither with vs.
10681068Citizen. As for that
sir take you no care,
10691069And
so I betake you to your iournie.
10711071But
soft, what gentleman is this?
10721072Valingf. God
speed
sir, might a man craue a word or two with you?
10731073Citizen. God forbid el
se
sir, I pray you
speake your plea
sure.
10741074Valingford. The gentleman that parted from you was he not
10751075Of Manche
ster, his father liuing there of good account.
10761076Citizen. Yes mary is he
sir: why doe you aske?
10771077Belike you haue had
some acquaintance with him.
10781078Valingford. I haue been acquainted in times pa
st,
10801080I am growen werie of his companie.
10821082He hath beene acquainted with a poore millers daughter,
10831083And diuers times hath promi
st her marriage.
10841084But what with his delayes and
flouts,
10851085He hath brought her into
such a taking,
10861086That I feare me it will co
st her her life.
10871087Citizen. To be plaine with you
sir:
10881088His father and I haue been of old acquaintance,
10901090Betweene my daughter and his
sonne,
10911091Which is now throughly agreed vpon
10921092Saue onely the place appoynted for the marriage,
10931093Whether it
shall be kept here or at Manche
ster,
10941094And for no other occa
sion he is now ridden.
10951095Elner. What hath he done to you?
10961096That you
should
speake
so ill of the man.
10971097Valingford. Oh gentlewoman I crie you mercie,
10991099Elner. If I knew this to be true?
11001100He
should not be my husband were he neuer
so good:
11021102I would de
sire you to take the paines
11031103To beare this gentleman companie to Manche
ster
11041104To know whether this be true or no.
11051105Citizen. Now tru
st mee gentleman hee deales with mee verie (hardly,
11061106Knowing how well I meant to him.
11071107But I care not much to ride to Manche
ster
11081108To know whether his fathers will be
11091109He
should deale with me
so badly.
11101110Will it plea
se you
sir to go in, we will pre
sently take hor
se & away.
11111111Valingford. If it plea
se yo to go in
11121112Ile follow you pre
sently.
Exit Elner and her father. 11131113Now
shall I be reuenged on
Manuile,
11141114And by this meanes get
Em to my wife:
11151115And therefore I will
straight to her fathers
11161116And informe them both of all that is hapned.
Exit.