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  • Title: Fair Em (Quarto 1, 1593)
  • Editor: Brett Greatley-Hirsch
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    Fair Em (Quarto 1, 1593)

    The Millers daughter
    And is this morning sent for to aunswer the matter:
    And I think here he comes. What Sir Robert of Windsor how now?
    [...] enters Sir
    Sir Robert. Yfaith my Lord a prisoner: but what ayles your arme?
    [...]rt of
    Lubeck. Hurte the last night by mischaunce.
    [...]sor with
    540Sir Robert. What, not in the maske at the Court gate?
    [...]lor.
    Lubeck. Yes trust me there.
    Sir Rob. Why then my Lorde I thank you for my nights lodging.
    Lubeck. And I you for my hurt, if it were so?
    Keeper awaie, I discharge you of your prisoner.Exit the Keeper.
    545Sir Robert. Lord Marques, you offerd me disgrace to shoulder me.
    Lubeck. Sir I knew you not, and therefore you must pardon me
    And the rather it might be alleaged to me of
    Meare simplisitie, to see another daunce with my Maistris
    disguysed, and I my selfe in presence: but seeing it
    550Was our happs to damnifie each other vnwillingly,
    Let vs be content with our harmes,
    And laye the fault where it was and so become friendes.
    Sir Robert. Yfaith I am content with my nights lodging
    If you be content with your hurt.
    555Lubeck. Not content that I haue it, but content
    To forget how I came by it.
    Sir Robert. My Lord, here comes Ladie Blaunch, lets away.
    Enter Blaunch.
    Lubeck. With good will, Ladie you will staie?
    560Exit Lubeck and Sir Robert.
    Mariana. Madam.
    Blaunch. Mariana, as I am grieued with thy presence:
    So am I not offended for thy absence,
    And were it not a breach to modestie,
    565Thou shouldest know before I left thee.
    Mariana. How neare is this humor to madnesse
    If you hould on as you begyn, you
    are in a pretie waie to scoulding.
    Blaunch. To scoulding huswife?
    570Mariana. Maddam here comes one.
    Here enters one with a letter.
    Blaunch.