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

    of Manchester.
    Em. A iewell sir, what pleasure can I haue
    645In iewels, treasure, or any worldly thing
    That want my sight that should deserne thereof.
    Ah sir I must leaue you:
    The paine of mine eyes is so extreame
    I cannot long staie in a place. I take my leaue. Exit Em.
    650Valingford. Zoundes, what a crosse is this to my conceite?
    But Ualingford, serch the depth of this deuise.
    Why may not this be fained subteltie,
    By Mountneies inuention, to the intent
    That I seeing such occasion should leaue off my sute,
    655And not any more persiste to solicite her of loue.
    Ile trie the euent, if I can by any meanes perceaue
    The effect of this deceyte to be procured by his meanes,
    Freind Mountney the one of vs is like to repent our bargeine.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 suite I haue.
    Mariana. My Lord you know you neede not to intreat,
    665But may commaund 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
    I would redound greatly to my preiudice.
    Mariana. My Lord wherein hath Mariana giuen you occasion
    675That you should mistrust or else be ielous of my secrecie.
    Lubeck Mariana, do not misconster of me:
    I not mistrust thee, nor thy secresie,
    Nor let my loue misconster my intente,
    Nor think thereof but well and honorable.
    Thus
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