Fair Em (Quarto 1, 1593)

of Manchester.
 788If case that you will thereto giue consent.
 789Mariana. Put case I should, how would you vse me than?
 790William. Not otherwise but well and honorably. 
 791I haue at Sea a shipp that doth attend, 
 792Which shall foorthwith conducte vs into England 
 793Where when we are, I straight will marrie thee. 
 794We may not stay deliberating long 
 795Least that suspition, enuious of our weale 
 796Set in a foote to hinder our pretence.
 797Mariana. But this I think were most conuenient 
 798To maske my face the better to scape vnknowen.
 799William. A good deuise: till then, Farwell faire loue.
 800Mariana. But this I must intreat your grace, 
 801You would not seeke by lust vnlawfully 
 802To wrong my chast determinations.
 803William. I hold that man most shameles in his sinne 
 804That seekes to wrong an honest Ladies name 
 805Whome he thinkes worthie of his mariage bed.
 806Mariana. In hope your othe is true, 
 807I leaue your grace till the appoynted tyme.
 808Exit Mariana. 
 809William. O happie William, blessed in thy loue:
 810Most fortunate in Marianaes loue, 
 811Well Lubeck well, this courtesie of thine 
 812I will requite if God permit me life. Exit.
 813Enter Valingford and Mountney at two sundrie dores, looking
 814angerly each on other with Rapiers drauen.
 815Mountney. Ualingford, so hardlie I disgest an iniurie 
 816Thou hast profered me, as were not that I detest to doe what stands 
 817Not with the honor of my name, 
 818Thy death should paie thy ransome of thy fault.
 819Ualingford. And Mountney, had not my reuenging wrath 
 820Incenst with more than ordinarie loue 
 821beene such for to depriue thee of thy life, 
 822Thou hadst not liude to braue me as thou doest wretch as thou arte, 
 823wherein hath Ualingford offended thee?
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