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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.
    And get we once to Seas, I force not then,
    860We quickly shall attaine the English shore.
    Blaunch. But this I vrge you with your former oath.
    You shall not seeke to violate mine honour,
    Vntill our marriage rights be all performed.
    William. Mariana, here I sweare to thee by heauen,
    865And by the honour that I beare to Armes,
    Neuer to seeke or craue at hands of thee,
    The spoyle of honourable chastitie
    Vntill we do attaine the English coast,
    Where thou shalt be my right espoused Queene.
    870Blanch. In hope your oath proceedeth from your heart,
    Lets leaue the Court, and betake vs to his power
    That gouernes all things to his mightie will,
    And will reward the iust with endlesse ioye,
    And plague the bad with most extreame annoy.
    875William. Lady, as little tarriance as wee may,
    Lest some misfortune happen by the way.
    Exit Blanch & William.
    Enter the Miller, his man Trotter, & Manuile.
    Miller. I tell you sir, it is no little greefe to mee,
    880You should so hardly conseit of my daughter,
    Whose honest report, though I saie it,
    Was neuer blotted with any title of defamation.
    Manuile. Father Miller, the repaire of those gentlemen to your (house,
    Hath giuen me great occasion to mislike.
    885Miller. As for those gentlemen, I neuer saw in them
    Any euill intreatie. But should they haue profered it?
    Her chaste minde hath proofe enough to preuent it.
    Trotter. Those gentlemen are as honest as euer I sawe:
    For yfaith one of them gaue me sixe pence
    890To fetch a quart of Seck. See maister here they come.
    Enter Mountney and Ualingford.
    Miller. Trotter, call Em, now they are here together,
    Ile haue this matter throughly debated.Exit Trotter.
    Mountney. Father, well met. We are come to conferre with you.
    Manuile
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