1391William. A proper coniuntion: as who
should
saie,
1392Lately come out of the fyer,
1393I would goe thru
st my
selfe into the
flame.
1394Let Mai
stres nice goe Saint it where
she li
st,
1395And coyly quaint it with di
ssembling face.
1396I hold in
scorne the fooleries that they v
se,
1397I being free will neuer
subie
ct my
selfe
1398to any
such as
shee is vnderneth the Sunne.
1399Zweno. Refu
se
st thou to take my daughter to thy wife?
1400I tel thee Duke, this ra
sh deniall
1401May bring more mi
schiefe on thee then thou can
st avoide.
1402William. Con
seit hath wrought
such generall di
slike
1403Through the fal
se dealing of
Mariana,
1404That vtterly I doe abhore their
sex.
1405They are all di
sloyall, vncon
stant, all vniu
st:
1406Who tryes as I haue tryed,
1407And
findes as I haue founde,
1408Will
saie thers no
such creatures on the ground.
1409Blanch. Vncon
stant Knight, though
some de
serue no tru
st 1410Thers others faithfull, louing, loyall, & iu
st.
1411Enter to them Valingford with Em and the Miller, 1412and Mountney, and Manuile, and Elner.
1413Willi. How now Lord V
alingford what makes the
se women here?
1414Ualing. Here be two women, may it plea
se your grace,
1415that are contra
cted to one man,
1416And are in
strife whether
shall haue him to their husband.
1417William. Stand foorth women and
saie,
1418To whether of you did he
fir
st giue his faith.
1420Elner. To me my gratious Lord.
1421William. Speak
Manuile, to whether did
st thou giue thy faitth
? 1422Manuile. To
saie the troth: this maide had
fir
st my loue.
1423Elner. Yea M
anuile, but there was no witne
sse by.
1424Em. Thy con
science Manuile a hundred witne
sses.
Elner