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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 after my desease the Denmark crowne.
    William. Now sir, how stands the case with you?
    Manuile. I partly am perswaded as your grace is,
    1500My lord, he is best at ease that medleth least.
    Valingford. Sir may a man be so bolde,
    As to craue a word with you?
    Manuile. Yea, two or three: what are they?
    Valingford. I say, this maide will haue thee to her husband.
    1505Mountney. And I say this: and therof will I lay an hundred pound.
    Ualingf. And I say this: whereon I will lay as much.
    Manuile. And I say neither: what say you to that?
    Mountney. If that be true: then are we both deceiued.
    Manuile. Why it is true, and you are both deceiued.
    1510Marques. In mine eyes, this is the proprest wench.
    Might I aduise thee, take her vnto thy wife.
    Zweno. It seemes to me, shee hath refused him.
    Marques. Why theres the spite.
    Zweno. If one refuse him, yet may he haue the other.
    1515Marques. He will aske but her good will, and all her friends.
    Zweno. Might I aduise thee, let them both alone.
    Manuile. Yea, thats the course, and thereon wil I stand.
    Such idle loue hencefoorth I will detest.
    Valingford. The Foxe will eat no grapes, and why?
    1520Mountney. I know full well, because they hang too hye.
    William. And may it be a Millers daughter by her birth?
    I cannot thinke but shee is better borne.
    Valingford. Sir Thomas Goddard hight this reuerent man,
    Famed for his vertues and his good successe:
    1525Whose fame hath beene renowmed through the world.
    William. Sir Thomas Goddard welcome to thy Prince,
    And faire Em, frolike with thy good father.
    As glad am I to finde Sir Thomas Goddard
    As good Sir Edmund Treford on the plaines:
    1530He like a sheepheard, and thou our countrie Miller.
    Miller. And longer let not Goddard liue a day,
    Then he in honour loues his soueraigne.
    William
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