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Fair Em (Quarto 1, 1593)
1146Enter the Millier and Valingford.
1149Which is able to with-drawe the loue of any man from her,
1153But if my daughter knew so much:
1154It would goe verie neere her heart I feare me.
1158But I by reason of my good meaning
1161Enter Em to them.
1163My daughter is not to be compelled by me,
1165For I neuer was troubled with loue matters so much before.
1168Once more for thy sake Manuile thus am I inforced,
1170Father where are you?
1172That would so fayne enioye thy loue.
1174This idle and vaine pursuite of loue?
1175Is not England stord enought to content you?
1177Contemptible mayd of Manchester.
1180That being blynd himselfe,
1181Would haue you likewise troubled with a blinde wife,
1182Hauing the benefite of your eyes,
1183But neither follow him so much in follie,
1184But loue one, in whome you may better delight.
1186By graunting mee her loue:
1187I am a Gentleman of king Williams Court,
1188And no meane man in king Williams fauour.
1191Yours, as apparant in limiting your loue so vnorderly,
1192For which you rashly endure reprochement:
1193Mine, as open and euident,
1194When being shut from the vanities of this world,
1195you would haue me as an open gazing stock to all the world:
1196For lust, not loue leades you into this error:
1197But from the one I will keepe me as well as I can,
1198And yeeld the other to none but to my father,
1199As I am bound by duetie.
1203Let thy father speake what credibly he hath heard.
1207And doest thou now thus requite it?
1209Which hath made me marueile at his long absence.
1211were concerning Manuile?
1216To a mans daughter of no little wealth.
1217His owne father procures it,
1218And therefore I dare credit it,
1219And do thou beleeue it,
1221Em. Then good father pardon the iniurie,
1222That I haue don to you onely causing your griefe,
1226My loue to Manuile, thinking he would requite it,
1227Hath made me double with my father and you,
1228And many more besides,
1229Which I will no longer hyde from you.
1231I haue made my selfe deafe to any but to him.
1236My father, and all other amorous soliciters:
1237Wherewith not made acquainted, I perceiue
1238My true intent hath wrought mine owne sorrow.
1239And seeking by loue to be regarded,
1243Em. Credit me father I haue told you the troth,
1247But may I liue to see that vngratfull man
1248Iustly rewarded for his trecherie?
1249Poore Em woulde think her selfe not a little happie,
1250Fauour my departing at this instant,
1255being so handled by this gentleman:
1256And so Ile, leaue you, and go comfort my poore wench