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Fair Em (Quarto 1, 1593)
519Enter Marques Lubeck, and Mariana.
521Lubeck. Gramercie Madam: but it is not great:
522Onely a thrust, prickt with a Rapiers point.
523Mariana. How grew the quarrel my Lord?
525There was this last night two maskes in one company,
528Eche Masker made choice of his Ladie:
531But this was taken in so ill parte,
532That at my comming out of the court gate, with iustling togither,
533It was my chaunce to be thrust into the arme.
535At that inconuenient time, was presently committed,
542Sir Rob. Why then my Lorde I thank you for my nights lodging.
547And the rather it might be alleaged to me of
550Was our happs to damnifie each other vnwillingly,
551Let vs be content with our harmes,
552And laye the fault where it was and so become friendes.
553Sir Robert. Yfaith I am content with my nights lodging
554If you be content with your hurt.
555Lubeck. Not content that I haue it, but content
556To forget how I came by it.
557Sir Robert. My Lord, here comes Ladie Blaunch, lets away.
558Enter Blaunch.
560Exit Lubeck and Sir Robert.
561Mariana. Madam.
564And were it not a breach to modestie,
567If you hould on as you begyn, you
568are in a pretie waie to scoulding.
570Mariana. Maddam here comes one.
571Here enters one with a letter.
573with any bodie here?
574Messenger. I haue a letter to deliuer to the Ladie Mariana.
575Blaunch. Giue it me.
578 Go to foolish fellow.
580Ile be so bolde to open it, whats here?
581Sir Robert greets you well?
583How he entertaines his new Maistres?
584And bestowes on Lubeck his od friend
585A horne night capp to keepe in his witt.
587Redd my letter, yet I praye you giue it me.
588Blaunch. Then take it there, and there, and there.
591Yet will I gather vp the peeces, which happelie
592May shew to me the intent thereof
593Though not the meaning.
594She gathers vpp the peeces and ioynes them.
597Is this William the Conqueror, shrouded vnder
599Were he the Monarch of the world
601Therefore I will to the Court, and there if I can
602Close to be friendes with Ladie Blaunch,
603And thereby keepe Lubeck my Loue for my selfe: