Edition: Fair EmFair Em, Quarto 1
A Pleasant Commodie,
of faire Em the Millers daughter
of Manchester:
VVith the loue of
William the Conqueror:
As it was sundrie times publiquely acted in the
honourable citie of London, by the right honourable
the Lord Strange his seruaunts.
Imprinted at London, for T.N. and I.VV.
and are to be solde in S. Dunstones Church-
yarde in Fleete-streete.
❧A Pleasant Commodie of faire
Em, the Millers daughter of Manchester.
With the loue of William the Conquerour.
Actus Primus Scaena prima.
Enter William the Conqueror: Marques Lubeck, with a picture:
Mountney: Manuile: Ualingford: and Duke Dirot.
Sp1Marques.
WHat meanes faire Britaines mighty Conqueror
So suddenly to cast away his staffe?
And all in passion, to forsake the tylt.
So suddenly to cast away his staffe?
And all in passion, to forsake the tylt.
Sp2D. Dirot.
My Lord, this triumph we solemnise here,
Is of meere loue to your increasing ioyes:
Only expecting cheerefull lookes for all.
What sudden pangs than moues your maiestie,
To dimme the brightnes of the day with frownes?
Is of meere loue to your increasing ioyes:
Only expecting cheerefull lookes for all.
What sudden pangs than moues your maiestie,
To dimme the brightnes of the day with frownes?
Sp3W. Conqueror.
Ah: good my Lords, misconster not the cause:
At least, suspect not my displeased browes
I amorously do beare to your intent:
For thanks and all that you can wish I yeeld.
But that which makes me blush and shame to tell,
Is cause why thus I turne my conquering eyes
To cowardes lookes and beaten fantasies.
At least, suspect not my displeased browes
I amorously do beare to your intent:
For thanks and all that you can wish I yeeld.
But that which makes me blush and shame to tell,
Is cause why thus I turne my conquering eyes
To cowardes lookes and beaten fantasies.
Sp4Mountney.
Since wee are giltlesse, wee the lesse dismay
To see this sudden change possesse your cheere:
For if it issue from your owne conceits,
Bred by suggestion of some enuious thoughts:
Your highnes wisdome may suppresse it straight.
Yet tell vs (good my Lord) what thought it is,
That thus bereaues you of your late content,
That in aduise we may assist your grace,
Or bend our forces to reuiue your spirits.
To see this sudden change possesse your cheere:
For if it issue from your owne conceits,
Bred by suggestion of some enuious thoughts:
Your highnes wisdome may suppresse it straight.
Yet tell vs (good my Lord) what thought it is,
That thus bereaues you of your late content,
That in aduise we may assist your grace,
Or bend our forces to reuiue your spirits.
Sp5W Con.
A2
Whose
Ah Marques Lubeck, in thy power it lyes
To rid my bosome of these thraled dumps:
And therefore, good my Lords forbeare awhile,
That we may parley of these priuate cares,
To rid my bosome of these thraled dumps:
And therefore, good my Lords forbeare awhile,
That we may parley of these priuate cares,
Sp6
Whose strength subdues me more than all the world.
Exit all but William and the Marques.
Sp8William.
Now Marques must a Conquerer at armes
disclose himselfe thrald to vnarmed thoughts,
And threatned of a shaddowe, yeeld to lust:
No sooner had my sparkeling eyes beheld
The flames of beautie blasing on this peece,
But sodenly a sence of myracle
Imagined on thy louely Maistres face,
Made me abandon bodily regarde,
And cast all pleasures on my woonded soule:
Then gentle Marques tell me what she is,
That thus thou honourest on thy warlike shield.
And if thy loue and interest be such,
As iustly may giue place to myne,
That if it be: my soule with honors wings
May fly into the bosome of my deere.
Yf not, close them and stoope into my graue.
disclose himselfe thrald to vnarmed thoughts,
And threatned of a shaddowe, yeeld to lust:
No sooner had my sparkeling eyes beheld
The flames of beautie blasing on this peece,
But sodenly a sence of myracle
Imagined on thy louely Maistres face,
Made me abandon bodily regarde,
And cast all pleasures on my woonded soule:
Then gentle Marques tell me what she is,
That thus thou honourest on thy warlike shield.
And if thy loue and interest be such,
As iustly may giue place to myne,
That if it be: my soule with honors wings
May fly into the bosome of my deere.
Yf not, close them and stoope into my graue.
Sp9Marques
William
Yf this be all renowned Conquerer:
Aduance your drooping spirites, and reuiue
The wonted courage of your Conquering minde,
For this faire picture painted on my shield
Is the true counterfeit of louelie Blaunch
Princes and daughter to the King of Danes:
Whose beautie and excesse of ornamentes
Deserues another manner of defence
Pompe and high person to attend her state,
Then Marques Lubeck any way presents.
Therefore her vertues I resigne to thee,
Alreadie shrinde in thy religious brest,
To be aduaunced and honoured to the full.
Nor beare I this an argument of loue:
But to renowne faire Blaunch my Soueraignes child,
In euerie place where I by armes may do it.
Aduance your drooping spirites, and reuiue
The wonted courage of your Conquering minde,
For this faire picture painted on my shield
Is the true counterfeit of louelie Blaunch
Princes and daughter to the King of Danes:
Whose beautie and excesse of ornamentes
Deserues another manner of defence
Pompe and high person to attend her state,
Then Marques Lubeck any way presents.
Therefore her vertues I resigne to thee,
Alreadie shrinde in thy religious brest,
To be aduaunced and honoured to the full.
Nor beare I this an argument of loue:
But to renowne faire Blaunch my Soueraignes child,
In euerie place where I by armes may do it.
Sp10William.
Ah Marques, thy wordes bring heauen vnto my soule,
And had I heauen to giue for thy reward:
Thou shouldst be thronde in no vnworthie place.
But let my vttermost wealth suffice thy worth,
Which here I vowe, and to aspire the blisse
That hangs on quicke atchiuement of my loue,
Thy selfe and I will traueile in disguise,
To bring this Ladie to our Brittaine Court.
And had I heauen to giue for thy reward:
Thou shouldst be thronde in no vnworthie place.
But let my vttermost wealth suffice thy worth,
Which here I vowe, and to aspire the blisse
That hangs on quicke atchiuement of my loue,
Thy selfe and I will traueile in disguise,
To bring this Ladie to our Brittaine Court.
Sp12VVilliam.
Then thus the Duke Dirot and Therle Dimach
Will I leaue substitutes to rule my Realme,
While mightie loue forbids my being here,
And in the name of Sir Robert of VVindsor
Will goe with thee vnto the Danish Court.
Keepe VVilliams secretes Marques if thou loue him.
Bright Blaunch I come, sweete fortune fauour me,
And I will laud thy name eternally.
Will I leaue substitutes to rule my Realme,
While mightie loue forbids my being here,
And in the name of Sir Robert of VVindsor
Will goe with thee vnto the Danish Court.
Keepe VVilliams secretes Marques if thou loue him.
Bright Blaunch I come, sweete fortune fauour me,
And I will laud thy name eternally.
Exeunt.
Enter the Miller, and Em his daughter.
Sp13Miller.
A3
Our
Come daughter we must learne to shake of pomp,
To leaue the state that earst beseemd a Knight,
And gentleman of no meane discent,
To vndertake this homelie millers trade:
Thus must we maske to saue our wretched liues,
Threatned by Conquest of this haplesse Yle:
Whose sad inuasions by the Conqueror,
Haue made a number such as we subiect
Their gentle neckes vnto their stubborne yoke,
Of drudging labour and base pesantrie.
Sir Thomas Godard now old Goddard is
Goddard the miller of faire Manchester.
Why should not I content me with this state?
As good Sir Edmund Trofferd did the flaile.
And thou sweete Em must stoope to high estate.
To ioyne with mine that thus we may protect
To leaue the state that earst beseemd a Knight,
And gentleman of no meane discent,
To vndertake this homelie millers trade:
Thus must we maske to saue our wretched liues,
Threatned by Conquest of this haplesse Yle:
Whose sad inuasions by the Conqueror,
Haue made a number such as we subiect
Their gentle neckes vnto their stubborne yoke,
Of drudging labour and base pesantrie.
Sir Thomas Godard now old Goddard is
Goddard the miller of faire Manchester.
Why should not I content me with this state?
As good Sir Edmund Trofferd did the flaile.
And thou sweete Em must stoope to high estate.
To ioyne with mine that thus we may protect
Sp14
Our harmeles liues, which ledd in greater port
Would be an enuious obiect to our foes,
That seeke to roote all Britaines Gentrie
From bearing countenance against their tyrannie.
Would be an enuious obiect to our foes,
That seeke to roote all Britaines Gentrie
From bearing countenance against their tyrannie.
Sp15Em.
Good Father let my full resolued thoughts,
With setled patiens to support this chaunce
Be some poore comfort to your aged soule:
For therein restes the height of my estate,
That you are pleased with this deiection,
And that all toyles my hands may vndertake,
May serue to worke your worthines content.
With setled patiens to support this chaunce
Be some poore comfort to your aged soule:
For therein restes the height of my estate,
That you are pleased with this deiection,
And that all toyles my hands may vndertake,
May serue to worke your worthines content.
Sp16Miller.
But
Thankes my deere Daughter: these thy plesant words
Transferre my soule into a second heauen:
And in thy setled minde, my ioyes consi st,
My state reuyued and I in former plight.
Although our outward pomp be thus abased,
And thralde to drudging, stay lesse of the world,
Let vs retaine those honorable mindes
Thar lately gouerned our superior state.
Wherein true gentrie is the only meane
That makes vs differ from base millers borne:
Though we expect no knightly delicates,
Nor thirst in soule for former soueraintie.
Yet may our myndes as highly scorne to stoope
To base desires of vulgars worldlynes,
As if we were in our presedent way.
And louely daughter, since thy youthfull yeares
Must needes admit as yong affections:
And that sweete loue vnpartiall perceiues
Her daintie subiects through euery part,
In chiefe receiue these lessons from my lippes.
The true discouerers of a Virgins due
Now requisite, now that I know thy mynde
Somthing enclynde to fauour Manuils sute,
A gentleman, thy Louer in protest:
And that thou maist not be by loue deceiued,
Transferre my soule into a second heauen:
And in thy setled minde, my ioyes consi st,
My state reuyued and I in former plight.
Although our outward pomp be thus abased,
And thralde to drudging, stay lesse of the world,
Let vs retaine those honorable mindes
Thar lately gouerned our superior state.
Wherein true gentrie is the only meane
That makes vs differ from base millers borne:
Though we expect no knightly delicates,
Nor thirst in soule for former soueraintie.
Yet may our myndes as highly scorne to stoope
To base desires of vulgars worldlynes,
As if we were in our presedent way.
And louely daughter, since thy youthfull yeares
Must needes admit as yong affections:
And that sweete loue vnpartiall perceiues
Her daintie subiects through euery part,
In chiefe receiue these lessons from my lippes.
The true discouerers of a Virgins due
Now requisite, now that I know thy mynde
Somthing enclynde to fauour Manuils sute,
A gentleman, thy Louer in protest:
And that thou maist not be by loue deceiued,
But trye his meaning fit for thy desert,
In pursuite of all amorous desires,
Regard thine honour. Let not vehement sighes
Nor earnest vowes importing feruent loue,
Render thee subiect to the wrath of lust:
For that transformed to former sweete delight,
Will bring thy bodie and thy soule to shame.
Chaste thoughts and modest conuersations,
Of proofe to keepe out all inchaunting vowes,
Vaine sighes, forst teares, and pittifull aspectes,
Are they that make deformed Ladies faire,
Poore wretch, and such intycing men,
That seeke of all but onely present grace,
Shall in perseuerance of a Virgins due
Prefer the most refusers to the choyce
Of such a soule as yeelded what they thought.
But hoe: where is Trotter?
Here enters Trotter the Millers man to them: And they
within call to him for their gryste.
Sp17Trotter.
Wheres Trotter? why Trotter is here.
yfaith, you and your daughter go vp and downe weeping,
And wamenting and keeping of a wamentation,
As who should saye, the Mill would go with your wamenting.
yfaith, you and your daughter go vp and downe weeping,
And wamenting and keeping of a wamentation,
As who should saye, the Mill would go with your wamenting.
Sp19Trotter.
Here he
Why yonder is a company of yong men and maydes
Keepe such a styr for their grist, that they would haue it before
my stones be readie to grinde it. But yfaith, I would I coulde
breake winde enough backward: you should not tarrie for your
gryst I warrant you.
Keepe such a styr for their grist, that they would haue it before
my stones be readie to grinde it. But yfaith, I would I coulde
breake winde enough backward: you should not tarrie for your
gryst I warrant you.
Em abo
necke.
Sp21Trotter.
Iwis you will when I cannot. Why looke,
You haue a Mill. Why, whats your Mill without mee?
Or rather Mistres, what were I without you?
You haue a Mill. Why, whats your Mill without mee?
Or rather Mistres, what were I without you?
For
For if you should but stoope to take vp the tole dish
You will haue the crampe in your finger
At least ten weekes after.
Sp24Miller.
Ah well said Trotter, teach her to plaie the good huswife
And thou shalt haue her to thy wife, if thou canst get her good will.
And thou shalt haue her to thy wife, if thou canst get her good will.
Sp25Trotter.
Ah words wherein I see Matrimonie come loaden
With kisses to salute me: Now let me alone, to pick the Mill,
To fill the hopper, to take the tole, to mend the sayles,
Yea, and to make the mill to goe with the verie force of my loue.
With kisses to salute me: Now let me alone, to pick the Mill,
To fill the hopper, to take the tole, to mend the sayles,
Yea, and to make the mill to goe with the verie force of my loue.
Here they must call for their gryst within.
Sp26Trotter.
I come I come, yfaith now you shall haue your gryst
Or else Trotter will trot and amble himselfe to death.
Or else Trotter will trot and amble himselfe to death.
They call him againe. Exit.
Enter king of Denmarke, with some attendants, Blanch his
daughter, Mariana, Marques Lubeck, VVilliam
disguised.
Sp27King of Denmarke.
Lord Marques Lubecke welcome home,
Welcome braue Knight vnto the Denmarke King:
For Williams sake the noble Norman Duke,
So famous for his fortunes and successe,
That graceth him with name of Conqueror:
Right double welcome must thou be to vs.
Welcome braue Knight vnto the Denmarke King:
For Williams sake the noble Norman Duke,
So famous for his fortunes and successe,
That graceth him with name of Conqueror:
Right double welcome must thou be to vs.
Sp28Rob. VVindsor.
And to my Lord the king shall I recount
Your graces courteous entertainment,
That for his sake vouchsafe to honor me
A simple Knight attendant on his grace.
Your graces courteous entertainment,
That for his sake vouchsafe to honor me
A simple Knight attendant on his grace.
Sp31King Den.
I tell thee Robert, I so admire the man,
As that I count it haynous guilt in him
That honors not Duke William with his heart.
Blanch, bid this straunger welcome, good my gyrle.
As that I count it haynous guilt in him
That honors not Duke William with his heart.
Blanch, bid this straunger welcome, good my gyrle.
Sp32Blanch.
Robert.
Sir, should I neglect your highnes charge herein,
It might be thought of base discourtesie.
Welcome Sir Knight to Denmarke hartelie.
It might be thought of base discourtesie.
Welcome Sir Knight to Denmarke hartelie.
Sp35Rob. windsor.
May this be shee, for whome I crost the Seas?
I am ashamde to think I was so fond.
In whom thers nothing that contents my mynd.
Ill head, worse featurde, vncomly, nothing courtly.
Swart and ill fauoured, a Colliers sanguin skinne.
I neuer sawe a harder fauourd slut.
Loue her? for what: I can no whit abide her.
I am ashamde to think I was so fond.
In whom thers nothing that contents my mynd.
Ill head, worse featurde, vncomly, nothing courtly.
Swart and ill fauoured, a Colliers sanguin skinne.
I neuer sawe a harder fauourd slut.
Loue her? for what: I can no whit abide her.
Sp36King of Denmark.
Mariana, I haue this day receiued letters
From Swethia, that lets me vnderstand,
your raunsome is collecting there with speede,
And shortly shalbe hither sent to vs.
From Swethia, that lets me vnderstand,
your raunsome is collecting there with speede,
And shortly shalbe hither sent to vs.
Sp37Mariana.
Not that I finde occasion of mislike
My entertainment in your graces court,
But that I long to see my natiue home.
My entertainment in your graces court,
But that I long to see my natiue home.
Sp38king Den.
And reason haue you Madam for the same:
Lord Marques I commit vnto your charge
The entertainement of Sir Robert here,
Let him remaine with you within the Court
In solace and disport, to spend the time.
Lord Marques I commit vnto your charge
The entertainement of Sir Robert here,
Let him remaine with you within the Court
In solace and disport, to spend the time.
Exit king of Denmarke.
Blanch speaketh this secretly at one end of the stage.
Sp40
Vnhappie Blanch, what strange effects are these
That workes within my thoughts confusedly,
That still me thinks affection drawes me on
To take, to like, nay more, to loue this Knight.
That workes within my thoughts confusedly,
That still me thinks affection drawes me on
To take, to like, nay more, to loue this Knight.
Sp41Robert. Wind.
A modest countenance, no heauie sullen looke,
Not verie fayer, but ritchly deckt with fauour:
A sweete face, an exceding daintie hand,
A bodie were it framed of wax
By all the cunning artists of the world
It could not better be proportioned.
Not verie fayer, but ritchly deckt with fauour:
A sweete face, an exceding daintie hand,
A bodie were it framed of wax
By all the cunning artists of the world
It could not better be proportioned.
B Here
Here is no tyme for contemplation.
Sp43Robert Windsor.
My Lord, there is a certaine odd conceite,
Which on the sudden greatly troubles me.
Which on the sudden greatly troubles me.
Sp45Sir Robert.
The more I looke, the more I loue to looke,
Who seyes that Mariana is not faire:
Ile gage my gauntlet gainst the enuious man,
That dares auowe there liueth her compare.
Who seyes that Mariana is not faire:
Ile gage my gauntlet gainst the enuious man,
That dares auowe there liueth her compare.
Sp47Sir Robert.
yea, my Lord: Shee is counterfait in deede:
For there is the substance that best contents me.
For there is the substance that best contents me.
Sp51Robert.
As who should saie your loue were priuileged
That none might looke vpon her but your selfe.
That none might looke vpon her but your selfe.
Sp52Lubeck.
These iarres becomes not our familiaritie,
Nor will I stand on termes to moue your patience.
Nor will I stand on termes to moue your patience.
Sp53Robert.
Why my Lord, am not I of flesh and bloud as well as you?
Then giue me leaue to loue as well as you.
Then giue me leaue to loue as well as you.
Sp54Lubeck.
To Loue Sir Robert? but whome? not she I Loue?
Nor stands it with the honor of my state,
To brooke corriuals with me in my loue.
Nor stands it with the honor of my state,
To brooke corriuals with me in my loue.
Sp55Robert.
So Sir, we are thorough for that L.
Ladies farewell. Lord Marques, will you go?
I will finde a time to speake with her I trowe?
Ladies farewell. Lord Marques, will you go?
I will finde a time to speake with her I trowe?
Exit.
Enter Manuile alone disguised.
Sp57Manuile.
Bad
Ah Em the subiect of my restlesse thoughts,
The Anuyle whereupon my heart doth beate,
Framing thy state to thy desert,
Full yll this life becomes thy heauenly looke,
Wherein, sweete loue and vertue sits enthroned.
The Anuyle whereupon my heart doth beate,
Framing thy state to thy desert,
Full yll this life becomes thy heauenly looke,
Wherein, sweete loue and vertue sits enthroned.
Bad world, where riches is esteemd aboue them both,
In whose base eyes nought else is bountifull.
A Millers daughter, sayes the multitude,
Should not be loued of a Gentleman.
But let them breath their soules into the ayre:
Yet will I still affect thee as my selfe,
So thou be constant in thy plighted vowe.
But here comes one, I wil listen to his talke.
Enter Valingford at another dore, disguised Man
hidin
selfe.
Sp58Valingford.
Goe William Conqueror and seeke thy loue.
Seeke thou a mynion in a forren land
Whilest I drawe back and court my loue at home,
The millers daughter of faire Manchester
Hath bound my feete to this delightsome soyle:
And from her eyes do dart such golden beames,
That holdes my harte in her subiection.
Seeke thou a mynion in a forren land
Whilest I drawe back and court my loue at home,
The millers daughter of faire Manchester
Hath bound my feete to this delightsome soyle:
And from her eyes do dart such golden beames,
That holdes my harte in her subiection.
Sp59Manuile.
He ruminates on my beloued choyce:
God graunt he come not to preuent my hope.
But heres another, him yle listen to.
God graunt he come not to preuent my hope.
But heres another, him yle listen to.
Enter Mountney disguised at another dore.
Sp60L. Mountney.
B2
Manuile
Nature vniust, in vtterance of thy arte,
To grace a pesant with a Princes fame:
Pesant am I so to misterme my loue
Although a millers daughter by her birth:
Yet may her beautie and her vertues well suffice
To hyde the blemish of her birth in hell,
Where neither enuious eyes nor thought can perce,
But endlesse darknesse euer smother it.
Goe William Conqueror and seeke thy loue,
Whilest I drawe back and court mine owne the while:
Decking her bodie with such costly robes
As may become her beauties worthynes,
That so thy labors may be laughed to scorne,
And she thou seekest in forraine regions,
Be darkened and eclipst when she arriues,
By one that I haue chosen neerer home.
To grace a pesant with a Princes fame:
Pesant am I so to misterme my loue
Although a millers daughter by her birth:
Yet may her beautie and her vertues well suffice
To hyde the blemish of her birth in hell,
Where neither enuious eyes nor thought can perce,
But endlesse darknesse euer smother it.
Goe William Conqueror and seeke thy loue,
Whilest I drawe back and court mine owne the while:
Decking her bodie with such costly robes
As may become her beauties worthynes,
That so thy labors may be laughed to scorne,
And she thou seekest in forraine regions,
Be darkened and eclipst when she arriues,
By one that I haue chosen neerer home.
Exit Manuile
Sp63Ualingford.
So chose he you, therefore I marueile much
That both of vs should linger in this sort.
What may the king imagine of our staye?
That both of vs should linger in this sort.
What may the king imagine of our staye?
Sp64Mountney.
The king may iustly think we are to blame:
But I immagined I might well be spared
And that no other man had borne my mind.
But I immagined I might well be spared
And that no other man had borne my mind.
Sp65Ualingford.
The like did I: in frendship then resolue
What is the cause of your vnlookt for stay?
What is the cause of your vnlookt for stay?
Sp70Mountney.
Why not my Lord? I hope full well you know
That loue respectes no difference of state
So beautie serue to stirr affection.
That loue respectes no difference of state
So beautie serue to stirr affection.
Sp71Ualingford.
But this it is that makes me wonder most:
That you and I should be of one conseite
In such a straunge vnlikly passion.
That you and I should be of one conseite
In such a straunge vnlikly passion.
Sp74Mountney.
Nay neuer grieue: for if the cause be such
To ioyne our thoughts in such a Simpathy:
All enuie set asyde: let vs agree
To yeeld to eythers fortune in this choyce.
To ioyne our thoughts in such a Simpathy:
All enuie set asyde: let vs agree
To yeeld to eythers fortune in this choyce.
Sp75Valingford.
Exeunt
Content say I, and what so ere befall,
Shake hands my Lord and fortune thriue at all.
Shake hands my Lord and fortune thriue at all.
Enter Em and Trotter the Millers man with a kerchife on
his head, and an Urinall in his hand.
Trotter.
Sp81Trotter.
Then this is mystically to giue you to vnderstand
I haue beene at the Phismicaries house.
I haue beene at the Phismicaries house.
Here he offers to kisse her.
Sp95Trot.
Yfaith I aime at the fairest,
Ah Em, sweet Em: fresh as the flowre:
That hath poure to wound my harte,
And ease my smart, of me poore theefe,
In prison bounde.
Ah Em, sweet Em: fresh as the flowre:
That hath poure to wound my harte,
And ease my smart, of me poore theefe,
In prison bounde.
Sp97Trot.
Ah marke the deuise,
For thee my loue full sicke I was, in hazard of my life
Thy promise was to make me whole, and for to be my wife.
Let me inioye my loue my deere,
And thou possesse thy Trottter here.
For thee my loue full sicke I was, in hazard of my life
Thy promise was to make me whole, and for to be my wife.
Let me inioye my loue my deere,
And thou possesse thy Trottter here.
Sp99Trot.
Yes woos but you did, Ile goe to our Parson Sir Iohn
And he shall mumble vp the marriage out of hand.
And he shall mumble vp the marriage out of hand.
B3 Here
Here Enters Manuile to them.
Sp108Trotter.
Exit Trotter.
That same word (hartely) is of great force.
I will goe: but I praye sir, beware you
Come not too neere the wench.
I will goe: but I praye sir, beware you
Come not too neere the wench.
Sp109Manuile.
I am greatly beholding to you
Ah Maistres, somtime I might haue said my loue,
But time and fortune hath bereued me of that,
And I am abiect in those gratious eyes
That with remorse earst sawe into my griefe,
May sit and sigh the sorowes of my heart.
Ah Maistres, somtime I might haue said my loue,
But time and fortune hath bereued me of that,
And I am abiect in those gratious eyes
That with remorse earst sawe into my griefe,
May sit and sigh the sorowes of my heart.
Sp111Manuile.
Ah Em, were he the man that causeth this mistrust,
I should esteeme of thee as at the first.
I should esteeme of thee as at the first.
Sp114Em
If touching loue, my Manuile charge me thus?
Vnkindly must I take it at his handes,
For that my conscience cleeres me of offence.
Vnkindly must I take it at his handes,
For that my conscience cleeres me of offence.
Sp115Manuile.
Oft
Ah impudent and shamelesse in thy ill,
That with thy cunning and defraudfull toung,
Seekese to delude the honest meaning minde:
Was neuer heard in Manchester before,
Of true louer then hath beene betwixte vs twaine:
And for my parte how I haue hazarded
Displeasure of my father and my freindes
Thy selfe can witnes. Yet notwithstanding this:
Two genlemen attending on Duke William
Mountney and Valingford, as I heard them named,
That with thy cunning and defraudfull toung,
Seekese to delude the honest meaning minde:
Was neuer heard in Manchester before,
Of true louer then hath beene betwixte vs twaine:
And for my parte how I haue hazarded
Displeasure of my father and my freindes
Thy selfe can witnes. Yet notwithstanding this:
Two genlemen attending on Duke William
Mountney and Valingford, as I heard them named,
Oft times resort to see and to be seene,
Walking the streete fast by thy fathers dore,
VVhose glauncing eyes vp to the windowes cast,
Giues testies of their Maisters amorous hart.
This Em is noted and too much talked on.
Some see it without mistrust of ill.
Others there are that scorning grynne thereat,
And saith, there goes the millers daughters wooers.
Ah me, whome chiefely and most of all it doth concerne
To spend my time in griefe and vexe my soule,
To thinke my loue should be rewarded thus,
And for thy sake abhore all women kind.
Sp117Manuile.
If sight do moue offence, it is the better not to see.
But thou didst more vnconstant as thou art,
For with them thou hadst talke and conference.
But thou didst more vnconstant as thou art,
For with them thou hadst talke and conference.
Sp121Manuile.
Ah Em, faithfull loue is full of ielosie,
So did I loue thee true and faithfully,
For which I am rewarded most vnthankfully.
So did I loue thee true and faithfully,
For which I am rewarded most vnthankfully.
Exit in a rage, Manet Em.
Sp122
For
And so awaie? what in displeasure gone?
And left me such a bitter sweete to gnawe vpon?
Ah Manuile, little wottest thou,
How neere this parting goeth to my heart.
Vncourteous loue whose followers reapes reward,
Of hate, disdaine, reproach and infamie,
The fruit of frantike, bedlome ielozie.
Here enter Mountney to Em.
But here comes one of these suspitious men:
VVitnes my God without desert of me:
For onely Manuile honor I in harte:
Nor shall vnkindnes cause me from him to starte.
And left me such a bitter sweete to gnawe vpon?
Ah Manuile, little wottest thou,
How neere this parting goeth to my heart.
Vncourteous loue whose followers reapes reward,
Of hate, disdaine, reproach and infamie,
The fruit of frantike, bedlome ielozie.
Here enter Mountney to Em.
But here comes one of these suspitious men:
VVitnes my God without desert of me:
For onely Manuile honor I in harte:
Nor shall vnkindnes cause me from him to starte.
Sp123Mountney.
For this good fortune, Venus be thou blest,
To meete my loue, the mistres of my heart,
Where time and place giues oportunitie
At full to let her vnderstand my loue.
He turnes to Em, & offers to take her by the hand, & shee goes from him.
Faire mistres, since my fortune sorts so well:
Heare you a word. What meaneth this?
Nay stay faire Em.
To meete my loue, the mistres of my heart,
Where time and place giues oportunitie
At full to let her vnderstand my loue.
He turnes to Em, & offers to take her by the hand, & shee goes from him.
Faire mistres, since my fortune sorts so well:
Heare you a word. What meaneth this?
Nay stay faire Em.
Sp125Mountney.
Yet stay sweete loue to whom I must disclose
The hidden secrets of a louers thoughts,
Not doubting but to finde such kinde remorse
As naturally you are enclyned to.
The hidden secrets of a louers thoughts,
Not doubting but to finde such kinde remorse
As naturally you are enclyned to.
Sp127Mountney.
Here Em cuts him off.
Whats that to me? I speak not sweete in person of (my friend,
But for my selfe, whom if that loue deserue
To haue regard being honourable loue:
Not base affects of loose lasciuious loue:
Whome youthfull wantons play and dally with:
But that vnites in honourable bands of holy rytes,
And knits the sacred knot that Gods.
But for my selfe, whom if that loue deserue
To haue regard being honourable loue:
Not base affects of loose lasciuious loue:
Whome youthfull wantons play and dally with:
But that vnites in honourable bands of holy rytes,
And knits the sacred knot that Gods.
Sp128Em.
What meane you sir, to keepe me here so long?
I cannot vnderstand you by your sygnes.
You keepe a pratling with your lippes,
But neuer a word you speake that I can heare.
I cannot vnderstand you by your sygnes.
You keepe a pratling with your lippes,
But neuer a word you speake that I can heare.
Sp129Mountney.
What is shee deafe? a great impediment.
Yet remedies there are for such defects.
Sweete Em, it is no little griefe to mee,
To see where nature in her pryde of art
Hath wrought perfections ritch and admirable.
Yet remedies there are for such defects.
Sweete Em, it is no little griefe to mee,
To see where nature in her pryde of art
Hath wrought perfections ritch and admirable.
Sp133Mountney.
Em.
Oh plague of Fortune: Oh hell without compare.
What bootes it vs to gaze and not enioy?
What bootes it vs to gaze and not enioy?
Exit Em. Manet Mountney.
Sp135Monntney.
Exit Mountney.
Fare well my loue. Nay farewell life and all.
Could I procure redresse for this infirmitie,
It might be meanes shee would regard my sute.
I am acquainted with the Kings Phisitions:
Amongst the which, theres one mine honest friend,
Seignior Alberto, a verie learned man.
His iudgement will I haue to help this ill.
Ah Em, faire Em, if Art can make thee whole:
Ile buy that sence for thee, although it cost mee deere.
But Mountney: stay, this may be but deceit,
A matter fained onely to delude thee.
And not vnlike, perhaps by Ualingford,
He loues faire Em as well as I.
As well as I? ah no, not halfe so well.
Put case, yet may he be thine enimie,
And giue her counsell to dissemble thus.
Ile try the euent, and if it fall out so?
Frindship farewell: Loue makes me now a foe.
Could I procure redresse for this infirmitie,
It might be meanes shee would regard my sute.
I am acquainted with the Kings Phisitions:
Amongst the which, theres one mine honest friend,
Seignior Alberto, a verie learned man.
His iudgement will I haue to help this ill.
Ah Em, faire Em, if Art can make thee whole:
Ile buy that sence for thee, although it cost mee deere.
But Mountney: stay, this may be but deceit,
A matter fained onely to delude thee.
And not vnlike, perhaps by Ualingford,
He loues faire Em as well as I.
As well as I? ah no, not halfe so well.
Put case, yet may he be thine enimie,
And giue her counsell to dissemble thus.
Ile try the euent, and if it fall out so?
Frindship farewell: Loue makes me now a foe.
Enter Marques Lubeck, and Mariana.
Sp139Lubeck.
C
And
Sweet Ladie, for thy sake.
There was this last night two maskes in one company,
My selfe the formost: The other strangers were:
Amongst the which, when the Musick began to sound the Measures,
Eche Masker made choice of his Ladie:
And one more forward than the rest stept towards thee:
Which I perceiuing, thrust him aside, and tooke thee my selfe.
But this was taken in so ill parte,
That at my comming out of the court gate, with iustling togither,
It was my chaunce to be thrust into the arme.
The doer thereof because he was the originall cause of the disorder
At that inconuenient time, was presently committed,
There was this last night two maskes in one company,
My selfe the formost: The other strangers were:
Amongst the which, when the Musick began to sound the Measures,
Eche Masker made choice of his Ladie:
And one more forward than the rest stept towards thee:
Which I perceiuing, thrust him aside, and tooke thee my selfe.
But this was taken in so ill parte,
That at my comming out of the court gate, with iustling togither,
It was my chaunce to be thrust into the arme.
The doer thereof because he was the originall cause of the disorder
At that inconuenient time, was presently committed,
And is this morning sent for to aunswer the matter:
And I think here he comes. What Sir Robert of Windsor how now?
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Exit the Keeper.
Sp147Lubeck.
Sir I knew you not, and therefore you must pardon me
And the rather it might be alleaged to me of
Meare simplisitie, to see another daunce with my Maistris
disguysed, and I my selfe in presence: but seeing it
Was our happs to damnifie each other vnwillingly,
Let vs be content with our harmes,
And laye the fault where it was and so become friendes.
And the rather it might be alleaged to me of
Meare simplisitie, to see another daunce with my Maistris
disguysed, and I my selfe in presence: but seeing it
Was our happs to damnifie each other vnwillingly,
Let vs be content with our harmes,
And laye the fault where it was and so become friendes.
Enter Blaunch.
Exit Lubeck and Sir Robert.
Sp153Blaunch.
Mariana, as I am grieued with thy presence:
So am I not offended for thy absence,
And were it not a breach to modestie,
Thou shouldest know before I left thee.
So am I not offended for thy absence,
And were it not a breach to modestie,
Thou shouldest know before I left thee.
Sp154Mariana.
How neare is this humor to madnesse
If yon hould on as you begyn, you
are in a pretie waie to scoulding.
If yon hould on as you begyn, you
are in a pretie waie to scoulding.
Here enters one with a letter. Blaunch
Blaunch snatcheth the letter from him. Et exit messenger.
Sp161
Go to foolish fellow.
And therefore to ease the anger I sustaine,
Ile be so bolde to open it, whats here?
Sir Robert greets you well?
Your Maistries, his loue, his life? Oh amorous man,
How he entertaines his new Maistres?
And bestowes on Lubeck his od friend
A horne night capp to keepe in his witt.
And therefore to ease the anger I sustaine,
Ile be so bolde to open it, whats here?
Sir Robert greets you well?
Your Maistries, his loue, his life? Oh amorous man,
How he entertaines his new Maistres?
And bestowes on Lubeck his od friend
A horne night capp to keepe in his witt.
She teares it. Et exit Blannch.
Sp164Mariana.
How farr doth this differ from modestie:
Yet will I gather vp the peeces, which happelie
May shew to me the intent thereof
Though not the meaning.
Yet will I gather vp the peeces, which happelie
May shew to me the intent thereof
Though not the meaning.
She gathers vpp the peeces and ioynes them.
Sp165Mariana.
Exit.
Your seruant and loue sir Robert of Windsor
Alius William the Conqueror, wisheth long health and happinesse.
Is this William the Conqueror, shrouded vnder
The name of sir Robert of VVindsor?
Were he the Monarch of the world
He should not disposesse Lubeck of his Loue.
Therefore I will to the Court, and there if I can
Close to be friendes with Ladie Blaunch,
And thereby keepe Lubeck my Loue for my selfe:
And further the Ladie Blaunch in her sute as much as I may.
Alius William the Conqueror, wisheth long health and happinesse.
Is this William the Conqueror, shrouded vnder
The name of sir Robert of VVindsor?
Were he the Monarch of the world
He should not disposesse Lubeck of his Loue.
Therefore I will to the Court, and there if I can
Close to be friendes with Ladie Blaunch,
And thereby keepe Lubeck my Loue for my selfe:
And further the Ladie Blaunch in her sute as much as I may.
Enter Em solus.
C2 Hath
Hath so bewitched my louely Manuils sences,
That he misdoubts his Em that loues his soule.
He doth suspect corriuals in his loue:
Which how vntrue it is, be iudge my God.
But now no more: Here commeth Ualingford:
Shift him off now, as thou hast done the other.
Sp173Valingf.
But is it possible you should be taken on such a suddain?
Infortunate Valingford to be thus crost in thy loue.
Faire Em, I am not a little sorie to see this thy hard hap:
Yet neuerthelesse, I am acquainted with a learned Phisitian,
That will do any thing for thee at my request.
To him will I resort, and enquire his iudgement,
As concerning the recouerie of so excellent a sence.
Infortunate Valingford to be thus crost in thy loue.
Faire Em, I am not a little sorie to see this thy hard hap:
Yet neuerthelesse, I am acquainted with a learned Phisitian,
That will do any thing for thee at my request.
To him will I resort, and enquire his iudgement,
As concerning the recouerie of so excellent a sence.
Sp174Em.
O Lord Sir: and of all things I cannot abide Phisicke:
The verie name thereof to me is odious.
The verie name thereof to me is odious.
Sp175Valingford.
No? not the thing will doe thee so much good?
Sweete Em, hether I came to parley of loue
Hoping to haue found thee in thy woonted prosperitie.
And haue the gods so vnmercifully thwarted my expectation?
By dealing so sinisterly with thee sweete Em?
Sweete Em, hether I came to parley of loue
Hoping to haue found thee in thy woonted prosperitie.
And haue the gods so vnmercifully thwarted my expectation?
By dealing so sinisterly with thee sweete Em?
Sp176Em.
Good sir, no more, it fits not me
To haue respect to such vaine fantasies,
As idle loue presentes my eares withall,
More reason I should ghostlie giue my selfe,
To sacred prayers for this my former sinne,
For which this plague is iustly fallen vpon me,
Then to harken to the vanities of loue.
To haue respect to such vaine fantasies,
As idle loue presentes my eares withall,
More reason I should ghostlie giue my selfe,
To sacred prayers for this my former sinne,
For which this plague is iustly fallen vpon me,
Then to harken to the vanities of loue.
Sp177Valingford.
Em.
Yet sweet Em accept this iewell at my hand
Which I bestowe on thee in token of my loue.
Which I bestowe on thee in token of my loue.
Sp178Em.
Exit Em.
A iewell sir, what pleasure can I haue
In iewels, treasure, or any worldly thing
That want my sight that should deserne thereof.
Ah sir I must leaue you:
The paine of mine eyes is so extreame
I cannot long staie in a place. I take my leaue.
In iewels, treasure, or any worldly thing
That want my sight that should deserne thereof.
Ah sir I must leaue you:
The paine of mine eyes is so extreame
I cannot long staie in a place. I take my leaue.
Sp179Valingford.
Exit.
Zoundes, what a crosse is this to my conceite?
But Ualingford, serch the depth of this deuise.
Why may not this be fained subteltie,
By Mountneies inuention, to the intent
That I seeing such occasion should leaue off my sute,
And not any more persiste to solicite her of loue.
Ile trie the euent, if I can by any meanes perceaue
The effect of this deceyte to be procured by his meanes,
Freind Mountney the one of vs is like to repent our bargeine.
But Ualingford, serch the depth of this deuise.
Why may not this be fained subteltie,
By Mountneies inuention, to the intent
That I seeing such occasion should leaue off my sute,
And not any more persiste to solicite her of loue.
Ile trie the euent, if I can by any meanes perceaue
The effect of this deceyte to be procured by his meanes,
Freind Mountney the one of vs is like to repent our bargeine.
Enter Mariana and Marques Lubeck.
Sp180Lubeck.
Ladie, since that occasion forward in our good
Presenteth place and opportunitie:
Let me intreat your woonted kind consent
And freindly furtherance in a suite I haue.
Presenteth place and opportunitie:
Let me intreat your woonted kind consent
And freindly furtherance in a suite I haue.
Sp181Mariana.
My Lord you know you neede not to intreat,
But may commaund Mariana to her power
Be it no impeachment to my honest fame.
But may commaund Mariana to her power
Be it no impeachment to my honest fame.
Sp182Lubeck.
Free are my thoughts from such base villanie
As may in question Ladie call your name:
Yet is the matter of such consequence
Standing vpon my honorable credit,
To be effected with such zeale and secresie,
As should I speake and faile my expectation
I would redound greatly to my preiudice.
As may in question Ladie call your name:
Yet is the matter of such consequence
Standing vpon my honorable credit,
To be effected with such zeale and secresie,
As should I speake and faile my expectation
I would redound greatly to my preiudice.
Sp183Mariana.
My Lord wherein hath Mariana giuen you occasion
That you should mistrust or else be ielous of my secrecie.
That you should mistrust or else be ielous of my secrecie.
Sp184Lubeck.
C3
Thus
Mariana, do not misconster of me:
I not mistrust thee, nor thy secresie,
Nor let my loue misconster my intente,
Nor think thereof but well and honorable.
I not mistrust thee, nor thy secresie,
Nor let my loue misconster my intente,
Nor think thereof but well and honorable.
Thus stands the case: Thou knowest from England
Hether came with me Robert of VVindsor, a noble man at Armes,
Lustie and valiant, in spring time of his yeares,
No maruell then though he proue amorous.
Sp186Lubeck.
No Mariana, that is non it.
His loue to Blnnch was then extinct
When first he sawe thy face.
Tis thee he loues: yea, thou art onely shee
That is maistres and commaunder of his thoughts.
His loue to Blnnch was then extinct
When first he sawe thy face.
Tis thee he loues: yea, thou art onely shee
That is maistres and commaunder of his thoughts.
Sp187Mariana.
Well well my Lord, I like you, for such driftes
Put silly Ladies often to their shiftes
Oft haue I heard you saye, you loued me well:
Yea, sworne the same, and I beleeued you to.
Can this be found an action of good faith,
Thus to dissemble where you found true loue?
Put silly Ladies often to their shiftes
Oft haue I heard you saye, you loued me well:
Yea, sworne the same, and I beleeued you to.
Can this be found an action of good faith,
Thus to dissemble where you found true loue?
Sp188Lubeck.
Mariana, I not dissemble on mine honour:
Nor failes my faith to thee. But for my friend,
For princely William, by whom thou shalt possesse
The tytle of estate and Maiestie,
Fitting thy loue and vertues of thy minde,
For him I speake, for him do I intreat,
And with thy fauour fully do resigne
To him the claime and interest of my loue.
Sweete Mariana then denie mee not,
Loue William, loue my friend and honour mee
Who els is cleane dishonored by thy meanes.
Nor failes my faith to thee. But for my friend,
For princely William, by whom thou shalt possesse
The tytle of estate and Maiestie,
Fitting thy loue and vertues of thy minde,
For him I speake, for him do I intreat,
And with thy fauour fully do resigne
To him the claime and interest of my loue.
Sweete Mariana then denie mee not,
Loue William, loue my friend and honour mee
Who els is cleane dishonored by thy meanes.
Sp189Mariana
Borne to mishap, my selfe am onely shee,
On whome the Sunne of Fortune neuer shyned:
But Planets rulde by retrogard aspect,
Foretolde mine yll in my natiuitie.
On whome the Sunne of Fortune neuer shyned:
But Planets rulde by retrogard aspect,
Foretolde mine yll in my natiuitie.
Sp190Lnbeck.
Sweete Ladie seace, let my intreatie serue
To pacifie the passion of thy griefe,
Which well I know proceedes of ardent loue.
To pacifie the passion of thy griefe,
Which well I know proceedes of ardent loue.
Mariana.
Sp200Lubeck.
In louing him you shall content vs both.
Me, for I craue that fauour at your handes:
He for hopes that comfort at your hands.
Me, for I craue that fauour at your handes:
He for hopes that comfort at your hands.
Enter Blaunch to them.
Exit Lubeck,
Sp205Mariana.
Madam be it in secret spoken to your selfe,
If you wil but follow the complot I haue inuented
you will not think me so forward
As your selfe shall proue fortunate.
If you wil but follow the complot I haue inuented
you will not think me so forward
As your selfe shall proue fortunate.
Sp207Mariana.
Madam as thus: It is not vnknowen to you
That Sir Robert of Windsor,
A man that you do not little esteeme,
Hath long importuned me of Loue:
But rather then I will be found false
Or vniust to the Marques Lubeck,
I will as did the constant ladie Penelope
Vndertake to effect some great taske.
That Sir Robert of Windsor,
A man that you do not little esteeme,
Hath long importuned me of Loue:
But rather then I will be found false
Or vniust to the Marques Lubeck,
I will as did the constant ladie Penelope
Vndertake to effect some great taske.
Sp209Mariana.
For
The next tyme that Sir Robert shall come
In his woonted sort to solicit me with Loue,
I will seeme to agree and like of any thing
That the Knight shal demaund: so far foorth
As it be no impeachment to my chastitie:
And to conclude, poynt some place for to meete the man,
In his woonted sort to solicit me with Loue,
I will seeme to agree and like of any thing
That the Knight shal demaund: so far foorth
As it be no impeachment to my chastitie:
And to conclude, poynt some place for to meete the man,
For my conueiance from the Denmarke Court:
Which determined vpon, he will appoynt some certaine time
For our departure: whereof you hauing intelligence,
You may soone set downe a plot to were the English Crowne.
And than?
Sp212Blanch.
Were I assured of the one, as I am perswaded
Of the other, there were some possibilitie in it.
But here comes the man.
Of the other, there were some possibilitie in it.
But here comes the man.
Exit Blanch.
Sp214William. Con.
Ladie this is well and happelie met,
Fortune hetherto hath beene my foe,
And though I haue oft sought to speake with you,
Yet still I haue beene crost with sinister happs.
I cannot Madame tell a louing tale
Or court my Maistres with fabulous discoursies,
That am a souldier sworne to followe armes:
But this I bluntly let you vnderstand,
I honor you with such religious Zeale
As may become an honorable minde.
Nor may I make my loue the seege of Troye
That am a straunger in this Countrie.
First what I am, I know you are resolued,
For that my friend hath let you that to vnderstand,
The Marques Lubeck to whome I am so bound,
That whilest I liue I count me onely his.
Fortune hetherto hath beene my foe,
And though I haue oft sought to speake with you,
Yet still I haue beene crost with sinister happs.
I cannot Madame tell a louing tale
Or court my Maistres with fabulous discoursies,
That am a souldier sworne to followe armes:
But this I bluntly let you vnderstand,
I honor you with such religious Zeale
As may become an honorable minde.
Nor may I make my loue the seege of Troye
That am a straunger in this Countrie.
First what I am, I know you are resolued,
For that my friend hath let you that to vnderstand,
The Marques Lubeck to whome I am so bound,
That whilest I liue I count me onely his.
Sp215Mariana.
Surely you are beholding to the Marques,
For he hath beene an earnest spokes-man in your cause.
For he hath beene an earnest spokes-man in your cause.
Sp216William.
And yealdes my Ladie then at his request.
To grace Duke VVilliam with her gratious loue?
To grace Duke VVilliam with her gratious loue?
If
If case that you will thereto giue consent.
Sp220William.
Not otherwise but well and honorably.
I haue at Sea a shipp that doth attend,
Which shall foorthwith conducte vs into England
Where when we are, I straight will marrie thee.
We may not stay deliberating long
Least that suspition, enuious of our weale
Set in a foote to hinder our pretence.
I haue at Sea a shipp that doth attend,
Which shall foorthwith conducte vs into England
Where when we are, I straight will marrie thee.
We may not stay deliberating long
Least that suspition, enuious of our weale
Set in a foote to hinder our pretence.
Sp223Mariana.
But this I must intreat your grace,
You would not seeke by lust vnlawfully
To wrong my chast determinations.
You would not seeke by lust vnlawfully
To wrong my chast determinations.
Sp224VVilliam.
I hold that man most shameles in his sinne
That seekes to wrong an honest Ladies name
Whome he thinkes worthie of his mariage bed.
That seekes to wrong an honest Ladies name
Whome he thinkes worthie of his mariage bed.
Exit Mariana.
Sp226William.
Exit.
O happie William, blessed in thy loue:
Most fortunate in Marianaes loue,
Well Lubeck well, this courtesie of thine
I will requite if God permit me life.
Most fortunate in Marianaes loue,
Well Lubeck well, this courtesie of thine
I will requite if God permit me life.
Enter Valingford and Mountney at two sundrie dores, looking
angerly each on other with Rapiers drauen.
Sp227Mountney.
Ualingford, so hardlie I disgest an iniurie
Thou hast profered me, as were not that I detest to doe what stands
Not with the honor of my name,
Thy death should paie thy ransome of thy fault.
Thou hast profered me, as were not that I detest to doe what stands
Not with the honor of my name,
Thy death should paie thy ransome of thy fault.
Sp228Ualingford.
D
That
And Mountney, had not my reuenging wrath
Incenst with more than ordinarie loue
beene such for to depriue thee of thy life,
Thou hadst not liude to braue me as thou doest wretch as thou arte,
wherein hath Ualingford offended thee?
Incenst with more than ordinarie loue
beene such for to depriue thee of thy life,
Thou hadst not liude to braue me as thou doest wretch as thou arte,
wherein hath Ualingford offended thee?
That honourable bond which late we did confirme
In presence of the Gods,
When with the Conqueror we arriued here
For my part hath beene kept inuiolably
Till now too much abused by thy villanie,
I am inforced to cancell all those bands,
By hating him which I so well did loue.
Sp229Mountney.
Subtil thou art, and cunning in thy frawd,
That giuing me occasion of offence,
Thou pickst a quarrell to excuse thy shame.
Why Ualingford, was it not enough for thee
To be aryuall twixt me and my loue,
But counsell her to my no small disgrace,
That when I came to talke with her of loue,
Shee should seeme deafe, as fayning not to heare.
That giuing me occasion of offence,
Thou pickst a quarrell to excuse thy shame.
Why Ualingford, was it not enough for thee
To be aryuall twixt me and my loue,
But counsell her to my no small disgrace,
That when I came to talke with her of loue,
Shee should seeme deafe, as fayning not to heare.
Sp232Ualingford.
Then I perceiue we are deluded both.
For when I offered many gifts of Gold and Iewels
To entreat for loue, shee hath refused them with a coy disdaine,
Alledging that shee could not see the Sunne.
The same coniectured I to be thy drift,
That fayning so shee might be ridd of mee.
For when I offered many gifts of Gold and Iewels
To entreat for loue, shee hath refused them with a coy disdaine,
Alledging that shee could not see the Sunne.
The same coniectured I to be thy drift,
That fayning so shee might be ridd of mee.
Sp234Ualidgford.
In my coniecture merely counterfeit:
Therefore lets ioyne hands in frindship once againe,
Since that the iarre grewe only by coniecture.
Therefore lets ioyne hands in frindship once againe,
Since that the iarre grewe only by coniecture.
Sp236Ualingf.
Exeunt.
With right good will. We wil straight vnto her father,
And there to learne whither it be so or no.
And there to learne whither it be so or no.
Enter VVilliam and Blanch disguised, with a maske
ouer her face.
And
And get we once to Seas, I force not then,
We quickly shall attaine the English shore.
Sp238Blaunch.
But this I vrge you with your former oath.
You shall not seeke to violate mine honour,
Vntill our marriage rights be all performed.
You shall not seeke to violate mine honour,
Vntill our marriage rights be all performed.
Sp239VVilliam.
Mariana, here I sweare to thee by heauen,
And 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.
And 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.
Sp240Blanch.
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.
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.
Exit Blanch & William.
Enter the Miller, his man Trotter, & Manuile.
Sp242Miller.
I tell you sir, it is no little greefe to mee,
You should so hardly conseit of my daughter,
Whose honest report, though I saie it,
Was neuer blotted with any title of defamation.
You should so hardly conseit of my daughter,
Whose honest report, though I saie it,
Was neuer blotted with any title of defamation.
Sp243Manuile.
Father Miller, the repaire of those gentlemen to your (house,
Hath giuen me great occasion to mislike.
Hath giuen me great occasion to mislike.
Sp244Miller.
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.
Any euill intreatie. But should they haue profered it?
Her chaste minde hath proofe enough to preuent it.
Sp245Trotter.
Those gentlemen are as honest as euer I sawe:
For yfaith one of them gaue me sixe pence
To fetch a quart of Seck. See maister here they come.
For yfaith one of them gaue me sixe pence
To fetch a quart of Seck. See maister here they come.
Enter Mountney and Ualingford.
Exit Trotter.
D2 Manuile
Sp250Miller.
Gentlemen as you are straungers to me,
Yet by the waie of courtesie you shall demaund
Any reasonable thing at my hands.
Yet by the waie of courtesie you shall demaund
Any reasonable thing at my hands.
Sp252Ualinford.
It is giuen vs to vnderstand that your daughter
Is sodenly become both blind and deafe.
Is sodenly become both blind and deafe.
Sp253Miller.
Marie God for bid, I haue sent for her, in deed
She hath kept her chamber this three daies.
It were no litle griefe to me if it should be so?
She hath kept her chamber this three daies.
It were no litle griefe to me if it should be so?
Enter Trotter leading Em.
Sp255Miller.
Gentlemen I feare your wordes are two true:
See where Trotter comes leading of her.
What ayles my Em, not blind I hope?
See where Trotter comes leading of her.
What ayles my Em, not blind I hope?
Sp256Em.
Mountney and Ualidgford both together?
And Manuile to whom I haue faithfullie vowed my loue?
Now Em suddenly helpe thy felfe.
And Manuile to whom I haue faithfullie vowed my loue?
Now Em suddenly helpe thy felfe.
Sp259Em.
Trotter lend me thy hand,
And as thou louest me keepe my counsell
And iustifie what so euer I saie, and Ile largely requite thee.
And as thou louest me keepe my counsell
And iustifie what so euer I saie, and Ile largely requite thee.
Sp260Trotter.
Ah, thats as much as to saie you would tell a monstrous,
Terrible, horrible, out ragious lie,
And I shall sooth it, no berladie.
Terrible, horrible, out ragious lie,
And I shall sooth it, no berladie.
He thrusts Em vpon her father.
Where
Where I may not be disturbed
Sith God hath visited me both of my sight and hearing.
Sp266Miller.
Tell me sweete Em how came this blindnes.
Thy eyes are louely to looke on,
And yet haue they lost the benefit of their sight.
What a griefe is this to thy poore father?
Thy eyes are louely to looke on,
And yet haue they lost the benefit of their sight.
What a griefe is this to thy poore father?
Sp267Em.
Good father let me uot stand as an open gazing stock to (euerie one,
But in a place alone as fits a creature so miserable.
But in a place alone as fits a creature so miserable.
Exit the Miller, Trotter and Em.
Sp269Manuile.
Exit Manuile
Both blind and deafe, then is she no wife for me?
And glad am I so good occasion is hapned:
Now will I awaie to Manchester
And leaue these gentlemen to their blind fortune.
And glad am I so good occasion is hapned:
Now will I awaie to Manchester
And leaue these gentlemen to their blind fortune.
Sp270Mountney.
Exit Mountney.
Since fortune hath thus spitefully crost our hope,
Let vs leaue this guest and harken after our King:
Who is at this daie landed at Lirpoole.
Let vs leaue this guest and harken after our King:
Who is at this daie landed at Lirpoole.
Sp271Valingford.
Goe my Lord Ile follow you.
VVell, now Mountney is gone
Ile staie behind to solicit my loue,
For I imagine that I shall find this but a fained inuention
Thereby to haue vs leaue off our sutes.
VVell, now Mountney is gone
Ile staie behind to solicit my loue,
For I imagine that I shall find this but a fained inuention
Thereby to haue vs leaue off our sutes.
Enter Marques Lubeck and the King of Denmark
angerly with some attendants.
Sp272Zweno. K.
D3
Besides
VVell Lubeck well, it is not possible
But you must be concenting to this acte?
Is this the man so highly you extold?
And playe a parte so hatefull with his friend?
Since first he came with thee into the court
What entertainement and what countenance
He hath receiued, none better knowes than thou.
In recompence whereof he quites me well,
To steale awaie faire Mariana my prisoner,
Whose raunsome being lately greed vpon,
I am deluded of by this escape.
But you must be concenting to this acte?
Is this the man so highly you extold?
And playe a parte so hatefull with his friend?
Since first he came with thee into the court
What entertainement and what countenance
He hath receiued, none better knowes than thou.
In recompence whereof he quites me well,
To steale awaie faire Mariana my prisoner,
Whose raunsome being lately greed vpon,
I am deluded of by this escape.
Besides, I know not how to answere it
When shee shal be demaunded home to Swethia.
Sp273Lubeck.
My gracious Lord, coniecture not I pray
Worser of Lubeck than he doth deserue
Your highnes knowes Mariana was my loue,
Sole paragon and mistres of my thoughts.
Is it likely I should know of her departure,
Wherein there is no man iniured more than I.
Worser of Lubeck than he doth deserue
Your highnes knowes Mariana was my loue,
Sole paragon and mistres of my thoughts.
Is it likely I should know of her departure,
Wherein there is no man iniured more than I.
Sp274Zweno.
That carries reason Marques I confesse.
Call foorth my daughter. Yet I am perswaded
That shee poore soule suspected not her going:
For as I heare: shee likewise loued the man,
Which he to blame did not at all regard.
Call foorth my daughter. Yet I am perswaded
That shee poore soule suspected not her going:
For as I heare: shee likewise loued the man,
Which he to blame did not at all regard.
Sp276Zweno.
What, my daughter gone?
Now Marques your villanie breakes foorth.
This match is of your making, gentle sir:
And you shall dearly know the price thereof.
Now Marques your villanie breakes foorth.
This match is of your making, gentle sir:
And you shall dearly know the price thereof.
Sp277Lubeck.
Knew I thereof, or that there was intent
In Robert thus to steale your highnes daughter:
Let heauens in Iustice presently confound me.
In Robert thus to steale your highnes daughter:
Let heauens in Iustice presently confound me.
Sp278Zweno.
Yea,
Not all the protestations thou canst vse,
Shall saue thy life. Away with him to prison.
And minion, otherwise it cannot be,
But you are an agent in this trecherie.
I will reuenge it throughly on you both.
Away with her to prison. Heres stuffe in deede?
My daughter stolen away?
It booteth not thus to disturbe my selfe,
But presently to send to English William,
To send me that proud knight of Windsor hither,
Here in my Court to suffer for his shame:
Or at my pleasure to be punished there.
Withall, that Blanch be sent me home againe,
Or I shall fetch her vnto Windsors coste,
Shall saue thy life. Away with him to prison.
And minion, otherwise it cannot be,
But you are an agent in this trecherie.
I will reuenge it throughly on you both.
Away with her to prison. Heres stuffe in deede?
My daughter stolen away?
It booteth not thus to disturbe my selfe,
But presently to send to English William,
To send me that proud knight of Windsor hither,
Here in my Court to suffer for his shame:
Or at my pleasure to be punished there.
Withall, that Blanch be sent me home againe,
Or I shall fetch her vnto Windsors coste,
Yea, and VVilliams too if he denie her mee?
Enter VVilliam taken with souldiers.
Sp279William.
Could any crosse, could any plague be worse?
Could heauen or hell? Did both conspire in one
To afflict my soule, inuent a greater scourge
Then presently I am tormented with?
Ah Mariana cause of my lament:
Ioy of my hart, and comfort of my life.
For thee I breath my sorrowes in the ayre,
And tyre my selfe: for silently I sigh,
My sorrowes afflictes me soule with equall passion.
Could heauen or hell? Did both conspire in one
To afflict my soule, inuent a greater scourge
Then presently I am tormented with?
Ah Mariana cause of my lament:
Ioy of my hart, and comfort of my life.
For thee I breath my sorrowes in the ayre,
And tyre my selfe: for silently I sigh,
My sorrowes afflictes me soule with equall passion.
Enter Demarch.
Sp283Souldier.
My Lord, watching this night in the campe,
We tooke this man, and know not what he is:
And in his companie was a gallant dame,
A woman faire in outward shewe shee seemde,
But that her face was maskte we could not see
The grace and fauour of her countenance.
We tooke this man, and know not what he is:
And in his companie was a gallant dame,
A woman faire in outward shewe shee seemde,
But that her face was maskte we could not see
The grace and fauour of her countenance.
Sp286Demarch.
And takest thou scorne to aunswer my demaund?
Thy proud behauiour verie well deserues
This misdemeanour at the worst be construed.
Why doest thou neither know, nor hast thou heard?
That in the absence of the Saxon Duke,
Demarch is his especiall Substitute
To punish those that shall offend the lawes.
Thy proud behauiour verie well deserues
This misdemeanour at the worst be construed.
Why doest thou neither know, nor hast thou heard?
That in the absence of the Saxon Duke,
Demarch is his especiall Substitute
To punish those that shall offend the lawes.
Sp287William.
Demarch.
In knowing this, I know thou art a traytor,
A rebell, and mutenous conspirator.
Why Demarch, knowest thou who I am?
A rebell, and mutenous conspirator.
Why Demarch, knowest thou who I am?
Sp288Demarch.
Pardon my dread Lord the error of my sence,
And misdemeaner to your princely excellencie.
And misdemeaner to your princely excellencie.
Sp290Demarch.
Free are my thoughts my dread and gratious Lord
From treason to your state and common weale,
Only reuengement of a priuate grudge
By Lord Dirot lately profered me,
That standes not with the honor of my name,
Is cause I haue assembled for my guard
Some men in armes that may withstand his force,
Whose setled malice aymeth at my life.
From treason to your state and common weale,
Only reuengement of a priuate grudge
By Lord Dirot lately profered me,
That standes not with the honor of my name,
Is cause I haue assembled for my guard
Some men in armes that may withstand his force,
Whose setled malice aymeth at my life.
Exit.
Enter the Citizen of Manchester and his daughter Elner
and Manuile.
Sp294Citizen.
In deed sir it would do verie well
If you could intreat your father to come hither:
But if you thinke it be too farr,
I care not much to take horse and ride to Manchester,
I am sure my daughter is content with either:
How saiest thou Elner art thou not?
If you could intreat your father to come hither:
But if you thinke it be too farr,
I care not much to take horse and ride to Manchester,
I am sure my daughter is content with either:
How saiest thou Elner art thou not?
Sp296Manuile.
Well Elner farwell, onely thus much,
I pray make all things in a readines,
Either to serue here or to carry thither with vs.
I pray make all things in a readines,
Either to serue here or to carry thither with vs.
Sp297Citizen.
As for that sir take you no care,
And so I betake you to your iournie.
Enter Ualingford.
But soft what gentleman is this?
And so I betake you to your iournie.
Enter Ualingford.
But soft what gentleman is this?
Of
Of Manchester, his father lyuing there of good account.
Sp302Ualingford.
I haue beene acquainted in times past,
But through his double dealing,
I am growen werie of his companie.
For be it spoken to you:
He hath beene acquainted with a poore millers daughter,
And diuers tymes hath promist her mariage.
But what with his delayes and floutes,
He hath brought her into such a taking,
That I feare me it will cost her her life.
But through his double dealing,
I am growen werie of his companie.
For be it spoken to you:
He hath beene acquainted with a poore millers daughter,
And diuers tymes hath promist her mariage.
But what with his delayes and floutes,
He hath brought her into such a taking,
That I feare me it will cost her her life.
Sp303Citizen.
To be playne with you sir:
His father and I haue beene of old acquaintance,
And a motion was made,
Beteewene my daughter and his sonne,
Which is now throughly agreed vpon
Saue onely the place appoynted for the mariage,
Whether it shall be kept here or at Manchester,
And for no other occasion he is now ridden.
His father and I haue beene of old acquaintance,
And a motion was made,
Beteewene my daughter and his sonne,
Which is now throughly agreed vpon
Saue onely the place appoynted for the mariage,
Whether it shall be kept here or at Manchester,
And for no other occasion he is now ridden.
Sp306Elner.
If I knew this to be true?
He should not be my husband were he neuer so good:
And therefore, good father,
I would desire you to take the paines
To beare this gentleman companie to Manchester
to know whether this be true or no.
He should not be my husband were he neuer so good:
And therefore, good father,
I would desire you to take the paines
To beare this gentleman companie to Manchester
to know whether this be true or no.
Sp307Citizen.
E
Valingford
Now trust me gentleman he deales with me verie hardly,
Knowing how well I ment to him.
But I care not much to ride to Manchester
To know whether his fathers will be,
He should deale with me so badlie.
Will it please you sir to goe in, we will presently take horse & awaie.
Knowing how well I ment to him.
But I care not much to ride to Manchester
To know whether his fathers will be,
He should deale with me so badlie.
Will it please you sir to goe in, we will presently take horse & awaie.
Sp308Valingford.
Exit.
If it please you to go in
Ile followe you presently.Exit Elner and her father.
Now shall I be reuenged on Manuile,
And by this meanes get Em to my wife.
And therefore I will strayght to her fathers
And informe them both of all that is hapned.
Ile followe you presently.Exit Elner and her father.
Now shall I be reuenged on Manuile,
And by this meanes get Em to my wife.
And therefore I will strayght to her fathers
And informe them both of all that is hapned.
Enter William, the Ambassador of Denmarke,
Demarch, and other attendants.
Sp310Embassador.
Mary thus, the King of Denmark and my Soueraine
Doth send to know of thee what is the cause
That iniuriously against the law of armes,
Thou hast stolen awaie his onely daughter Blaunch,
The onely staie and comfort of his life.
Therefore by me he willeth thee to send his daughter Blaunch:
Or e!se foorthwith he will leuy such an hoste,
As soone shall fetch her in dispite of thee.
Doth send to know of thee what is the cause
That iniuriously against the law of armes,
Thou hast stolen awaie his onely daughter Blaunch,
The onely staie and comfort of his life.
Therefore by me he willeth thee to send his daughter Blaunch:
Or e!se foorthwith he will leuy such an hoste,
As soone shall fetch her in dispite of thee.
Sp311William.
Embassador, this answer I retorne thy King.
He willeth me to send his daughter Blaunch:
Saying I conuaid her from the Danish court,
That neuer yet did once as think thereof.
As for his menacing and daunting threats
I nill regard him nor his Danish power.
For if he come to fetch her foorth my Realme,
I will prouide him such a banquet here
That he shall haue small cause to giue me thanks.
He willeth me to send his daughter Blaunch:
Saying I conuaid her from the Danish court,
That neuer yet did once as think thereof.
As for his menacing and daunting threats
I nill regard him nor his Danish power.
For if he come to fetch her foorth my Realme,
I will prouide him such a banquet here
That he shall haue small cause to giue me thanks.
Exit AmBassador.
Sp315William.
Demarch our subiects earst leuied in ciuill broyles,
Musterd foorthwith for to defend the Realme,
In hope whereof that we shall find you true,
We freely pardon this thy late offence.
Musterd foorthwith for to defend the Realme,
In hope whereof that we shall find you true,
We freely pardon this thy late offence.
Exeunt. Enter
Enter the Millier and Valingsord.
Sp317Miller.
Alas gentleman, why should you trouble your self so much
Considering the imperfections of my daughter
Which is able to with-drawe the loue of any man from her,
As alreadie it hath done in her first choyce.
Maister Manuile hath forsaken her,
And at Chester shalbe maried to a mans daughter of no little wealth.
But if my daughter knew so much:
It would goe verie neere her heart I feare me.
Considering the imperfections of my daughter
Which is able to with-drawe the loue of any man from her,
As alreadie it hath done in her first choyce.
Maister Manuile hath forsaken her,
And at Chester shalbe maried to a mans daughter of no little wealth.
But if my daughter knew so much:
It would goe verie neere her heart I feare me.
Sp318Ualing
Father miller: such is the entyre affection to your daughter,
As no misfortune whatsoeuer can alter.
My fellow Mountney thou seeste gaue quicly ouer,
But I by reason of my good meaning
Am not so soone to be changed
Although I am borne off with scornes and deniall.
As no misfortune whatsoeuer can alter.
My fellow Mountney thou seeste gaue quicly ouer,
But I by reason of my good meaning
Am not so soone to be changed
Although I am borne off with scornes and deniall.
Enter Em to them.
Sp319Miller.
Trust me sir I know not what to saie,
My daughter is not to be compelled by me,
But here she comes herself: speake to her and spare not:
For I neuer was troubled with loue matters so much before.
My daughter is not to be compelled by me,
But here she comes herself: speake to her and spare not:
For I neuer was troubled with loue matters so much before.
Sp320Em.
Good Lord shall I neuer be rid of this importunate man?
Now must I dissemble blyndnes againe,
Once more for thy sake Manuile thus am I insorced,
Because I shall complete my full resolued mynde to thee.
Father where are you?
Now must I dissemble blyndnes againe,
Once more for thy sake Manuile thus am I insorced,
Because I shall complete my full resolued mynde to thee.
Father where are you?
Sp322Em.
Where are you sir? wil you neuer leaue
This idle and vaine pursuite of loue?
Is not England stord enought to content you?
But you must still trouble the poore
Contemptible mayd of Manchester.
This idle and vaine pursuite of loue?
Is not England stord enought to content you?
But you must still trouble the poore
Contemptible mayd of Manchester.
E2 Would
Would haue you likewise troubled with a blinde wife,
Hauing the benefite of your eyes,
But neither follow him so much in follie,
But loue one, in whome you may better delight.
Sp325Valingford.
Father Miller, thy daughter shall haue honor
By graunting mee her loue:
I am a Gentleman of king Williams Court,
And no meane man in king Williams fauour.
By graunting mee her loue:
I am a Gentleman of king Williams Court,
And no meane man in king Williams fauour.
Sp326Em.
If you be a Lorde syr, as you saye:
You offer both your selfe and mee great wrong:
Yours, as apparant in limiting your loue so vnorderly,
For which you rashly endure reprochement:
Mine, as open and euident,
When being shut from the vanities of this world,
you would haue me as an open gazing stock to all the world:
For lust, not loue leades you into this error:
But from the one I will keepe me as well as I can,
And yeeld the other to none but to my father,
As I am bound by duetie.
You offer both your selfe and mee great wrong:
Yours, as apparant in limiting your loue so vnorderly,
For which you rashly endure reprochement:
Mine, as open and euident,
When being shut from the vanities of this world,
you would haue me as an open gazing stock to all the world:
For lust, not loue leades you into this error:
But from the one I will keepe me as well as I can,
And yeeld the other to none but to my father,
As I am bound by duetie.
Sp327Ualingford.
Why faire Em, Manuile hath forsaken thee,
And must at Chester be married, which,
If I speake otherwise than true,
Let thy father speake what credibly he hath heard.
And must at Chester be married, which,
If I speake otherwise than true,
Let thy father speake what credibly he hath heard.
Sp328Em.
But can it be Manuile will deale so vnkindly,
To reward my iustice with such monstrous vngentlenes.
Haue I dissembled for thy sake?
And doest thou now thus requite it?
In deede these many daies I haue not seene him,
Which hath made me marueile at his long absence.
But father, are you assured of the wordes he spake,
were concerning Manuile?
To reward my iustice with such monstrous vngentlenes.
Haue I dissembled for thy sake?
And doest thou now thus requite it?
In deede these many daies I haue not seene him,
Which hath made me marueile at his long absence.
But father, are you assured of the wordes he spake,
were concerning Manuile?
Sp329Miller.
His
In sooth daughter, now it is foorth,
I must needes confirme it.
Maister Manuile hath forsaken thee,
And at Chester must be married
To a mans daughter of no little wealth.
I must needes confirme it.
Maister Manuile hath forsaken thee,
And at Chester must be married
To a mans daughter of no little wealth.
His owne father procures it,
And therefore I dare credit it,
And do thou beleeue it,
For trust mee daughter it is so.
Sp330Em.
Then good father pardon the iniurie,
That I haue don to you onely causing your griefe,
By ouer-fond affecting a man so trothlesse.
And you likewise sir, I pray holde me excused,
As I hope this cause will allow sufficiently for mee:
My loue to Manuile, thinking he would requite it,
Hath made me double with my father and you,
And many more besides,
Which I will no longer hyde from you.
That inticing speeches should not beguile mee,
I haue made my selfe deafe to any but to him.
And lest any mans person should please mee more than his,
I haue dissembled the want of my sight:
Both which shaddowes of my irreuocable affections,
I haue not sparde to confirme before him,
My father, and all other amorous soliciters:
Wherewith not made acquainted, I perceiue
My true intent hath wrought mine owne sorrow.
And seeking by loue to be regarded,
Am cut of with contempt, and dispised.
That I haue don to you onely causing your griefe,
By ouer-fond affecting a man so trothlesse.
And you likewise sir, I pray holde me excused,
As I hope this cause will allow sufficiently for mee:
My loue to Manuile, thinking he would requite it,
Hath made me double with my father and you,
And many more besides,
Which I will no longer hyde from you.
That inticing speeches should not beguile mee,
I haue made my selfe deafe to any but to him.
And lest any mans person should please mee more than his,
I haue dissembled the want of my sight:
Both which shaddowes of my irreuocable affections,
I haue not sparde to confirme before him,
My father, and all other amorous soliciters:
Wherewith not made acquainted, I perceiue
My true intent hath wrought mine owne sorrow.
And seeking by loue to be regarded,
Am cut of with contempt, and dispised.
Sp331Miller.
Tell me sweet Em hast thou but fained all this while for (his loue,
That hath so descourteously for saken thee.
That hath so descourteously for saken thee.
Sp332Em.
Credit me father I haue told you the troth,
Wherewith I desire yon and Lord Valingford not to be displeased
For ought else I shall saie,
Let my present griefe hold me excused.
But may I liue to see that vngratfull man
Iustly rewarded for his trecherie?
Poore Em woulde think her selfe not a little happie,
Fauour my departing at this instant,
For my troubled thought desires to meditate alone in silence
Wherewith I desire yon and Lord Valingford not to be displeased
For ought else I shall saie,
Let my present griefe hold me excused.
But may I liue to see that vngratfull man
Iustly rewarded for his trecherie?
Poore Em woulde think her selfe not a little happie,
Fauour my departing at this instant,
For my troubled thought desires to meditate alone in silence
Exit Em. E3 Valing.
Sp334Miller.
Exit the Miller.
Alas sir, blame her not, you see she hath good cause,
being so handled by this gentleman:
And so Ile leaue you, and go comfort my poore wench
As well as I may.
being so handled by this gentleman:
And so Ile leaue you, and go comfort my poore wench
As well as I may.
Exit Ualingford.
Enter Zweno king of Denmarke with Rosilio,
and other attendants.
Sp338Zweno.
Exeunt.
Goe captaine away, regard the charge I gaue:
See all our men be martialed for the fight.
Dispose the VVardes as lately was deuised.
And let the prisoners vnder seuerall gardes
Be kept apart vntill you heare from vs.
Let this suffise, you know my resolution.
If William Duke of Saxon be the man,
That by his answere sent vs, he would send
Not words but wounds: not parleis but alarmes,
Must be descider of this controuersie.
Rosilio, stay with mee, the rest begone.
See all our men be martialed for the fight.
Dispose the VVardes as lately was deuised.
And let the prisoners vnder seuerall gardes
Be kept apart vntill you heare from vs.
Let this suffise, you know my resolution.
If William Duke of Saxon be the man,
That by his answere sent vs, he would send
Not words but wounds: not parleis but alarmes,
Must be descider of this controuersie.
Rosilio, stay with mee, the rest begone.
Enter VVilliam, and Demarch with other attendants
Sp339
VVilliam.
All but Demarch go shroud you out of sight,
For I will goe parley with the Prince my selfe.
For I will goe parley with the Prince my selfe.
Sp340Demarch.
Should Zweno by this parley call you foorth,
Vpon intent iniuriously to deale:
This offereth too much oportunitie.
Vpon intent iniuriously to deale:
This offereth too much oportunitie.
Sp341
VVilliam.
Either
No no Demarch, that were abreach
Against the law of Armes: therefore begon,
And leaue vs here alone.Exeunt.
I see that Zweno is maister of his worde.
Zweno, VVilliam of Saxonie greeteth thee
Against the law of Armes: therefore begon,
And leaue vs here alone.Exeunt.
I see that Zweno is maister of his worde.
Zweno, VVilliam of Saxonie greeteth thee
Either well or yll, according to thy intent.
If well thou wish to him and Saxonie,
He bids thee frindly welcome as he can.
If yll thou wish to him and Saxanie,
He must withstand thy mallice as he may.
Sp342Zweno.
VVilliam, for other name and title giue I none
To him, who were he worthie of those honours
That Fortune and his predecessors left,
I ought by right and humaine courtesie
To grace his style with Duke of Saxonie.
But for I finde a base degenerate mynde,
I frame my speech according to the man,
And not the state that he vnworthie holdes.
To him, who were he worthie of those honours
That Fortune and his predecessors left,
I ought by right and humaine courtesie
To grace his style with Duke of Saxonie.
But for I finde a base degenerate mynde,
I frame my speech according to the man,
And not the state that he vnworthie holdes.
Sp343VVilliam.
Herein Zweno dost thou abase thy state,
To breake the peace which by our auncesters
Hath heretofore bene honourably kept.
To breake the peace which by our auncesters
Hath heretofore bene honourably kept.
Sp344Zweno.
And should that peace for euer haue been kept,
Had not thy selfe beene author of the breach:
Nor stands it with the honor of my state,
Or nature of a father to his childe,
That I should so be robbed of my daughter,
And not vnto the vtmost of my power
Reuenge so intollerable an iniurie.
Had not thy selfe beene author of the breach:
Nor stands it with the honor of my state,
Or nature of a father to his childe,
That I should so be robbed of my daughter,
And not vnto the vtmost of my power
Reuenge so intollerable an iniurie.
Sp345VVilliam.
Is this the colour of your quarrell Zweno?
I well perceiue the wisest men may erre.
And thinke you I conueyed away your daughter Blanch?
I well perceiue the wisest men may erre.
And thinke you I conueyed away your daughter Blanch?
Zweno
Sp354Zweno.
Shamelesse persisting in thy ill,
Thou doest mayntaine a manifest vntrothe,
As shee shall iustifie vnto thy teethe.
Rosilio fetch her and the Marques hether.
Thou doest mayntaine a manifest vntrothe,
As shee shall iustifie vnto thy teethe.
Rosilio fetch her and the Marques hether.
Exit Rosilio for Mariana.
Sp356Demarch.
I heard this night among the souldiers,
That in their watch they tooke a pensiue Ladie:
Who at the appoyntment of the Lord Dirot is yet in keeping.
What she is I know not,
Onely thus much, I ouer-hard by chance.
That in their watch they tooke a pensiue Ladie:
Who at the appoyntment of the Lord Dirot is yet in keeping.
What she is I know not,
Onely thus much, I ouer-hard by chance.
Enter Rosilio with the Marques.
Sp361Zweno.
See here, Duke VVilliam, your competitors
That were consenting to my daughters scape.
Let them resolut you of the trueth hereing,
And here I vowe and solemly protest,
That in thy presence they shall lose their heds:
Vnlesse I here where as my daughter is.
That were consenting to my daughters scape.
Let them resolut you of the trueth hereing,
And here I vowe and solemly protest,
That in thy presence they shall lose their heds:
Vnlesse I here where as my daughter is.
Sp362William.
O Marques Lubeck how it grieueth me,
That for my sake thou shouldest indure these bondes.
Beiudge my soule that feeles the martirdome.
That for my sake thou shouldest indure these bondes.
Beiudge my soule that feeles the martirdome.
Sp363Marques.
Duke VVilliam, you know it is for your cause,
It pleaseth thus the King to misconceiue of me,
And for his pleasure doth me iniurie.
It pleaseth thus the King to misconceiue of me,
And for his pleasure doth me iniurie.
Enter Demarch with the Ladie Blaunch.
I so
I so detest the dealing of their sex,
As that I count a louers state to be the base
And vildest slauerie in the world.
Sp368William.
Zweno I was deceiued, yea vtterly deceiued,
Yet this is shee: this same is Ladie Blaunch.
And for mine error, here I am content
To do whatsoeuer Zweno shall set downe.
Ah cruell Mariana thus to vse
The man which loued and honored thee with his heart.
Yet this is shee: this same is Ladie Blaunch.
And for mine error, here I am content
To do whatsoeuer Zweno shall set downe.
Ah cruell Mariana thus to vse
The man which loued and honored thee with his heart.
Sp369Mariana.
When first I came into your highnes court,
And VVilliam often importing me of loue:
I did deuise to ease the griefe your daughter did sustain,
Shee should meete Sir William masked as I it were.
This put in proofe, did take so good effect,
As yet it seemes his grace is not resolued,
But it was I which he conueid awaie.
And VVilliam often importing me of loue:
I did deuise to ease the griefe your daughter did sustain,
Shee should meete Sir William masked as I it were.
This put in proofe, did take so good effect,
As yet it seemes his grace is not resolued,
But it was I which he conueid awaie.
Sp370William.
May this be true? It cannot be but true.
Was it Ladie Blaunch which I conueid awaie?
Vnconstant Mariana,
Thus to deale with him which ment to thee nought but faith.
Was it Ladie Blaunch which I conueid awaie?
Vnconstant Mariana,
Thus to deale with him which ment to thee nought but faith.
Sp371Blaunch.
Pardon deere father my follyes that are past,
Wherein I haue neglected me dutie
Which I in reuerence ought to shew your grace,
For led by loue I thus haue gone astray,
And now repent the errors I was in.
Wherein I haue neglected me dutie
Which I in reuerence ought to shew your grace,
For led by loue I thus haue gone astray,
And now repent the errors I was in.
Sp372Zweno.
F
A pro-
Stand vp deare daughter though thy fault deserues
For to be punisht in the extremest sort.
Yet loue that couers multitude of sinns
Makes loue in parents winke at childrens faults.
Sufficeth Blaunch thy father loues thee so,
Thy follies past he knowes but will not know.
And here Duke VVilliam take my daughter to thy wife.
For well I am assured she loues thee well.
For to be punisht in the extremest sort.
Yet loue that couers multitude of sinns
Makes loue in parents winke at childrens faults.
Sufficeth Blaunch thy father loues thee so,
Thy follies past he knowes but will not know.
And here Duke VVilliam take my daughter to thy wife.
For well I am assured she loues thee well.
Sp373William.
A proper coniuntion: as who should saie,
Lately come out of the fyer,
I would goe thrust my selfe into the flame.
Let Maistres nice goe Saint it where she list,
And coyly quaint it with dissembling face.
I hold in scorne the fooleries that they vse,
I being free will neuer subiect my selfe
to any such as shee is vnderneth the Sunne.
Lately come out of the fyer,
I would goe thrust my selfe into the flame.
Let Maistres nice goe Saint it where she list,
And coyly quaint it with dissembling face.
I hold in scorne the fooleries that they vse,
I being free will neuer subiect my selfe
to any such as shee is vnderneth the Sunne.
Sp374Zweno.
Refusest thou to take my daughter to thy wife?
I tel thee Duke, this rash deniall
May bring more mischiefe on thee then thou canst avoide.
I tel thee Duke, this rash deniall
May bring more mischiefe on thee then thou canst avoide.
Sp375William.
Conseit hath wrought such generall dislike
Through the false dealing of Mariana,
That vtterly I doe abhore their sex.
They are all disloyall, vnconstant, all vniust:
Who tryes as I haue tryed,
And findes as I haue founde,
Will saie thers no such creatures on the ground.
Through the false dealing of Mariana,
That vtterly I doe abhore their sex.
They are all disloyall, vnconstant, all vniust:
Who tryes as I haue tryed,
And findes as I haue founde,
Will saie thers no such creatures on the ground.
Sp376Blanch.
Vnconstant Knight, though some deserue no trust
Thers others faithfull, louing, loyall, & iust.
Thers others faithfull, louing, loyall, & iust.
Enter to them Valingford with Em and the Miller,
and Mountney, and Manuile, and Elner.
Sp378Ualing.
Here be two women, may it please your grace,
that are contracted to one man,
And are in strife whether shall haue him to their husband.
that are contracted to one man,
And are in strife whether shall haue him to their husband.
Elner
Sp386Elner.
Shee hath stolne a conscience to serue her own turne.
But you are deceiued, yfaith he will none of you.
But you are deceiued, yfaith he will none of you.
Sp387Manuile.
In deede, dred Lord, so deere I held her loue,
As in the same I put my whole delight.
But some impediments which at that instant hapned,
Made me forsake her quite,
For which I had her fathers franke consent.
As in the same I put my whole delight.
But some impediments which at that instant hapned,
Made me forsake her quite,
For which I had her fathers franke consent.
Sp391Em.
Pardon my Lord, Ile tell your grace the troth,
Be it not imputed to mee as discredite.
I loued this Manuile so much, that still methought
When he was absent did present to mee
The forme and feature of that countenance
Which I did shrine an ydoll in mine heart.
And neuer could I see a man methought
That equald Manuile in my partiall eye.
Nor was there any loue betweene vs lost,
But that I held the same in high regard,
Vntill repaire of some vnto our house,
Of whome my Manuile grewe thus iealous:
As if he tooke exception I vouchsafed
To heare them speake, or saw them when they came:
On which I straight tooke order with my selfe
To voide the scrupule of his conscience,
By counterfaiting that I neither sawe nor heard,
Any wayes to rid my hands of them.
All this I did to keepe my Manuiles loue,
Which he vnkindly seekes for to rewarde.
Be it not imputed to mee as discredite.
I loued this Manuile so much, that still methought
When he was absent did present to mee
The forme and feature of that countenance
Which I did shrine an ydoll in mine heart.
And neuer could I see a man methought
That equald Manuile in my partiall eye.
Nor was there any loue betweene vs lost,
But that I held the same in high regard,
Vntill repaire of some vnto our house,
Of whome my Manuile grewe thus iealous:
As if he tooke exception I vouchsafed
To heare them speake, or saw them when they came:
On which I straight tooke order with my selfe
To voide the scrupule of his conscience,
By counterfaiting that I neither sawe nor heard,
Any wayes to rid my hands of them.
All this I did to keepe my Manuiles loue,
Which he vnkindly seekes for to rewarde.
Sp392Maluile.
And did my Em to keepe her faith with mee
Dissemble that shee neither heard nor sawe.
Pardon me sweet Em, for I am onely thine.
Dissemble that shee neither heard nor sawe.
Pardon me sweet Em, for I am onely thine.
Sp393Em.
F2
Put
Lay off thy hands, disloyall as thou art,
Nor shalt thou haue possession of my loue,
That canst so finely shift thy matters off.
Nor shalt thou haue possession of my loue,
That canst so finely shift thy matters off.
Put case I had beene blinde and could not see,
As often times such visitations falles
That pleaseth God which all things doth dispose:
Shouldest thou forsake mee in regard of that?
I tell thee Manuile, hadst thou beene blinde,
Or deafe, or dumbe, or else what impediments
might befall to man, Em would haue loued and kept,
And honoured thee: yea, begde if wealth had faylde
For thy releefe.
Sp395Em.
I do forgiue thee with my heart,
And will forget thee too if case I can:
But neuer speake to mee, nor seeme to know mee.
And will forget thee too if case I can:
But neuer speake to mee, nor seeme to know mee.
Sp397Elner.
Mine Manuile? thou neuer shalt be myne.
I so detest thy villanie,
That whilest I liue I will abhor thy company.
I so detest thy villanie,
That whilest I liue I will abhor thy company.
Sp398Manuile.
Is it come to this? of late, I had choyce of twaine
On either side to haue me to her husband:
And now am vtterly reiected of them both.
On either side to haue me to her husband:
And now am vtterly reiected of them both.
Sp399Valingford.
My Lord this gentleman when time was
Stood some-thing in our light,
And now I thinke it not a misse
To laugh at him that sometime scorned at vs.
Stood some-thing in our light,
And now I thinke it not a misse
To laugh at him that sometime scorned at vs.
Sp402William.
I see that women are not generall euils.
Blanch is faire: Methinkes I see in her,
A modest countenance, a heauenly blush.
Zweno, receiue a reconciled foe,
Not as thy friend, but as thy sonne in law,
If so that thou be thus content.
Blanch is faire: Methinkes I see in her,
A modest countenance, a heauenly blush.
Zweno, receiue a reconciled foe,
Not as thy friend, but as thy sonne in law,
If so that thou be thus content.
And
And after my desease the Denmark crowne.
Sp405Manuile.
I partly am perswaded as your grace is,
My lord, he is best at ease that medleth least.
My lord, he is best at ease that medleth least.
Sp420Manuile.
Yea, thats the course, and thereon wil I stand.
Such idle loue hencefoorth I will detest.
Such idle loue hencefoorth I will detest.
Sp423William.
And may it be a Millers daughter by her birth?
I cannot thinke but shee is better borne.
I cannot thinke but shee is better borne.
Sp424Valingford.
Sir Thomas Goddard hight this reuerent man,
Famed for his vertues and his good successe:
Whose fame hath beene renowmed through the world.
Famed for his vertues and his good successe:
Whose fame hath beene renowmed through the world.
Sp425VVilliam.
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:
He like a sheepheard, and thou our countrie Miller.
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:
He like a sheepheard, and thou our countrie Miller.
F3 William.
Sp429William.
And what sayes Em to louely Ualingford?
It seemde he loued you well,
That for your sake durst leaue his King.
It seemde he loued you well,
That for your sake durst leaue his King.
Sp431William.
Then here Lord Valingford,
Receiue faire Em.
Here take her, make her thy espoused wife.
Then goe we in, that preparation may be made,
to see these nuptials solemly performed.
Receiue faire Em.
Here take her, make her thy espoused wife.
Then goe we in, that preparation may be made,
to see these nuptials solemly performed.
Exeunt all. Sound drummes and Trumpets.
FINIS.
Prosopography
Anonymous
Brett Greatley-Hirsch
Brett Greatley-Hirsch is Professor of Renaissance Literature and Textual Studies at
the University of Leeds. He is a coordinating editor of Digital Renaissance Editions, co-editor of the Routledge journal Shakespeare, and a Trustee of the British Shakespeare Association. He is the author (with Hugh
Craig) of Style, Computers, and Early Modern Drama: Beyond Authorship (Cambridge, 2017), which brings together his interests in early modern drama, computational
stylistics, and literary history. His current projects include editions of Hyde Park for the Oxford Shirley (with Mark Houlahan) and Fair Em for DRE, a history of the editing and publishing of Renaissance drama from the eighteenth
century to the present day, and several computational studies of early modern dramatic
authorship and genre. For more details, see notwithoutmustard.net.
James D. Mardock
James Mardock is Associate Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Associate
General Editor for the Internet Shakespeare Editions, and a dramaturge for the Lake
Tahoe Shakespeare Festival and Reno Little Theater. In addition to editing quarto
and folio Henry V for the ISE, he has published essays on Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and other Renaissance
literature in The Seventeenth Century, Ben Jonson Journal, Borrowers and Lenders, and contributed to the collections Representing the Plague in Early Modern England (Routledge 2010) and Shakespeare Beyond Doubt (Cambridge 2013). His book Our Scene is London (Routledge 2008) examines Jonson’s representation of urban space as an element in
his strategy of self-definition. With Kathryn McPherson, he edited Stages of Engagement (Duquesne 2013), a collection of essays on drama in post-Reformation England, and
he is currently at work on a monograph on Calvinism and metatheatrical awareness in
early modern English drama.
Janelle Jenstad
Janelle Jenstad is a Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Director
of The Map of Early Modern London, and Director of Linked Early Modern Drama Online. With Jennifer Roberts-Smith and Mark Beatrice Kaethler, she co-edited Shakespeare’s Language in Digital Media: Old Words, New Tools (Routledge). She has edited John Stow’s A Survey of London (1598 text) for MoEML and is currently editing The Merchant of Venice (with Stephen Wittek) and Heywood’s 2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody for DRE. Her articles have appeared in Digital Humanities Quarterly, Elizabethan Theatre, Early Modern Literary Studies, Shakespeare Bulletin, Renaissance and Reformation, and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. She contributed chapters to Approaches to Teaching Othello (MLA); Teaching Early Modern Literature from the Archives (MLA); Institutional Culture in Early Modern England (Brill); Shakespeare, Language, and the Stage (Arden); Performing Maternity in Early Modern England (Ashgate); New Directions in the Geohumanities (Routledge); Early Modern Studies and the Digital Turn (Iter); Placing Names: Enriching and Integrating Gazetteers (Indiana); Making Things and Drawing Boundaries (Minnesota); Rethinking Shakespeare Source Study: Audiences, Authors, and Digital Technologies (Routledge); and Civic Performance: Pageantry and Entertainments in Early Modern London (Routledge). For more details, see janellejenstad.com.
John Winnington
Bookseller. BBTI 77201.
Kate LeBere
Project Manager, 2020–2021. Assistant Project Manager, 2019–2020. Textual Remediator
and Encoder, 2019–2021. Kate LeBere completed her BA (Hons.) in History and English
at the University of Victoria in 2020. During her degree she published papers in The Corvette (2018), The Albatross (2019), and PLVS VLTRA (2020) and presented at the English Undergraduate Conference (2019), Qualicum History
Conference (2020), and the Digital Humanities Summer Institute’s Project Management
in the Humanities Conference (2021). While her primary research focus was sixteenth
and seventeenth century England, she completed her honours thesis on Soviet ballet
during the Russian Cultural Revolution. She is currently a student at the University
of British Columbia’s iSchool, working on her masters in library and information science.
Martin Holmes
Martin Holmes has worked as a developer in the UVic’s Humanities Computing and Media
Centre for over two decades, and has been involved with dozens of Digital Humanities
projects. He has served on the TEI Technical Council and as Managing Editor of the
Journal of the TEI. He took over from Joey Takeda as lead developer on LEMDO in 2020.
He is a collaborator on the SSHRC Partnership Grant led by Janelle Jenstad.
Navarra Houldin
Training and Documentation Lead 2025–present. LEMDO project manager 2022–2025. Textual
remediator 2021–present. Navarra Houldin (they/them) completed their BA with a major
in history and minor in Spanish at the University of Victoria in 2022. Their primary
research was on gender and sexuality in early modern Europe and Latin America. They
are continuing their education through an MA program in Gender and Social Justice
Studies at the University of Alberta where they will specialize in Digital Humanities.
Sam Seaberg
Samuel Seaberg, a University of Victoria English undergrad, enjoys riding his bike.
During the summer of 2025, he began working with LEMDO as a recipient of the Valerie
Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award (VKURA). Unfortunately, due to his summer being
spent primarily in working to establish an edition of Thomas Heywood’s If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody, Part 2 and consequently working out how to represent multi-text works in a digital space,
his bike has suffered severely of sheltered seclusion from the sun.
Sarah Neville
Sarah Neville is an associate professor of English and Theatre, Film and Media Arts
at the Ohio State University. She specializes in early modern English literature,
bibliography, theories of textuality and Shakespeare in performance, chiefly examining
the ways that authority is negotiated in print, digital and live media. She is an
assistant editor of the New Oxford Shakespeare (2016-17), for which she edited five plays in both old and modern-spelling editions,
as well as an associate coordinating editor of the Digital Renaissance Editions. She
regularly publishes on textual theory, digital humanities, pedagogy, and scholarly
editing. Neville’s book, Early Modern Herbals and the Book Trade: English Stationers and the Commodification
of Botany (Cambridge, 2022), demonstrates the ways that printers and booksellers of herbals
enabled the construction of scientific and medical authority in early modern England.
A theatre director and film artist who is a great believer in experiential learning,
Neville is the founder and creative director of Ohio State’s Lord Denney’s Players, an academic theatre company that enables students to see how technologies of textual
transmission have shaped the reception of Shakespeare’s plays.
Thomas Newman
Bookseller in St. Dunstan’s Churchyard in Fleet Street. BBTI 50070.
Tracey El Hajj
Junior Programmer 2019–2020. Research Associate 2020–2021. Tracey received her PhD
from the Department of English at the University of Victoria in the field of Science
and Technology Studies. Her research focuses on the algorhythmics of networked communications. She was a 2019–2020 President’s Fellow in Research-Enriched
Teaching at UVic, where she taught an advanced course on
Artificial Intelligence and Everyday Life.Tracey was also a member of the Map of Early Modern London team, between 2018 and 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, she was a fellow in residence at the Praxis Studio for Comparative Media Studies, where she investigated the relationships between artificial intelligence, creativity, health, and justice. As of July 2021, Tracey has moved into the alt-ac world for a term position, while also teaching in the English Department at the University of Victoria.
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe is a full-time Teaching Fellow in Shakespeare at the University of Birmingham,
and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Universities of Warwick and Leeds. He
contributed a monograph-length study on
Authorship and Attributionto the RSC volume William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays (2013), and edited All Is True: Or, King Henry VIII for The New Oxford Shakespeare (2016). He is a revising editor of the updated Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2015), and is editing 3 Henry VI for the Arden 4 Shakespeare Series.
Orgography
LEMDO Team (LEMD1)
The LEMDO Team is based at the University of Victoria and normally comprises the project
director, the lead developer, project manager, junior developers(s), remediators,
encoders, and remediating editors.
University of Victoria (UVIC1)
https://www.uvic.ca/Witnesses
Bodleian Library Mal. 208 (5)
Elham Parish Library copy, now held at Canterbury Cathedral
Metadata
| Authority title | Fair Em, Quarto 1 |
| Type of text | Primary Source Text |
| Publisher | University of Victoria on the Linked Early Modern Drama Online Platform |
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| Source |
This file was transcribed and encoded in IML by Brett Greatley-Hirsch for publication
on the first DRE website on the ISE platform. The file was converted to TEI by the
LEMDO Team (using an XSLT transformation written by Martin Holmes and Joey Takeda)
and then remediated and proofread by LEMDO RAs. The transcription has been checked
by LEMDO RAs against the Bodleian Library copy, with reference to the Elham Parish
Library copy where the Bodleian Library copy is deficient (e.g., underinked, smudged).
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| Editorial declaration | Transcription prepared and encoded according to the DRE Editorial Guidelines and the LEMDO Encoding Guidelines. |
| Edition | Released with LEMDO Classroom 0.3 |
| Sponsor(s) |
Digital Renaissance EditionsAnthology Leads and Co-Coordinating Editors: Brett Greatley-Hirsch, Janelle Jenstad,
James Mardock, and Sarah Neville.
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| Funder(s) |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Insight Grant awarded to Janelle
Jenstad)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Partnership Development Grant) University of Western Australia |
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