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That I should come to you my Lord, first them to recommaund. And then this boon to crave, that under your protection, They might be bold to enter here, devoid of all suspection. And so in friendly wise for to conselebrate, This happy match solemnized, according to your state. Lo this is all they crave, the which I can not doubt, But that your Lordship soon will grant, with more, if more ye might: Yea were it for no more, but for the Courtesy, Which as I say they showed to me in great extremity: They are Venetians, and though from Venice reft, They come in such Venetian robes, as they on seas had left: And since they be your friends, and kinsmen too by blood, I trust your entretainement will be to them right good: They will not tarry long, lo now I hear their drum, Behold, lo now I see them here, in order how they come, Receive them well my lord, so shall I pray all ways, That God vouchsafe to bless this house with many happy days. GVardate Signori my lovely Lords behold, This is another Montacute, hereof you may be bold. Of such our patron here, The viscont Montacute, Hath many comely sequences, well sorted all in suit. But as I spied him first, I could not let him pass, I took the card that liked me best, in order as it was. And here to you my lords, I do present the same, Make much of him, I pray you then, for he is of your name. For whom I dare advante, he may your Trounchman be, Your herald and ambassador, let him play all for me. BRother, these noblemen to you now have me sent, As for their Trounchman to expound the effect of their intent They bid me tell you then, they like your worthy choice. And that they cannot choose therein but triumph and rejoice. As far as guess may give, they seem to praise it well, They say between your ladies eyes, doth Gentilezza devil. I term it as they do, their english is but weak, And I (God knows) am all to young, beyond sea speech to speak. And you my sister-eke they seem for to commend, With such good works as may beseem a cousin and a friend. They like your chosen fere, so pray they for your sake, That he may always be to you, a faithful loving make. This in effect is all, but that they crave aboone, That you will give them licence yet, to come and see you soon. Then will they speak themselves, such english as they can, I fear much better than I speak, that am an english man. Lo now they take their leaves of you and of your dames, Here after shall you see their face and know them by their nams'. And I your Seruidore, vibascio le mani, These words I learned amongst them yet, although I learned not many
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That I ſhould come to you my Lord, firſt them to recommaund. And then this boone to craue, that vnder your protection, They might be bolde to enter here, deuoyd of all ſuſpection. And ſo in friendly wiſe for to conſelebrate, This happie match ſolemnized, according to your ſtate. Lo this is all they craue, the which I can not doubt, But that your Lordſhip ſoone will graunt, with more, if more ye mought: Yea were it for no more, but for the Curteſie, Which as I ſaye they ſhewde to me in greate extremitye: They are Venetians, and though from Venice reft, They come in ſuch Venecian robes, as they on ſeas had left: And ſince they be your friendes, and kinſmen too by blood, I truſt your entretainement will be to them right good: They will not tarry long, lo nowe I heare their drumme, Behold, lo nowe I ſée them here, in order howe they come, Receiue them well my lord, ſo ſhall I praye all wayes, That God vouchſafe to bleſſe this houſe with many happie days. GVardate Signori my louely Lords behold, This is another Mountacute, hereof you may bee bold. Of ſuch our patrone here, The viſcont Mountacute, Hath many comely ſequences, well ſorted all in ſute. But as I ſpied him firſt, I could not let him paſſe, I tooke the carde that likt me beſt, in order as it was. And here to you my lords, I do preſent the ſame, Make much of him, I pray you then, for he is of your name. For whome I dare aduante, he may your Trounchman bée, Your herald and ambaſſadour, let him play all for me. BRother, theſe noblemen to you nowe haue me ſent, As for their Trounchman to expound the effect of their intent They bid me tell you then, they like your worthy choyce. And that they cannot chooſe therin but triumph and reioyce. As farre as geſſe may giue, they ſéeme to praiſe it well, They ſaye betwéene your Ladyes eyes, doth Gentilezza dwell. I terme it as they doe, their engliſh is but weake, And I (God knowes) am al to yong, beyond ſea ſpeach to ſpeake. And you my ſiſter-eke they ſéeme for to commend, With ſuch good workes as may beſéeme a coſin and a friend. They lyke your choſen pheare, ſo praye they for your ſake, That he maye alwayes be to you, a faythfull louing make. This in effect is all, but that they craue aboone, That you will giue them licence yet, to come and ſée you ſoone. Then will they ſpeake them ſelues, ſuch engliſh as they can, I feare much better then I ſpeake, that am an engliſh man. Lo nowe they take their leaues of you and of your dames, Here after ſhal you ſée their face and knowe them by their nams. And I your Seruidore, vibaſcio le mani, Theſe wordes I learnt amongſt them yet, although I learnt not many