Fair Em, the Miller's Daughter of Manchester · chunk 7 of 23
Anonymous · published 1591 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1589-1591] (Annals) comedy · Derby's (Strange's) Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.74 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Ah Em, were he the man that causeth this mistrust, I should esteem of thee as at the first. But is my love in earnest all this while? Believe me Em, it is not time to jest When others' joys, what lately I possessed. If touching love, my Manville charge me thus? Unkindly must I take it at his hands, For that my conscience clears me of offence. Ah impudent and shameless in thy ill, That with thy cunning and defraudful tongue, seeks to delude the honest meaning mind: Was never heard in Manchester before, Of truer love then hath been betwixt us twain: And for my part how I have hazarded Displeasure of my father and my friends thyself can witness. Yet notwithstanding this: Two gentlemen attending on Duke William Mountney and Valingford, as I heard them named, Oft times resort to see and to be seen, Walking the street fast by thy father's door, Whose glancing eyes up to the windows cast, Gives testes of their masters amorous heart. This Em is noted and too much talked on. Some see it without mistrust of ill. Others there are that scorning grin thereat, And saith, there goes the miller's daughters wooers. Ah me, whom chiefly and most of all it doth concern To spend my time in grief and vex my soul, To think my love should be rewarded thus, And for thy sake abhor all women kind. May not a maid look upon a man Without suspicious judgement of the world? If sight do move offence, it is the better not to see. But thou didst more unconstant as thou art, For with them thou hadst talk and conference. May not a maid talk with a man without mistrust? Not with such men suspected amorous. I grieve to see my Manville jealousy Ah Em, faithful love is full of jealousy, So did I love thee true and faithfully, For which I am rewarded most unthankfully. And so away? what in displeasure gone? And left me such a bitter sweet to gnaw upon? Ah Manville, little wottest thou, How near this parting goeth to my heart. Uncourteous love whose followers reaps reward, Of hate, disdain, reproach and infamy, The fruit of frantic, bedlam jealousy. But here comes one of these suspicious men: Witness my God without desert of me: For only Manville honour I in heart: Nor shall unkindness cause me from him to start. For this good fortune, Venus be thou blessed, To meet my love, the mistress of my heart, Where time and place gives opportunity At full to let her understand my love. Fair mistress, since my fortune sorts so well: Hear you a word. What meaneth this? Nay stay fair Em. I am going homewards, syr: Yet stay sweet love to whom I must disclose The hidden secrets of a lovers thoughts, Not doubting but to find such kind remorse As naturally you are inclined to. The Gentleman your friend Sir. I have not seen him this four days at the least.
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Ah Em, were he the man that causeth this mistrust, I should esteeme of thee as at the first. But is my loue in earnest all this while? Beleeue me Em, it is not time to iest VVhen others ioyes, what lately I possest. If touching loue, my Manuile charge me thus? Vnkindly must I take it at his handes, For that my conscience cleeres me of offence. 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, 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. May not a maide looke vpon a man Without suspitious iudgement of the world? 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. May not a maide talke with a man without mistrust? Not with such men suspected amorous. I grieue to see my Manuiles ielosie Ah Em, faithfull loue is full of ielosie, So did I loue thee true and faithfully, For which I am rewarded most vnthankfully. 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. 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. 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. Faire mistres, since my fortune sorts so well: Heare you a word. What meaneth this? Nay stay faire Em. I am going homewards, syr: 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 Gentle-man your friend Syr. I haue not seene him this foure dayes at the least.