Fair Em, the Miller's Daughter of Manchester · chunk 21 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 0.85 · 501 words
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Duke William, you know it is for your cause, It pleaseth thus the King to misconceive of me, And for his pleasure doth me injury. May it please your highness, Here is the Lady you sent me for, Away Demarch, what tellest thou me of Ladies? I so detest the dealing of their sex, As that I count a lovers state to be the base And vildest slavery in the world. What humours are these: here's a strange alteration. See Duke William, is this Blaunch or no? You know her, if you see her I am sure. Zweno I was deceived, yea utterly deceived, Yet this is she: this same is Lady Blaunch. And for mine error, here I am content To do whatsoever Zweno shall set down. Ah cruel Mariana thus to use The man which loved and honoured thee with his heart. When first I came into your highness court, And William often importing me of love: I did devise to ease the grief your daughter did sustain, She should meet Sir William masked as I it were. This put in proof, did take so good effect, As yet it seems his grace is not resolved, But it was I which he conveyed away. May this be true? It cannot be but true. Was it Lady Blaunch which I conveyed away? Unconstant Mariana, Thus to deal with him which meant to thee nought but faith. Pardon dear father my follies that are past, Wherein I have neglected me duty Which I in reverence ought to show your grace, For led by love I thus have gone astray, And now repent the errors I was in. Stand up dear daughter though thy fault deserves For to be punished in the extremest sort. Yet love that covers multitude of sins Makes love in parents wink at children's faults. Sufficeth Blaunch thy father loves thee so, Thy follies past he knows but will not know. And here Duke William take my daughter to thy wife. For well I am assured she loves thee well. A proper conjunction: as who should say, Lately come out of the fire, I would go thrust myself into the flame. Let Mistresses nice go Saint it where she list, And coily acquaint it with dissembling face. I hold in scorn the fooleries that they use, I being free will never subject myself to any such as she is underneath the Sun. Refusest thou to take my daughter to thy wife? I tell thee Duke, this rash denial May bring more mischief on thee than thou canst avoid. conceit hath wrought such general dislike Through the false dealing of Mariana, That utterly I do abhor their sex. They are all disloyal, unconstant, all unjust: Who tries as I have tried, And finds as I have found, Will say there's no such creatures on the ground. Unconstant Knight, though some deserve no trust there's others' faithful, loving, loyal, & just. How now Lord Valingford what makes these women here?
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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. May it please your hightnes, Here is the Ladie you sent me for, Awaie Demarch, what tellest thou me of Ladies? 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. What humors are these: heres a straunge alteration. See Duke William, is this Blaunch or no? You know her, if you see her I am sure. 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. 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. 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. 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. Stand vp deare daughter though thy fault desesues 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. 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. 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. 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. Vnconstant Knight, though some deserue no trust Thers others faithfull, louing, loyall, & iust. How now Lord Valingford what makes these women here?