And all my dayes heir I deny,
That he my fchankes sched.
36 His eine half funkin in his heid,
His Lyze far caulder than the leid,
His froßtie defch as he war deid,
Will foz na happing heit:
Unhealthfum hofting euer mair,
His filthfum Alewme is nathing fair,
Ay rumisching with rift and rair,
Now,wow gif that be sweit,
37. His skyune hard clappit to the bane,
With Gut and Grauell baith ouirgane,
Now quhen thir troubles hes him tane,
His wyfe gets all the wyte:
Foz Uenus games I let them ga,
I gelle hee be not gude of thay,
I could weill of his maners ma,
Gif J lift till indyte.
38 Macrell. For Uenus game care not a cuit,
Waill me ane Wamfer that can do’it,
Sen thair may be na vther buit,
Plat on his head ane hozne:
Handill me that with wit and skill,
Ze may haue eafments at zour will,
At nicht gar zoung men cum zow till,
Put them away at mozne.
39 Emily. Gude-wyfe,all is bot vaine ze leik,
To mee of lik maters to speik,
Zour purpois is not wozth ane leik,
I will heir zow na mair:
Mark Dame,and this is all and fum,
If euer ze this earand cum,
De of zour head I heir ane mum,
Ze fall repent it fair.
40 Macrell. 3on daintie Dame scho is fa nyce
Sche'ill nocht be win be na deuyce,
Foz nouther player noz foż pzyce,
Foz gould noz vther gaine.
Scho is fa ackwart and sa tha,
That with refuse I come hir fra,
Scho,be Sand Marie laynde mee fa,
I dar not ga agane.
Philotus enteris in conference with the Madynis father.
41. Gude Golle,len ze haue euer bene,
My trew and auld familiar freind,
To mak mair quentance vs betwene,
I glaidly could agrie:
Ze haue ane douchter quhome vntill,
I beare ane palling grit gude will,
Duhais Phifnomie pzefigures skill,
With wit and honeftie.
42 Gif mee that Laffe to be my wyfe,
Foz Tocher-gude fall be na fryfe,
Beleine mee fcho fall haue ane lyfe,
And foz zour geir I cair not:
Faith ze zour self fall modifie,
Hir Lyfe Rent Land and Conjun&fie,
And Gollop,quhair thay fame fall be,
Appoynt the place and spair not.
43 Betwirt vs twa the Heyzis-maill,
Sall buik my heritage all haill,
Duhilks gif that thay happen to faill,
To her Heyzis quhat faeuer:
My moueables I will deuyde,
Ane pairt my Douchter to pzouyde,
Ane pairt to leaue fum freind alyde,
Duhen deith fall vs diffeuer.
Alberto. Gude fir,and goflop I am glaid, That all be done as ze haue faid,
Tak baith my blilling and the Mayd,
Hame to zour hous togidder:
And gif that fcho play not hir paizt,
In onie lawfull honeß airt,
And honour zow with all hir hairt,
I wald ho gaid not thither.
Alberto fpeiks to his Dochter.
45 For the ane man I haue fozcfeine, Ane man of micht and welth I meine, That faitlier may the fußteine,
Moz ony of all thy kin:
Ane man of honour and renoun,
Ane of the Potentes of the toun:
Duhair nane may beinlier lit doun,
This Citie all within.
46 Emily. God and gude nature dois allow,
That I obedient be to zow,
And father hithertils I trow,
Ze haue nane vther seine: And als eftemis zow foz to be, Ane louing father vuto mee, Thairfoir deir father let mee fee,
The man of quhome ze meine.
47 Alberto. Philotus is the man indeid, Duhair thow ane nobill lyfe may leid, With quhom I did la far pzoceid,
Wee want bot thy gude will:
Now give thy frie consent thairfoir,
Deck up and do thyself decoir,
Gang quickly to and fay no moir,
Thow man agrie thairtill.
48 Emilie. Gif ze fra furie wald refraine,
And patientlie heir me agane,
I fould zow schaw in termis plane,
With reafon ane excufe:
Sen Mariage bene but thraldome free,
God and gude nature dois agree,
That I quhair as it lykes not mee,
May lawfullie refuse.
49 Jam fourtene, and hee fourefcoir,
I haill and found,hee seik and soir,
How can I giue consent thairfoir,
D2 zit till him agree?
Judge gif Philotus be difcreit,
To feik ane match sa far vnmeit,
Thocht I rufuse him father sweit,
I pray zow pardon mee.
50 Alberto. how durft thow trumper be sa
To tant og tell,that he was ald?
D2 durf refuse ocht that I wald,
Haue biddin the obey:
Bot fen ze land fa lytill aw,
Jle gar zow Maitres for to knaw,
The Impyze Parents hes be law,
Abuif thair Childzen ay.
51 And heir to God I mak ane vow,
Bot gif thow at my bidding bow,
I fall the dzelle and harkin how,
And fyne aduyse the better:
I fall thee call intill ane pit,
Duhair thow fog zeir and day fall fit,
With bzeid and water surely knit
Hard bound intill ane fetter.
52 Thow fat fa soft vpon thy fluill,
That making off maid the ane fuill,
Bot I fall mak thy curage cuill,
For all thy ftomack flout:
That efterwards quhill that thow leif,
Thou's be agaßt mee fog to greif.
Perchance thow greines that play to pzeif,
Aduyle thee and speik out.
53 Emily. Sweit father,mitigate zour rage,
Zour waith and anger fir,allwage,
Haue pitie on my zouthlie age,
Zour awin flefch and zour blude:
Gif in your yze I be ouerthzawin,
Duhome haue ze wzaikit bot zour awin,
Sic creweltie hes not bene knawin,
Amang the Turkes sa rude.
54 The fauage beißls into thair kynde,
Thair zoung to pitie ar inclyude,
Let mercie thairfoir muif your mynde,
To her that humblie cryis:
Tak vp and lenifie zour yre,
Sufpend the furie of zour fyze,
And grant me layfer, I defyre,
Ane lytill to aduyle.
Heir followis the Oratioun of the zonker Flavius to the Madyn, hir anfwer and confent, The convoying of her from her father her father and the auld wower followis, and finds Philerno the Madyns brother laitlie arryued, quhome thay tak to be the Madyn, and of his deceit.
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