Indeid thow fall beir mee a beuell,
Foz with my Meiues I fall the nauell,
Auld cuftrone Carle tak thair a reuell,
Than do as I command.

135 Philotus. J fie it cummis to cuffis the man,
Ile end the play that thow began,
That vidozie thow neuer wan,

That fall be bocht fa deir:

Ha mercie,mercie Emilie,
Tak ze the maistrie all fog me,
Foz I fall at zour bidding be,
And flay me not, I fweir.

136 Plefant. Wel clappit burdquhanwil ye kifle? Auld fuill, the feind relaue the mille,

Ze trowit to get ane burd of bliffe,

To haue ane of thir Maggies:

Duhat think ze now? how is the cace,

Now ye’ill all doit,allace,allace,

Now grace and honour on that face,

Duod Robein to the Baggies.

137 Philerno. Than hecht in haift thairfoir that

Sall readie at my bidding bow,

Duhat euer I do thow fall allow,

My fanlie to fulfill:

Sa gang J out, la cum J in,
Sa gif I waißt, la gif I win,
Duhat euer I do mak ze na din,

Bot let me wirk my will.

(thow

138 Thou may not speir the caus,& quhy, Duhen that I lift not with zow ly,

Duhat I the bid,and thow deny,

Wee will not weill agrie:

Duhen that I pleis furth to repair
Speir not the cumpanie,noz quhair:
Content thy felf and mak na mair.
I man thy maifter be.

139

Philotus. Jam content quhen & how fone, All till obey that ze inione,

That ze command it man be done

Thair is nane vther buit:

Philerno. Duhat is zour pzyce Damefall fair?
Duhat tak ze foz a nichts lair?
Huir. Ze fall a Croun vpon me spair,

Bot quhom with fall I do it?

140 Philerno. Jle get a man,haue heir a Croun,
Bot be weill frange quhen ze ly doun,
Mak nyce and gar the Larbair lowne,
Beleue ze be a Mayd:

Huir. The zoungest Las in all this Citie,
Sall byde na mair requeift noz treitie,
Ile cry as I war huirt foz pitie,
Duhen I am with him laid.

141 Emily. Now sen my Husband hes done la But caus fog to put me him fra,

I will vnto my father ga,

Befoir his feit to fald:

Father la far I did offend,

That I may not my mis amend,
And am ouir pert fo2 to pretend

142

Zour dochter to be cald.

Alberto. Lament not,let that mater be, Thy faltis ar buriet all with me.

Betwirt thy husband now and thee,

Is onie new debait?

Emily.

Emily. J knaw of nane, bot hee indeid,
Hes put mee fra him,quhat remeid?
And will na mair fik fofteris feid,
He fayis of myne effait?

143 Alberto. Duhat is the mater that ze meine
Against all odour clair and cleine,
Schut hame zour wyfe that hes not bene,

Zit fyue dayes in zour aucht:

Is this ane plefant godlie lyfe,
To be in barrace,furt and Gryfe,

The feind wald faine man be zour wyfe,
Can neuer fit in faucht.

144 Philotus. Knew ze the treuth gude-man J Hir labour ze fould not allow,

Luke all my face,behald my bzow,

That is baith blak and bla:

Alberto. It may weill be, I can not tell,
That fcho durf with that mater mell,
Let hir makanswer for hir fell,

To fie gif it be sa.

(trow

145 Dochter gaue I the this command,
That thow thy Husband fould ganeftand,
How durft thow Huir,him with thy hand,
Put to the point of felling?

Emily. That war grit wzang lir, gif sa bee,
Bot hee na Husband is to mee,
Than how could wee twa disagree,

That neuer had na melling.

146 Alberto. Na melling Mißtris? wil ze than Deny the Mariage of that man,

In face of halie Kirk quha can,

This open deid deny?

JF

THATH

Emily. Let refoun fir with zow pzeuaill,
Condemne mee not firß in the faill,
Befoir that ze haue hard my taill,
The treuth fyne may ze try.

147 Now this is all that I wald fay,
That Flavius tuke mee away,
About a Moneth and a day,

Dzeft in a Warlets weid:

With quhome I haue bene euer ftill,
Ane vther Emilie ay and quhill,
Hee faw zow giue Philotus till,
And than in verie deid,

148 Supponing mee ane Deuill of Hell,
With crewell conjuratiounes fell,
Did mee out of his hous expell,

As with a Bogill bazed:

As ane out of his mynde o2 marrit,
He hes mee of his hous debarrit,
I can not tell quhat hes him skarrit,
De hes the man amazed?

149 Alberto. This purpois goffe,appeirs to me
Sa wonder nyce and frange to be,
That wee to wit the veritie,

Foz Flavius man send:

Sir gif ze could declair vs now,
How lang this woman was with zow,
And all the maner quhen and how,

150

Wee wald richt gladlie kend.

Flavius. Sa far Alberto as I knaw,
I fall the fuith vnto zow schaw,

Duhen I zour Douchters bewtie I law,

I offerit hir gube-will:

Accepting

Accepting than the promise maid,
Cled lyke a Boy but mair abaid,
Fra zow dillaitfullie scho flaid,

And come myne hous vntill.

151 Duhair Jhir keipit as my wyfe,
Tret, luifit and chereißt hir foz lyfe,
Duhill efter-ward fell out ane Üryfe,
Thir maters all amang:
Foz plainlie in the Kirk J law,
This man became zour Sone in law,
I did thairfoir perfytly knaw,
My Emilie was wzang.

152 And that fome Spzeit hir fchaip had tane Sen Emilies thair was bot ane,

I thairfoir to that Ghaift haue gane,
Conjuring hir my fell:

And fra my hous expellit hir to,
This woman feimis foz to be scho,
Senlyne I had na mair ado,

153

With that fals feind of Hell.

Philotus. Now Flavius, I wait richt weil Sen ane of them man be a Deill,

My maiglit face maks mee to feill,
That myne man be the fame:

Foz quhy? richt Emilie is zouris,
And that incarnate Deuill is ouris,
I gat, ze may lie be my clouris,
A Deill vnto my Dame.

154 Philerno. Heir I am cum to red the Aryfe

For I am neyther Deill noz Wyfe,

Bot am ane zoung man be my lyfe,

Zour Sone lir, and zour Air.