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 victozie thow neuer wan,
That fall be bocht fa deir:

Ha mercie,mercie Emilie,
Tak ze the maistrie all foz 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 refaue the misle,
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 Haggies.

137 Philerno. Than hecht in haißft thairfoir that

Sall readie at my bidding bow,

Duhat euer I do thow fall allow,

My fanlie to fulfill:

Sa gang J out, sa cum J in,
Sa gif I waift, 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,no2 quhair:
Content thy self and mak na mair.
I man thy maißter be.

139

Philotus. I am 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 Arange quhen ze ly doun,
Mak nyce and gar the Larbair lowne,
Beleue ze be a Mayd:

Huir. The zoungeßt Las in all this Citie,
Sall byde na mair requeißt no? treitie,
Ile cry as I war huirt foz pitie,

Duhen I am with him laid.

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

I will vnto my father ga,

Befoir his feit to fald:

Father fa far I did offend,
That I may not my mis amend,
And am ouir pert fo2 to pretend

Zour dochter to be cald.

142 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. I knaw of nane, bot hee indeid,
Hes put mee fra him,quhat remeid?
And will na mair fik fofteris feid,
He layis of myne eftait?

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 Üryfe,

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

144 Philotus. Knew ze the treuth gude-man I 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 durft with that mater mell,
Let hir makanswer for hir fell,

To lie gif it be fa.

(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 fir, gif la bee,
Bot hee na Husband is to mee,
Than how could wee twa disagree,

That neuer had na melling.

146 Alberto. Ma melling Miftris? wil ze than

Deny the Mariage of that man,

In face of halie Kirk quha can,

This open deid deny?

JF

Emily. Let refoun fir with zow pzeuaill,
Condemne mee not firßt 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,

Dzelt in a Warlets weid:

With quhome I haue bene euer fill,
Ane vther Emilie ay and quhill,
Hee law 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,
Wee wald richt gladlie kend.

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

Duhen I zour Douchters bewtie J law,

I offerit hir gude-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 I hir keipit as my wyfe,
Tret, luifit and chereißt hir for lyfe,
Duhill efter-ward fell out ane fryfe,
Chir 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 schaip had tane Sen Emilies thair was bot ane,

I thairfoir to that Shaift 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,

With that fals feind of Hell.

153 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,
Igat, ze may lie be my clouris,

A Deill vnto my Dame.

154 Philerno. Heir I am cum to red the fryfe

For I am neyther Deill noz Wyfe,

Bot am ane zoung man be my lyfe,

Zour Sone lir, and zour Air.