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The .ii. scene

Here dauus spekith to hym self a whyle
Dauus
Pamphilus Carinus
O Good lord what tythingis do I bryng now
Or where pamphilus now fynde may I
That I may put away his drede & sorow
And for to make hym both glad and myry

C.
He is glad now but I wot not why

P.
He knowith not these myschefes.

D.
whom now I am assurid
yf he hard the mariagis to hī preparid

C.
Heryst hī not.

D.
now thorow owt all the town.



Da.
He wold go seke me but where seke hym shall I
Or whether shall I go vpward or down

C.
wilt thou not speke.

Da.
I will hens by & by

P.
Dauus com hyther abyde hardly

D.
who callis me what pamphilus I seke the
And the Carinus happely met ye be

P.
Dauus I am vndone.

Da.
but hark this

P.
I am distroyd.

Da.
I know what ye fere perde

P.
Certis my lyfe now in dowt is

D.
I wot what ye fere.

P.
I must weddid be

D.
I know that.

P.
to day for a suerte

D.
ye make me defe for I perseyue that
ye fere ye shall wed her and ye fere ye shall nat

C.
Thou hyttist the nayle on the hed.

P.
trewth sayst thou ther

D.
And therin is no parell trust me

P.
Then I pray the delyuer me from this fere

D.
I shall/Chremes will gyue no wife to the

P.
How knowyst thow.

D.
I know it for a surete
your fader to me ryght now dyd say
That ye shuld be maried this same day
And many other thīges which be not to tell now
Then ran I to the market by & by
To tell you this & because I found not you
I went into a hye place I lokyd about truly
No where coud I se you but by chaūce spyed I
His Biria I askid him he sayd he saw you nat
which greuyd me thē what shall I do thought I what
I goyng thens suspectydin my mynd
lyttyl mete was bought & Simo heuy was
I thought then the mariage was far behynd
And coud not be done in so short a space

Pa.
what thē.

D.
I wēt frō thēs vnto Cremes place
when I cam none was before the dore there
I was glad.

Ca.
thou sayst well.

P.
Go to let vs here

Da.
I taryed there in the mene whyle I
Saw no man go in nor non com owt


I saw no husWyfe in the howse truly
Nothing drest nor no noyse wythowt
I wentin I lokid round Abowt

P.
This a gret token.

d.
whether thinkyst thou lo
The weddingis shalbe now.

P.
As I trow no.

D.
Makyst thow a trowing thow dost nought ther in to dowt
It is as sure a matter as can be thought
For I met chremes lad there wythowt
which an halfporth of wortes and fish had bought
For his maisters supper And theym home brought

C.
I haue now cawse to be glad iwis

D.
Nay by my troth nere the more for this.

C.
why so he shall not at all haue her

D.
O folish daw thynkst it must nedis be so
Bycawse my master shall haue her neuer
that thou shalt haue her/nay thou must furst sue to
The old mās frendys ells Abowt the bush dost thow go

C.
I shall go now for thow warnyst me well
And now myne ill hope is put away farewell