University of Virginia Library

The .ii. scene

Here Lesbia spekyth to archillis being within the house.
Lesbia.
Simo. Dauus.
Achylles all good tokyns I se
Behoueable to the helth of a woman
But furst of all cause her wasshyd to be
And gyue her that drynk that I bad than
As mych as I bad & I will come anan
By god this yong chyld of Pamphilus is proper
I pray god it may well lyue & prosper.
For Pamphilus of good condicion is he
For he to do wrong to the woman doth drede.

Si.
who wold not beleue that knowyth the
But all this gere of the doth procede.



D.
what.

Si.
She commādyd not withī what was nede
To be done to the woman but when she cam here
She cryed out of reson to them that within were
Dauus am I dyspysyd so of the
Or seme I sych a one whom thou so openly
And so bysyly bygynnyst to disseyue me
As though I were a frayd if I perseyue it I

Da.
He dyssenyth hym self & not I truly

Si.
Dyd I not warn the & thretyn the also
Art you a frayd/but what auaylyth it so.
Shall I beleue that she is by pamphilus
Gret with chyld.

Da.
I wot wherī disseuyd is he
And what I shall do.

S.
why spekist not dauus

D.
what meane ye as tough these thīges had neuer be
Shewyd you before.

S.
were they euer shewyd me

D.
why knew ye not that this gere faynyd was

S.
The knaue mokkyth me vnto my face

Da.
It was shewyd you how coud ye haue ellis
This suspeccyon.

S.
how? because I knew the lo

Da.
what ye speke it as it were done by my counsels

Si.
ye that is trew.

D.
nay ye know not me Simo
Nor what I am.

S.
not the no do

Da.
But if I bygyn to speke then by & by
ye think I dysseyue you.

S.
thou lyest falsly

Da.
So to you I dare say ryght nought

Si.
No woman hath trauylyd here I know surely

Da.
Thynk ye so but yet the chyld shalbe brought
And layd at your dorys there openly
And I tell you of this before now playnly
That ye may know it lest ye here after say to me
This was done by thy counsell & suttelte
I shall put away your opynyon iwys

Si.
How knowist thes.

D.
I hard say they wold do so
& beleue it.

S.
many thīges make me to cōiecture thys
Furst she was gret with pāphilus they sey lo
That is found fals/And when she saw also


He shuld be maryed she without taryeng
Bad her mayd for the mydwyfe to go
And bad her also a chyld with her to bryng

Da.
But exceptit be so that you the chyld se
The weddingis shall not be delayd I wot well

S.
what sayst than why shewdyst not me
when thou kneuyst they toke that counsell

D.
why who with drew hī frō her but I. I pray you tell.
For all my felows know as wel as I
How he dotyd in loue on Glycery.
Now to take a wyfe he is dysposyd
And to further that let me alone hardly
Performe ye the weddingis as he haue purposyd
And I trust god shall help vs.

S.
well go tary
Me wyth in & ordayn althyng necessary
He hath not made me beleue al these thingis
And yet I not whether they be trew or lesingis.
But I care not for that. but I set by that more
That my son hath promisyd but now will I go
pray chremes my sō may haue his doughter therfore
wich if I obtayn what had I leuer tho
Then these weddīges to day to be for if my sō lo
Deny to mary which he promisyd me
Then doutles may I well constrayn hī therto
O happy tyme lo yonder Chremes I se