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The .ii. scene

Here. Simo. & Dauus speke ich of them to him self a while.
Simo.
Dauus. his seruant.
My sonne no wyfe will haue playnly I se
For I saw well Dauus waxid aferd ther
when that he hard the mariagis shold be
But forth now he cōmith.

Da.
I meruell of this gere
yf it thus pas/& my masters softnes I fere
For when he hard that his sonne shold not mary
To non of vs he spake nor toke it heuyly

Si.
But now he will and yet as I trow
Not with out thy grete hurt.

Da.
this thought he
That we neclygently shold be opressid so
Exempt from fere vnto wanhope brought to be
Nothing to for cast nor no space haue shold we
The mariagis that he hath wrought so sone
In any wyse to disturb O craftely done

Si.
what sayth the horeson knaue what seyth he

Da.
My mayster is here and I was not ware

Si.
Dauus.

Da.
who ist that wold haue me

Si.
Com hyther syr come hyther nar

Da.
what will ye.

Si.
what sayst.

Da.
what is the mater

Si.
That my sonne louith a rumour ther is

Da.
The people care much for that syr Iwis.



Si.
Takist hede to this.

da.
I here you well ywis

Si.
But now for me these thingys owt to try
It were a wykid fathers dede for before this
what he hath done is nothing to me truly
whyle tyme therto wold soffer hym than I
To fulfill his mynd lyberte hym gaue
But this tyme other lyfe and maners wyll haue
Now dauus I requyre and pray the thys
yf it be couenyent that he may come into
The right way.

Da.
I maruell what this is

Si
All that be louers take it greuously lo
Maried to be.

Da.
many men say so

Si.
Then an iuyll cownsellour to that thing
the loue seek mynde to the wors part oft will brīg

Da.
I vnderstond you not.

S.
no?

D.
I am dauus
Thy seruant and not Edippus truly

Si.
why wilt thow than becawse thow sayst thus
That the rest of my tale I speke plainly

Da.
ye in good fayth.

Si.
yf any disceyt I espy
The to do wherby the mariagis let may be
Or that in this thow woldist shew thy sottelte
Hedling in to the bakhous I will te send
with soch strokis that thow shalt almost be slayn
And so suerly bound that if thow thens wend
I to grynde for the my self will take the payne
Vnderstandist thow me now.

Da.
ye for certayn
ffor ye so opynly haue spoken the thyng
ye haue vsid no superfluouse seyeng

Si
In any other thing rather can I
Suffer to be mokkid than in these mariagis

Da.
Good syr I pray you yet speke gentilly

Si
mokkist? thow shalt not disceyue me yet by Iys
But take hede I warn the for I tell the this
That thow shalt not say yf thow do folysly
But thow haste be warnyd therof opinly