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Scena. 3.

Polina, (the mayde, that Andrugio lou'd) in a blew gowne.
Po.
Polina curst, what dame a lyue hath cause of griefe lyke thee?
Who (wonne by loue) hast yeeld the spoyle of thy virginity?
And he for to repayre thy fame, to marry thee, that vowde,
Is done to death for first offence, the second mends not lowde.
Great shame redounds to thee, O Loue, in leauing vs in thrall:
Andrugio and Polina both, in honoryng thee did fall.
Thou so dydst witch our wits, as we from reason strayed quight,
Prouockt by thee, we dyd refuse, no vauntage of delight:
Delight, what did I say? nay death, by rash and fowle abuse,
Alas I shame to tell thus much, though loue doe worke excuse.
So that (fayre dames) from such consent, my accydents of harme.
Forewarneth you, to keepe aloofe though loue your harts do arme,
But ah Polina, whether runnes thy words into aduise,
When others harmes, inforst by loue, could neuer make thee wise.
The cause is plaine, for that in loue, no reason stands in steede,
And reason is the onely meane, that others harmes we dreade.
Then, that the world hereafter may, to loue inferre my yll,
Andrugios Tombe with dayly teares, Polina worship wyll.
And further more I vowde, whylst life in mee doth foster breth,
No one shall vaunt of conquered loue, by my Andrugios death,
These shameful weedes, which forst I were that men my fault may know:
Whilst that I liue, shall show I morne for my Andrugio,
I wyll not byde the sharpe assaultes, from sugred words I sent,
I wyll not trust to careles othes, which often wyn consent:
I wyll cut off occasions all, which hope of myrth may moue,
With ceaseles teares yle quench each cause, yt kindleth coles of loue:
And thus tyl death Polina wyll estraunge her selfe from ioy,
Andrugio, to reward thy loue which dyd thy life destroy.

Exit.