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sena 3.

VVill. Recreation, VVitte.
VVill.
Rub and chafe him.
For goddes loue hast, see loe where he doth lye.

Recreation.
He is not cold, I warrant him, I.

Singe.
Giue a legge, geue an arme, aryse, aryse,
Hould vp thy head, lift vs thy eyes,

1
A legge to stand vp right,

2
An arme to fyght a mayne,

1
The head to hould thy braynes in plight,

2
The eyes to loke agayne.
A wake ye drowned powers.
Ye sprites for dull wyth toyle:
Resyne to me this care of yours,
And from dead sleape recoyle.
Thinke not vpon your lothsome lucke,
But arise and daunce with vs a plucke.

Both sing giue a legge, as is before.
2
What thoughe thou hast not hit,
The toppe of thy desyre,
Tyme is not soo farre spente as yit
To cause the to retyre,
Arise and ease thy self of payne,
And make thee stronge to fight agayne,

Singe bothe.
Let not thy foes reioyse,
Let not thy frendes lament,
Let not thy Ladies ruful voice,
In sobbes and sighes be spent,
Thy fayth is plight forget it not,
Twixt her and the to knit the knot.
Singe.
Gyue a legge &c.
This is no deadly wounde,
It may be cured well.
Se here what Phisicke we haue found,
Thy sorowes to expell.
VVitte lyfting himselfe vp, sitting on the grounde
The way is plaine, the marcke is fayre,
Lodge not thy selfe in deepe despaire.

VVill.
What noise is this that ringeth in my eares,
Her noyse that greueth my myshap with teares,
Ah my mishap my desperate mishap,
In whom ill fortune poureth downe, all mishap at a clappe,
What shall become of me, where shal I hyde my head?
Oh what a death is it to liue for him that would be dead?
But since it chanceth so, what euer wyght thou be,
That fyndeth me here, in heauy plight, goe tel her this from mee.
Causles I perishe here, and cause to curse I haue.
The time that erst I lyued to loue, and now must die her slaue,
The matche was ouer much for me, she vnderstoode,
Alas why hath she this delite, to lap in giltles blode.
How did I giue her cause to shewe me this despyght,
To matche me wher she wist full wel, I should be slaine in fight.
But go and tell her playne, although to late for me,
Accursed be the time and hower, which first I did her see.
Accursed be the wyght, that wilde me first thereto,
And cursed be they all at once, that had therwith to doe.
Nowe get the hence in hast, and suffer me to die.
Whom scornfull chaunce & lawles loue, haue slaine most trayterouslye

Recreation.
O noble Witte the miracle of God, and eke of Nature:
Why cursest thou thy selfe, and euery other creature.
What causeth the thine innocent deare Lady to accuse?
Who would lament it more then she, to here this wofull newes.
Why wylt thou dye, wheras thou mayst be sure of health?
Wheras thou seeth a playne path waye, to worship and to wealth.
Not euery foyle doth make a fal, nor euery soyle doth slaye,
Comfort thy selfe be sure thy lucke, wyll mend from day to daye.

VVill.
This gentil newes of good Will, are come to make you sound,
They know which way to salue your sore, and how to cure your woūd
Good sir be ruled by her then, and pluck your spirite to you:
There is no doubt, but you shall find, your louing lady true.

VVitte.
Ah Wyll art thou aliue, that doth my hart some ease,
The sight of the swete boy, my sorowes doth appeace:
How hast thou scapte, what fortune the befell?

VVill.
It was no trusting to my handes, my heeles did serue me wel
I ran wyth open mouth, to crye for helpe amayne,
And as good fortune would, I hit vpon these twayne.

VVitte.
I thanke both thee and them, what wyll ye haue me do.

Recreation.
To ryse and daunce a little space with vs two?

VVitte.
What then.

Recreation.
That done, repayre agayne to Studie and Instruction,
Take better hould by their aduise, your foe to set vpon.

VVitte.
Can any recompence recouer this my fall?

Recreacion
My life to yours it may be mended all.

VVitte.
Speake Wyll.

VVill.
I haue no doubt sir it shalbe as you would wishe.

VVitte.
But yet this repulse of myne, they wyll lay in my dishe.

Recreation.
No man shall let them know therof, vnlesse your selfe do it.

VVitte.
On that condicion a gods name, fall we to it.

VVill.
Naye stande we to it, and let vs fall no more.

VVitte.
Will daunsing serue, and I will daunce vntil my bones be sore,
Pype vs vp a Galiard mynstrel, to begynne,

Let vvill call for daunces, one after an other.
VVill.
Come Damsell in good fayth, and let me haue you in,
Let him practise in daunsing al things to make himselfe brethles.

Recreation.
Enough at once, now leeue, and let vs part.

VVitte.
This exercise hath done me good, euen to the very hart.
Let vs be bould with you, more acquaintaunce to take
And daunce a round, yet once more for my sake,
Enoughe is enoughe, farewel, and at your neede:
Use my acquaintaunce if it may stande you in steede.
Right worthy Damsels both, I knowe you seke no gaynes,
In recompence of this desert your vndeserued paynes.
But loke what other thinge my seruice maye deuise,
To shewe my thankefull harte in any enterprise.
Be ye as bolde therwyth, as I am bold on you,
And thus wyth hartye thankes, I take my leaue as nowe.

Recreation.
Farewell frend Witte, and since you are relieued,
Thynke not vpon your foyle, whereat you were so grieued.
But take your hart to you, and giue attempte once more:
I warrant you to speede, much better then before.