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SCENA. V.

Paris and Oenone.
Par.
Oenone, while we bin disposed to walke,
Tell me what shall be subiect of our talke:
Thou hast a sorte of pretie tales in stoore,
Dare saye no Nymphe in Ida woods hath more:
Againe, beside thy sweete alluring face,
In telling them thou hast a speciall grace
Then preethee sweete, afforde some pretie thing,
Some toie that from thy pleasaunt witte doth springe.

Oen.
Paris, my hartes contentment, and my choice,
Vse thou thy pype, and I will vse my voyce,
So shall thy iust request not be denyed.
And time well spent and both be satisfied.

Par.
Well gentle Nymphe although thou do me wrong,
That can ne tune my pype vnto a songe,
Me list this once, Oenone, for thy sake,
This idle taske ort me to vndertake.

They sit vnder aires togeather.
Oen.
And whereon then shall be my Roundelay:
For thou hast harde my stoore long since, dare say,

Fabu.
How Saturne did deuide his kingdome tho,

la. 1.
To Ioue, to Neptune, and to Dis below.

2
How mightie men made foule successes warre,
Against the gods and state of Iupiter:

3
How Phorcias ympe that was so tricke and fayre,
That tangled Neptune in her golden haire,
Became a Gorgon for her lewde misdeede,
A pretie fable Paris for to reade,
A peece of cunnig trust me for the nonce,
That wealth and beautie alter men to stoones.

4
Howe Salmacis resembling ydlenes,
Turnes men to women all through wantonnes.

5
How Pluto raught Queene Ceres daughter thence,
And what did followe of that Ioue offence.

6
Of Daphne turned into the laurell tree,
That shevves a myror of virginitie.

7
How faire Narcissus tooting on his shade,
Reproues disdayne, and tells how forme doth vade.

8
How cunning Philomelaes needle tells,
What force in loue, what wit in sorrow dwelles.

9
What paynes vnhappie soules abyde in hell,
They say because on earth they liued not well.

10
Ixions wheele, proude Tantals pyning woe.

11
Prometheus torment, and a many moe.

12
How Danaus daughters plie their endles taske.

13
What toyle the toyle of Sysiphus doth aske.
All these are olde and knowne I knowe, yet if thou wilt haue anie,
Chuse some of these, for trust me else Oenone hath not manie.

Par.
Nay what thou wilt: but sith my cunning not compares with thine,
Beginne some Toy, that I can play vpon this pipe of mine.

Oen.
There is a pretie sonnet then, we call it Cupids curse:
They that do chaunge olde loue for new, pray gods they chaunge for worse.
The note is fine and quicke withall, the dittie will agree,
Paris, With that same vowe of thine vpon our Poplar tree.

Par.
No better thing, begine it then, Oenone thou shalt see
Our musicke, figure of the loue that growes twixt thee and me.

They sing: and while Oenone singeth, he pypeth.
Incipit Oenone.
Faire and fayre and twise so faire,
As fayre as any may be:

Oenone.
The fayrest sheepeherd on our grene,
A loue for anie Ladie.

Paris.
Faire and faire and twise so fayre,
As fayre as anie may bee:
Thy loue is fayre for thee alone,
And for no other Ladie.

Oenone.
My loue is faire, my loue is gaie,
As fresh as bine the flowers in May,
And of my loue my roundylaye,
My merrie merrie merrie roundelaie
Concludes with Cupids curse:
They that do chaunge olde loue for newe,
Pray Gods they chaunge for worse.

Ambo
simul.
They that do chaunge, &c.

Oenone.
Faire and faire, &c,

Paris.
Faire and faire, &c. Thy loue is faire &c.

Oenone.
My loue can pype, my loue can sing,
My loue can manie a pretie thing,
And of his louelie prayses ring
My merry merry roundelayes: Amen to Cupids curse:
They that do chaunge, &c.

Paris.
They that do chaunge, &c.

Ambo.
Faire and fayre, &c.

Finis Camœne.
The songe being ended they rise, and Oenone speakes.
Oen.
Swete sheepeherd, for Oenones sake be cunning in this songe,
And kepe thy loue, and loue thy choice, or else thou doest her wrong.

Par.
My vowe is made and witnessed, the Poplar will not starte,
Nor shall the nymphe Oenones loue from forth my breathing hart.
I will goe bring the one thy way, my flocke are here behinde,
And I will haue a louers fee: they saie, vnkist, vnkinde.

Exeunt ambo.