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Scena secunda.

Enter Fedele and Fortunio togither.
Fedele.
Come Sir Fortunio, now is the time to put you out of doubt,
Whether Victoria loue you, or your dealings doe but floute.
Here let vs shrowde our selues a while, that standing out of sight,
We may perceiue what louers haunt Victoriaes house by night.

Fortunio.
Agreede, this is the fittest time to passe the streete,
And giue her musike at her windowe, for a gallant meete.

Fedele.
Whiste, for her doore beginnes to creake,

Fortunio.
It doeth in deede.

Enter Pedante disguised, comming forth of Victoriaes house.
Fedele.
I see.

Fortunio.
A man me thinkes, O let me goe.

Fedele.
Stay Sir, be ruled by me,

Pedante.
O delicate Victoria so long as I liue,
For this entertainement, great thankes will I giue.
The remembrance of the sweetenesse of this night so well past,
Will feede me with hony whyle my life doeth last.

Exit.
Fortunio.
A villane, let me goe Fedele, let me goe I say:
I will reuenge this iniurie before he get away.

Fedele.
Not so, for raising of a tumult in the streete so late,
And troubling of the watche that stande armed at euery gate.

Fortunio.
Out strumpet, I will make thee now a mirror to this towne,
A pointing stocke to euery one that passeth vp and downe.

Fedele.
How will you be reuenged?

Fortunio.
By sworde, and sheathe it in her breste,

Fedele.
Be not too swift to serue her so, I thinke it were not beste.

Fortunio.
And why?

Fedele.
Because that if you kill her, then your selfe you doe defame,
Discredite her, and put her house, and kindred vnto shame.
Thus you shall euer walke in feare of those you neuer sawe,
Besides, her friendes will trippe at you, by danger of the lawe.

Fortunio.
How shall I be reuenged then?

Fedele.
Giue her a Fico out of hande,



Fortunio.
So should I scape, but the reuenge in little steede would stande.
For she should die, and none should know the villainie she did,
But euery tong ere long shall talke of that, that I haue spide.
Some other way I will deuise,

Fedele.
Doe so, for I'le be gone.

Exit.
Fortunio.
And I will see what this Victoria saith to me anon,
Who is there within?

Knocke at her doore.