That wakes above, whose eye no sleepe can binde:
He sees through dores, and darknesse, and our thoughts;
And therefore as we should avoid with feare
To think amisse our selves before his search,
So should we be as curious to shunne 270
All cause that other think not ill of us.
_Buss._ Madam, 'tis farre from that: I only heard
By this my honour'd father that your conscience
Made some deepe scruple with a false report
That Barrisors blood should something touch your honour, 275
Since he imagin'd I was courting you
When I was bold to change words with the Duchesse,
And therefore made his quarrell, his long love
And service, as I heare, beeing deepely vowed
To your perfections; which my ready presence, 280
Presum'd on with my father at this season
For the more care of your so curious honour,
Can well resolve your conscience is most false.
_Tam._ And is it therefore that you come, good sir?
Then crave I now your pardon and my fathers, 285
And sweare your presence does me so much good
That all I have it bindes to your requitall.
Indeed sir, 'tis most true that a report
Is spread, alleadging that his love to me
Was reason of your quarrell; and because 290
You shall not think I faine it for my glory
That he importun'd me for his Court service,
I'le shew you his own hand, set down in blood,
To that vaine purpose: good sir, then come in.
Father, I thank you now a thousand fold. 295
_Exit Tamyra and D'Amb[ois]._
_Fri._ May it be worth it to you, honour'd daughter!
_Descendit Fryar._
_Finis Actus Secundi._
LINENOTES:
1-49 _He will . . . bloud_. These lines and the direction,
_Montsur . . . Pyrha_, are found in A only.
50 B, which begins the scene with this line, inserts
before it: _Enter Monsieur, Tamyra, and Pero with a
booke._
71 _joyning a lose_. A, weighing a dissolute.
76 _common_. A, solemne.
135 _honour_. A, profit.
146 _In . . . another_. A omits.
147 _wane_. Emend., Dilke; Qq, wave.
158 _yee_. A, the.
172 _which_. A, that.
173 _For life's . . . me_. A, F
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