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1 Ind | remaine (as it seemeth to mee) in no other~ ~manner, then 2 1, 1| such debts as are due to mee among them.~ ~And because 3 1, 1| pence more then was due to mee: and never happening~ ~to 4 1, 1| shamefull it~ ~appeareth to mee to disclose it; and I am 5 1, 2| doe appeare such men to mee,~ ~as thy speeches affirme 6 1, 2| endevourest to perswade mee, I will become a Christian~ ~ 7 1, 2| Baptisme upon thee? To mee therefore it plainely appeareth, 8 1, 3| delivered by Neiphila, maketh mee remember a doubtfull~ ~case, 9 1, 4| Sir, you never shewed~ ~mee or any of my Brethren, in 10 1, 4| lately therein instructed mee, and~ ~by your owne example 11 1, 5| It is no little joy to mee, that we understand so well ( 12 1, 6| correction as thou hast~ ~taught mee. So, having payed the Host 13 1, 9| thus answered.~ ~ Beleeve mee Gentlewoman (speaking to 14 1, 9| to have~ ~it confirmed to mee, so long as our company 15 1, Song| delight my beauty yeelds to mee,~ ~ That any other Love,~ ~ 16 2, 2| good Lodging. Which makes mee firmely beleeve, that Saint~ ~ 17 2, 2| great~ ~grace for me; and mee thinkes, that if any day 18 2, 2| Grandmother hath often told mee) of very great vertue and 19 2, 2| fire,~ ~and sup heere with mee, for I feare he hath had 20 2, 2| related your Fortunes to mee, by this your~ ~casuall 21 2, 5| found by Landolpho, maketh mee to~ ~remember (said Madam 22 2, 5| that hath no knowledge of mee, or~ ~perhaps, sildome or 23 2, 5| never heard any speeches of mee: but you shall~ ~instantly 24 2, 5| instantly receive from mee matter to augment your greater 25 2, 5| gracious to~ ~me, to let mee see one of my Brethren before 26 2, 5| houshold occasions, came to mee this morning, and (having 27 2, 5| forgot, I~ ~prythee give mee my Cloathes which I left 28 2, 5| verie gladly will I get mee gone. Hereat the Maide laughing 29 2, 5| the house. For beleeve mee friend, if thou haddest 30 2, 6| daughter Spina, maketh mee to love you the more for 31 2, 6| exceedeth~ ~capacity in mee to expresse it, and therefore 32 2, 7| two things you will give mee assurance, I shall depart 33 2, 7| that either thou hast seene mee, or heard any speech of 34 2, 7| Abbesse) demaunded of~ ~mee, whether I was willing to 35 2, 7| charge, for delivering mee to my Father in Cyprus. 36 2, 8| judgement, and~ ~living now in mee, seizing on my youthfull 37 2, 8| knowledge of such an error in mee,~ ~would be reputed a shrewd 38 2, 8| love highly favourable to mee, by guiding~ ~my judgement 39 2, 8| entreat you, not to deny mee your loving society, but 40 2, 8| will forcibly dishonour~ ~mee, the lustfull Count will 41 2, 8| myselfe, hath brought mee to this desperate condition: 42 2, 8| servant; it~ ~becommeth mee to doe as pleaseth you. 43 2, 9| replyed, My~ ~Lord, pardon mee, I smile not at you, or 44 2, 9| if it may be spoken, tell mee how~ ~thou hadst them. My 45 2, 10| could be so carelesse of mee, what reason have I to~ ~ 46 3, 1| promised to do:~ ~but let mee fall sicke and dye, before 47 3, 1| can take knowledge of mee; if I have wit sufficient, 48 3, 1| watch, and afterward follow mee~ ~in my fortune, for I will 49 3, 2| little to mervaile. Now trust mee Sir, quoth~ ~shee, this 50 3, 3| perhaps) no such minde in mee, as truely there is;~ ~hath 51 3, 3| hath often attempted mee, and never can I be at my 52 3, 3| replyed the Gentleman, mee thinkes the tidings come 53 3, 4| became her, said: Pardon mee~ ~Father, my wits were not 54 3, 4| labour: take no care~ ~for mee, I am able enough to have 55 3, 5| wife, and you have made mee talke~ ~to a marble Statue. 56 3, 6| thus.~ ~Gracious Ladies, mee thinkes wee have spoken 57 3, 6| thy base behaviour. Tell mee, treacherous man, am not~ ~ 58 3, 6| respect in her, then is in~ ~mee? Villaine, monster, why 59 3, 6| why doest thou not answere mee? I will send to~ ~Ricciardo, 60 3, 6| Ricciardo, who loveth mee beyond all other women in 61 3, 6| betweene your husband and mee, and (perhaps) I shall as 62 3, 7| point indeede, and tell mee, doe you~ ~remember, that 63 3, 7| not be so~ ~unseeming for mee to doe it, as it would appeare 64 3, 7| received any wounds to kill mee, as you and my brethren~ ~ 65 3, 8| saying: Open, open, and let~ ~mee forth of Purgatory, for 66 3, 9| can therein best resolve~ ~mee. Since my comming to this 67 3, 9| faire Fortune may so favour mee, that (unknowne to him) 68 4, 1| never have beene altred in mee, by any sinister reports~ ~ 69 4, 1| and gracious,~ ~teaching mee a way secret enough, whereby 70 4, 2| is beyond all ability in mee to expresse, or~ ~how I 71 4, 6| meanes it would forsake mee. I could~ ~not but accept 72 4, 6| pardon, for another errour by mee~ ~committed, in that, both 73 4, 9| better~ ~pleased. Now trust mee Madame, answered the Knight, 74 5, 1| have to be effected by mee, and make no doubt of my 75 5, 3| manner as you~ ~see: but let mee tell you withall, that up 76 5, 5| yesterday you did much oppresse mee with~ ~melancholly, yet 77 5, 5| never will stay to heare~ ~mee. Wherefore, if my service 78 5, 5| you can doe no wrong unto mee.~ ~ When the Gentlemen understood, 79 5, 9| former carriage towards~ ~mee, as also my many modest 80 5, 10| as little pleasing to~ ~mee, because his minde is on 81 5, 10| no small hearts griefe to mee, that age should make me 82 5, 10| comming into this roome: let~ ~mee die, if I beare this wrong 83 5, 10| any violence: onely tell mee how thou~ ~camest hither, 84 5, 10| replied. Doest thou compare mee with the Wife of~ ~Herculano, 85 5, 10| good garments; allowing mee to goe neatly~ ~hosed and 86 5, 10| a Husband and Wife. Let mee be worser garmented, courser~ ~ 87 6, 1| time~ ~it shall satisfie mee, to let you know, how wittily 88 6, 1| ease your journey behinde mee on~ ~my Gelding, even so 89 6, 2| Servant, hee sayde. Now trust mee, Cistio told~ ~thee nothing 90 6, 2| did any jotte~ ~dismay mee; but rather I conceyved, 91 6, 2| and heereafter thinke of mee as you shall please. Messer 92 6, 3| beene already spoken: let mee onely tell you~ ~(over and 93 6, 4| I advise thee, to teach mee no more such~ ~trickes heereafter. 94 6, 7| heeretofore he hath embraced mee, according to the~ ~mutuall 95 6, 7| no need? Would you have mee cast it away to the Dogges? 96 6, 9| you~ ~shall not imagine mee so unfurnished, but that 97 6, 9| Gentlemen, you may use mee in your owne house as you 98 6, 10| is a~ ~notable servant to mee, for I cannot speake with 99 6, 10| of Salomon. Next, he gave mee the~ ~Feather of the Phoenix, 100 6, 10| Superiour would~ ~never suffer mee to shew them any where, 101 6, 10| with full consent) created mee your~ ~King, you would wrest 102 6, 10| since then) related to~ ~mee, there was a plaine in the 103 6, 10| this day, as to~ ~deliver mee the Crowne: in regard whereof, 104 7, 1| matter highly~ ~pleasing to mee, that any other (rather 105 7, 2| for albeit thou hast made mee poore, yet thou hast bestowed 106 7, 2| that would have maintained mee brave~ ~and gallantly: but, 107 7, 3| a matter very easie for mee to~ ~do) I shall seeme in 108 7, 3| Our blessed Lady shield mee, for my~ ~ghostly Father 109 7, 3| presently. But I pray you let mee aske you one question,~ ~ 110 7, 3| why may ye not~ ~afford mee the like favour, as you 111 7, 3| heere receive your childe of mee, who was in great~ ~danger, 112 7, 4| thou intendest~ ~towards mee, I will drowne my selfe 113 7, 5| quoth Geloso) and~ ~tell mee who the Friar is. The Woman 114 7, 5| Winters night, perswading mee (poorelly credulous~ ~woman) 115 7, 6| their understanding. To~ ~mee this appeareth a very ydle 116 7, 6| Sir, if ever you loved mee, and~ ~would have me faithfully 117 7, 6| so much enraged~ ~against mee, that when hee saw mee to 118 7, 6| against mee, that when hee saw mee to debarre his entrance; 119 7, 6| meete him.~ ~ Now trust mee deare wife (said Beltramo) 120 7, 7| such a solemne promise to mee, I will~ ~reveale no meane 121 7, 7| not ashamed to solicite mee, both to abuse your~ ~bed, 122 7, 7| midde-night, and to finde mee sitting under the Pine-Tree; 123 7, 7| promise of thine, and beleeve mee, I meane~ ~to follow it 124 7, 7| formerly thou~ ~hadst solicited mee unto this secret meeting, 125 7, 7| shame stil (as it were) to mee, and never leave him, til 126 7, 7| with intent to wrong~ ~mee in mine honour. Questionlesse, 127 7, 7| twas happy that hee tempted mee with words, and let you 128 7, 8| heere in the house with mee? Or when should you beate~ ~ 129 7, 8| when should you beate~ ~mee, and I not feele nor know 130 7, 8| with~ ~another; hee causeth mee every night to sit tarrying 131 7, 8| and kinde Brethren,) let mee~ ~entreate you to do the 132 7, 9| hath so farre~ ~honoured mee, and so much beyond the 133 7, 9| least part of merite in mee: as I~ ~will rather dye, 134 7, 9| thee, never more to move mee in this matter.~ ~ Lesca, 135 7, 9| Lesca, do not imagine~ ~mee so ignorant, as not to know 136 7, 9| or canst. But~ ~yet let mee tell thee withall, that 137 7, 9| and trust:~ ~never blame mee to misdoubt, least my Ladie ( 138 7, 9| soundest teeth, and send it mee as her loves true token. 139 7, 9| take it, when you plucke mee by the haire~ ~of my head, 140 7, 9| advice of any Barber,~ ~let mee alone for plucking it forth 141 7, 9| in my descending downe, mee~ ~thought you gave over 142 7, 9| as I left you. Now trust mee Pyrrhus, answered Nicostratus, 143 7, 9| selfe, it is not fit for mee, to argue~ ~or contest in 144 7, 10| else you please to enjoyne mee. Now, as~ ~returned to my 145 7, 10| but for divers sinnes by mee committed I am to~ ~suffer 146 7, 10| a grievous~ ~offence by mee heretofore committed while 147 7, 10| Then hee~ ~demaunded of mee what offence it was, whereto 148 8, 1| you were wont to take of mee, at other~ ~times when I 149 8, 2| women: but if your love to mee be such as you make choice 150 8, 2| wheele: if you will lend mee ten~ ~Florines, wherewith 151 8, 3| journey is over-farre for mee to undertake,~ ~but if it 152 8, 3| talke Sir, I pray you pardon mee to aske, whether~ ~any such 153 8, 3| perceiving that you saw mee not,~ ~(being still so neere, 154 8, 3| was able to stand against mee, and I know no~ ~reason 155 8, 4| you must and shall hold mee~ ~excused, because I am 156 8, 4| widdowes.~ ~Wherefore, pardon mee (Holy Father:) for, in such 157 8, 4| I desire you not to love mee, because I neither can or~ ~ 158 8, 4| deliberation, and yeelded mee uppe as your prisoner, to 159 8, 4| it never so fortuned to mee with anie~ ~other. And I 160 8, 5| why will you not heare mee, but wholly lend your eare 161 8, 6| humor, saide: Now trust mee~ ~Calandrino, if it be so; 162 8, 6| Belike thou wouldst have mee blaspheme~ ~Heaven, and 163 8, 7| yester-night to suppe with mee, is not yet gone, as within 164 8, 7| excuse her selfe, and comfort mee. But as you saide,~ ~and 165 8, 7| wherefore (if you please) shew mee, wherein I must be so~ ~ 166 8, 7| thou diddest enstruct mee. But admit, that I were 167 8, 7| thy~ ~cruelty extended to mee, yet I cannot be perswaded, 168 8, 7| eyes. Take pitty then on mee for~ ~charities sake, because 169 8, 7| happy stars~ ~to favour mee therein, none could proove 170 8, 7| extreame cold which you caused mee to~ ~feele, and if you can 171 8, 7| and so farre excelleth mee in Wisedome;~ ~vouchsafe 172 8, 7| Wisedome;~ ~vouchsafe to pardon mee, and suffer my garments 173 8, 7| bodie, beside~ ~starving mee thorough want of Food and 174 8, 7| heavens~ ~bestow beautie on mee, which others have admired 175 8, 7| thus to vexe and torment mee in such mercilesse manner. 176 8, 7| small a~ ~mercie, as to give mee a little coole water, which 177 8, 8| in equity you cannot deny mee, weighing the wrong you~ ~ 178 8, 8| meere justice) imposed on mee, and ordained as~ ~a due 179 8, 8| love betweene your wife and mee, albeit I have good reason 180 8, 8| requitall of this favour to mee, I will~ ~bestowe a deare 181 8, 8| Well wife, you have given mee a~ ~Cake insted of bread, 182 8, 9| strange motion do you make to mee? It~ ~is too great a secret, 183 8, 9| having somewhat offended mee, I commanded, that~ ~the 184 8, 9| hath power to commaund mee to goe bare-footed, even~ ~ 185 8, 9| must forbeare them. Let mee then further informe~ ~thee 186 8, 9| honest trust thou reposest in mee, bee boldly sick whensoever 187 8, 9| appeareth~ ~over-mighty to mee, and there is not any man 188 8, 9| Forlini, made choise of mee~ ~(among infinite of his 189 8, 9| and long to follow~ ~after mee, to understand the incredible 190 8, 9| pleasure they tooke in hearing mee. And when I departed thence,~ ~ 191 8, 9| perhappes doest imagine mee a~ ~faint-hearted fellow. 192 8, 9| never be distrustfull of mee, but resolvedly builde~ ~ 193 8, 9| so deepely enamored of~ ~mee: she cannot choose but bestow 194 8, 9| referre all the rest to mee, and never~ ~misdoubt your 195 8, 9| it. You are carefull of mee (quoth the Doctor) and I~ ~ 196 8, 9| good Angell helpe to defend mee. Seating himselfe so~ ~well 197 8, 10| much more acceptable~ ~unto mee: and therefore, not onely 198 8, 10| Salabetto, you are angry with mee, because I restored~ ~not 199 8, 10| alreadie~ ~brought hither with mee, and valewing above two 200 8, 10| unexpected: you have dealt with mee like a most loyall~ ~Mistresse, 201 8, 10| for if I had mony lying by mee (as many times I have) thou 202 8, Song| O So raigne Love, to mee~ ~ Thou has bene kinde:~ ~ 203 9, 1| it can no way discontent mee (seeing it is your most~ ~ 204 9, 1| move further suite unto mee, by any~ ~meanes whatsoever.~ ~ 205 9, 1| out of malice)~ ~against mee, to draw my life in danger, 206 9, 3| relation to you; hindred mee then of another~ ~Novell, 207 9, 3| day? I pray thee tell mee, How dooest thou feele thy 208 9, 3| strange~ ~alteration within mee, far beyond all compasse 209 9, 3| upon me, ever railing at mee, and~ ~fighting, untill 210 9, 3| favourable to me, as to helpe mee out of this dangerous agony: 211 9, 3| having the mastery over mee, as diuers times she hath 212 9, 4| thou standest out-facing mee, as if I were no better 213 9, 4| great good lucke) thus holpe mee to stay him; a poore Gentleman~ ~ 214 9, 5| deeply falne in love with mee, as thou wouldst thinke 215 9, 5| Virgin Parchment brought mee, with a living Bat or~ ~ 216 9, 5| your minions, and leave mee hunger-starved at home? 217 9, 6| affected by Calandrino, putteth mee in minde of a Novell,~ ~ 218 9, 6| this night shee hath given mee the sweetest~ ~entertainement, 219 9, 7| happen to thee: yet let mee now in~ ~loving manner advise 220 9, 7| dreamest happening unto mee, so wouldest thou see them 221 9, 8| bestow such another dinner on mee, then wil I~ ~enrubinate 222 9, 9| to teach any longer; let mee proceed~ ~to my purpose, 223 9, 9| as I doe my Mules, let mee deale with~ ~her as I please. 224 9, 9| have it: if it~ ~pleaseth mee, I care not who doth dislike 225 9, 10| should esteeme the better of mee, by how much I~ ~seeme the 226 9, 10| faire young woman, to give mee much delight in the~ ~night-season, 227 9, 10| house, then thou maist make mee thy wife againe, in the 228 10, 1| Master that gave thee to mee. The~ ~Gentleman committed 229 10, 3| any other advancement on mee, then as you~ ~now see; 230 10, 3| which thou hast disclosed to mee, I have sealed it up secretly 231 10, 3| because, since age hath made mee Maister of mine owne~ ~will, 232 10, 3| me: never came any man to mee, whom I did not content ( 233 10, 3| long before it must leave mee.~ ~ Wherefore, I hold it 234 10, 3| thou wilt be advised by mee. Lusty and young, as now~ ~ 235 10, 5| world could never make mee beleeve (considering your 236 10, 8| that~ ~Fortune hath brought mee to such an extremity, as 237 10, 8| long~ ~time concealed from mee, which hath beene overtedious 238 10, 8| and~ ~the reasons inducing mee thereunto, are these. The 239 10, 8| another, it~ ~shall suffice mee onely to informe you, that 240 10, 8| bee disputed on: then let mee tell you, that I am of a~ ~ 241 10, 8| my minde~ ~truely telling mee, that honest contented povertie, 242 10, 8| her, if shee would accept mee as her husband, and shee~ ~ 243 10, 8| husband, and shee~ ~answered mee, with her full consent. 244 10, 8| friend Gisippus, and by mee as a Lover: that~ ~Sophronia 245 10, 8| take Sophronia thither with mee, I was the more~ ~willing 246 10, 8| having any power to stay mee~ ~heere. But the Gods will 247 10, 8| which would be offensive to mee. The one is,~ ~your detaining 248 10, 8| detaining of Sophronia from mee, of whom you have no power, 249 10, 8| power, but~ ~what pleaseth mee. The other, is your bitter 250 10, 8| further. But rather let mee counsell~ ~you like a friend, 251 10, 8| Sophronia to be delivered mee, that I may depart contentedly 252 10, 9| do~ ~sufficiently informe mee, is matter of very slender 253 10, 9| whatsoever daunger shall befall mee; Namely, when any certaine 254 10, 9| remembrance, in~ ~telling mee truly, whether thou hast 255 10, 10| mothers, and so to provide mee of a wife, it is a meere 256 10, 10| desire in my selfe. Let mee now~ ~remember you of your 257 10, 10| precious or pleasing to mee, but what~ ~may agree with 258 10, 10| wherein you~ ~shall find mee both willing and ready.