As You Like It (Folio 1, 1623)

 679Scena Secunda. 
 680Enter Duke, with Lords.
 681Duk. Can it be possible that no man saw them?
 682It cannot be, some villaines of my Court
 683Are of consent and sufferance in this.
 6841. Lo. I cannot heare of any that did see her,
 685The Ladies her attendants of her chamber
 686Saw her a bed, and in the morning early,
 687They found the bed vntreasur'd of their Mistris.
 6882. Lor. My Lord, the roynish Clown, at whom so oft,
 689Your Grace was wont to laugh is also missing,
 690Hisperia the Princesse Centlewoman
 691Confesses that she secretly ore-heard
 692Your daughter and her Cosen much commend
 693The parts and graces of the Wrastler
 694That did but lately foile the synowie Charles,
 695And she beleeues where euer they are gone
 696That youth is surely in their companie.
 697Duk. Send to his brother, fetch that gallant hither,
 698If he be absent, bring his Brother to me,
 699Ile make him finde him: do this sodainly;
 700And let not search and inquisition quaile,
 701To bring againe these foolish runawaies.  Exunt.

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As You Like It (Folio 1, 1623)