502462When I did speake of some distressed stroake

503463That my youth suffered: my story being done;

504464She gaue me for my paines a world of sighes;

505465She swore Ifaith twas strange, twas passing strange;

506466Twas pittifull, twas wondrous pittifull;

507467She wisht she had not heard it, yet she wisht

508468That Heauen had made her such a man: she thanked me,

509469And bad me, if I had a friend that loued her,

510470I should but teach him how to tell my story,

511471And that would wooe her. Vpon this heate I spake:

512472She lou'd me for the dangers I had past.

513473And I lou'd her that she did pitty them.

514474This onely is the witchcraft I haue vs'd:

515475Here comes the Lady,

476Let her witnesse it.

517478Du. I thinke this tale would win my daughter to, ----

518479Good Brabantio, take vp this mangled matter at the best,

519480Men doe their broken weapons rather vse,

520481Then their bare hands.

521482Bra. I pray you heare her speake.

522483If she confesse that she was halfe the wooer,

523484Destruction lite on me, if my bad blame

524485Light on the man. Come hither gentle mistresse:

525486Doe you perceiue in all this noble company,

526487Where most you owe obedience?

527488Des. My noble father,

528489I doe perceiue here a deuided duty:

529490To you I am bound for life and education;

530491My life and education both doe learne me

531492How to respect you, you are Lord of all my duty,

532493I am hitherto your daughter, But heere's my husband:

533494And so much duty as my mother shewed

534495To you, preferring you before her father,

535496So much I challenge, that I may professe,

536497Due to the Moore my Lord.