315285And strong incounter of my amorous tale:

316286Then after, to her father will I breake,

317287And the conclusion is, she shal be thine,

318288In practise let vs put it presently.

320290Leo. How now brother, where is my cosen your sonne, hath

321291he prouided this musique?

322292Old He is very busie about it, but brother, I can tell you

323293strange newes that you yet dreampt not of.

324294Leo. Are they good?

325295Old As the euents stampes them, but they haue a good co-

326296uer: they shew well outward, the prince and Count Claudio

327297walking in a thicke pleached alley in mine orchard, were thus

328298much ouer-heard by a man of mine: the prince discouered to

329299Claudio that he loued my niece your daughter, and meant to

330300acknowledge it this night in a daunce, and if he found her ac-

331301cordant, he meant to take the present time by the top, and in-

332302stantly breake with you of it.

334303Leo Hath the fellow any wit that told you this?

335304Old A good sharp fellow, I wil send for him, and question

336305him your selfe.

337306Leo. No, no, we wil hold it as a dreame til it appeare itself:

338307but I will acquaint my daughter withall, that she may bee the

339308better prepared for an answer, if peraduenture this be true: go

340309you and tel hir of it: coosins, you know what you haue to doe,

341310O I crie you mercie friend, go you with me and I wil vse your

342311shill: good cosin haue a care this busie time. exeunt.

345313Con. What the goodyeere my lord, why are you thus out of

346314measure sad?

347315Iohn There is no measure in the occasion that breeds, ther-

348316fore the sadnesse is without limit.

349317Con. You should heare reason.

350318Iohn And when I haue heard it, what blessing brings it?

352319Con If not a present remedy, at least a patient sufferance.

353320Iohn I wonder that thou (being as thou saist, thou art, borne

354321vnder Saturne) goest about to apply a morall medicine, to a

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