2411681And for my
sake when I might charme thee
so,
1682For
shee that was thy
LVCRECE, now attend me,
1683Be
sodainelie reuenged on my Foe.
1684Thine, mine, his own,
suppo
se thou do
st defend me
1685From what is pa
st, the helpe that thou
shalt lend me
1686 Comes all too late, yet let the Traytor die,
1687 "For
sparing Iu
stice feeds iniquitie.
2421688But ere I name him, you faire Lords, quoth
shee,
1689(Speaking to tho
se that came with
COLATINE)
1690Shall plight your Honourable faiths to me,
1691With
swift pur
suit to venge this wrong of mine,
1692For 'tis a meritorious faire de
signe,
1693 To cha
se iniu
stice with reuengefull armes,
1694 Knights by their oaths
should right poore Ladies harmes.
2431695At this reque
st, with noble di
spo
sition,
1696Each pre
sent Lord began to promi
se aide,
1697As bound in Knighthood to her impo
sition,
1698Longing to heare the hatefull Foe bewraide.
But shee that yet her sad taske hath not said,
1700 The prote
station
stops, ô
speake quoth
shee,
1701 How may this forced
staine be wip'd from me?
2441702What is the qualitie of my o
ffence
1703Being con
strayn'd with dreadfull circum
stance?
1704May my pure mind with the fowle a
ct di
spence
1705My low declined Honor to aduance?
1706May anie termes acquit me from this chance?
1707 The poy
soned fountaine cleares it
selfe againe,
1708 And why not I from this compelled
staine?
2451709With this they all at once began to
saie,
1710Her bodies
staine, her mind vntainted cleares,
1711While with a ioyle
sse
smile,
shee turnes awaie
1712The face, that map which deepe impre
ssion beares
1713Of hard misfortune, caru'd it in with tears.
1714 No no, quoth
shee, no Dame hereafter liuing,
1715 By my excu
se
shall claime excu
ses giuing.