Who could have helped here also,—that, of course!

So far, there's my acquittal, I suppose.

Then comes the marriage itself—no question, lords,

Of the entire validity of that!

In the extremity of distress, 't is true,

For after-reasons, furnished abundantly,

I wished the thing invalid, went to you

Only some months since, set you duly forth

My wrong and prayed your remedy, that a cheat

Should not have force to cheat my whole life long.