Asca. No; but deprived of her company,
And for my careles negligence therein
Am bound to doo this penaunce for my sin;
That, if I never finde where she remaines,
I vowe a yeare shal be my end of paines.
Ara. Was she then lost within this forrest here?
Asca. Lost or forlorn, to me she was right deere:
And this is certaine; vnto him that could
The place where she abides to me vnfold
For ever I would vow my selfe his friend,
Never revolting till my life did end.
And there fore, sir (as well I know your skill)
If you will give me physicke for this ill
And shewe me if Eurymine do live,
It were a recompence for all my paine,
And I should thinke my ioyes were full againe.
Ara. They know the want of health that have bene sick:
My selfe, sometimes acquainted with the like,
Do learne in dutie of a kinde regard
To pittie him whose hap hath bene so hard,
How long, I pray ye, hath she absent bene?
Asca. Three days it is since that my Love was seene.
Io. Heer's learning for the nonce that stands on ioynts; For all his cunning Ile scarse give two poynts.
Ara. Mercurio regnante virum, sub-sequente Luna Faeminum designat.
Io. Nay, and you go to Latin, then tis sure my maister shall finde her if he could tell where.
Ara. I cannot tell what reason it should bee,
But love and reason here doo disagree:
By proofe of learned principles I finde
The manner of your love's against all kinde;
And, not to feede ye with uncertaine ioy,
Whom you affect so much is but a Boy.
Io. A Riddle for my life, some antick Iest? Did I not tell ye what his cunning was?