crauing ye of more acquaintance, in token of my plaine meaning receiue this diamond, which my olde father loued deerely: and with that deliuered her a Ring, wherein was apointed a Diamond of wonderfull worth. Which shee accepting with a lowe conge, returned him a silke Riband for a fauour, tyed with a truelouers knot, which he fastened vnder a faire Jewell on his Beuer felt. After this _Diomedis & Glauci permutatio_, my young master / waxed cranke, and the musicke continuing, was very forward in dauncing, to shew his cunning: and so desiring them to play on a hornepipe, laid on the pauement lustily with his leaden heeles, coruetting like a steede of _Signor Roccoes_ teaching, and wanted nothing but bels, to bee a hobbyhorse in a morrice. Yet was he soothed in his folly, and what euer he did, _Lamilia_ counted excellent: her praise made him proude, insomuch that if he had not beene intreated, hee would rather haue died in his daunce, then left off to shew his mistresse delight. At last reasonably perswaded, seeing the table furnished, he was contented to cease, and settle himselfe to his victuals, on which (hauing before labored) he fed lustily, especially of a Woodcocke pie, wherewith _Lamilia_ his caruer, plentifully plied him. Full dishes hauing furnisht emptie stomaches, and _Lucanio_ thereby got leisure to talke, falles to discourse of his wealth, his lands, his bonds, his abilitie, and how himselfe with all he had, was at Madame _Lamilias_ disposing: desiring her afore his brother, to tell him simply what shee meant. _Lamilia_ replied: My sweet _Lucanio_, how I esteeme of thee mine eies doe witnesse, that like handmaides, haue attended thy beautious face, euer since I first beheld thee: yet seeing loue that lasteth gathereth by degrees his liking, let this for that suffice: if I finde thee firme, _Lamilia_ will be faithful: if fleeting, she must of necessitie be infortunate that hauing neuer seene any whome before shee could affect, shee shoulde bee of him iniuriously forsaken. Nay saide _Lucanio_, I dare say my brother here will giue his word. For that I accept your own said _Lamilia_, for with me your credit is better then your brothers. _Roberto_ brake off their amorous prattle with these speeches. Sith / either of you are of other so fond at the first sight, I doubt not but time will make your loue more firme. Yet madame _Lamilia_ although my brother and you be thus forward, some crosse chaunce may come: for _Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaq. labra_. And for a warning to teach you both wit, Ile tell you an olde wiues tale. Before ye go on with your tale (quoth mistresse _Lamilia_) let me giue ye a caueat by the way, which shall be figured in a Fable. _Lamiliaes Tale._