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that was become sutch a notable Spynster, and vpon the nexte
returne of the Lord Vladislao, she receiued him with no lesse
good entertainement than before, and when Nyght came, caused him
to be lodged in hir owne house in the Chamber prepared as
before, where he slept not very soundly all that Night, through
the continuall remembraunce of hys Ladies beauty. Next morning
he perceiued himself to be locked fast in a Pryson. And when he
had made him readye, thinking to descend to bid the Lady good
Morrow, seeking meanes to vnlock the Doore, and perceiuing that
he could not, he stoode styll in a dumpe. And as hee was thus
standyng, maruelling the cause of his shuttyng in so fast, the
maiden repaired to the hole of the dore, giuing his honor an
vnaccustomed salutation, which was that hir mistresse commaunded
hir to giue him to vnderstand, that if hee had any lust or
appetyte to his breakfast, or if he minded from thenceforth to
ease his hunger or conteine Lyfe, that he should giue him selfe
to learne to reele yarne. And for that purpose she willed him to
looke in sutch a corner of the Chamber, and he should find
certaine spindles of thred, and an instrument to winde his yarn
vpon. “Wherefore” (quod she) “apply your self thereunto, and
loose no time.” He that had that tyme beholden the Baron in the
Face, would haue thought that hee had seene rather a Marble
stone, than the figure of a man. But conuerting his could
conceyued moode, into mad anger, he fell into ten times more
displeasure with himselfe, than is before described by the other
Baron. But seeinge that his mad behauiour, and beastly vsage was
bestowed in vayne, the next day he began to Reele. The Lady
afterwardes when shee had intelligence of the good, and
gaynefull Spinning of the Lord Alberto, and the wel disposed,
and towardly Reeling of the Lord Vladislao, greatly reioyced for
makinge of sutch two Notable Workemen, whose workemanship
exceeded the labours of them that had been Apprentyzes to the
Occupation seuen Yeares togeather. Sutch bee the apt and ready
Wyts of the Souldiers of Loue: wherein I would wishe all Cupides
Dearlings to be nousled and applied in their youthly time: then
no doubt their passions woulde appease, and rages assuage, and
would giue ouer bolde attempts, for which they haue no thancke
of the chaste and honest. And to thys goodly sight the Lady
brought the Seruaunts of these noblemen, willing them to marke
and beholde the diligence of their Maysters, and to imitate the
industry of their gallant exercise, who neuer attayned meate
before by labour they had gayned the same. Which done, shee made
them take their Horse, and Furnitures of their Lords, and to
depart: otherwise if by violence they resisted, she would cause
their choller to be caulmed with sutch like seruice as they saw
their Lordes doe before their Eyes. The Seruaunts seeing no
remedy, but must needes depart, tooke their leaue. Afterwards
she sent one of hir Seruaunts in poast to the Courte, to
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