tter so forward they came to crave his good
will?

VALINGFORD.
It is given us to understand that your daughter is sodenly
become both blind and deaf.

MILLER.
Marie, God forbid! I have sent for her. In deed, she
hath kept her chamber this three days. It were no little
grief to me if it should be so.

MANVILLE.
This is God's judgement for her treachery.

[Enter Trotter, leading Em.]

MILLER.
Gentlemen, I fear your words are too true. See where
Trotter comes leading of her.--What ails my Em? Not blind,
I hope?

EM.
[Aside.] Mountney and Valingford both together! And
Manville, to whom I have faithfully vowed my love! Now, Em,
suddenly help thy self.

MOUNTNEY.
This is no desembling, Valingford.

VALINGFORD.
If it be, it is cunningly contrived of all sides.

EM.
[Aside to Trotter.] Trotter, lend me thy hand, and as thou
lovest me, keep my counsell, and justify what so ever I say
and I'll largely requite thee.

TROTTER.
Ah, thats as much as to say you would tell a monstrous,
terrible, horrible, outragious lie, and I shall sooth it--
no, berlady!

EM.
My present extremity will me,--if thou love me, Trotter.

TROTTER.
That same word love makes me to do any thing.

EM.
Trotter, wheres my father?

TROTTER.
Why, what a blind dunce are you, can you not see? He
standeth right before you.

[He thrusts Em upon her father.]

EM.
Is this my father?--Good father, give me leave to sit where
I may not be disturbed, sith God hath visited me both of my
sight and hearing.

MILLER.
Tell me, sweet Em, how came this blindness? Thy eyes are
lovely to look on, and yet have they lost the benefit of
their sight. What a grief is this to thy poor father!

EM.
Good father, let me not stand as an open gazing stock to
every one, but in a place alone, as fits a creature so
miserable.

MILLER.
Trotter, lead her in, the utter overthrow of poor Goddards
joy and only solace.

[Exit the Miller, Trotter and Em.]

MANVILLE.
Both blind and deaf! Then is she no wife for me; and glad
am I so good occasion is hapned: Now will I away to Chester,
and leave these gentlemen to their blind fortune.

[Exit M