To be plain with you, sir, his father and I have been of old
acquaintance, and a motion was made between my daughter and
his son, which is now throughly agreed upon, save only the
place appointed for the marriage, whether it shall be kept
here or at Manchester; and for no other occasion he is now
ridden.

ELNER.
What hath he done to you, that you should speak so ill of
the man?

VALINGFORD.
Oh, gentlewoman, I cry you mercy: he is your husband that
shall be.

ELNER.
If I knew this to be true, he should not be my husband were
he never so good: And therefore, good father, I would
desire you to take the pains to bear this gentleman company
to Manchester, to know whether this be true or no.

CITIZEN.
Now trust me, gentleman, he deals with me very hardly,
knowing how well I meant to him; but I care not much to
ride to Manchester, to know whether his fathers will be he
should deal with me so badly. Will it please you, sir, to
go in? We will presently take horse and away.

VALINGFORD.
If it please you to go in, I'll follow you presently.

[Exit Elner and her father.]

Now shall I be revenged on Manville, and by this means get
Em to my wife; and therefore I will straight to her fathers
and inform them both of all that is happened.

[Exit.]

SCENE II.

The English Court.

[Enter William, the Ambassador of Denmark, Demarch, and
other attendants.]

WILLIAM.
What news with the Denmark Embassador?

EMBASSADOR.
Marry, thus:
The King of Denmark and my Sovereign
Doth send to know of thee what is the cause
That injuriously, against the law of arms,
Thou hast stolen away his only daughter Blaunch,
The only stay and comfort of his life.
Therefore by me
He willeth thee to send his daughter Blaunch,
Or else foorthwith he will levy such an host,
As soon shall fetch her in dispite of thee.

WILLIAM.
Embassador, this answer I return thy King.
He willeth me to send his daughter Blaunch,
Saying, I conveyed her from the Danish court,
That never yet did once as think thereof.
As for his menacing and daunting threats,
I nill regard him nor his Danish power;
For if he come to fetch her foorth my Realm
I will provide him such a banquet he