"On a time when he was a little recovered, fhe went to him, giving him the crucifix which he had taken from about his necke; to whom he faid-" Good gentle youth, keep the fame; for now in my mifery of ficknes, when the fight of that picture fhould be most comfortable, it is to me most uncomfortable; and breedeth fuch horrour in my confcience, when I think how wrongfully I got the fame, that fo long as I fee it I fhall never be in reft. Now knew the that he was the man that caufed the feparation 'twixt her husband and her felfe; yet said she nothing, uling him as respectively as she had before: onely fhe caused the man in whofe houfe he lay, to remember the words he had Spoken concerning the crucifix. Not long after, fhe being alone, attending on the king, befeeched his grace to doe her juf tice on a villain that had bin the caufe of all the mifery fhe had fuffered. He loving her, above all his other pages, most dearly, faid," Edmund (for fo had the named herfelfe) thou fhaic have what right thou wilt on thy enemy; caufe him to be fent for, and I will be thy judge myfelfe." She being glad of this, with the king's authority fent for her husband, whom she heard was one of the prisoners that was taken at the battell of Barnet; fhe appointing the other, now recovered, to be at the court the fame time. They being both come, but not one seeing of the other, the king fent for the wounded man into the presence; before whom the page afked him how he came by the crucifix? He fearing that his villainy would come forth, denyed the words he had faid before his oaft, affirming he bought it. With that, he called in the oaft of the houfe where he lay, bidding him boldly. fpeake what he had heard this man fay concerning the crucifix. The oaft then told the king, that in the prefence of this page he heard him intreat that the crucifix might be taken from his fight, for it did wound his confcience, to think how wrongfully he had gotten the fame. Thefe words did the page averre; yet he utterly denyed the fame, affirming that he bought it, and if that he did fpeake fuch words in his fickneffe, they proceeded from the lightneffe of his braine, and were untruthes. "She feeing this villain's impudency, fent for her husband in, to whom the fhewed the crucifix, faying, Sir, doe you know, doe you know this? Yes, anfwered hee, but would God I ne're had knowne the owner of it. It was my wife's, a woman virtuous, till this divell (fpeaking to the other) did corrupt her purity, who brought me this crucifix as a token of her inconitancie. "With that the king faid—" Sirra now are you found to be a knave. Did you not, even now, affirme you bought it?" To whom he answered with fearfull countenance-"And it like your grace, I faid fo, to preferve this gentleman's honour, and his wife's, which by my telling of the truth would have been much much indamaged; for indeed fhe, being a fecret friend of mine, gave me this as a teftimony of her love. 66 "The gentlewoman, not being able longer to cover herselfe in that difguife, faid-" And it like your majesty, give mee leave to fpeake, and you fhall fee me make this villain confeffe how he hath abufed that good gentleman-The king having given her leave, she said, First, Sir, you confeffed before your oaft and my felfe, that you had wrongfully got this jewell; then before his majeftie you affirmed you bought it; fo denying your former words: Now you have denyed that which you fo boldly affirmed before, and faid it was this gentleman's wife's gift.With his majeftie's leave I fay, thou art a villaine, and this is likewife falfe." With that fhe discovered herfelfe to be a woman, faying- Hadft thou, villaine, ever any ftrumpet's favour at my hands? Did I, for any finfull pleasure I received from thee, bestow this on thee? Speake, and if thou have any goodness left in thee, fpeake the truth." "With that he being daunted at her fudden fight, fell on his knees before the king, befeeching his grace to be mercifull unto him, for he had wronged that gentlewoman. Therewith told he the king of the match betweene the gentleman and himselfe, and how he stole the crucifix from her, and by that meanes perfuaded her husband that he was a whore. The king wondered how he durit, knowing God to be just, commit fo great a villainy; but much more admired he to fee his page to turn a gen-tlewoman. But ceafing to admire, he faid Sir, (fpeaking to her husband) you did the part of an unwife man to lay fo foolish a wager, for which offence the remembrance of your folly is punishment inough; but feeing it concernes me not, your wife fhall be your judge." With that Mrs. Dorrill, thanking his majestie, went to her husband, faying- Sir, all my anger to you I lay down with this kiffe. He wond'ring all this while to fee this ftrange and unlooked-for change, wept for joy, defiring her to tell him how fhe was preferved; wherein the fatisfied him at full. The king was likewife glad that he had preferved this gentlewoman from wilfull famine, and gave judgment on the other in this manner:-That he should restore the money treble which he had wrongfully got from him; and fo was to have a yeere's imprisonment. So this gentleman and his wife went, with the king's leave, lovingly home, where they were kindely welcomed by George, to whom for recompence he gave the money which he received: fo lived they ever after in great content." MALONE, ASONG, Jung by Guiderius and Arviragus over Fidele, fuppofed to be dead. By Mr. WILLIAM COLLINS. I. To fair Fidele's graffy tomb, Soft maids, and village binds fhall bring 2. No wailing ghost shall dare appear 3. No wither'd witch fhall here be seen, 4. The red-breast oft at ev'ning hours 5. When bowling winds, and beating rain, Or midft the chace on ev'ry plain, The tender thought on thee fhall dwell. 6. Each lonely fcene shall thee restore; KING |