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The Shepherds after they made an end of singing, began to gather their flockes togither, that went feeding vp and downe the woode. And comming towardes the place where Marcelius and Diana were, they could not otherwise chuse but see them, for they had no handsome shift to hide themselues, although they woulde faine haue stept aside. At which ioyfull and vnexpected sight, they receiued no meane content & gladnes. And though Berardus was somwhat altered and appalled there∣at, yet inflamed Taurisus to see the cause of his griefe before his eies, kindled more and more his hot desire. They curteoufly saluted the Shepherds, and requested them not to denie them their companie to the village, since good fortune had made them all so happely meete togither. Diana, whose custome was neuer to be coy nor dis∣curteous, was well content to do it. So that Taurisus and Berardus praied the other Shepherds that were with them, to come after by little and little with their flockes, that they had now gathered vp togither, towards the village, whilest they in com∣panie of Diana and the other Shepherds went on before; which they willingly per∣formed. Taurisus by the way as he went, praied Diana to answere verse for verse to the song that he would sing, which she denied him not to doe, and so they sung as followeth.
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