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The praise and defence of women, and the braue grace and sweet note where∣with Belisa sung it, pleased and delighted them all passing well. Wherefore Don Felix acknowledging himselfe ouercommed, Belisa was well content, and Arsileus her husband not a little proude. All the men there consessed all to be true that was said in the song, and sung in the fauour of women; and all that to be false that was said and sung in the dispraise and disgrace of men, and especially those verses which inluriously inuayed against their falshood, deceits, and dislembled paines in loue; with affirmation rather of their firmer faith and truer torments, then they outwardly expressed. That which most of all pleased Arsileus, was the answere of Florisia to Melibeus, bicause it was no lesse pithie then pleasant; and also bicause he had sometimes heard Belisa sing a song vpon that matter which delighted him very much. Wherefore he praied her to reioice so noble and merie companie as that was, by singing it once againe. Who, bicause she could not denie her deere Arsileus, although she was somewhat wearie with her last song, to the same tune did sing it: and this it was.
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