WHan
the
creatour
of
al
thinges
had
create
and
made
heauen
and
erth
of
nought
and
all
that
is
thei
in
saue
man
.
Than
made
he
vpon
the
syxte
daye
of
erth
,
our
fyrst
father
Adam
in
the
campe
of
Damasco
,
&
he
gaue
vnto
hym
lyfe
,
and
made
hym
lorde
and
inherit
our
of
all
thynges
that
were
creat
vpon
earth
.
And
also
the
knoledge
and
vnderstandyng
wyth
the
propertyes
and
vertues
of
all
thynges
and
to
eche
thyng
his
proper
name
Than
the
lorde
tooke
from
hym
the
place
where
he
was
made
and
set
hym
in
Paradyse
terrestre
,
that
he
should
in
herit
it
.
And
the
lorde
sente
into
Adam
a
slepe
and
than
tooke
a
rybbe
of
hym
and
made
therof
a
woman
.
And
And
whan
Adam
awoke
and
founde
the
woman
by
hym
he
sayd
.
These
bones
bene
of
my
bones
,
and
this
fleshe
is
of
my
fleshe
.
And
God
gaue
commaundemente
to
them
bothe
and
sayd
eate
of
all
the
fruytes
of
Paradice
,
but
touche
not
:
the
tree
the
whiche
standeth
in
the
middes
.
¶
How
the
Serpent
deceyued
Eue
,
and
how
she
forthwyth
deceyued
Adam
.
WHan
that
the
Lorde
had
giuen
the
commaundement
/
than
the
olde
serpent
the
deuill
practised
how
that
he
might
make
him
disobedient
for
he
knew
the
strength
of
the
man
and
so
he
thoughte
for
to
deceyue
the
woman
for
she
is
of
much
febler
nature
to
withstande
temptacion
;
&
so
he
found
the
woman
alone
about
the
tree
,
than
sayd
the
serpent
to
eue
where fore
hath
the
Lorde
for
byden
you
to
eate
of
the
fruyte
of
knowledge
of
good
&
euyll
?
Than
sayde
Eue
,
we
should
peraduenture
dye
.
The
serpent
sayde
no
nat
so
,
but
ye
shall
be
lyke
goddes
knowyng
good
and
euyll
,
therfore
take
the
fruite
and
eate
therof
.
and
she
saw
that
the
apple
was
so
fayre
to
se
,
and
so
she
toke
the
apple
and
eat
there
of
and
gaue
it
forth
to
her
husband
Adam
that
whiche
also
eate
thereof
.
as
one
that
wold
not
dysplease
his
wyfe
and
yet
neuerthelesse
he
was
one
of
the
wisest
men
that
euer
was
vpon
erth
sauyng
only
the
sonne
of
god
.
And
whan
that
they
had
eaten
of
the
Apple
,
than
were
bothe
their
eyes
opened
.
and
the
saw
that
they
were
naked
,
and
thus
was
the
moste
wysest
and
fayrest
man
of
the
worlde
deceyued
of
his
wyfe
.
But
whether
the
Eue
were
to
blame
or
no
that
Adam
was
deceyued
that
is
in
the
great
wysdum
&
predestynacyon
of
almyghty
god
,
for
the
secrete
was
closed
in
the
consistory
of
the
holi
trinitie
that
the
sonne
of
god
shuld
ones
die
for
the
loue
of
man
,
and
the
death
of
the
Sonne
of
god
should
haue
an
occasion
wherfore
that
he
shoulde
dye
.
¶
For
bycause
that
the
erthly
paradyse
,
is
the
place
of
all
erthly
pleasures
and
is
receyued
to
be
the
worthyest
and
the
moste
precyouse
place
of
the
worlde
,
and
for
as
much
as
the
woman
is
shaped
and
made
in
that
place
&
the
man
in
the
campe
of
Damasco
,
therfore
som
women
haue
an
opinion
and
say
that
they
be
better
than
the
men
and
wyll
be
mens
maysters
as
it
fortuneth
,
yet
nowe
a
dayes
in
the
worlde
.
But
they
allegate
not
the
wordes
that
god
spake
to
the
woman
after
that
the
commaundement
was
broken
,
and
sayde
,
ye
shall
bere
your
chyldren
with
payne
and
wo
ye
shall
be
vnder
the
power
of
your
husband
,
and
he
shall
be
your
mayster
,
and
shal
haue
Lordshyp
ouer
you
.
And
than
the
man
must
se
that
the
woman
haue
that
at
shal
be
nedeful
and
necessarye
for
her
,
for
god
hathe
commaunded
men
to
worke
whan
that
he
sayde
,
in
the
sweate
of
thy
labour
thou
shalt
eat
thy
brede
,
but
alas
there
is
now
adayes
muche
people
,
that
whiche
obeyeth
not
the
commaundement
.
Also
the
man
shal
know
the
ordenaunce
of
god
,
and
how
that
he
hath
made
the
woman
out
of
the
middes
of
the
man
,
and
not
of
the
head
,
betokening
that
she
shal
not
be
the
maister
of
the
man
,
and
also
he
hath
not
made
her
of
a
side
&
set
lytle
regarde
by
her
/
but
he
hath
made
her
oute
of
the
myddes
to
the
helpyng
of
man
and
that
man
and
wyfe
shall
lyue
wyth
one
accorde
and
one
wyll
in
the
state
of
wedlocke
,
and
shall
be
two
soules
and
one
body
,
the
whyche
god
hath
so
ordeyned
to
the
saluacion
of
oursoules
,
depiction of woman waving at two men
¶
A
new
deceyte
of
a
woman
in
Henegow
,
of
late
dayes
.
IN
the
Citie
of
Valencien
was
a
mighty
ryche
man
the
whiche
was
receyuer
of
the
country
of
Henegowe
,
and
dwelte
in
an
ende
of
the
citie
beside
in
a
fayre
house
that
which
house
had
many
places
and
wayes
to
passe
throughout
to
diuers
stretes
.
And
so
there
was
one
gate
that
was
the
waye
in
to
an
out
strete
,
in
the
which
strete
dwelt
a
good
simple
man
the
which
had
a
very
fayre
woman
to
his
wife
,
&
the
receyuer
went
often
times
out
at
the
gate
for
the
amorouse
sight
of
that
louely
woman
so
that
he
was
taken
wyth
her
loue
/
and
made
such
acquayntaunce
wyth
her
loue
/
that
at
last
she
consented
to
him
,
in
so
much
that
he
lacked
nothing
but
time
and
place
.
And
so
past
forth
and
the
receyuer
desyred
often
times
this
simple
man
and
his
wife
to
dinners
and
suppers
,
in
so
muche
that
the
receyuer
and
he
were
great
freendes
,
and
so
he
had
this
poore
symple
man
alwayes
at
his
wyll
and
pleasure
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vpon
a
tyme
that
this
symple
man
should
go
to
a
castell
,
the
whiche
was
.iii.
myte
from
Valencyen
and
so
he
tooke
his
iourney
thetherwardes
and
commaunded
to
his
wyfe
the
kepyng
of
the
house
the
whyche
she
was
very
glad
,
and
shewed
the
receyuer
therof
,
&
he
also
was
very
glad
therof
,
and
toward
night
the
backe
gate
was
vnlocked
,
and
there
the
prenely
cam
through
to
the
receyuer
,
and
he
ioningly
receyued
her
and
she
went
with
him
into
his
house
,
for
to
make
better
acquayntaunce
with
him
,
where
as
al
thinges
stode
redy
of
al
sortes
,
and
plentye
of
wyne
,
and
so
they
past
foorth
the
euenynge
makynge
good
there
,
and
gaue
and
receyued
many
a
friendly
kysse
.
And
in
makynge
of
this
chere
cam
the
good
man
from
his
iorney
,
and
cam
by
the
receyuers
daore
,
&
saw
that
there
was
much
light
in
the
chamber
,
and
because
that
the
good
man
of
the
house
and
he
were
good
freendes
,
he
knocked
boldly
at
the
dore
and
so
the
receyuer
demaunded
who
was
there
,
and
the
good
man
answered
,
your
freend
,
and
hys
wyfe
incontynent
harde
and
knew
the
voyce
of
her
goodman
,
than
was
she
so
sore
agast
and
afrayde
that
she
could
skant
speake
,
and
she
wyst
not
what
she
should
doo
.
¶
How
that
the
receyuer
dyd
comfort
his
louer
.
¶
Whan
the
receyuer
saw
that
the
woman
was
so
afrayde
be
sayd
my
loue
come
by
and
by
to
bed
for
I
shall
couer
you
that
no
man
shall
se
you
.
And
thus
they
laye
arme
in
arnie
,
with
her
backe
toward
thee
doore
and
the
good
man
was
let
in
,
and
cam
in
the
chamber
where
he
found
the
table
well
arayed
and
well
be
set
wyth
good
meate
,
&
drynke
and
saw
the
receyuer
lye
wythe
his
louer
in
the
bed
the
goodman
seinge
thys
,
was
in
doubte
and
sayde
to
the
receuer
,
what
hore
haue
ye
there
wyth
you
in
the
badde
,
and
with
that
the
good
man
was
set
at
the
table
where
he
eate
and
dranke
,
and
made
good
chere
.
But
the
good
man
hauing
some
suspeccion
rose
from
the
table
and
came
afore
the
bed
of
the
receyuer
,
and
sayd
I
muste
see
this
woman
ones
ere
that
I
departe
and
he
lyfte
vp
the
clothes
where
his
honest
wyfe
laye
vnder
,
but
the
receyuer
did
let
him
and
the
good
poore
man
seinge
thys
,
he
wolde
fayne
haue
lyfte
vp
the
couerlet
&
the
shete
wyth
force
,
wherewyth
the
receyuer
hys
freend
,
was
halfe
an
gey
,
for
they
made
a
compacte
together
,
that
he
shoulde
show
her
hynder
parte
and
her
backe
to
hym
the
whiche
was
so
fayre
and
so
whyte
.
And
whan
this
was
done
that
he
had
seene
her
so
behynde
,
he
sayde
that
he
neuer
see
a
fayrer
woman
as
pertaynynge
the
hynder
parte
and
swore
that
he
neuer
sawe
hinde
castell
so
lyke
hys
wyfes
ars
.
For
yf
I
knewe
not
that
my
wyfe
were
honest
and
that
she
were
now
at
home
:
I
wolde
saye
that
it
were
she
,
and
wyth
that
she
was
couered
agayne
,
and
the
receyuer
rebuked
hym
,
&
sayd
,
why
doo
ye
say
suche
thinges
by
your
wyfe
,
and
suche
dyhosty
by
her
,
and
so
at
last
he
is
departed
from
thence
,
taking
his
leue
of
the
receiuer
,
and
bad
him
good
night
,
with
his
concubine
,
And
he
desyred
hartely
that
they
wolde
let
him
go
home
through
the
backe
gate
,
but
they
made
an
excuse
&
sayd
that
the
keye
was
lost
,
and
so
he
muste
go
a
great
waye
aboute
,
&
the
receiuers
seruaunt
went
wyth
him
home
ward
,
and
kept
him
with
talking
so
longe
as
he
could
.
And
the
good
woman
rose
and
plucked
on
her
hosen
and
cast
her
gowne
vpon
her
arme
,
and
so
she
was
let
out
at
the
backe
gate
,
and
she
came
incontinent
home
to
her
house
,
and
so
abode
the
commyng
of
her
good
man
the
whyche
came
from
his
iorney
.
And
whan
that
he
came
afore
his
house
he
sawe
that
there
was
yet
lyght
in
it
&
knocked
at
the
doore
,
and
hys
wyfe
went
with
a
brome
and
swept
the
house
,
and
she
asked
who
was
there
,
and
he
sayd
:
I
am
he
thy
husban
,
and
she
sayd
thou
art
not
my
husband
for
my
husband
is
not
in
the
towne
,
neuerthelesse
he
knocked
agayne
,
&
sayd
I
am
thy
husbande
,
hys
wyfe
answered
and
sayd
go
from
my
doore
,
for
I
know
well
the
voyce
of
my
husbande
.
And
also
it
is
not
my
husbandes
custome
for
to
come
and
knocke
this
late
at
the
doore
.
And
so
at
the
thyrde
tyme
he
sayd
so
muche
that
she
knewe
hym
,
for
he
was
sore
amoued
,
and
laid
vpon
the
doore
as
though
he
wolde
haue
broken
it
in
pieces
,
●
so
at
last
she
let
him
in
,
&
she
set
her
handes
on
her
side
&
sayde
thou
noughty
knaue
this
haste
thou
doone
for
to
proue
me
,
and
I
tell
thee
that
thou
arte
not
worthy
for
to
haue
so
honest
a
wyfe
.
The
good
man
saw
that
he
had
wrong
he
spake
feendly
to
his
wyfe
and
sayd
I
beseche
the
gentyl
wife
be
content
,
For
of
great
necessitie
I
must
nedes
returne
agayne
,
for
I
haue
forgotten
the
principall
letter
that
I
went
for
,
But
his
wife
wolde
not
be
content
&
sayd
that
he
can
from
the
tauerne
&
from
the
shewes
&
she
cursed
the
houre
that
euer
she
was
maryed
to
hym
,
The
poore
simple
man
whan
he
saw
that
his
wife
was
to
angry
(
thinkyng
him selfe
to
be
the
occasion
therof
)
cam
to
his
wife
bare
head
wyth
his
cap
in
his
hand
&
sayd
,
my
most
trewest
wife
I
beseche
thee
if
I
haue
myssayd
or
my
soone
any
thyng
against
thee
:
I
beseche
the
for
the
loue
of
god
forgeue
it
me
,
For
I
com
from
a
place
where
that
I
had
good
cheere
,
&
there
as
I
thoughte
that
I
had
sene
thee
and
through
thee
I
was
sore
moue●
&
wythout
cause
,
&
I
am
very
sory
for
it
,
therfore
I
beseche
thee
forgeue
it
me
&
so
at
last
she
was
som
what
content
,
but
she
sayd
thou
humanetly
caytife
thou
comest
from
thyne
hores
&
there
thou
hast
sene
theyr
lewdnes
,
&
now
wilt
cast
thi
good
wife
in
cheteth
there
wych
.
The
good
man
answered
alas
good
wyfe
say
not
so
,
&
I
beseche
the
speke
no
more
therof
but
forgeue
it
me
,
and
I
wyll
neuer
doo
so
agayne
as
longe
as
I
lyue
.
Nowe
after
thys
tyme
hath
the
good
wife
gone
oftentimes
throughe
the
backe
gate
wyth
lesse
sorow
and
drede
wythout
the
knowledge
of
the
symple
man
her
husband
(
the
whiche
neuer
knew
no
more
therof
after
that
day
)
as
it
is
shewed
mee
.
Thus
ye
may
heare
how
that
men
be
oftentymes
deceyued
by
their
wyfes
.
❧
How
the
patriarche
Loth
was
deceyued
by
hys
two
doughters
.
depiction of Lot with two daughters
THat
tyme
whan
Loth
was
departed
out
of
Sodom
with
hys
wyfe
and
his
two
doughters
:
than
the
Ange●l
commaunded
hym
that
what
so
euer
he
hearde
that
he
should
not
loke
backwarde
the
which
commaundement
Lothes
wife
brake
,
and
soo
she
remayned
there
standyng
and
was
transfygured
into
the
Image
of
a
salt
stone
,
there
to
remayne
for
euer
.
Than
went
Loth
into
a
small
Cytye
called
Segor
,
the
whyche
throughe
the
prayer
of
thys
Loth
was
spared
for
a
wyhle
,
and
remaynyned
standing
so
longe
as
Lot
was
therin
,
but
Loth
seynge
that
they
wolde
not
leue
their
foule
synne
,
wolde
not
abide
no
lenger
therin
,
&
so
he
fled
from
thens
,
and
in
continent
the
citie
was
also
destroyed
,
&
so
Loth
was
in
a
speluncke
or
caue
of
an
hyll
(
ther
about
)
with
his
two
doughters
,
and
they
had
with
them
meat
and
drinke
,
and
thus
beynge
there
,
the
elder
doughter
sayde
to
her
syster
.
Our
father
is
olde
,
&
there
be
no
men
vpon
the
earth
that
we
may
haue
conuersacion
withal
after
the
maner
of
the
world
therfore
come
and
let
vs
make
our
father
dronke
with
wine
&
let
vs
golye
with
him
to
th
ende
that
we
may
kepe
the
seede
of
our
father
.
And
so
at
euen
they
gaue
theyr
father
wyne
to
drinke
:
and
soo
the
elder
doughter
went
and
lay
with
her
father
Loth
,
but
Loth
knew
not
of
his
doughter
,
nor
whan
that
she
rose
vp
agayne
,
and
the
next
night
they
made
theyr
father
dronke
agayne
,
and
than
the
yonger
doughter
went
and
lay
by
hym
,
but
Loth
knewe
not
whan
that
he
was
by
her
,
nor
whan
that
she
arose
from
him
,
and
bothe
the
doughters
conceyued
of
theyr
father
,
and
the
elder
doughter
bare
a
son
the
which
was
called
Moas
and
he
was
the
father
of
the
Moabices
.
And
the
yonger
bare
a
sonne
called
Amon
,
that
is
as
muche
to
say
,
the
sonne
of
my
people
,
and
was
the
father
of
the
Amonytes
,
&
thus
was
Loth
deceiued
of
hys
doughters
with
the
wyne
but
for
to
saye
the
truthe
it
was
no
deceyte
,
for
it
was
throughe
loue
and
for
the
generation
,
and
multyplying
of
the
worlde
,
for
they
thought
that
there
had
ben
no
more
people
in
the
world
and
that
ther
had
ben
no
more
in
the
world
but
they
,
for
they
knewe
none
otherwyse
,
&
therfore
they
made
not
theyr
father
dronke
throughe
decyte
to
obtayne
theyr
flesshelye
lustes
,
lyke
as
now
many
a
man
the
hath
a
fayre
wyfe
the
which
drinketh
the
wine
with
marchauntes
,
&
wyth
preestes
and
so
they
make
theyr
husbandes
good
chere
and
make
them
dronke
so
that
they
fall
aslepe
,
and
than
they
go
a
sporting
wyth
the
woman
in
venus
pastaunce
.
But
so
dyd
not
Loths
doughters
,
for
they
dyd
it
in
a
good
intent
and
for
a
good
purpose
,
howbeit
there
was
great
dysceyte
doone
.
❧
A
new
deceyte
fortuned
of
late
in
England
.
THere
was
in
England
in
the
Cytie
of
London
a
proctour
of
the
Arches
,
the
whiche
was
an
olde
man
,
and
had
to
hys
wyfe
a
fayre
yonge
gentilwoman
.
And
this
proctour
had
amonge
his
seruauntes
one
that
was
a
mery
and
a
fayre
yonge
man
,
the
which
was
his
principal
clarke
the
wrote
for
him
.
This
clarke
through
the
dayly
presens
of
his
masters
wife
,
set
his
loue
vpon
her
,
and
spoke
so
often
and
so
louyngly
to
her
,
that
her
hart
also
was
set
afyre
with
the
loue
of
hym
,
in
so
much
that
she
loued
him
aboue
all
men
,
and
she
consented
to
him
in
al
thynges
that
he
desyred
of
him
,
&
so
they
vsed
theyr
louely
pastyme
as
often
as
they
wolde
,
Vpon
a
tyme
they
spake
together
and
tooke
counsell
how
they
myght
best
obtayne
&
doo
theyr
pleasure
together
without
any
drede
or
sorow
of
enuyous
tonges
or
knowledge
of
her
husband
,
the
which
was
somwhat
ialeous
of
hys
wife
.
And
than
he
found
a
suttel
craft
,
for
euer
he
was
as
seruysable
to
hys
mayster
as
he
was
to
his
mastres
And
whan
that
the
clarke
saw
that
he
stode
well
in
the
fauour
of
his
master
,
than
he
thought
to
blynd
the
ialousy
of
his
maister
,
and
so
vpon
a
time
he
came
a
fore
him
and
wept
very
bytterly
,
wherof
hys
maister
had
greate
maruayle
and
said
beloued
sonne
shewe
to
me
what
thou
aylest
,
for
I
wyl
helpe
thee
if
it
be
in
my
power
.
Than
sayd
the
clarke
,
God
thanke
you
good
mayster
for
that
haue
I
not
deserued
,
&
the
cause
is
so
shameful
that
I
●a●e
not
shewe
it
you
nor
let
it
be
knowen
,
wel
sayd
the
mayster
shewe
it
me
hardyle
wythout
any
drede
,
for
I
wyl
kepe
it
as
secrete
as
thou
wylt
thy selfe
.
Than
said
the
clarke
,
my
beloued
mayster
euery
man
thinketh
(
and
you
your selfe
perchaunce
)
that
I
am
a
man
as
a nother
man
is
,
and
for
to
lyue
with
women
in
bodely
pleasure
as
other
doth
,
but
alas
I
am
not
so
,
for
I
haue
not
wher
with
,
and
he
had
couered
his
preuy
membres
with
a
lytle
thinge
with
shepes
fleshe
,
and
he
had
steyken
vp
his
preuy
member
towarde
his
nauell
warde
as
farre
as
he
could
,
and
than
he
shewed
it
to
his
mayster
,
the
which
saw
nothing
but
a
cleane
voyde
place
,
and
it
was
to
see
to
:
as
though
that
he
had
nothing
there
,
&
than
the
clarke
sayd
,
my
beloued
maister
there
is
no
man
that
knoweth
this
but
you
only
,
And
therfore
for
the
trew
seruice
that
I
haue
doone
to
you
I
requyre
you
,
that
it
wyl
please
you
to
doo
so
muche
for
me
as
to
helpe
me
in
to
sum
cloyster
or
abbey
where
that
I
may
haue
my
meate
&
drynke
and
that
I
may
serue
god
for
I
am
not
mete
to
be
in
the
worlde
and
wyth
that
he
beganne
bytterlye
to
wepe
and
so
he
blynded
the
eyes
of
his
mayster
,
and
by
cause
that
he
thought
that
he
was
a
trewe
seruaunt
to
hym
his
mayster
counseled
him
that
he
should
not
goo
to
no
abbay
nor
cloyster
,
&
sayde
that
he
hym selfe
wolde
prouyde
for
hym
,
&
that
he
shoulde
remayne
styll
wyth
him
and
so
his
mayster
entreated
him
with
so
fayre
promyses
:
that
the
clark
promysed
him
for
to
serue
him
to
doo
hym
pleasure
yet
a
certayne
yeres
,
wherof
his
maister
was
very
glad
,
for
he
could
endyte
&
wryte
very
well
&
coulde
ordeyne
all
other
thinges
belongyng
to
his
office
as
well
as
hym selfe
.
And
for
bycause
that
he
dyd
trust
his
maister
&
had
shewed
&
opened
to
him
all
hys
secretes
:
his
master
thought
that
he
wold
not
kepe
hys
owne
secretes
from
hym
but
opened
hys
hart
to
hys
seruaunt
in
lykewyse
&
sayde
to
hym
,
I
am
sory
for
thyne
impediment
that
god
hath
sent
to
the
,
therfore
I
haue
great
pitie
on
the
,
but
one
thinge
I
shal
geue
the
to
know
for
thou
maye
doo
me
good
seruyce
therin
,
thou
knowest
wel
that
I
haue
a
fayre
yonge
wyfe
,
the
whiche
is
somwhat
light
hatred
and
quick
spirited
,
&
ye
know
wel
that
I
am
an
olde
man
&
not
very
lusti
,
&
therfore
perchaunce
I
might
be
the
occasion
the
yong
lusty
felowes
should
come
&
proue
her
for
to
bryng
her
to
dishonestye
,
and
therefore
I
wyll
betake
her
in
thy
keping
,
&
I
requyre
thee
that
thou
take
so
heed
to
her
that
I
may
haue
no
occasion
to
be
ialous
or
amoued
agaynst
her
,
Than
the
clarke
prayesed
his
maystres
maruaylosly
wel
&
sayd
that
she
was
thereto
to
good
and
to
honest
,
&
he
promised
his
maister
that
wold
keep
and
take
good
hede
to
her
,
&
shew
him
if
he
fynde
her
in
any
suspect
place
,
lyke
as
a
good
seruaunt
was
hound
to
do
,
And
of
this
was
the
maister
glad
,
&
let
al
sorow
passe
and
so
went
about
his
busynes
,
commaunding
his
house
&
his
wyfe
to
the
keping
of
his
clark
,
&
incontinent
the
seruaunt
went
to
his
maistres
(
the
whiche
was
commaunded
to
hym
)
and
tolde
her
all
,
how
that
his
maister
was
deceyued
:
&
that
that
he
was
wont
to
doo
afore
wyth
feare
&
drede
,
that
dyd
he
now
with
a
fre
wyl
and
with
a
free
heart
,
And
oftentymes
as
his
maister
rode
forth
:
he
lefte
his
Clarke
at
whome
for
to
kepe
hys
maistres
,
And
whan
that
his
wyfe
rode
out
to
pilgrymage
or
to
weddinges
or
to
any
other
festes
,
than
he
had
leuer
that
his
clarke
had
ben
wyth
his
wife
than
any
of
his
other
maydens
,
and
thus
had
the
clarke
good
fortune
and
chaunce
for
his
mayster
neuer
knew
therof
.
And
who
that
sayd
ought
therof
:
let
them
say
what
they
wolde
,
&
thoughte
euermore
that
he
knew
well
contrary
,
but
his
good
wife
knew
it
muche
better
,
&
thus
was
the
poore
man
foule
deceyued
of
his
wyfe
.
depiction of Jael hammering nail into the head of Sisera
¶
How
the
woman
Iahell
deceyued
the
great
Captayne
Sysara
.
THe
captayne
Sysara
had
great
puysance
of
men
of
warre
,
and
was
a
great
enemy
agaynst
them
of
Israell
,
he
had
in
hys
batayle
.ix.
C.
greate
Charettes
the
whyche
were
beset
on
bothe
sydes
with
sithes
,
suche
as
they
haue
for
to
ma
whay
and
Corne
wythal
,
wyth
the
whyche
he
dyd
great
morther
amonges
the
people
of
Israell
.
And
whan
that
he
had
persued
the
chyldren
of
Israell
.xx.
yere
wyth
warre
,
than
vpon
a
day
there
came
the
propheresse
Deelbora
,
to
Barache
(
the
captayne
of
Israell
)
and
sayd
ryse
vp
this
is
thy
day
,
in
the
whyche
the
Lorde
shall
delyuer
Sysaram
into
thy
handes
,
and
so
she
and
Barache
went
out
wyth
.x.
M
men
,
Sysara
heard
that
the
people
came
vpon
him
,
he
was
afrayd
and
lept
from
hys
charet
,
and
fled
away
a
foote
.
And
thus
as
he
fled
the
woman
Iahel
met
hym
and
sayde
,
Lorde
come
with
me
and
go
to
my
house
for
thi
sauegarde
,
and
he
went
wyth
her
,
and
than
he
sayde
I
dye
for
thurst
.
And
Iahel
heryng
that
gaue
hym
mylke
to
drynke
.
And
Sisara
was
very
wery
in
so
muche
that
he
fell
a
slepe
.
And
Iahell
tooke
a
great
nayle
and
set
it
vpon
the
temple
of
hys
head
and
droue
the
nayle
crosse wise
thorough
hys
head
,
and
so
she
kylde
him
.
Now
behold
the
captaine
the
whyche
all
the
power
of
Israell
coulde
not
subdewe
,
and
one
only
woman
hath
wonne
hym
with
her
deceyte
.
¶
A
deceyte
doone
in
Artoys
of
a
late
tyme
.
depiction of knights on horseback approaching women
IN
the
Erldome
of
Artoys
was
a
man
of
great
power
,
the
which
had
a
fayre
yonge
gentilwoman
to
his
wife
and
liued
veri
louingly
to gether
,
This
knight
had
lost
in
a
batayle
one
of
hys
eares
&
his
lord
and
captayne
that
was
aboue
him
was
duke
of
Burgon
and
erle
of
Artoys
the
which
had
made
peace
&
concorde
wyth
all
the
other
kynges
and
lords
in
thrystendome
,
And
for
because
that
man
sayde
that
this
knyght
was
a
deuoute
man
.
Vpon
a
tyme
he
thought
that
he
wolde
not
lede
his
lyfe
in
makyng
of
good
chere
and
euer
to
lyue
in
Welthe
,
and
also
coniectured
in
hys
mynde
that
it
was
not
the
waye
of
saluacyon
.
And
so
vpon
a
tyme
he
made
hys
vowe
to
the
lande
of
Pruysse
for
to
helpe
to
defende
the
chrysten
fayth
with
the
men
and
Lordes
of
the
countrye
,
And
shortly
after
he
tooke
hys
leue
of
the
Duke
&
of
hys
lordes
and
gentylmen
,
and
of
hys
good
wyfe
,
and
so
rode
hys
waye
,
with
proper
compeny
accordyng
to
hys
estate
,
tyl
that
he
came
in
Pruyse
where
as
he
was
ryght
nobly
receiued
,
and
there
he
dyd
many
noble
feates
of
warre
agaynste
the
infydeles
,
in
so
muche
that
his
name
was
spred
through
al
the
world
And
so
it
fortuned
in
the
meane
tyme
whyl
that
he
was
out
of
hys
countrey
,
and
hys
wyfe
beyng
a
fayre
young
gentyl
woman
,
the
which
laye
alone
:
it
fortuned
vpon
a
tyme
there
cames
a
yonge
proper
gentylman
the
whyche
wooed
her
for
to
lye
wyth
her
and
so
he
desyred
her
that
he
myght
haue
the
kepynge
of
the
Cytye
and
be
her
,
husbandes
liuetenant
,
the
whyche
within
a
shorte
tyme
&
with
a
lyttel
labour
,
consented
to
hym
.
And
whan
that
her
husband
had
bene
certayne
yeres
forth
,
he
tooke
his
leue
of
the
lordes
of
Pruyse
,
&
is
returned
agayne
homwardes
,
sore
longynge
for
to
reste
in
the
swete
armes
of
hys
fayre
wyfe
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vpon
the
last
nyght
that
he
laye
but
.iii.
myle
from
his
owne
castel
where
as
he
dwelt
,
longynge
sore
all
the
nyght
for
hys
good
wyfe
(
the
whyche
was
verye
besy
wyth
an
other
)
and
he
was
the
fyrste
vp
in
the
mornynge
and
toke
hys
horse
,
and
rode
all
alone
in
greate
haste
,
and
wyth
a
feruente
desyre
towarde
his
castell
,
to
th
entent
that
he
might
yet
fynd
his
wyfe
vpon
her
bed
,
&
he
to
warm
him
by
her
swete
dsyes
whyche
thought
full
lytle
vpon
his
commynge
,
and
he
rode
so
fast
that
he
cam
before
day
to
his
castel
,
&
whan
that
he
cam
he
found
the
vtter
court
open
.
and
there
he
left
his
horse
standynge
and
wente
so
forthe
boted
and
spored
to
fore
his
wiues
chamber
where
that
she
laye
&
had
her
pastauns
with
another
man
,
and
the
lorde
drew
his
sword
and
knocked
at
the
chaumber
doore
,
whereof
his
wife
and
the
keper
of
the
Citie
marheyled
sore
who
that
it
myght
be
&
the
wife
axed
who
was
there
,
&
the
lorde
answered
I
am
here
,
what
slepe
ye
yet
?
open
the
dore
The
wyfe
knowynge
well
the
voyce
was
sore
amasyd
and
sayde
to
her
louer
,
that
he
shuld
incontinent
rise
and
clothe
hym
,
the
whyche
he
dyd
by
and
by
.
And
the
wyfe
faried
so
longe
tyll
that
he
knocked
agayne
and
sayd
open
quikly
.
Than
sayd
his
wyfe
alas
my
husband
is
farre
from
hens
,
I
beseche
god
sende
hym
well
home
agayne
.
Than
sayd
the
lord
by
my
knyghthod
,
woman
I
am
he
,
and
knowe
ye
me
not
.
The
woman
said
whan
that
it
shal
please
my
husband
to
com
home
,
he
wyl
gyue
me
good
knowlege
before
by
sume
of
his
seruauntes
to
th
ende
that
I
maye
mete
hym
and
byd
him
welcome
home
with
his
cosins
and
his
nexte
kynred
,
&
so
I
maye
honourablye
receiue
him
as
it
pertayneth
to
a
Lorde
,
Than
said
the
lord
what
mene
ye
,
shal
I
stande
long
here
wyll
ye
not
knowe
your
husband
?
and
forthwyth
he
named
his
name
and
whan
that
her
louer
had
clothed
hym
she
bad
hyme
that
he
should
come
&
stand
by
her
behynd
the
doore
.
Than
sayde
the
woman
,
alas
good
husbande
yf
it
be
you
I
requyre
you
the
you
forgiue
it
me
.
The
lord
sayde
I
am
content
,
than
sayd
the
woman
I
wyll
come
and
let
you
in
yf
I
had
a
candell
lyght
.
And
for
a
truth
whan
that
ye
knocked
at
the
doore
I
had
a
marueylous
good
dreine
of
you
,
what
was
that
sayd
the
lord
,
she
answered
.
My
lord
I
dremed
that
ye
were
come
home
and
that
ye
spake
wyth
me
,
and
me
thought
that
ye
sawe
as
clerely
with
your
blynde
eye
,
as
ye
dyd
wyth
the
other
eye
.
The
lorde
sayd
I
wolde
it
were
so
.
Than
sayde
the
woman
I
beleue
yet
that
it
is
so
,
what
sayde
the
lorde
,
be
ye
foly
she
that
ye
beleue
me
not
the
woman
,
sayd
let
me
proue
for
my
mynde
sake
,
and
with
that
she
opened
the
dore
and
helde
a
candell
burnying
in
her
hande
.
And
the
poore
lord
suffered
his
wyfe
to
hyde
his
eye
with
her
hande
and
withe
the
other
hande
she
helde
the
Candell
before
his
blynde
eye
and
sayde
lorde
I
beseche
you
tel
me
the
truthe
whether
ye
do
se
wyth
your
other
eye
orno
,
the
lorde
sayde
no
by
my
knighthode
,
and
with
that
his
leuetenaunt
of
the
towne
wente
be
hind
him
out
at
the
doore
so
pryeuely
that
the
lorde
perceyued
hym
not
,
And
then
sayde
the
woman
,
now
se
I
well
that
my
dreme
is
but
deceyte
but
thanked
be
god
that
ye
be
here
.
And
than
she
toke
hym
in
her
armes
&
kyssed
hym
many
tymes
and
her
lord
told
her
how
that
he
had
lefte
his
company
behynd
,
and
how
that
he
rose
before
them
and
rode
his
way
to
th
end
that
he
might
yet
fynd
her
a
bed
Than
sayd
the
woman
for
a
truth
yet
ye
be
a
good
man
Than
wet
he
to
the
hote
howse
&
bathed
and
wasshed
hym
,
and
than
forthwyth
wente
to
bed
to
his
lady
with
great
solace
&
pleasure
.
And
thus
was
the
lord
deceiued
of
his
wyfe
,
the
whyche
he
tooke
yet
for
a
good
honest
woman
for
it
lay
dead
,
and
was
so
secretly
kept
that
mi
lorde
knewe
neuer
therof
.
And
yf
my
lorde
had
biden
at
home
peraduenture
the
woman
had
neuer
fallen
to
that
mysgydinge
,
for
they
neuer
coulde
perceiue
,
but
that
she
gydede
her selfe
well
and
honestelye
all
here
lyfe
afore
Now
take
example
by
thys
,
for
it
is
a
comon
prouerbe
carre
from
home
,
nere
thy
harme
.
¶
The
deceyte
of
Iudyth
that
wonne
Holyfernus
.
depiction of Judith with severed head of Holofernes
THe
king
Holofernus
beseged
the
Citie
of
Bethulien
with
a
hundred
&
.
xx.m
.
footemen
,
and
.xx.
M
horsemen
so
strongly
that
there
was
no
drinke
to
be
gotten
in
the
Citie
but
that
they
muste
drynke
the
bludde
of
bestes
.
The
wydow
Iudith
seing
this
:
tóoke
great
pity
on
the
people
,
and
prayed
mekely
to
God
for
grace
and
for
to
be
delyuered
out
of
captyuitie
,
and
for
to
obtayn
the
victory
of
their
enemies
,
and
then
she
went
into
her
chamber
and
arayed
her
with
her
best
araye
verie
rychelye
(
for
she
was
fayre
and
comely
of
persone
)
and
God
made
her
more
fayrer
.
And
she
tooke
with
her
a
maide
&
went
to
the
gate
of
the
Cytie
where
that
the
Lordes
stoode
,
and
she
sayd
to
them
.
Pray
vnto
the
lord
god
for
grace
for
me
,
that
it
wyl
please
hym
that
I
maye
obtayne
my
purpose
.
And
she
went
out
of
the
Citie
,
where
she
was
taken
and
brought
to fore
Holofernus
by
hys
seruauntes
,
and
than
she
sayd
to
Holofernus
I
am
come
for
to
put
my
lyfe
in
thy
hande
&
that
I
may
be
preserued
thorough
thee
for
the
Citie
must
come
shortely
into
thy
handes
,
and
so
by
that
men
as
she
obtayned
hys
grace
,
and
what
that
she
desyred
of
hym
she
had
it
.
And
so
she
desired
of
him
that
she
might
go
euen
and
morning
to
the
mountaynes
that
she
myght
pray
there
to
her
god
for
hym
.
And
than
he
gaue
commaundement
to
all
his
lords
that
where
soeuer
that
the
woman
Iudith
wolde
go
,
the
they
should
let
her
go
fre
&
no
man
say
her
nay
,
&
vpon
the
fourth
day
Holofernus
made
a
costly
dyner
for
his
lordes
,
&
sayd
to
his
chamberlen
.
Vaago
?
Tel
the
Hebrw
woman
the
she
come
to
me
,
the
whyche
he
did
,
&
he
sayd
to
Iudith
.
O
ye
gentilwoman
drede
not
to
go
in
,
to
my
lorde
Holofernus
for
he
requireth
you
the
ye
wyl
be
mery
and
drinke
the
wine
with
him
.
Than
sayd
Iudith
who
am
I
,
that
I
shouldēnot
be
obedyent
to
my
Lord
.
All
that
shal
please
my
lord
,
yf
he
thynke
it
good
,
I
wyll
be
gladde
to
doo
.
And
al
that
shall
please
hym
,
shall
be
good
for
me
as
longe
as
my
lyfe
shall
endure
.
Than
Iudyth
rose
vp
secretely
and
arayed
her
rychely
&
went
so
forth
wythin
to
Olephernus
and
she
stoode
before
hym
.
Than
was
Olefernus
herte
troubled
,
and
brenned
in
the
loue
of
her
,
&
so
he
thought
that
he
wolde
slepe
by
her
the
same
nyght
and
was
very
mery
&
droncke
more
wyne
that
nyght
than
he
had
done
all
hys
lyfe
tyme
to fore
,
and
so
fel
a
slepe
vpon
his
bed
And
Iudyth
was
onely
alone
with
him
in
his
chamber
and
her
mayde
stode
without
and
kept
the
doore
and
at
the
beddes
hed
honge
his
sworde
,
&
she
drew
the
sworde
out
of
the
shethe
,
and
tooke
him
bi
the
heare
and
lift
vp
hys
heade
and
so
cut
it
of
and
put
it
into
a
lether
baggen
and
tooke
it
to
her
mayd
and
so
brought
it
into
the
citie
of
Bethulyen
,
and
whan
that
it
was
publyshed
&
knowen
that
theyr
kynge
Olephernus
was
dead
,
they
went
all
away
,
and
so
the
Cytie
was
delyuered
out
of
captyuitie
and
bondage
.
O
behold
how
the
great
and
mighty
prynce
,
the
whyche
coulde
not
be
ouercome
wyth
all
their
craft
,
how
he
was
wonne
through
the
louely
wordes
and
deceyte
of
a
woman
,
the
whyche
many
a
thousand
men
dyd
repent
,
and
lese
theyr
lyfe
therfore
,
who
is
it
that
can
take
hede
of
the
deceyte
of
women
,
except
he
doo
vtterly
abstayne
their
company
,
for
they
be
so
false
and
so
full
of
deceyte
,
that
all
the
hede
that
a
man
can
take
is
to
lytle
.
¶
A
new
deceyte
doone
of
late
in
Fraunce
.
IN
Fraunce
was
a
gentilman
of
great
puysaunce
,
the
whiche
entyerly
loued
a
yonge
fayre
gentilwoman
beynge
maryed
,
whyche
gentylwoman
loued
him
no
lesse
than
he
dyd
her
,
And
therfore
the
gentylman
made
oftentymes
his
complaynt
to
his
louer
of
the
great
dolours
&
paynes
that
he
suffred
for
her
sake
,
and
she
hearynge
hym
so
pyteously
complayne
:
conforted
hym
the
best
that
she
could
,
sayeng
to
hym
,
I
am
alwayes
redy
and
at
your
pleasure
:
but
I
can
not
be
at
youre
desyre
and
wyll
because
of
my
husband
.
For
ye
know
well
that
I
must
be
obedient
&
euermore
be
redy
at
my
husbandes
wyll
and
pleasure
.
Alas
(
sayd
the
gentilman
)
yf
there
be
no
meanes
for
to
shorten
my
great
paynes
I
wote
not
what
to
doo
.
Than
sayde
the
gentilwoman
with
a
feruent
desyre
to
her
louer
:
Come
to
nyght
at
one
or
two
a
clocke
and
knocked
at
my
chamber
doore
.
For
I
wyl
fynde
suche
meanes
that
I
wyl
departe
from
my
husband
except
som
fortune
do
let
me
.
The
gentilman
heryng
this
:
was
conforted
and
was
glad
,
&
so
departed
from
her
,
and
abode
the
houre
that
she
had
poynted
him
,
and
so
the
yonge
gentylwoman
sat
all
the
nyght
and
had
many
fantasyes
and
sat
musynge
and
was
very
sad
for
she
wyst
not
what
shoulde
fortune
her
,
but
her
chaunce
and
fortune
was
that
her
husbande
him selfe
gaue
the
occasion
and
cause
,
that
her
heuynes
was
tourned
to
myrthe
,
for
her
husband
saw
a
male
lyenge
in
the
chamber
in
the
whyche
male
was
his
wifes
clothes
&
for
by
cause
that
he
saw
that
his
wife
sate
in
heuines
:
he
demaunded
what
the
male
did
in
the
chamber
.
&
wherfore
that
it
was
not
brought
into
his
place
where
it
was
wont
to
lye
.
Than
said
his
wyfe
wel
husband
I
requyre
you
be
not
angry
for
our
chamberlain
shal
take
them
out
for
therin
is
part
of
my
clothes
.
Than
sayd
her
husbande
my
semes
that
the
male
is
ouer
lytell
for
to
put
your
clothes
in
wythout
crokynge
for
they
be
large
and
longe
.
The
gentyl
woman
sayde
the
male
is
great
ynough
,
the
lorde
sayde
my
semes
naye
,
well
sayde
the
gentyll
woman
yf
it
please
you
I
wyll
lay
with
you
a
dosen
of
teuen
shertes
agaynst
a
satyn
kertyll
,
that
we
wyl
put
you
in
the
male
as
ye
be
,
for
all
that
the
male
is
solytle
.
The
lorde
sayde
I
holde
ye
that
ye
doo
not
.
Than
sayde
the
hande
mayde
,
we
shall
sée
who
shal
wynne
it
Than
he
drew
the
clothes
out
of
the
male
,
and
then
the
mayden
toke
hym
and
made
suche
shyft
that
she
put
him
in
the
male
to
his
manhode
to
.
and
all
that
were
there
laught
and
had
good
sporte
at
it
,
and
so
playenge
and
mockynge
wyth
hym
they
bonnde
hym
faste
in
the
male
and
so
brought
him
into
a
lytle
out
chamber
ferre
from
his
owne
chamber
,
and
they
cryed
all
,
we
haue
wonne
it
,
and
for
that
he
coulde
crye
or
call
abode
all
that
nyght
there
,
&
in
short
tyme
after
that
he
was
put
in
the
male
came
the
gentylwomans
louer
the
whiche
she
had
apeynted
pryuily
by
her
,
of
whome
he
was
louyngly
receyued
,
and
the
vp
&
tolde
him
what
was
fortuned
,
and
how
she
had
put
her
husbande
in
the
male
,
and
shewed
hym
that
all
thinges
was
well
and
therfore
(
sayd
she
)
ye
shal
remayne
thys
night
by
me
,
and
kepe
my
husbandes
place
.
And
thus
been
these
two
louers
gon
to
bed
together
&
louynglye
haue
helsed
and
kyssed
eche
other
laborynge
so
sore
that
they
both
did
swete
in
obtayning
theyr
louely
purpose
.
And
in
the
mornyng
thys
gentyl
woman
and
her
louer
departed
heuely
from
eche
other
and
she
wente
vnto
the
out
chamber
where
her
husband
lay
and
cryed
ful
loude
let
me
out
,
for
my
semes
ye
mocke
&
gest
with
me
.
Than
sayd
the
gentylwoman
alas
good
husbande
be
ye
here
yet
?
now
of
trouth
I
knew
it
not
,
for
yesternight
I
commaunded
my
chamberlin
that
she
shuld
lose
the
male
&
let
ye
out
.
and
one
of
my
chamberlyns
said
that
ye
wer
losed
and
that
ye
were
hastely
send
for
,
for
certayn
causes
,
and
sayd
that
ye
wold
not
com
home
as
this
night
and
whan
I
herde
that
I
wente
to
bed
and
slepte
for
I
went
that
it
had
bene
so
.
Than
said
her
husband
to
her
I
beseche
you
let
me
out
,
for
I
trow
I
haue
bene
here
long
ynough
.
And
so
this
gentil
wife
vnlosed
the
male
and
her
husband
exept
out
and
was
almost
lame
with
lieng
,
and
than
she
tooke
him
in
her
armes
&
kist
hym
swetely
and
prayed
him
hertely
that
he
wold
not
be
angry
with
her
.
Than
sāid
her
good
husband
I
know
wel
it
is
not
your
faute
,
but
the
chamberleyns
shal
repent
it
,
&
than
he
made
his
mone
and
said
that
they
had
him
in
dirision
and
mocked
with
him
,
and
also
the
moost
greefe
was
that
he
had
lost
his
reuen
shertes
.
And
for
this
he
shall
neuer
know
wythout
a
myschaunce
fall
that
this
booke
come
to
his
hand
for
to
read
,
the
whiche
God
forbyd
.
Amen
.
❧
In
olde
deceyt
how
the
Prince
Naboth
was
killed
,
of
the
foule
woman
Iesabel
depiction of King Ahab with Jezabel
THe
Kynge
Achab
,
kyng
of
Israell
dwelt
in
Syry
,
&
had
to
his
wyfe
the
mischeuous
woman
Iesabel
the
whyche
pursued
holy
prophetes
in
al
that
she
myght
.
And
this
king
Achab
had
by
him
in
his
garden
a
great
prince
called
Naboth
,
the
whiche
Naboth
had
a
goodly
vinyard
by
this
king
Achabs
house
,
that
which
the
kyng
entyerly
desyred
,
&
saide
to
Naboth
I
beseche
thee
let
me
haue
thy
Vynyarde
,
and
Naboth
wold
not
forgo
his
Viniarde
,
where
vpon
this
king
Achab
went
and
layd
hym
in
the
bed
and
turned
his
face
to
the
wal
and
wolde
nother
eat
nor
drynke
.
His
wyfe
Iesabell
seynge
this
:
demaunded
what
him
ayled
?
Than
he
sayde
my
louer
Naboth
hath
sayd
to
me
nay
,
that
he
wyll
not
sell
to
me
his
vineyard
.
Than
Iesabel
caused
the
prince
Naboth
to
be
stoned
to
death
.
And
than
came
Iesabel
a
gayne
to
her
kynge
saying
,
Ryse
vp
and
drynke
and
make
good
cheere
,
and
take
the
Vynyarde
to
thee
,
for
Naboth
is
dead
.
And
whan
that
Achab
heared
this
:
hearose
vp
and
dyd
enherit
the
Vinyarde
.
Here
may
ye
see
how
that
the
good
prynce
Naboth
hath
loste
hys
lyfe
thorough
the
myscheuous
woman
Iesabell
.
But
the
bloud
of
Naboth
was
auenged
vpon
Achab
him selfe
.
For
Helyas
sayde
to
hym
.
There
that
the
dogges
haue
lycked
the
bloud
of
Naboth
:
there
shall
they
also
lycke
thy
bloud
.
And
the
dogges
shal
eat
the
fleshe
and
body
of
the
mischeuous
woman
Iesabel
.
And
it
fortuned
in
short
tyme
after
,
for
she
was
stoned
to
death
in
a
lytle
oute
strete
and
there
she
remayned
lying
tyl
the
tyme
that
the
wordes
of
Helyas
were
fulfylled
.
O
most
myscheuous
women
take
her
ensample
,
for
God
is
a
ryghtwyse
Iudge
.
for
he
sayth
in
the
Gospell
,
wyth
what
measure
ye
mete
out
wythall
,
wyth
the
same
measure
shall
be
measured
in
wyth
all
,
againe
,
lyke
as
it
fortuned
to
the
cursed
woman
Iesabell
,
as
it
is
wrytten
.
Therfore
ye
women
,
let
be
your
disceyte
,
&
than
ye
shal
not
be
deceyued
,
for
what
God
sayth
that
is
nolye
.
❧
A
new
deceyt
doone
of
late
.
THere
was
a
wedded
woman
,
that
which
was
of
lyght
contenaunce
,
&
muche
more
lighter
of
hert
for
smal
labour
and
expensis
wolde
obteyne
her
grace
and
fauour
if
one
had
sought
vpon
her
for
loue
for
she
was
so
gentyl
and
so
fre
herted
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vpon
a
tyme
she
thought
for
to
haue
two
yonge
men
vpon
one
day
,
&
that
the
one
should
not
knowe
of
the
other
,
for
she
had
apointed
eche
vpon
a
certayne
houre
,
that
was
,
the
one
at
.viii.
a
clocke
,
and
the
other
at
.ix.
And
so
in
the
morninge
the
good
man
arise
vp
from
hys
wyfe
and
clothed
him
and
went
and
woke
hys
wyfe
,
&
asked
her
if
she
wolde
not
aryse
,
and
she
answered
ye
knowe
well
that
I
am
halfe
acrased
,
&
haue
not
slept
of
all
the
nyght
,
therfore
I
cannot
aryse
yet
.
And
so
her
husband
let
her
lye
and
weare
his
way
into
the
cytie
to
worke
,
and
in
the
meane
while
hys
wyfe
was
not
ydle
,
for
as
soone
as
the
clocke
had
smytten
.viii.
there
caue
the
yongman
the
which
she
had
apoynted
the
day
afore
,
and
he
knocked
at
the
doore
and
by
and
bi
he
was
let
in
and
hastely
vnclothed
him
and
went
to
bed
to
her
,
&
so
they
two
laye
so
longe
together
passyng
the
tyme
tyl
that
another
sued
&
cam
knocking
at
the
doore
.
Than
sayde
the
woman
,
alas
there
is
my
hasband
:
than
said
the
yongman
where
shal
I
hyde
me
that
your
husband
finde
me
not
,
for
yf
he
finde
me
it
wolde
cost
vs
both
our
liues
.
The
woman
sayd
,
take
your
clothes
and
go
vp
in
the
chamber
and
be
there
styl
and
secret
tyll
that
my
husband
be
gone
,
&
so
the
yongman
did
as
the
woman
gaue
him
counsel
&
sat
styl
in
the
chamber
the
which
was
very
olde
&
ful
of
holes
.
And
than
she
lept
lustly
from
her
bed
(
knowyng
wel
ynough
that
it
was
not
her
husband
that
knocked
at
the
doore
)
&
let
the
other
yonge
man
in
,
that
which
she
had
apoynted
at
.ix.
a
clocke
,
&
by
&
by
he
dyd
of
hys
clothes
,
&
went
to
bed
to
this
lusty
trull
(
for
she
was
good
ynough
&
there
had
come
.iiii.
suche
)
and
besely
went
&
plowed
Venus
grounde
,
&
there
ocupyed
the
lustes
of
the
fleshe
,
so
long
til
she
had
weried
him
But
he
that
sat
aboue
in
the
chamber
&
saw
that
,
I
reken
he
was
not
very
well
pleased
,
for
he
knew
right
well
that
it
was
not
her
husband
,
&
so
he
wist
not
whether
it
were
best
to
speke
or
to
holde
his
peace
And
so
thei
lay
so
long
a
bed
til
that
her
husband
came
knocked
at
the
doore
and
by
and
by
she
perceyued
that
it
was
her
husbande
and
than
she
wyst
not
what
shyfte
to
make
nor
where
she
should
hyde
hym
,
but
bad
him
that
he
should
lye
betwene
the
bed
&
the
wall
&
she
toke
the
clothes
and
the
couerlet
and
caft
them
vpon
him
.
And
whan
her
husband
was
com
he
be
thought
hym
that
he
had
heard
mo
than
one
in
his
house
,
and
whan
that
he
saw
the
bed
so
cast
out
of
order
,
he
maruayled
for
it
semed
not
as
though
ther
had
layn
a
sycke
woman
,
but
a
though
there
had
ben
a
fyghtyng
&
a
battell
for
stones
,
for
it
loked
more
lyker
a
boulting
trough
,
than
a
sycke
womans
bed
.
Than
said
her
husband
out
thou
my
scheuous
whore
,
where
is
that
knaue
that
hath
laine
wyth
the
,
if
I
finde
hym
ye
shall
both
repent
it
by
gods
body
,
and
wyth
that
he
caughte
the
couerlet
and
the
clothes
in
his
hand
,
and
than
he
sayd
,
how
properly
is
this
gere
done
,
for
hys
bed
shewed
as
thoughe
here
had
lyne
.ii.
Than
sayde
the
woman
be
my
trouth
I
am
sure
thou
arte
droncke
all
tedye
,
that
thou
raylest
thus
vpon
me
,
and
call
me
hore
&
thou
knowest
right
well
that
I
am
none
,
but
alas
I
am
to
trew
to
suche
a
Cocold
and
rebald
as
thou
arte
&
I
am
sory
that
I
haue
ben
so
long
so
trew
to
the
,
seynge
that
thou
neuer
founde
no
dyshonest
in
me
.
Thys
poore
man
west
not
what
to
say
whan
that
he
hard
his
wyfe
,
say
suche
wordes
&
begon
for
to
chyde
hym
so
,
ye
he
mighte
be
glad
that
he
had
no
stripes
.
And
so
the
good
man
(
as
it
was
best
for
hym
)
helde
his
prace
,
and
said
mekely
My
gentyl
wife
,
I
beseche
thee
be
contente
,
for
I
loue
not
to
chyde
,
and
he
that
is
here
aboue
ones
shal
pay
for
all
,
but
he
mente
our
lorde
that
he
wolde
haue
accompte
of
it
ones
.
But
he
that
sat
aboue
in
the
chamber
and
heard
al
:
he
wende
that
he
had
ment
hym
and
that
he
had
thretened
hym
.
Than
sayd
the
yong
man
,
my
frende
,
it
is
ynough
that
I
paye
the
halfe
,
for
he
that
lieth
beside
the
bedsted
may
wel
paye
the
other
halfe
,
for
he
is
as
wel
culpable
as
I
,
Than
had
the
man
great
maruaile
and
thought
the
god
had
spoke
to
hym
,
and
he
that
lay
besyde
the
bed
wylte
not
what
to
doo
,
for
he
knew
nothyng
of
the
other
that
was
aboue
in
the
chamber
,
but
he
was
bolde
and
rose
vp
,
and
the
other
came
downe
out
of
the
chamber
.
And
whan
they
saw
eche
other
they
went
together
from
thens
and
none
of
them
bothe
that
payde
for
theyr
lyinge
,
nor
yet
for
theyr
bed
hyre
,
and
thus
the
man
was
troubled
,
and
she
made
her
husbande
beleue
that
the
one
was
a
doctour
of
physyke
the
which
came
to
see
her
water
,
and
the
other
was
a
Surgyn
that
came
to
let
her
bloud
and
to
chafe
her
vaynes
,
and
so
she
pleased
her
husband
,
for
al
that
she
had
made
him
cokcolde
,
ye
prety
trulles
that
loue
to
cary
stones
:
learne
this
prety
conceyt
against
ye
be
sycke
.
❧
An
olde
deceyte
of
Vergilius
.
depiction of Virgil in basket
VYrgyll
was
a
very
wyse
and
experte
man
,
and
was
a
mayster
of
many
dyuers
sciences
the
whiche
(
as
some
men
say
)
the
deuel
had
learned
him
,
and
also
he
was
a
wise
man
of
councel
▪
in
so
muche
that
the
Emperour
chose
him
to
be
one
of
the
lordes
of
his
counsell
.
This
Vyrgyl
did
many
meruay
els
wyth
Nicromaci
for
he
made
a
garden
wherein
were
al
maner
of
trees
of
al
fruyte
and
fruytes
,
&
what
time
that
he
wolde
/
there
they
found
euer
more
rype
frute
,
fayre
floures
and
sede
And
also
there
was
in
the
garden
all
maner
of
birdes
,
the
whiche
songe
,
nyght
and
daye
.
And
this
garden
had
no
inclosing
but
onely
the
lyght
that
shone
ouer
it
,
and
yet
there
could
nobody
come
in
.
Also
he
had
made
in
Rome
an
Image
of
gret
light
,
the
which
might
not
fal
And
they
of
Rome
might
not
open
not
her
dore
nor
window
,
but
they
must
nedes
se
the
Image
.
And
who
soeuer
had
sene
that
ymage
,
the
daye
he
shoulde
haue
had
no
pleasure
for
to
haue
doone
the
workes
of
the
flesshe
,
of
the
which
the
women
of
Rome
wente
and
shewed
Vyrgilius
,
the
which
at
last
cast
downe
the
Image
,
and
than
the
women
had
their
pleasure
agayne
.
Also
this
Virgilius
had
made
in
the
myddes
of
Rome
to
the
profyte
of
the
commen
people
,
a
lampe
of
glasse
the
which
shone
&
lyghted
all
Rome
ouer
and
ouer
,
in
so
much
that
there
was
neuer
so
smal
a
strete
but
it
was
as
lyghte
of
that
lampe
as
though
there
had
ben
two
torches
burnynge
,
and
some
men
say
it
stode
well
.iii.
C.
yere
.
And
not
fer
from
thens
in
an
other
place
he
had
made
a
man
of
copper
wyth
a
bow
in
his
hande
,
poyntynge
wyth
hys
atowe
to
the
Lampe
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vpon
a
tyme
the
doughters
of
Rome
wente
a
sportynge
in
an
euenynge
,
and
there
came
one
of
the
maydens
of
Rome
the
which
smote
vppon
the
strynge
of
the
bowe
wyth
her
finger
,
and
so
the
arow
sprong
louse
,
and
shot
the
lampe
in
peces
the
whiche
was
greate
pitye
,
And
vpon
an
other
tyme
Vyrgilius
did
put
out
al
the
fyre
that
was
in
Reine
,
that
no
man
coulde
get
fyre
but
onelye
at
one
womans
ars
,
the
whyche
had
deceyued
hym
,
and
none
coulde
lyghte
an
others
fyre
,
but
that
eche
house
myste
goe
vppon
the
Markete
place
and
fetche
hys
fyre
,
at
that
womans
ars
.
This
Virgyl
for
all
that
he
was
so
wyse
,
and
a
mayster
of
all
scyences
yet
not
wythstandynge
he
was
deceyued
of
women
.
Vpon
a
tyme
he
set
his
loue
vpon
a
fayre
gentylwoman
the
whiche
was
of
noble
progeny
,
and
made
suche
meanes
that
it
came
to
her
knowlege
,
and
when
that
she
knew
that
:
she
bethought
her
how
she
myght
deceyue
him
,
and
than
she
sayd
to
him
that
it
were
very
petilous
for
to
beginne
suche
a
thynge
,
for
a
man
cometh
lyghtly
in
the
bound
of
loue
,
but
he
cannot
come
so
lightly
out
agayn
.
But
welbeloued
Vyrgil
for
to
please
you
and
that
ye
maye
haue
your
pleasure
,
so
come
to
nyght
to
fore
my
house
whan
euery
body
is
gone
to
slepe
:
and
I
wyl
let
down
a
basket
out
the
chamber
wyndow
and
there
ye
shal
syt
in
,
and
so
I
wyl
draw
you
vp
into
my
chamber
,
of
the
whiche
Vyrgyll
was
very
glad
,
and
sayde
that
he
wolde
doo
so
,
whan
it
was
nyght
:
Vyrgil
came
to
fore
thys
gentylwomans
house
,
the
whyche
stoode
in
the
market
place
,
and
in
the
myddle
of
Rome
.
And
so
whan
that
Vyrgil
was
come
:
she
let
the
basket
downe
to
the
erthe
,
And
Vyrgyl
went
and
sate
in
it
,
&
than
she
drew
him
vp
tyl
that
he
came
to
the
middle
of
the
house
,
and
whan
that
he
was
.xl.
fote
from
her
window
she
made
the
corde
faste
,
and
let
him
hange
so
in
the
basket
,
and
sayde
nowe
men
shall
see
thy
iniquitie
,
and
howe
thou
woldest
haue
layne
by
me
,
and
there
he
remayned
hangyng
styll
in
the
basket
tyl
the
next
day
,
to
hys
reprofe
before
all
men
,
the
whiche
he
auenged
after
warde
vpon
her
.
And
thus
was
he
deceyued
to
his
vtter
confusion
.
And
also
Vyrgill
made
to
the
profyte
of
the
Romayns
(
to
th
ende
that
they
myght
haue
short
lawe
&
that
euery
man
myght
incontinent
know
whether
his
cause
wer
trewe
or
false
)
by
the
crafte
of
Nycromancy
a
Lyon
of
brasse
,
and
who
that
put
hys
hande
in
the
throte
of
the
lyon
,
and
swore
that
his
cause
was
true
,
and
good
and
his
othe
being
false
lost
his
hand
.
And
who
that
swore
a
true
othe
:
drewe
his
hande
agayne
,
wythoute
drede
or
peryll
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vpon
a
time
,
that
Vyrgyll
sayd
to
hys
wyfe
that
she
had
to
doo
wyth
a
gentylman
the
whiche
she
forsoke
,
and
sayd
that
it
was
not
so
,
and
sayde
that
she
wolde
take
the
lawe
at
the
Lyon
,
and
so
whan
this
was
doone
,
and
the
day
appointed
that
she
should
be
iudged
by
the
Lyon
,
and
come
to
her
answere
than
she
found
the
meanes
that
the
gentylman
(
her
louer
,
was
clothed
in
fooles
clothyng
,
and
so
he
went
with
her
to
the
place
where
the
Lion
stode
,
and
there
in
the
presence
of
them
al
that
was
there
:
put
her
hande
in
the
lyons
throte
,
and
there
she
did
swere
that
she
had
no
more
to
doo
wyth
that
man
that
she
was
blamed
for
:
than
with
the
foole
that
stode
ther
present
,
and
so
the
woman
drew
her
hand
out
agayn
withoute
any
hurt
,
yet
neuertheles
Vyrgyl
knew
wel
that
she
had
to
doo
wyth
the
man
of
the
which
she
was
suspect
wyth
.
Than
was
Vyrgyll
wrothe
,
and
destroyed
the
Lion
,
in
so
muche
that
neuer
after
that
day
was
no
iustyce
doon
with
the
Lion
.
Here
may
ye
se
how
the
mayster
Virgilius
that
was
so
wise
and
so
crafty
in
al
thinges
:
and
yet
he
was
deceyued
of
a
woman
,
ye
of
more
then
of
one
,
as
is
rehersed
afore
❧
A
new
deceyte
doone
of
late
.
THere
was
a
lady
beyond
the
sea
,
which
was
a
wedowe
.
This
lady
had
a
fayre
gentilwoman
for
her
chamberlen
,
that
dyd
lye
wyth
her
.
And
it
fortuned
vpon
a
time
that
a
lusty
yonge
gentylman
dyd
see
hys
loue
vpon
this
yonge
woman
,
the
whiche
was
the
fayrest
and
the
most
goodliest
of
stature
that
was
in
that
countries
,
and
she
was
so
beautiful
&
so
vertuous
that
she
laye
by
her
lady
,
and
the
gentylman
often
times
did
talke
&
comen
with
this
gentylwoman
,
and
opened
hys
harte
and
shewed
to
her
all
his
intent
,
and
spake
so
louingly
to
her
:
that
also
her
hert
was
set
in
the
loue
of
him
,
&
so
she
consented
to
him
to
be
redy
at
al
times
,
that
it
should
please
him
,
but
they
wyst
not
how
nor
by
what
meanes
that
they
might
come
togither
.
And
so
vpon
a
tyme
she
came
vnto
the
gentilman
and
sayd
,
ye
know
wel
that
I
lye
by
my
lady
,
the
which
is
great
honour
to
me
,
and
I
may
not
leue
her
except
I
should
be
vtterly
shamed
and
yet
I
wolde
wel
that
you
had
youre
desyre
,
and
also
I
wyl
gladly
be
at
your
commaundement
and
pleasur
in
all
thinges
that
ye
wyll
desyre
of
me
,
yf
that
we
may
do
it
secretlye
,
and
also
I
will
shew
you
my
minde
,
&
what
I
wyl
do
.
My
lady
hath
a
litle
dogge
,
as
ye
know
well
that
which
she
loueth
well
,
and
must
euer
lye
in
her
chambre
and
to
night
I
wyl
locke
it
wythoute
the
chamber
,
and
wyl
leue
the
next
chamber
open
,
and
whan
that
ye
think
that
my
lady
is
in
bed
,
com
secretly
into
the
chamber
&
locke
the
chamber
doore
and
there
ye
shal
find
the
lytle
dogge
,
the
whiche
knoweth
you
well
,
&
take
hym
by
the
eares
and
shake
him
that
he
may
crye
loude
,
and
whan
my
lady
shal
heare
hym
.
she
shall
know
the
voyce
,
&
then
incontinent
she
shal
cause
me
to
rise
,
for
to
let
the
dogge
in
,
and
than
I
wil
come
secretly
to
you
,
but
I
pray
you
fayle
not
,
for
yf
ye
doo
,
I
wyl
neuer
speake
wyth
you
a
agayne
,
Than
sayd
the
gentylman
,
O
my
moost
trusty
and
gracyous
louer
,
I
wyll
thanke
you
hartely
of
your
gracyous
and
lonely
wordes
,
&
be
ye
sure
that
I
wyll
not
fayle
,
and
so
the
gentylman
abode
hys
tyme
,
&
cam
vnto
the
place
that
was
appointed
according
to
hys
promyse
.
And
so
the
lytle
dogge
thought
to
haue
gone
into
the
ladyes
chamber
as
it
was
wonte
to
doo
,
and
for
by
cause
that
the
chamber
dore
was
locked
.
he
abode
in
the
chamber
that
was
next
vnto
the
ladyes
.
And
so
the
lady
is
gone
to
bedde
,
and
her
chamberlaen
wyth
her
,
and
the
lusty
gentilman
is
come
into
the
next
chamber
,
and
went
vpon
hand
and
fote
for
to
seeke
the
dogge
,
and
at
laste
he
found
hym
,
&
hath
made
him
crye
oute
a
loude
and
so
the
lady
hearde
the
dogge
crye
,
and
thought
that
he
wolde
come
in
,
&
sayd
to
her
gentylwoman
the
chamberleyn
that
she
should
aryse
and
let
the
dogge
in
,
for
me
semes
that
he
is
in
the
nexte
chamber
,
and
she
sayd
I
wyll
doo
it
gladly
,
and
so
she
arose
and
came
to
the
doore
in
her
smocke
,
and
the
gentilman
came
and
mette
her
,
and
when
that
he
sawe
that
she
was
so
gracyous
and
so
goodlye
of
person
,
he
was
so
galdde
that
he
loste
all
hys
power
,
and
fayled
,
and
it
was
not
in
his
power
to
doo
her
swerely
,
and
groped
her
round
breestes
,
&
all
that
he
coulde
doo
perteyninge
to
loue
,
but
the
flesshly
operacion
excepted
,
and
so
the
gentylman
returned
agayne
wythout
comforte
and
yet
he
wolde
gladly
haue
kepte
her
:
but
she
durst
tary
no
longer
,
and
so
the
Lady
went
her
maye
and
shytte
the
doore
agayne
,
and
the
Lady
demaunded
her
if
she
had
lett
in
the
dogge
,
and
she
sayde
naye
,
for
she
coulde
not
fynde
it
.
The
ladye
sayde
well
let
hym
alone
,
and
so
the
chamberlayne
was
sore
agreued
,
but
he
tooke
courage
vnto
hym
and
sayde
,
yf
that
my
louer
came
agayne
,
for
al
that
she
is
so
fayre
.
I
wold
gyue
her
better
knowledge
that
I
am
a
man
,
and
so
he
caught
the
dogge
by
the
eares
agayne
,
and
made
hym
for
to
crye
,
that
the
Lady
hearde
it
,
and
so
the
Lady
caused
her
chamberlayn
for
to
ryse
,
and
also
the
thirde
tyme
she
arose
and
came
for
the
dogge
,
but
the
pore
gentylman
had
not
her
power
nor
strength
for
to
breke
one
spere
And
whan
that
she
saw
that
there
wolde
come
nothing
she
went
away
into
her
chamber
,
and
he
perceyued
her
Than
sayd
the
chamberlayn
for
to
recompence
hym
of
his
great
payne
,
and
for
to
please
the
lady
,
awaye
thou
noughtye
ape
as
thou
arte
,
for
thou
shall
not
come
thys
night
in
the
house
,
thou
foule
yll
fauored
beaste
,
and
wyth
that
she
dyd
shyt
the
camber
doore
,
And
the
ladye
demaunded
to
whome
that
she
spake
,
and
she
sayde
that
it
was
to
the
other
dogge
,
the
whiche
hathe
doone
me
great
payne
in
seking
of
him
,
for
he
had
hyd
him
vnder
the
benche
,
and
whan
that
I
had
founde
hym
he
wolde
not
aryse
,
for
all
that
I
coulde
doo
to
hym
.
I
woulde
fayne
haue
had
him
in
,
but
he
wolde
not
ones
lyftre
vp
hys
head
,
and
therfore
I
haue
lefte
him
wythout
,
and
so
she
locked
the
doore
wyth
greate
spyte
to
fore
hys
face
The
Lady
sayd
my
doughter
that
is
well
done
,
And
thus
was
the
gentylman
deceyued
:
☞
A
deceyte
how
that
Sampson
was
deceyued
of
hys
wyfe
.
depiction of Delilah cutting the hair of Samson
SAmpson
beyng
a
strong
yong
man
came
to
Thānats
where
that
he
saw
one
of
the
doughters
of
the
philystins
,
the
which
he
desyred
to
haue
to
his
wife
And
whan
that
he
came
to
fore
the
Vinyarde
of
the
Citie
there
came
a
yonge
Lyon
tonnyng
to
hym
,
which
he
kylled
.
And
in
short
time
after
as
he
came
from
his
father
and
mother
,
it
fortuned
that
he
cam
agayne
to
the
place
where
that
he
had
kylled
this
Lion
,
&
so
he
found
in
the
mouth
of
the
Lion
,
a
swarme
of
Bees
.
And
whan
that
his
wedding
should
be
,
there
came
.xxx.
yonglings
to
his
feast
.
And
Sampson
sayd
to
them
I
wyll
giue
to
yon
a
ryddle
,
and
if
that
ye
can
asoyle
it
win
.vii.
dayes
after
my
feast
:
I
wyl
gyue
to
you
.xxx.
silken
poynts
,
and
as
many
cotes
,
and
if
that
ye
assoyle
not
my
ryddle
:
ye
shal
lese
as
muche
.
Than
sayd
the
yonglinges
shew
to
vs
your
ryddle
.
Then
sayd
Sampson
of
the
etet
is
mete
gone
out
,
and
of
the
stronge
is
come
su●ten●s
.
And
so
they
could
not
assoile
that
riddle
,
&
than
they
came
to
his
wife
and
sayd
,
desyre
your
husband
,
that
he
shew
to
you
the
ryddle
&
what
it
sygnifieth
.
And
yf
that
ye
wyl
not
we
wyl
set
thy
house
and
thy
fathers
in
fyre
.
And
than
she
went
to
her
husband
Sampson
wiping
&
makyng
her
moue
to
hym
,
and
sayd
I
pray
you
shewe
to
methe
solucyon
of
the
ryddle
,
and
what
ye
meane
wyth
all
,
or
els
I
saye
that
ye
loue
me
not
.
Sampson
answered
and
sayde
I
wolde
not
geu●nother
father
nor
mother
to
know
what
it
ment
,
&
shuld
I
tel
it
you
▪
And
so
his
wife
wept
&
made
greate
lamentacyon
.vii
,
dayes
after
he
feast
of
theyr
weddyng
.
And
vpon
the
seuenth
day
she
croudled
Sampson
so
sore
,
that
he
shewed
it
hir
,
&
she
forth
with
sheweth
it
to
the
yonglynges
,
that
whych
sayd
to
Sampson
,
what
is
shorter
than
heuy
,
&
what
is
stronger
than
a
Lyon
.
Than
said
Sampson
,
yf
my
●tesshe
●alfe
had
not
ben
:
ye
had
not
soyled
my
riddle
.
Neere
ye
may
see
how
Sampson
was
deceiued
through
the
,
weping
&
lamentacion
of
a
woman
,
and
after
the
Sampson
ca●u●t●
his
wyfe
for
to
haue
doone
as
he
was
wont
to
do
,
which
his
father
had
forbode
him
,
&
said
to
Sampson
I
had
went
ye
wold
haue
kylled
her
,
&
therfore
I
haue
betake
her
to
another
husband
.
Than
was
Sampson
wreth
&
did
great
mischef
to
the
philystens
.
And
so
the
philistens
s●eyng
that
Sampsons
wyfe
was
the
cause
of
that
myschef
than
went
the
philistens
and
set
her
fathers
house
in
fyre
(
the
father
&
the
doughter
beynge
in
the
house
)
&
so
dyd
burne
them
both
.
¶
And
after
that
he
enterely
loued
a
woman
that
dwelt
in
the
valy
of
Soreth
,
whose
name
was
Dalida
.
And
so
the
cheefe
hed
prynce
of
the
Phylystens
came
to
Dalida
&
sayd
we
requyre
the
that
thou
wylt
deceyue
Sampson
,
and
demaunde
of
hym
wherein
that
the
strength
of
Sampson
is
,
to
the
ende
that
we
may
conquere
hym
.
And
yf
that
ye
doo
it
:
eche
of
vs
shall
gyue
to
you
●
.
c
.
M.
syluerpence
.
And
so
Dalida
sought
the
occasion
to
deceyue
him
&
Sampson
caused
hym selfe
.iii.
times
to
be
bounde
through
the
petition
of
Dalida
with
.iii.
maner
of
bandes
,
but
euer
more
he
brake
the
bandes
&
ouer
cam
his
enemies
.iii.
tymes
.
And
whan
that
Dalida
had
sene
al
this
:
She
came
to
Sampson
with
sweet
flatteryng
wordes
and
sayd
,
O
my
dere
beloued
Sampson
ye
saye
that
ye
do
●ore
me
and
your
hart
thynketh
it
not
,
for
ye
haue
denyed
to
me
.vi.
times
,
for
ye
wold
not
shew
me
where
that
your
strength
testeth
.
And
so
she
troubled
Sampson
many
a
day
vnto
the
tyme
that
she
brought
him
to
his
death
,
And
so
at
last
Sampson
shewed
his
wyfe
the
truth
&
sayd
,
yf
my
hed
were
shaue
:
than
were
all
my
strength
and
power
gon
,
Than
Dalida
sent
worde
to
the
Phylystens
,
and
she
caused
Sampson
for
to
slepe
in
her
lap
,
and
she
called
to
her
a
barbeur
,
&
he
dyd
shaue
of
al
the
here
of
Sampsons
head
&
than
she
thrust
hym
from
her
and
hys
power
and
might
was
gone
from
hym
,
And
than
cryed
Dalida
,
Sampson
Sampson
,
the
phylistens
ben
come
vpon
thee
,
Than
he
arose
out
of
his
slope
&
was
incontinent
as
a
prysoner
,
&
his
eyen
were
put
out
and
so
by
that
meanes
he
was
killed
,
Now
behold
ye
men
,
be
the
yonge
and
olde
,
heave
that
the
strange
Sampson
was
deceyued
of
the
false
woman
Dalida
,
who
is
that
may
beleue
the
swete
and
flatteryng
woordes
and
the
bitter
mourning
and
weping
of
women
,
❧
A
new
deceyte
doone
of
late
.
depiction of man on horse
Ther
was
a
gentylman
that
which
was
very
bold
in
the
feares
of
warres
,
and
entyerly
loued
a
yerge
fayre
Lady
,
and
had
so
oftentymes
communycacyon
wyth
her
:
that
she
consented
to
hym
in
all
thynges
that
he
wolde
desyre
of
her
,
And
whan
that
he
had
done
his
wyl
a
certaine
time
with
her
:
than
went
he
into
spayne
with
hys
lord
for
to
kepe
warre
and
in
the
meane
while
that
he
was
absent
:
his
louer
was
maried
to
an
olde
knyght
the
which
knew
right
wel
the
other
man
,
but
this
olde
knyght
knew
not
that
he
was
hys
wyfes
paramour
,
but
at
last
it
can
to
his
knowledge
,
of
that
which
he
was
not
wel
content
,
And
so
it
fortuned
that
in
shorte
time
after
,
her
paramour
came
home
againe
,
&
by
chaunce
in
an
euenyng
can
to
the
castel
where
that
his
sweeting
was
,
&
the
old
knight
made
him
good
cheere
,
for
he
was
of
his
olde
acquaintaunce
,
but
it
was
halfe
agaynst
his
hert
.
And
in
the
mene
whyle
yt●he
old
knight
went
about
for
to
make
al
thynges
●●dy
for
to
welcome
his
gest
withal
:
he
sat
&
talked
with
his
louer
his
prety
foole
that
he
was
wont
for
to
play
with
a●●
&
desyred
of
her
for
to
haue
the
olde
freendshypp
that
he
was
went
to
haue
in
time
paster
that
she
was
wedded
:
she
denyed
hym
&
sayd
that
it
was
not
possyble
for
to
haue
place
&
time
suffycient
.
Than
sayd
her
gest
,
O
my
dere
beloued
os●is
,
yf
it
please
you
ye
may
doo
●esō
freendshyp
,
for
your
husband
shal
know
nothyng
ther
of
,
whan
that
he
is
a
bed
and
a
stepe
that
ye
come
and
vysit
me
in
my
chamber
,
or
in
any
other
place
where
that
it
shal
please
you
,
or
yf
ye
please
I
wyl
come
to
you
,
then
she
sayd
it
may
not
be
so
,
for
my
husbande
is
very
soone
awake
,
and
I
should
haue
great
drede
and
sorowe
,
&
also
he
neuer
waketh
,
but
he
doth
fele
after
me
,
&
whan
that
he
misseth
me
:
than
he
wyl
thinke
what
there
is
to
doo
.
Than
he
demaunded
,
what
doth
he
more
?
More
quod
she
:
nothing
,
but
turneth
him
again
,
for
yf
he
com
ones
in
a
moneth
that
is
muche
to
hym
,
for
it
is
but
fely
for
to
fable
with
you
,
for
yf
it
came
I
wolde
take
it
wyth
all
my
harte
,
Than
sayde
he
,
I
beseche
the
my
sweete
loue
make
it
so
that
I
may
ly
wyth
the
to
night
.
Than
she
answered
and
sayd
,
I
know
a
remedy
,
I
haue
a
seruing
mayde
to
the
whych
I
wyll
shew
my
secrete
,
and
with
her
I
wyll
take
counsell
.
And
so
incontinent
she
called
her
and
sayd
,
my
beloued
mayde
,
ye
must
now
helpe
me
in
a
matter
,
for
I
trust
you
best
for
to
kepe
my
preuytie
,
Than
sayd
the
mayde
,
what
that
shal
please
you
I
wil
be
glad
for
to
doo
.
Than
sayd
her
lady
to
her
,
.
This
knight
I
loue
aboue
all
men
,
&
I
wolde
be
sory
that
he
should
departe
from
hens
,
except
I
had
spoke
preuelye
with
hym
and
it
is
not
possible
that
I
may
speke
secretely
with
hym
without
that
ye
wil
be
so
good
as
to
kepe
my
place
by
my
husband
in
my
bed
this
night
,
for
it
is
hys
custom
whan
that
he
waketh
to
feele
after
me
,
&
than
he
layeth
hym
to
slepe
agayne
,
but
I
praye
what
so
euerye
doo
ye
maye
not
speake
one
worde
but
suffre
all
that
he
doth
to
you
for
I
knowe
of
a
very
certayne
that
ye
shal
be
wythout
sorow
or
drede
for
any
thing
that
my
husbond
thy
maister
wyl
doo
,
Than
sayd
the
yonge
lustly
mayden
to
her
Lady
,
your
commaundement
I
wyll
be
glad
to
doo
it
,
So
soone
as
they
had
supte
:
ther
wence
all
and
walked
abrode
and
the
lady
shewed
her
paramour
how
that
her
maide
should
kepe
her
place
by
her
husband
for
the
night
of
the
which
the
knight
was
maruailous
glad
,
And
so
after
that
whan
they
had
dronke
,
they
went
all
to
bed
and
the
knyght
went
into
his
chamber
where
that
he
shuld
lye
the
which
was
gorgeously
ordeyned
,
and
there
the
table
was
beset
with
suckettes
,
confectes
,
&
other
costly
thinges
and
of
the
best
wine
that
might
be
got
,
And
so
incontinently
the
olde
knight
and
his
lady
hath
both
vnclothed
them
,
and
went
to
bed
and
my
lady
did
put
out
the
candell
,
and
the
mayde
stoode
preuely
by
the
bed
syde
,
and
whan
the
candell
was
out
:
she
went
to
bed
to
her
mayster
,
&
so
lay
wyth
him
,
&
my
lady
went
incontynent
to
hym
that
abode
her
commynge
,
and
about
.iii
,
a
clocke
afore
day
:
the
olde
knight
dyd
turne
him
,
and
he
groped
for
hys
wyfe
,
&
thought
that
she
had
layne
by
hym
&
so
layde
his
hand
vpon
her
brestes
,
&
he
felt
that
they
were
harde
and
rounde
&
than
incontinent
he
knew
that
it
was
not
his
wyfe
,
for
her
brestes
were
not
so
round
nor
so
hard
:
Than
he
tooke
her
in
his
armes
&
gaue
her
a
kis
with
that
the
longed
therto
;
Al
his
busines
was
harde
for
hym
,
for
she
was
a
mayde
,
And
so
the
poore
mayde
durst
not
speake
one
worde
for
sauinge
of
her
maystres
honestie
,
whan
this
was
done
:
he
began
to
call
to
him
that
lay
by
his
wife
,
&
sayd
how
,
how
,
syrknyght
of
whens
be
ye
?
speke
once
to
me
:
The
knyght
hearing
this
:
was
sore
amased
,
&
my
lady
was
whole
agast
,
but
they
helde
theyr
pace
,
Than
he
called
agayne
,
how
my
gest
where
be
ye
speke
to
me
,
Than
sayd
the
knyght
what
is
youre
wyl
syr
,
Than
sayde
he
a
ha
syr
I
wyll
euer
be
gladde
of
this
exchaunge
,
the
knyght
sayd
what
exchaunge
good
syr
:
Mary
for
an
olde
hoore
,
to
haue
a
yong
proper
mayd
for
so
haue
ye
serued
me
of
the
whyche
I
thanke
you
&
so
this
gest
with
his
wyfe
knew
not
what
to
say
,
And
also
the
poore
mayd
was
hole
ashamed
,
as
wel
for
the
dyshhonestie
of
her
lady
,
as
for
her
owne
dishonestie
&
maydenhode
,
the
which
she
had
lost
so
pyteously
,
&
so
departed
from
thens
,
&
after
had
wept
bytterly
therfore
,
and
the
straunge
knyght
is
departed
from
thence
without
any
thankes
geuynge
to
any
body
,
nor
sayd
not
once
adewe
,
but
left
the
lady
in
great
sorowe
and
drede
,
&
so
the
straunge
knyght
came
neuer
there
after
that
,
but
howe
that
the
lady
byd
,
and
what
chaunce
she
had
:
of
that
I
had
notinges
,
and
therfore
&
can
wryte
no
more
therof
.
❧
An
olde
deceyte
doone
in
olde
tyme
depiction of Hercules brandishing sword
HErcules
the
worthye
champion
was
a
man
of
greate
renowne
,
and
was
the
bastarde
of
Kynge
Iupyter
,
and
of
the
Quene
Alcumena
,
This
Hercules
whan
that
he
lay
yet
in
the
cradel
:
he
strangled
&
kylled
two
gret
serpentes
that
wold
have
kylled
hym
,
the
which
hys
stepmother
Iuno
had
brought
to
hym
.
This
Hercules
ouercame
a
mighty
great
greke
,
that
which
was
called
Phylotes
,
that
whych
afterward
becam
Hercules
seruaunt
And
throughe
the
informacion
of
Iuno
his
stepmother
(
the
whych
wolde
wel
that
he
had
ben
dead
)
went
into
a
forest
or
heth
of
Neemy
;
&
there
he
ouercam
.iii.
Lions
with
great
power
&
strength
.
This
Hercules
toke
his
iourney
into
the
cytie
of
Molosen
,
&
fetched
agayn
the
fayre
Proserpina
Orpheus
wyfe
,
the
whych
kyng
Pluto
had
stolen
,
&
he
fought
agaynst
the
porter
Cerberus
,
which
was
a
mighty
great
Greke
,
but
hercules
ouercam
him
and
bound
hym
hand
&
fore
,
and
ouercome
.iii.
C.
cytiesens
of
Molosyn
,
the
whych
wold
haue
taken
Proserpina
from
him
.
This
Hercules
ouercame
the
great
monster
of
leerne
,
the
vpper
part
like
a
man
,
and
:
iether
part
lyke
a
sergent
,
by
the
whyche
monster
no
man
myght
passe
without
that
he
went
with
,
iii.
C.
or
mostrong
men
of
armes
And
hys
foode
was
the
fleshe
of
men
&
the
●with
he
liued
And
he
ouercame
the
king
C●cus
,
the
which
was
a
fers
tyraunt
&
oppressed
all
the
people
of
that
countrey
,
and
vpon
a
nyght
he
hadde
stolen
away
Hercules
Oxen
in
Italy
,
and
Cacus
had
eyed
them
tayle
to
tayle
and
so
brought
them
into
the
caue
wher
that
he
dwelt
,
to
th
end
that
they
should
not
fynde
the
footing
of
them
,
for
the
footyng
of
the
oxen
did
she
wal
wayes
from
the
caue
ward
where
that
he
dwelt
.
Also
he
conquered
the
great
mōnster
of
the
sea
●afore
Troye
,
the
which
they
must
haue
gyuen
euery
day
for
hys
dyner
a
〈◊〉
a
shepe
,
and
that
contained
so
longe
tyl
the
lot
fel
vpon
the
kynges
doughter
,
the
which
he
delyuered
,
&
subdued
the
greate
monster
,
and
delyuered
the
Cytie
of
Troye
,
and
also
he
was
a
greate
iuster
,
for
where
that
he
heard
that
there
were
any
greate
Lorde
,
or
kyng
that
was
a
tyraunt
,
or
an
oppresser
of
the
people
?
thether
wolde
be
go
,
and
auenture
his
lyfe
,
&
pursue
them
to
death
,
Ha
good
lord
yf
that
an
infidell
hath
doone
suche
thynges
(
that
which
had
no
hope
of
the
life
eternal
)
through
loue
of
iustice
,
how
muche
the
more
should
euery
christe
lorde
fyght
for
the
trew
iustyce
,
and
that
same
to
exalt
,
the
which
knoweth
wel
the
great
reward
that
is
promised
them
of
the
lorde
celestyall
?
¶
Vpon
a
tyme
Hercules
tooke
his
iourney
towarde
hys
owne
countrey
,
of
Ycoyien
wyth
hys
wyfe
Megera
,
and
her
hand
mayde
And
also
he
came
into
the
land
of
Tassalian
where
that
he
must
pusse
ouer
the
water
with
the
shyppe
,
and
the
shyppe
was
so
lytle
that
it
coulde
not
cary
them
all
ouer
at
ones
,
and
so
Hercules
remayned
and
went
not
ouer
wyth
the
shippe
,
and
the
fery
man
behelde
Dianira
,
and
whan
thei
came
to
lande
:
the
fery
man
tooke
Hercules
wyfe
and
wolde
haue
runne
away
wyth
her
,
and
Hercules
seynge
that
:
tooke
hys
bow
and
shot
ouer
the
water
towarde
Nessums
the
fe●y
man
,
and
shot
the
arow
in
Nessums
syde
▪
in
so
muche
that
he
felt
that
he
muste
dye
,
and
than
he
sayd
to
Dianira
,
Ye
be
a
fayre
woman
,
&
therfore
I
requyre
you
take
compassion
vpon
me
,
for
your
husband
Hercules
is
not
true
,
for
he
loueth
other
beside
you
.
Hold
take
this
box
for
therin
is
such
a
thing
that
whan
that
ye
anoynt
therwyth
his
shert
,
and
that
he
put
it
vpon
his
body
:
than
shal
all
the
straunge
loue
departe
from
hym
.
And
vpon
a
time
Hercules
subdued
the
kynge
Prycus
,
the
which
had
many
doughters
,
and
amonge
them
there
was
one
that
was
the
fayrest
,
the
whych
he
entyrely
loued
aboue
al
the
other
and
her
name
was
Yo
,
and
Hercules
sayde
to
her
Yole
take
me
as
your
frend
,
for
so
must
it
be
,
for
the
goddes
haue
giuen
to
me
this
chaunce
.
And
whan
that
yo
herde
this
that
she
must
doo
him
freendshyp
,
the
whych
had
oppressed
&
conquered
her
father
,
than
fel
Yole
in
a
swound
and
in
great
sorow
.
And
than
Hercules
betooke
Yole
in
the
kepyng
of
,
xii
,
men
,
that
she
should
not
escape
him
,
And
Hercules
desyred
her
that
she
wolde
be
his
wife
,
that
whiche
at
last
she
consented
,
and
so
Hercules
lay
bi
her
and
accomplished
his
pleasure
so
longe
with
her
that
he
holy
forgat
hys
wyfe
Dianira
,
Dianira
heard
of
this
&
so
she
wrote
a
letter
to
him
,
remembring
him
of
the
great
loue
that
was
wonte
to
be
betwene
them
,
and
to
knowe
yf
that
should
be
so
lost
and
forgotten
,
and
that
he
,
the
whyche
all
the
worlde
did
drede
,
wolde
so
suffre
hym selfe
to
be
ouercome
of
a
straunge
woman
,
And
whan
Hercules
hadred
this
letter
he
was
not
well
contente
and
was
yll
apayde
therof
,
in
so
muche
the
none
durst
com
by
him
nor
also
the
fayre
Yole
,
And
so
Hercules
beynge
in
he
up
fantasy
,
deuysed
him selfe
home
he
might
best
forget
the
fayre
yo
,
and
so
he
tooke
his
way
and
Iourney
to
the
mounte
Othes
on
pylgrymage
,
and
for
to
doo
Sacryfice
:
to
the
God
Appollo
,
and
in
the
way
met
with
him
Lucas
chamberlyn
of
Dianira
▪
and
whan
that
Dianira
knewe
that
,
than
she
tooke
one
of
Hercules
shertes
,
the
whiche
was
ouerstryken
wyth
the
poyson
that
Nessūs
had
geuen
to
her
and
sent
it
to
Hercules
,
for
to
put
on
,
knowing
no
otherwise
but
that
the
straunge
loue
should
therwyth
haue
departed
from
him
,
as
Nessums
made
her
to
beleue
,
And
than
Hercules
had
made
a
great
fyre
for
to
doo
sacrifice
vnto
the
God
Appollo
with
an
harte
that
Hercules
had
taken
tunnyng
,
And
Lucas
gaue
to
h●m
the
sherte
and
for
because
that
he
s●et
so
sore
through
the
great
anguyshe
&
hard
sorow
he
tooke
the
shert
of
Lucas
and
put
it
on
,
and
whan
that
the
shert
was
warme
vpon
him
,
it
cleued
so
cast
to
his
body
,
and
he
felt
suche
great
payne
that
he
wiste
not
what
to
doo
and
wold
haue
drawen
of
the
shert
agayne
,
but
he
could
not
but
drew
it
of
by
great
peeces
from
his
body
with
the
skinne
and
the
fleshe
to
the
bone
,
in
suche
wyse
that
one
might
haue
sene
his
bowels
.
And
so
hercules
saw
and
knewe
wel
that
he
muste
dye
,
than
Hercules
sayde
to
Philotes
tel
Yole
and
all
her
frendes
(
wyth
habundaunce
of
teres
)
of
the
miserable
death
of
Hercules
.
Than
wayled
Yole
so
bytterly
that
her
hart
dyd
brast
and
died
for
sorow
.
whan
that
Dianira
heard
tell
of
the
deathe
of
Hercules
▪
and
how
that
it
was
through
the
shert
the
which
she
had
sent
hym
▪
she
tooke
a
knife
and
kilde
her selfe
for
sorow
.
And
thus
was
the
valyaunt
Hercules
shamefully
deceyued
of
a
woman
,
neuerthelesse
it
w●s
without
the
knowledge
of
the
woman
,
though
tha●
the
woman
wss
the
causer
therof
.
❧
A
new
deceyte
of
late
doone
in
the
Cytie
of
Tours
.
depiction of people seated at table, eating
IN
the
Citie
of
toures
there
was
a
marchaunt
of
great
power
the
whych
had
desyred
vpon
a
fryday
his
paison
&
other
mo
of
his
louers
&
freedes
to
dine
with
hym
&
had
promised
them
a
certayne
great
fysshe
,
the
which
was
called
a
pyke
.
and
cost
hym
two
shyllinges
,
besyde
the
other
smal
fysshes
,
as
Carpes
,
Bremes
&
pykerel
,
and
other
such
smal
fisshes
,
This
marchauntes
wife
loued
wel
a
certayne
frere
and
whan
the
husband
had
brought
home
the
pyke
,
hys
wyfe
tooke
it
priuely
&
sent
it
to
the
frere
,
bi
a
Coblers
wyfe
,
the
whych
knew
all
her
secretes
,
and
tolde
her
that
she
should
shewe
the
frere
,
that
she
wolde
come
that
nyght
and
make
mery
wyth
hym
,
and
remayne
wyth
hym
all
that
nyght
and
helpe
for
to
eat
the
Pyke
,
Than
was
the
Frere
maruaylous
glad
and
sayde
,
if
there
be
any
good
wyne
for
to
get
for
money
I
wil
prouide
vs
some
,
&
we
wyl
teache
the
Pike
for
to
swym
therin
,
Than
went
the
good
Frere
musyng
in
hym selfe
and
thought
how
that
he
wolde
cherishe
this
marchauntes
wyfe
,
And
about
,
xii
a
clocke
the
good
man
came
home
with
his
gestes
,
the
whyche
he
had
desyred
for
to
eat
of
the
pyke
,
&
brought
them
into
the
kitchyn
for
to
see
the
great
pyke
that
he
had
bought
,
&
sayd
to
hys
wyfe
shewe
to
my
gestes
what
a
great
pyke
that
I
haue
bought
,
what
Pyke
sayde
hys
wyfe
?
Mary
sayde
he
the
great
pyke
that
I
sente
home
wyth
the
other
fysshes
,
The
good
wyfe
sayd
that
she
had
seene
no
pyke
,
I
thynke
that
ye
dreme
,
for
heere
is
a
great
carpe
,
ii
,
pykerels
and
,
iiii
,
Bremes
,
wyth
other
ryuer
fysshes
but
as
for
the
pyke
,
I
haue
not
sene
,
why
(
sayd
her
husband
)
weene
ye
that
I
dreme
?
Than
sayd
the
person
and
the
other
gestes
we
beleue
that
is
not
so
for
ye
be
very
suttell
and
deceytfull
,
Than
sayde
hys
wyfe
by
my
trouth
,
I
suppose
that
he
mocked
wyth
you
,
for
I
haue
sene
no
pyke
of
al
thys
yere
,
and
therfore
I
thinke
that
he
had
dremed
of
a
pyke
,
Than
sayd
the
goodman
I
promyse
you
,
it
sha
be
a
dere
pyke
for
you
And
so
he
tooke
a
staffe
and
wolde
haue
beaten
hys
wife
,
but
hys
gestes
tooke
hym
from
her
with
force
&
dyd
as
muche
as
they
could
,
for
to
make
the
peace
,
&
went
from
thence
wyth
the
person
for
to
make
mery
,
And
than
his
wyfe
desyred
one
of
the
neyghbours
(
a
yonge
wedow
)
to
dyne
wyth
her
,
and
whan
she
was
com
to
her
she
sayd
,
O
my
beloued
neighbour
I
besech
you
doo
one
thyng
for
me
,
and
I
wyll
rewarde
you
well
therfore
.
Than
sayde
the
wedow
what
soeur
please
you
I
wyl
be
glad
for
to
doo
.
Tan
sayde
that
woman
,
my
hushande
is
maruelous
hote
upon
hys
busines
,
for
he
hath
troubled
me
so
muched
the
nyght
past
,
that
I
should
not
be
able
to
abide
it
this
night
,
and
therfore
I
requyre
you
hartly
that
ye
wyll
doo
so
muche
as
to
kepe
my
place
to
night
,
that
whyche
the
wedow
consented
gladly
.
And
so
whan
the
good
man
had
dyned
he
went
pryuely
&
got
him
sum
rods
,
whiche
he
layd
at
his
beddes
feete
,
for
ther
with
he
wold
haue
chastised
his
wyfe
in
the
night
as
he
was
wont
to
doo
,
forth
▪
knoweth
wel
her
husbandes
minde
,
for
he
cannot
home
to
supper
but
abode
so
longe
out
tyl
he
thought
that
his
wyfe
were
to
bed
.
But
she
caused
her
neybour
to
vnclothe
her
&
to
kepe
her
place
for
her
for
that
nyght
and
commaunded
her
that
whan
her
husband
cam
home
that
she
should
not
speke
to
him
,
and
his
wife
put
out
al
the
fite
that
was
in
the
house
.
And
whan
this
was
done
she
commaunded
her
neybour
,
that
as
soone
as
her
husband
dyd
ryse
in
the
morning
that
she
shuld
go
her
way
home
to
her
own
hous
which
she
did
promyse
so
for
to
doo
.
And
than
went
his
good
wife
to
the
graye
freres
cloystet
for
to
helpe
to
eate
the
good
Pyke
wyth
the
frere
,
like
as
she
had
sent
hym
worde
,
and
for
her
pardon
,
like
as
she
was
wonte
to
doo
,
and
so
made
good
there
and
dronke
the
wyne
merely
wyth
the
frere
.
And
so
whan
it
was
night
her
husbande
came
home
and
thought
to
haue
lyght
a
candell
,
but
he
founde
no
fyre
.
He
seing
that
went
preuily
to
bed
,
and
slept
almost
tyll
it
was
day
light
,
and
than
he
arose
preuely
&
tooke
the
rods
&
cast
vp
the
clothes
&
did
bete
his
neibour
that
the
bloud
ran
downe
of
al
sides
.
But
his
poore
neybour
durst
not
speke
one
word
.
And
so
at
last
he
let
her
alone
and
went
hys
waye
out
.
And
than
the
poore
wedowe
(
hys
nedghboure
)
arose
vp
and
went
her
way
home
to
her
owne
house
al
morning
,
and
complaynyng
of
her
mischaunce
,
and
cursed
her
neyghbour
,
and
the
time
that
euer
she
came
there
.
And
in
short
tyme
aftercam
his
wife
home
from
the
freres
,
&
cam
in
her
chamber
,
&
sawe
that
it
was
al
to
be
strawed
with
the
roddes
,
and
saw
that
the
shetes
were
al
bloudy
,
&
than
she
perceiued
wel
that
her
neyghbour
had
suffered
penaunce
.
And
incontinent
she
went
&
made
the
chamber
cleane
,
&
made
her
bed
&
laid
on
a
cleane
payre
of
shetes
&
went
to
bed
,
&
lay
there
tyl
her
husband
came
home
,
&
whan
that
he
can
in
the
chambre
he
founde
his
wife
a
bed
fast
a
slepe
&
said
,
ha
ladi
wil
ye
not
aryse
yet
why
(
said
she
)
is
it
day
I
wist
not
that
ye
wer
vp
for
I
lay
and
dreamed
,
and
that
hath
caused
me
for
to
lye
so
longe
a
bed
,
I
beleue
that
ye
dreamed
of
the
Pyke
,
for
I
gaue
you
a
good
remembraunce
therof
.
Than
said
his
wyfe
,
I
haue
no
remembraunce
of
you
nor
of
the
Pyke
,
Than
sayd
he
,
is
it
al
redy
forgotten
,
how
so
said
his
wife
,
who
should
remember
dreames
.
Than
sayd
her
husband
is
that
a
dreame
,
for
to
bete
a
handful
of
roddes
to
peres
vpon
thy
body
,
And
also
I
wote
well
that
the
shetes
wyl
testify
whether
it
be
so
or
not
.
Than
sayd
his
wife
,
I
wote
not
what
ye
meane
,
but
I
wote
wel
that
ye
gaue
me
a
frendly
kysse
to
day
morning
and
so
left
me
sleping
Than
sayd
her
husband
,
I
maruayle
of
that
,
let
me
see
the
shetes
,
and
than
she
shewed
to
hym
the
cleane
shetes
that
she
had
layde
newe
vpon
the
bed
,
and
shewed
her
naked
body
all
hole
and
cleane
,
and
so
whan
her
husband
saw
that
the
shetes
were
cleane
,
and
her
body
hole
he
wyst
not
what
to
say
,
and
so
he
was
ful
of
fantasyes
and
said
of
a
truth
(
wyfe
)
I
had
went
that
I
had
beten
you
well
to
day
mournynge
,
but
I
see
well
it
is
not
so
,
and
therfore
I
wote
not
what
to
say
.
Than
sayd
hys
wyfe
put
that
fantasyes
out
of
your
minde
,
for
ye
may
se
that
ye
haue
not
touched
me
,
for
ye
haue
dremed
,
lyke
as
ye
dremed
yesterday
of
the
Pyke
.
Than
sayde
her
husband
Now
I
know
well
that
ye
sayd
the
truthe
,
and
therefore
I
beseche
you
for
the
loue
of
God
forgeue
it
me
,
for
now
I
know
wel
that
I
sayd
not
the
truth
yesterday
of
the
Pyke
.
And
moste
of
all
I
am
ashamed
that
I
spoke
so
to
you
in
the
presence
of
the
worshypfull
men
,
&
specyally
in
the
presence
of
oure
parson
,
and
therfore
I
requyre
thee
forgeue
it
me
.
And
than
his
wyfe
sayde
I
forgiue
you
gladly
,
but
I
pray
you
be
not
so
hasty
another
tyme
.
Than
sayd
he
,
My
beloued
wyfe
it
shall
neuer
be
so
more
.
And
so
what
that
he
heard
or
saw
after
that
:
he
thought
all
that
he
had
dremed
of
it
.
And
thus
was
the
good
man
deceyued
of
hys
wyfe
,
and
thought
that
he
had
dremed
of
the
Pyke
.
And
she
wente
and
made
good
there
wyth
this
Frere
,
and
euenynges
and
mornynges
thei
were
together
.
and
this
marchaunt
man
was
a
litle
Ialouse
.
And
whan
he
spoke
a
worde
to
hys
wyfe
:
Than
sayde
she
peace
foole
thou
dremest
of
the
Pyke
.
And
so
thys
Marchaunte
was
deceyued
of
hys
wyfe
indede
.
❧
An
olde
deceyte
doone
in
olde
tyme
.
depiction of King Solomon
THat
tyme
whan
Dauyd
was
departed
out
of
the
worlde
:
than
was
Salomon
his
sonne
made
kyng
of
Israel
in
his
fathers
stede
,
&
he
put
hys
truste
in
phararo
the
king
of
Egipt
and
toke
his
doughter
,
and
brought
her
into
the
Cytie
of
Dauid
,
Vpon
a
time
Salomon
made
sacrifice
and
offered
to
Gybeon
.
a
.
M
Offerynges
or
sacryfices
,
that
were
burned
,
And
than
our
lorde
made
reuelacion
to
him
in
his
slepe
and
sayd
,
Aske
what
thou
wilt
,
I
shall
geue
it
to
thee
.
Than
sayd
Salomon
,
I
am
yet
but
yonge
,
and
I
know
not
my selfe
whych
is
good
or
yll
,
&
Salomon
thy
seruaunt
requyreth
of
the
worthy
hert
,
that
he
may
know
this
people
,
and
vnderstand
what
is
good
and
yl
.
Than
sayd
our
lord
for
as
much
as
ye
haue
not
desyred
longe
lyfe
,
nor
ryches
nor
youre
enemyes
euyl
fare
,
but
for
a
skylful
perseueraunce
,
:
therfore
I
geue
to
thee
accordyng
to
thy
wordes
and
desyre
,
fyrst
a
skylful
heart
,
in
so
muche
that
non
like
vnto
thee
hath
not
bene
to
fore
thee
,
nor
after
thee
shal
none
aryse
that
shal
haue
suche
a
wit
as
thou
hast
,
And
also
I
geue
to
thee
that
,
that
thou
hast
not
desyred
,
that
is
ryches
&
honour
,
that
there
hath
bene
none
a
monge
the
kynges
like
vnto
thee
.
And
Salomon
builded
wel
.xx.
yere
vpon
the
house
of
god
,
&
of
the
house
of
the
kynge
,
and
he
had
therto
.
ixx.m
.
laboryng
men
that
bare
the
burthens
,
&
.lxxx
M.
workemen
that
layd
stones
and
suche
other
officers
and
.
iii.m
.
and
.
iiii.c
.
rulers
&
ouerseers
to
gouerne
the
workemen
,
And
the
kyng
Salomon
was
greater
in
riches
&
in
wysdome
than
were
al
the
kynges
that
were
vpon
earth
,
And
all
the
people
of
the
worlde
desyred
for
to
see
Salomon
,
and
for
to
heare
of
his
wysedome
that
God
had
gyuen
to
hym
,
and
euery
man
brought
to
him
honourable
gyftes
,
as
golde
,
syluer
,
iewelis
,
and
costely
rayment
,
harneys
,
and
sweet
smelling
herbes
,
&
horses
and
mules
.
But
Salomon
loued
wel
outlandy
she
women
,
as
the
doughter
of
Pharao
,
the
Moabites
,
the
Amonytes
,
and
the
Edomytes
,
the
whyche
the
lord
of
Israel
had
forboden
saying
beware
go
not
to
them
and
let
them
not
come
to
thee
for
of
a
suetti
they
wyl
cause
thee
to
bowe
thy
heart
to
theyr
god
And
yet
Salomon
went
to
them
wyth
great
loue
.
And
he
had
.vii.
C
,
women
to
his
wyfes
,
and
,
iii
,
c.
concubines
,
and
his
wyues
caused
him
to
apply
his
hert
to
straunge
goddes
,
in
so
muche
that
his
heart
could
not
be
whole
with
the
lord
god
,
as
the
hert
of
his
father
Dauid
was
,
And
so
Salomon
and
Amoche
went
to
the
god
of
zydon
and
to
Meicon
the
god
of
the
Amoytes
,
and
he
buylded
a
house
Chamos
the
God
of
the
Moabites
,
vpon
the
mount
that
lyeth
before
Ierusalem
,
and
Moloch
god
of
the
Amonites
,
and
Salomon
caused
all
his
outlandy
she
wyues
to
offre
frankensence
to
theyr
god
.
And
therfore
god
tooke
wrathe
vpon
hym
and
departed
his
kyngdom
.
Now
behold
how
the
most
wysest
Salomon
was
deceiued
of
the
women
,
&
howe
his
hert
was
seperated
from
the
lord
God
.
Alas
who
may
with
stand
the
deceyte
,
the
flateryng
,
&
the
weepyng
of
women
.
depiction of two men and a woman
❧
A
new
deceyt
doone
of
late
at
Danswyke
in
Pruyse
.
VPon
a
tyme
it
fortuned
in
the
worthy
Cytye
of
Danswyke
:
that
two
yonge
marchauntes
went
walkyng
together
to
warde
a
place
called
artus
gardeyn
,
whych
stoode
in
the
market
place
,
&
as
they
went
walkyng
:
there
came
a
yonge
lusty
fayre
gentyl
woman
the
whych
met
them
,
and
her
mayde
wayting
vpon
her
for
they
came
fro
the
churche
,
and
so
one
of
the
yong
men
behelde
this
gentil
woman
,
and
said
,
without
aduysement
to
his
companion
,
by
my
trouth
there
goeth
a
fayre
we
man
by
vs
,
yf
that
I
might
lye
one
nyght
by
her
,
I
wold
spend
.l.
nobles
,
the
mayde
(
hearing
the
word
)
sayde
vnto
her
mastres
,
herken
mastres
what
one
of
those
men
sayth
,
one
of
the
men
that
passeth
by
vs
said
to
his
companion
that
he
wolde
gyue
.l
,
nobles
that
he
myght
lye
one
night
wyth
you
,
The
wife
turned
and
loked
backe
warde
,
and
saw
that
he
was
a
lusty
yonge
man
,
&
said
vnto
her
mayde
,
abyde
a
lytle
tyl
he
be
departed
from
hys
felow
,
&
than
aske
him
if
it
please
him
to
come
to
nyght
to
our
house
,
he
shal
be
welcome
and
yet
for
all
that
her
husband
was
in
the
strete
.
The
mayde
dyd
lyke
as
her
mastres
had
commaunded
her
,
and
she
wente
vnto
the
yonge
marchaunt
whan
he
was
departed
fro
his
felow
and
sayd
to
him
gentyl
yonge
man
wyl
ye
yet
abyde
by
the
wordes
that
ye
sayd
whan
the
gentylwoman
came
by
you
?
yes
sayd
the
yonge
marchaunt
yet
wil
I
abide
bi
my
worde
yf
I
may
obtayne
my
purpose
of
that
woman
.
Than
sayd
the
mayde
,
if
it
please
you
to
obtayne
your
purpose
:
than
com
to
night
to
her
house
whan
the
clock
hath
smytten
.vii.
For
it
is
the
maner
in
Danswyke
that
the
moste
parte
of
all
the
marchaunte
men
haue
supped
at
.vii
a
clocke
,
and
than
they
goe
to
Artus
gardeyn
to
drinke
and
there
to
take
there
recreacyon
.
and
somtyme
to
make
bargains
with
theyr
marchandise
,
so
that
it
is
fomtyme
late
in
the
night
ere
that
they
com
home
.
And
thus
went
this
gentilwomans
husband
to
Artus
gardeyn
at
.vii.
of
the
clocke
after
supper
,
and
than
the
yong
marchaunt
came
home
to
the
wife
of
the
house
,
and
she
brought
hym
aboue
in
a
fayre
chamber
,
where
she
had
arayed
a
costly
bed
after
the
goodlyest
maner
,
and
there
they
enbrased
eche
other
with
many
a
freendly
kys
,
and
there
was
geuen
the
ernest
peny
vpon
theyr
marchaundyse
.
And
in
short
tyme
after
the
yonge
man
dyd
gyue
her
the
.l.
nobles
wherof
she
sente
one
of
them
for
wyne
and
layde
a
way
the
resydue
of
the
money
and
kept
it
secretly
,
and
than
they
dronke
the
wyne
and
made
good
chere
,
and
one
began
to
tother
lyke
as
Venus
chyldren
should
doo
,
and
so
they
wente
to
bed
together
,
and
there
she
tooke
him
in
her
armes
with
great
loue
:
seking
the
floures
of
nature
in
the
swete
rose
gardeyne
:
and
in
the
meane
whyle
the
mayde
lay
looking
out
at
the
window
for
a
spye
,
wayting
the
commyng
of
her
mayster
,
as
her
mastres
had
commaunded
her
.
For
she
knew
wel
of
the
marchaundyse
that
was
made
betwene
the
marchaunt
and
her
mastres
.
❧
And
so
whan
the
clocke
smote
.xi.
in
the
nyght
:
than
came
her
mayster
home
,
and
incontinent
the
mayde
perceued
hym
and
ran
to
her
mastres
,
whyche
by
and
by
came
downe
and
went
to
bed
in
her
owne
chambre
,
and
whan
her
husband
came
to
his
chamber
:
hys
wyfe
lay
and
routed
as
thoughe
she
had
ben
fast
a
slepe
,
and
so
he
put
of
hys
clothes
&
went
to
bed
to
hys
wyfe
,
and
she
spake
in
her
slepe
(
as
he
thought
)
&
sayd
,
alas
husbande
why
doo
ye
a
wake
me
so
hastely
out
of
my
slepe
I
lay
and
slepte
sweetly
,
ye
sayd
her
husband
,
ye
know
well
that
I
must
come
to
bed
,
and
so
in
shorte
tyme
after
she
longed
for
to
haue
bene
aboue
agayne
,
for
to
renue
the
good
pastaunce
,
&
so
she
found
a
subtyl
meanes
to
begyle
her
husband
and
sayd
,
good
husband
I
haue
so
great
luste
to
slepe
,
that
I
wote
not
what
to
doo
,
and
also
I
haue
suche
a
tumblyng
in
my
bely
,
that
I
must
nedes
goe
to
the
preuy
house
,
and
I
am
afrayde
that
I
should
fall
aslepe
vpon
the
preuy
,
and
than
she
arose
vp
from
her
husbande
,
and
dyd
set
before
the
bed
a
basyn
and
a
stycke
in
it
,
and
sayde
my
beste
beloued
husband
,
yf
that
I
fall
a
slepe
vpon
the
preuy
.
I
praye
you
than
knocke
vpon
the
basyn
that
I
may
with
the
noyse
therof
awake
,
And
her
husbande
promysed
her
that
he
wolde
doo
her
request
,
and
than
she
went
againe
aboue
where
she
was
ioyfully
receiued
,
for
he
thought
it
very
longe
tyl
that
she
came
and
her
husband
had
dronk
wel
in
so
muche
,
that
incontynent
he
fel
aslepe
,
and
slept
tyl
in
the
mornynge
at
.iiii.
a
clocke
,
and
than
he
starte
out
of
his
slepe
&
groped
rounde
about
the
bed
:
but
he
founde
not
his
wyfe
,
of
the
whych
he
was
afrayde
&
lept
from
the
bed
and
smote
vpon
the
basyn
in
so
much
that
incontinent
his
wyfe
came
running
and
made
her
complaint
&
sayd
,
alas
good
husband
,
I
haue
suffered
very
great
coulde
,
for
I
haue
sit
al
this
night
sleapyng
there
vpon
the
preuy
and
I
drede
sore
that
I
shall
get
a
greate
sickenes
after
this
colde
.
And
so
she
went
to
bed
to
her
husbande
and
lay
there
tyl
it
was
fyue
of
the
clocke
in
the
mornyge
.
And
than
arose
her
husband
for
to
goe
heare
masse
and
for
to
doo
such
thinges
as
he
had
for
to
do
.
And
whan
that
her
husband
was
gone
out
,
she
wente
incontynent
aboue
to
her
other
louer
,
and
there
she
remayned
tyl
that
the
clocke
smote
.viii.
for
than
it
was
lefull
for
them
to
aryse
and
so
depart
without
the
knowledge
of
any
body
sauyng
only
the
mayde
.
And
so
it
fortuned
whan
that
they
were
departed
this
youg
marchaunt
wolde
take
his
iourney
toward
his
house
,
that
was
in
the
cytie
of
Lubeck
in
Saxon
and
tooke
his
horse
&
went
thetherwardes
.
And
vpon
the
same
daye
this
womans
husband
rode
out
of
the
cytie
of
Danswyke
towarde
the
citie
Lubecke
&
so
whan
that
he
had
ryden
a
whyle
vppon
hys
iourney
:
he
looked
vp
and
saw
a
horse
man
ride
afore
hym
and
whan
that
he
had
seene
hym
:
he
desyred
gladly
for
to
haue
company
,
and
rode
the
faster
tyll
that
he
had
ouer
taken
the
other
man
that
rode
afore
hym
,
and
so
whan
he
had
ouer
taken
him
they
rode
together
,
and
than
the
elder
man
sayde
to
the
yonge
marchaunt
I
pray
you
tel
me
some
newes
or
els
of
youre
chaunces
for
to
shorte
our
way
wythall
.
Than
sayde
the
yonge
marchaunt
there
is
no
chaunce
fortuned
to
me
and
therfore
I
can
tel
none
.
Than
sayde
the
marchaunt
I
haue
maruayle
of
that
,
for
in
the
cytie
of
Danswyke
the
yonge
merchaunt
men
get
many
straunge
chaunces
,
for
the
marchaunces
be
comenly
olde
men
,
and
haue
for
the
moste
parte
yonge
lusty
wyfes
the
wyhche
haue
more
worke
in
their
shoppes
than
theyr
husbandes
may
wel
awaye
wyth
all
,
in
so
muche
that
they
borowe
nowe
and
than
a
lofe
of
you
or
of
suche
other
.
Than
sayd
the
marchaunt
by
cockes
bones
there
is
a
prety
chaunce
fortuned
to
me
of
late
of
a
Marchauntes
wyfe
,
and
so
he
vp
and
tolde
him
al
the
story
of
the
woman
and
how
it
was
brought
to
passe
,
and
of
the
mayde
,
&
of
the
bason
,
lyke
as
is
expressed
afore
,
The
good
man
heard
him
tell
his
tale
and
was
not
well
contente
thereof
in
hys
mynde
and
thought
in
him selfe
,
that
al
chose
thynges
were
fortunate
to
hym selfe
but
he
laught
therwith
.
And
whan
that
they
had
rydon
a
lytle
forther
:
the
marchaunt
held
styl
with
his
horse
,
and
sayd
,
alas
it
is
wrong
with
me
for
I
should
ryde
to
Lubeck
for
money
,
&
I
haue
forgot
ten
my
pryncipall
oblygacyon
that
I
should
requyre
my
money
wythall
,
&
therfore
I
must
nedes
returne
home
wardes
again
,
&
if
ye
haue
no
great
busines
:
I
require
you
that
ye
wyll
bere
me
companye
to
my
house
,
and
I
wyll
paye
for
your
costes
and
for
your
horse
,
&
make
you
the
best
chere
that
I
can
,
Than
sayd
the
yong
marchaunt
,
if
I
can
doo
you
any
pleasure
:
I
wil
be
glad
to
beat
your
commaundement
.
And
so
they
tooke
theyr
iourney
back
warde
agayne
and
rode
home
and
came
in
at
the
back
syde
of
the
marchauntes
house
,
and
came
in
at
the
horse
stable
,
so
that
the
yong
man
knew
nat
the
house
and
than
they
went
forth
into
the
house
,
whereas
they
founde
the
good
wyfe
syttyng
,
the
whych
he
beheld
&
knew
wel
in
so
muche
that
he
was
astonyed
and
sayde
to
hym selfe
.
Alas
what
haue
I
done
,
for
it
is
not
wel
now
,
but
if
I
had
kept
my
teth
before
my
tongue
:
than
had
I
done
wel
but
there
is
no
remedy
it
is
doone
,
&
that
that
is
sayd
:
cannot
be
called
agayn
,
for
it
is
said
,
and
so
must
it
be
.
And
whan
that
they
were
with
the
wyfe
,
than
sayd
her
husband
,
wife
take
money
and
go
to
market
&
bye
vs
some
good
meat
,
for
I
bryng
here
wyth
me
a
good
frende
,
the
which
I
wyll
make
good
there
to
night
.
But
god
knoweth
the
wyfe
was
not
wel
content
with
that
frende
to
com
in
such
maner
.
But
not
wstandyng
the
wife
must
obey
the
commaundement
of
her
husband
.
And
whan
it
was
nyght
:
the
meat
was
redy
,
than
the
good
man
tooke
hys
gest
and
set
them
downe
at
the
table
,
and
there
thei
were
well
but
the
wyfe
went
about
the
house
and
came
not
to
supper
,
in
so
muche
that
her
husbande
was
amoued
with
her
and
bad
her
that
she
shoulde
come
and
syt
by
hym
,
the
whych
she
did
at
the
last
,
&
was
sore
ashamed
.
The
good
man
made
his
geast
the
best
chere
that
he
could
:
and
dronke
eche
to
other
plenty
of
wyne
.
And
so
whan
that
the
supper
was
doone
and
the
meat
taken
from
the
table
:
than
he
commaunded
hys
seruaunt
and
one
of
the
maydens
to
depart
out
of
the
chambre
,
and
the
other
mayde
that
knewe
of
the
bargaine
:
remayned
styll
in
the
chambre
,
and
than
he
caused
the
chamber
doore
to
be
locked
,
and
sayd
with
a
loude
voyce
,
Is
here
no
honestly
?
for
he
that
byteth
hys
nose
of
,
shameth
hys
fate
,
and
so
it
is
wyth
me
,
for
yf
I
shame
my
wife
:
I
shame
my selfe
.
And
than
he
sayd
to
his
wyfe
.
My
wyfe
ye
be
to
costly
for
to
be
my
wyfe
yf
ye
can
wyn
one
night
.l.
nobles
:
for
than
wolde
I
hastely
or
in
short
tyme
spend
al
my
goodes
.
The
wyfe
sayd
that
is
not
trew
,
than
was
her
husband
angri
and
said
.
Gothy
wayes
and
fetche
me
hether
the
money
,
for
God
hath
sent
me
ynoughe
&
also
I
wyl
haue
no
suche
money
in
my
house
.
Than
the
wife
went
with
a
moued
myned
,
and
did
fetche
the
money
and
layd
it
to
fore
her
husband
vpon
the
table
,
and
he
tooke
it
and
cold
it
,
and
there
was
.xlix.
nobles
.
And
than
he
demaunded
the
yong
man
sayinge
,
is
thys
thy
money
?
no
sayd
the
yong
man
but
it
was
once
my
money
.
Than
said
his
hoste
,
put
it
in
thy
purse
.
Than
the
hoste
had
yet
some
syluer
money
that
was
remayning
of
the
noble
,
that
was
chaunged
for
the
wyne
.
And
than
sayd
the
host
,
yet
not
withstanding
the
labour
must
be
payd
,
what
shal
I
geue
thy
wife
for
her
labour
?
Than
sayd
the
yong
man
mine
host
,
that
I
put
to
your
good
iudgement
.
Than
sayd
the
hoste
,
she
shal
haue
for
her
parte
a
payre
of
shewes
&
a
payre
of
Slippers
,
and
the
mayde
that
kept
the
watche
shall
haue
a
payre
of
slyppers
,
and
the
mynstrell
that
playde
vpon
the
basyn
at
the
fockynge
shal
haue
for
hys
parte
a
pot
of
wyne
,
And
so
the
host
gaue
eche
his
money
the
whiche
they
must
receyue
.
And
than
Iohn
Iohn
the
boste
that
was
mynstrell
gaue
hys
parte
fyrst
of
all
and
sente
for
the
wyne
and
dronke
and
made
good
chere
,
and
that
that
yet
remayned
of
hys
moneye
:
he
gaue
it
agayne
to
the
yonge
man
and
said
,
holde
take
this
and
make
good
there
therwyth
to
nyght
,
and
goe
to
morowe
where
it
please
you
,
I
requyre
you
that
ye
come
here
no
more
.
And
yf
ye
haue
founde
anye
good
fortune
:
I
praye
you
be
secret
of
your
tounge
and
make
no
wordes
of
it
for
that
that
is
doone
:
must
so
remayne
for
there
is
none
other
remedy
.
And
so
the
yonge
man
rode
the
next
mornynge
hys
waye
and
was
very
glad
of
hys
chaunce
.
Now
ye
maye
see
what
that
women
can
brewe
.
Now
be
holde
ye
ryche
men
of
great
power
,
&
also
yonge
men
the
whych
haue
taken
vpon
you
great
busines
&
take
a
good
hede
hardely
of
false
and
subtle
women
.
But
alas
who
is
it
that
can
take
hede
?
for
scripture
fayth
that
a
man
shal
seldom
fynde
an
honest
woman
,
or
a
worthy
woman
.
For
there
standeth
wrytten
.
Mulietem
fortem
quis
inuentet
?
procul
hic
.
&c.
who
is
that
,
that
may
fynde
a
strong
honest
woman
or
a
substancy
all
honest
woman
,
farre
from
hence
or
at
the
ende
of
the
worlde
.
Thus
euery
man
that
wyl
be
sure
:
he
may
abstaine
the
face
of
women
and
the
conuersacyon
,
theyr
company
,
and
beyng
wyth
them
.
¶
An
olde
deceyte
doone
of
olde
tyme
.
depiction of man with head of John the Baptist
THe
seruauntes
of
Herode
were
sente
forthe
:
and
haue
take
saynt
Iohn
&
brought
him
to
the
gayle
&
there
set
him
fast
in
pryson
for
Herodias
sake
.
And
Herodias
layde
agaynst
him
many
thinges
&
wold
haue
beheded
him
,
but
they
coulde
not
brynge
it
to
passe
,
and
Herod
drad
Iohn
,
for
he
knew
wel
that
he
was
a
Prophete
and
a
holy
man
,
and
tooke
great
heed
to
him
and
was
obedient
to
him
in
many
causes
,
and
also
he
hero
him
gladlye
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vpon
a
day
that
he
madi
a
great
supper
for
his
gentyles
&
principal
states
of
Galyle
.
Than
cam
in
the
doughter
of
Herodyas
&
daunced
of
the
whiche
kynge
Herode
and
they
that
were
at
hys
table
tooke
great
pleasure
therin
.
And
incontinent
said
kyng
Herode
to
Herodias
doughter
and
sayd
,
desyre
of
me
what
it
please
you
and
I
wyl
giue
it
you
.
and
with
that
he
swore
an
other
&
sayd
,
what
soeuer
that
ye
wyll
desyre
:
I
wyll
geue
it
you
,
ye
to
halfe
my
realme
to
,
than
sayd
her
mother
to
her
,
desyre
and
aske
the
head
of
Iohn
baptyst
And
than
incontinent
she
went
to
the
kyng
,
in
great
hast
,
and
sayd
,
I
wyl
that
ye
geue
to
me
incontynent
the
hed
of
Iohn
baptyst
in
a
platter
Than
was
the
kyng
very
sord
wfull
and
so
for
hys
othe
sake
,
&
for
the
company
that
were
at
his
table
:
he
wolde
not
that
she
should
desyre
in
vayne
but
gaue
to
her
her
desyre
,
And
incontinent
the
kyng
sent
the
hangman
to
the
pryson
,
and
caused
him
to
hed
Iohn
baptyst
&
brought
the
hed
in
a
platter
and
gaue
it
the
doughter
,
and
the
doughter
gaue
it
forthwyth
to
her
mother
.
Now
behold
how
that
the
holy
prophet
Iohn
baptyst
lost
his
hed
&
lyfe
thorow
the
cause
&
falsed
of
the
mischeuous
woman
Herodias
Beholde
what
myschyef
and
what
maruaylous
thynges
that
women
can
bryng
to
passe
,
¶
A
new
decyte
doone
of
late
of
a
❧
Ialowsy
man
that
wolde
not
very
well
trust
hys
wyfe
.
❧
depiction of flower
THere
was
in
Italy
a
well
learned
man
the
which
had
a
fayre
yonge
floure
to
hys
wyfe
.
This
man
had
for
the
moste
parte
red
all
the
practyces
of
the
women
how
that
they
were
wont
to
deceyue
their
husbandes
and
therfore
he
wolde
not
well
trust
hys
wyfe
,
and
also
he
thought
that
he
wolde
take
good
heed
,
and
to
be
wel
ware
that
he
wolde
not
be
deceyued
with
suche
deceyte
and
that
perchaunce
that
his
wyfe
would
spyn
yl
yarne
like
as
many
wiues
had
serued
their
husbandes
before
And
so
he
abode
in
his
ialousy
wel
.iii.
or
.iiii.
yere
in
so
much
that
his
wyfe
myght
neuer
be
out
of
his
presence
but
al
wayes
she
must
be
by
hym
,
without
that
she
went
to
the
churche
for
to
here
masse
,
&
incontynent
to
come
home
agayne
.
And
alwayes
whan
she
went
to
church
she
had
an
olde
woman
bi
her
,
as
it
is
the
maner
in
Italye
,
the
whiche
tooke
heed
to
her
.
And
so
it
fortuned
vppon
a
tyme
that
a
yonge
lustye
man
harde
tell
of
the
rule
and
how
that
the
fayre
gentyl
woman
was
troublede
of
her
husbande
with
the
fore named
ialousy
,
And
so
yt
fortuned
vpon
a
tyme
that
thys
yonge
lusty
man
came
and
met
with
this
fayre
gentylwoman
,
and
spake
to
her
secretly
saying
or
tellynge
to
her
his
good
wyll
and
intent
and
made
his
complaint
with
heuy
sighes
to
her
that
she
maryed
suche
a
Ialouse
man
.
And
he
sayde
to
her
that
he
loued
her
aboue
all
the
women
that
were
in
the
worlde
,
and
shewed
her
what
that
he
wold
doo
for
her
loue
,
and
sayd
yf
that
it
pleased
you
I
wyl
write
it
to
you
in
a
letter
,
for
because
that
I
may
talke
nolenger
with
you
,
yf
I
wyst
that
my
symple
seruyce
that
cometh
out
of
a
good
free
hart
should
not
be
disdained
nor
put
besyde
but
accepted
,
and
that
my
labour
be
not
spente
in
vayne
,
and
that
my
hande
be
not
ydle
occupyde
.
And
whan
the
gentilwoman
heard
these
wordes
of
the
yonge
gentyl
man
and
marked
them
well
how
that
they
were
made
with
a
good
wyl
and
wyth
greate
desyre
.
And
for
because
that
the
olde
trotte
stode
so
nygh
by
her
:
she
gaue
the
yonge
man
no
good
answere
nor
yet
no
louynge
token
,
but
she
was
contente
&
desyred
wyth
good
heart
and
mynde
for
to
see
the
letter
&
for
to
rede
it
.
❧
Than
the
yonge
man
tooke
hys
leue
wyth
a
glad
chere
for
the
fayre
gentylwoman
gaue
hym
a
freendly
farewell
.
And
so
whan
he
was
departed
:
the
olde
trotte
that
stoode
behynde
her
,
demaunded
what
he
wolde
wyth
her
:
Than
answered
her
mastres
and
said
he
brought
me
tidinges
of
my
mother
,
of
the
whyche
I
am
very
glad
,
for
she
is
yet
in
good
health
and
is
mery
thanked
be
god
.
And
so
they
went
homewarde
,
And
the
next
day
whan
the
gentyl
woman
went
to
churche
:
her
louer
came
and
met
wyth
her
and
had
made
a
freendlye
and
a
louynge
letter
the
whyche
he
put
preuely
in
her
hande
that
the
olde
trotte
knew
nothing
therof
,
And
whan
she
was
secretly
alone
:
she
opened
the
letter
and
dyd
rede
howe
depelye
that
he
was
taken
in
the
loue
of
her
and
wythout
that
she
wolde
shewe
grace
to
hym
:
he
shoulde
suffre
death
,
and
desyred
her
hertely
that
it
might
remayne
secretly
,
and
that
his
loue
might
growe
in
her
like
as
the
loue
of
her
dyd
growe
in
hym
.
And
whan
the
gentyll
woman
had
red
his
letter
:
she
tooke
compassyon
vpon
hym
for
her
hette
brenned
in
the
loue
of
hym
,
and
wolde
gladly
haue
spoken
with
him
,
to
the
ende
that
his
loue
should
not
haue
ben
vnrewarded
,
but
she
was
so
sharply
watched
that
she
could
not
speake
to
hym
,
for
she
might
not
go
one
foote
out
of
her
house
,
but
whan
that
she
went
vnto
churche
and
than
had
she
auoide
totheles
whore
that
tooke
hede
to
her
and
neuer
went
from
her
.
This
yonge
man
the
next
daye
dyd
clothe
hym
in
an
other
taymence
and
came
and
met
wyth
the
gentylwoman
the
whyche
knew
him
wel
,
and
she
passed
so
nygh
by
him
:
that
she
tooke
hym
her
letter
in
his
hand
so
priuely
that
no
body
sawe
it
,
and
he
louingly
receiued
it
and
dylygently
rede
it
,
in
the
whiche
he
founde
whole
contracte
and
compacte
in
so
muche
that
they
lacked
nothinge
but
time
&
place
And
so
he
was
very
glad
of
the
confortable
letter
that
he
had
of
her
.
And
so
he
wente
to
a
good
frende
of
hys
whyche
dwelt
in
the
way
as
shewent
to
churchward
,
and
shewed
her
all
the
bondage
of
his
heart
how
he
was
set
in
the
loue
of
her
,
desyrynge
her
that
she
wolde
helpe
hym
in
hys
cause
,
and
in
tyme
commynge
for
to
doo
as
muche
for
her
gayne
,
&
so
she
promysed
hym
for
to
helpe
hym
as
muche
as
lay
in
her
power
for
to
doo
,
whan
he
hearde
that
:
he
thanked
her
and
sayd
be
ye
content
that
I
may
speake
priuely
with
her
in
your
house
:
yea
said
the
wyfe
,
speake
wyth
her
as
longe
as
it
pleaseth
you
if
it
please
her
for
to
come
in
my
house
,
for
I
wyll
be
gladde
to
shewe
you
all
the
pleasure
that
I
can
.
Than
was
the
yonge
man
very
glad
and
wrote
a
letter
to
his
louer
in
whyche
letter
was
conteyned
this
folowing
.
O
my
most
fayrest
and
gracious
louer
&
comfort
of
my
heart
,
the
hope
of
my
entent
&
mynde
,
the
whyche
hath
so
strongly
caught
my
heart
in
the
snare
of
your
loue
,
for
ye
be
among
al
women
the
most
gracius
the
most
comliest
and
one
that
nature
hath
not
forgotten
,
please
it
you
to
wytte
howe
that
I
your
worthy
seruaunt
haue
a
secrete
freend
the
whiche
knoweth
you
well
.
And
so
she
knoweth
what
a
foule
vyllayne
that
ye
haue
to
youre
husband
she
dwelleth
in
the
way
as
ye
goe
to
church
warde
and
wyth
your
licence
I
wil
be
there
in
the
one
for
mere
chambers
in
straunge
clothes
that
no
body
shal
know
me
,
&
I
wil
haue
by
me
a
kettell
of
water
mingled
with
asshes
&
whan
that
ye
come
therby
,
I
wil
pore
it
vpon
your
clothes
And
whan
ye
be
thus
fouled
?
ye
shall
take
it
scornefully
,
and
go
into
the
house
for
to
make
you
cleane
,
&
than
ye
shal
sende
your
keper
home
for
other
rayment
,
and
in
the
meane
season
we
wil
talke
together
of
our
loue
,
whan
she
had
red
thys
letter
:
she
wrote
to
him
againe
that
she
was
content
with
al
such
thinges
as
he
had
written
to
her
.
And
the
next
day
as
she
should
go
to
the
church
warde
:
her
typet
,
her
raile
,
her
gowne
,
&
al
her
clothes
were
al
arayed
with
asshes
&
water
,
and
than
was
this
gentilwoman
angry
and
sore
amoued
,
&
so
went
into
the
house
as
yf
she
had
bene
ashamed
,
but
it
was
but
her
countenaunce
,
and
than
her
keper
tooke
a
knife
&
scraped
her
gowne
,
as
she
thought
it
best
.
Then
sayd
the
gentyl
woman
(
no
no
)
let
it
alone
for
we
doo
labour
in
vaine
,
for
it
wil
not
be
incontinent
cleane
.
And
therfore
seynge
there
is
no
remedy
:
run
quyckly
home
&
fetche
me
another
gowne
:
a
typet
,
and
a
taile
,
&
come
quickly
agayn
,
that
we
lese
not
our
masse
.
And
thus
is
the
olde
trotte
gon
home
for
other
clothes
,
and
incontinent
the
gentyl
woman
went
aboue
to
her
swete
hert
,
of
the
whiche
she
was
louingly
receyned
,
and
kissed
her
sweetly
,
and
louingly
embraced
eche
other
,
and
there
was
loue
by
loue
,
&
there
loue
spake
to
loue
a
longe
tyme
together
.
And
whan
her
keper
came
home
wythout
her
maistres
:
than
her
mayster
demaunded
of
her
where
she
had
left
his
wyfe
.
Than
sayde
the
olde
trot
gent
:
I
mayster
we
haue
had
a
greate
mysfortune
,
and
so
she
vp
&
tolde
him
all
that
was
fortuned
:
and
therfore
I
●um
for
another
gowne
,
&
for
another
typpet
for
my
mastres
is
ashamed
for
to
goo
so
in
the
strete
.
Than
sayd
her
mayster
is
it
of
a
truthe
?
her
keper
sayde
syr
it
is
as
I
haue
shewed
you
.
Than
sayde
her
mayster
goo
to
thy
mastres
,
for
I
know
well
what
it
is
.
For
I
haue
redde
of
muche
deceyte
,
myschefe
and
manye
subtil
wayes
that
woman
haue
to
begyle
their
husbandes
wythal
,
but
thys
subtyl
meanes
I
neuer
saw
nor
red
afore
this
tyme
.
And
therfore
he
fel
in
gret
melancholy
and
dyed
in
short
tyme
after
,
for
because
that
he
had
studied
so
longe
in
vayne
and
for
because
that
he
was
so
falselye
deceyued
and
by
such
subtyll
meanes
.
And
therfore
euery
man
take
heede
to
his
wyfe
and
beware
of
deceytfulnes
.
depiction of Hercules brandishing sword
❧
An
olde
deceyte
doone
in
olde
tyme
.
THe
stronge
and
worthy
Hercules
was
ouercome
in
all
hys
power
and
strength
throughe
the
loue
of
a
yonge
maide
,
the
fayre
Yole
that
kynges
doughter
of
Calido
ny
in
the
whiche
the
worthiest
of
the
worlde
could
not
ouercom
&
bryng
him
to
shame
.
This
kyng
her
father
had
promysed
Hercules
that
hys
doughter
Yole
should
be
hys
wyfe
,
the
whyche
in
short
tyme
after
he
repented
,
of
the
whyche
Hercules
was
very
wroth
,
and
tooke
warre
agaynst
the
kyng
and
ouercame
hym
,
and
tooke
all
the
countrey
with
the
fayre
yole
the
whych
he
so
entyrely
loued
.
But
yo
the
whyche
thought
more
vpon
the
death
of
her
father
than
on
the
loue
of
Hercules
vnder
a
colour
of
false
loue
and
with
subtil
meanes
smylyng
and
with
flatteryng
wordes
:
hath
drawen
Hercules
to
such
great
loue
,
that
she
caused
him
for
to
do
what
it
pleased
her
and
so
she
hath
caused
hym
for
to
do
lay
a
way
his
yron
staffe
,
wherwith
he
was
wont
for
to
rule
the
stronge
mosters
and
beastes
wythall
.
She
caused
hym
for
to
lay
a
way
the
lyons
skynne
and
caused
him
to
be
clothed
with
soft
clothes
of
sylke
,
she
caused
hym
for
to
were
a
crowne
of
to
semary
vpon
his
head
,
and
golden
tynges
vpon
his
fyngers
,
his
rough
here
was
kembed
and
after
the
best
maner
trymmed
,
&
set
a
crowne
vpon
his
hed
and
other
costly
ornamentes
suche
as
the
maydens
and
women
dyd
were
.
She
caused
hys
toughe
berde
to
be
anoynted
with
costlye
oyle
of
Cypres
,
Thys
yole
was
well
feene
in
deceite
&
thought
in
her selfe
that
it
was
more
laudable
to
deceiue
such
a
grosse
stronge
man
wyth
aduoutry
,
than
to
kyl
hym
wyth
the
sword
of
myschyef
,
and
so
to
reuenge
her
fathers
death
yet
(
to
the
dishonour
of
the
worthy
Hercules
,
she
caused
hym
for
to
gyue
hym selfe
to
womens
busynes
and
ydlenes
,
in
so
muche
that
he
went
and
sate
among
the
women
and
tolde
ryddels
and
fortunes
as
the
chyldren
did
,
and
fate
and
spon
yarne
at
the
dystaffe
as
the
women
dyd
.
❧
Now
beholde
how
the
worthy
Hercules
is
brought
to
femynyne
workes
thorough
the
deceyt
of
yole
to
his
vtter
confusyon
,
the
whych
was
wont
to
be
so
manly
in
all
his
feares
.
Now
beholde
,
what
myschyefe
,
what
maruayles
and
what
foly
shites
that
the
false
and
subtil
women
can
brynge
to
passe
,
yea
that
semeth
vnpossyble
for
to
be
,
that
can
they
doo
and
bryng
to
passe
.
depiction of man next to woman who is in bed
¶
A
new
deceyte
doone
of
late
.
IN
the
Ereledom
of
Henegou
dwelt
a
riche
marehaūt
the
which
had
a
fayre
honeste
yonge
woman
to
hys
wyfe
,
which
marchaunt
was
most
part
from
home
for
because
of
his
marchaundyse
,
the
whiche
is
not
good
for
yonge
women
for
women
be
nyce
and
slypper
,
&
specyally
whan
they
seldome
see
that
they
loue
,
for
than
lightly
truneth
there
minde
.
Like
as
it
fortuned
wyth
this
marchauntes
wyfe
,
for
the
long
beyng
forth
of
her
husbande
was
the
cause
that
her
hert
was
set
a
fyre
in
the
loue
of
an
other
yonge
man
,
with
the
which
she
had
had
longe
her
pastyme
secretly
.
And
this
marchaunte
had
an
vncle
the
which
dwelt
ouer
agaynst
him
and
saw
euery
night
whan
the
marchaunt
was
out
of
towne
,
an
other
came
to
his
house
and
sawe
him
goo
oute
in
the
mornynge
agayne
.
And
so
when
his
vncle
had
seene
thys
manye
tymes
/
he
wente
and
shewed
the
marchant
what
rule
that
his
wyfe
kept
whan
he
was
from
home
aboute
hys
profyt
,
for
whan
he
rode
in
colde
and
in
rayne
,
his
wyfe
laye
wyth
an
other
yonge
man
dalieng
in
the
bed
,
whan
the
marchaunt
heard
of
this
,
he
was
not
wel
contente
and
so
it
fortuned
vpon
a
tune
the
marchaunt
was
at
home
and
shortly
made
him
redy
and
caused
his
horse
to
be
sadled
,
and
sayd
that
he
wolde
ride
a
greate
iourney
,
and
that
it
wolde
be
longe
ere
that
he
came
agayne
,
&
soo
he
gaue
his
wite
charge
of
his
house
,
and
that
she
should
se
that
all
thinges
were
wel
and
in
good
order
.
And
in
the
mornyng
erly
the
marchūt
tooke
hys
iourney
and
rode
forthe
,
and
in
the
euening
whan
it
was
somwhat
darke
he
came
home
into
the
citie
agayne
,
and
set
his
horse
in
a
stable
by
and
by
,
and
than
came
to
his
vncles
house
for
to
know
the
trouth
,
and
for
to
watche
the
wower
to
whome
his
wyfe
had
sende
worde
that
her
husband
was
oute
of
the
towne
.
And
whan
that
the
clocke
had
smytten
.ix.
the
yonge
man
can
walkyng
vp
&
downe
before
the
marchauntes
house
,
watyng
if
there
came
any
body
to
the
doore
,
and
so
the
yonge
man
wente
walkynge
vp
&
downe
to
&
fro
.ii.
or
.iii.
tymes
before
the
marchauntes
house
.
The
marchaunt
seing
that
,
boldly
went
forth
on
his
vnckles
house
and
came
to
the
yong
man
&
sayd
,
My
mastres
sayd
that
ye
shal
go
with
me
here
behynd
in
the
barne
&
there
ye
shal
abyde
for
a
season
,
for
perchaunce
that
our
mayster
come
agayne
,
&
so
he
tooke
the
yong
man
&
brought
him
preuely
to
the
barne
and
locked
the
doore
fast
that
he
coulde
not
come
out
.
And
than
he
went
out
at
the
bake
side
and
came
home
agayn
to
his
vncles
house
,
and
said
the
mouse
is
in
the
trap
what
is
now
best
to
be
doone
?
Than
saide
his
vncles
wife
,
go
and
fetche
her
frendes
,
that
they
may
see
what
an
honest
wife
that
ye
haue
.
And
then
the
marchaunt
went
and
fet
his
wiues
father
and
mother
&
her
two
brothers
and
two
of
her
systers
,
&
caused
them
al
for
to
come
to
his
vncles
house
,
&
there
he
shewed
vnto
them
what
a
false
hore
that
he
had
to
his
wife
&
how
that
he
hadde
locked
her
wower
in
the
barne
that
he
coulde
not
come
out
,
and
there
desyred
her
freendes
that
they
wolde
helpe
to
kyll
the
false
knaue
,
the
whiche
they
all
together
that
were
present
promised
for
to
doo
.
And
the
meane
whyle
that
the
marchaunt
went
for
to
get
her
freendes
together
,
the
gentyl
woman
his
wife
wente
oute
and
walked
too
and
fro
,
for
to
looke
for
her
louer
and
so
as
she
wente
vp
and
downe
,
she
came
to
fore
the
barne
vnknowen
to
her
that
her
louer
was
there
,
and
whan
that
he
hearde
that
there
was
one
about
the
barne
,
he
encouraged
hym selfe
and
sayde
,
who
is
there
?
the
gentyl
woman
(
his
wyfe
beinge
al
afrayde
answered
&
sayd
I
am
here
your
louer
,
howe
cam
ye
hether
?
The
yongman
sayd
,
your
seruaunt
brought
me
hether
,
&
sayd
that
ye
sayd
that
I
should
tary
here
,
for
perchaunce
that
your
husbond
should
come
to
night
agayn
.
Alas
sayd
his
wife
,
that
is
not
so
,
I
am
afrayd
it
hath
bene
my
husband
.
Than
sayd
the
yongeman
,
let
me
out
or
els
I
wyll
breke
the
barne
,
Than
sayd
that
gentilwoman
I
require
that
do
not
so
,
for
than
were
I
vtterly
dishonested
&
vtterly
shamed
for
euer
,
&
she
could
not
let
him
out
for
she
had
not
the
key
,
&
so
she
went
shortly
into
the
house
&
there
she
founde
a
bundel
of
olde
keyes
,
&
amonge
the
same
keyes
she
founde
a
key
that
opened
the
barne
dore
,
&
so
she
let
out
her
louer
,
&
in
the
same
barne
she
went
&
set
an
asse
for
to
saue
her
honesty
,
&
than
locked
the
barne
fast
agayne
,
&
wyth
a
kysse
they
departed
from
thens
&
went
to
his
rest
And
whan
that
all
her
freendes
were
assembled
in
hys
vncles
house
than
they
toke
wyth
them
burnynge
torches
and
other
lyghtes
,
and
so
thei
came
before
the
marchauntes
doore
wyth
halberdes
&
swordes
and
knocked
at
the
doore
,
&
incontinent
the
gentylwoman
let
them
in
&
maruayled
greatly
and
sayd
,
O
my
freend
,
what
meneth
this
that
ye
come
so
late
here
by
night
.
And
incontinent
the
marchaunt
her
husband
tooke
his
fist
and
beate
her
that
her
nose
and
mouth
ran
a
bloud
,
&
said
thou
whore
thou
shalt
know
anon
wherfore
.
And
so
forth
they
went
al
together
to
the
barne
and
there
they
stoode
wyth
halberdes
and
naked
swordes
for
to
kyll
the
yonge
man
with
all
.
And
the
marchaunt
sayde
to
his
wyfe
vnlocke
the
barne
.
The
gentylwoman
sayd
,
I
neuer
had
the
key
,
the
key
hath
euermore
been
with
your
keyes
.
And
than
he
fet
hys
keyes
&
vnlocked
the
barne
.
And
whan
the
asse
saw
all
the
light
:
he
cryed
very
dredfully
,
in
so
much
that
they
wer
afrayde
,
&
saw
that
it
was
an
asse
that
stoode
there
of
the
whiche
the
frendes
were
sore
amoued
and
sayd
,
thou
art
a
foule
knaue
&
a
ribalde
&
a
dishonester
of
women
&
fals
lieng
traytour
,
and
yf
he
had
not
ron
a
way
:
her
two
fysters
wolde
haue
killed
him
.
And
the
marchaunt
seing
that
was
whole
ashamed
&
wist
not
what
to
say
,
but
sought
for
grace
and
mercy
.
And
so
after
that
:
they
ledde
theyr
life
in
peace
and
concorde
,
And
the
betrayer
was
euer
more
hated
&
so
if
one
see
&
know
any
suche
thinges
,
let
him
holde
hys
peace
&
be
styl
,
&
let
goddes
water
go
ouer
goddes
lande
and
than
ye
shall
haue
no
mysse
thanke
.
¶
The
conclusyon
,
I
Should
haue
wrytten
much
more
of
the
deceite
of
women
,
for
there
was
ye
without
number
in
the
penne
And
for
bycause
that
it
should
not
be
to
redyous
for
the
reder
,
and
that
the
women
should
not
be
dyscontent
,
and
also
it
is
agaynst
my
owne
harte
,
for
the
conuersacion
of
the
women
is
so
swete
,
so
louely
and
so
delectable
to
beholde
,
for
without
women
may
none
be
full
made
,
further
,
there
as
is
no
women
is
none
made
.
Also
besyde
that
(
as
we
finde
wrytten
,
the
face
and
beauty
of
the
women
kyndeleth
the
hart
of
man
.
Therfore
all
ye
good
honest
women
,
and
vyrgins
be
not
myscontent
,
for
that
I
haue
wrytten
heere
is
of
the
vntrew
and
noughty
hariots
,
the
whych
seeke
nothing
but
good
chere
,
and
concupyscence
of
the
fleshe
,
the
whych
is
the
way
to
hel
,
from
the
whiche
our
mercyful
lorde
Iesu
Christ
defende
vs
.
Amen
,
FINIS
,