A
pitiful
Relation
of
the
miserable
end
which
a
woman
made
with
her
Spouse
to
whom
shee
was
promised
,
IT
is
manifest
that
mankinde
is
of
its
owne
nature
wicked
and
giuen
to
ill
,
reiecting
all
manner
of
good
instructions
which
are
made
by
the
teachers
of
the
Gospell
;
and
amongst
diuers
other
vices
,
wee
perceiue
by
daily
experience
,
that
both
the
rich
and
poore
are
bent
to
pride
,
although
it
be
repugnant
to
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
forbidden
in
the
same
.
It
is
true
,
I
must
confesse
,
that
many
of
vs
reade
sometimes
the
Scriptures
,
and
harken
the
Ministers
of
the
Word
of
God
,
with
an
intention
to
amend
our
liues
;
but
alas
,
we
let
those
instructions
more
commonly
passe
through
our
eares
as
a
wind
that
commeth
at
the
one
doore
in
,
and
flieth
againe
out
by
another
doore
or
window
:
wee
see
not
sooner
a
wanton
eye
,
or
any
other
wickednesse
,
but
fall
againe
to
our
former
sinne
,
and
thinke
no
more
vpon
that
which
hath
bin
taught
vnto
vs
.
And
by
reason
of
this
it
happeneth
,
that
God
sendeth
daily
many
plagues
vpon
vs
,
to
punish
our
sinnes
,
and
visiteth
vs
especially
with
warre
,
pestilence
and
famine
.
Our
mortall
Enemy
,
who
runneth
continually
as
a
roaring
Lion
after
vs
,
knowing
our
wicked
inclinations
,
and
that
wee
make
too
much
of
the
flesh
,
seeketh
to
bring
vs
into
temptations
,
hoping
thereupon
to
destroy
both
our
bodies
and
soules
:
and
especially
he
enticeth
vs
to
pride
and
vaine
glorie
,
which
are
none
of
the
lesser
sins
,
and
a
net
to
catch
vs
.
For
we
obserue
daily
,
that
many
which
will
flie
higher
then
their
wings
are
able
to
carry
them
,
come
not
onely
to
shame
and
discredit
,
but
bring
their
soules
also
into
great
miseries
and
vexations
;
as
amongst
other
examples
may
appeare
by
this
following
,
which
happened
lately
neere
the
towne
of
Hoey
(
lying
vpon
the
frontiers
of
Brabant
)
on
the
person
of
a
daughter
of
one
Aert
Claessen
an
Jnne-keeper
,
who
dwelled
without
the
gate
of
the
same
towne
at
the
signe
of
the
blacke
horse
,
and
had
no
other
children
than
this
daughter
,
of
which
he
made
therefore
very
much
,
and
spared
no
cost
to
adorne
her
most
beautifull
body
with
such
gay
and
rich
apparell
as
shee
required
.
She
then
being
apparelled
farre
aboue
her
fathers
estate
,
and
set
forth
as
if
she
were
an
Earles
daughter
,
grew
very
proud
,
and
despised
all
young
men
and
suiters
that
came
to
see
her
.
And
it
happened
afterwards
,
that
both
her
beautie
and
spightfulnesse
or
scorne
being
made
knowne
to
the
world
by
them
which
had
lodged
at
her
fathers
house
,
some
three
rich
Merchants
of
Antwerpe
taking
their
way
towards
Francford
,
baited
at
her
fathers
house
.
One
of
them
being
yet
a
bachelor
,
and
a
very
handsome
man
,
was
euen
at
the
first
sight
that
he
had
of
her
inflamed
to
loue
such
a
rare
beautie
:
And
not
long
afterwards
,
hauing
at
seuerall
times
beene
a
suiter
vnto
her
,
he
got
at
last
her
good
will
,
and
tooke
the
fruits
of
loue
vpon
great
oathes
and
promises
made
before
hand
;
and
went
thereupon
to
her
father
to
get
his
good
liking
to
the
mariage
,
and
spoke
in
this
manner
:
It
is
now
come
so
far
betwixt
your
daughter
and
me
,
that
if
it
pleaseth
you
we
shall
be
two
soules
in
one
bodie
:
the
father
liking
the
Merchant
very
well
,
said
thereupon
,
None
ought
to
separate
them
whom
God
hath
conioyned
,
and
therefore
if
God
hath
appointed
her
for
you
,
you
shall
not
want
my
good
will
;
and
added
moreouer
,
that
if
he
would
,
he
might
in
the
presence
of
his
two
friends
that
came
with
him
,
make
the
spousalls
sure
both
by
hand
and
mouth
:
He
liking
this
motion
very
well
,
tooke
presently
a
ring
with
a
Diamond
from
his
finger
,
and
gaue
it
to
her
saying
,
Take
my
most
beloued
,
&
receiue
my
faithfull
promise
.
This
being
done
,
her
father
made
a
fore-meale
of
the
wedding
to
feast
the
Bridegroome
(
as
is
vsuall
in
those
parts
)
and
his
friends
.
The
other
two
Merchants
hauing
daily
vrged
the
Bridegroome
to
dispatch
his
affaires
about
the
wedding
,
that
they
might
aduance
their
iourney
;
he
tooke
his
leaue
from
his
spouse
,
and
went
thereupon
to
her
father
and
mother
to
doe
the
like
,
and
desired
them
that
they
would
take
great
care
both
for
their
daughter
and
her
fruit
,
if
she
got
any
;
and
promised
them
againe
,
that
at
his
returne
from
Franckford
he
would
come
to
them
backe
againe
,
with
an
intention
to
marrie
their
daughter
,
and
to
carrie
her
afterwards
to
Antwerpe
.
After
his
departure
came
many
strange
cogitations
in
the
minde
of
his
dearest
,
and
considered
by
her selfe
that
if
the
young
Merchant
her
spouse
came
not
backe
againe
,
that
she
should
be
contemned
,
and
blamed
all
the
daies
of
her
life
,
and
that
the
people
would
point
at
her
with
their
fingers
and
say
,
looke
,
there
she
goeth
who
is
now
paied
for
her
great
pride
and
spitefulnesse
:
But
especially
shee
troubled
her
minde
,
with
these
and
such
like
cogitations
.
When
she
saw
that
the
time
was
expired
which
he
had
appointed
for
his
returne
,
and
would
not
be
appeased
by
her
Parents
,
who
sought
to
comfort
her
,
saying
,
Be
of
a
good
minde
,
doe
not
mistrust
your
spouse
,
he
is
an
honest
man
,
and
will
surely
come
backe
againe
,
as
soone
as
his
affaires
will
giue
him
leaue
.
She
growing
then
daily
more
and
more
desperate
,
it
happened
that
she
rising
early
on
a
Munday
,
put
on
her
best
apparell
,
and
told
to
her
parents
with
a
smiling
countenance
,
that
she
had
but
little
rest
the
night
before
,
and
that
she
conceiued
in
her
first
slumbring
,
that
the
Merchant
should
not
come
backe
againe
;
but
afterwards
being
againe
fallen
into
a
slumber
,
her
minde
gaue
her
that
shee
should
shortly
see
her
spouse
,
and
I
thinke
surely
that
it
shall
happen
,
and
am
therefore
now
resolued
to
walke
a
little
abroad
to
recreate
my selfe
.
Going
abroad
shee
went
towards
a
wood
that
lay
not
farre
from
her
fathers
house
,
and
espied
there
a
young
man
comming
to
her
with
his
rapier
on
his
side
,
and
she
thought
that
he
was
her
spouse
:
(
But
alas
she
was
mightily
deceiued
,
for
it
was
the
wicked
spirit
,
who
appeared
vnto
her
in
his
shape
and
apparell
)
and
bade
him
welcome
with
a
cheerefull
minde
:
and
receiued
thereupon
a
rich
scarpe
which
hee
said
that
hee
had
brought
with
him
to
bestow
vpon
her
;
and
desired
thereupon
that
shee
would
yeeld
vnto
him
her
young
and
delicate
bodie
,
for
which
he
had
longed
a
great
while
.
Shee
easily
yeelding
to
his
suit
,
went
hand
in
hand
with
him
towards
the
wood
(
in
which
shee
yeelded
afterwards
the
vse
of
her
bodie
vnto
him
)
and
protested
by
the
way
,
that
in
his
absence
shee
had
fetcht
many
heauy
groanes
for
his
sake
.
But
hee
not
being
contented
with
her
body
,
made
her
also
to
yeeld
her
soule
vnto
him
;
and
wrung
her
head
from
her
necke
,
(
as
soone
as
shee
had
granted
his
request
)
making
the
whole
wood
to
tremble
and
shake
:
and
so
made
this
poore
wretch
a
most
miserable
end
of
her
life
,
being
destituted
of
the
feare
of
God
,
and
onely
giuen
to
pride
,
vanity
,
and
worldly
care
.
The
father
,
and
mother
,
longing
for
the
returne
of
their
daughter
,
learned
afterwards
by
a
swineheard
what
was
become
of
her
,
for
he
knew
her
,
and
had
partly
heard
and
seene
this
miserable
tragedy
.
They
were
both
at
the
hearing
of
this
newes
much
discomforted
,
and
the
mother
fell
presently
into
a
trance
.
The
next
day
,
the
young
Merchant
comming
backe
againe
found
the
Parents
of
his
deare
beloued
in
this
heauinesse
,
and
asked
them
where
she
was
;
who
told
him
thereupon
as
well
as
they
could
this
Historie
,
and
told
him
that
for
his
loues
sake
she
had
beene
tempted
and
murdered
by
the
Deuill
:
he
being
full
of
sorrow
and
griefe
,
went
thereupon
out
of
their
house
and
hung
himselfe
out
of
a
desperate
minde
.
The
Magistrate
hauing
heard
that
which
was
hapned
,
sent
presently
the
hangman
to
fetch
the
body
of
the
Merchant
,
and
caused
it
to
be
hanged
on
a
gibbet
,
as
is
there
the
custome
of
the
land
.
Concerning
her
body
it
was
buried
vnder
the
gallowes
.
Her
parents
died
likewise
within
the
space
of
few
daies
,
being
not
able
to
beare
such
a
heauy
griefe
.
This
example
may
moue
vs
to
pray
to
God
that
he
will
giue
vs
better
mindes
,
and
preserue
vs
from
all
temptation
of
the
wicked
.
Translated
according
to
the
Low
Dutch
copie
printed
at
Dordrecht
by
Iohn
Canin
.