And sin he best to love is, and most meke, What nedeth feyned loves for to seke?
Within iij dayes after, she feyned her selfe sycke, and laye downe in her bedde, and sente for the same fryere to shryue her.
Of him that feyned him selfe deed, to proue what his wyfe wolde do.
Of hym thatfeyned hym selfe deed to proue what his wyfe wolde do.
Than the childe Papyrius stode forth, and enformed the senatours, how his mother wold haue compelled him to vtter the secrete counsayle: and howe he, to contente her mynde, feyned that leasynge.
For instrument nor melodye Was nowher herd yet half so swete, 315 Nor of acorde half so mete; For ther was noon of hem that feyned To singe, for ech of hem him peyned To finde out mery crafty notes; They ne spared not hir throtes.
For thus seith Salomon, that was ful trewe, "Werk al by conseil, and thou shalt nat rewe.
She feyned hir as that she moste gon 1950 Ther-as ye woot that every wight mot nede.
Glad was this markis of hir answering, But yet he feyned as he were nat so; Al drery was his chere and his loking Whan that he sholde out of the chambre go.
With empty hand men may none haukes lure; 415 For winning wolde I al his lust endure, And make me a feyned appetyt; And yet in bacon hadde I never delyt; That made me that ever I wolde hem chyde.
And thus, with feyned flaterye and Iapes, 705 He made the person and the peple his apes.
For certes, he maketh thilke feyned humilitee more for his profit than for any love of thy persone; by-cause that he demeth to have victorie over thy persone by swich feyned contenance, the which victorie he mighte nat have by stryf or werre.
And he wolde fecche a feyned mandement, 1360 And somne hem to the chapitre bothe two, And pile the man, and lete the wenche go.
And feyned he not God to be a protectour of euerie vertue, and a iust reuenger of the contrarie?
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