And Colyn Cobeller, folowing his felawe, Hathe hade his part of the same lawe, For by the fayth that the preost him gaf His wyff hathe taught him to pleyne at the staff.
And for oure partye, the worthy Wyff of Bathe Cane shewe statutes moo than six of seven Howe wyves make hir housbandes wynne heven, [170] Maugre the feonde and al his vyolence.
Nexst in ordre, this bochier stoute and bolde That killed hathe bulles and boores olde, This Berthilmew, for al his broode knyff, Yit durst he neuer with his sturdy wyff In no mater holde chaumpartye.
When hit komethe to nede, We clayme maystrye by prescripcyoun, Be long tytle of successyoun Frome wyff to wyff, which we wol not leese.
For this is no doute, euery prudent wyff Hathe redy aunswere in al suche maner stryff, Thoughe theos dotardes, with theyre dokked berdes Which strowtethe out as they were made of herdes, Haue ageyn hus a gret quarell nowe sette.
And, my Lord, or ye send me eny letter ye may send it me be John a More, this brynger, if he cum agayne, or els be Fox wyff if her husband be not gone to London.
Bange or the woman, some of my lordis servauntes had need to come for theym; for I can not do in the cause for lake of men and horse, for my wyff ridith this next week in to Kente, to the wydow, hir doughtir Leghe.
Also, I sent John Lee is wyff a lettyr by on Crawethorn dwellyng in Wood street, or ellys in Sylver street at the end of Wood street.
I prey yow aspye some old thryffty draff wyffin London for me.
Harcorte may not fynd the meane betwyx yow, that then it may please yow to meve my Lord Chamberleyn with thys mater, and so Master Harsset prayithe yow, and Mastresse Jane, hys wyff also, for she lyekyth no thyng by the ofyce.
And that it lyek yow to sey to Ebertons wyff that syche as I spak to hyr of shalbe bettyrd rather then enpeyred as for my part; and if it lyek hyr to deale with me, I wylbe at London for that cawse only with in xiiij.
Sir John Fastolf must be pleyntyf als weel as I my self, and so he may not be commyssioner; and as for alle the remenant, I can thynke them indifferent inow in the matier, except my Lord Scales, whos wyff is aunte to the Lady Moleyns.
And do yow wete that this nyght at soper I was with my maistresse your wyff at my maistresse Cleres, and blissed be God thei fare weel and hopyn that [you[83.
Plese it your good maistershep to knowe that my maisteresse your wyff recomaundeth here to yow and fareth well, blyssed be God, and all your menye faren well also and recomaunde hem to yaw, &c.
The Inglissmen passyt to Craufurdys place, Fand in the bern the lugeyng off Wallace; Than Crawfurdis wyff in handys haiff thai tayne, 385 And ast at hyr quhat way the Scottis war gayne.
The gud wyff said, till [haiff] applessyt him best; ‘Four gentill men is cummyn owt off the west.
Quhat euir yhe ask, that is in this regioun, “Ye sall it haiff, except my wyff and croun.
Than tuk thai hyr, that wyff was to Fehew; Gaiff this commaund, as scho was women trew, To turss that hed to London to king Eduuard.
Becauss he had on Sotheroun sic thing wrocht, Hyss wyff was wraith; but it scho schawit nocht, Wndyr cowart hyr malice hid perfyt, 1835 As a serpent watis hyr tym to byt.
With Eduuardis will he tuk his leiff to far; 1570 In Scotland com, and broucht hys wyff on pes, In Douglass duelt; forsuth this is no les.
Richard Call spake with hym thys wyke, and he sayd to Richard that he and his wyff wold be with me here thys wyke toward a place of hys that he hath purchasyd of Godehreds.
I bein in danger for this booke: How secreatlie have I stollen fra my wyff at mydnyeht to reid upoun it.
And as for the yeres that malery and his wyff haithe yitt to com ye shall vnderstaund that I haue Agred with theym for his lease Thus fare ye hartely well from Eltham, the xxiiii day of Nouembre.
Your behaviour toward your wyffis verray offensive unto many godlie.
How Uther loved The Erles wyffof Cornewayle the Earl of He loued to Muche sanz fayle; 20 Cornwall's wife, [Arthur Has the Round Table Made.
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