Cap. 29. To tryste nogℏt in women.

Alexander, haue þou neuer trist in wirkynges no in seruice of women, ne gyf þou no credence to no wymmen̛, and yf þe nedys of a woman, drawe to þe to here þat þow trowys trewe, and þat þou demys good; ffor yf a woman reule þy persone, þou Page  64 ert als a þinge þat ys layd yn her bandoun̛, and þy lyf ys al yn here hondys*. ['bondys' in MS.]; eschewe þe dedly venyms of women þat not*. ['now' in MS.] of newe bygynnes to venym; kynde þat ys, þat gret multitude of kynges and of lordys er perschyd and deed byfore her tyme stablyd, þurgℏ drynkes of dedly venyms.