298 Of a Woman beaten.
A Certeyne Woman sore beaten of hir hus∣bande, fayned hir selfe deade, to make hym
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A Certeyne Woman sore beaten of hir hus∣bande, fayned hir selfe deade, to make hym
afrayde, for she hild hir breath, and lay with hir face vpward, not once stirring: Thys wise man knowing well the fetches of women, sayd: The deade beast must bée flayde, and he caught vp a knife, and began to flay the skin from hir féete: she perceiuing the ende of hir dissimulation, plucked backe hir féete, and straight way arose.
MOR. Womens wyles are practised in vayne against wise men.