A. C. mery talys

A wyfe there was which had apoynted her prentys to com to h•• 〈…〉〈…〉 in the nyght which seruaunt had longe woed her to haue his p•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 which acordyng to the ap••yntement cam to her bed syde ī the 〈…〉〈…〉 her husbande lyenge by her & whan she perceyuyd hym there she caug•• 〈…〉〈…〉 by the hande and helde hym fast & incontynent wakened her husband 〈…〉〈…〉 Syr it is so ye haue afals and an vntrue seruant which is wylliam yo•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 ••••¦tys and hath longe woyd me to haue his pleasure and because I coul•• 〈…〉〈…〉 auoyde his inportunate request I haue apoynted hym this nyght to in 〈…〉〈…〉 in the gardeyne in the herber and yf ye wyll aray your selfe in myn ar•• 〈…〉〈…〉 go theder ye shall se the profe therof and than ye may rebuke hym as ye 〈…〉〈…〉 best by your dyscrecyon / this husbande thus aduertysed by hys wyfe p•••••• 〈…〉〈…〉 hym his wyues rayment & went to the herber and whā he was gone th•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 prētys cā in to bed to his mastres wherefor a season they were bothe c•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 & pelsyd ech other by the space of an hour or .ii. but whā she thoughte ty•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 tientēt she sayd to y^e prētyse Now go thy way into the herber & mete hy 〈…〉〈…〉 tak a good waster ī thy hād & say thou dyd it but to proue whether I 〈…〉〈…〉 a good womā or no & reward hī as thou thīkyst best This prētys doy•• 〈…〉〈…〉 his mastres coūcell wēt ī to the he••ber where 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his master ī hi•• 〈…〉〈…〉 appell & sayd. A thou harlot art thou comē hether now I se well if 〈…〉〈…〉 fals to my mast thou woldest be a strōg hore but I had leuer thou 〈…〉〈…〉 thā I wold do hī so trayterous a ded therfor I shall gyue the so••••.

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〈…〉〈…〉 andes for I am thy mayster and not thy maystres / nay hore quod 〈…〉〈…〉 thou art but an harlot & I dyd but to {pro}ue the & smote him agayn 〈…〉〈…〉 quod the mayster I besech y^e no more for I am not she for I am thy 〈…〉〈…〉 or I haue a berde / & ther with he sparyd hys hand & felt hys berd 〈…〉〈…〉 the prentyse I crye you mercy / & then the mayster went vn¦••o hys wyfe & ••••e askyd hym how he had sped and he answeryd I wys wyfe I haue ben shrew••ly betyn how be it I haue cause to be glad for I thank god I 〈…〉〈…〉 trew a wyfe and as trew a seruant as any man hath in englonde 〈…〉〈…〉 By th•••• tale ye may se that yt ys not wysdome for a man to be rulyd ••••lwa•••• cethys wyuys coūcell