THE TALE（第4页）

withbutoneheartinwealandindistress.

awife?ah!saintmary，bendicite，

howmightamanhaveanyadversity

thathathawife?certesicannotsay

theblissthewhichthatisbetwixtthemtway，

theremaynotongueittell，orheartethink.

ifhebepoor，shehelpethhimtoswink;**labour

shekeepshisgood，andwastethneveradeal;**whit

allthatherhusbandlist，herliketh*well;*pleaseth

shesaithnotonesnay，whenhesaithyea;

"dothis，"saithhe;"allready，sir，"saithshe.

oblissfulorder，wedlockprecious!

thouartsomerry，andekesovirtuous，

andsomendedandapprovedeke，

thateverymanthatholdshimworthaleek

uponhisbarekneesoughtallhislife

tothankhisgod，thathimhathsentawife;

orellespraytogodhimfortosend

awife，tolastuntohislifesend.

forthenhislifeissetinsickerness，**security

hemaynotbedeceived，asiguess，

sothatheworkafterhiswifesrede;**counsel

thenmayheboldelybearuphishead，

theybesotrue，andtherewithalsowise.

forwhich，ifthouwiltworkenasthewise，

doalwaysoaswomenwilltheerede.**counsel

lohowthatjacob，astheseclerkesread，

boundethekiddesskinabouthisneck;

forwhichhisfathersbenison*hewan.*benediction

lojudith，asthestorytellecan，

bygoodcounselshegoddespeoplekept，