Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Though I never saw this woman before Which hither with him this Gentleman bo●ught, Yet nevertheless I have tokens in store, To judge of a woman that is froward and naught. The tip of her nose, is as sharp as mine Her tongue and her tune is very shrill I warrant her, she comes of an vng●acius kin, And loneth to much her pleasure and will, What though she be now so neat and so nice, And speaketh as gentle as ever I heard: Yet youngmen which be both witty and wise, Such looks, and such words, should not regard. Blanch blab it out, thou sayest very true I think thou beginnest at length to preach This thing to me is strange and new, To hear such a fool youngmen to teach. A fool mine own Longtong, why call'st thou me fool Though now in the kitchen I waste the day, Yet in times paste I went to School, And of my latin primer I took assay, masters this woman did take such assay, And then in those days so applied her book, That one word thereof, she carried not away, But then of a Scholar was made a Cook. I dare say she knoweth not, how her Primer began, Which of her master she learned then. I trow it began with Domine labia aperies. What did it begin with butterde peeas? I tell the again, with Domine labia aperies, If now to hear, it be thine ease. How, how, with my Madaine lay in the peeas? I think thou art mad with Domine labia aperies. Yea marry, I judged it went such ways, It began with Dorothy lay up the keys. Nay then God night, I perceive by this gear, That none is so deaf, as who will not hear, I spoke as plainly, as I could devise, Yet me understand, thou canst in no wise. Why yet once again, and I will better listen And look upon thee, how thy lips do open. Well mark then, and hearken ones for all: Or else he are it again thou never shall, My Book I say, began with Domine labia aperies. Fie, fie, how slow am I of understanding▪ Was it all this while, Domine labia aperies? Belike I have lost my sense of hearing, With broiling and burning in the kitchen adyes. I promise the thou seemest to have done little better For that I wot in my life I never saw, One like to thyself, in so easy a matter. Unless he were deaf, thus play the Daw. Come on, come on, we have almost forgotten Such plenty of victuals as we should buy It were alms by my troth, thou were well beaten Because so long thou hast made me tarry. Tusshe tush, we shall come in very good season, If so be thou goest as fast as I, Take up thy basket and quickly have done We will be both there by and by.
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¶ Thoughe I neuer ſawe this woman before Whihe hither with him this Gentelman bought, Yet neuertheles I haue tokens in ſtore, To iudge of a woman that is frowarde and nought. The typ of her noſe, is as ſharpe as myne Her tonge and her tune is very ſhryll I warraunt her, ſhe commes of an vngacius yn, And loneth to much her pleaſure and wyll, What thoughe ſhe be now ſo neate and ſo nyce, And ſpeaketh as gentle as euer I hearde: Yet yongmen which be both wyttie and wyſe, Such lookes, and ſuch wordes, ſhulde not regarde. ¶ Blaunch blabbe it out, thou ſayeſt verye true I thinke thou beginneſt at length to preache This thynge to me is ſtraunge and new, To heare ſuch a foole yongmen to teache. ¶ A foole mine owne Longtong, why calſt thou me foole Thoughe nowe in the kytchyn I waſte the daye, Yet in tymes paſte I went to Schoole, And of my laten Prymer I tooke aſſaye, ¶ Mayſters thys woman dyd take ſuch aſſaye, And then in thoſe dayes ſo applyed her booke, That one worde therof, ſhe carryed not awaye, But then of a Scholer was made a Cooke. I dare ſaye ſhe knoweth not, howe her Primer began, Which of her mayſter ſhe learned than. ¶ I trowe it began with Domine labia aperies. ¶ What dyd it begyn with butterde peeas? ¶ I tell the agayne, with Domine labia aperies, If nowe to heare, it be thyne eaſe. ¶ How, how, with my Madaine laye in the peeas? ¶ I thynke thou art mad with Domine labia aperies. ¶ Yea mary, I iudged it went ſuch wayes, It began with Dorthe laye vp the keyes. ¶ Naye then God night, I perceyue by thys geare, That none is ſo deafe, as who wyll not heare, I ſpake as playnely, as I coulde deuiſe, Yet me vnderſtande, thou canſt in no wyſe. ¶ Why yet ones agayne, and I wyll better lyſten And looke vpon the, howe thy lyppes do open. ¶ Well marke then, and harken ones for all: Or els he are it agayne thou neuer ſhall, My Booke I ſaye, began with Domine labia aperies. ¶ Fye, fye, howe ſlowe am I of vnderſtandynge▪ Was it all this whyle, Domine labia aperies? Belyke I haue loſt my ſenſe of hearynge, With broylynge and burnynge in the kytchyn adyes. ¶ I promyſſe the thou ſemeſt to haue done lytell bette For that I wote in my lyfe I neuer ſawe, One lyke to thy ſelfe, in ſo eaſye a matter. Unleſſe he were deafe, thus playe the Dawe. ¶ Come on, come on, we haue almoſt forgotten Such plentie of victualles as we ſhulde bye It were almes by my trothe, thou were well beaten Bycauſe ſo longe thou haſt made me tarye. ¶ Tuſſhe tuſſhe, we ſhall come in very good ſeaſon, If ſo be thou goeſt as faſt as I, Take vp thy baſket and quickely haue done We wyll be both there by and by.