Ingelend, Thomas · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-1570] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
How so ever they sported the pot did still walk If that were away, than all was lost: For ever anon the jug was their talk, They paste not who bore such charge and cost. Therefore let him look his Purse be right good, That it may discharge all that is spent, Or else it will make his hair grow through his hood There was such havoc made at this present, But I am afeard my master be angry That I did abide thus long behind: Yet for his anger I pass not greatly, His words they be but only wind, Now that I have rested so long in this place Home ward again. I will buy me apace. WHere is my Husband, was he not here? I marvel much whither he is gone Than I perceive I am much the near, But lo●, where he cometh hither alone. Wots ye what Husband, from day to day, With dainty dishes, our bodies have been filled: What meat tomorrow next shall we assay? Whereby we may then be both refresihed. Do ye now provide and give a regarve For Victuals hereafter to be prepared? But that I know Husband, it lieth us in hand Of things to come to have a consideration I would not one's will you to understand About such business my careful provision: It is needful therefore to work we make haste That to get both our livings we may know the cast. To trouble me now, and make me vexed, This mischievous mean hast thou invented. What trouble for thee? what kind of vexation? Have I to disquiet thee, caused at this present? My only mind is, thou make expedition To seek for our profit as is convenient. Wherefore to thee I say once again, Because to take pains thou art so loath, By Christ it were best, with might and main To fall to some work, I swear a great oath. Yet for a time, if it may thee please Let me be quit, and take mine ease. Will't thou have us then through hunger he starved: I would not we should for hungers be killed. Then I say then, this gear go about, And look that thou labour diligently: Or else thou shalt shortly prove without doubt, Thy sluggysshnes will not please me greatly. beginnest thou even now to be painful & grievous And to thy Husband, a woman so troublous? What words have we here thou misbegotten, Is there not already enough to the spoken? O mirth, O joy, O pastime and pleasure, How little a space, do you endure? I see my commandment can take no place, Thou shalt abye therefore, I swear by the Mass. Alas good wife, good wife, alas, alas, Strike not so hard, I pray thee heartily, Whatsoever thou wilt have brought to pass It shallbe done with all speed possibly.
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How ſo euer they ſported the pot dyd ſtyll walke If that were awaye, then all was loſt: For euer anone the Iugge was their talke, They paſte not who bare ſuch charge and coſte. Therfore let hym looke his Purſe be ryght good, That it may diſcharge all that is ſpente, Or els it wyll make hys haere growe through his hood There was ſuche hauocke made at this preſent, But I am afearde my maiſter be angrye That I dyd abyde thus longe behynde: Yet for his angre I paſſe not greatly, His wordes they be but onely wynde, Now that I haue reſted ſo longe in this place Home warde agayne. I wyll bye me apaſe. WHere is my Huſbande, was he not here? I meruayle much whyther he is gone Than I perceyue I am much the nere, But lo, where he commeth hyther alone. Wot ye what Huſband, from daye to daye, With dayntye dyſſhes, our bodyes haue bene fylled: What meate to morow nexte ſhall we aſſaye? Wherby we may then be both refreſihed. ¶ Do ye nowe prouyde and gyue a regarve For Victualles hereafter to be preparde? ¶ But that I knowe Huſbande, it lyeth vs in hande Of thynges to come to haue a conſyderation I would not ones wyll you to vnderſtande Aboute ſuch buſynes my carefull prouiſion: It is nedefull therfore to worke we make haſt That to get both our lyuynges we may knowe the caſt. ¶ To trouble me nowe, and make me vexed, This miſchieuous meane haſt thou inuented. ¶ What trouble for thee? what kynde of vexation? Have I to diſquiet thee, cauſed at this preſent? My onely mynde is, thou make expedycion To ſeke for our profyte as is conuenient. Wherfore to thee I ſaye ones agayne, Bycauſe to take paynes thou art ſo lothe, By Chriſt it were beſt, with might and mayne To fall to ſome worke, I ſweare a great othe. ¶ Yet for a tyme, if it maye thee pleaſe Let me be quit, and take myne eaſe. ¶ Wilt thou haue vs then throughe hungre he ſtarued: ¶ I woulde not we ſhulde for hungre be kylled. ¶ Then I ſaye then, this geare go about, And looke that thou laboure diligently: Or els thou ſhalt ſhortly proue without doubt, Thy ſluggyſſhnes wyll not pleaſe me greatly. ¶ Begynneſt thou euen now to be paynefull & greuous And to thy Huſbande, a woman ſo troublous? ¶ What wordes haue we here thou miſbegotten, Is there not alredy ynoughe to the ſpoken? ¶ O myrth, O Ioye, O paſtyme and pleaſure, How lyttell a ſpace, do you endure? ¶ I ſee my cōmaundement can take no place, Thou ſhalt abye therfore, I ſweare by the Maſſe. ¶ Alas good wyfe, good wyfe, alas, alas, Stryke not ſo harde, I praye thee hartelye, Whatſoeuer thou wylte haue brought to paſſe It ſhalbe done with all ſpede poſſyblye.