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The deceyte of women, to the instruction and ensample of all men yonge and olde, newly corrected.
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thus beynge there the elder doughter sayde to her syster Our father is olde there be no meÌ„ vpon the earth that we may haue conuersacion withal after the maner of the world therfore come and let vs make our father dronke with wine let vs golye with him to th ende y t we may kepe the seede of our father And so at euen they gaue theyr father wyne to drinke and soo the elder doughter went and lay with her father Loth but Loth knew not of his doughter nor whan that she rose vp agayne and the next night they made theyr father dronke agayne and than the yonger doughter went and lay by hym but Loth knewe not whan that he was by her nor whan that she arose from him and bothe the doughters conceyued of theyr father and the elder doughter bare a son the which was called Moas and he was the father of the Moabices And the yonger bare a sonne called Amon that is as muche to say the sonne of my people and was the father of the Amonytes thus was Loth deceiued of hys doughters with the wyne but for to saye the truthe it was no deceyte for it was throughe loue and for the generation and multyplying of the worlde for they thought that there had ben no more people in the world and that ther had ben no more in the world but they for they knewe none otherwyse therfore they made not theyr father dronke throughe decyte to obtayne theyr flesshelye lustes lyke as now many a man y e hath a fayre wyfe y e which drinketh the wine with marchauntes wyth preestes and so they make theyr husbandes good chere and make them dronke so that they fall aslepe and than they go a sporting wyth the woman in venus pastaunce But so dyd not Loths doughters for they dyd it in a good intent and for a good purpose howbeit there was great dysceyte doone ⧠A new deceyte fortuned of late in England THere was in England in the Cytie of London a proctour of the Arches the whiche was an olde man and had to hys wyfe a fayre yonge gentilwoman And this proctour had amonge his seruauÌ„tes one that was a mery and a fayre yonge man the which was his principal clarke y e wrote for him This clarke through the dayly preseÌ„s of his masters wife set his loue vpon her and spoke so often and so louyngly to her that her hart also was set afyre with the loue of hym in so much that she loued him aboue all men and she consented to him in al thynges that he desyred of him so they vsed theyr louely pastyme as often as they wolde Vpon a tyme they spake together and tooke counsell how they myght best obtayne doo theyr pleasure together without any drede or sorow of enuyous toÌ„ges or knowledge of her husbaÌ„d the which was soÌ„what ialeous of hys wife And than he found a suttel craft for euer he was as seruysable to hys mayster as he was to his mastres And whan that the clarke saw that he stode well in the fauour of his master thaÌ„ he thought to blynd y e ialousy of his maister and so vpon a time he came a fore him and wept very bytterly wherof hys maister had greate maruayle and said beloued soÌ„ne shewe to me what thou aylest for I wyl helpe thee if it be in my power Than sayd the clarke God thanke you good mayster for that haue I not deserued the cause is so shameful that I â—aâ—e not shewe it you nor let it be knowen wel sayd the mayster shewe it me hardyle wythout any drede for I wyl kepe it as secrete as thou wylt thy selfe ThaÌ„ said the clarke my beloued mayster euery maÌ„ thinketh and you your selfe perchaunce that I am a maÌ„ as a nother man is and for to lyue with women in bodely pleasure as other doth but alas I am not so for I haue not wher with and he had couered his preuy membres with a lytle thinge with shepes fleshe and he had steyken vp his preuy member towarde his nauell warde as farre as he could and thaÌ„ he shewed it to his mayster the which saw nothing but a cleane voyde place and it was to see to as though that he had nothing there thaÌ„ the clarke sayd my beloued maister there is no man that knoweth this but you only And therfore for the trew seruice that I haue doone to you I requyre you that it wyl please you to doo so muche for me as to helpe me in to suÌ„ cloyster or abbey where that I may haue my meate drynke and that I may serue god for I am not mete to be in the worlde and wyth that he beganne bytterlye to wepe and so he blynded the eyes of his mayster and by cause that he thought that he was a trewe seruaunt to hym his mayster counseled him that he should not goo to no abbay nor cloyster sayde that he hym selfe wolde prouyde for hym that he shoulde remayne styll wyth him and so his mayster entreated him with so fayre promyses that the clark promysed him for to serue him to doo hym pleasure yet a certayne yeres wherof his maister was very glad for he could endyte wryte very well coulde ordeyne all other thinges belongyng to his office as well as hym selfe And for bycause that he dyd trust his maister had shewed opened to him all hys secretes his master thought that he wold not kepe hys owne secretes froÌ„ hym but opened hys hart to hys seruaunt in lykewyse sayde to hym I am sory for thyne impediment that god hath sent to the therfore I haue great pitie on y e but one thinge I shal geue the to know for y u maye doo me good seruyce therin y u knowest wel y t I haue a fayre yonge wyfe y e whiche is somwhat light hatred and quick spirited ye know wel y t I am an olde man not very lusti therfore perchaunce I might be y e occasioÌ„ y e yong lusty felowes should come proue her for to bryng her to dishonestye and therefore I wyll betake her in thy keping I requyre thee that thou take so heed to her that I may haue no occasion to be ialous or amoued agaynst her ThaÌ„ y e clarke prayesed his maystres maruaylosly wel sayd y t she was thereto to good and to honest he promised his maister y t wold keep and take good hede to her shew him if he fynde her in any suspect place lyke as a good seruauÌ„t was houÌ„d to do And of this was y e maister glad let al sorow passe and so went about his busynes coÌ„mauÌ„ding his house his wyfe to the keping of his clark incoÌ„tineÌ„t the seruaunt went to his maistres the whiche was commauÌ„ded to hym and tolde her all how that his maister was deceyued that that he was wont to