The goldeÌ„ boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary profitable for all theÌ„ that entend to liue quietly and godlye in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forthe in English by The odore Basille ¶ Hebre. xiii wedlockers honorable among al parsons the bed vndeâ—…led But whoremongers aduâ—…erers God â—…all iudge Prouer. 5. ¶ Be gladde wyth the wyfe of thy yougthe aâ—… wyth a louynge hynde and frendely roo Let heâ—… brestes alwaye satisfye the and holde the coÌ„tent wythe her loue Oh my sonne why wylte thou haue plesure in an harlotte and embrace the bosome of another woman Prouer. 12. ¶ An honeste louynge and diligente wyfe is a â—…rowne that is to saye a great honour and glory to her husbande But she that behauethe her selfe vnhonestly is a corrupcion in his bones Prouer. 18. ¶ He that fyndeth a good wyfe fyndeth a great treasure and he shall receyue pleasure at the Lor des hande Prouer. 19. ¶ House and rytches is gyuen a man of his pa rentes but a wyse and discrete wyfe is vnfaynedly the gyfte of the Lorde ¶ To his singuler good frende master Anthony Gryse Theodore Basille wysheth longe lyfe coÌ„tinuall health prosperous felicite IF God whyche is the alone gyuer of all good thynges hadde endewed me wyth the diuine gyfte of suche and so great eloquence that I myght iustely and wythout ony reprehension haue compared with that moost excelleÌ„t Greke Pericles whose vayne of ornate eloquence eyther in persuadynge or dissuadynge euen of very nature semed to be incomparable not able of any mortall man to be obtayned nor yet scase ly in ony poynte so muche as a shadowe of the same to be expressed yet I here frely coÌ„fesse that I myght well appeare more barbarous thaÌ„ the rude and grosse Garamantes yf I should take vpon me to decantate and set forthe the dignite of honorable wedlocke accordynge to the desertes therof and exalte it wythe suche encomies laudes prayses as it hath alwayes ben thoght worthy euen of them that haue moost floryshed wyth pregnant wyttes excelled with all kynde of knowledge bothe diuine and humayne Lette other prayse Chastitie so muche as they lyste whiche they saye would God it were so fylleth heauen yet wyl I commend matrimony which replenysheth bothe heauen and earth Let other set for the syngle lyuynge wyth so manye prayses as they can accumulate and tomble one in anothers necke for as much as it is voyd of all care trouble disquietnes yet wyll I for euermore commend the state of honorable wedlocke whiche refusethe no kynd of payâ—…e and trouble so that it maye bryng any profyt at all to the publique weale of Christendome Let other approue solitarye lyuynge whyche is pertaker of none of all those burdennes that the common sorte of meÌ„ do sustayne yet wyll I preferre that state of lyuynge whych accordyng to the order of charite is redy at all tymes to beare the burdens of oâ—…her and to seke the quietnes of other no lesse than of it selfe Let other prayse y e kynd of lyfe wherby mankynd decayeth and in processe of tyme shoulde be vtterlye destroyed yet wyll I commende that manner of lyfe whiche begetteth and bringeth forth to vs excelent Kin ges noble Princes Pryncelyke Dukes puyssaunt Lordes valeaunt Knyghtes connyng artificers for the mayntenauÌ„ce of the coÌ„mâ—… weale learned wyttes c. Let other auaunce that lyfe wherby Monarchies Empyres KyngdoÌ„s be made desolate barren and vnfruytfull yet wyl I moost of all prayse that lyfe whyche make the Realmes to florysh with innumerable thousan des of people wherby the publique weale is preserued in safe estate Lette other prayse suche as maye iustly seme to be monstures of nature for theyr sterrilite and barrennes yet wyll I commende them whyche accordynge to theyr fyrste creacion and the natural disposicion that God from the begynnyng engraffed in theÌ„ are fruteful as a plenteous vine Let other allow the fan sy of those belly Goddes whyche for a volupteous careles and swynysh maner of lyuyng and because they wyll not lyue of the labour of theyr owne handes and thesweat of theyr owne bâ—… ow 〈◊〉 after the commaundement of God had rather lyue lyke abhominable adulterers stinking whoremongers vncleane fornicatours detestable Sodomites vnnaturall moÌ„stures vnto the great slaunder of the Christen religion and so to dye as vnprofitable cloddes of the earth thâ—… godly to marrye and leaue behynde them suche frute as in tyme to come myght both profytte the common weale and also sette forth the glory of God whan not withstondyng both y e lawe of God of nature and of man both suffereth and prouoketh them vnto the contrary seynge they haue not the gyfte of chastite gyuen them and it is better to marry thaÌ„ to burne as y e Apostle sayth Yet wyll I commende and prayse suche as do not digenerate as Icarus dydde from theyr naturall kynd but enbrace holy wedlocke which is honorable among all personens and brynge forth frute accordynge to the commaundement of GOD because they wyll not perpetrate nor once attempte ony thynge that shoulde be vncleane in the syght of GOD and a stomblyng stocke in theyr owne conscience Tobe shorte â–ª lette other prayse them whyche whan they dye leaue no lyuysihe quycke testimoniâ—…s behynde them yet wyll I commende them which whan they gyue ouer to nature leaue quycke and lyuysh testimonies behynde them wherby they de clare that they haue lyued and not ben vnfrute full nor vnprofitable to the Christen publique weale For can christeÌ„ matrimony be ony other wyse than a thyng of great excellency and incoÌ„parable dignite seynge it was not ordeyned of Minos of Creta nor of Licurgus of Lacedemonye nor yet of Solon the Athenian but of the moost hygh and immortall God hym selfe by hym yea by hiÌ„ alone coÌ„meÌ„ded to mankynd in so much that menne may seme to be allured moued and styred vnto thys state of lyuynge w t a certen inspiracion of the holy Ghost In Pa radyse also that garden of pleasure was it insti tuted yea and that before ony synne reygned in this worlde to shewe that it bryngethe to man great ioye wealth felicite quietnes And syns that tyme hath it euer ben had in great estimacion â–ª yea and that not only amonge them that professe vnfayned faythe in the lyuynge God but also amonge so many as only were led by y â— instincte of nature in somuche that it was recounted a thynge of muche ignominye and reproche to lyue wythoute the state of wedlocke to be vnfruytfull Were not the holy Patriarches marryed men Did not the Prophettes of God liue in the christen state of holy wedlocke Dyd not God in the olde lawe bothe wyll hys prestes to marry also appoynt theÌ„ what wyues they shoulde haue Was not Christ borne in maryage Were not the Aposties of Christ marryed men Dyd not Christ garnysh
holdethe hym onely vnto her Let the wyfe kepe no lesse trouthe and fayth beyng honest and not shameles toward her husband Agayne let her gyue hym due beneuoleÌ„ce and be not contrary vnto hym nor brawle with hym For suche frowardnesse gyueth ofte great occasion and ministreth improiment to matrimony Whâ—…rfore lette euery one here remember the wordes of S. Paule For the auoydynge of whordome let euery man haue his wyfe There hath not the wyfe power of her owne body but the husbande Agayne the husband hath not power of hys owne bodye but the wyfe c. as we sayd afore in the tenth Chapter Let euery woman also beware of misgouernauuce sluttyshnesse in raymeÌ„t yea in euery thyng that wythe vnclennesse she make not her selfe hated of her husbande Lykewyse must they bothe beware of euery thyng that prouokethe to aduoutry or ministreth any vnfaythfull suspi cion As it is to be droncken to haue wanton or priuy communicacioÌ„ to vse euell company and lyke pastyme to haue fellowshyp wyth lyght per sonnes to resorte vnto suspicious places to stoÌ„d wyth suspicious folkes to were wantonne rayment to be euer at lyght games to renne to euery daunce to playe in euery strete to tary lytle at home to be lesse content at home then any where to murmour chyde and to sygh at home et cetera An honest wyfe ought not behynde her husbandes backe to haunt ony euell company to be baÌ„cketted nether to go ony where wythout her husbaÌ„des knowledge leaue Much lesse ought she to take vpon her ony farre iourney And if her husband be gone forth or be not at home let her holde her selfe as a wydowe and lyue quietly bryng no man into the house in the meane season nether ronne oute nor byd gestes to the inteÌ„t that ther grow no euel name nor fame vn to her therthorow Nether shulde the one to the other boast or shewe of suspicious gyftes presentes Nether the husbande to commende other wiues afore hys owne or aboue his owne Nether is it the wyues parte to excead in praysyng another womans husbande lest the one suspecte the other Thy wyfe must take the for fayrest thy husbaÌ„d must holde the for y e best fauoured And for asmuche as gelousy is a speciall euell disease and a great noysome plage in wedlocke therfore maryed persons must put it awaye or at the leest and asmuche as in theÌ„ lyeth tame it and suppresse it And namely beware thou wyfe that thou impute not aduoutry vnto thyne husband because he sometyme hath spokeÌ„ with ano ther woman or looked at her Agayne thou husbande must not be so sore tempted as to mysintreate to blame or to smyte thy innocent wyfe nether to laye vnto her suche thynges as she neuer thought vpon Lykewyse thou husband may est not deny thy wyfe to make conuentent and honest chere wyth honest folkes For though all olde wyse and prudent men would haue womeÌ„ horses kepte in good nourtour gouernauÌ„ce yet maye there be to muâ—…he done herein as well as in other thynges There is an old Prouerbe also The bowe wyll breake if it be to sore bent Item No thyng maye continue that is not borne vp Therfore an honest marryed maÌ„ shulde forbyd his wyfe no conuenient honest myrthe but gyue her leaue to the intent that she maye afterward be the more wyllyng wyth the chyldren and in other trauayle paynes takyngeâ—… It besemeth no discrete honest husbaÌ„d to com mend his wyfe to much before other men Collatinus Tarquinius lost his noble wyfe Lucre tia thorow his inordinate praysyug of her Yet much lesse becommeth it the to be shamelesse in disclosynge the priuities of mariage as many fylthy personnes vse to do Lykewyse besimethe it no man to prouoke hys wyfe in bryngyng in naughty personnes or in kepyng theÌ„ styll there in his house nether to cause his wife to be spokeÌ„ of Yf Menelaus had kepte Paris without he had saued Helena his wyfe Neuerthelesse euery honest wyfe muste faythfully and at all tymes kepe her honeste thoughe her wycked husbande gyue her many prouocacions Remembre all waye the sentence of Salomon WhaÌ„ a womaÌ„ leaseth her honeste than hathe she lost her chefe treasure nether hathe she any more but is contempned despysed as the myre of the stretes Hereto seruethe it also that the wyfe maye not make her selfe to familiare to frendly or to pryuy wyth her seruauÌ„tes or housholde folkes leest they shoulde be bolde to talke to ieaste or without reuerence to behaue them selues withe her as one seruynge mayde woulde do wythe another Thou wylte saye I canne not be so â—…oysterous nor shewe my selfe so terrible Nowe go to if thou wylte not be feared in the house as a dame yet hold the so vnto them that they may stande in awe of the that they be not to rashe and to bolde of the but shewe the reuerence beyng shamefast and well manered towarde the as to the mother in the house For thou oughtest with no man to be so familiare so frendely and so homely as wyth thy husband Lykewyse also must menne behaue themselues vnto theyr maydens in the house and commyt all the rule and punyshmeÌ„t of them vnto theyr wyues and not to meddle wythe the seruauntes agaynste them excerte the wyfe wolde deale vnreasonably and wylfully wyth theyr poore seruauntes CoÌ„trary wyse the wyfe must not take vpoÌ„ her the rule or punyshment of the men seruauntes For hereof commeth great vnite Lyke as whaÌ„ the husband medleth to muche with the women seruauntes and the wyfe wyth the menseruauÌ„tes there ryseth great suspicion and discencion amonge marryed folkes ¶ The xvi Chapter Of conuentent carefulnes and iust kepyng of the house lyke Christen folke IF thy wyfe be vertuous and trusty let her be also carefull in kepynge and prouydynge for thy house For such study ordinate care gendreth great loue encreaseth thy substaunce For such study and care is not forbydden For the godly Patriarch Iacob thought it necessary for hym his wyfe to be studious for theyr hou sholde Paule affyrmynge it If a man prouide not for hys owne housholde he denyeth the fayth and is worse than an Infidel Wherfore all that Christ speaketh agaynst carefulnes he speaketh it agenst all inordinate mistrustyng to muche couetous care and sorow that desperately insa ciably tormeÌ„teth vexeth the mynde Ordinate care expelleth idle slouthfulnes and monysheth vs of our duty iust vocacion Which care only loketh vnto God the author gyuer of all to him she prayeth to prosper blisse al y t she goeth about Whych prayer of fayth hath her forme circuÌ„stances teÌ„dyng to Gods glory Two thin ges I aske of the o Lorde remoue fro me vanite and lyes gyue me nâ—…ther pouerte nor rytches onely grauÌ„t me a necessary lyuyng lest I beyng to full deny the sayeng Who is
haue wyth God spoyleth and robbeth god of that which is his mysordreth the m◅s of god maket of christes mēbres y e mem b◅ of an haclotte defyleth and vnhaloweth the tēple of god thē therfore that wyll folow whordom◅ shal god destroye Yf all this be to be estemed but a small thinge then do I confesse that whoredome and fornicacion is euen as lytle a synne as vy◅ious vayne people do make it It is more then ones also that Paul him selfe shutteth whormongers out of heauen who so beleueth not my wordes let him reade Rom. i. i. Co◅ v. and. vi Gala. v. Ephe. v. i. Tess. iiii To the Hebrues he saieth planely that as for whoremongers aduoutrers God wyll iudge them What can be more sayde Yf thou not wythstondyng all this wylt yet say that whordome or fornicacion is no synne then cryeth the holy Prophet Esaye that horrible woo vpō the and sayth Esaye capit Woo vnto you that call euel good Or do ye not knowe that euen nowe in this tyme God doth sore punysh whordome as a great vice Paule sayth i. Corin. x. Lette vs not cōmitte whoredome as some of them of olde dyd were destroyed in one daye a great nōbre It is euident what slaunder dishonour Samson brought vnto hym selfe specially to the glory name of God among Gods enemies hys among all the children of Israel w t his bolde and vicious whoredome howe shamefull an ende he made by the means of the same harlot In the fyfth of the Prouerbes of Salomon saye after this maner The lyppes of an harlot are as aswete droppynge hony combe and her throte is softer then oyle but her end is bitterer then death as sharpe as a two edged swearde Her feete lead vnto deathe her pathe drawethe vnto hell Therfore se that thou go not in vnto her nether draw nygh to the dores of her house lest straungers haue thy substaunce and left the cruell gette thyne encreace Wythe fewe wordes both Salomon describe the shorte and swete disceatfulnesse of whoredome which yet leaueth be hynd it a perpetuall vytternes and brefely he she weth howe that whoredome destroyeth in soule in honoure in body and in good As for ensamples we nede not to sette forthe any there are to many before oure eyes the more pitie The stories do testify that the Frenche pockes came of an harlot into the worlde thorowe whoredome Howe many a man hath consumed all his substaunce goodes wyth harlottes and at the last hath ben hanged drowned or headed c. Yet go the shamelesse harlots forth styll into theyr owne perdicion vice abhominaciō yea vnder take to blaspheme wedlocke somwhat to excuse theyr owne mischefe Therfore talke they of muche trouble that is in wedlocke And as for theyr whorysh lyfe it is nothyng elles but open vyce abhominacion before God and all honest people Fylthy is fylthynes styll althoughe the fylthy swyne delyte therin They speke much of euyll wyues which whan some men had taken they coulde not be ryd of them wythe any fayre means And yet can they not leaue theyr vayne crafty vnfaythfull harlottes of whō they thē selues are mocked and scorned to the vttermost yea are fayne to suffer more of suche vicious fylthy bodyes than any man doth of his honest wyfe They speake much lykewyse of bryngyng vp of chyldrē which are borne in wedlocke And yet they them selues in whoredome are fayne to brynge vp the bastardes that they haue gotten lyke as afore tyme they were wont to bylde māmet houses felde Chapelles wythe collections and gatherynges of euery man They speake of muche trauayle and carefulnes howe the housholde must be brought vp and prouided for in wedlocke And yet the dotynge fooles them selues are fayne to nomysshe those shamefull harlottes wythe muche greater care and yet be afrayed that whan they haue done theyr best the gredy sacke wyll not be fylled and that the fylthy strompette wyll yet brynge forth a greater rekenynge vpon thy trencher and all to get the bagge of money into her owne hādes Moreouer among whores is waystyng and expenses moost regarded nether art thou welcome but thy money No more money no more loue I must haue the money purse sayth the harlot take thou thy cloke and thy baggage Lette another come that hathe more money for he hathe bene in the bath and is dispatched Thus maye he byte hys lyppes and cratch his pate and take that for his farewel that he getteth of hisharlot They complayne moreouer of the cryeng of the chyldren in the nyghtes and how that mari ed folkes can not stepe but must watche by the means therof And yet the dotynge fooles them selues go all the nyght long vp and downe thorow the stretes kepe the dyuels watche wythe paynefulnes frost and vnrest Let no reasonable manne therfore be snared styll in whordome by such harlottes to the slaunder dishonoure of holy wedlocke Whoredome no doubte ha◅he muche more disquietnes anguyshe and trouble then hath the holy state of maryage The payne also that is in marryage is godly and honest God gyuethe suche pacience strength and good wyll vnto the faythfull that they canne easely awaye wythe all manner of con◅gale cares As for harlottes they are the dyuelles martyrs and haue alwaye dishonour and shame Where as certayne men saye if whoredome be so great a synne before God bryng so much vice and mischiefe wyth it why do some hyghe rulers and prelates of the world thē mayntayne open stewes To that I answere Many thynges are suffered that ought not so to be and yet for suffryng therof are the suffrers neuer the bet ter But let those prelates regētes of the world make aunswere vnto God for theyr owne acte God hathe commaunded the and vs all Thou shalte not commit whoredome Let euery Christen man followe him what so euer other folkes suffer or do The holy Apostie Paul sayth Let neyther whoredome nor any vnclennesse be once named among you as it becommeth Sayntes Ephe. v. Chap. Now yf amonge Christen folke as an holy people that is clensed thorowe the bloud of Christ there may no whordome be na med much lesse no doubte ought vycious stewes to be set vp and openly mainteyned for a playne shame is it and a manifest confusion Let them therfore that maynteyne such shamefull houses looke well to themselues how and what answere they will geue vnto God for this their acte They that saye they are suffred for auoyding of greater incōuenience let them considre whether they meane to put awaye a worse thinge with an euell be a meane that is comely and pleasing vnto god or whether God hath at any tyme commaunded or geuen lycence to suffre and maynteyne open and shameles whordome that virgins maye be the lesse forced defloured or that yet worse thinges be not commytted of wilfull persones Paulsaieth
the Lorde And lest I constrayned thorowe pouerte fall to thefte and forsweare the name of my God This ordinate care and study must be takeÌ„ that ye maye haue to socoure the nedye and to set forthe youre chyldren and that youre selues want not and so by your idle ignauy ye be onerouse and a burden to other good menne Labour to haue wherwithe to lyue in age yf God call you to it Who so hath stolen sayth Paule let hym nowe stele no more but labour with his handes some good occupacion y t they maye haue to healpe the nedy And as for them that inordinately care and study to be rytch and to haue more than is necessary they fall into the temptacions and snares of the dyuell and into many lustes as saythe Paule which drowne men into perdicion and damnacion sodeÌ„ly fall these rytch welthy bullockes from theyr goodes goddes euen theyr euell gotten worsekepte worst of all bestowed mammons What so euer is to be done wythout y e house that belongeth to the man the womaÌ„ to study for thynges wythein to be done and to se saued or spent conueniently what so euer he bryngeth in As the byrde flyeth to and fro to brynge to y e nest so becommeth it the man to applye his out ward busynes And as the daÌ„me kepeth the nest â—…atcheth the egges and bryng forth the frute so let them bothe learne to do of the vnreasonable fowles or beastes created of God naturally to obserue theyr sondry properties The man in his gaynyng occupieng must be iust faythful ferueÌ„t diligent earnest makyng all thyng substancially surely wythout ony deceyt For faythfulnes euer abydeth whan vnfaythfulnes craftines destroye themselues as ye se in the faythefull dealynge of Iacob and in the couetouse disceate of Laban The worde promyse of an occupyer must be as ferme and fast as the rocke of stone fayth and trueth conserueth many mens occupyeng whaÌ„ vniust de lyng bryng hym out of credyt Let not a man meddle with vnhonest occupacions not necessary for a common weal but as Paul commauÌ„deth wyth such as are good and profitable for the citie or countrey wythout deceyte and euery man to medle wyth and in hys â—…ne callyng nether sekyng other mens lucre nor enuieng other mens profyt but walke ordinately and quietly labouryng wyth theyr owne handes auoydynge vsurye but doynge to other as thou woldest be done vnto thyne owne selfe And yf thou for all thy true and iust dealynge yet prosperoussest not subiect to many euel chaâ—… ces wherof the world is ful yet be thou content with Goddes wyll for the pouerte of the ryghtous sayth Salomon is better then the infinite treasures of the vngodly And a pece of bread or a messe of potage with quietnes is better then a fatte oxe with brawlyng Many menne haue great goodes wyth muche vnquietnes and lytle honâ—…e for he hath sette his soule to pledge forsaken God taken the dyuell to helpe hâ—…m to lye to deceaue that he myght be rytch to leaue his good to an vnknowen hayer Dauid saythe followe not hym that doth euell because thou seest hym prosper in his wyckednes for he shall sone be cut downe lyke grasse lyke the floure faad awaye But put thou thy trust in the lorde do ryght dwell in y e Lorde get thy lyuynge wyth trueth and iust dealynge And freat not nor be agreued wyth hym that prospereth in his owne waye and leadeth a wycked lyfe c. Unto thys holye Psalme let euery Christen man attende The wyues worckynge place is wythein her house there to ouerse and to sette all thynge in good ordre and to beware that nothyng be loâ—…t seldome to go forth but when vrgent causes call her forth And therfore Phidias that ingenous worckemanne entendynge to describe an honest faythefull housewyfe dydde sette her ymage vnder the shel of a snayle signifieng that she shulde euermore kepe her owne house Necessaryly it is that she knowe these common sentences learne them by harte Thou muste not regarde what thynge thou woldest fayne haue but what thou canst not lacke Stretche out thyne arme no far ther than thy sleaue wyll reatche What so euer thou neâ—…est not is to deare of a farthyng Who so spareth not the penny shall neuer come by the pownde Sparynge is a rytche purse A thynge is sooner spared then gotten Spare as thoughe thou neuer shuldest dye yet as mortall spende measurably To spare as thou mayste haue to spende in honeste for Gods sake and in necessite is well done Thy sparing is but vayne wheÌ„ thou arte come to the bottome Begynne euery thynge in oue season What so euer thou mayst do to nyght dyffer it not tyll to morow That whiche thou cannest do conueniently thy selfe committe it not to another If thou wylte prospere than looke to euery thyng thyne owne selfe Lette it not be lost that maye do any good in tyme to come Spende no more than thou wottest how to get it whan thyne expenses and receytes be alyke a lytle losse maye ouerthrow the. Spare for thy age Take paynes in thyne yougth Bye such thynges as thou nedest not to repent the therof Uyle pedlary bryngethe beggery Araye thy selfe honestly Holde thy chyldreÌ„ in awe and they shall haue the in reuerence Muche spendynge and many gyftes make bare cellars and empty chystes Euellfellowshyp vayne pastyme maryeth pouerte and begetteth a sonne called derision lyuethe gorgiously and costely in excesse and leauethe the a fare well whose name is this In thyn age go a beggyng Such and many mo godly and wyse sentences are found in Salomons Prouerbes and in the Precher and in Iesus Syracke which an honest housewyfe must take hede vnto ¶ The. xvii Chapter ¶ Howe maryed personnes shall behaue theÌ„ selues not only in workes of mercy but also in the crosse and aduersite and wythe theyr seruauntes IF Christen maried folkes thorow theyr iust laboures and Goddes blyssyng obtayne ritches aboue necessite then let them remembre Paules exhortacion sayeng Commaunde the rytch men of thys worlde that they be not hygh mynded nor trust in transitory rytches but in the lyuynge God whyche giueth vs all thynges abundantly to enioye them Charge them to do good to be rytche in good worckes to gyue wyth good wyl to distribute layeng vp tresure for them selues agaynste the tyme to come that they maye laye hand of eternall lyfe For when the Lorde shall come to iudge the quicke dead he shall saye to the mercifull Come hyther ye blessed of my Father and take the kyngedome prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde For whan I was hongrye ye fedde me I was thyrsty and ye gaue me dryncke c. Gyue almes therfore of thyn nowne substaÌ„â—…e and turne not thy face awaye from the poore Shewe mercye after thy power If thou haste much giue plenteously If thou haste