Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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B00777
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A mery balade, How a wife entreated her husband, to haue her owne wyll.
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T. W. T.
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1568
(1568)
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STC 23631; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Huth 50[21]
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1,542
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¶_o a_o merry_a balade_n how_o a_o wife_n entreat_v her_o husband_n to_o have_v she_o own_o will_n in_o may_n when_o flower_n swete_o smell_v the_o people_n roam_v abroad_o full_o rife_o a_o merry_a tale_n i_o shall_v you_o tell_v y_fw-mi it_o then_o be_v herd_n but_o no_o great_a strife_n in_o close_a a_o young_a man_n and_o his_o wife_n sit_v reason_v sore_o but_o for_o none_o ill_a she_o say_v i_o be_o weary_a of_o this_o life_n good_a husband_n let_v i_o have_v my_o own_o will_n ¶_o wife_n quoth_v he_o then_o must_v i_o needs_o know_v what_o be_v your_o will_n then_o for_o to_o have_v at_o i_o you_o must_v neither_o mock_v nor_o mow_v nor_o yet_o lout_n i_o nor_o call_v i_o knave_n nor_o venus_n game_n upon_o i_o crave_v nor_o yet_o your_o honesty_n for_o to_o spill_v and_o make_v i_o neither_o boy_n nor_o slave_n but_o do_v good_a and_o therein_o take_v your_o own_o will_n ¶_o tush_o quoth_v she_o sir_n as_o for_o that_o i_o will_v be_v honest_a to_o dye_v therefore_o but_o husband_n husband_n wot_v you_o what_o i_o have_v be_v your_o wife_n this_o month_n and_o more_o and_o have_v not_o go_v but_o to_o the_o door_n such_o keep_v in_o my_o heart_n do_v spill_v by_o house_n keper_n neighbour_n set_v no_o store_n good_a husband_n let_v i_o have_v my_o own_o will_n ¶_o wife_n quoth_v he_o be_v you_o content_v you_o shall_v to_o church_n and_o to_o market_n go_v and_o to_o neighbour_n to_o at_o time_n convenient_a but_o not_o to_o gossip_v the_o truth_n be_v so_o tavern_n to_o haunt_v no_o wife_n no_o no_n nor_o yet_o alehouse_n with_o jacke_n nor_o gyll_n you_o know_v my_o mind_n for_o friend_n or_o foe_n do_v good_a and_o therein_o take_v your_o own_o will_n ¶_o husband_n quoth_v she_o you_o be_v to_o blame_v to_o keep_v i_o in_o and_o so_o plain_a withal_o i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v a_o fine_a dame_n whereby_o great_a praise_n to_o you_o may_v fall_v i_o be_v fair_a nice_a and_o small_a if_o i_o have_v gay_a clothes_n my_o body_n to_o hill_n then_o gentlewoman_n for_o i_o will_v call_v good_a husband_n let_v i_o have_v my_o own_o will_n ¶_o no_o wife_n quoth_v he_o it_o will_v not_o be_v bear_v for_o you_o to_o go_v fine_o and_o gay_o clad_v to_o go_v as_o i_o will_v have_v you_o think_v you_o no_o scorn_n that_o be_v comely_a and_o clean_o sober_a and_o sad_a wherefore_o be_v you_o neither_o sick_a nor_o yet_o mad_a because_o you_o may_v not_o your_o mind_n fulfil_v for_o your_o desire_n be_v wicked_a and_o bad_a do_v good_a and_o therein_o take_v your_o own_o will_n ¶_o not_o mad_a quoth_v she_o alas_o good_a man_n what_o woman_n can_v your_o word_n abide_v i_o entreat_v you_o as_o fair_a as_o i_o can_v and_o yet_o my_o word_n you_o set_v aside_o though_o i_o be_v fair_a i_o love_v no_o pride_n for_o i_o serve_v your_o swine_n with_o draff_n and_o swyl_n unto_o my_o friend_n i_o will_v fain_o ride_v good_a husband_n let_v i_o have_v my_o own_o will_n ¶_o wife_n quoth_v he_o what_o need_v all_o this_o you_o crave_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o need_v your_o friend_n have_v no_o need_n of_o we_o i_o wis_v wherefore_o be_v stay_v good_a gentle_a beede_n now_o let_v we_o plough_v and_o sow_v our_o seed_n our_o winter_n land_n be_v yet_o to_o till_o how_o to_o thryve_v let_v we_o first_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v good_a and_o therein_o take_v your_o own_o will_n ¶_o oh_o husband_n quoth_v she_o i_o be_o but_o young_a wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o grant_v i_o one_o thing_n at_o liberty_n let_v i_o have_v my_o tongue_n either_o to_o chide_v or_o else_o to_o sing_v to_o dance_v to_o kiss_v not_o over_o work_n but_o once_o a_o week_n to_o go_v to_o mill_n my_o time_n be_v short_a my_o death_n be_v come_v good_a husband_n let_v i_o have_v my_o own_o will_n ¶_o no_o wife_n quoth_v he_o i_o be_o your_o head_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o my_o counsel_n take_v and_o let_v such_o trick_n in_o you_o be_v dead_a lest_o that_o for_o it_o your_o bone_n do_v ache_v therefore_o learn_v betimes_o to_o brew_v and_o bake_v and_o live_v no_o long_o in_o idleness_n still_o wherefore_o for_o your_o own_o ease_n sake_n do_v good_a and_o therein_o take_v your_o own_o will_n ¶_o alas_o quoth_v she_o what_o chance_n have_v i_o to_o couple_v myself_o with_o such_o a_o one_o that_o have_v rather_o to_o see_v i_o dye_v then_o to_o deck_v i_o gay_a as_o i_o will_v have_v go_v to_o chide_v nor_o sing_v nor_o to_o dance_v alone_o i_o will_v i_o have_v marry_v john_n goose_n quyll_a then_o need_n i_o not_o to_o have_v make_v this_o moan_n for_o by_o he_o i_o may_v have_v have_v all_o my_o will_n ¶_o no_o more_o of_o these_o twain_o can_v be_v hard_o but_o home_o they_o go_v together_o plain_a but_o let_v no_o wyve_n this_o wife_n regard_n for_o her_o request_n be_v all_o in_o vain_a and_o yet_o with_o shrew_n some_o man_n take_v pain_n and_o abide_v the_o job_n of_o the_o devylles_n bill_n from_o the_o which_o all_o good_a wyve_n refrain_v god_n geve_v we_o all_o grace_n to_o do_v his_o will_n amen_n ¶_o finis_fw-la quod_fw-la t._n vv._n t._n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o alexander_n lacy._n