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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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STC 6451; ESTC S118244
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thing_n i_o shall_v geve_v the_o to_o know_v for_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi may_v do_v i_o good_a seruyce_n therein_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi know_v well_o y_a to_o i_o have_v a_o fair_a young_a wife_n y_z e_z which_o be_v somewhat_o light_a hatred_n and_o quick_a spirit_v &_o you_o know_v well_o y_fw-mi it_o i_o be_o a_o old_a man_n &_o not_o very_a lusti_fw-la &_o therefore_o perchance_o i_o may_v be_v y_fw-fr e_o occasion_n y_fw-fr e_o young_a lusty_a fellow_n shall_v come_v &_o prove_v she_o for_o to_o bring_v she_o to_o dishonestye_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v betake_v she_o in_o thy_o keep_v &_o i_o require_v thou_o that_o thou_o take_v so_o heed_n to_o she_o that_o i_o may_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o be_v ialous_a or_o amove_v against_o she_o than_o you_o e_o clerk_n prayesed_a his_o maystres_n maruaylos_o well_o &_o say_v y_o it_o she_o be_v thereto_o to_o good_a and_o to_o honest_a &_o he_o promise_v his_o master_n y_o it_o will_v keep_v and_o take_v good_a heed_n to_o she_o &_o show_v he_o if_o he_o find_v she_o in_o any_o suspect_n place_n like_v as_o a_o good_a servant_n be_v hound_n to_o do_v and_o of_o this_o be_v you_o e_o master_n glad_a &_o let_v all_o sorrow_n pass_v and_o so_o go_v about_o his_o business_n command_v his_o house_n &_o his_o wife_n to_o the_o keep_v of_o his_o clerk_n &_o incontinent_a the_o servant_n go_v to_o his_o master_n the_o which_o be_v command_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v she_o all_o how_o that_o his_o master_n be_v deceyve_v &_o that_o that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o