282 Thow seyst i wyves wol oure vices cover up Thou sayest i wives usually hide our habits 283 Til i getting prompt, and you will thanne we wol hem shewe — Up until i end up being properly tied (in marriage), therefore often them inform you — 284 Wel can get one to become good proverbe from an effective shrewe!

285 Thou seist one oxen, asses, hors, and you may houndes, Thou sayest one to oxen, asses, ponies, and you will hounds, 286 It already been assayed in the varied stoundes; They are tried out a great amount of minutes; 287 Bacyns, lavours loverwhirl se connecter, emergency room one guys hem bye, Sinks, clean dishes, ahead of guys them pick, 288 Spoones and you may stooles, and al swich housbondrye, Spoons and you can stools, and all of such as items for your home, 289 Thereby started pottes, attire, and you may variety; And therefore are bins, clothing, and you may adornments; 290 But folk out of wyves maken noon assay, But men and women out-of wives make no trial, 291 Til it be wedded — olde dotard shrewe! — Until he could be wedded — old doddering scoundrel! — 292 And you may thanne, seistow, we wol oure habits shewe. And then, sayest thou, we are going to inform you our vices.

Enjoy yourself; I will not trust one hearsay

293 Thou seist plus it displeseth me personally Thou sayest together with that it displeases myself 294 However, if one to thou wolt preyse my personal beautee, Until thou commonly supplement my personal charm, 295 And you can but thou poure alwey abreast of my personal face, And unless of course thou fellow always up on my face, 296 And you will clepe me “effectuer dame” in almost any put. And call me “beloved woman” in just about any place. 297 And you can but thou build a beneficial feeste to the thilke date And until thou make a banquet thereon same day 298 One I happened to be produced, to make me fressh and you can gay; Which i was created, and make me pleased and gay; 299 And however, thou do in order to my personal norice honor, And you will except if thou perform award back at my nurse, 300 In order to my chamberere withinne my bour, And also to my chambermaid in my bedchamber, 301 Also to my personal fadres men and his awesome allyes — And my dad’s anyone and his awesome allies — 302 Thus seistow, olde barel-ful of lyes! Ergo sayest thou, old barrelful away from lies!

303 But regarding oure apprentice Janekyn, And yet of our apprentice Janekin, 304 To possess his crispe heer, shynynge because the silver so fyn, On account of their frizzy hair, shining such silver thus fine, 305 And also for he squiereth myself bothe up-and doun, And since the guy familiarly attends me every-where, 306 But really hastow stuck a fals suspecioun. Yet hast thou caught an untrue suspicion. 307 I wol hym noght, thogh thou was in fact action tomorwe! I really don’t need him, though thou was inactive tomorrow!

Among them thou need to stop, even with all you will do

308 But tel me personally so it: as to the reasons hydestow, which have sorwe, However, tell me this: as to why hidest thou, bad luck for you, 309 The fresh new keyes out of thy cheste awey fro me personally? The newest important factors out-of thy strongbox of me? 310 It is my a beneficial just like the wel just like the thyn, pardee! It’s my property and additionally thine, by the God! 311 Exactly what, wenestow create an ydiot out-of oure dame? Just what, think thou making a trick of lady of your own domestic? 312 Now of the that lord you to definitely called was Seint Jame, Today by one to lord that’s called Saint James, 313 Thou shalt nat bothe, thogh one thou was in fact wood, Thou-shalt-not one another, though thou were in love which have fury, 314 Be maister off my body as well as my an effective; Be grasp away from my own body as well as my personal property; 315 One oon thou shalt forgo, maugree thyne yen. 316 What helpith it regarding me to enquere otherwise spyen? Exactly what facilitate it to inquire of me or spy? 317 I trowe thou woldest loke me personally for the thy chiste! In my opinion thou carry out secure me personally inside the thy strongbox! 318 Thou sholdest seye, “Wyf, wade wher thee liste; Thou is always to state, “Partner, wade where you excite; 319 Taak youre disport; I wol nat leve zero talys. 320 We knowe yow having a trewe wyf, dame Alys.” I’m sure your to own a real partner, dame Alys.” 321 We love no guy one to taketh kep or charges We love no people exactly who takes find or concern with 322 Wher that we goon; i wol ben during the oure higher. Where we wade; we will be free (doing even as we wish).