282 Thow seyst we wyves wol oure vices hide Thou sayest we wives often cover up the vices 283 Til i feel prompt, and thanne we wol hem shewe — Up to we become safely tied up (in marriage), and in addition we usually them reveal — 284 Wel will get one getting a good proverbe out-of a great shrewe!

285 Thou seist one to oxen, asses, hors, and you will houndes, Thou sayest you to definitely oxen, asses, horses, and hounds, 286 They started assayed at the diverse stoundes; They are used a lot of minutes; 287 Bacyns, lavours, emergency room one to dudes hem bye, Sinks, wash bowls, prior to men them get, 288 Spoones and you will stooles, and you can al swich housbondrye, Spoons and you will feces, as well as particularly items for your home, 289 And so been pottes, clothes, and you can number; And are generally bins, clothes, and adornments; 290 But men of wyves maken noon assay, However, folk regarding wives make no demo, 291 Til it end up being wedded — olde dotard shrewe! — Until they are wedded — dated doddering scoundrel! — 292 And thanne, seistow, we wol oure vices shewe. Following, sayest thou, we will reveal the habits.

Enjoy yourself; I won’t believe people hearsay

293 Thou seist as well as that it displeseth me Thou sayest and additionally which displeases me 294 However, if you to thou wolt preyse my personal beautee, Except if thou commonly supplement my personal charm, 295 And you can however, thou poure alwey through to my deal with, And you will unless thou fellow always up on my face, 296 And you can clepe me “effectuer dame” in every put. And you may give me a call “beloved lady” in every put. 297 And you can but thou generate a beneficial feeste towards the thilke date And you can except if thou generate a banquet thereon same day 298 One to I was born, and then make me fressh and you will gay; That we came into this world, while making me happier and gay; 299 And you may however, thou do to my norice honour, And you can until thou carry out award back at my nurse, 3 hundred And also to my personal chamberere withinne my bour, In order to my personal chambermaid within my bedchamber, 301 In order to my fadres anyone and his awesome allyes — And to my dad’s individuals and his awesome allies — 302 Thus seistow, olde barel-ful away from lyes! For this reason sayest thou, old barrelful regarding lies!

303 But out of oure apprentice Janekyn, However of our own apprentice Janekin, 304 To possess his crispe heer, shynynge because the silver so fyn, On account of their frizzy hair, glowing instance gold so good, 305 And for he squiereth myself bothe up and doun, And since he familiarly attends myself every-where, 306 But really hastow trapped an excellent fals suspecioun. But really hast thou caught an incorrect uncertainty. 307 I wol hym noght, thogh thou were deed tomorwe! I do not need him, even if thou was basically dead tomorrow!

Among them thou need certainly to give-up, even after everything you will perform

308 However, tel me personally that it: why hydestow, which have sorwe, But tell me so it: as to why hidest thou, bad luck to you personally, 309 The fresh new keyes of thy cheste awey fro myself? The fresh new important factors from thy strongbox off me? 310 It is my personal an effective as the wel because the thyn, pardee! It is my personal possessions as well as thine, by God! 311 Just what, wenestow generate an ydiot out-of oure dame? Just what, envision thou while making a fool of the woman of your house? 312 Now of the one to lord one to titled is Seint Jame, Today by that lord that’s named Saint James, pourquoi Ukrainien fille belle 313 Thou shalt nat bothe, thogh you to definitely thou were wood, Thou shalt not both, though thou was basically in love that have fury, 314 Feel maister out of my human body as well as my a beneficial; Getting master out-of my body and of my personal possessions; 315 One to oon thou shalt go without, maugree thyne yen. 316 Exactly what helpith it away from us to enquere or spyen? Just what assists they to inquire of me personally otherwise spy? 317 I trowe thou woldest loke me personally for the thy chiste! I do believe thou would secure me when you look at the thy strongbox! 318 Thou sholdest seye, “Wyf, wade wher thee liste; Thou should state, “Spouse, go where you excite; 319 Taak you are disport; We wol nat leve no talys. 320 We knowe yow to own an excellent trewe wyf, dame Alys.” I know you to possess a true spouse, dame Alys.” 321 We love zero people one taketh kep or charge I like zero man just who takes notice or concern about 322 Wher we goon; i wol ben in the oure high. Where we wade; we are free (to accomplish once we wish to).