282 Thow seyst i wyves wol oure habits hide Thou sayest we spouses will cover-up the habits 283 Til i end up being fast, and you can thanne we wol hem shewe — Up to i end up being properly fastened (in marriage), so we have a tendency to them reveal — 284 Wel will get that be a great proverbe of good shrewe!
285 Thou seist one to oxen, asses, hors, and you can houndes, Thou sayest one to oxen, asses, ponies, and you may hounds, 286 They become assayed in the diverse stoundes; They are used an abundance of minutes; 287 Bacyns, lavours, emergency room you to definitely men hem bye, Sinks, clean dishes, in advance of guys all of them purchase, 288 Spoones and you will stooles, and you can al swich housbondrye, Spoons and you may stools, and all of such household items, 289 Thereby become pottes, clothing, and number; And so are containers, gowns, and you will adornments; 290 But anyone from wyves maken noon assay, However, visitors away from spouses generate no demonstration, 291 Til they feel married — olde dotard shrewe! — Up to he could be wedded — old doddering scoundrel! — 292 And thanne, seistow, i wol oure habits shewe. Right after which, sayest thou, we will reveal our vices.
Enjoy yourself; I won’t faith one hearsay
293 Thou seist as well as it displeseth myself Thou sayest including that it displeases me 294 But if one thou wolt preyse my personal beautee, Unless of course thou often compliment my beauty, 295 And you will however, thou poure alwey upon my face, And you will unless of course thou peer constantly through to my deal with, 296 And clepe me “faire dame” in almost any lay. And you will give me a call “precious woman” in every set. 297 And you will however, thou make a feeste on thilke big date And you can unless thou build a feast thereon exact same big date 298 You to definitely I happened to be produced, while making me personally fressh and you may gay; That i was born, to make me personally pleased and gay; 299 And you will but thou do in order to my personal norice honor, And you can except if thou carry out award back at my nursing assistant, three hundred In order to my chamberere withinne my bour, And my chambermaid within my bedchamber, 301 Also to my fadres men and women and his awesome allyes — And to my father’s men with his partners — 302 Hence seistow, olde barel-ful out-of lyes! Ergo sayest thou, old barrelful out-of lays!
303 But away from oure apprentice Janekyn, But of our own apprentice Janekin, 304 For their crispe heer, shynynge just like the gold very fyn, Because of their wild hair, shining such gold very okay, 305 And also for the guy squiereth me bothe up and doun, And because he familiarly attends me personally almost everywhere, 306 Yet hastow caught a beneficial fals suspecioun. Yet hast thou caught a bogus suspicion. 307 I wol hym noght, thogh thou was action tomorwe! I don’t want your, even though thou was basically lifeless tomorrow!
One of them thou need to quit, despite all you is going to do
308 But tel me personally that it: as to why hydestow, that have sorwe, But tell me so it: as to the reasons hidest thou, misfortune to you, 309 New keyes away from thy cheste awey fro myself? The fresh secrets from thy strongbox out-of myself? 310 It’s my a good because the wel given that thyn, pardee! It is my possessions as well as thine, by the God! 311 What, wenestow generate a keen ydiot from oure dame? What, think thou making a fool of your woman of your family? 312 Now by one lord one to called is actually Seint Jame, Now from the you to lord that is named Saint James, 313 Thou shalt nat bothe, thogh you to thou had been wood, Thou shalt not one another, regardless if thou was in fact in love that have frustration, 314 Getting maister of my own body as well as my an effective; End up being master regarding my human body and of my assets; 315 That oon thou shalt go without, maugree thyne yen. 316 What helpith it out-of me to enquere otherwise spyen? Exactly what helps they to inquire of me or spy? 317 We trowe thou woldest loke myself from inside the thy chiste! In my opinion thou do lock myself when you look at the thy strongbox! 318 Thou sholdest seye, “Wyf, go wher thee liste; Thou would be to say, “Wife, wade the place you excite; 319 Taak excellent article Г lire youre disport; I wol nat leve zero talys. 320 I knowe yow getting a good trewe wyf, dame Alys.” I am aware your to possess a real wife, dame Alys.” 321 We love no people one to taketh kep otherwise charges I like no guy whom requires observe or anxiety about 322 Wher that we goon; i wol ben in the oure highest. Where we go; we will be free (to-do as we desire to).