Better may one to be a great proverb of a great scoundrel!
282 Thow seyst we wyves wol oure habits cover up Thou sayest we spouses often cover-up the habits 283 Til i getting fast, and you may thanne i wol hem shewe — Until i be securely fastened (in-marriage), and in addition we usually all of them let you know — 284 Wel may that end up being good proverbe of a beneficial shrewe!
285 Thou seist one oxen, asses, hors, and you can houndes, Thou sayest that oxen, asses, horses, and hounds, 286 They become assayed at the diverse stoundes; He is used plenty of moments; 287 Bacyns, lavours, er you to definitely dudes hem bye, Sinks, tidy dishes, in advance of men them pick, 288 Spoones and stooles, and you may al swich housbondrye, Spoons and you will feces, as well as such as for instance items for your home, 289 And thus been pottes, clothing, and variety; And are generally pots, dresses, and you can adornments; 290 However, visitors out of wyves maken noon assay, However, folks out-of spouses create zero demo, 291 Til it getting married — olde dotard shrewe! — Up until he or she is wedded — dated doddering scoundrel! — 292 And you will thanne, seistow, i wol oure habits shewe. And, sayest thou, we’re going to reveal the habits.
Enjoy yourself; I will not trust any rumors
293 Thou seist including it displeseth me Thou sayest plus it displeases me 294 But if that thou wolt preyse my beautee, Until thou will compliment my charm, 295 And you may however, thou poure alwey through to my personal face, And you will unless thou peer usually up on my personal face, 296 And clepe myself « effectuer dame » in almost any put. And you may know me as « precious woman » in virtually any put. 297 And but thou make an excellent feeste into the thilke big date And you can unless of course thou make a banquet on that exact same day 298 One to I found myself produced, making me personally fressh and you may gay; That we was born, and also make myself delighted and you will gay; 299 And you can however, thou do in order to my norice honour, And you will unless thou carry out honor to my nurse, 3 hundred In order to my chamberere withinne my bour, Also to my chambermaid during my bedchamber, 301 In order to my personal fadres individuals and his awesome allyes — And my personal father’s someone and his partners — 302 Hence seistow, olde barel-ful of lyes! Ergo sayest thou, old barrelful regarding lays!
303 But off oure apprentice Janekyn, Yet of your apprentice Janekin, 304 To have his crispe heer, shynynge as silver very fyn, Due to their curly hair, glowing particularly gold so great, 305 And the guy squiereth myself bothe up and doun, And because he familiarly attends myself every where, 306 Yet , hastow stuck good fals suspecioun. Yet hast thou stuck an incorrect suspicion. 307 I wol hym noght, thogh thou had been action tomorwe! I really don’t wanted him, whether or not thou was basically dead tomorrow!
One of them thou have to surrender, despite all you can do
308 However, tel myself so it: as to why hydestow, having sorwe, However, let me know so it: as to why hidest thou, misfortune to you, 309 The newest keyes out of thy cheste awey fro me? The newest tips regarding thy strongbox away from myself? 310 It’s my personal an effective while the wel as thyn, pardee! It’s my possessions and additionally thine, of the Goodness! 311 Exactly what, wenestow create a keen ydiot off oure dame? What, consider thou and come up with a trick of your woman of the family? 312 Now because of the you to lord you to called is Seint Jame, Now because of the one to lord which is entitled Saint James, 313 Thou shalt nat bothe, thogh one to thou was in fact wood, Thou-shalt-not both, even if thou have been in love having rage, 314 Feel maister out of my body as well as my personal an effective; Become grasp out of my body as well as my personal property; 315 One to oon thou shalt forgo, maugree thyne yen. 316 Exactly what helpith it out-of us to enquere otherwise spyen? Just what support they to inquire about myself otherwise spy? 317 We trowe thou woldest loke myself in the thy chiste! I do believe thou manage secure me personally into the thy strongbox! 318 Thou sholdest seye, « Wyf, go wher thee liste; Thou is to say, « Spouse, go where you please; 319 Taak you are disport; I wol nat leve zero talys. 320 We knowe yow having a trewe wyf, dame Alys. » I know your for a genuine partner Obtenez les faits, dame Alys. » 321 We love no people that taketh kep or charges I like no people just who requires observe or fear of 322 Wher that individuals goon; we wol ben within oure higher. Where i wade; we will be 100 % free (doing as we should).
