He asked, frome whence commeth al this goodly
gere? They sayde that an honeste matrone, a kynsewoman
of hys hadde broughte it thyther and commaunded thenm
that he should be well cherished when so euer he came,
by and by his hart gaue him that it was hys wiues dede,
whan he came home he demaunded of her yf she hadde
bene there or nay, she sayd yea. Then he asked her for
what purpose she sente all that housholde stuffe
thyther. Man (said she) ye haue ben tenderly brought
vp. I perceiued that ye were but corslie handled there,
me thought that it was my part, seing it was your wyll
and pleasure to be there ye shoulde be better loked to.
Xantippa. She was one of goddes fooles. I woulde rather
for a bed haue layd vnder him a bundel of nettels: or a
burden of thistels. Eula. But here the end her husbande
perceyuyng the honeste of her great pacience neuer
after laye from her, but made good cheare at home with
his owne. I am sure ye knowe Gilberte the holander.
Xan. Very well. Eu. He (as it is not vnknowen maried
an old wife in his florishing youth. Xan. Per
aduenture he maried the good and notthe woman.
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