Xantippa. He
his beyonde goddes forbode, he wil neuer amende.
Eulalia. Eye saye not so, there is no beest so wild but
by fayre handling be tamed, neuer mistrust man then.
Assay a moneth or two, blame me and thou findest not
that my counsell dooeth ease. There be some fautes wyth
you thoughe thou se them, be wyse of this especyall
that thou neuer gyue hym foule wordes in the chambre,
or inbed but be sure that all thynges there bee full of
pastyme and pleasure. For yf that place which is
ordeined to make amendes for all fautes and so to
renew loue, be polluted, eyther with strife or
grugynges, then fayre wel al hope of loue daies, or
atonementes, yet there be some beastes so wayward and
mischeuous, that when theyr husbandes hath them in
their arms a bed, they scholde & chyde making that same
plesure their lewd condicions (that expelseth all
displeasures oute of their husbandes mynde unpleasaunt
and lytell set bi corrupting the medecine that shuld
haue cured al deadly greifes, & odible offences.
xantip. That is no newes to me. Eula. Though the woman
shulde be well ware and wyse that she shulde neuer be
disobedient vnto her husband yet she ought to be most
circumspect that at meting she shew her selfe redy
and pleasaunt unto him.
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