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They therefore that are married, must apply their special diligence, that their first cohabitaci ¹on & dwelling together be loving & friendly, & not separated through any spiteful contention, for so shall the whole estate of your marriage prosper the better, and have the more tran•ilite & rest, as long as ye live. And though there happen to arise any cloud of discord, yet let them beware, that at the least there be not to much displeasure, disdain and inconvenience. For if at the beginning of marriage there chance such rudeness and uncomely discord, then will it alway be breaking out, even as it is with great wounds and broken legs, which seldom are so thoroughly healed, but sometime ⟨image 71⟩hey have pain at the change of the weather. Even so if married folks behave them selves thus unhonestly the one toward the other at the first & if discord be once begun between them, the old canker will break again, though it be scaled afterward. Then come such unseemly words as these be. Thus diddest thou serve me also afore. It were my part to learn to give little credence unto thee. &c. And after this manner doth that to early discord make the whole life. & the whole state of marriage, bitter and sower.

They therfore that are marryed, must apply theyr speciall diligēce, that theyr fyrst cohabitaci ¹on & dwellyng togyther be louyng & frendely, & not separated thorow ony spytefull contencion, for so shal the whole estate of your mariage prosper the better, and haue the more tran•ilite & rest, as longe as ye lyue. And though there happen to aryse any clowde of discorde, yet let them beware, that at the least there be not to muche displeasure, disdayne and inconuenience. For yf at the begynnynge of mariage there chaunse suche rudenes and vncomely discorde, then wyll it alwaye be breakyng oute, euen as it is wythe great woundes and broken legges, whyche seldome are so thorowely healedde, but sometyme ⟨image 71⟩hey haue payne at the chaunge of the wether. Euē so yf married folkes behaue thē selues thus vnhonestly the one toward the other at the fyrst & if discorde be once begonne betwene them, the olde cancker wyll breake agayne, thoughe it be scaled afterwarde. Then come suche vnsemelye wordes as these be. Thus dyddest thou serue me also afore. It were my parte to learne to gyue lytle credence vnto the. &c. And after this manner doth that to early discorde make the whole lyfe. & the whole state of mariage, bytter and sower.