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An honest wife ought not behind her husbands back to haunt any evil company, to be ¹banqueted, nether to go any where without her husbands knowledge & leave. Much less ought she to take upon her any far journey. And if her husband be gone forth, or be not at home, let her hold her self as a widow and live quietly, & bring no man into the house in the mean season, nether run out: nor bid guests, to the intent that there grow no evil name nor fame unto her therethrough. Nether should the one to the other, boast or show of suspicious gifts & presents. Nether the husband to commend other wives afore his own or above his own. Nether is it the wives part to exceed in praising another woman's husband, lest the one suspect the other. Thy wife must take thee for fairest, & ²thy husband must hold thee for the best favoured.

An honest wyfe ought not behynde her husbandes backe to haunt ony euell company, to be ¹bācketted, nether to go ony where wythout her husbādes knowledge & leaue. Much lesse ought she to take vpon her ony farre iourney. And if her husband be gone forth, or be not at home, let her holde her selfe as a wydowe and lyue quietly, & bryng no man into the house in the meane season, nether ronne oute: nor byd gestes, to the intēt that ther grow no euel name nor fame vn to her therthorow. Nether shulde the one to the other, boast or shewe of suspicious gyftes & presentes. Nether the husbande to commende other wiues afore hys owne or aboue his owne. Nether is it the wyues parte to excead in praysyng another womans husbande, lest the one suspecte the other. Thy wyfe must take the for fayrest, & ²thy husbād must holde the for ye best fauoured.

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