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¶ The. xx, Chapter

Let not your young daughters be to proudly ¹& costly apparelled, but modestly & honestly for this gorgeous apparel is not else but a minstrelsy, piping up a dance unto all lechery ²Remember that Peter saith That the apparel of women may not be outward inbroydred, out laid hear which is an whorish fashion, nor in hanging on of gold, or putting on of costly gorgeous flaring clothes, &c. The outward light apparel declareth a corrupt proud and sinful inward heart. Let shamefastness chastity, modesty, meekness few words sadness and sobriety be the young woman's apparel to set forth her beauty. For after this manner, in the old time saith Peter were holy young women decked of their matrons, & were obedient to their husbands, As was Sarah unto Abraham, calling him Lord, whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well: Let the examples of Rebecca and Rachel be at your eyes, which godly and fair women desiring and seeking the love of their husbands were glad to please them, Learn also ³of Paul how to tier your selves: Beware ye wound not your poverty and proud heart and to precious and sumptuous apparel, if ye will go forth in your proud array, so neglect you the doctrine of god and procure your selves damp nation.

LEt not your yōg daughters be to proudly ¹& costly appareld, but modestly & honestly for thys gorgyouse apparel is not els but a minstrelsy, pypyng vp a daūce vnto al lechery ²Remēbre that Peter saithr That the apparel of wemen maye not be vtwarde inbroydred, oute layd hear which is an whorishe fashyon, nor in hangyng on of golde, or puttynge on of costelye gorgious flaryng clothes, &c. The vtward light apparell declareth a corrupt proude and sinfull inward hert. Let shamefastnes chastite, modesty, mekenes few wordes sadnes and sobryete be the yong womans aparell to sette forthe hyr bewtye. For after thys maner, in the olde tyme sayth Peter were holy yonge wemen decked of theyr matrōs, & were obedient to theyr housbandes, As was Sara vnto Abrahā, callynge hym Lorde, whose doughters ye are as longe as ye do well: Let the examples of Rebecca and Rachell be at youre eyes, whyche godlye and fayer women desyryng and sekynge the loue of theyre husbondes were glad to please them, Learne also