A comparison betweene good huswiferie and euill.
Comparing togither, good huswife with bad,
The knowledge of either, the better is had.
1
Il
huswiferie lieth,
till nine of the clock.
Good huswiferie trieth:
to rise with the cock.
2
Ill huswiferie tooteth,
to make hir selfe braue.
Good huswiferie looketh:
what houshold must haue.
3
Ill huswiferie trusteth,
to him and to hir.
Good huswiferie lusteth:
hir selfe for to stir.
4
Ill huswiferie careth,
for this nor for that.
Good huswiferie spareth:
for feare ye wot what.
5
Ill huswiferie pricketh,
hir selfe vp in pride.
Good huswiferie tricketh:
hir house as a bride.
6
Ill huswiferie othing,
or other must craue.
Good huswiferie nothing:
but needfull will haue.
7
Ill huswiferie mooueth,
with gossep to spend.
Good huswiferie looueth:
hir houshold to tend.
8
Il huswiferie wanteth,
with spending too fast.
Good huswiferie canteth:
the lenger to last.
9
Ill huswiferie easeth,
hir selfe with vnknowne.
Good huswiferie pleaseth:
hir selfe with hir owne.
10
Il huswiferie brooketh,
mad toies in hir hed.
Good huswiferie looketh:
that all things be fed.
11
Il huswifrie bringeth,
a shilling to naught.
Good huswiferie singeth:
hir cofers full fraught.
12
Il huswiferie rendeth,
and casteth aside.
Good huswiferie mendeth:
else would it go wide.
13
Il huswifrie sweepeth,
hir linnen to gage.
Good huswiferie keepeth:
to serue hir in age.
14
Il huswiferie craueth,
in secret to borow.
Good huswiferie saueth:
to day for to morow.
15
Ill huswiferie pineth,
not hauing to eate.
Good huswiferie dineth:
with plentie of meate.
16
Ill huswiferie letteth,
the Diuell take all.
Good huswiferie setteth:
good brag of a small.
Good huswife, good fame hath, of best in the towne:
Ill huswife, ill name hath, of euerie clowne.
