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[Who, dothe Desyer that Chaste his wyfe shoulde bee]
Who, dothe Desyer that Chaste his wyfe shoulde bee,
First, bee hee True, for Truthe, dothe Truthe deserve,
Then suche bee hee, as shee his worthe may see,
And one man still Credit with her preserve,
First, bee hee True, for Truthe, dothe Truthe deserve,
Then suche bee hee, as shee his worthe may see,
And one man still Credit with her preserve,
Not toying kynde, nor Causelesly unkynde,
Not sturring thoughtes, nor yet denying Righte,
Not spying faultes, nor in playne Errors blynde,
Never hard hand, nor never Raynes too lighte.
Not sturring thoughtes, nor yet denying Righte,
Not spying faultes, nor in playne Errors blynde,
Never hard hand, nor never Raynes too lighte.
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As farr from want, as farr from vayne expense,
(The one dothe force, the Later dothe entyse)
Allowe good Company, but keeping from thence,
All filthy Mowthes, that glory in theyre vyce.
Thus done, thow haste no more, but leave ye Rest,
To Vertue, Fortune, Tyme and Womans brest.
(The one dothe force, the Later dothe entyse)
Allowe good Company, but keeping from thence,
All filthy Mowthes, that glory in theyre vyce.
Thus done, thow haste no more, but leave ye Rest,
To Vertue, Fortune, Tyme and Womans brest.
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