A Crovvne-Garland of Govlden Roses Gathered out of Englands royall garden. Being the liues and strange fortunes of many great personages of this Land. Set forth in many pleasant new songs and sonetts neuer before imprinted. By Richard Iohnson |
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In praise and dispraise of women.
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In praise and dispraise of women.
VVomen
to praise who taketh in hand,
a number shall displease:
But who so doth them most dispraise,
doth most liue at their ease.
Whereat I muse and maruaile much,
and shall do till I die,
And if you thinke I say not true,
aske them if that I lye.
a number shall displease:
But who so doth them most dispraise,
doth most liue at their ease.
Whereat I muse and maruaile much,
and shall do till I die,
And if you thinke I say not true,
aske them if that I lye.
They are mans aid and only stay,
and comfort at his need:
They cherisht him in all affaires,
how euer that he speed.
And that that she for him may doe,
she doth it willingly.
And if, &c.
and comfort at his need:
They cherisht him in all affaires,
how euer that he speed.
And that that she for him may doe,
she doth it willingly.
And if, &c.
And when their husbands be farre from hand,
then wil they spin and carde:
They wil not gossip and go gay,
but then they fare full hard.
They rise vp early and lye downe late,
they labour earnestly,
To saue a penny or a groat,
aske them, &c.
then wil they spin and carde:
They wil not gossip and go gay,
but then they fare full hard.
They rise vp early and lye downe late,
they labour earnestly,
To saue a penny or a groat,
aske them, &c.
And if her husband chance to chide,
she giues him not a word:
Or if he fight she answers him,
no more then doth abourd.
But out she goeth about her worke,
and takes all patiently:
Except she croune him with a stoole,
Aske them, &c.
she giues him not a word:
Or if he fight she answers him,
no more then doth abourd.
But out she goeth about her worke,
and takes all patiently:
Except she croune him with a stoole,
Aske them, &c.
Or with her ten commandements,
she takes him on the face:
That from his cheekes downe to his chin:
a man may see each race.
The goodman then must weare a clout,
the goodwife she will dye:
Her husband hurt so heauily,
she takes, or else I ly.
she takes him on the face:
That from his cheekes downe to his chin:
a man may see each race.
The goodman then must weare a clout,
the goodwife she will dye:
Her husband hurt so heauily,
she takes, or else I ly.
Then to his bed she wil not come,
nor with him will be greed:
Unlesse she haue a Petticoate,
or elce some other weed.
And when she with her gossips met,
she telles them by and by:
how she her husband handled hath,
aske, &c.
nor with him will be greed:
Unlesse she haue a Petticoate,
or elce some other weed.
And when she with her gossips met,
she telles them by and by:
how she her husband handled hath,
aske, &c.
Well done good gossip saith the one,
your practise well we praise:
I drinke to you for your good deed
the second gossip sayes.
They all to put the same in vre,
do promise by and by:
Which they fulfil vnto their power,
forthwith, or else I lye.
your practise well we praise:
I drinke to you for your good deed
the second gossip sayes.
They all to put the same in vre,
do promise by and by:
Which they fulfil vnto their power,
forthwith, or else I lye.
Good wiues a iudgement I you pray:
your verdit Let me heere:
Where all be falce or all be true,
by you it must appeare:
How euer that the mattter goeth,
the trueth you must descry:
Or else it is not possible,
to know if that I lye.
your verdit Let me heere:
Where all be falce or all be true,
by you it must appeare:
How euer that the mattter goeth,
the trueth you must descry:
Or else it is not possible,
to know if that I lye.
FINIS.
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