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The Seconde Song.

Who so to marry a minion Wyfe,
Hath hadde good chaunce and happe,
Must loue hir and cherishe hir all his life,
And dandle hir in his lappe.
If she will fare well, yf she wyll go gay,
A good husbande euer styll,
What euer she lust to doe, or to say,
Must lette hir haue hir owne will.
About what affaires so euer he goe,
He must shewe hir all his mynde,
None of hys counsell she may be kept free,
Else is he a man vnkynde.