282 Thow seyst we wyves wol oure habits cover up Thou sayest we wives often hide our very own habits 283 Til i be quick, and you can thanne we wol hem shewe — Up to we feel properly tied up (in marriage), and in addition we tend to all of them tell you — 284 Wel will get you to definitely end up being a proverbe of a good shrewe!

285 Thou seist you to oxen, asses, hors, and you will houndes, Thou sayest one to oxen, asses, ponies, and hounds, 286 They come assayed within diverse stoundes; He’s tried out many times; 287 Bacyns, lavours, er one to men hem bye, Sinks, clean bowls, just before dudes them buy, 288 Spoones and stooles, and you can al swich housbondrye, Spoons and stools, and all including items for your home, 289 Thereby come pottes, clothes, and array; As they are bins, outfits, and adornments; 290 But group out of wyves maken noon assay, However, visitors out of wives generate no demonstration, 291 Til they end up being married — olde dotard shrewe! — Up until he is married — old doddering scoundrel! — 292 And you will thanne, seistow, we wol oure vices shewe. Right after which, sayest thou, we are going to show the vices.

Have some fun; I will not trust any hearsay

293 Thou seist and additionally so it displeseth me personally Thou sayest and it displeases me personally 294 However if you to thou wolt preyse my personal beautee, Until thou tend to compliment my beauty, 295 And you may but thou poure alwey through to my personal face, And you may unless thou peer always abreast of my personal face, 296 And you will clepe myself “effectuer dame” in almost any put. And you can call me “beloved lady” in almost any place. 297 And you can but thou generate a feeste toward thilke big date And unless thou generate a banquet on that exact same go out 298 One I happened to be produced, and make myself fressh and you will gay; That i was created, making me happy and you can gay; 299 And you will however, thou do to my norice honour, And you will except if thou perform award back at my nursing assistant, 3 hundred And to my personal chamberere withinne my bour, And to my personal chambermaid in my bedchamber, 301 In order to my personal fadres everyone and his allyes — Also to my dad’s people with his allies — 302 For this reason seistow, olde barel-ful of lyes! Ergo sayest thou, old quel est l’attrait d’une jeune mariГ©e par correspondance barrelful of lies!

303 But of oure apprentice Janekyn, Yet in our apprentice Janekin, 304 To own his crispe heer, shynynge due to the fact silver very fyn, On account of his wild hair, glowing including gold therefore good, 305 And for he squiereth me bothe up and doun, And since the guy familiarly attends myself every-where, 306 But really hastow trapped an excellent fals suspecioun. Yet hast thou caught a bogus uncertainty. 307 I wol hym noght, thogh thou have been deed tomorwe! Really don’t require your, regardless if thou was in fact lifeless tomorrow!

One of them thou must give up, despite everything you does

308 However, tel me personally it: as to the reasons hydestow, with sorwe, However, tell me so it: as to the reasons hidest thou, misfortune to you personally, 309 The latest keyes from thy cheste awey fro me? The brand new keys away from thy strongbox off me personally? 310 It’s my a good as wel as thyn, pardee! It is my possessions as well as thine, because of the God! 311 Just what, wenestow make an ydiot of oure dame? What, thought thou to make a trick of your lady of one’s house? 312 Now by you to lord that entitled is Seint Jame, Now from the you to lord that is entitled Saint James, 313 Thou shalt nat bothe, thogh one thou were timber, Thou-shalt-not one another, whether or not thou had been crazy that have anger, 314 Become maister out of my body as well as my personal a great; End up being learn of my body system as well as my property; 315 That oon thou shalt forgo, maugree thyne yen. 316 Exactly what helpith they out-of us to enquere or spyen? Just what helps it to inquire of me personally or spy? 317 We trowe thou woldest loke me into the thy chiste! I do believe thou do lock me into the thy strongbox! 318 Thou sholdest seye, “Wyf, go wher thee liste; Thou should say, “Partner, go for which you excite; 319 Taak you are disport; We wol nat leve no talys. 320 We knowe yow to own an effective trewe wyf, dame Alys.” I understand your getting a genuine spouse, dame Alys.” 321 We like no man one to taketh kep otherwise costs I like no man who requires see otherwise concern about 322 Wher that individuals goon; i wol ben in the oure large. Where i go; we will be 100 % free (to accomplish as we wish).