Iudgement had beene made since they weere put there Now these brasiers and batterers had beaten vpon it so longe that they beate out a great peece of the couer and made a way to goe in but it was no sooner open then y e Deuils you maye bee sure striued to get out by heapes making such a noyse and crie that the Kinge and all his people was so amased with feare that they fel downe as deade and these Spirites got them to their féete away they goe euerie one to his olde corner but that perhaps some of them were amased to sée the Countreys Kingdomes altered and chaunged since their imprisonment by meanes whereof they were faine for a time to straye as vacabonds not knowing of what countrey they were because they heard not their parish bell But all the way as they went thei did so many mischiefs that it was horrible to declare for in stéed of one mischiefe that they did in times past to vexe the worlde they inuented a thousand they killed they ouerthrew they cast downe spoiled and ouerwhelmed all thinges all wente to shiuers for the Deuils were loose In those days there were manie Philosophers for the South-sayers and Augurers were called Philosophers by excellency because that Salomon had left them by writing the maner and forme to make the holie Stone the which they brought to an art and kept schooles of Philosophy as we do of Grammer in such sort that many attained to the knowledge considering also that these cursed Spirites did not trouble their braine whilest they were inclosed But so soone as they were at libertie remembring howe Salomon had misused them by vertue of this stone the first thing they did was to goe to the Philosophers Forges and to caste them downe and also they founde the meanes to deface scrape out breake and falsefie all the Bookes that they coulde finde out of the saide Science so that they lefte them so obscure and hard that men know not what they séeke And they were minded altogether to abolishe and roote it out but that God would not suffer them yet this permission they had to goe and come for to hinder the best learned in their businesse in such sorte that when anie one taketh paines to attaine the perfection thereof and hath in a manner brought it to passe then commeth the Deuill and he breaketh a boxe which is full of this precious matter and in lesse then half an houre maketh the poore Philosopher loose al the paines that he hath taken in ten or twelue yeares so that he is to begin again not because Hogges haue rooted it vp and spoiled it but the Deuills which are worse And this is the cause why so few Southsayers attaine to their enterprises not for that the Science is not so true as it was at the first but because the wicked Spirites are enemies of this gifte and séeke vtterly to ouerthrow it and because it may be one day that one maye haue the grace to doe as well as Salomon euer did if by good luck he happen in our daies I pray him by these presentes that he forget not to coniure adiure excommunicate roote out destroy exterminate confound and vtterly abolish these wicked spirits enemies to nature and all good thinges that thus hinder not onely the poore Southsayers but also all men and womē for they put into their heads a thousand wrongs and a thousand fantasies yea and they themselues enter into these old Witches making them very Deuils And hereof commeth these wordes that are spoken of a wicked woman She hath a Deuelish head ¶ Of the Cardinall of Luxenburg and of the good Wife that would make her Sonne a Priest and how the said Cardinall named hymself Philpot. DVring the Raigne of Lewys French King the twelueth of that name there was a Cardinall of the house of Luxēburg who was Bishop of Mans and kept commōly at his manor at Mans being a man of great magnificence and loued and honored of his Diocessers like a Prince more like then a Prelate And with his honor he vsed a certaine familiarity that made him the better beloued of y e People and also he was full of his flouts in time and place and he loued to Iest and would take it in good part to be iested withall Vpon a day there came before him a good Wife of the Countrey as he was bent to giue eare to all commers the which wife after that she had knéeled down before him and receiued his blessing as they vsed very deuoutly in those dayes she began to say vnto him my Lord and it like your grace with all reuerence be it spoken I haue a son that is twentie yeare old and better and is Clarke good enough for he hath gone a yéere to Schoole in our parish I would faine haue him made a Priest if it were your pleasure to accept him In faith said y e Cardinal it should wel done good wife let him be made one yea Sir said the simple wife but there is a thing I feare me will let him yet it was tould mée that you can recompence him she wold haue said dispēce with him The Cardinall taking great pleasure in the Womans simplicitie said to her what is it good wife Sir so it is that he hath not what is that he hath not said be ha my Lorde said she he hath not I dare not tell it for ye knowe well enough what men carrie The Cardinall that vnderstood her well said to her and what is that which men carrie hath he no lōg hose no no quoth she it is not that I would speake Dyr he hath nothing The Cardinall was long questioning with her to see whether hee coulde haue made her speake it out but it was not possible for she saide vnto him ha my Lorde you vnderstande me well enough to what end do ye reason so long with me notwithstāding in the ende she said vnto him you shall vnderstande my Lord when he was a litle boy he fell of a ladder and so brake thē that he was faine to be gelded and had it not béene for that mischaunce I would haue maried him because he is the tallest of all my Children In faith said the Cardinall he shall not let to be a Priest for all that being once dispenced for that must ye note by the waye and I would to God y t al the priests in my diocesse were in his case had no more then he Ha my Lord said she I thanke your grace he shalbe bound to pray to God for you and for al your good Fréends that are dead But my Lorde there is yet another thing that I would tell your Lordship so that it doe not displease you What is that good woman said he it is tould me quoth she that Byshops may change Mens names I haue another boye that doth nothing but mocke him because he is named Phillip and it like your grace I thinke
that knew nothing thereof promised to sée a remedy therein with as much spéed as was possible but when he was alone by him selfe he thought it was a thinge out of his power to remedie but that the shame would continue remaine still and he thought his wife should of her selfe in respect of him and of her honour call backe her follie and beware otherwise all the strong walles boltes and lockes would not holde her in nor staye her disordinate affection Furthermore he reasoned with himselfe that he béeing a man sober and wise ought not to set his care towardes the bridling of a vayne and euil giuen womaÌ„ the which thing kept him from searching out the trueth of the matter too rashly Notwithstanding for that hee woulde not séeme as one not carefull of his domesticall affaires the which was esteemed of all men must dishonest and wicked he bethought him on a remedie which he thought aboue all others was most expedient and necessary The remedie was this hee determined to buy a house which ioyned to his backeside and of two he purposed to make one saying that hee would haue a going in and out at his backside as well as at the streete side Which deuise was spâ—edilie finished a doore was made in the secretest place that might be vnto which he caused to be made half a dossen of keies he forgat not to make a gallerie verie proper for the goers commers These thinge béeing thus prepared he appointed a day to haue all his Wiues principal and chiefe parents and kindred to dinner and not one of his owne kindred at that time he gaue them good entertainment and made them great cheare After Dinner was done before anie of them did rise from the Table he began to speake vnto them these wordes following in the presence of his Wife My maysters and Gentlewomen all that are here presente you know how long it is since I married your kinswoman that sitteth here by me I haue had nowe time leysure to coÌ„sider y t it was not to me she ought to haue béen married because y e match betwene her me was not equall but when a thinge is done that may not bee vndone we must be content to tarrie the end Then turning himself towards his wife he said vnto her wife I haue not long since suffered rebukes through your naughty and euyll gouernment the which hath greeued me at the heart It hath bene shewed me that there commeth hither young-men at all houres of the day to kéepe you companie truly it is a thing greatly to your dishonour mine which if I had perceiued before now I would haue prouided a remedy for but yet it is better late theÌ„ neuer I pray you speake vnto those that frequent your company that here after they may come to you in more secret maner which they may the better do because of a doore on the backside which I caused to be made for them of which doore here are halfe a dossen keies for you to giue to ech of your louers one and if there be not keyes enough I will cause more to bee made for the Smith is at our commaundement and bid them so to part the time of their méeting as may be most profitable bothe for them and you for if you will not abstaine from sinne and euill doing at the least do it so secretly that the worlde haue no occasion to speake of the same to your shame and mine When the younge Wife had heard the talke that her Husband had made vnto her in the presence of her parentes fréends she began to be ashamed of her doinges and remembred with her selfe the wrong and iniurie that she had done to her Husband to the dishonour of him her selfe and her kindred so that that then she had suche remorse of conscience that from that time forward shee shut the gate against all her Louers and forsooke all her disordinate affections and vnlawfull pleasures and afterward liued with her husband like an honest and vertuous Wife in all honour and contentation of them both When the King had heard this story he was desirous to know who was the partie saying now by the faith of a GentlemaÌ„ he is one of the pacientst men in my kingdome he wold sure doo some vertuous act séeing he is indued with such patience And at the very same time the King made him his generall Attorney in Pickardy As for me if I knew the name of this honest man I would giue him immortall praise but time hath done great wronge to hide his name that deserued well to be placed in the Chronicles yea to haue bene canonized For he was a verie Martyr in this worlde and I beléeue he is happie in the worlde to come ¶ Of a Norman that went to Rome who prouided Lattin to carrie to the Pope and howe he helped himselfe therewith THere was vppon a tyme a Norman who perceyuing that Priests liued the best and easiest life in the worlde after his wife was deade had a desire to become one of the Church but he could write reade verie little Neuerthelesse hauing heard say that money made all and estéeming him selfe to be as like a man as many of the priests of his parish he came to one of his familiar frendes and brake his minde vnto him asking his counsell howe to vse and gouerne him selfe in this matter Who after much talke had betwene them did comfort him and said that if he would haue his matters well brought to passe it were best for him to goe to Rome for he shoulde haue some what to doe to bee made Priest at the Byshops hand that was his ordinary who was verie circumspect in admitting Priests and giuing them their Significauit But the Pope that was troubled with many other thinges would make no regarde of his ignorance but would admit him with all spéed More ouer in so dooing he should sée the Countrey and at his returne beeing known to be priested at y e Popes hands there were none but woulde doe him honour and woorship and that in a shorte time he should get a great Benefice and become a very rich man The Norman found this talke good and agreable to his mind but he had this blot of conscience that he could speake no Latin and declared it vnto his counseller saying Yea mary but wheÌ„ that I shall come before the Pope what language shall I speake he doth not vnderstand the Norman spéech nor I can speake no Lattin how shall I do then As for that said his frend thou néedest not to stay for when thou art a Priest it is inough for thée to know a Masse of Requiem our Ladies Masse and a Masse of the holy Ghost the which thou maiest learn quickly after thy returne But for to speake vnto the Pope I wil teach the thrée Latin woordes so well placed that when thou hast saide them before him he shall thynke thée
that he was not well at ease and so withdrew him into his Chamber and was serued by his owne men so well that the night passed without any daunger but hee commaunded ouer night the Maister of his house that al his traine might be readie in the morning twoo houres before Sun rising the which was done and he himselfe was first vp for he had no desire to sléepe he had so great care to passe without a mocke He wente to horse so soone as the day began to appeare no body béeing vp nor stirring in the Towne and rode till he came at the Towne end thinking then he had béen out of all daunger wherof he began to be glad and reioice but harken what happened There was an olde wâ—â—ther beaten Witch that stoode vp against the ende of a wall which gaue him his pasport saying to him in her owne language Rose you so soone for feare of flyes Neuer was men so ashamed as he to be so vnluckilâ— flowted and specially of such an old hag And if it had beene a Kinge as some saye it was I thinke he would haue made gunpouder of the old witch But the most part beléeue it was no King although they of the Towne of Arrow make their vaunt that it was Well whosoeuer it was he had his parte as well as others But as the Prouerbe sayeth Que mockat mockabitur Euen so those of Arrow had sometimes the like as they profered which appeared by M. Peter Faâ—sew And there was giuen them an other pretie mocke by one named Pyquet which had bought a Lampron at Duxtall and put it in a Linen wallet that he caried behind him which Lampron he tied verie fast by one of the holes in her head with a point and made her fast within the wallet so that she could not get out by any meanes and hauing a litle hole in the end of his wallet hee put out her tayle that she might be séene When he came néere to y e Towne of Arrow this Lampron that was very quick writhed always her taile more and more so that in passing through the Towne the Scorners spyed her how in writhing of her selfe shee appeared by little and little more and more out of the wallet and they were at hand watching when she would fal out of the wallet But Piquet he rode easily through the Towne as one that had no great hast on his way because he should gather together more company that came out of their houses and folowed him to catche the Lampron when it fell of the which there was foure or fiue that watched as decently for it as a Cat doeth for a Mouse thinking they shoulde haue it to dinner All this while Pyquet made as though hee had not séene them but that at sometimes he would looke first of the one side and nexte of the other as if his Horse had not béene well gyrded which he did to sée his lackeyes that followed him When hee was out of the Towne he began to ride faster and these Scorners after thinking y t it would not continue long but it would fal for the Lampron appeared almost all but of y e wallet they run half a mile after this Lampron but there was twoo of them wearie with trotting that gaue ouer the other twoo held out sides still béeing glad that all the rest were gone saying one to another hold thy peace we shall haue the better parte When Pyquet perceiued hee had but two lackeyes following him hee began to ryde faster and faster and the Scorners followed after more then a long mile from the Towne thinking at length to haue the Lampron for their labour but Pyquet rode on still a good pace and the Lampron would not fall which prouoked them to great anger whereat Pyquet had good sporte and began to laugh out so loude that at the laste they perceiued and saw wel ynough that they were mocked Neuerthelesse one of their to make the matter good said a far off to Pyquet how Sirha you on Horsebacke take vp your Lampron that is ready to fall Pyquet staid his horse and turned about saying vnto him Come and fetche it if it fall for you are woorthie to haue it vp else run a little further and it will fall by an by But they went their waies with their combes cut and bid the deuill and a vengeaunce take the Lampron But when they were come back againe into the Towne God knoweth how they were flouted and mocked for they knew well the craft asking them what sauce they would haue to their Lampron And thus the mockinges scornings doth oftentimes return vpon the mockers and scorners themselues ¶ Of a Prouost named Cocklyer that had a payn in his eyes whom the Phisitions made to beleeue that he did see IN the Countrey of Mayne there was not long ago a Lieutenaunt of the Prouost Martiall who was named Cocklier a man that could giue a sentence and that knew the pollicies of the Lieutenant Maylard who vppon a day hauing vnder his handes a man that had committed and done many fellonies notwithstanding he did alleadge for his life that he was a graduate but he let him coole in prison yet afterwardes he sent for him and began to vse him verie gently saying Truely it were reason that you should be sente to your Bishop calling him by his name I will not depriue you of your priuiledge but put you in remembraunce when you doe not thinke thereon yet I counsell you that hereafter you withdrawe your selfe from places of dishonour béeing a man sufficient to serue the Kinge by which meanes you should bee knowen and so come to take a charge and to be estéemed And not to lie lurking in Townes watching of high waies to put your selfe in daunger of life to your continual fame infamie By and by the man that felt himselfe praised saide Sir I am not nowe to learne what it is to serue the King I was before the Towne of Pauia when it was taken vnder the charge of Captaine Lorge and since I was with my Lord Lautrick at Myllayne and in the kingdome of Naples But for al that the Prouost red his sentence and made him stretch a Rope although he was a graduate and by the meanes taught him howe to serue the Kinge Thus Cocklyer could doe these thinges and such like and could sée cleare with the eies of his wit but with the eies in his head he could not sée the length of thrée fingers he néeded not to haue béen asked whether hee had rather haue his nose as longe as his sight or his sight as longe as his nose for there was not much betwéene them both It chaunced vpon a time the Byshop of Mans going of visitation through his Diocesse would see how he did in going by because he knew him to be a good Iustice whome he found in his Bed being sicke of a Rume that was fallen into his poore eyes
played youthfull prankes with the Brittanish Maydes which are of a good inclination that waye as the talke goeth But to our matter When they were come to the Gentlemans house they beheld the countenances of the thrée Gentlewomen euery one his and founde them all fresh faire and pleasaunt and also wise and well spoken Wel the mariage was concluded al things prepared But she night before the wedding should be the Father called his three Daughters aside into a chamber and said vnto them these woordes Ye know what fault you haue al thrée committed and what paine you haue put me vnto if I had beene of the nature of these rigorous cruell heard hearted fathers I had cast you off and you shoulde neuer haue enioied any of my goods but for my part you see I had rather redresse thinges that are amisse then to put you to shame my self in perpetuall trouble through your follies I haue here brought for ech of you a husbaÌ„d therefore prepare your selues to make muche of them cherishe them and plucke vp good heartes you shall haue no harme If they happen to perceiue or spie anie thinge by any of you to your owne perill bee it neuerthelesse you haue as yet done theÌ„ no offence And therfore hencefoorth take héede to your selues and gouerne your selues so that there may be found no fault in your doings and I promise you for my parte that I will both forget and forgiue all faults past And besides all this I assure you she that can giue vnto her Husband the best aunswere to please him the first night beeing in bed together shoulde haue for her part two hundreth Crownes more then the others now therefore go your wayes and remember my woordes After these wholesome admonitions he wente to bed and his Daughters also being nothing obliuious in this matter The Brydal day was the nexte morrow they went to the Church and were maryed earlie in the Morning There was great cheare with dauncing and leaping about the house which beeing paste the heddes were made wherein the Brides were brauely laid vnto whom their husbands shortly after came what time the eldest sporting with his new bedfellow and féeling her bellie verie lancke merely put foorth these spéeches I doubt my beloued the birds be fled and gone vnto whom she presently replied keepe you then in the nest The second sisters husband handling her feeling her bellie hard and round began thus how now Wise the barne is alreadie full beate then at the gate quoth thee The thirde sisters husband in sporting himselfe in like sort and finding his wife skilfull in y e game presently spoke in this maner I perceiue the way was beaten before the damsell aunswered you maye the better finde the path The night beeing past and the day come they came all three before their father declared vnto him what had chaunced and what was their aunswers now would I know to which of the thrée he ought to giue the CC. Crownes If therefore your skill be so good declare the truth of this difficult matter ¶ Of a certain man in Pickardy that withdrew his wife from her disordinate loue through the admonition that he gaue her in the presence of her parents THere was in times past a Kinge in Fraunce whose name we do not well know although we did yet shoulde it bée secrete because of this matter whereof we meane to speake Neuerthelesse it is saide that he was a good Kinge and worthie of the Crowne he would bende his eare to heare the talke as well of the poore as of the rich for thereby he vnderstood the truth of things which cannot bée so wel when one goeth by heare say but to the purpose This good king would walke thorow the countreyes of his kingdome and many times would go into the Citties and Townes in a disguised garment to vnderstande the trueth and order of thinges Vppon a day he thought to visite the countrey of Pickardy in his royall person notwithstanding vsing many times his accustomed priuatnes béeing at Soyssons he sent for the chéefest of the towne and caused them to sit downe with him at his Table in token of great curtesie requesting them very gently to rehearse and tel some stories eyther merie tales or such as were graue and sad Amongst others there was one that began to declare to the King this story following And it like your grace saide he it came to passe not longe since in one of the townes of Pickardy y â— a certaine Iustice who liueth yet buryed his wife after they had liued together a good season And because he lyked so well the first he had a desire to marble the second time and tooke to wife a Mayden fresh and faire come of a good kindred yet notwithstaÌ„ding she was not equall to him eyther in goods or in quallities for he was of good yeares and halfe spent and she in the floure of her youth wanton and full of pleasure so that hee was not able to satisfy her youth according to her desire for when she began to haue a litle tast of the ioyes and pleasures of this world she felt quickly that her husband did but set her a longing And although hée gaue her good entertainment aswell in her apparell in faire woordes and showing to her a merie countenaunce neuerthelesse all this serued but to set fire in the â—ow so that at the laste it flamed out in suche sorte that she determined with her selfe to borrow of some other that which her Husband wanted to performe At the last she found out a newe Louer with whom she vsed her pleasure for a time but not contente with him shee got an other and then an other so that in short time she had such a company that they hindred one an other comming in vnto her bothe at lawfull and vnlawfull houres to take their pleasure on her by which meanes she had layde aside the remembraunce of her honour geuing her selfe wholy to her lust and pleasure In the mean time her husband knew nothing or at the least if he did he armed himselfe with patience being content to beare the penaunce of his owne follie because that his yeares being more then halfe spent he had so vnaduisedly taken to wyfe a mayd of so young and tender yeares Well this traine continued so long till it was coÌ„monly talkeÌ„d on in the towne in euerie mans mouth wherewith his frendes were gréeued so sore that one of them could not refraine but came and told him thereof declaring vnto him the rumor noyse that was spred abroad so that if he did not prouide a remedie he would giue occasion vnto all the world to thinke that he was content withall and in the end all his frendes would despise and forsake his company and he should be abhorred of all honest men When he vnderstood the talke of his frend hée made a signe of gret displeasure and sorow as one
declare what he was willed him to holde his peace with a mischiefe let the Prouost alone said he for to teach him to hang folkes When the Prouost hard him named he caused him to come downe and to be loosed to whom the bastard said moreouer Wel you would haue hanged me it should haue béen the dearest hanging M. Prouost that euer thou hanged in thy life But why diddest not thou let him alone speaking to the man that did saue him verie angerlie Iudg now I pray you what wil this man had that would haue suffered him selfe to bee hanged and would haue beene reuenged afterward but who would once thinke that he was a Noble mans sonne and also a Gentleman The poore man was not of his mind that the French Kinge would haue sent to the Kinge of England who then had war against Fraunce for manie iniuries wrongs that Fraunce had offered the which Gentleman said vnto the French Kinge Sir and it like your grace I am yours body life and gooddes the which I will indeuour with all my power to bestow in your Graces seruice like an obedient Subiecte but if you send me into England in these troubles I shall neuer returne again which is for a matter of no such great waight but that it may be deferred vntill the Kinge of England haue pacified his anger for now that he is thus bent against you and your kingdome he will not sticke to cut off my head By the faith of a Gentleman said the French king if he do so I wilbe reuenged or it shall cost me fortie thousand mens liues Yea mary Sir saide the Gentleman but of all those heades there will not be one that will serue my turne it is a small comfort to a man that his death shalbe reuenged Indéed a man for the respect of his honour and for the common wealth will bee the more willing to offer his heade to be stricken off for that it is a vertuous act and a honourable execution ¶ Of a Taylor that would steale from himselfe and of the graye cloth that he restored againe to his Gossip the Hosyer A Taylor of the Towne of Poytiers named Lyon was a good workman of his occupation and could as wel make a garment for a woman as for a maÌ„ but sometimes he would cut out thrée quarters behinde in stéed of two or thrée sléeues in a cloke and sow on but twoo and he had so practised this legerdemaine that hee could not refraine it in nothing that he did cut out If he had cut out a garment for himself he would haue thoght his cloth had deceiued him if he cut not somthing beside the garment to cast into the chest As in like manner an other who was so great a théefe that when he found nothing to steale he wold rise from his bed and steale money out of his owne purse I will not saye that Taylors bee Théeues for they take no more then onely that which is brought them no more then the Ioyners as the Mayd said to her Mistrisse that hyred her wot ye what Dame I will serue you well but looke you what meanest thou by that said the woman My féete are swift to séeke a new seruice if I like not and this all the faulte I haue for in all other things you shal find me as diligent as is possible Also our Taylor could verie wel his occupation but that he had his fault It chaunced so that he made a cloke of Roan russet for a Gossip of his that was a Hosier who had occasion to ride abroad whereof he had stollen a good quarter The Hosier perceiued it well enough but saide nothing knowing by his owne occupation that euerie man must séeke to liue by theirs One day in y e morning the Hosier passing by the Taylors doore with his cloake on the Taylor asked him how he did and willed him to take a Hering with him to breakfast for it was in Lent He was content so they wente vp together to roste this Hering the Taylor called to his apprentice that was in the shop saying bring me the gridyron that is below the boy thought that he had called for the gray russet cloth y â— was lefte of the cloake and that he would haue restored it againe to his Gossip the Hosier he tooke the cloth and carried it vp to his Maister When the Hosier sawe this great péece of cloth why sayd he is this of my cloth and will no lesse serue thy turne then this Now surely I sée there is small honestie in thée The Taylor perceiuing that he was bewraied saide vnto him why doest thou thinks that I would haue kepte it from thée that art my Gossip Dost thou noâ— sée that I haue called for it to giue it thée againe I spare thy cloth and thou saiest I steale it from thée The Hosier was well pleased with this answered so he brake his fast and tooke hence his remnant of cloth But the Taylor gaue his prentise a lesson to make him wiser an other time ¶ Of Chykouan the Taborer that caused his Father in Law to appeare before the Iudge because he did not dye and the sentence that the Iudge gaue IT is not verie longe since that in the Towne of Amboyse there was taborer that euerie man called Chykouan a man merrie and full of pleasaunt wordes for the which he was welcome in euerie place He tooke to Wife an old mans Daughter in the Town of Amboyse a man that meaned good faith and had passed his time hauing no childe but one onely Daughter And because that Chykouan had no other means to sine but his Tabor hee requested of this good man some money with the marriage of his Daughter that he mighte buy some Implementes towards houshold But this old man would giue him none saying for his excuse to Chykouan My sonne aske me no money for I can geue you none at this time but you sée well that I am at the end of my daies ready to go to the graue I haue no heire but my Daughter you shall haue my house and all my moouables when I am gone for I cannot liue aboue a yeare or two at the most The good man told him so many reasons that he was content to take his Daughter without money but he said vnto him you shall vnderstand that I doe vpon your worde that which I would not doe to another but will you fulfill that truly which you haue promised What els said the old man I neuer yet deceiued any man in all my life and therefore God defend that I should begin now Wel then said Chykouan I wil haue no other contract but your promisse The day of mariage was come Chykouan goeth from his house to fetche his Wife at her Fathers and he himselfe brought her to the Church with his Tabor and pipe when he had brought her to Church yet all is not done said said he Chykouâ—n hath fetcht his