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Instructions to Huswiferie. 
Wife comely no griefe, 
Man out, huswife chiefe. 
Though trickly to see to, be gallant to wiue, 
yet comely and wise is the huswife to thriue. 
When husband is absent, let huswife be chiefe, 
and looke to their labour that eateth hir biefe. 
Both out not allow, 
Keepe house huswife thow. 
Where husband and huswife be both out of place, 
there seruants doo loiter, and reason their cace. 
The huswife so named (of keeping the house,) 
must tend on hir profit, as cat on the mouse. 
Seeke home for rest, 
For home is best. 
As huswiues keepe home, and be stirrers about, 
so speedeth their winnings, the yeere thorow out. 
Though home be but homely, yet huswife is taught, 
that home hath no fellow to such as haue aught. 
{ Vse all with skill, 
Aske what ye will. 
Good vsage with knowledge, and quiet withall, 
make huswife to shine, as the sunne on the wall. 
What husband refuseth all comely to haue, 
that hath a good huswife, all willing to saue. 
Be readie at neede, 
All thine to feede. 
The case of good huswiues, thus daily doth stand, 
what euer shall chance, to be readie at hand. 
This care hath a huswife all daie in hir hed, 
that all thing in season be huswifelie fed. 
By practise go muse, 
How houshold to vse. 
Dame practise is she that to huswife doth tell, 
which way for to gouerne hir familie well. 
14 Vse labourers gently, keepe this as a lawe, 
make childe to be ciuill, keepe seruant in awe. 
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