94. 
Fluswiferte. 
“| A comparison betweene good 
huswiferie and eurll. 
Comparing togither, good huswife with bad, 
The knowledge of either, the better is had. 
1 | LL huswiferie lieth 
till nine of the clock. 
Good huswiferie trieth 
to rise with the cock. 
Il] huswiferie tooteth, 
to make hir selfe braue. 
Good huswiferie looketh 
what houshold must haue. 
Il] huswiferie trusteth 
to him and to hir. 
Good huswiferie lusteth 
hir selfe for to stir. 
Ill huswiferie careth 
for this nor for that. 
Good huswiferie spareth 
for feare ye wot what. 
Ill huswiferie pricketh 
hir selfe vp in pride. 
Good huswiferie tricketh 
hir house as a bride. 
Ill huswiferie othing 
or other must craue. 
Good huswiferie nothing. 
but needfull will haue. 
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II 
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1 scanteth. 
Ill huswiferie mooueth 
with gossep to spend. 
Good huswiferie loueth 
hir houshold to tend. 
Ill huswiferie wanteth 
with spending too fast. 
Good huswiferie canteth' 
the lenger to last. 
Ill huswiferie easeth 
hir selfe with vnknowne. 
Good huswiferie pleaseth 
hir selfe with hir owne. 
Ill huswiferie brooketh 
mad toies in hir hed. 
Good huswiferie looketh 
that all things be fed. 
Ill huswiferie bringeth 
a shilling to naught. 
Good huswiferie singeth, 
hir cofers full fraught. 
Ill huswiferie rendeth, 
and casteth aside. 
Good huswiferie mendeth, 
else would it go wide. 
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