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her fathers wordes, and for feare to incurre any farther displeasure, she
deused how she might frame her self to the likyng of her louer, and with a
yong womans minde, she first beganne to consider of his wealth, of his call-
yng, of the reuerence wherewith he was vsed in the Citie, and that likewise
in beyng his wife, she should also bee had in estimation, and bee preferred
before other women of meaner credite, and to desire supcrioritie, it is com-
monly euer)' womans sicknesse, and therefore this could not choose but please
her very well : then she remembered how commodious it were to marrie one
so wealthie as Phylotus, whereby she should not neede to beate her braines
aboute the practising of housewiferie, but should haue seruauntes at com-
maundment to supplie that tounie, this likewise pleased her very well, but be-
cause she would well perswade her self, she beganne to coniecture how she
should spende the tyme to her contentment, and therefore she beganne to
thinke what a pleasure it was to bee well furnished with sondrie sutes of ap-
parell, that in the mornyng when she should rise, she might call for what she
list to put on, accordyng as the tyme and the fasshion did require, and her
fancie serued best, for thus Phylotus was well able to keepe his wife, and this
pleased her likewise very well, & then when she were vp, she might breake
her fast with a cuppe of Malmsie, or Muskadine next her harte. It was
very good for ill Ayres in a mornyng, and this she thought was but an easie
matter, and likewise pleased her very well : when she had broken her fast,
then she might stirre about the house, and looke to this, and see to that, and
where she found any thyng amis, not to touche it with her owne fingers, for
marryng the beautie of her hande, but to call for Cicelie, lone, or Gate, and
to chide them like Sluttes, that thei could not spie a fault but when thei
must be tolde : this likewise pleased her very well, then to haue prouided for
Dinner some iuncketts, that serued best her appetite, her housbade had good
store of coine, and how could it bee better spente, then vpon themselues :
to make their fare the better, this likewise pleased her verie well, now when
she had dined, then she might goe seeke out her examplers, and to peruse
whiche woorke would doe beste in a Ruffe, whiche in a Gorget, whiche in a