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 and hazard of his life. He that getteth a faire Woman, is like vnto a Priſoner loaden with fetters of gold: for thou ſhalt not ſo oft kiſſe the ſweet lips of thy beautifull Wife, as thou ſhalt be driuen to fetch bitter ſighs from thy ſorrowfull heart, in thinking of the charge which commeth by her: for if thou deny her of ſuch toyes as ſhe ſtands not in need of, and yet is deſirous of them, then ſhee will quickly ſhut thee out of the doores of her fauor, & deny thee her perſon, and ſhew her ſelfe as it were at a Window, playing vpon thee, not with ſmall ſhot, but with a cruell Tongue; ſhee will ring thee ſuch a peale, that one would think the Deuil were come from Hell, ſaying, I might haue had thoſe which would haue maintained me like a Woman, whereas now I goe like no-body; but I wil be maintained, if thou wert hanged: with ſuch like words ſhe will vexe thee, blubbering forth abundance of diſſembling teares (for Women do teach their eyes to weepe:) for do but croſſe a Woman, although it be neuer ſo little, ſhee will ſtraightway put finger in the eye, and cry: then preſently many a fooliſh man will flatter her, and intreat her to be quiet; but that marres all, for the more ſhee is intreated, ſhee wil powre forth the more abundance of deceitfull teares, & therefore no more to be pittied, then to ſee a Gooſe go bare-foote; for they haue teares at command, ſo haue they words at will, and oathes at pleaſure; for they make as much account of an oath, as a Marchant doth, which will forſweare himſelfe for the getting of a penny. I neuer yet knew Woman that would deny to ſweare in defence of her own honeſty, & alwayes ſtand highly vpon it, although ſhee be aſhamed to weare it in Winter for catching of cold, nor in Summer for heat, fearing leaſt it may melt away. Many