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54 eene by undrie examples happened like to this following.

There was in the citie where I dwelled, harde by my houe, a fayre yong Gentilwoman nobly borne, the which was but euen in maner newly maried (at leat not long before) when this chaunce happened. This younge poue fell in loue with a proper Gentleman, fayre condicioned, well poken, and of good entertainement: and fortune o fauoured hir, that hee weetly reaped the fruits of hir deire at all times when he liked to enioye it without let or annoy at all. But to preuent hir hubandes odein comming home at times vnlooked for, this liuely yong wife deuied to worke a waye for her louers afetie, and the continuance of this econd (yea mot bleed) ioye. She caued to be conueyed in a well he had a proper vawte, which hould afely receyue hir yong louer leaping into the ame, if he were by mihap at any time ditret with hir hubandes foden comming vpon them. The huband alo much about that time called workemen to him, and in a corner of the houe made