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Rh without any word at all tied his wiue's belly to a naked pillar, and laid him downe to lepe behind the ame where hir Louer mut needes come in: who walking at his appoynted houre, and miing of his purpoe, went traight to the Bawde, and made hir go into the houe, which bichance had the keye giuen hir of the fore gate by this yong wedded wyfe. And when he came in, finding her bound, he vnloed hir, and toode hir elfe tied in hir roume, and ent this pleaaunt wife awaye to fetche a good night. In the meane time the hubande of this yong woman awaking, delirous to knowe how all things went, he called his wife many times, but the Bawde would not aunwere for hir bicaue he would not be knowne. The Goodman riing up in the darke in a rage ayd, wilt thou not aunwere me? with that he flue upon hir and cut of hir noe. The Bawd was whiht all this while, and dare not peake for hir life. The yonge woman that had bene feated abroade and weetelye taken hir pleaure, returned home, and eeinge the olde Bawde thus vnhappilye dreed for hir ake, it grieued hir verye ore (yet gladde hir elfe had ecaped the daunger) and o untying hir, bounde hir elfe againe, and ent this wretched Bawde home without a noe. The Bawde departed thence, the yonge woman called hir hubande,