Page:The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio. Vol 2.djvu/298

  and maade a lytyl catte which he hadde at homme to fate thre dayes one after another / And after he took omme breed with a grete dele or quantite of motard vpon hit / and gaf hit to thys yonge Catte for to ete hit /   ¶ And whanne the Catte melled hit / he beganne to wepe and crye /   ¶ And the old woman or Bawde wente vnto the hows of the ayd yonge woman / and bare her lytyl Catte with her / the whiche yonge and good woman receyued and welcomed her moch honetly / by caue that alle the world held her for a holy woman /   ¶ And as they were talkynge to gyder / the yong woman hadde pyte of the catte whiche wepte / And demaunded of the old woman / what the cat eyled / And the old woman ayd to her / Ha a my fayr doughter & my fayre Frend / renewe not my sorowe / And ayinge thee wordes he beganne to wepe / and ayd / My frend for no good I wyl tell the caue why my catte wepeth / And thenn / the yonge woman ayd to her / My good Moder I praye yow that ye wyll telle me the caue & wherfor your catte wepeth / And thenne the old woman ayd to her / My Frend I wyll wel / yf thow wilt were that thou halt neuer reherce it to no body / to the whiche promee the good and trewe yonge woman accorded her elf / uppoyng / that hit had ben all good