166.

‘Your sonne, for he is tendre of age,

Of my wyne-seller shall he be;

And whan he commeth to mannës state,

Better avaunced shall he be.’

167.

‘And, Wyllyam, bring me your wife,’ said the quene,

‘Me longeth sore her to see:

She shall be my chefe gentlewoman,

And governe my nursery.’