I pray young children that thee shall see and read,
Though thou be copious of sentence,
Yet to thy clauses for to take heed,
Which into all virtue shall their youth lead.
In this writing, though there be no date,
If aught be amiss in word, syllable or deed,
I submit me to correction without any debate.
HOW THE GOOD WIFE TAUGHT HER DAUGHTER
THE good wife taught her daughter,
Full many a time and oft,