Ful manye a time and ofte
A ful good woman to be:
And saide ‘Daughter to me dere,
Sum good thou must lere (learn)
If were thou wolt thee (thrive).”
The sum of her teaching is as follows: It is the aim of every woman to become a wife, she must therefore carefully consider her actions. In the first place, she must go to church every day and love God.
“Go to Church whanne thou may
Look thou spare for no reyn:
For thou farest best that ilke day
Whanne thou hast God y-seyn.