Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... I will not part out of her sight, neither will we make any long tariance. The husband for shame could not deny this request, but granted it: whereupon the next morning she got her up, and on with her holy-day apparell, and made her as fine as might be: the cobler, seeing his wife so trickt up in her cleane linnen, began to bee jealous, and called his mother aside, and charged her by that love she bare him, not to let his wife part out of her company till she came home againe, which she promised with an oath: so away they went, and the cobler he sate him downe and began to sing, The smith, that all this day was not idle, had compounded with an old woman, by whose house she must passe, to favour them with house roome, and revealed unto her all the matter; whose wife it was, and how hee would have his purpose brought to passe. By my troth, sonne (quoth she), I have heard much talke of that jealous cobler, and I would doe my endeavour to make the asse weare a horne. Upon this they resolved, and she likt well of his policie, and said love had many shifts. At last, the smith spyed his mistresse all in her bravery comming with her mother-in-law: the old wife was ready, and as she past by the doore, threw a great bowle full of bloudy water right upon her head, that all her clothes and cleane linnen was marred, being so bewrayed that shee could goe no further. Alas! mistris (quoth the old woman), I cry you mercy, what have I done 1 Full sore it was against my will: but for Gods sake come into the house, and shift you with cleane linnen; if you have none at home, I will lend you of the best that I have. Goe in, daughter (quoth her old mother-in-law), it is a chance, and against a shrewd turne sometime, no man may be: lie goe home as fast as I can, ..
