Editorial note — Note on Chapter XIII.

“Wete thou wele withowtyn fable

“Alle the whyle thy wife is stable

“The chaplett wolle holde hewe;

“And yf thy wyfe use putry

“Or telle eny man to lye her by

Then welle yt change hewe,

And by the garland thou may see,

Fekylle or fals yf that sche be,

Or elles yf she be true.