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Chis latte werch bee foallared with bope of marriage, that at length thee peeived bim ber lous, ab therimitball bant her whole Rudie to work bis content: but in the end the fo much contented him, that it wrought altogether her owne difcontent:to become high, the laid ber fclle fo ir, that the night fuddenly fell over her, which fall became the rifling of ber belly ; but when this wanton perceived ber felfe to bee with child, thee made her moane Inte the Knight, faping.

Abar George, now is the time to perform pour promile, az to make me a spectacle of infamp to the tohole world fas ́euer;in the one, you shall discharge & duty of a true Knight; but in the other,thew pone felfe a mod perinced perfon: (mall honour will it bee to boaff in the spople of pooze matdens, Imbose innocencie all good Knightsought to defend. Taby thon lead paltrie thing quoth bee: commett chou to father thy batard úpon mee? Å way ye Bingbill carrion, awate: heare you good bus wise, get you among your companions, and lay pour litter where poa kiß, but if you trouble me any moze, traffmee thou shalt bearely abte it: and fo bending His browes like the angry god of warr, be went his tates leaning the child breeding wench to the hazard of her fag. tuse, either goobozban.

be pooze maiden seeing her felfe in her kinduelle thus caff off, they many teares of (arrow for her Anne, inneighing with mante bitter grosnes, again the vucenfencie of lone-alluring men. Ars in the end, when theè law no other temesis, thee made her cafe knowne bato her mtärelle: Lobo after the bad ginenher many checkese taunts,thjeafning to turne her out of bunges, thee opened the matter to Der busband.

o loone ashe beard thereof, he made no more to be,but pretently pontevig London atter ft George, anu touna bias at my Lee Aomirals. Mahatmager Winchcombe (quoth bee) you are heartily Welcome to London, pank yan

for my good cheere: I pray you bow boch your goes tuile, all our friends in Barkshire & All well and merrie, 3 bank · pau good Sir George,quoch beg: 3 left them in health, mo bape they do fo continue. And truß me fir (quath be )bauing earne accadó to come up to talke with a bab bebter, in my tom. it was my chance to light in company of a gallant widowa Gentlewoman thee is of wondrous good wasió, tobom grilly beach bath bereft of a binde tasbaw,making her a widowere thec had been halfe a yeare a wife:berland, fr George, is as well worth a bundzed pound á fears as one penny, bring as faire me çomrip a creature as any of ber Degree in our whole countrey: Now Ar, this the wozűz by reafon that the doubtes ber selfe to bee with child,she bath vowed not to marrie the le rii, moneths: but becauff 3 with pon well, and the Gentlewoman no hurt : I came of parpole from my busineđe to tell you thereof: Now fir George, if you thinke her a Af wife fus pon, ride to ber,wos her, minne ber, and webber. hanke you good Maifler Winchcombe (quoth be) & your fauour ever towało mie; and gladly would I see this young Witbow fl will where. bee Otwels not balfe a mile from my boule quoth spatter Winchcombe, and I can send for her at any time if yonpleate.

air George bearing His, thought it was not beff to soms tycke, fearing loane wouldfather a child upon him, and therefme said, bee bad nu lealure to come from my Lob: But quoth bee, would I might les her in London, an the condition it cost me twenty nobles : Luffy, ir George (quoco Matter Winchcombe ) Belay inlons is nangerous, ano bes that twili iwes a mibois, and take time by the firelocke, and (affer none other to fep before bim, leaft bes leaps with ort the Widate-lone. Notwich@uning, lesing How I baus tomies pou of it, 3 kill takemp geiving and getmes home, if I hears of her commuting to London I will Keno you kn020, oz perhaps come my isits: till then abism

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guse lit George. Thus parter poffer Winchcombe from the knight : e being come bome; in thøst time bee got a tairs Maffetic gowne, and a french-bood for his maide, taping: Come pedrab, I mull be fains to cover a foule fault with a Faire garment, yet all twill not hide your great bellp but (f

Anee meaneq to`make yoti a Laop, what wilt th➡ isp theh ? D Matfer (quoc the ) I shall be bound while I ting topisy to yon. Come then minion (quoch ber miðris ) and put you an this gown efrench hood: faz lesingyou bauclien with a #night, you muű nædes bée à gentlewoman ; the maid sid fo, and being thus attires, shee was fet on a fairs gelaing,-mu a couple of men fent with hervy to London; are being well infrææten by þer matfter mm dame what thre Thonie be, thee tooks her tourney to the Cittis in the Kerma Lime, and lodged at the "Bell in the fotrand : ann miftreffs Louelelle must be her name, fax to her ggaffer það warned ber to call her felfe : neither bin the men chat waiter on her, know the contrary, fas Maffer Winchcombe Bad bojrowet them of their Mather, to wait upon a frenu of his to London who could not (pare any of his owna fermants ; at that time notiot:b@ariving they were appointed, im the Beutleiamans credit, fofay they were her owns men. £his being done, Matter Winchcombe fent Ar George a Letter, that the Gentlewomian imbích bez toulke bim of, was no 'i in London, lying at the Well in the fatrario, baning grent budines at the Cerme.

willith which newes ir Georges beart was on fire, till fach time as he might speaks with her: thyer oz fauce times went bez thither, and Bill thes would not bas ípokck Inithall; me which stole keeping of per felfe, made him the moze earneß in bts fate.

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At length be watcht heris narrowly, that fusing ber going thɔb in an evening, her followed her, theɛ Haning one man befoze, and another behinds : carrying a verio Bately gate in the Arast, te ujame priminto the greates li

bing of her,becing the moze b.ged to biter his minde And fubtenly stepping befoze ber, hee thus faluted her, Gentlewoman ad laue pou, I baue often beene at your lobging ant coulèneuer,ände yan at leifure. Walby Or quoth Thce/counterteling ber naturail speech ) bane you any túfde with me? Desfaire Widow quoth be, as you are a cipent to the law, so am 3a futoz for your loue; and may I find yɔn fo fauozable to let me plead my owne cale at the bar of your beautie, 3 dopbt not but to bufonla fo true a tale as 3 troft will cause you to give fentence on my fide. You are a merry Gentleman quoth shee: But for my own part I know you not, neuerthileffe,ʼn a cale of lous, I will bes no let to your fute, though perhaps I helps you little therein. And therefore or, if it please you to giue attenbarcs at my longing, bpon my returne from the Temple, you thall knowe moze of my mind, and fo they parted. Mir George receiving bereby som hope of good kappe, Haped for his dear at her lodging dooze :whem at her comming the frendly greeted, saying : Surely Sir, your diligence is moze then the profit youshall get thereby : but 3 pray you bow thall 3 callyour name George Regly (quoth bee) I am called, and for fome (mali deferts I was knighted in France. Why then Sir George ( quoch thee) 3 baue bone you too much wrong to make you dus cance attendance on my worthlelle perion. But let mee bce fo bold to requeft poo to tell meɛ, how you came to know mee: for my owne part I cannot remember that cucr 3 saw yonbefme. ptBris Loueletfe (fapdit George ) 3 am tell acquainted wich a goed neighbour of yours, called Matfer Winchcombe, who is my very good friend, and to fap the truth yoo were commended botomee by kim. Traip ar George fard Thee,yon are so much the better welcome : Kenerthelelle, 3 haue made a bolve not to loue anp man for this nciaemonette space. And therefore Hir, till then I would with you to treable pour felfe no further in this matter till

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at time be expired: and then if 3 Ande roubee nof iatangleb to any other, and that by triali 3 finde out the truth of your lane, for fpaffer Winchcombes fake your welcome ball bee as good asany other Gentlemans whatfosuer.

Sir George bauing received this answere was wenderoas moc, curing the day that euer he medsled with loare whafe time of beliusrance would come long before a tweltemonech were cxpirco, to his btter shame, and OHSKbrawe of his good fortune: for by that meanes thenld bes bane maider Winchcombe bis enemie, and there wtball the loffe of this faire Gentlewoman. berefme to prement this mifchicfe be fent a Letter in all haßte to maißer Winchcombe, requesting bim moll earnestly to come by to Lon don, by whofe perfwallon bee boped fraught to finish che marriage. Maider Winchcomb fulfilled his reques, an then prelently was the marriage folemnized at the Tow et of London, in pzelence of many gentlemen of bir Georges friends. Bat when bee found it was lone

home bee has gotten with child, bee fretted and fumed, fampt, and far'd like a diuell. taby (quoth . Winghcomb) what needs at this? Came you to my table to make my mais pour frumpet ? bad you no mans house to difbono; but mine? Sir, I would you should well know, that I account the poozeft wench in my bouse too good to be your whoze, were poaten kaights: mm leeing you tooke pleafare in making ber your wanton, take it no scozne to make ber your wife: and bfe her well too, o; you thall heare of it. And bould thee lone (quoch be) there is a hundred pounds for thee: And let him not say than com? to bín a begger. Sir George feeing this, and withall caßking in his minoc what friend Maifer Winchcombe might bee to him, taking bis wife by the hand gaue her a loning kide, ne act Winchcombe great thankes. Whereupon bes willes bim for twayeres (pace to take his diet mb his Ladies at bishoale: which the Knight accepting rave Fraight with

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