• "Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book callid Caton whiche booke hath ben translated in to Englysshe by Mayster Benet Burgh, late Archedeken of Colchestre and hye chanon of saint stephens at westmestre ... and by cause of late cam to my hand a book of the said Caton in Frensshe, whiche reherceth many a fayr lernynge and notable ensamples, I haue translated it oute of frensshe in to Englysshe, as al along here after shalle appiere, whiche I presente vnto the cyte of london.", Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400., page 118.
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irate noli tu verba timere Nam lacrimis struit infidias dum femina ploratTHou oughtest not to doubte the wordes of thy wyf whan she is wrothe wyth the / for the wymmen been of suche condycion that the more that they

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 19.
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especyal the paynems yf they were not content and had souffisance of oon wyf they myght take moo wyth out reproche Whan saturne knewe that hys wyf was wyth chyld the second tyme. the deth of hys fyrst sone cam

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 23.
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in his hous certayn space. and sawe the day approche that his wyf shold be delyuerid of chylde ffor to execute hys sorowfull courage he callyd hys wyf and said / dame hit is so apparaūt that shortly thou shalt

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 31.
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abstayne hym self to paye his wyf the deu dette of maryage but as ther is no so∣row that ne ouer passeth. by space of tyme he forgate this sorow And lyyng with his wyf engendrid an other sone. Whiche

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 354.
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her to be his wyf Echee answerd that of her self she myghte not acorde to his demande / but she sayde. yf fortune gyue me so grete a grace that I myghte be your wyf / Ischold haue more

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 539.
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wole here hem vnto the ende of the world {etc}.¶How menelaus was sore troblid for the Rauys¦shyng of helayne his wyf / And how Castor and Polux brethern of her poursuyeden Parys in the see. And of theyr deth /

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 682.
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and his wyf tharasis also that loved hym as moche as Clitemestra her doughter that hadd no moo children but her / and was a fayr yonge mayde / Thus as Cetus had wryton to Clitemestra the wyf of Aga∣menon

• "hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c. ...", Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460., page 694.
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the doughter of helayne that was wyf of horestes / He dide so moche that he rauysshid her by force / and brought her in to thesayll / and toke her to his wyf. Horestes was passing sorouful of this

• "Thus endeth the doctrinal of sapyence the whyche is ryght vtile and prouffytable to alle crysten men, whyche is translated out of Frenshe in to englysshe by wyllyam Caxton at westmestter [sic] fynysshed the. vij. day of may the yere of our lord, M,cccc lxxx ix Caxton me fieri fecit.", Roye, Gui de, ca. 1345-1409., page 139.
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as he chaunged water in to wyn / And he wyll that the husbond loue and kepe his wyf / And the wyf her hus∣bond wyth alle her power. as her propre body. For they ben but one flessh. and

• "Thus endeth the doctrinal of sapyence the whyche is ryght vtile and prouffytable to alle crysten men, whyche is translated out of Frenshe in to englysshe by wyllyam Caxton at westmestter [sic] fynysshed the. vij. day of may the yere of our lord, M,cccc lxxx ix Caxton me fieri fecit.", Roye, Gui de, ca. 1345-1409., page 140.
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be hanged The husbond to his wyf ne the wyf to hyr husbōd ougth not to refuse others cōpanye withoute grete cause They ought to absteyne them fro the werke of mariage whā the wyf lyeth a chyldebedde and in

• "The helpe and grace of almighty god ...", Mirk, John, fl. 1403?, page 136.
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woman to his wyf and herode louyd. her And helde her vndre his wyf. where Ihon repreuyd him and sayd Non licet tibi habere vxorem fratris. tui It is nat laufull to the to haue thy broders wyf And therfore

• "The helpe and grace of almighty god ...", Mirk, John, fl. 1403?, page 144.
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Soo whan he co∣me to Ierusalem he spake with Petyr and he hadde him be of gode comforte: though his wyf were dede for god my¦ghte restore her to lyf agayn Thenne r shewyd him the places there as oure

• "The helpe and grace of almighty god ...", Mirk, John, fl. 1403?, page 195.
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And if the man absteyne him fro hys wyf by suche wyfe withoute the wyll of his wyf & she gyue him noo leue. he is cause of her synne And the wyf is in the same case if she

• "tHis book is intituled confessio amantis, that is to saye in englysshe the confessyon of the louer maad and compyled by Iohan Gower squyer ...", Gower, John, 1325?-1408., page 84.
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of goddes purueaūceThis mayden taught the creaunceVnto this wyf soparfytelyVpon a day that fast byIn presence of her husbondWhere they go walkyng on the strondeA blynde man whiche cam ther ladVnto this wyf cryend he badWith both his hondes vp

• "Here begynneth the lyf of saint katherin of senis the blessid virgin.", Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399., page 5.
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speke of hym harme in noo wyse / In soo mo∣che that he blamed his wyf Lapa wyth softe wordes: and sayd suffre dere wyf / ye good day be to the for our lord shall she∣we hym therrour. &

• "Here endith a compendiouse treetise dyalogue. of Diues [and] paup[er]. that is to say. the riche [and] the pore fructuously tretyng vpon the x. co[m]maånmentes ...", Peter, of Blois, ca. 1135-ca. 1212., page 356.
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the wyf may take of her lordes gode in whiche she hath dispēsa∣cion / as in mete drynk & clothes & yeue almesse mesurable to the nedy / & thynke yt her husbonde shulde be pleasyd with her yifte. if

• "[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia] [Wyllyam Caxton].", Jacobus, de Voragine, ca. 1229-1298., page 35.
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/ for the behoueth to take her to thy wyf / therfor aske thou her of her fader / And he shal gyue her to the for to be thy wyf / Thenne thobye answerd & said / I haue

• "[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia] [Wyllyam Caxton].", Jacobus, de Voragine, ca. 1229-1298., page 101.
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for ony prechyng that hys wyf myght doo / whyche was a a crysten woman vnto the tyme that a grete hoost of Alemās cam in to fraun¦ce / Thenne by thadmonestement of his wyf made a vowe / that

• "[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia] [Wyllyam Caxton].", Jacobus, de Voragine, ca. 1229-1298., page 650.
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to me / I haue but one day be knowen of my wyf and of my chil¦dren / and may not be ioyeful wyth them / and his wyf and his chyldren wepte sore & tare theyr heer / &

• "[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia] [Wyllyam Caxton].", Jacobus, de Voragine, ca. 1229-1298., page 713.
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audyence / But tofore he was byheded he prayed his good wyf that she sholde shewe hym Innocent & not gylty by the preef of hote yren / and thenne after came a day that the emperour shold do right