[This mater treateth of a merchauntes wyfe that afterwarde went like a man and was called Frederyke of Jennen.] 1517 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A01245 STC 11361A ESTC S109822 99845466 99845466 10368

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A01245) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 10368) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 67:08) [This mater treateth of a merchauntes wyfe that afterwarde went like a man and was called Frederyke of Jennen.] [4+] p. : ill. Wynkyn de Worde, [London : 1517?] Imprint conjectured by STC. A3r begins: How two. Signatures: A² ³. Imperfect; a fragment consisting of two leaves, the first of which is torn, with loss of print (title taken from STC 11361, of which this is another edition). Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

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 eng Male impersonators -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-04 Sampled and proofread 2010-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
¶ How foure marchauntes met 〈…〉 whiche were of foure dyuerſe 〈…〉 … de all to Parys.

IN the yere of our lorde 〈…〉 happened that four • 〈…〉 out of dyuerſe country •• 〈…〉 as they were goyn • 〈…〉 •••• une they met all togyder and 〈…〉 •• gyder / for they were all foure goynge 〈…〉 in Fraunce & for company ſake they rode 〈…〉 unto one ynne / & it was about ſhraftyde in the mooſt ioyfull tyme of all the yere and theyr names were called as here foloweth. ye fyrſt was called Courant of Spayne / ye ſecond was called Borchart of Fraū ce / the thyrde was called Iohan of Florēce / & the fourth was called Ambroſe of Iennen. Than by the conſent of the other marchaūtes Borcharde of fraunce went vnto the hoſte and ſayd. Hoſte now is the meryeſt tyme of the yere and we be foure marchauntes of foure dyuerſe coū tryes & by fortune we met all togyder in one place & out iorney is to Parys. And therfore whyle we be ſo met lette vs make good there togyder / & ordeyne ye beſt meet yt ye can get for money agaynſt to morowe and byd alſo ſome of your beſte frindes that you loue mooſte that we maye make good there togyder or that we deparſe fro henſe / and we ſhall co • tente you all your money agayne. And than the hoſte ſayde that he wolde do it with a good wyll and than went he and bad many of his good frendes and neyghbours to dyner and he bought of ye beſt meet that he coude get for money and brought it home. And on the morowe he dreſſed it and made it redy agaynſt dyner after the beſt maner yt he coude. And whan yt it was dyner 〈…〉 geſtes to dyner & the marchaūtes 〈…〉 them welcome. Than bad ye mar •••••• 〈…〉 •• at he ſholde brynge in the meete & 〈…〉 myght go to dyner. And than the 〈…〉 … yll. Than went the hoſte and 〈…〉 meet & ſet it theron & pray … 〈…〉 • eſtes to them & ſyt dow • 〈…〉 good chere al ye daye longe with good honeste • 〈…〉 • as very late with daunſynge & lepynge. And 〈…〉 • ad done / the geſtes toke theyr leue of the marcha ••••• & thanked them for theyr good chere. And than euery man departed home to his houſe. And than cam the marchauntes to the hoſte & prayed hym hertely for to come in & thanked hym that he had ordered & done all thynges ſo well and manerly.

¶ How two of the marchauntes / as Iohan 〈…〉 and Ambroſius of Iennen hyld one another, v. thou •••• golde guldens.

wHan al ye marchaūtes & the geſtes had m •••• ••• rye togyder al the daye longe / at nyght t ••• 〈…〉 toke theyr leue of ye marchaūtes / & thāked them for 〈◊〉 good chere that they had made them / & ſo departed euery one to theyr lodgynge. And whan that they were departed euery man to theyr houſe / thā wexed it late. And thā cam the hoſte of ye houſe to the marchaūtes & aſked them yf that they wolde go ſlepe / & they anſwered vnto theyr hoſte yes. And than toke he a candel and brought ye marchauntes into a fayre chambre / where was. iiij. beddes rychely hanged with coſtely curtaynes that euerye marchaunt myght lye by themſelfe. And whan that they were all togyder in ye chamber / than began they to ſpeke of many thynges / ſome good / ſome bad as it laye in theyr myndes. Than ſayd Courant of ſpayne. Syrs we haue be all this daye mery and made good chere & euerye one of vs hath a fayre wyfe at home: howe fare they nowe at home we can not tel. Thā ſayd bourcharde of Fraūce to the other marchauntes. What aſke you how they do • They ſyt by the fyere and make good chere and eate / & drynke of the beſte and laboure not at all / & ſo get they vnto them hote blode & than they maye take an other luſty yonge man and do theyr pleaſure with hym yt we knowe not of / for we be oftentymes long from them & for yt cauſe may ye lenne a lofe for a nede ſecretly to an other. Than ſayd Iohan of Florence / we may all well be called fooles & nydeates that truſte our wyfes in this maner as we do: for a womās hert is not made of ſo hard a ſtone but yt 〈◊〉 wyll melte / for a womans nature is to be vnſtedfaſte and tourneth as the wynde dothe and careth not for vs tyll the tyme yt we come agayne. And we labour dayely bothe in wynde and rayne and put often our lyues in to pardy and in auenture on the ſee for to fynd them wtall & ou • wyfes ſyt at home and make good chere wt other good felowes & gyue them parte of the money that we get. And therfore an ye wyll do after my counſayle / let euery one of vs take a fayre wenche to paſſe ye tyme wtal as well as our wyfes do / & they ſhall knowe no more of that / than we knowe of them. Than ſayde Ambroſius of Iennē to them. By goddes grace that ſhall I neuer do whyle yt I lyue. For I haue at home a good & a vertuous woman and a womanlye. And I know • 〈…〉 ſhe is not of that dyſpoſycyō / but yt ſhe wyl eſchewe 〈◊〉 of all ſuche yll abuſyons tyl the tyme that I com home agayn. For I knowe well that ſhe wyl haue non other man but me alone. And yf that I ſhold breke my wedlocke than were I but lytell worthe. Than ſayd Iohn of Florence. Felowe ye ſet moche pryce by your wyfe at home and truſte her with all that ye haue I wyll laye with you a wager of. v. thouſande guldens yf yt ye wyl abyde me here I ſhal departe & ryde to Iennen & do wt your wyfe my wyll. Than ſayd Ambroſius to Iohan of Florenſe. I haue delyuered to my hoſte. v. thouſand guldens to kepe / put ye downe as moche agaynſte it & I ſhal tarye here tyll the tyme that ye retourne agayn from Iēnen / & yf that you by ony maner of menes can get your pleaſure of my wyfe ye ſhall haue all this money. Than ſayd Iohan of Florence. I am content / and than putted he in his hoſtes hande other. v. thouſande guldens agaynſte Ambroſes money. And than toke he 〈1… pages missing〉