to hym and asked him what was the cause of his
heuynesse whiche answered that it was onely bycause his
wife was borne domme. To whome this other said I shal
shewe the soone a remedy and a medicyne (therfore that
is thus) go tak an aspen leafe and lay it vnder her
tonge this night shee beinge a sleape, and I warrant
the that shee shall speake on the morowe whiche man
beyng glad of thys medycyne prepared therfore and
gathered aspen leaues, wherfore he layd thre of them
vnder her tonge whan shee was a sleape. And on the
morow when he him selfe awaked he Desyrous to know how
hys medicine wrought being in bed with her, he
demaunded of her how she did, and sodenly she
answered and sayd, I beshrewe thy harte for waking me
so early, and so by the vertue of that medycyne she was
restored to her speche. But in conclusion her spech
encresed day by day and she was so curst of condycyon
that euery daie she brauled and chyd with her husbande,
so muche at the laste he was more weped, and had much
more trouble and disease wyth her shrewed wordes then
he hadde before when she was dumme, wherfore as he
walked another time alone he happened to mete agayne
with the same personne that taught hym the sayde
medycine and sayde to hym thys wyse. Syr ye taught me a
medicin but late to make my domme wyfe to speake,
byddynge me lay an aspen leafe vnder her toung when
she sleapte, and I layde three Aspen leaves there.
Wherfore nowe she speaketh. But yet she speaketh soo
much & so shrewdlye that I am more werier of her now,
then I was when she was domme: Wherfore I praie you