Fift dutie of a wife vnto her head,
Is her ohedience to reforme his will,
And neuer with a selfe conceit be led,
That her aduise prooues good, his counsell ill:
In Iudgement being singular alone,
As hauing all the wit, her husband none.

She must not thinke her wisedome to be thus,
(For we alasie are weakelings vnto men)
What singular good thing remaines in vs,
Of wife ones in a thousand, show me ten,
Her stocke of wit, that hath the most (I say,)
Hath scarse enough for spending euery day.

When as the husband bargaines hath to make,
In things that are depending on his trade,
Let not wifes boldnes, power vnto her take,
As though no match were good but what she made
For she that thus hath oare in husbands boate,
Let her take breech, and giue him petti-coate.

Sixt dutie is, to pacific his yre,
although she finde that he empatient be,
For hasty words, like fuell adde to fire,
And more, and more insenceth wraths degree:
When she perceiues his choller in a fit,
Let her forbeare, and that's a signe of wit.

Many occasions vnto men doe fall,