John Heywood

Precepts of a Man to His Wife

“Stand still, wife!” “I will:” 
“Be still, wife!” “I nill.” 
“Now bark, wife!” “I will:” 
“To wark, wife!” “I nill.” 
“Prove me, wife!” “I will:”
“Love me, wife!” “I nill.” 
“Now chat, wife!” “I will:”
“Leave that, wife!” “I nill.”
“Keep chair, wife!” “I will:” 
“Speak fair, wife!” “I nill.”