¶ Of the Mayde Wasshynge Clothes That Answered the Frere. Xxi
¶ There was a mayde stode by a reuers syde in her smoke,45 wasshynge clothes, and as she stouped ofttymes, her smocke cleued betune her buttockkes. By whome there cam a frere, seynge46 her and sayde in sporte: mayde, mayde, take hede: for Bayarde bytes on the brydell.47 Nay, wys [I], master frere, quod the mayden, he doth but wype hys mouthe, and wenyth ye wyll come and kysse hym.
By thys ye may se that womans answer is neuer to seke.