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Now, the father before he marry his daughter, is to ſift throughly the qualities, behauiour, and life of his Son-in-law, for he which meeteth with a ciuill & an honeſt Son-in-law, getteth a good Son, & he that meeteth with an ill one, caſteth away his Daughter.
The husband muſt prouide to ſatisfie the honeſt deſires of his wife, ſo that nether neceſsitie, nor ſuperfluitie be the occaſion to worke her diſhonour: for both want and plenty, both eaſe and diſeaſe, makes ſome Women oftentimes vnchaſte: And againe, many times, the Wife ſeeing the Husband take no care for her, maketh (belike) this reckoning, that no body elſe will care for her, or deſire her: But to conclude this poynt ſhe onely is to be accounted honeſt, who hauing libertie to doe amiſſe, yet doth it not.
Againe, a Man ſhould thus account of his Wife, as the onely treaſure he enioyeth vpon earth, and he muſt alſo account that there is nothing more due to the Wife, then the faithfull, honeſt, and louing companie of the Husband: He ought alſo in ſigne of loue, to impart his ſecrets, and counſell vnto his Wife; for many haue found much comfort and profit, by taking their Wiues counſell, and if thou impart any ill happe to thy Wife, ſhe lightneth thy griefe, either by comforting thee louingly, or elſe in bearing a part thereof patiently. Alſo if thou eſpy a fault in thy Wife, thou muſt not rebuke her angerly or reproachfully, but onely ſecretly betwixt you two, alwayes remembring, that thou muſt neither chide nor play with thy wife before company; thoſe that play and dally with them before company, they doe thereby ſet other Mens teeth on edge, and make their Wiues the leſſe ſhamefaſt.
