# The Booke of Thenseygnementes and Techynge that the Knyght of the Towre made to his Doughters

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THE BOOKE OF THENSEYGNEMENTES AND TECHYNGE THAT THE KNYGHT OF THE TOWRE MADE TO HIS DOUGHTERS BY THE CHEVALIER GEOFFROY DE LA TOUR LANDRY
EDITED WITH NOTES AND A GLOSSARY BY GERTRUDE BURFORD RAWLINGS
I WAS IN A GARDYN UNDER A SHADOWE AS IT WERE IN THYSSUE OF APRYLLE
THE BOOKE OF THENSEYGNEMENTES AND TECHYNGE THAT THE KNYGHT OF THE TOWRE MADE TO HIS DOUGHTERS
LONDON PUBLISHED BY GEORGE NEWNES $^{LTD}$. MCMIIII
NEW YORK: JAMES POTT & CO.
​HERE FOLOWETH THE TABLE OF THE RUBRYSHES AND THE CHAPYTRES OF THE BOOKE OF THENSEYGNEMENTES AND TECHYNGE THAT THE KNYGHT OF THE TOWRE MADE TO HIS DOUGHTERS.
* Caxton's Preface
* Prologue
* How god ought to be honoured to fore al other thynges.
* What sholde be done whanne one is fyrst waked.
* Of themperour's doughters, one synfull and that other deuoute.
* How the dede folke shalle be prayd fore.
* How the matyns and prayers shold be sayd.
* How yonge ladyes ought to doo abstynence and faste.
* How yong ladyes ought to faste tyll they be maryed.
* Of a woman of folye that fylle in a pytte.
* Of her that deyde and durst not confesse her synne.
* How wymmen ought to mayntene them curtoysly.
* How wymmen ought not to cast her hedes here and there.
* How two tholdest doughters of the kyng of denmarke lost theyre maryage for theyr fowle maners
* How ye douȝter of ye kyng of aragon lost her maryage.
* Of them that ben chydars and brawlers.
* Of her that ete the ele and plucked of the fethers of the pye.
* How a woman ought not to stryue with her husbond.
* How a woman sprange vpon the table.
* Of the woman that gaf the flesshe to her hoūdes. ​
* Of them that take fyrst newe guyses.
* How men ought not to stryue ageynste them that ben langageurs and full of wordes.
* Of thre ladyes that araysoned boussycault.
* Of them that wyl not were theyr good clothes on hyhe festes and holy dayes.
* Of the suster of saynt Bernard, whiche came to see hym in grete araye.
* Of them that playe and Iape at the masse.
* An Ensample that happed at the masse of saynt Martyn.
* Of a knyght that caused al the towne to lose theyr masse where as he dwellyd.
* Of a lady that dispended the fourth parte of the day for to araye her.
* How the sacrament sprange in to the mouthe of an hooly lady.
* Of a Countesse that herd every day thre masses.
* Of a yonge amerous lady & of an esquyer.
* Yet of the same.
* Of the vyces that renne and ben in many.
* Of the good condycions that ben in dyuers and many maners amonge folke.
* An Ensample of Eue our fyrst moder.
* How an holy Bisshop reprysed and taught many ladyes.
* How yong ladyes were scorned & mocked of the old & auncyent ladyes.
* Yet of the same.
* Of the good knyght that had thre wyues, & of their lyues.
* Of the second wyf.
* Of the thyrd wyf of the knyght.
* Of a lady that blanked and popped her.
* Of Apomena, quene of Surrye.
* Of the quene Vastis.
* Of Amon and of his wyf.
* Of the quene Gesabel, whiche had many euyll condycions. ​
* Of Athalia, quene of Jerusalem.
* Of Enuye.
* Of Dalida, Sampson's wyf.
* How a woman ought to obeye to her lord or her husbond in alle thynges honest.
* How men ought to kepe them self fro flaterers.
* How a woman ought in no wyse discouere ne telle the secretes of her husbond for ouer many peryls.
* How the faders and moders ought to praye for theyr children.
* How men ought to sette and put theyr children in the wylle of god.
* Of Charyte.
* How a bienfaytte done for the loue of god is rendryd of god an honderd fold gretter.
* How he that wyll praye god must do abstynence.
* How men ought to sette and put theyr children to scole.
* How euery good woman ought to ansuere for her lord in al thynge.
* An ensample of the Quene of Saba and of the kyng Salamon.
* How no woman ought not to chyde ne brawle with folke that ben brawlers.
* How no good woman ought to ansuere to her husbond whanne he is wrothe.
* How a good lady oughte to loue and drede and also bere feythe vnto her husbond.
* How men ought bewaylle and wepe for there synnes and mysdedes.
* This chapyter sheweth how be it that a woman haue an euyl and felon husbond, neuertheles she ought not therfore leue the seruyse of god.
* How it is good to herberowe and receyue in his hows the seruauntes and mynystres of god.
* Of a burgeyses wyf, whiche wold neuer pardonne her euylle wylle to her neyghbour, wherfore she was dampned.
* Of them whiche ought to come to theyr carnal frendes in whatsomeuer estate they be. ​
* Of a good knyght whiche fought ageynst a fals knyghte for the pyte of a mayde.
* Of the thre Maryes whiche came to the sepulcre so erly.
* Thexample of the folysshe vyrgyns, and also of the wyse and prudente vyrgyns.
* How wymmen ought to be charytable by thexample of our lady.
* Of the quene Jane of Fraunce.
* How a woman ought not to marye her self without the counceylle of her parentes and Frendes.
* How euery good woman ought wel to kepe her renommee.
* How thauncyent were wonte to lerne the yonge.
* How hit was wonte to departe the dyffamed wymmen fro the felauship & companye of the good and trewe.
* How before this tyme men punysshed them that were dyffamed.
* How god compareth the good wymmen to the precious perle or Margaryte.
* How a doughter of a knyght lost her maryage.
* How loue wylle be kepte warme.
* How the deuylle tempteth one in the synne that he fyndeth hym most enclyned to.
* An Ensample of a good wydowe.
* The thre enseygnementes or lernynges whiche Cathon gaf to his sone.
* The fyrst and the second enseygnement.
* The thyrd enseygnement.
* How Cathonet, after that he had done ageynst the two commaundements of his fader, essayed the thyrd on his wyf.
* How Cathonet shold haue ben hanged.
* How themperour's sone came to saue his mayster Cathonet.
* How Cathonet escaped.
* How Cathonet exposed his aduenture.
* Editorial Note
* Glossary
* Instructions to the Binder
EXPLICIT.
HERE BEGYNNETH THE BOOK WHICHE THE KNYGHT OF THE TOURE MADE, AND SPEKETH OF MANY FAYRE ENSAMPLES AND THENSYGNEMENTYS AND TECHYNG OF HIS DOUGHTERS.
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