_Tyb._ Truely, Johan Johan, we made a pye, I and my gossyp Margery, And our gossyp the preest, Syr Jhān, A iii And my neybours yongest doughter An; 160 The preest payde for the stuffe and the makyng, And Margery she payde for the bakyng. _Johan._ By cokkis lylly woundis,[256] that same is she, That is the most bawde hens to Coventre. _Tyb._ What say you? _Johan._ Mary, answere me to this: 165 Is not Syr Johan a good man? _Tyb._ Yes, that he is. _Johan._ Ha, Tyb, if I shulde not greve the, I have somewhat wherof I wolde meve the.[257] _Tyb._ Well, husbande, nowe I do conject That thou hast me somewhat in suspect; 170 But, by my soule, I never go to Syr Johan But I fynde hym lyke an holy man, For eyther he is sayenge his devotion, Or els he is goynge in processyon. _Johan_ [_aside_]. Yea, rounde about the bed doth he go, 175 You two together, and no mo; And for to fynysshe the procession, He lepeth up and thou lyest downe. _Tyb._ What sayst thou? _Johan._ Mary, I say he doth well, For so ought a shepherde to do, as I harde tell, 180 For the salvation of all his folde. _Tyb._ Johan Johan! [_Johan._] What is it that thou wolde? _Tyb._ By my soule I love thee too too,[258] And I shall tell the, or I further go, The pye that was made, I have it nowe here, 185 And therwith I trust we shall make good chere. _Johan._ By kokkis body that is very happy. _Tyb._ But wotest who gave it? _Johan._ What the dyvel rek I? _Tyb._ By my fayth, and I shall say trewe, than The Dyvell take me, and it were not Syr Johan. 190 _Johan._ O holde the peas, wyfe, and swere no more, But I beshrewe both your hartes therfore. _Tyb._ Yet peradventure, thou hast suspection Of that was never thought nor done. _Johan._ Tusshe, wife, let all suche matters be, 195 I love thee well, though thou love not me: But this pye doth nowe catche harme, Let us set it upon the harth to warme. _Tyb._ Than let us eate it as fast as we can. But bycause Syr Jhān is so honest a man, 200 I wolde that he shulde therof eate his part. _Johan._ That were reason, I thee ensure. _Tyb._ Than, syns that it is thy pleasure, I pray the than go to hym ryght, A iii _b_ And pray hym come sup with us to nyght. 205