+ _Of him that said there were but two commandementes._
i. 11
+ _Of the wyfe who lay with her prentys and
caused him to beate her husbande disguised
in her rayment._ ii 12
+ _Of John Adroyns in the dyuyls apparell._ iii. 14
+ _Of the Ryche man and his two sonnes._ iv. 18
+ _Of the Cockolde who gained a Ring by his
iudgment._ v. 19
+ _Of the scoler that gave his shoes to cloute._ vi. 20
+ _Of him that said that a womans tongue was
lightest of digestion._ vii. _ib._
+ _Of the Woman that followed her fourth husbands
bere and wept._ viii. 21
+ _Of the Woman that sayd her woer came to
late. ix._ 22
+ _Of the Mylner with the golden thombe._ x. 23
+ _Of the horseman of Irelande that prayde
Oconer for to hange up the frere._ xi. _ib._
+ _Of the preest that sayd nother Corpus meus
nor Corpum meum._ xii. 26
+ _Of the two freres whereof the one loued nat the
ele heed nor the other the tayle._ xiii. 27
+ _Of the welche man that shroue hym for brekynge
of hys faste on the fryday._ xiv. 28
+ _Of the merchaunte of London that dyd put
nobles in his mouthe in hys dethe bedde._ xv. 30
+ _Of the mylner that stale the nuttes of the
tayler that stale a shepe._ xvi. 31
+ _Of the foure elementes where they should sone
be founde._ xvii. 36
+ _Of the woman that poured the potage in the
iudges male._ xviii. 37
+ _Of the wedded men that came to heuen to
clayme theyr herytage._ xix. 39
+ _Of the merchaunte that charged his sonne to
fynde one to synge for hys soule._ xx. 40
+ _Of the mayde wasshynge clothes that answered
the frere._ xxi. 42
+ _Of the thre wyse men of Gotam._ xxii. _ib._
+ _Of the graye frere that answered his penytente._
xxiii. 43
+ _Of the gentylman that bare the sege borde on
hys necke._ xxiv. 44
+ _Of the merchantes wyfe that sayd she wolde
take a nap at a sermon._ xxv. 47
+ _Of the woman that said and she lyued another
yere she wolde haue a cockoldes hatte of her
owne._ xxvi. 48
+ _Of the gentylman that wysshed his tothe in
the gentylwomans tayle._ xxvii. _ib._
+ _Of the Welcheman that confessyd hym howe he
had slayne a frere._ xxviii. 49
+ _Of the Welcheman that coude nat gette but a
lytell male._ xxix. 50
+ _Of the gentyll woman that sayde to a gentyll
man ye haue a berde aboue and none benethe._
xxx. 51
+ _Of the frere that sayde our Lorde fed fyue M.
people with iii fysshys._ xxxi. 52
+ _Of the frankelyn that wold haue had the frere
gone._ xxxii. 53
+ _Of the prest that sayd Our Lady was not so
curyous a woman._ xxxiii. 54
+ _Of the good man that sayde to his wyfe he had
euyll fare._ xxxiv. 55
+ _Of the frere that bad his childe make a laten._
xxxv. _ib._
+ _Of the gentylman that asked the frere for his
beuer._ xxxvi. 56
+ _Of the thre men that chose the woman._ xxxvii. _ib._
+ _Of the gentylman that taught his cooke the
medycyne for the tothake._ xxxviii. 58
+ _Of the gentylman that promysed the scoler of
Oxford a sarcenet typet._ xxxix. 60
+ _Of mayster Skelton that broughte the bysshop
of Norwiche ii fesauntys._ xl. 62
+ _Of the yeman of garde that sayd he wolde bete
the carter._ xli. 65
+ _Of the fole that saide he had leuer go to hell
than to heuen._ xlii. 66
+ _Of the plowmannys sonne that sayde he sawe
one to make a gose to creke swetely._ xliii. 67
+ _Of the maydes answere that was wyth chylde._
xliv. _ib._
+ _Of the seruaunt that rymyd with hys mayster._
xlv. 68
+ _Of the Welcheman that delyuered the letter to
the ape._ xlvi. 69
+ _Of hym that solde ryght nought._ xlvii. 71
+ _Of the frere that tolde the thre chyldres fortunes._
xlviii. 72
+ _Of the boy that bare the frere his masters
money._ xlix. 74
+ _Of Phylyp Spencer the bochers man._ l. 75
+ _Of the courtear and the carter._ li. 76
+ _Of the yong man that prayd his felow to teche
hym hys paternoster._ lii. 77
+ _Of the frere that prechyd in ryme expownynge
the ave maria._ liii. 78
+ _Of the curat that prechyd the Artycles of the
Crede._ liv. 80
+ _Of the frere that prechyd the x commaundementis._
lv. 82
+ _Of the wyfe that bad her husbande ete the
candell fyrste._ lvi. 84
+ _Of the man of lawes sonnes answer._ lvii. _ib._
+ _Of the frere in the pulpet that bad the woman
leve her babelynge._ lviii. 85
+ _Of the Welcheman that cast the Scotte into the
see._ lix. 86
+ _Of the man that had the dome wyfe._ lx. 87
+ _Of the Proctour of Arches that had the lytel
wyfe._ lxi. 89
+ _Of ii nonnes that were shryuen of one preste._
lxii. _ib._
+ _Of the esquyer that sholde haue ben made
knight._ lxiii. 91
+ _Of hym that wolde gette the maystrye of his
wyfe._ lxiv. . 92
+ _Of the penytent that sayd the shepe of God
haue mercy vpon me._ lxv. 93
+ _Of the husbande that sayd he was John daw._
lxvi. 94
+ _Of the scoler of Oxforde that proued by souestry
ii chykens iii._ lxvii. 95
+ _Of the frere that stale the podynge._ lxviii. 97
+ _Of the frankelyns sonne that cam to take
orders._ lxix. 98
+ _Of the husbandman that lodgyd the frere in
his own bede._ lxx. 99
+ _Of the preste that wolde say two gospels for a
grote._ lxxi. 100
+ _Of the coutear that dyd cast the frere ouer the
bote._ lxxii. 101
+ _Of the frere that prechyd what mennys sowles
were._ lxxiii. _ib._
+ _Of the husbande that cryed ble vnder the bed. _lxxiv. 102
+ _Of the shomaker that asked the colyer what
tydynges in hell._ lxxv. 103
+ _Of Seynt Peter that cryed cause bobe._ lxxvi. 104
+ _Of hym that aduenturyd body and soule for
hys prynce._ lxxvii. 105
+ _Of the parson that stale the mylners elys._ lxxviii. 106
+ _Of the Welchman that saw one xl's better
than God._ lxxix. _ib._
+ _Of the frere that said dyryge for the hoggys
soule._ lxxx. _ib._
+ _Of the parson that sayde masse of requiem for
Crystes soule._ lxxxi. 108
+ _Of the herdeman that sayde: ryde apace, ye
shall haue rayn._ lxxxii. 109
+ _Of hym that sayde: I shall haue neuer a peny._
lxxxiii. 110
+ _Of the husbande that sayde his wyfe and he
agreed well._ lxxxiv. 111
+ _Of the prest that sayde Comede episcope._ lxxxv. _ib._
+ _Of the woman that stale the pot._ lxxxvi. . 112
+ _Of mayster Whyttyntons dreme._ lxxxvii. . 113
+ _Of the prest that killed his horse called
modicus._ lxxxviii. 114
+ _Of the Welcheman that stale the Englysshmans
cocke._ lxxxix. 115
+ _Of hym that brought a botell to a preste._ xc. _ib._
+ _Of the endytement of Jesu of Nazareth._ xci. 116
+ _Of the frere that preched agaynst them that
rode on the Sonday._ xcii. 117
+ _Of the one broder that founde a purs._ xciii. 118
+ _Of the answere of the mastres to the mayde._
xciv. 119
+ _Of the northern man that was all harte._ xcv. _ib._
+ _Of the burnynge of olde John._ xcvi. _ib._
+ _Of the courtear that ete the hot custarde._ xcvii. 121
+ _Of the thre pointes belonging to a shrewd
wyfe._ xcix. 122
+ _Of the man that paynted the lamb upon his
wyfes bely._ c. 123