her, which she long after bestowed upon a young gallant in the court, of her especial acquaintance.  The emperor, espying this apple in his hand, suspected forthwith, more than was, his wife’s dishonesty, banished him the court, and from that day following forbare to accompany her any more. [6114]A rich merchant had a fair wife; according to his custom he went to travel; in his absence a good fellow tempted his wife; she denied him; yet he, dying a little after, gave her a legacy for the love he bore her.  At his return, her jealous husband, because she had got more by land than he had done at sea, turned her away upon suspicion.

Now when those other circumstances of time and place, opportunity and importunity shall concur, what will they not effect?

       “Fair opportunity can win the coyest she that is,
        So wisely he takes time, as he’ll be sure he will not miss: 
        Then lie that loves her gamesome vein, and tempers toys with art,
        Brings love that swimmeth in her eyes to dive into her heart.”

As at plays, masks, great feasts and banquets, one singles out his wife to dance, another courts her in his presence, a third tempts her, a fourth insinuates with a pleasing compliment, a sweet smile, ingratiates himself with an amphibological speech, as that merry companion in the [6115] Satirist did to his Glycerium, [6116]_adsidens et interiorem palmam amabiliter concutiens_,

       “Quod meus hortus habet sumat impune licebit,
        Si dederis nobis quod tuus hortus habet;”

with many such, &c., and then as he saith,

[6117] She may no while in chastity abide. 
        That is assaid on every side.

For after al great feast, [6118]_Vino saepe suum nescit amica virum_.  Noah (saith [6119]Hierome) “showed his nakedness in his drunkenness, which for six hundred years he had covered in soberness.”  Lot lay with his daughters in his drink, as Cyneras with Myrrha,—­[6120]_quid enim Venus ebria curat_?  The most continent may be overcome, or if otherwise they keep bad company, they that are modest of themselves, and dare not offend, “confirmed by [6121]others, grow impudent, and confident, and get an ill habit.”

[6122] “Alia quaestus gratia matrimonium corrumpit,
        Alia peccans multas vult morbi habere socias.”

Or if they dwell in suspected places, as in an infamous inn, near some stews, near monks, friars, Nevisanus adds, where be many tempters and solicitors, idle persons that frequent their companies, it may give just cause of suspicion.  Martial of old inveighed against them that counterfeited a disease to go to the bath; for so, many times,