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The Boy & the Mantle (Three Tests of Chastity)
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On the third of May to Carlisle did come A courteous child with much wisdom A kirtle and mantle the boy had on With rings and broaches full richly adorned Out of his pouch he pulled two nut shells A pretty mantle therein did dwell King Arthur, let thy wife wear this And it will prove whether she be chaste Forth came dame Guinevere the mantle to try For she was gay and fond of novelty She slipped it on but she was afeared That it might show more than she cared First it was gold, then it turned green Then it was blue and it ill her became Then it turned black of the very worst hue Said King Arthur, I think that thou's not true She threw down the mantle in a fit of pique And ran to her chamber with flushed cheeks She cursed the weaver that the cloth had wrought And vengeance on him that had it bought Then many a wife did the mantle wear But on their backs it did crinkle and tear Kay's wife, she wore it with certainty But it showed her buttocks bare for all to see!
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