about midnight
`` And for surety of that amitie , I pray you , '' said Monsier D'Auannes , `` that I may kisse you . '' Whiche he did . After he said vnto him : `` If it were not for feare to offend the Law , I would do the like to my mother your wyfe . '' The husbande hearinge him saye so , commaunded his wyfe to kisse him , which she did although she made it straunge , either for the Lord 's desire or for husband 's request to do the same : then the fier -LRB- which words had begunne to kindle in the harte of the poore Lorde -RRB- beganne to augmente by that desired kisse , so strongly sued for , and so cruelly refused : which done the sayde Lord of Auannes repayred to the Castell to the kinge his brother , where he told many goodly tales of his voyage to Montferrat , and vnderstode there , that the kinge his brother was determined to remoue to Olly and Taffares , and thinking that the iorney woulde be longe , conceiued great heauines , which made him to muse how he mighte assaye before his departure , whether the wise Gentlewoman bare him such good will , as shee made him beleeue shee did : and therefore hee toke a house in the streate where she dwelt , which was old and ill fauoured and built of Timber : which house about midnight of purpose he set on fier , wherof the crye was so great throughout the Citie as it was hard within the rich man 's house . Who demaunding at his window wher the fier was , vnderstode it to be at the Lord of Auannes , wherunto he incontinentlye repayred with all the people of his house , and found the yonge Lord in his shirt in the middest of the streat , whom for pitie he toke betweene his armes , and couering him with his nighte Gowne , caried him home to his house with al possible speede , and saide vnto his wife which was a bed : `` Wife , I giue you to kepe this prisoner , vse him as my selfe . '' So sone as he was departed the sayd Lord of Auannes , who had good wil to be interteigned for her husband , quicklie lept into the bed , hoping that the occasion and place would make that wise woman to chaunge her minde , which he founde to be contrary : for so sone as he lept into the bed of thone side , shee speedelie went out of the other , and putting on her night Gowne she repaired to the bed 's head , and said vnto him : `` How now sir , do you thincke that occasions can chaunge a chaste harte ? beleeue and thincke that as gold is proued in the Fornace , euen so an vnspotted hart in the middest of temptacion : wherein many times an honest hart sheweth it selfe to be more strong and vertuous , then els where , and the more it is assailed by his contrary , the coulder be the desires of the same : wherefore be you assured that if I had bin affected with other minde then that which many times I haue disclosed vnto you , I would not haue fayled to finde meanes to haue satisfyed the same : praying you that if you will haue me to continue the affection which I beare you , to remoue from your minde for euer not onely the will but the thoughte also , for any thinge you be able to doe to make me other then I am . ''