Your Duty

Stay quite

Make not a sound

Speak only when spoken to

And then only in whispers

You are a woman

A woman must have no voice

Save when her husband wills it

And soon he will be your husband

And then you shall do your duty

You will not enjoy it but he will

And in the end you shall fufill your purpose

And bear him sons

Birth daughters if you must

But sons he must have

If you do not he will put you aside

And take another to bride

If you are lucky he will put you to the axe

If not you shall live on the streets as a disgraced woman

For I will not allow you bring shame upon my halls

Now go forth daughter and wed this Lord

And remember to keep your silence

And do your duty