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O lady, for they constancie,
A faithfull servand sall I be,
Thyn honour to defend;
And I sall surelie, for they saik,
As doth the turtle for her maik (mate)*,
Love to my lyfis (life's) end.
No pene nor travell, feir nor dreid (pain travail dread),
Sall caus me to desist.
Then, ay vhen ye this letter reid, ( when read)
Remember hou we kist;
Embracing, with lacing,
With other teiris sueet.
Sik blissing in kissing
I quyt till we tua meit. (repay two)
Albeit my body be absent,
My faithfull hairt is vigilent
To do you service true;
Bot, vhen I hant into the place (visit)
Quhair I wes wont to sie that face, ( Where)
My dolour does reneu. (pain)
Then all my plesur is bot pane,
My cairis they do incres; (cares)
Vntill I sie your face agane,
I live in hevynes.
Sair weeping, but sleeping, (sore without)
The nichts I ouerdryve; (endure)
Quhylis murning, vhylis turning, ( While mourning sometimes )
With thoghtis pensityve. (heavy)

* w nawiasach wyjaśnienia (współczesny język)

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