〈…〉 

 
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them repair  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their hearts do refleyre  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quoth I my good friend so true  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with me ye might alway ensue   

●hen a gain I went to the tour melodious  
Of good dame M●syke my leave for to take  
●nd privily with these words dolorous  
  

 
That I may 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
With you my lady mo●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
Woe worth the cause of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
Which all my sorrow is in 〈◊〉   

Alas what pleasure and eke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
Shall I now have wha● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
  〈…〉 

 
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 intent   

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●●●use ye are content  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●he matter was  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●●●te clearly splendente  
  〈…〉 

 
〈◊〉 ●garded all his w●●●●●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
Without wisdom truly exemple●●●●  
His proper death himself he nutryfyed  
Against his war wisdom died reply  
At his great need to resist the contrary   

And where that wisdom rule●● ha●dynes  
hardiness thanis ever invincible  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or opre●●●  
  〈…〉 

 
The fire of love was so sore kept under  
When I from her should depart asunder  
With her fair heed she d●de low incline  
And in like wise so did I with mine    

¶ Of the great sorrow that ●●●unde Amour ma●● after her departing/ and of the words of council. Ca 〈◊〉  
 

HEr friends and she on their way they sayl●●  
Along the haven god them save and bry●●●  
Unto the land I heard when that they hailed  
With a great peel of guns at their departing  
The marvelous tour of famous cunning  
No gun was shot but my heart did weep  
For her departing with ●●full tears ●epe   

 
〈◊〉 he said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was wight  
〈◊〉 ●●●ed all way in great tranquillity  
〈◊〉 ●hat him happened some adversity  
〈◊〉 ●●●er that when 〈◊〉 ●ayne was past  
The do●ble joy died comfort them at last   

Ye need nothing for to make great dolour  
Fortune to ●ou hath been right favourable  
Making yo● to attain the good favour  
Of your lady so sweet and amiable  
No doubt i● is she is true and stable  
And deme●ne you so that in no wise  
No man p●rceyue or of your love surmise   

Be hardy/ fierce and also courageous  
In all your battles without feebleness  
For ye shall be right well victorious  
Of all 〈◊〉 enemies so full of subtylnes  
Arm ●ou with wisdom for more sureness  
let wisdom work for she can steadfastly  
In time of need resist the contrary   

Was never man yet surely at the bate  
With sapience but that he died repent  
Who that is ruled by her high estate  
Of 〈◊〉 after wit shall never be shent  
She is to man right moche benevolent  
With walls sure she doth him fortify  
When it is need to resist a contrary   

Was never place where as she died guide  
  〈…〉 

But he such reason and fruitful sentence  
Died for him say that I told hysell  
When he it knew/ with all his diligence  
He died me comfort/ than in special  
Unto my mind he bade me to call  
Who spareth to speak/ he to speed doth spare  
Go tell your lady the cause of your care   

By whose council grounded in wisdom  
To the intent I should speed the better  
And right shortly I died than to you come  
But dread all way made my sorrow greater  
After great pain the joys is the sweeter  
For who that tasted painful bitterness  
The joy to him is double sweetness   

And therewith all I died unto her bring  
Council my friend and she full right meek  
Died him receive than as he was coming  
And of all things she died him beseek  
After her parting the same week  
To hast me forward to my journeys end  
Thereto quoth I/ I do well condescend   

Far well quoth she I may no longer tarry  
My friends will come/ of that were I loath  
I shall retain you in my memory  
And they it knew they would with me be wr●●●  
To love you best I promise you my truth  
And than mine eyen great sorrow shewe●  
With tears salt my cheeks w●●● 〈◊〉   

〈…〉