¶ Wherof the contrary daoe I well a uow Original has
¶ Is trew for one there is that wyl not apply aontrary
¶ Vnto my correction nor in no wyse bow instead of
¶ To the dynt of my darte for dole nor desteny· contrary
¶ What comfort he hath nor the cause why
¶ That he so rebellyth I can not thynk of ry{gh}t Original has
But yf ye hy{m} grau{n}ted your alders saf condyght. yot instead
of not
¶ And yf he so haue than do ye not as goddis.
¶ For a goddys wrytyng may not reuersed be.
¶ Yf it shold I wold not gyue you ii pesecodd{i}s
¶ For grau{n}t of your patent of offyce nere of fee. Original has
¶ Wherefore in this mater do me equyte gra{n}ut
¶ Accerdi{n}g to my patent for tyl this be do instead of
¶ Ye haue no more my seruyse nor my gode wyl grau{n}t
¶ And whan al the goddis had attropos hered
¶ As they had ben wode brayd vp attones
¶ & sayd they wold not rest tyll he were conq{ue}red
¶ Taken and dystroyed body blode and bones
¶ And that they swere grete othes for {the} nonis
¶ Her lav to dyspyce that was so malapert
¶ They sayd he shuld be taught for to be so pert
¶ Wel sayd Appollo yf he on erth be
¶ wyth my brennyng chare I shall hy{m} co{n}found
¶ In feyth quod neptunus & he kepe these
¶ He may be well sure he shall be drownd
¶ A syr sayd Mars this haue we wel found
¶ That ony dysubeyed oure goodly precept
¶ We may well thynk we haue to long slept
¶ But neuertheles where I may hym fynd
¶ wyth thu{n}d{er} & lyghtning about I shall hy{m} chase
¶ And I quod Saturnus before and behynd.
¶ {with} my bytte cold shall shew hy{m} harde grace
¶ well sayd Mercuryus yf I may se his face.
¶ For euer of his spech I shall hym depryue Original has
¶ So that hym were better dede than alyue depryur
instead of
¶ Ye quod Othea yet may he well be depryue
¶ In the eyr where he wyll & ax you no leue
¶ wherfore my counseyl is that all we
¶ May entrete Neptun{us} his rancour foryeue. Original has
¶ And than I dout not Colus wyl hy{m} myscheue rahcour
¶ So may ye be sure he soal you not escape instead of
¶ & ellis of you anger he wyll make but a iape. rancour
¶ But for to tel you how Colus was brought.
¶ In daungere of Pluto yet had I forget
¶ wherfore on this mater forther wyl I nou{gh}t.
¶ Procede tyll I therof haue knowlege you let
¶ It befell on a day the weder was wete
¶ And Colus thought he wold on his dysport.
¶ Goo t[u] reioyse his spyrytis and comforte
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