Only by enuye of the god Cupyde And how that dyane vnto a laurer tre Y torned was whan that she dide fle And how that Ioue changed his cope Only for loue of the fair Eurepe And in to a hole, whan he did he sue Liste of his godhed his fourme to transmue And hou that he by transmutacion The shap gan take of Amphitrion For Alcumena so passing was of beaute So was he hurt for al his deyte Witħ louys dart, and might it not escape Ther sawe I also how mars was take Of vulcanus and witħ venus founde And witħ the cheynes Inuysible bounde Ther was also al the poesye Of hym Mercurye and al the philogye And how that she for her sapience Y wedded was to the god of eloquence And how the Muses lowly did obeye Higħ in to heuyn this lady to conueye And witħ her songe hou she was magnefied Witħ Jubiter there to be stellefied And vppermore depeynt men might see How witħ her ryng the goodly canace Of euery fowle, the leydons and songe Coude vnderstond as she walked them among And hou her brother so often holpen was In his myschief, by the stede of bras And furthermore in the temple were Ful many a thousand louers here & there In sondry wyse redy to compleyne Vnto the goddesse, of her woo and peyne How they were hyndred som for enuye And how the serpent of fals Ielousie Ful many a louer hath put a back And causeles on them haue leid a lack And som̄e ther were that playned on absence That were exiled and put out of presence Thurgħ wicked tunges and fals suspecōn Witħoute mercy or ony remissiōn And other eke her seruyse spent in veyn And of her lady were not loued ageyn And other eke that for pouerte Dursten in no wyse her grete aduersite Discouere ne opene, lest they were refused And som̄e for wantyng also were accused And other eke that loued secretly And of her lady durst axe no mercy Lest that she wolde of hym haue despyte And som̄e also that putten right grete wite Ou double louers that loue thinges newe Thurgħ whos falsenes hyndred be the trewe And som̄ there were as hit is ofte founde That for her lady many a blody wounde Endured hatħ in many a regyon Whiles that an other hatħ had possession Al of his lady and beretħ a way the fruyt Of his labour and of aƚƚ his fuyt And other compleyned of richesse How he witħ tresour dotħ his besynesse To wynne agaynst al kynde and right Where as true louers haue force none ne might And som ther were as maydyns yong of age That pleynetħ so witħ pipyng & witħ rage That were coupled agayn al nature Witħ croked elde that may not long endure For to perfourme the lust of loues playe For hit ne fit not vnto fressħ maye