Gryssyld was asayed atte fuƚƚ
That torned after to encrese of Ioye
Penolope gan eke for sorowes dulle
For that her lord abode so long at troye
Also the torment ther coude noman accoye
Of dorygene flour of al Bretaigne
Thus euer Ioye is fyn and ende of payne
And trustetħ this for conclusion
The ende of sorow is Ioye voyde of drede
For hoolly seyntes thurgħ her passion
Haue heuyn wonne by their souerain mede
And plente gladly folowetħ after nede
And so my doughter after your greuaunce
I you behote ye shal haue ful plesaunce
For euer of loue the maner and the gyse
Is for to hurte his seruaunt & to wounde
And whan he hatħ taught them his empryse
He can in Ioye make them to habounde
And sitħ that ye haue in my laas be bounde
Witħ oute gruoching or rebellyon
Ye muste of night haue consolacion
This to sayne dowtetħ neuer a deel
That ye shal haue ful possession
Of hym that ye now cherisshe so weel
In honest maner witħ oute offencion
By cause I knowe youre entencion
Is truly sette in party and in aƚƚ
To loue hym best and most in speciaƚƚ
For he that ye haue chosen you to serue
Shal be to you suche as ye desire
Witħ oute chaunge fully til he sterue
So witħ my bronde I haue sette hym a fyre
And witħ my grace I shal hym so enspyre
That he in herte shal be right at your wylle
Wherso you liste to saue hym or to spylle
For vnto you I shal his herte so lowe
Witħ oute spotte of ony doblenesse
That he ne shal escape from the bowe
Thaugħ that hym self by vnstedfastnesse
I mene of cupide that shal hym so distresse
Vnto your honde witħ tharowe of golde
That he ne shal escapen thaugh he wolde
And sith ye list of pyte and of grace
In vertu only his yonghthe to cherisshe
I shal by aspectes of my benigne face
Make hym beschewe euery synne and vice
So that he shal haue no maner spice
In his corage to loue thinges newe
He shal to yow so playn be found and trewe
And whan this goodly fair fressħ of hue
Humble and benygne of troutħ crop & rote
Conceyued had how venus gan to rewe
On her prayer plainly to do bote
To chaunge her bitter attones in to sote
She fyl on knees of higħ deuocion
And in this wyse began her orison
Hyghest of hye quene and Emperice
Goddesse of loue, of good yet the best
That thurgħ your beaute witħoute vice
Whylom conquerd thappel atte fest
That Iubiter thurgħ his hye request
To alle the goddes aboue celestyal
Made in his palais most Imperyal
To you my lady vpholder of my lyf
Mekely I thanke so as I may suffise
That ye list now witħ herte ententyf
So graciously for me to deuyse
That whyle I lyue witħ humble sacrefise
Vpon your auters your fest yer by yer
I shal encence casten in to the fyre
For of your grace I am ful reconsiled
From euery troble vnto ioye and ease
That sorowes alle be from me exiled
Sitħ ye my lady list now tappease
My paynes olde and fully my disease
Vnto gladnes so sodenly to torne
Hauyng no cause from hens fortħ to morne
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