The Devonshire Manuscript/Eche man telles me I chaunge of my devise

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1    {_u} {es} Eche man. telles me I chaunge of my devise 2    &amp; on {_o} my faithe me think it good reson 3    {{th}+e+} {_u} to chaunge porpos even after the season 4    for yn everye case to kepe still on guse 5    ys mete for them / that {{th}+t+} wold be takin wise 6    {_on} {_o} {n'} and I am not of suche manner condicion 7    But tretid after / after {t'} adyvers fasshion 8    and therevppon my dyver {v'} snes doth ryse 9    but you that blame this diuer {u'} snes most. 10    chaung / you nomore but still after on rate. 11    trete / ye me well &amp; kepe ye the {{th}+e+} same state. 12    and whilis with {w+t+} me doth dwell this werid goste. 13    my wordes {es} norI shall never be varyable 14    but alwaies as yor owne bothe ferme &amp; stable/

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. The poem also appears in Tottel's Miscellany under the title “Of change in minde” (item 46). The speaker justifies his fickleness.

Texts Collated
STC13860_06, AAH02, LEge08

Collation
1     Eche] Eache AAH02 EChe STC_13860_06     man .] man AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06     telles me] me tellithe AAH02 me telleth LEge08 me telth, STC_13860_06     chaunge] change STC_13860_06     of] most AAH02 STC_13860_06 moost LEge08     devise] deuise: STC_13860_06 2     &amp;] and AAH02 LEge08 And, STC_13860_06     faithe] faith LEge08 faith, STC_13860_06     think] thinck AAH02 LEge08 thinke STC_13860_06     good] goode LEge08     reson] reason AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06 3     to] To AAH02 STC_13860_06     chaunge] change STC_13860_06     porpos] propose LEge08     porpos even] purpose lyke AAH02 purpose, like STC_13860_06     even] like LEge08     season] season. STC_13860_06 4     for] ffor AAH02 LEge08     for yn everye] For in ech STC_13860_06     yn] in AAH02 LEge08     everye] every LEge08     case] cas LEge08     kepe] keepe AAH02     on] one AAH02 STC_13860_06 oon LEge08     guse] guyse AAH02 gyse LEge08 guise STC_13860_06 5     ys] Is STC_13860_06     mete] meete AAH02 mytt LEge08     them /] them AAH02 theim LEge08 them, STC_13860_06     wold] would LEge08 STC_13860_06     takin] taken AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06     wise] wyse AAH02 LEge08 wise. STC_13860_06 6     and] And STC_13860_06     am] ame LEge08     suche] such STC_13860_06     manner] maner AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06     condicion] condicon AAH02 condition LEge08 condicion: STC_13860_06 7     But] but AAH02 LEge08     tretid] treatid AAH02 treted LEge08 treated STC_13860_06     after /] after AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06     after adyvers] a dyvers AAH02 LEge08 a diuers STC_13860_06     fasshion] facion AAH02 fashion: STC_13860_06 8     and] And STC_13860_06     therevppon] thearvpppon AAH02 therupon LEge08 STC_13860_06     my] any LEge08     dyversnes] dyvernes LEge08 diuersnesse STC_13860_06     doth] doeth LEge08     ryse] rise LEge08 rise. STC_13860_06 9     but you that blame this diuersnes] But you, this diuersnesse that blamen STC_13860_06     diuersnes] dyversnes AAH02 dyvernes LEge08     most.] most AAH02 moost LEge08 most, STC_13860_06 10     chaung /] Chaunge AAH02 chaunge LEge08 Change STC_13860_06     nomore] no more AAH02 LEge08 no more, STC_13860_06     on] one AAH02 STC_13860_06 oon LEge08     rate.] rate AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06 11     trete /] treate AAH02 trete LEge08 Treat STC_13860_06     ye] you STC_13860_06     well] well: STC_13860_06     &amp;] and AAH02 STC_13860_06     ye] you STC_13860_06     the same state.] in the same state AAH02 in thesame state LEge08 in that state. STC_13860_06 12     and whilis] And while LEge08 STC_13860_06     whilis] whyle AAH02     doth] dothe AAH02 doeth LEge08     werid] wearied AAH02 weried LEge08 STC_13860_06     goste.] goste AAH02 goost LEge08 gost, STC_13860_06 13     my] My AAH02 STC_13860_06     wordes] worde AAH02 LEge08 word STC_13860_06     nor] now AAH02     never] not AAH02 LEge08 STC_13860_06     varyable] variable AAH02 LEge08 variable, STC_13860_06 14     but] But AAH02 STC_13860_06     as] one AAH02 oon LEge08 one, STC_13860_06     yor] you AAH02 your LEge08 STC_13860_06     bothe] boeth LEge08 both STC_13860_06     ferme] fyrme AAH02 ferme LEge08 firme STC_13860_06     &amp;] and AAH02 STC_13860_06     stable/] stable AAH02 LEge08 stable. STC_13860_06