The Devonshire Manuscript/I se the change ffrom that that was

f. [40v]

1    I se the change ffrom that that was 2    and how thy ffayth hath tayn hes fflyth 3    but I with {w+t+} pacyense let yt pase 4    and with {w+t+} my pene thys do I wryt 5    to show the playn be prowff off syght 6    I se the change

7    I se the change off weryd mynd 8    and sleper hold hath quet my hyer 9    lo how be prowff in the I ffynd 10    a bowrnyng ffath in changyng ffyer 11    ffar well my part prowff ys no lyer 12    I se the change

13    I se the change off chance in loue 14    [d] delyt no lenger may a byed 15    what shold I sek ffurther to prowe 16    no no my trust ffor I hawe tryd 17    the ffolloyng off a ffallse gyd 18    I se the chang

19    I se the change as in thys case 20    has mayd me ffre ffrom myn a woo 21    ffor now anovder has my plase 22    and or I west I wot ner how 23    yt hapnet thys as ye here now 24    I se the change

f. [41r1]

25    I se the change seche ys my chance 26    to sarwe in dowt and hope in weyn 27    but sens my surty so doth glanse 28    repentens now shall quyt thy payn 29    neuer to trust the lyke agayn 30    I se the change

I s [] ffynys

Notes & Glosses
1.   The top inch of the page has been cut and repaired, and the original text is missing, evidenced by several descenders. So, too, has the part of the manuscript before the "ffynys" to the first poem, which appears to be a repeating of the burden, "I se the change."

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by Margaret Douglas. The speaker in the poem discusses the theme of mutability, a common subject of Petrarchan poetry.

Margaret Douglas's writing becomes progressively sloppier, larger, and lighter as she makes her way down the page. Her writing on "ther ys no cure ffor care off miyd" (41r) appears so faint that it is almost unreadable.