The Devonshire Manuscript/Marvell nomore Altho

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1    Marvell nomore Altho 2    the songes {es} I syng do mone 3    ffor other lyff then wo 4 {p3} {u'}    I neuer provyd none 5    &amp; in my hart Also 6    ys graven with {w+t+} lettres depe 7    A thowsand syghes &amp; mo1 8    A flood of teares to wepe

9    How may man in smart 10    ffyynd matter to Reioyce 11    how may a mornyng hart 12    Sett forthe A plesawnt voyce 13    play who can that part 14    nedes {es} must in me Apere 15    how fortune overthart overthwart 16    dothe cawse my mornyng chere

17    Per {p+} de there ys no man 18    yff he neuer saw syght 19    that per {p+} fyghtly tell can 20    the nature off the {{th}+e+} lyght 21    how shuld I do than 22    that neuer {u'} tast but sowre 23    But do As I Begane 24    contynually to lowre

25    But yet ^per {p+} chance sum chance may chan {_a} ce 2 26    may chance to change my tune 27    &amp; when shuche such chance dothe chance 28    then shall I thank fortune 29    &amp; yf suche d hance do chawnce 30    per {p+} chance [] ere yt be long 31    ffor suche a plesawnt chance 32    to syng sum plesawnt song

ffynys quod {q+d+} quod {q+d+} Wyatts

Notes & Glosses
1.   There is a recumbent figure 8 above "sighes."

2.   The scribe is possibly copying from a manuscript with  slash lines for line breaks or a musical score, because he or she added "may chance" before realizing that "perchance" had been skipped.

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt in the Devonshire Manuscript, this poem was entered by H2. The speaker explains that his sorrowful state causes him write sorrowful songs. Rebholz notes that the repetition of the word "such" on lines 27, 29, and 31 may suggest a pun on the name Mary Souche, one of Jane Seymour's maids of honour.

"Marvell nomore Altho" also appears in Tottel's Miscellany under the title “The louers sorowfull state maketh him write sorowfull songes, but Souche his loue may change the same.”

Texts Collated
LEge19, STC13860_11, STC 24650.5_03

Collation
1     Marvell] Marvaill LEge19 MAruell STC_13860_11 MEruaile STC_24650.5_03     nomore] no more LEge19 STC_24650.5_03     Altho] all tho LEge19 altho STC_13860_11 al tho STC_24650.5_03 2     the] The STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     songes] songes, STC_13860_11     syng] sing STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     mone] mone: STC_13860_11 3     ffor] for LEge19 For STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     other] othre LEge19     lyff] liff LEge19 lyfe STC_13860_11 life STC_24650.5_03     wo] wo, STC_13860_11 woe STC_24650.5_03 4     neuer] never LEge19     provyd] proved LEge19 proued STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     none] none. STC_13860_11 5     &amp;] And LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     hart] hert LEge19 hart, STC_13860_11     Also] also LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 also, STC_13860_11 6     ys] is LEge19 Is STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     graven] grauen STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     lettres] lres LEge19 letters STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     depe] diepe LEge19 7     A] a LEge19     A thowsand syghes &amp;] And many thousands STC_24650.5_03     thowsand] thousand LEge19 STC_13860_11     syghes] sighes LEge19 STC_13860_11     &amp; mo] and mo: STC_13860_11 8     A] a LEge19     A flood] The flouds STC_24650.5_03     flood] flod LEge19     teares] teeres LEge19     wepe] wepe. STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 9     may] may a LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 10     ffyynd] fynde LEge19 Finde STC_13860_11 Find STC_24650.5_03     matter] mater STC_24650.5_03     Reioyce] reIoyse LEge19 reioyce? STC_13860_11 reioyce STC_24650.5_03 11     how] How STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     mornyng] morning LEge19 moornyng STC_13860_11 wofull STC_24650.5_03     hart] hert LEge19 12     Sett] Set STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     Sett forthe A plesawnt voyce] set fourth a plesaunt voise LEge19     forthe] forth STC_24650.5_03     forthe A] foorth a STC_13860_11     A] a STC_24650.5_03     plesawnt] pleasant STC_13860_11 plesaunt STC_24650.5_03     voyce] voice. STC_13860_11 13     play] Play LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     who] who so STC_13860_11     can] can, STC_13860_11     can that] that can that LEge19     part] depart STC_24650.5_03 part: STC_13860_11 14     nedes] Nedes STC_13860_11     nedes must in me Apere] In me must nedes appeare STC_24650.5_03     Apere] appere LEge19 appere: STC_13860_11 15     how] How STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     overthart] overthwart LEge19 ouerthwart STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 16     dothe] doeth LEge19 Doth STC_13860_11     dothe cawse my mornyng chere]  STC_24650.5_03     cawse] cause LEge19 STC_13860_11     mornyng] morning LEge19 moorning STC_13860_11     chere] chere. STC_13860_11 17     Perde] Perdy LEge19 STC_13860_11 Perdye STC_24650.5_03     there] ther STC_24650.5_03     ys] is LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     man] man, STC_13860_11 18     yff] if LEge19 If STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     neuer] never LEge19     neuer saw] saw neuer STC_13860_11     saw] sawe LEge19     syght] sight LEge19 sight: STC_13860_11 19     that] That STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     perfyghtly] perfaictly LEge19 perfitly STC_13860_11 parfectly STC_24650.5_03     tell] tel STC_24650.5_03 20     the] The STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     off] of LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     lyght] light LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 light. STC_13860_11 21     how] How STC_24650.5_03 Alas how LEge19 Alas: how STC_13860_11     shuld] should LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     do than] then LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 than, STC_13860_11 22     that] That STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     neuer] never LEge19     tast] tasted LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 taste STC_13860_11     sowre] soure STC_24650.5_03 sowre: STC_13860_11 23     But] but LEge19     do] do, STC_13860_11     As] as LEge19 STC_24650.5_03     As I Begane] as I began, STC_13860_11     Begane] began LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 24     contynually] continuelly LEge19 Continually STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     lowre] loure STC_24650.5_03 lowre. STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 25     But yet perchance sum] Such chaunce perchaunce may STC_24650.5_03     yet] yet, STC_13860_11     perchance] perchaunce LEge19     sum] som LEge19 some STC_13860_11     chance] chaunce STC_24650.5_03 26     may] May STC_13860_11     may chance to] To cause me STC_24650.5_03     chance] chaunce LEge19     change] chaunge LEge19 STC_24650.5_03     tune] tune: STC_13860_11 27     &amp;] and LEge19     &amp; when shuche] And, when (Souch) STC_13860_11 And when such STC_24650.5_03     shuche] suche LEge19     chance] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03     dothe] doeth LEge19 doth STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     chance] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 chance: STC_13860_11 28     then] Then, STC_13860_11 Then STC_24650.5_03     shall] shal STC_24650.5_03     thank] thanck LEge19 thanke STC_24650.5_03     fortune] fortune? STC_13860_11 29     &amp; yf suche chance do] And if I have souche LEge19     &amp; yf suche chance do chawnce] And if I haue (Souch)chance: STC_13860_11     &amp; yf] And if STC_24650.5_03     suche] such STC_24650.5_03     chance] chaunce STC_24650.5_03     chawnce] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 30     perchance] perchaunce LEge19 Perchance STC_13860_11 Perchaunce STC_24650.5_03     ere yt] or it STC_24650.5_03     yt] it LEge19 STC_13860_11     long] long: STC_13860_11 31     ffor] for LEge19 For STC_24650.5_03     ffor suche] For (Souch) STC_13860_11     suche] such STC_24650.5_03     a plesawnt] pleasaunt LEge19 a pleasant STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     chance] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 chance, STC_13860_11 32     to] To STC_24650.5_03     to syng sum] Tosing some STC_13860_11     syng] sing STC_24650.5_03     sum] some STC_24650.5_03     sum plesawnt] som plaisaunt LEge19     plesawnt] pleasant STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03     song] song. STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03