The Devonshire Manuscript/My pen take payn a lytyll space

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1   My pen take payn a lytyll space 2    to folow that {{th}+t+} whyche dothe me chace 3    &amp; hathe in hold my hart so sore 4    but when thow hast thys browght to passe 5    my pen I pri {p`} the wryght nomore

6    Remember oft thow hast me eaysyd 7    &amp; all my payns full well apeaysyd 8    but now I know vnknowen before 9    ffor where I trust I am dysceavyd 10    &amp; yet my pen thow canst no more

11    Atyme thow haddyst as other have 12    to wryght whyche way my hope to crave 13    that tyme ys past with {w+t+} drawe therffore 14    syns we do lose that other save 15    as good leve off &amp; wryght no more

16    yn worthe to vse another waye 17    not as we wold but as we maye 18    for ons my losse ys past Restore 19    &amp; my desyre ys my Decaye 20    my pen yet wryght a lytyll more

21    To love in vayn who euer shall 22    off worldlye payn yt passythe all 23    as in lyke case I fynd wherfore 24    to hold so fast &amp; yet to ffall 25    alas my pen now wryght no more

26    Syns thow hast taken payn thys space 27    to folow that whyche dothe me chace 28    &amp; hathe in hold my hart so sore 29    now hast thow browght my myn {_y} de to passe 30    my penI pri {p`} the wryght no more

fynys

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt and entered by H2, this poem focuses on authorship and literary rivalry.

Texts Collated
STC 24650.5_05, STC 26053.5.3

Collation
1      pen] penne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     payn] payne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     lytyll] lytle STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 2      to] To STC_26053.5.3     folow] folowe STC_26053.5.3     that whyche] the thing that STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     dothe] doth STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     chace] chase STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 3      &amp;] and STC_24650.5_05     &amp; hathe in] And STC_26053.5.3     hathe] hath STC_24650.5_05     hold] hold, STC_24650.5_05     hart] harte STC_26053.5.3 4      but] And STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     thys] this STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     browght] brought STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     passe] passe: STC_24650.5_05 5      my] My STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     pen] pen, STC_26053.5.3     prithe] pray the STC_26053.5.3     prithe wryght nomore] praye the wryte no more. STC_24650.5_05     wryght] write STC_26053.5.3     nomore] no more. STC_26053.5.3 6      Remember] Remembre STC_26053.5.3     oft] how STC_24650.5_05  STC_26053.5.3     thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     me eaysyd] oft pleased STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 7      &amp; all my payns full well apeaysyd] And al my sorowes also eased STC_24650.5_05 And my sorowes also eased STC_26053.5.3 8      but] But STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     I know vnknowen] vnknowen, I knew STC_24650.5_05 vnknowen I knew STC_26053.5.3 9      ffor] That STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     where] wher STC_24650.5_05     dysceavyd] deceyued STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 10      &amp;] And STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     canst] canst do STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     more] more. STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 11      Atyme] A tyme STC_24650.5_05 A time STC_26053.5.3     thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     haddyst] hadst STC_24650.5_05 haddest STC_26053.5.3     have] haue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 12      to wryght] To wryt STC_24650.5_05     to wryght whyche] To wryte which STC_26053.5.3     whyche] whych STC_24650.5_05     crave] craue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 13      that] That STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     tyme] time STC_26053.5.3     ys] is STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     past] past, STC_24650.5_05     withdrawe] wythdraw STC_24650.5_05 withdraw STC_26053.5.3     therffore] therfore STC_24650.5_05 therefore STC_26053.5.3 14      syns] Sens STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     do] doo STC_24650.5_05     that] and STC_24650.5_05 let STC_26053.5.3     save] saue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 15      as] As STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     leve] leave STC_24650.5_05     leve off &amp; wryght] leaue of, and write STC_26053.5.3     off &amp; wryght] of, and wryt STC_24650.5_05     more] more, STC_24650.5_05 more. STC_26053.5.3 16      yn worthe to vse] And vse to worke STC_24650.5_05 And vse to worke STC_26053.5.3     another] an other STC_26053.5.3     waye] way STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 17      not] Not STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     we] ye STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     wold] would STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     we] ye STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     maye] may STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 18      for ons my losse ys] For els my lyfe is STC_24650.5_05 For els my life is STC_26053.5.3     past] paste STC_26053.5.3     Restore] restore STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 19      &amp;] and STC_24650.5_05 And STC_26053.5.3     desyre] desire STC_24650.5_05     ys] is STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     Decaye] decay STC_24650.5_05 decaye STC_26053.5.3 20      my] and yet my STC_24650.5_05     my pen yet wryght a lytyll more]  STC_26053.5.3     yet wryght a lytyll more] now wryt no more. STC_24650.5_05 21      love] loue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     vayn who euer] vaine whosoeuer STC_24650.5_05 vayne who so euer STC_26053.5.3     shall] shal STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 22      off] Of STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     worldlye] worldly STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     payn] payne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     yt] it STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     passythe] passeth STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     all] al STC_24650.5_05 23      as] As STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     lyke] like STC_24650.5_05     case] case, STC_24650.5_05     fynd] find STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 24      to] To STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     fast] fast, STC_24650.5_05     &amp;] and STC_24650.5_05 and STC_26053.5.3     ffall] fal STC_24650.5_05 fall STC_26053.5.3 25      alas] Alas STC_24650.5_05 Alak STC_26053.5.3     wryght] wryte STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     more] more. STC_24650.5_05 26      Syns] Seyng STC_24650.5_05     thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     payn] payne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     thys] this STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 27      to] To STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     whyche] whych STC_24650.5_05 which STC_26053.5.3     dothe] doth STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     me] the STC_26053.5.3     chace] chase STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 28      &amp;] and STC_24650.5_05 And STC_26053.5.3     hathe] hath STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     hold] holde STC_26053.5.3     hart] hert STC_26053.5.3 29      now] And now STC_24650.5_05 ndA now STC_26053.5.3     hast]  STC_26053.5.3     hast thow browght my mynde] to haue brought this STC_24650.5_05     thow] thou STC_26053.5.3     browght my mynde] hast this brought STC_26053.5.3 30      my] My STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     prithe] pray the STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3     wryght] to wryt STC_24650.5_05 write STC_26053.5.3     more] more. STC_24650.5_05