The Devonshire Manuscript/Pacyence tho I have not

f. [13v]

1    Pacyence tho I have not         and and thys&gt; 2    the thyng that {{th}+t+} I desyryd 3    I must of force god wott 4    fforbere that {{th}+t+} I Requiryd1 5    ffor no ways can I ffynd 6    to sayle Agaynst the wynd

7    Pacyence do what she wyll 8    to worke me woo or spyght 9    I shall content me styll 10    to thynk that {{th}+t+} ons I myght 11    to thynk &amp; hold my pese 12    syns there ys no Redresse

13    Pacyence with {w+t+} owten blame 14    ffor I offendyd nowght 15    I know she knows the same 16    tho she have changyd her thowght 17    was euer thowght so movyd 18    to hate where yt hathe lovydd

19    Pacyence of all my harme 20    ffor fortune ys my ffoo 21    pacyence must be the charme 22    to ease me of my wo 23    pacyence with {w+t+} owt offence 24    ys A paynfull pacyence

fynys quod {q+d+} Wyatts

Notes & Glosses
1.   There is a correction over the small r of "Requiryd."

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H2. This poem is an invocation to patience; according to the speaker, the lady hates him for no reason, yet he bears her unwarranted aversion patiently. The related poem, "Patiens for my devise" (71r) is about the Lady’s lament about the patience required by unfaithful men. The two poems taken together seem to be a humorous comment on the general trope of woman’s fickleness found throughout the manuscript.

In "Patiens for my devise," (71r) H8 makes a direct association between the poems with an annotation.

"Pacyence tho I have not" is also one of seventeen entries where Margaret Douglas marks “and thys.” Paul Remley has suggested that these annotations relate to another in-text annotation of hers, “lerne but to syng it" (81r), and may indicate a group of texts to be learned for entertaining.

Texts Collated
AAH12, DBLa16, LEge29

Collation
0.1     ] pations off all my blame DBla16 0.2     ] for I offendyd nowght DBla16 0.3     ] I wishe she knoyth the same DBla16 0.4     ] thowgh she haue changyd her thowght DBla16 0.5     ] was euerthowght so movyd DBla16 0.6     ] to hate wher hyt hath lovyd DBla16 1     Pacyence tho] Pacience thoughe AAH12 patiens thowgh DBla16 Patience though LEge29 2     thyng] thing AAH12 LEge29 3     of force god] off fors good DBla16 4     fforbere] forbeare AAH12 forbere DBla16 LEge29 5     ffor] fo DBla16 for LEge29 6     sayle] saile LEge29 7     Pacyence] Patience AAH12 LEge29 pations DBla16 8     woo] woe AAH12 9     styll] still AAH12 LEge29 10     thynk] thinck AAH12 thynke DBla16 thyncke LEge29 11     to] To AAH12 12     syns there] Syns theare AAH12 sens ther DBla16 13     Pacyence withowten] patience without AAH12 Patience withouten LEge29 14     ffor] for LEge29 15     I know she knows the same]  DBla16 16     tho] thoughe AAH12 though LEge29 17     was] Was AAH12 18     to hate where yt hathe lovydd]  DBla16 19     Pacyence] Patience AAH12 LEge29 pations DBla16 20     ffor] seth DBla16 for LEge29 21     pacyence] Patience AAH12 pations DBla16 patience LEge29 22     ease] heale AAH12 hele DBla16 LEge29 23     pacyence] tience AAH12 pations DBla16 patience LEge29 24     ys] Ys AAH12 is LEge29