The Devonshire Manuscript/The hart & servys to yow profferd

f. [11v]

1 {p3} {{s}8} The hart &amp; servys to yow profferd 2    with {w+t+} ryght good wyll full honestly 3    Refuce yt not syns yt ys offerd 4    but take yt to yow Ientylly

5    &amp; tho yt be a small pre {p'} sent 6    yet good consyder gracyowsly 7    the thowght the mynd &amp; the {{th}+e+} entent 8    of hym that {{th}+t+} lovys you faythfully

9    yt were a thyng of small effecte 10    to worke my wo not p [] yowsly thus cruelly 11    ffor w my good wyll to be abiecte 12    therfor accepte yt lovyngly

13    payn or travell to rune &amp; or ryde 14    I vndertake yt plesawntly 15    byd ye me go &amp; strayte I glyde 16    at yor commawndement humbly

17    payn or plesure now may yow plant 18    evyn whyche it plese yow stydfastly 19    do whyche yow lyst I shall not want 20    to be yorser {{s}8} vant secrettly

21    and syns so muche I do desyre 22    to be yor owne Assuryddly 23    ffor all my servys &amp; my hyer 24    reward yorser {{s}8} vante lyberally

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,, this poem was entered by H2. Typical of late medieval and Tudor courtly love poetry, this poem depicts a lover who professes his devotion to a lady.