The Devonshire Manuscript/The knott whych ffyrst my hart dyd strayn /

f. [32v] f. [33r]

1    The knott whych ffyrst my hart dyd strayn / 2    {{s}8} {{th}+t+} Whan that yowrservannt I be cam / 3    doth bynde me styll for to Remayne / 4    all was yowr owne as nowe I am / 5    And yff ye fynde that {{th}+t+} I do ffayn / 6    with {w+t+} Iust Iudgement my selffe I dam / 7    to haue dysdayn /

8    Iff other thowght in me do growe / 9    butt styll to love yow stedefastly / 10    if that {{th}+t+} the profe do nott well showe / 11    that I am yowrs1Assueredly / 12    lett euery welth turne me to woe 13    And yow to be contynually / 14    My chefest foo /

15    Iff other love or newe request / 16    do cesse my hart but only thys / 17    or yf with {w+t+} in my weryd brest / 18    be hyd one thowght that mene Amys / 19    I do desyer that myne vnrest / 20    may styll encrease and I to y mysse / 21    that I love best /

22    Yff in my love ther be one spott / 23    off false deceyte or doblenes / 24    or yff I mynd to slypp thys knott / 25   by want of fayth or stedefastnes / 26    lett All my sorowys be forgott / 27    And when I wuld haue cheefe redresse 28    Esteme me nott

29    But yff that {{th}+t+} I consume in payn / 30    with {w+t+} burnynge syghes &amp; fervent love / 31    And daly seke non other gayn / 32   {es} {w+t+} but with my dede thes wurdes to prove 33    me thynke off Ryght I shuld optAyne 34    that ye wuld mynde for to remove 35    yowr gret dysdayn s

f. [33v]

36    And for the ende off thys my songe / 37    vnto yowr handys I do submytt / 38    my dedly greff and payns so stronge / 39    whych in my harte be fermly shytt 40    And when ye lyst redresse my wronge 41    syns well ye knowe this {{th}+is+} paynfull fytt 42    Hath last to longe

Notes & Glosses
1.   The phrasing is resonant.

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this complete version of the poem was entered by H4 and describes the speaker's justification for his steadfastness in matters of love. Any sign of his wavering, unfaithfulness, or deceit would understandably deserve contempt from his beloved, yet the speaker's loyalty goes unrewarded. H3 also copies the complete poem on "The knot which fyrst my hart did strayn" (23r-23v) and an excerpt on "The knot which fyrst my hart dyd strayn" (22v).

Texts Collated
DBLa21, LDev032, LDev037

Collation
1     The knott whych ffyrst] the  that furst DBla21     knott] knot LDev037 LDev034     whych] which LDev037 LDev034     ffyrst] fyrst LDev037 LDev034     dyd] did LDev037     strayn /] strayn LDev037 LDev034 DBla21 2     Whan] whan LDev037 when DBla21     yowr] your LDev037 LDev034 thy DBla21     servannt] saruant LDev037 sarwant LDev034 servant DBla21     be cam /] becam LDev037 LDev034 DBla21 3     doth] Doth LDev037     bynde] bynd LDev037 LDev034 DBla21     Remayne /] remain LDev037 Remain LDev034 remayn DBla21 4     all was] always DBla21     was] wais LDev034     yowr] yor LDev037     yowr owne as nowe I am /]  LDev034     owne] own DBla21     nowe] now LDev037 DBla21     am /] am LDev037 DBla21 5     And yff ye] and if you LDev037     And yff ye fynde that I do ffayn /]  LDev034     And yff ye fynde] &amp; yff ye fynd DBla21     fynde] fynd LDev037     ffayn /] fayne LDev037 fayn DBla21 6     with Iust Iudgement my selffe I dam /]  LDev034     Iudgement] Iugement LDev037 judgment DBla21     selffe] self LDev037 DBla21     dam /] dam ene LDev037 dam DBla21 7     to] To LDev037     to haue dysdayn /]  LDev034     dysdayn /] Dysdain LDev037 dysdy wyth desdayne DBla21 8     Iff] If LDev037     Iff other thowght in me do growe /]  LDev034     Iff other thowght in] yf thowght In DBla21     thowght] thought LDev037     in] In LDev037     do] doo LDev037     growe /] groo DBla21 LDev037 9     butt] bot LDev037 but DBla21     butt styll to love yow stedefastly /]  LDev034     styll] styl LDev037     to] too LDev037     love] lov LDev037 loue DBla21     yow stedefastly /] the you stedfastly DBla21 youe stedfastlye LDev037 10     if] yf LDev037     if that the profe do nott well showe /]  LDev034     if that]  yff DBla21     profe] proff LDev037 proffe DBla21     do] doo LDev037     nott] not LDev037     nott well showe /] no forth shoo DBla21     showe /] shoo LDev037 11     that I am yowrs Assueredly /]  LDev034     yowrs] yours LDev037     Assueredly /] Asorydly LDev037 assuerydly DBla21 12     lett] let LDev037     lett euery welth turne me to woe]  LDev034     euery] eure LDev037     welth] wellth LDev037     turne me to woe] all my yoy turne me all to woo DBla21     woe] woo LDev037 13     And yow] and yov LDev037     And yow to be contynually /]  LDev034  to beontynually DBla21     contynually /] contunvally LDev037 14     My] my LDev037 DBla21     My chefest foo /]  LDev034     chefest] chefyst DBla21     foo /] f DBla21 ffoo LDev037 15     Iff] If LDev037     Iff other love or newe request /]  LDev034     Iff other love or] yff other thoht or DBla21     love] low LDev037     newe] new LDev037 DBla21     request /] request  DBla21 Request LDev037 16     do] doo LDev037     do cesse my hart but only thys /]  LDev034     cesse] cese LDev037 sese DBla21     thys /] thys DBla21 this LDev037 17     or yf within my weryd brest /]  LDev034     or yf within] &amp; yff wythIn DBla21     yf] if LDev037     brest /] brest LDev037 DBla21 18     be hyd one thowght that mene Amys /]  LDev034     one] on LDev037 DBla21     thowght] thought LDev037     Amys /] amys LDev037 DBla21 19     I do desyer that myne vnrest /]  LDev034     myne] myn LDev037     myne vnrest /] my nrest DBla21 myn vnrest LDev037 20     may] may LDev037     may styll encrease and I to y mysse /]  LDev034     encrease] encrese LDev037     encrease and] Incres &amp; DBla21     y mysse /] mys LDev037 DBla21 21     that I love best /]  LDev034     love] lov LDev037 loue DBla21     best /] best LDev037 DBla21 22     Yff in my love] If In my low LDev037     Yff in my love ther be one spott /]  LDev034     Yff in] yff  DBla21     love] loue DBla21     ther]  DBla21     one spott /] hyd on spoot  DBla21 on spott LDev037 23     off] of LDev037     off false deceyte or doblenes /]  LDev034     false] fals DBla21     deceyte] desaytt LDev037 decete DBla21     or] &amp; DBla21     doblenes /] dobylnes LDev037 dublylnes DBla21 24     or yff I mynd to slypp thys knott /]  LDev034     yff] if LDev037     slypp] slyp LDev037 DBla21     thys] the DBla21     knott /] knot LDev037 knoot DBla21 25     by] be LDev037     by want of fayth or stedefastnes /]  LDev034     of] off DBla21     fayth] faithe LDev037     stedefastnes /] stedfastnes LDev037 DBla21 26     lett] let DBla21 Let LDev037     lett All my sorowys be forgott /]  LDev034     All] all DBla21 LDev037     sorowys] servys DBla21 sarwyce LDev037     forgott /] for gott LDev037 forgoot DBla21 27     And] &amp; DBla21     And when I wuld haue cheefe redresse]  LDev034     wuld] wold LDev037 DBla21     cheefe] chefe LDev037 sefe DBla21     redresse] Redres LDev037 redres DBla21 28     Esteme] Estem LDev037 esteme DBla21     Esteme me nott]  LDev034 29     But] but DBla21     But yff] What if LDev037     But yff that I consume in payn /]  LDev034     in] In DBla21     in payn /] In paine LDev037 in payn DBla21 30     with] of LDev037 wyth DBla21     with burnynge syghes &amp; fervent love /]  LDev034     burnynge] burinngburning LDev037 do burnyng DBla21     &amp;] and LDev037     fervent] farvent DBla21     love /] lowe LDev037 loue DBla21 31     And daly seke non other gayn /]  LDev034     And daly] and dyly DBla21     non other] no nother LDev037     gayn /] gayne LDev037 gayn DBla21 32     but] bot LDev037     but with my dede thes wurdes to prove]  LDev034     with] wyth DBla21     dede] ded LDev037 dedes DBla21     wurdes] wordes LDev037 DBla21     prove] prow LDev037 proue DBla21 33     me thynke] methink LDev037 e thynkes DBla21     me thynke off Ryght I shuld optAyne]  LDev034     off] of LDev037     Ryght] ryght LDev037 yght DBla21     optAyne] optayn LDev037 obtayn DBla21 34     that ye wuld mynde for to remove]  LDev034     wuld] wold LDev037 shuld DBla21     mynde] mynd LDev037 DBla21     remove] remoue DBla21 35     yowr] your LDev037 DBla21     yowr gret dysdayn]  LDev034     dysdayn] desdayn LDev037 36     And] And LDev037     And for the ende off thys my songe /]  LDev034     And for the ende] and nend DBla21     ende off] end of LDev037     songe /] song LDev037 DBla21 37     vnto] wnto LDev037 In to DBla21     vnto yowr handys I do submytt /]  LDev034     yowr] your LDev037     handys] handes LDev037 DBla21     do] doo LDev037     submytt /] submit LDev037 submytt DBla21 38     my] the DBla21     my dedly greff and payns so stronge /]  LDev034     greff] grefe DBla21     and] the DBla21     payns] payn DBla21     stronge /] strong LDev037 DBla21 39     whych] Whych LDev037 wych DBla21     whych in my harte be fermly shytt]  LDev034     in] In DBla21     harte] hert LDev037 hart DBla21     fermly] fyrmly DBla21 40     And] and LDev037 DBla21     And when ye lyst redresse my wronge]  LDev034     redresse] redres LDev037 DBla21     my] me LDev037     wronge] wrong LDev037 wrog DBla21 41     syns] sens LDev037 DBla21     syns well ye knowe this paynfull fytt]  LDev034     knowe] know LDev037 knoo DBla21     this] thys DBla21     paynfull] paynfyll DBla21     fytt] syghteffytt LDev037 42     Hath] hath DBla21     Hath last to longe]  LDev034     to] tto LDev037     longe] long LDev037 l DBla21