The Devonshire Manuscript/What no perde ye may be sure

f. [19r]

1    What no per {p+} de ye may be sure 2    # thynk not to make me to yor lure 3   {es}   {w+t+} with wordes &amp; chere so contraryng 4    Swet &amp; sower conterwayyng 5    to moche yt were styll to endure 6    trothe ys trayde where craft ys in vre1 7    But tho ye haue had my hartes {es} cure 8    trow ye I dote with {w+t+} owt endyng 9    What no Per {p+} dye 10 {p3} {w+t+} Tho that with payn I do procure 11    ffor to fforgett that ons was pure 12    with {w+t+} in my heart 2 shall styll that thyng 13    Vnstable vnsure And waveryng 14    Be in my mynd with {w+t+} owt recure 15    What no per {p+} dye

fynys quod {q+d+} Wyatts

Notes & Glosses
1.   Further work might determine whether this is a traditional or popular sentiment.

2. A heart-shaped pictograph, with dots as eyes and a line as a mouth.

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H2. In the poem the speaker describes a lady’s truth being tested and found wanting. The lover refuses to continue doting on her and finds his loyalty and endurance pushed to its limit.

A heart-shaped pictograph appears on line twelve in place of the word "heart," which reads: "within my heart shall styll that thyng." The image appears to have two dots to represent eyes and a line to represent a mouth.

Texts Collated
LEge46

Collation
1      perde] perdy LEge46 2      thynk] thinck LEge46     yor] your LEge46 3      &amp;] and LEge46     contraryng] contrarieng LEge46 4      Swet &amp;] swete and LEge46     sower] sowre LEge46     conterwayyng] contrewaing LEge46 5      moche yt] much it LEge46     styll] still LEge46 6      trothe ys trayde] trouth is tryed LEge46     ys] is LEge46 7      But tho] but though LEge46     haue] have LEge46     had] haved LEge46     hartes] hertes LEge46 8      with owt] withoute LEge46     endyng] ending LEge46 9      Perdye] perdy LEge46 10      Tho] Though LEge46     payn] pain LEge46 11      ffor] for LEge46     fforgett] forgett LEge46 12      heart] hert LEge46     styll] still LEge46     thyng] thing LEge46 13      Vnstable] vnstable LEge46     And] and LEge46     waveryng] wavring LEge46 14      Be] be LEge46     mynd] mynde LEge46     withowt] withoute LEge46