The Devonshire Manuscript/ffanecy fframed my hart ffurst

f. [61v]

1    ffanecy fframed my hart ff eu urst 2    to bere good wyll and se ch e the same 3    I sowght the best and ffownd the w o urst 4    yet ffansy was no dell to blame 5    ffor ffancy hawe a dobell n e ame 6    and has her n e ame so ys her kynd1 7    ffancy a ffoo and ffancy a ffr e nd2

f. [62r]

8    ffancy ffolowyd all my desyer 9    to lyk wher as I had best lust 10    what cold I mor off her requy r 11    than ffor that thyng wyche neds I must 12    and fforsyt me styl ffor to be Iust 13    in thys she showyd her selff my ffr e nd3 14    to mak me lord off my nown mynd

15    [thys ffraned ffancy] 15    thys ffayned ffancy at the last 16    hath ca^usyd me ffor to beware 17    off wyndy words and bablyng blast 18    wych [b] hath offtymes cast me in snare 19    and broght me ffrom my y oy4 to care 20    wherffor I mak thys promes now 21    to brek my ffancy and nat to bowe

Notes & Glosses
1.   The 'y' in 'kynd' has two dots over it.

2.   The 'y' in 'ffrynd' has two dots over it.

3.   The 'y' in 'ffrynd' has two dots over it.

4.   The 'y' in 'yoy' has two dots over it.

Commentary
Written in Margaret Douglas's hand, this poem remains unattributed. H12 enters the first three lines of the poem and part of the fourth line directly below the last stanza of this poem on "fancy framed my hart ffrust" (62r). Both examples show indications of revision by an unidentified hand. "ffanecy fframed my hart ffurst" explores the common courtly trope of fancy. In this case, fancy is both foe and friend to the lover.

Texts Collated
LDev097

Collation
ffanecy] fancy LDev097     fframed] framed LDev097     ffeuurst] ffrust LDev097 2      wyll] m wyll LDev097     sechee] seke LDev097 3      I] y LDev097     wo^urst] worst LDev097 4      was no delle to blame]  LDev097 5      ffor ffancy hawe a dobell neame]  LDev097 6      and has her neame so ys her kynd]  LDev097 7      ffancy a ffoo and ffancy a ffreynd]  LDev097 8      ffancy ffolowyd all my desyer]  LDev097 9      to lyk wher as I had best lust]  LDev097 10      what cold I mor off her requyrer]  LDev097 11      than ffor that thyng wyche ueds Iniust]  LDev097 12      and fforsyth me styl ffor to be Iust]  LDev097 13      in thys she showyd her selff my ffreynd]  LDev097 14      to mak me lord off my nown mynd]  LDev097 15      thys ffraned ffancy]  LDev097 15.1      thys ffayned ffancy at the last]  LDev097 16      hath ca^usyd me ffor to beware]  LDev097 17      off wyndy words and bablyng blast]  LDev097 18      wych b hath offtymes cast me in snare]  LDev097 19      and broght me ffrom my yyoy to care]  LDev097 20      wherffor I mak thys promes now]  LDev097 21      to brek my ffancy and nat to bowe]  LDev097