The Devonshire Manuscript/patiens for my devise

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{tA} {_o} {{th}+t+} {{th}+t+} patiens tho I had nott1 the &amp;c / to her that saide this patiens was not for her but that the contrarye of myne was most metiste for her porposse /2

1    patiens for my devise 2    impatiens for yor parte 3    of contrarye the gyse 4    must nedes {es} be over tharte / 5    patiens for I am tay true 6    the con {_o} trarye for yow

7    patiens a good cause whye 8    yors hathe no cause at all 9    truste me that stondes {es} awrye 10    perchaunce maye some tyme fall 11    patiens the saye and supp 12    a taste of patiens cupp

13    patiens no force for that 14    yet brushe yor gowne againe 15    patiens spurne nat thereate 16    {p+} {es} lest folkesperceyve yor payne3 17    patiens at my plesure 18    when yors hathe no measure /

19    the tothr f as4 for me5 20    this patiens is for you 21    chaunge when {_e} ye liste lett see 22    for I have tane a newe 23    patiens with {w+t+} a good will 24    ys easye to fulfill /

fs D

Notes & Glosses
1.   This is the incipit of the linked poem.

2.   This item precedes “patiens for my devise” and is unwitnessed. In most editions of Wyatt's poetry, it is included as a note or epigraph with the poem “patiens for my devise." We have editorially considered it as part of that poem, although we have used the incipit “patiens for my devise” for indexing purposes.

3.   There is a form on the abbreviation that is difficult to correlate with standard descriptions.

4.   An "f" was converted into a "w."

5.   The "other" ("tother") may refer to the matching poem.

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. H8 links the verse directly to "Pacyence tho I have not" (13v). “Patience tho I have not” is an invocation to patient bearing of woe; according to the speaker, the lady hates him for no reason, yet he bears her unwarranted aversion patiently. “Patiens for my devise” also describes patient bearing, but the speaker, working in contrast to the traditional notion of patience, equates the Lady’s tolerance with infidelity (see lines 14 and 18). Her patience consists of tolerantly submitting to another’s lust. Rebholz suggests that “Patiens for my devise” should be read as a dialogue, with the Lover speaking stanzas 1 and 3 and the Lady answering in stanzas 2 and 4. Taken together "Pacyence tho I have not" (13v) and "patiens for my devise" seem to be a humorous comment on the general trope of woman’s fickleness—a common theme throughout the manuscript.

Texts Collated
AAH11, DBLa17, LEge28

Collation
1     patiens] Patience AAH11 pations DBla17 Paciens LEge28     my] mye AAH11     devise] devyse AAH11 DBla17 2     impatiens] Impatience AAH11 Impatiens DBla17 Impaciens LEge28     yor] your AAH11 LEge28 yowr DBla17     parte] part DBla17 part LEge28 3     of] Of AAH11 off DBla17     contrarye] contraries AAH11 LEge28 contraryse DBla17     gyse] guyse AAH11 4     must nedes be] Ys ever AAH11 ys euer DBla17 is ever LEge28     over tharte /] the overthwarte AAH11 ouerthwart DBla17 the overthwart LEge28 5     patiens] Patience AAH11 paciens LEge28     am tay true] ame true LEge28     tay true] true AAH11 trew DBla17 6     contrarye] contrarie AAH11 contrary DBla17 LEge28     yow] you AAH11 yew LEge28 7     patiens] Patience AAH11 Paciens LEge28     whye] whie AAH11 why DBla17 LEge28 8     yors hathe] you have AAH11 LEge28 ye haue DBla17 9     truste me] therfore DBla17 therefore LEge28     truste me that stondes awrye]  AAH11     that] yowrs DBla17 your LEge28     stondes] standes DBla17 standeth LEge28     awrye] awrey DBla17 awry LEge28 10     perchaunce maye] may chance DBla17 perchaunce LEge28     perchaunce maye some tyme fall]  AAH11     some tyme] sumtyme DBla17 sometyme LEge28     fall] to fall DBla17 LEge28 11     patiens] pations DBla17 paciens LEge28     patiens the saye and supp]  AAH11     the] then DBla17 LEge28     saye and supp] take hy vp DBla17 take him vp LEge28 12     a taste of patiens cupp]  AAH11     a taste] &amp; drynke DBla17 and drynck LEge28     of] off DBla17     cupp] cup DBla17 Cupp LEge28 13     patiens] Pacience LEge28     patiens no force for that]  AAH11     force] fors DBla17 14     yet] but DBla17 LEge28     yet brushe yor gowne againe]  AAH11     brushe] brusshe LEge28     yor] your DBla17 LEge28     gowne] gown DBla17     againe] agayn DBla17 again LEge28 15     patiens] pacience LEge28     patiens spurne nat thereate]  AAH11     spurne] spurn DBla17     nat thereate] not theratt DBla17 not therat LEge28 16     lest folkes perceyve yor payne]  AAH11     lest folkes perceyve] Let no mann knoo DBla17 let no man knowe LEge28     yor] yowr DBla17 your LEge28     payne] payn DBla17 17     patiens] pacience LEge28     patiens at my plesure]  AAH11     at] evyn at DBla17 LEge28     plesure] plesuer DBla17 pleasure LEge28 18     when yors hathe no measure /]  AAH11     yors] yowrs mesuer DBla17 your LEge28     hathe no measure /] ys owt off mesuer DBla17 is owte of mesure LEge28 19     the tothr was for me]  AAH11     the tothr was] Thothr LEge28     tothr] tother DBla17     was] was DBla17 LEge28 20     this] thys DBla17     this patiens is for you]  AAH11     patiens] patience LEge28     is] ys DBla17     you] yow DBla17 21     chaunge] change DBla17     chaunge when ye liste lett see]  AAH11     liste] lyst DBla17 list LEge28     lett] let LEge28     see] se DBla17 LEge28 22     for I have tane a newe]  AAH11     have] haue DBla17     tane] tayne DBla17 taken LEge28     newe] new DBla17 LEge28 23     patiens] pacience LEge28     patiens with a good will]  AAH11     with] wyth DBla17     will] wyll DBla17 24     ys] is LEge28     ys easye to fulfill /]  AAH11     easye] esy DBla17 easy LEge28     fulfill /] fullfyll DBla17 fulfill LEge28