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The Devonshire Manuscript/Too yoye In payne my will
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f. [44v] 1 Too yoye In payne my will2 doth will to will me styll3 ffore payne nowe in this casse4 Aperithe yoye in place5 Althowght my payne be greater6 thane cane be told or thowght7 my love ys styll the better8 the derare yt ys bowght9 Thus do I yoy in payne10 yett doo I not optayne11 the thyng that I wold ffayne12 wherfore I saye Agaeyne13 All thowght my payne &c 14 I haue hard say or this15 ffull many a tyme & oft16 that ys fett fore ladys17 ffare fecht and derly bowght18 Soo thowght my payn &c 19 This marvelles{es} moche to me20 how thes too cane Agree21 both yoy and payn to be22 In place bothe twayn per{p+}de23 yett thowght my payne &c ffinis
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Commentary
Written in TH1's hand, this poem remains unattributed and may be an original composition by Thomas Howard. The poem possesses a unique structure and layout: after the first verse followed by the refrain, the stanzas alternate verses and the first line of the refrain. Brackets mark each verse and long flourishes follow each refrain. Marks in the left margin also indicate changes in the refrain (refrain 1, 3, and 4).