Chapter IV: Part 4

He had nat gone, how had nat he gone. Il nauoit pas allé, come nauoit il pas allé.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We had gone, how had we gone. Nous auions allé, coment auions nous allé.

We had nat gone, how had we nat gone. Nous nauions point allé, coment nauions nous point allé.

Ye had gone, why had ye gone. Uous auiez allé, pourquoy auiez uous allé.

Ye had nat gone, why had nat ye gone. Uous nauiez mie allé, pourquoy nauiez uous mie allé.

They had gone, why had they gone. Ils auoient allé, pourquoy auoyent ilz allé.

They had nat gone, why had they nat gone. Ilz nauoient point allé, pourquoy nauoient ilz point allé.

THE FUTURE

I shall go, why shall I go. Je yray, pourquoy yray je.

I shall nat go, why shall nat I go. Je nyray pas, pourquoy niray je pas.

Thou shalt go, howe shalt thou go. Tu yras, coment yras tu.

Thou shalt nat go, howe shalt nat thou go. Tu niras pas, coment niras tu pas.

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He shall go, howe shall he go. Il yra, coment yra il.

He shall nat go, howe shall nat he go. Il nira point, comment nyra il point.

THE PLURELL.

We shall go, why shall we go. Nous yrons, pourquoy yrons nous.

We shall nat go, why shall nat we go. Nous nirons pas, pourquoy nirons nous pas.

Ye shall go, why shall ye go. Uous yrés, pourquoy yrés uous.

Ye shall nat go, why shall nat ye go. Uous nirés pas, pourquoy nirés uous pas.

They shall go, howe shall they go. Ilz yront, coment yront ilz.

They shall nat go, howe shall they nat go. Ilz niront mie, coment niront ilz mie.

THE IMPERATYVE.

Go thou, go he, all one, go we, go ye, Ua toy, aylle luy, uoise luy, alons nous, allés uous,

go they. uoisent ou aillent eulx.

THE FYRST FUTURE.

Do that thou go, that he go, that we go, Fais que tu uoyse ou aylle, quil uoise ou aille, que nous allons,

that ye go, that they go. que uous allés, quilz uoisent ou aillent.

THE SECOND FUTURE NEGATIF.

Kepe that thou go nat, all one, that he go nat, Garde que tu ne aylle point, que tu ne uoise point, quil naile poynt,

all one, that we go nat, that ye go nat, quil ne uoise point, que nous nallons, que uous nallés,

that they go nat, all one. quilz ne aillent point, quilz ne uoisent point.

THE OPTATIF.

Wold to God, or I pray you that I go, that thou go,

Pleust a Dieu, ou je uous prie que jaille ou uoise, que tu aille,

that he go, that we go, that ye go, that they go. que il aille, que nous allons, que uous allés, quilz aillent ou uoisent.

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THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

With my wyll that I went, that thou went, that he went: A ma uoullenté que jallasse, que tu allasse, que il allast:

that we went, that ye went, that they went. que nous allissions, que uous allissiez, quilz allassent.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

Wolde to God that I have gone, that thou have gone,
A la mienne uoullenté que jay allé, que tu aie allé,
that he have gone,
quil ayt allé,

that we have gone, that ye have gone, that they have gone. que nous ayons allé, que uous ayés allé, quilz ayent allé.

PRETERIT PLUSPARFYTE.

O if I had gone, if thou had gone, if he had gone, O sy jeusse allé, se tu eusse allé, se il eust allé,

if we had gone, if ye had gone, if they had gone. se nous eussons allé, se uous sés allé, se ilz eussent allé.

Ye may make a future of the present, sayenge:

With my wyll that I may go anone, etc. all one. A ma uoullenté que je aylle tantost, etc. que je uoise tantost, etc.

The conjunctif present and thre preterites is lyke the optatif, sayeng: as whan wolde to God _come_ or _quant_, before the verbe, leuyng _a ma uoullenté, _etc.

The future boroweth of the potentiall moode whiche may be tourned six maner of wayes after the indicatif, or elles XVIII, after the seconde conjunction:

I shuld go, thou, he, we shuld go, ye shuld go,
Je yroie, tu yrois, il yroit, nous yrions, uous yriez,
they shuld go.
ilz yroient.

THE SECONDE FUTURE.

Whan I shall go, all one, whan thou shalt go, all one,
Mais que je aille, que je uoise, que tu aille, que tu uoise,
whan he shuld go,
que il aille,

all one, whan we shuld go, whan ye shall go, whan they shal go,
quil uoise, que nous allons, que uous allés, quilz aillent,
all one.
quilz uoisent.

to go. to be gone. goyng.
THE INFINITYVE, aller. THE PRETERIT, estre allé. THE GERUNDIF, allant.

Finis.

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Here foloweth another conjugation, whiche may be turned
XXXVI maner wayes lyke the precedent, or els XII in every
person, addyng _me, te, le:_ lyke the fyrst conjugation,
but for to eschewe prolixite
it shalbe syngle.

I se, thou seest, he seeth, we se, ye se, they se. Je uoy, tu uois, il uoit nous ueons, uous uoiez, ilz uoient.

PRETERIT IMPARF.

I dyd se, thou dedest se, he dyd se: we dyd se, ye dyd se,
Je uéoie, tu uéois, il uéoit: nous uéions, uous uéiez,
they dyd se.
ilz uéioient.

PRETERIT PARF.

I saw, thou saw, he saw: we saw, ye saw, they saw. Je ueis, tu ueis, il ueist: nous ueismes, uous ueistes, ilz ueirent.

PRETERIT INDIFFINIT.

I have sene, thou hast sene, he hath sene: we have sene, Jay ueu, tu as ueu, il a ueu: nous auons ueu,

ye have sene, they have sene. uous aués ueu, ilz ont ueu.

PRETERIT MOST PARFET.

I had sene, thou hadest, he had, we had sene, Jauoie ueu, tu auois ueu, il auoit ueu, nous auions ueu,

ye had, they had sene. uous auiez ueu, ilz auoient ueu.

THE FUTURE.

I shall se, thou shalt, he shall, we shall se, ye shall, Je uoiray, tu uoiras, il uoira, nous uoirons, uous uoirés,

they shall se. ilz uoiront.

THE IMPERATIF.

Se thou or he, se we, se ye, se they. Uois toy ou luy, uoions nous, uoiés uous, uoient eulx, elles, celles.

BOTH FUTURES, AFFIRMATIF AND NEGATIF.

Do that thou seest, or that thou sest nat,
that he seeth or that he seeth nat:
Fais que tu uoie, ou que tu ne uoie point,
quil uoie ou quil ne uoie point:

that we se, or that we se nat,
que nous uoions, ou que nous ne uoions point,
that ye se or that ye se nat,
que uous uoiéz ou que uous ne uoiez point,
that they se, or that they seeth nat.
quilz uoient, ou quelles ne uoient point.

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THE OPTATIF PRESENT.

Wolde to God, or I pray you that I may se, that thou mayst se, A la mienne uoullenté, ou je uous prie que je uoie, que tu uoie,

that he may se, that we may se, that ye may se, that they may se. quil uoie, que nous uoions, que uous uoiez, quilz uoient.

PRETERIT IMPARFET.

Wold to God that I coud se, that thou, that he, Pleust a Dieu que je ueisse, que tu ueisse, quil ueisse,

that we coude se, that ye, that they. que nous ueissions, que uous ueissiez, quilz ueissent.

PRETERIT PARFYTE.

With my wyll that I have sene, that thou, that he, A ma uoullenté que jaie ueu, que tu aie ueu, quil aie ueu,

that we have sene, that ye, that they. que nous aions ueu, que uous aiéz ueu, quilz aient ueu.

PLUSPARF.

O if I had sene, if thou hadest, if he had sene, O se jeusse ueu, se tu eusse ueu, sil eusse ueu,

yf we had, yf ye had, if they had sene. se nous eussions, se uous eussiez, silz eussent ueu.

The subjunctif is lyke the optatif.

The fyrste future of the subjunctyve is:

I shulde, Je uoiroie, uoirois, uoiroit, uoirions, uoiriéz, uoiroient.

whan I shall se thou he we
THE SECONDE FUTUR: mais que je uoie, que tu uoie, quil uoie: que nous
uoions,

you they.
que uous uoiés, quilz uoient.

to se. to have sene, seyng.
THE INFINITIF: ueoir. PRETERIT: auoir ueu, uoiant.

Another conjugation upon _howe do you_, and _how do ye fare_: and if ye do take the verbe after the fyrst conjugation, sayeng: _je porte, porte je, pourquoy porte je, etc._ and lykewise of _je fay, fay je, etc._ ye shal tourne it XXXVI wayes in one tense, and if ye turne it after the seconde conjugacion, ye

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shall have an hundred and VIII wayes in one tense, addyng to it _me, te, le, nous nous, uous uous, ilz se_.

Howe do I fare, or beare me, how dost thou fare, or bere the, Coment me porte je, coment te porte tu,

howe dothe he fare: howe do we fare, coment se porte il: coment nous portons nous,

howe do ye fare, howe do they fare, coment uous portés uous, coment se portent ilz.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

Howe dyd I, howe dedest thou, howe dyd he, Coment me portoy je, coment te portois tu, coment se portoit il,

howe dyd we bere us, how dyd ye, coment nous portions nous, coment uous portiez uous,

howe dyd they. coment se portoient ilz.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

Howe dyd I, howe dedest thou, Come me portay je, coment te portas tu,

howe dyd he, howe dyd we beare us, coment se porta il, coment nous portasmes nous,

how dyd ye beare you, how dyd they beare them. coment uous portaste uous, coment se portérent ilz.

THE PRETERIT INDIFINITIF.

Howe have I borne me, howe have I, Coment may je porté, coment tay je porté,

howe hath he, howe have we borne us, coment sa il porté, coment nous auons nous porté,

howe have ye borne you, howe have they borne them. coment uous aués uous porté, coment se sont ilz porté.

THE PRETERIT MOST PARFYTE.

Howe had I borne me, howe hadest thou, Coment mauoy je porté, coment tauois tu porté,

howe had he borne him, howe had we borne us, coment se auoit il porté, coment nous auions nous porté,

howe had ye borne you, howe had they borne them,
coment uous auiéz uous porté, coment se auoient ilz porté.

THE FUTURE.

Howe shall I beare me, howe shalt thou bere the, Coment me porteray je, coment te porteras tu,

howe shall he beare hym: howe shall we beare us, coment se portera il: coment nous porterons nous,

howe shall you beare you, howe shall they beare them. coment uous porterés uous, coment se porteront ilz.

The imperatyve, optatyve, and conjunctyve may nat serve with this

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worde, _coment_, save onely the future of the potentiall mode, whiche is:

I shulde beare, thou shuldest, he shulde, Porteroie, porterois, porteroit,

we shulde bere, ye shuld, they shulde bere. porterions, porteriez, porteroient.

And if ye wyll go thorowe the sayd modes, ye shall folowe the termination of this verbe, _I go_, whiche is sette before.

And touchyng, _howe do you_, ye shall ever put _le_ before the verbe, sayeng:

Howe do I, howe dost thou, howe dothe he, Coment le fay je, coment le fais tu, coment le fait il,

howe do we, do ye, do they. coment faisons nous, faictes uous, font ilz ou elles.

And lykewise of all the preterites, sayeng:

Howe dyd I, etc. howe dyd I, howe have I done, Coment le faisoi je, etc. coment le feiz je, coment lay je fait,

howe had I done, howe shall I do, howe shulde I do, etc. coment lauoy je fait, coment le feray je, coment le feroy je, etc.

Finis.

Here foloweth the conjugation of a verbe defectyve in frenche, whiche is _I am wont_, because it is a verbe rare and syldome used.

I am wont, thou art, he is wont, we be wonte, ye be wonte, Je seulz, tu seulz, il seult, nous seulmes, uous seultes,

they be wonte. ilz seulent.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

I was, thou, he, we, ye, Je soulloie, tu soullois, il soulloit: nous soulions, uous souliez,

they. ilz souloient.

I was, Je seulz, tu seulz, il seult, nous seulmes, uous seultes, ilz seulrent.

There is nomore of this verbe, for if we procede any further, _we do say_:

I have, I had customed, I shall custome. _je ay de coustume, jauoy de coustume_, and _jaray de coustume,_ and so forth.

Anoder verbe defectif which is, _it is lawful to me_; this verbe may be turned XXXVI wayes, accordyng to the fyrst conjugation.

It is to me laufull, it is to the, it is to him, it is to us, Il me loise, il te loise, il luy loise, il nous,

it is to you, it is to them laufull. il uous, il leur loise.

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PRETERIT IMPARFET.

It was to me laufull, to the, to him laufull, Il me loisoit, il te, il luy loisoit,

to us, to you, to them laufull or licite. il nous, il uous, ilz leur loisoit.

PRETERIT PARFET.

It was, Il me loisit, il te, il luy loisit: il nous, il uous, ilz leur loisit.

THE INDIFFINITIF.

It hath ben to me laufull, to the, to him, Il ma esté loisible, il ta esté, il luy a,

to us, to you, to them laufull, or behovable. il nous a, il uous a, ilz leur a esté loisible.

THE PLUS PARFET.

It had ben to me, or els it had behoved me. Il mauoit esté loisible, il tauoit esté loisible, il luy auoit esté loisible, il nous, il uous, ilz leur auoit esté loisible.

It shalbe to me,
THE FUTURE is: Il me loysera, ou il me sera loisyble.

THE FUTURE OF THE IMPERATIF, whiche is negatif is:
Loke that it be nat laufull to the.
Garde ou faitz quil ne te loise.

That it were to me laufull.
THE OPTATIF. Quil me fust loisible.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET. Quil me loisisse.

That it have ben to me, that it have ben to him.
THE PARFET. Quil maie esté, quil luy ayt esté loysible,
and so forth.

That it had ben to me laufull.
THE PLUS PARFET. Quil meust esté loysible.

THE SUBJUNCTIF, is lyke the optatyve, taking the present for the seconde future. How it shulde be laufull to me, THE FYRST FUTURE. Come il me loiseroit, come il te loyseroit, come il luy loyseroit, come ilz nous loiseroit, come ilz uous loiseroit, come ilz leur loiseroit.

Finis.

A conjugation of this verbe _care_, which for the most parte is negatyve, as _I care nat_, and if ye wyll adde this worde _it_ unto the same, sayeng: _I care nat for it_: ye shall put an _n_ after every pronoun, as: _il ne men chault, il ne ten, il ne luy en, il ne nous en, il ne uous en, il ne leur en chault_.

I care nat, thou carest nat, he Il ne me chault, il ne te chault, il ne luy:

we ye they.
il ne nous, il ne uous, ilz ne leur chault.

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PRETERIT IMPARFYTE.

I dyd nat care, Il ne me, il ne te, il ne luy chaloit,

ye they
ilz ne nous, ilz ne uous, ilz ne leur chaloit.

PRETERIT PERFECT.

I cared nat, Il ne me, il ne te, il ne luy chalut, ilz ne nous, ilz ne vous, ilz ne leur chalut.

THE PRETERIT INDIFFINITIF.

I have nat cared. Il ne ma chalu, etc.

PRETERIT PLUS PERFET.

I had nat cared. Il ne mauoit, il ne tauoit, il ne luy auoit, ilz ne nous, ye they ilz ne uous, ilz ne leur avoit chalu.

THE FUTURE.

I shall nat care. Il ne me chauldra, il ne te, il ne luy, ilz ne nous, ilz ne uous, ilz ne leur chauldra.

IMPERATIFE.

Care thou nat, him, care we nat, care ye, care they nat. Ne te, ne luy chaille, ne nous, ne uous, ne leur chaille.

BOTH FUTURES.

Se that thou care, that thou care nat. Se we that we care, Garde quil te chaille, quil ne te chaille. Gardons quil nous chaille,

that we nat care. Se ye that ye care, that ye nat care. quil ne nous chaille. Gardés quil uous chaille, quil ne vous chaille.

Let them se that they care, that they nat care. Gardent quil leur chaille, quil ne leur chaille.

OPTATIF.

With my wyll that I care, that thou care, that he care, A ma uoullenté quil me chaille, quil te chaille, quil luy chaille,

that we care, that ye care, that they care. quil nous chaille, quil uous chaille, quil leur chaille.

THE IMPARFET.

Wold to God that I care, that thou, that he, Pleust a Dieu quil me chalusse, quil te chalusse, quil luy chalusse,

that we, that ye, that they care. quil nous chalusse, quil uous chalusse, quil leur chalusse.

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PRETERIT PARFET.

With my wyll that I have, that thou hast, that he hath care: A ma uoullenté quil maie chalu, quil taie chalu, quil luy ayt chalu:

that we, that ye, that they have care. quil nous, quil uous, quil leur ayt chalu.

THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFET.

O if I had care, if thou hadest, if he had care, O sil me eust, sil teust, sil luy eust chalu.

if we, if ye, if they had care. sil nous, sil uous, sil leur eust chalu.

The futur is lyke the present as:

I praye to God that I care nat, or that I care. Je prie a Dieu quil ne me chaille, ou quil me chaille.

The subjunctif is lyke the optatif.

Whan I shall care.
THE FUTURE: Mais quil me chaille, and so forth.

I shulde nat care, thou shuld nat care,
THE SECONDE FUTURE: Il ne me chauldroit, il ne te chauldroit,

he shuld nat care. il ne luy chauldroit, etc.

It maketh no matter, or it skylleth nat.
THE INFINITIVE: Il ne peult chaloir.

Note that if ye leve this worde, _ne_, whiche is before every pronowne, it is affirmative, and if ye do put it unto the sayd pronowne it is negative.

Another conjugation of two verbes together, that is to say, _I serche_ in englishe, and because I wyll eschewe prolixite, I wyll touche but the synguler nombre of every tense.

I seke, all one, thou, he, Je cerche, je quiers, tu cerche, tu quiers, il cerche, il quiers,

we serche, ye nous cerchons, nous quierons, uous cerchés, uous quieres,

they ilz cerchent, ilz quierent.

PRETERIT IMPARFET.

I dyd seke, or serche. Je cerchoie, ou querois.

I sauht.
THE PRETERIT PARFET. Je cerchay, ou quis.

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I have sought.
THE PRETERIT INDIFFINITIF. Jay cerché, ou quis.

I had sought.
THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFET. Jauoie cerché, ou quis.

I shall serche.
THE FUTURE. Je cercheray, ou quereray.

Seke thou, or seke the, seke we,
THE IMPERATIVE. Cerche toy, ou quiers toy, querons nous,
cerchons nous,

seke ye, seke they. querés uous, cerches, quierent eulz, cerchent eulz.

Se that thou seke, that thou serche.
THE FUTURE. Garde que tu cerche, que tu quiere.

Loke that thou serche nat.
THE SECOND FUTUR. Garde que ne cerche, ou quiere.

With my wyll, that I serche or seke.
THE OPTATIF. A ma uoullenté, que je cerche ou quiere.

Wold to God that I dyd serche.
PRETERIT IMPARFET. Pleust a Dieu que je cerchasse, pleust a Dieu que
je quisse.

With my wyll that I have sought.
THE PRETERIT PARFET. A ma uoullenté que jaie cerché ou quis.

O if I had sought, if thou had,
THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFET. O se jeusse cerché ou quis, se tu eusse,

if he had, etc. sil eust, etc.

The subjunctif is lyke the optatif, with his thre preterites.

Whan I shall serche,
THE FYRST FUTURE. Mais que je cerche, ou quiere.

I shulde serche THE SECONDE FUTURE. Je cercheroie, ou quereroie, quererois, roit, rions, riéz, roient.

To seke and to serche.
THE INFINITIF. Cercher et querir.

Note that this conjugation may be turned six and thirty maner wayes

I seke, seke I: why seke I,
after the fyrst sayenge: je cerche, cerche je: pourquoy cerche je,

I seke nat, seke nat I, why seke nat I. je ne cerche pas, ne cerche je pas, pourquoy ne cerche je pas,_ etc. or elles an hondred and I seke me, VIII wayes in one tense, sayeng after the II conjugation: _je me quiers,

I seke the, I seke him je te quiers, je le quiers , and so forth, turninge it with the questions. (Loke upon the seconde conjugation.)

Finis.

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A conjugation of a verbe that must be pronounced with double ll, accordyng to the seventh rule that is immediatly after the prologue whiche shalbe a patron and example for all suche verbes, the which conjugation may be turned syx and thirty wayes after the fyrste, or an hundred and VIII after the seconde.

I knele, I blotte, I wyte,
The verbes ben je mengenoulle, je broulle, je toulle, je moulle,

make foule, I stare je soulle, je roulle, je catoulle, je fatroulle, je barboulle,

I cut, I gyve, I gape, I rayle. je talle, je balle, je baslle, je ralle, and suche lyke.

I knele, thou knele, he knele: Je mengenoulle, tu tengenoulle, il sengenoulle:

we knele, you knele, they knele. nous nous engenoullons, uous uous engenoullés, ilz sengenoullent.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

I dyd knele, thou, he, Je mengenoulloie, tu tengenoullois, il sengenoulloit,

we, you, they. nous nous engenoullions, uous uous engenoulliez, ilz sengenoulloient.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

I dyd knele, thou, he, Je mengenoullay, tu tengenoullas, il sengenoulla,

we, you, they. nous nous engenoullames, uous uous engenoullates, ilz sengenoullerent.

PRETERIT INDIFFINITIF.

I have kneled, thou hast kneled, he hath, Je may engenoullé, tu tas engenoullé, il sa engenoullé,

we have, you, nous nous auons engenoullé, uous uous aues engenoullé,

they. ilz se sont engenoullé.

THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFET.

I had kneled, thou, he, Je mauoie engenoullé, tu te auois engenoullé, il se auoit engenoullé,

we, you, nous nous auions engenoullés, uous uous auiez engenoullé,

they. ilz se auoient engenoullés.

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THE FUTURE.

I shall knele, thou, he, Je mengenoulleray, tu tengenoulleras, il sengenoullera,

we, you, they. nous nous engenoullerons, uous uous engenoullerés, ilz sengenoulleront.

THIMPERATIF.

Knele thou or he, knele we, knele ye, Engenoulle toy ou soy, engenoullons nous, engenoullés uous,

let them knele. quilz sengenoullent.

BOTH FUTURS NEGATIF AND AFFIRMATIF.

Se that thou knele, that thou knele nat, that he knele, Garde que tu tengenoulle, que tu ne tengenoulle pas, quil sengenoulle,

that he knele nat. That we knele, quil ne sengenoulle pas. Que nous nous engenoullons,

that we knele nat, that ye do knele, que nous ne nous engenoullons pas, que uous uous engenoullés,

ye do nat knele. Do that they knele, que uous ne uous engenoullés pas. Faictes quilz sengenoullent,

do that they knele nat. faictes quilz ne sengenoullent pas.

THE OPTATIF.

With my wyll, or I pray you that I may knele, A la mienne uoullenté, ou je uous prie que je mengenoulle,

that thou, he or she, que tu tengenoulle, quil ou quelle sengenoulle,

that we, you, que nous nous engenoullons, que uous uous engenoulléz,

they. quilz ou quelles sengenoullent.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

Wold to God that I dyd knele, that, Pleust a Dieu que mengenoullasse, que tu tengenoullasse,

that, that we, quil ou quelle sengenoullast, que nous engenoullissions,

that ye, that they. que uous uous engenoullissiéz, quilz ou quelles sengenoullassent.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

That I have kneled, that thou,
A ma uoullenté que maie engenoullé, que taie engenoullé,

that he, that we, que laie engenoullé, que nous aions engenoullés,

that ye, that they. que uous aiés engenoullés, quilz se aient engenoullés.

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THE PRETERIT PLUSPARFET.

O and I had kneled, if thou hadest, O se je meusse engenoullé, se tu te eusse engenoullé,

if he had: if we, se il se eust engenoullé, se nous nous eussions engenoullés,

if you, if they. se uous uous eussés engenoullés, silz se eussent engenoullés.

The subjunctif is lyke the optatif, saieng _come_ or _quant_ before the verbe.

THE FYRST FUTURE.

Whan I shall knele, thou, he, Mais que je mengenoulle, que tu tengenoulle, quil sengenoulle:

whan we, whan ye, mais que nous nous engenoullons, que uous uous engenoullés,

whan they. quilz sengenoullent.

THE SECONDE FUTURE.

I shuld knele, thou, he, Je mengenoulleroie, tu tengenoullerois, il sengenoulleroit,

we, ye, nous nous engenoullerions, uous uous engenoulleriéz,

they. ilz sengenoulleroient.

To knele. To have kneled.
THE INFINITIF. Engenouller. THE PRETERIT. Auoir engenoullé.

For
THE GERUNDIF. Pour

to knele, in knelyng. mengenoullér, de mengenoullér, en mengenoullant.

I wysshe the kneled.
THE OVERTHROWEN OF SUPIN. Je te souhaite engenoullé.

And lyke wyse of all the other verbes above rehersed.

Finis.

A conjugacion combinyng or joynyng two verbes togyder, that is to say _I am_ and _I do_, takynge the present onely, in eschewyng prolyxite.

Whan I am at scole, I do my deuer to lerne my lesson. Quant je suis a lescole, je fais mon debuoir daprendre ma lesson, ou lecon.

Whan thou art at scole, thou doest thy deuer to lerne thy lesson. Quant tu es a lescole, tu fais ton debuoir daprendre ta lesson, ou lecon.

Whan he is at scole, he doeth his dever to lerne his lesson. Quant il est a lescole, il fait son debuoir daprendre sa lesson.

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Whan we be at scole, we do our dever to lerne our. Quant nous sommes a lescolle, nous faisons nostre deuoir daprendre nostre lecon.

Whan ye be at scole, ye do your dever to lerne your. Quant uous estes a lescole, uous festes uostre deuoir dapprendre uostre lesson.

Whan they be at scole, they do theyr dever to lerne theyr. Quant ilz sont a lescolle, ilz font leur deuoir dapprendre leur lecon.

And so forth thorow al the conjugation of _I am_, above written, and of this verbe _I do_, whiche is in the preterit imparfet _je faisoie_.

I dyd.
PARFET. Je feis.

I have done.
THE PRETERIT INDIFINITIF. Jay fait.

I had done.
PLUS PARFET. Jauoie fait.

I shall do.
THE FUTURE. Je feray.

Do thou.
THE IMPERATIF. Faitz.

Loke that thou do.
THE FUTURE. Garde que tu face.

Let me do.
THE OPTATIF. Que je face.

Thad I dyd.
IMPARFET. Que je feisse.

That I have done.
THE PRETERIT PARFET. Que jaye faict.

That I had done.
PLUS PARFET. Que jeusse fait.

THE SUBJUNCTYF. Whan I shall do lyke the optatyf.

THE FIRST FUTURE. Mais que je face.

I shuld do,
THE SECONDE. Je feroye, rois, roit: ferions, riéz, roient.

To do.
THE INFINITIF. Faire.

To have done.
PRETERIT. Auoir fait.

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In doyng, to do, for to do.
GERUNDIF. En faisant, a faire, pour faire.

THE OVERTHROWEN. To be done. LE RENUERSE. Estre fait.

Note that for to lerne frenche quickely, ye must turne the sayd conjugation iiii maners of wayes, tat is to say affirmatyve, and interrogatyve, and negatyve, and interrogatyve, as it hath ben plainly shewed here before.

Finis.

Another conjugation by way of combination lyke the tother before rehersed. And fyrst of the present.

Whan I repute me vile and unclene, by humilite, I am clene Quant je me repute uil et ord, uile et orde, par humilité, je suis

and pure by goodnes. nect et pur, necte etpure, par bonté.

Whan thou repute the, by goodnes, thou art, Quant tu te repute uil et ord, uile et orde, par bonté, tu es nect

et pur, necte et pure, par humilité.

Whan he him repute, he is, Quant il se repute uil et ord, uile et orde, par bonté, il est

pur et nect, pure et necte, par humilité.

Whan we us repute, Quant nous nous reputons uilz et ordz, uiles et ordes, par humilité,

we be nous sommes purs et nectz par bonté.

Whan ye you repute, Quant uous uous reputez uilz et ordz, uiles et ordes, par humilité,

ye be uous estes purs et nectz, etc. par bonté.

Whan they them repute, by Quant ilz ou elles se reputent uilz et ordz, uiles et ordes, par

mekenes, they humilité, ilz ou elles sont purs et nectz, pures et nectes, par bonté.

And so forth unto the imperatif, makyng other verbes by patron of the same.

Also another conjugation with two verbes togeder every of them twyse rehersed, and the verbe repeted ever in the preterit parfet, and the fyrst and last goyng through all the modes and tenses: the whiche ben thus. _Whan I se that I never saw, I thinke that I never thought._

Whan I se that whiche I never saw, I thinke that I never thought. Quant je uoy ce que ne ueis jamais, je pense ce que ne pensay oncques.

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Whan thou seest that that thou, thou. Quant tu uois ce que tu ne ueis jamais, tu pense ce que ne pensas oncques.

Whan he seth, he thinke that. Quant il uoit ce quil ne ueist jamais, il pense ce quil ne pensa oncques.

Whan we se that that we, we. Quant nous uoions ce que nous ne ueismes jamais, nous pensons ce que ne pensames oncques.

Whan ye se that that ye never sawe, ye. Quant uous uoyez ce que ne ueistes jamais, uous penses ce que ne pensastes oncques.

Whan they se, they. Quant ilz uoient ce quilz ne ueisent jamais, ilz pensent ce que ne penserent oncques.

And so through till the imperatif, than ye may turne the verbes if ye lyste, sayeng: «Whan I thinke that I never thought, I se that I never sawe; _Quant je pense ce que ne pensay jamais, je uoy ce que ne ueis oncques_,» and so forth.

Another conjugation joynynge two verbes together.

Whan I am ydell, I worke nat, whan I worke, I am nat ydell. Quant je chomme, je ne besongne pas, quant je besongne, je ne chomme pas.

Whan thou art ydell, thou workest nat: whan thou workest, thou art nat
ydell.
Quant tu chomme, tu ne besongne pas: quant tu besongne, tu ne chomme
pas.

Whan he or she is ydell, he or she worketh nat: whan he or she Quant il ou elle chome, il ou elle ne besongne pas: quand il ou elle

doeth worke, he or she is nat ydell. besongne, il ou elle ne chomme pas.

Whan we be ydel, we do nat worke: whan we worke, Quant nous chommons, nous ne besongnons pas: quant nous besongnons,

we be nat ydel. nous ne chomons pas.

Whan ye be ydel, ye worke nat: whan ye worked, ye Quant uous chommés, uous ne besongnés pas: quant uous besongnés, uous

be nat ydel. ne chomés pas.

Whan they ben ydel, they worke nat: whan they Quant ilz ou elles chomment, ilz ou elles ne besongnent pas: quant ilz

worke, they be nat ydel. ou elles besongnent, ilz ou elles ne chomment pas.

And so forth till the imperatif, saieng in the preterit imparfet: I was ydel, _chomoie_,

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I dyd worke. I was ydel besongnoie, etc.; in the parfet: chommay, besongnay; the whan I had ben ydel, I had nat worked. indifinitif: quant jay_ chommé, je nay pas besongné, the plus parfet: whan I had ben ydel, I had nat worked. quant jauoie chomé, je nauoie pas besongné; the future: whan I shalbe ydel, I shall nat worke. quant je chommeray, je ne besongneray pas.

Another conjugation accordynge to the precedent.

Whan I am possessed, I have good earnes: whan I have non Quant je suis nantis ou nantie, jay bonnes arres: quant je nay nulles earnes, I am nat possessed. arres, je ne suis point nantie.

Whan thou art possessed, thou hast good earnes: whan thou hast non Quant tu es nantis, tu as bonnes arres: quant tu nas nulles earnes, thou art nat possessed. arres, tu nes point nantis.

Whan he hath good earnes, he is: whan he is nat possessed, he Quant il a bonnes arres, il est nantis: quant il nest point nantis, il hath none earnes. na nulles arres.

Whan we be possessed, we have good earnes: whan we have Quant nous sommes nantis, nous auons bonnes arres: quant nous auons good earnes, we be possessed. bonnes arres, nous sommes nantis.

Whan ye be, ye have good: whan ye have, Quant uous estes nantis, uous aues bonnes arres: quant uous aues ye be. bonnes arres, uous estes nantis.

Whan they be, they have, whan they have, Quant ilz sont nantis, ilz ont bonnes arres: quant ilz ont they be. bonnes arres, ilz sont nantis.

I am And so forth after the verbe,_ je suis,_ sayeng in the preterit imparfet,

whan I was quant jestois, etc. (Loke above.)

I understande, thou understande, he or she understandeth, Jentens, je mentens: tu entens, tu tentens: il ou elle sentend,

we us understande, ye understande you, they understande. nous nous entendons, uous uous entendes, ilz ou elles sentendent.

THE INTERROGATYVE.

Understand I me, understande thou, understande he or she: understande Mentens je, tentens tu, sentend il ou elle: nous entendons

we us, understande ye you, understande they them. nous, uous entendes uous, sentendent ilz ou elles.

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THE NEGATYVE.

I understande nat me, thou understande nat the, Je ne mentens pas, tu ne tentens pas,

he or she understande nat him; we do nat understande us, il ou elle ne sentend pas: nous ne nous entendons pas,

ye do nat understande you, they do nat understande them. uous ne uous entendés pas, ilz ou elles ne sentendent pas.

THE INTERROGATYVE.

Do nat I understande me, do nat thou understande the, Ne mentens je pas, ne tentens tu pas,

do nat he understande him or she: do we nat understande us, ne sentend il ou elle pas: ne nous entendons nous pas,

do ye nat understande ye, do nat they understande them. ne uous entendes uous pas, ne sentendent ilz ou elles pas.

Dyd I understande, understande I, I have understande, entendoie, entendis, jay entendu,

I had understande, I shall understande. jauoie entendu, entenderay.

Thus endeth the fyrst boke.

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An answere to the correcters and of all workes reprouers. APOLOGIE AUX CORRECTEURS ET DE TOUTTES OUURES REPREUEURS.

GILES DU WES ALIAS DE VADIS.

Grose folke of rude affection
G rosses gens de rudes affections

dronkerdes, banysshed of trewe felyng
I urongnes, bannis de uray sentement

lubbers, knaves, private of understandyng
L ourdaultz, cocardz, priues dentendement

in their mouthfull takyng refection
E n leur gueulée prenant refections

fulfylled of oprobre and of detraction
S aoule doprobes et de detractions

Shall say of me as they do of other folkes
D iront de moy comme ilz font daultre gent

beholde here, what a maker fayre and gentyl
U oies icy, quel facteur bel et gent,

trewe it is for certayne, that I am ignorant
U ray est pour certain, que suis ignorant

wyllyng I ought nat to leave therfore
U oulloir je ne doy pas laisser pour tant

to undertake thyng that ought to be prayse
E mprendre chose qui fait a priser

without takyng hede to their disprayse.
S ans garde prendre a leur despriser.

Some shall say this is yvell writte
A ulcun diront cecy est mal escript

the others aftervarde, bendyng the browes
L es aultres appres, bandant lez sourcilz

shall there fynde right great faute of spirite
I trouueront tresgrant faulte desprit

other shall wey all, as folkes subtyles
A ultres peseront tout, comme gens subtilz.

upon this gyveng their sentence and advyse.
S ur ce donnant leur sentence et aduis.

Say every one what so ever he wyll
D ie ung chescun ce que dire uouldra

in the spite of the dyvell, and of yvel wyll.
E n despit du diable, et de mal uoulloir.

Se they may, that I have put me in dever
U eoir ilz pouront, que ma mis en debuoir

to do well, do better that can
A bien faire, face mieulz qui scara

of me certes nat reproved he shalbe.
D e moy certes ja reprins nen sera.

Jesus than us graunt well to do
I hesus doncques nous ottroy bien faire

without willyng, neither him nor other displease.
S ans uoulloir, na lui na aultre desplaire.

ENDE OF THE FYRST BOKE.

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HERE FOLOWETH THE SECONDE BOOKE
of this lytell worke, in the whiche
shalbe treated of communycations,
and other thynges
necessary to the lernyn
of the sayd French
tonge.

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A LAUDE AND PRAYSE
TO THE KYNGE, THE QUENE, AND TO THE PRINCESSE
NOBLE GRACE, FOR A PREAMBLE OR
PROLOGUE TO THE SAYD
BOKE.

To the right hye, right chrìsten, and most redouted imperiall myght,
and
A la treshaulte, trescrestien, et tresredoutée imperialle
puissance, et

soverayne majesty of you, Henry by the grace of God, lyveng kyng
victorious,
souueraine maiste de uous, Henry par la grace de Dieu, uiuant roy
uictorieux,

and monarcion of all Englande, the VIII of that name: be et monarque de toute Engleterre, huitiesme de ce nom: soit

laude everlastyng, honour without ende: alwayes lastynge lyfe louenge perpetuélle, honneur sans fin: tousjours durant uie

prosperous and good felicite. prospére et bien heurée.

And to you most illustre, right excellente, and right magnanime lady and Et a uous tresillustre, tresexcellente, et tresmagnanime dame et

princesse, my lady Anne by the grace of God quene of Englande and of princesse, ma dame Anne par la grace de Dieu royne dEngleterre et de

France: with right noble and most vertuouse yours right dere and well
beloved
Fraunce: auec tres noble et tres uertueuse uostre tres chiére et bien
aimée

doughter Elizabeth, princesse of Englande and of Wales: be lyfe
everlastynge
fille Elizabeth, princesse dEngleterre et de Galles: soit uie
pardurable

and joye without ende. Amen amen. et joye sans fin. Amen amen.

Ee dicat omnis populus amen.

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Wolde to God A ma uoullenté

that the Godheed que la deité,

full of goodnesse plaine de bonté

had graunted to me sy meust ottroié

whiche am counterfait qui suis contrefait

of ignorancy, and undone dignorance, et desfait

koning and knowledge science et scauoir

with the power auecques pouoir

can declare scavoir declarér

and to manyfeste et manifestér

after my power selon mon possible

the grace that can nat be saide la grace indicible

of the right christen kyng du trescrestien roy

whiche in noble aray qui en noble aroy

is this day lyvyng est aujourdhuy uiuant

prosperous and reignyng prospereus et regnant

whiche all the men qui tous les hommes

howe great that we ben come grans que sommes

as well clerkes and lays et clercz et laiz

by his faire dedes par ses beaulz faitz

hath over comen a surmontés

and excelled et excellés

wherfore the most pourquoy le plus

parfait here beneth parfait ca jus

having power ayant pouoir

and the knowyng et le scauoir

shulde fayle right well il fauldroit bien

that his mainteynyng que son maintien

that his sperit que son esprit

of wyt kyndled de sens esprit

might ones begyne peult entamér

for to declare pour declarér

as it hapened comme il aduient

whan a man doth come quant homme uient

to the great see a la graunt mér

for to lade it pour lespuisér

incontinently incontinent

that he doth se quil uoit comment

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his entreprise son entreprise

whiche to that him tychyt que ce latise

hath made him do amysse la fait mesprendre

willyng to take in hande uoulloir emprendre

a thinge unpossible chose impossible

he that right feble luy qui debile

is, and fraile est, et fragille

and lytell able et peu abille

as a man dronke comme ung homme yvre

whiche lytell to lyve quy guere uiura

naturally naturellement

may nat goodly ne peult bonnement

he him withdraweth il se retire

pluckyng him selfe et se detire

him complainynge soy doulousant

that nat knowyng que non scauaunt

he hath undertake il a empris

to wyn the prise gagner le pris

wyllyng for to do pour uoulloir faire

the whiche to parforme ce que parfaire

no man might nul ne poulroit

where he nover tant ne seroit

man so myghty home puissant

alwaies livyng tousjours uiuaunt

neither more nor lesse ne plus ne moins

to put his handes mectre ses mains

or besy him selfe ou sempeschér

wyllyng to prayse uoulloir prisér

prince without pere prince sans pér

and nat to erre sans point errér

shuld be to lade seroit puisser

the water out of the se leaue hors la mér

wherfore in now pourquoy a tant

me withdrawyng me retirant

of myn enterpryse de mon emprise

I say without fiction dis sans faintise

during my lyfe. durant ma uye.

Be it sadde or mery Soit triste ou lye

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I shall never cease ne cesseray

nor shall leave ne laysseray

in every place en chascun lieu

to laude God de louér Dieu

and also to crie et de criér

and to supply et supliér

his magestie sa magesté

and godheed et deité

to be wyllyng to kepe uoulloir gardér

and to preserve et preseruér

the noble lorde le noble seigneur

from all unhap de tout malheur

also the lady aussi la dame

whiche lyved without blame que uist sans blame

I understande the quene jentens la royne

whiche never doth ende qui point ne fine

to do honour de faire honneur

to the maker au createur

with she auecque celle

that hath no pere qui non pareille

in this worlde est en ce monde

right pure and clene trespure et monde

it is the princesse cest la princesse

halfe a goddesse demie deesse

leavyng them to us les nous laissans

here lyvyng icy uiuans

right longe space tres longue espace

with his grace avec sa grace

than whan shall come puis quand uiendra

that it shall nede quil conuiendra

at the later ende a la parfin

that they take an ende quilz prengnent fin

without bytternesse sans amertune

or payne any ne paine aulcune

they be sette ilz soient posés

and bestowed et colocqués

in Heven en Paradis

where as ever la ou toudis

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they may laude puissent louér

and exalte et exaltér

with the saintes auec les sainctz

wherof there is many dont y a maintz

the blessed Trinite la benoite Trinité

thre persones in unite trois personnes en unité

the whiche for ever without decline laquelle a jamais sans declin

reigne alwayes without ende. regne a tousjours sans prendre fin.

Finis.

A MESSAGER COMMING

FROM THE KYNGES GRACE, TO HIS WEL BELOVED DOUGHTER LADY MARY.

Mary.

From wens come you, my frende. Dou uenes uous, mon amy.

The messanger.

I come from the court.
Certes, madame, je uiens de la court.

Mary.

How doth fare the Kyng my father and the good lady my mother. Coment se porte le Roy mon pere et la bonne dame ma mere.

The messanger.

In truthe, madame, they dyd right well at my partyng, or En uerité, madame, ilz se portoient tresbien a mon departement, ou

whan I came thens. quant je men partis.

Ma.

I am right glad of their good prosperite, and pray Our
Lorde always so
Je suis tresjoieuse de leur bonne prosperité, et prie Nostre
Seigneur tousjours

to maintene them: do nat you bryng me some remembraunce or token ainsy les maintenir: ne maportés uous quelque souuenance ou enseigne

from them. de par eulz.

Le mes.

I do presente unto you, in the name of the good grace of the Kyng your
father, this
Je uous presente, ou nom de la bonne grace du roy uostre
pere, ce

herte of golde, amelde of trewe hope, whiche is russet
couller, and from
ceur dor, esmaillé de uray esperance, qui est coulleur
grise, et de par

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the good lady your mother, a flour of forget me nat, with the la bonne dame uostre mére, une fleur de ne moubliez mye, auec la

blessyng of God, gyven to Jacob. benediction de Dieu donnée a Jacob.

Mary.

What blessyng do ye speke to me of. Quelle benediction me mectés uous en termes.

Le mes.

The same that Abraham gave to Isaak, and Isaak to Jacob, and Jacob to
Judas,
Celle que Abraham donna a Isaak, et Isaak a Jacob, et Jacob a
Judas,

the whiche is suche that all they that shall blesse you, shalbe
blessed.
laquelle est telle que tous ceulx qui uous benyront seront
benyes.

Ma.

Blessed be God and blessed be the Kyng and the Quine and all
creatures
Benoit soit Dieu et benoitz soient le Roy et la Royne et touttes
creatures

of good wyll: now tell me what newes bringe ye to me. de bonne uoullenté: orsus die moy quelles nouuelles maportés uous.

Le mes.

Trewly ma dame, I do know none other thyng that I may say

Ueritablement, ma dame, je ne scay aultre chose que puisse dire

openly, but that the Kyng is a knyght. en appert, sinon que le Roy est cheuallier.

Ma.

For soth, or in my God: ther be fayre tidynges, ye may go En mon Dieu, vas les belles nouuelles, uous uous poués en

whan shall please you.
allér quant uous playra.

Le mes.

Wherfore madame. Pourquoy, madame.

Ma.

Because that ye have done your arande. Pource que fait aués uostre message.

I pray you how do myne uncle, myne ante,
my lorde,
Je uous prie comment se porte, se portent mon oncle, ma tante,
monsieur,

my lady, my my
madame, maistre, maistresse; mon cousin, mes cousins, ma cousine,

neigh bour, my
mes cousines, mon uoisin, mes uoisins, ma uoisine, mes uoisines, mon

God father, my God mother, gospy, parin, ma marine, mon compére, ma commére, maistre, maistresse,

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women, the men: and all my
les damoiselles, les gentilz femmes, les gentilz hommes: et tous mes

good fryndes. bons amis.

Le mes.

He or she they an hondred times, Il ou elle se recommande, ilz ou elles se recommandent cent fois,

a thousand times, to your good grace, to your highnesse, to your mille fois, a uostre bonne grace, a uostre haultesse, a uostr

excellency, to your lordshyppe. e excellence, a uostre seigneurie.

Ma.

I am glad, that he do well, that she Je suis joieus, je suis joieuse, quil se porte bien, quelle le fait

that they do.
bien, quilz le font bien, quelles se portent bien.

Whan shall ye retourne, whan pretende you or purpose ye to Quant retournerés uous, quant pretendés uous, quant proposés uous de

returne toward the court, toward the Kyng, the Quene, retourner deuers la court, deuers le Roy, deuers la Royne,

my lorde, my lady.
devers monsieur, devers madame, etc.

Le mes.

Certainly to morow, after to morow, within this two dayes,
within
Certainement, madame, demain, appres demain, dicy a deux jours,
dicy a

viii daies, within this moneth: will it please you to commande me any huit jours, dicy a ung mois: uous plaist il me commander aulcun

servyce. seruyce.

Ma.

I you pray to do my most humble recommendations to the good grace Je uous prie de fayre mes tres humbles recommandations à la bonne grace

of the Kyng my father, and the good lady my mother, and to saye to them du Roy mon pere, a la bonne dame ma mere, et leur dire

that I them pray alwayes of their blessynges. que je les prie tousjours de leurs benedictions.

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MONICION TO THE LADY MARY, BY THE LADY OF MAL TRAUERS, HUMBLE SERVANT TO HER NOBLE GRACE, UPON A PROVERBE WHICHE IS HERYNG SAY GOTH BY THE TOWNE.

I you have herde say
Madame, je uous ay ouy dire

that by the towne gothe here say que par uille ua ouyr dire

wherfore I you say, and for trouth pourquoy je uous dis, et pour uray

that if ye ne do other dever que sy ne faictes aultre debvoir

ye shall fynd that one hath missaide uous trouuerés quon a mesdict

in that which of you one hath saide en ce que de uous on a dit

that you dyd speke ryght good frenche que uous parliéz tresbon francois

passed allredy more than six monethes passes desja plus de six mois

wherfore, for the love that I you owe pourquoy pour lamour que uous doy

and that to you have gyve my fayth et que uous ay donné ma foy

I you requyre and monishe je uous requier et admoneste

as she whiche is redy comme celle qui est preste

to serve you and worshyppe de uous seruir et honorer

that it please you to remember quil uous plaise rememorer

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that whiche more touche your honour ce qui plus touche uostre honeur

for if it dyd please our lorde car sil plaisoit nostre seigneur

that you might ones come to que uous peussiéz ja paruenir

where your hert hath his desire ou uostre coeur a son desir

without knowyng the frenche speche sans sauoir parler francois

ye shulde be forced to take by election il uous faudroie prendre par chois

a faire lady and mynyon une belle dame et mignonne

for to assiste your persone pour assistér uostre personne

and also for to interprete et aussy pour interpreter

that whiche it shulde please you to declare ce quil uous plairoit declarér

to your husbande and lorde, a uostre mary et seigneur,

were he either kyng or emperour, fust il ou roy ou empereur,

whiche might be occasyon qui poulroit estre occasyon

to gyve you suspicion de uous donner suspicion

puttyng you in jalousye uous mectant en jalousie

wherfore howe be it that I am nat pourquoy combien que ne soie mye

wise ynough nor discrete asses sage ne discréte

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for of you to be secrete pour de uous estre secréte

faithfulnes nevertheles bynde me loiaulté neantmoins me lie

the whiche humbly supplye le quel humblement suplie

to your hygh excellency a uostre haulte exellence

to do dever and delygence de faire debuoir et diligence

to lern of all your power daprendre de tout uostre pouoir

to the ende that ye may can affin que uous puisses scauoir

at the commyng of your father a la uenue de uostre pére

speke frenche in suche wyse parler francois de telle maniére

that Jesu be therof worshypped que Jesu en soit honoré

and the noble Kyng contented et le noble Roy contenté

and that it tourne you to honour et quil uous tourne a honeur

and in proffit to the servant et a prouffit au seruiteur

whiche for to serve your grace qui pour seruir uostre grace

nothyng is possyble that he ne do nest rien possible quil ne face

the whiche God be wyllyng to kepe laquelle Dieu ueulle gardér

and in suche wyse to enlumine et tellement enluminér

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that you may have at the later ende que uous puisses auoir en fin

the joy that last without ende. la joie qui dure sans fin.

Amen.

A MESSANGER COMMYNG FROM THEMPEROUR, THE FRENCH KYNG, OR ANY OTHER PRYNCE.

The mes. God save you good life and honour gyve you God. Dieu uous sauue, madame, bonne uie et honneur uous doint Dieu, madame.

Mary. Ye be welcome my frende, my lorde. Bien soiez uenu, mon amy, mamie, monsieur.

The mes. The empereur your cosin recommende to your good grace, to your Lempereur uostre cousin se recommande a uostre bonne grace, a uostre

or the Kyng my maistre or your father grete you well. celsitude, ou majesté, le Roy mon maistre ou uostre pére uous salue.

Ma. How doth his good grace, his lordshyp. Comment le fait sa bonne grace, sa seigneurie.

Le mes.
he doth as the prince of this worlde, that most
desyre
Certes, madame, il se porte come le prince de ce monde qui plus
desire

your welth, your honour, and for the maintenyng of the whiche he uostre bien, uostre honeur, et pour le maintenement du quel il

wolde bestow body and richesse, or richesse. uouldroit emploiér corps et auoir, ou cheuance.

Ma. I thanke him hertely, for I do holde him for suche, and Certes je le mercie de tresbon coeur, car je le tiens pour tél, et

I do certifye you that of my parte I wolde do lykewyse uous certifye que de ma parte je uouldroie fayre le pareil, le semblable

for him. Now rise up I shall beholde your letters, than I pour luy. Or sus levés uous, je regarderay uos lettres, puis je

shall gyve you an answere. uous donerai responsse.

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Le mes. At your good pleasure. Wyll it please your grace, your highnesse, A uostre bon playsir, madame. Plaist il a uostre grace, a uostre haultesse,

to comande me any servyce to the of your cosin the Emperour, me comandér aulcun seruice a la majesté de uostre cousin lempereur,

or of the Kyng my maistre. ou du Roy mon maistre.

Ma. I praye you to recomende me to his majestie, as she that is glad Je uous prie de me recomandér a sa majesté, come celle qui seroit joieuse

of his welth, honour and prosperite. And for the which or to encrease de son bien, honneur et prosperité. Et pour laquelle ou lequel encoistre

I wolde do my power. je uouldroie faire mon pouoir.

Le mes. I shall fulfyll your commandement with the helpe of God, madame. Jacomplyray uostre commandement a laide de Dieu, madame.

Ma. I pray you therof my frende: and fare well. Je uous en prie, mon amy, et a Dieu soiez, etc.

A PRESENT SENDE TO THE LADY MARY.

Le mes. God save you or preserve you from evyl and mishap Dieu uous garde ou preserue de mal et dencombrier, ma dame.

Mary. Ye be right well come, my gentylman. Vous soiéz le tresbien uenu, mom gentilhomme.