[6-text p 154]
¶ Wo was this kyng whan he this lettre hadde seyn
But to no wight he tolde his sorwes soore
But of his owene hond / he wroot ageyn
Welcome the sonde of Crist / for euere moore
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To me / þat am now lerned in his loore
Lord / welcome be thy lust and thy plesaunce
My lust I putte al in thyn ordinaunce
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¶ Kepeth this child / al be it foul or feir
And eek my wyf / vn to myn hom comynge
Crist whan hym list may sende me an heir
Moore agreable than this / to my likynge
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This lettre he seleth / pryuely wepynge
Which to the Messager / was take soone
And forth he goth / ther is namoore to doone
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¶ O Messager / fulfild of dronkenesse [¶ Quid turpius ebrioso / cui fetor in ore / tremor in corpore / qui promit stulta / prodit occulta / cui mens alienatur / facies transformatur / nullum enim latet secretum vbi regnat ebrietas.]
Strong is thy breeth / thy lymes faltren ay
And thow biwreyest al secrenesse
The mynde is lorn / thow ianglest as a Iay
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Thy face is turned / in a newe array
Ther dronkenesse regneth / in any route
Ther is no conseil hid / with outen doute
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¶ O Donegild / I ne haue noon englissh digne [folio 123a]
Vn to thy malice / and thy tirannye
And ther fore / to the feend I thee resigne
Lat hym enditen / of thy traitorie
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ffy mannyssh fy / o nay by god I lye
ffy fendlich spirit for I dar wel telle
Thogh thow heere walke / thy spirit is in helle
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¶ This Messager / comth fro the kyng agayn
And at the kynges modres Court he lighte
And she was / of this Messager ful fayn
And plesed hym / in al that euere she myghte
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