et laiz

by his faire dedes
par ses beaulz faitz

hath over comen
a surmontes

and excelled
et excelles

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 entamer

for to declare
pour declarer

as it hapened
comme il aduient

whan a man doth come
quant homme uient

to the great see
a la graunt mer

for to lade it
pour lespuiser

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 sempescher

wyllyng to prayse
uoulloir priser

prince without pere
prince sans per

and nat to erre
sans point errer

shuld be to lade
seroit puisser

the water out of the se
leaue hors la mer

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 louer Dieu

and also to crie
et de crier

and to supply
et suplier