his magestie
sa mageste

and godheed
et deite

to be wyllyng to kepe
uoulloir garder

and to preserve
et preseruer

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 poses

and bestowed
et colocques

in Heven
en Paradis

where as ever
la ou toudis

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they may laude
puissent louer

and exalte
et exalter

with the saintes
auec les sainctz

wherof there is many
dont y a maintz

the blessed Trinite
la benoite Trinite

thre persones in unite
trois personnes en unite

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 uerite, 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 prosperite, et prie Nostre