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 a 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 trouueres 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 parliez 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 donne 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 peussiez 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 assister uostre personne

and also for to interprete
et aussy pour interpreter

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

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

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