to be judge of my greuous payne
estre juge de ma griefue payne

bycause also that other myght nat
pource aussy quaultre ne pouroit

nat knowyng the whiche lede me
non congnoisant la cause qui me maine

but as for you, I know that ye be
mais quant a uous, say questes certaine

of the good wyll and great
du bon uoulloir et grande affection

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that I have to serve, and the
quay de seruir, et la deuocion

to fulfyll of hert and of power
pour accomplir de coeur et de pouoir

all that whiche please to the noble kynge to wyll.
tout ce quil plaist au noble roy uoulloir.

Amonge the monethes which fulfyll the yere
Entre les mois qui accomplissent lan

two there ben specially
deux en y a especiallement

whiche have done me yvell, great sorowe and harme
qui mont fait deul, grant ennuy et ahan

it may nat be that I say otherwyse
estre ne peult que je die aultrement

often I have sene theyr maner and how
souvent ay ueu leur maniere et comment

they me have entreated, without any deservyng
ilz mont traicte, sans lauoir deseruy

bycause they ben of courage bounded
pour ce quilz sont de courage asseruy

never lovyng the workes of the springe of the yere
naimant jamais les oeuures de printemps

rather without cesse than doth yvell at all tymes.
ains sans cesser leur font mal en tous temps.

The principall of the whiche more I me complayne
Le principal duquel plus je me plains

in his blason him doth name
en son blason se fait nommer Decembre

by him I have made weppyng and syghes many
par luy ay fait pleurs et soupirs mains

never shall it be but I shall
ja ne sera que ne men remembre

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he and me have ravyshed a
luy et Januier mont tollu ung membre

whiche me shall make that so longe as I shall lyve
qui me fera que tant que je uiuray

in great sorow fromhensforth shall go
en grant doulleur doresnauant iray

wherfore I drede that in great melancoly
pourquoy je crains quen grant merencolie

at the latter ende shall behove that therof I lose my lyfe.
en fin fauldra que jen perde la uie.

If it hap nat that the springe
Sansy naduient, que printempz gracieuz

to his commyng the whiche is nygh
a sa u