English 362 To Yowr Gentyll Letters An Answere To Resyte Lyrics

To Yowr Gentyll Letters An Answere To Resyte Lyrics

To yowr gentyll letters an answere to resyte

both I and my penne these to
wyll aply

and thowgh that I can not yor goodnes [_____]

In ryme and
meter elegantly

yet do I meane as fathfully [5]

As euer dyd louer
for hys part

I take god to record whych knowyth my hart



And
where as ye wyll contynew myne

To reporte for me ye may be bold

That yff I had lyves as argus had yne [10]

yet sooner all them lyse I
wold

Then to be tempte for fere or for gold

yow to refuse or to
forsake

wych ys my faythful and louyng make



Wyth faythullnes
ye dyd euer pretend [15]

and gentylnes as now I see

off me wych was
yowr pore old frend

yowr louyng husband now to be

synce ye defende
from yor degree

take ye thys vnto yowr part [20]

my faythful trwe
and louyng hart



for terme off lyfe thys gyft ye haue

Thus
now adwe my none swete wyfe

from T. H. wych nowght doth crave

but
yow the stay off all my lyfe [25]

and the that wore other bate or
stryfe

To be tyed wyth yn ower louyng bandys

I wold the were on
goodwyn sandys