CHANSON CXXVI

So fayre so fresche so goodely on to se So welle dymeynet in al your governans That to my hert it is a grete plesans ()f your godenes when y remembre me.

An trustyth tully wher that ever y be Y wylle abyde iindyr your obeyssance.

So fayre so fresche so goodeiy on to se.

For yn my thought ther is nomo but ye Whom y hâve servid Mytliout repentance Wher fore y pray yow sethe to my greva nce And put osyde ail myn adversité.

So fayre so fresche so goodeiy on to se.

BALLADE CXXVL

0 thou, fortune which hast the gouvernance Of ail tliynges kyndely mening to se fro Thayin to demene after thyn ordonnance; Right as thou lyst to grante han wele or wo, Syth that thou lyst thaï be on of tho

That must be revvlyd be thyn avisines, Why \v\\t thou not wyth stand myn hevynes.

Me thyng, thou art unkynde as in thys case,

To suffre me so long awhylle endure,

So grete apeyned wehout mercy and grase

^Vhich grevyth ray right sore I the ensure.

And syth thou knawst I am that créature

That wolde be favourd by the gentilles

Why whylt thou not \^7th stand myn hevynes

What causyth the to be myn adversarie?

1 hâve not donc which that schuld the displese And y it thou art to myn entent contrarie Which makyth alwey ray sorovs to encrese. And syth thou worst myn hert ys not in ese, But ever in trouble wythout sykyrvenes Whv wvlt thou not wvlh stand mvn hevynes.

1)K CHAHI.KS D'OHLKA.NS. X>(;1)

To tlie allonly tliys compleynl I inake

For tliou art cause ot" myn adversité.

And y it I wote well ihou niayst undertake

For myn welfare if tliat tlioii lyst agre ;

] liave ao cause to blâme no wyglil but llu',

For thys Ihou doste of verrey wyli'ulneiz

Why wylt thou nol wylbsland myn hevynes .'