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CCXXXVII

[A ladye gave me a gyfte she had not]

A ladye gave me a gyfte she had not
And I receyvid her guifte I toke not.

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She gave it me willinglye, and yet she wold not,
And I receyvid it, albeit I coulde not.
If she geve it me, I force not;
And, yf she take it agayne, she cares not.
Conster what this is and tell not,
Ffor I am fast sworne, I maye not.