The Castell of Pleasure by William Nevill: The text of the first issue of the poem with variant readings from the reprint of 1518; Together with introduction, notes and glossary by Roberta D. Cornelius |
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Credence.
It pleaseth your grace of your beneuolence
To dyrect to me by fantasy your letters myssyue
Wherby I consydered and ryght well dyd prepence
That I without contradyccyon excuse or stryfe
Sholde resorte to your presence syth I durynge my lyue
Am bounde to your commaundement yet haue I done offence
But I dyd it for this entent elles me from lyfe depryue
That me thought it not mete to gyue hasty credence
To dyrect to me by fantasy your letters myssyue
Wherby I consydered and ryght well dyd prepence
That I without contradyccyon excuse or stryfe
Sholde resorte to your presence syth I durynge my lyue
Am bounde to your commaundement yet haue I done offence
But I dyd it for this entent elles me from lyfe depryue
That me thought it not mete to gyue hasty credence
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