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41. Alas What Planet Was I Born Vndir

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Univ. Coll., Ff.1.6, fol. 138v.

Alas what planet was y born vndir
My hert ys set thus veray feythfully
Thow y be heuy hit ys no wondir
That in youre grace y stand not perfetely
Than for to change yet had me leuer dy
Thes paynes stronge whiche y by force endure
As to loue long y wote y am not sure
And yeff′ my dethe come to me hasty
God cnowt hit ys by your cruelte
Hit lith in you al myght ye remedy
Of sorow y haue but to grete plente
I fayne no thyng as euer y sauid be
My ioy ys fled′ my wittes done apeire
I lyue as yet but only in dispeyre
Where for y pray as hertly as y can
In this grete nede that ye wil me comfort
And thencke y am your seruaunt & your man
Els most y for sake al my disport
Where to bicome or whethir to resort
Ther ys in me for wo no certaynte
ffor lacke of grace thes parties shal y flee