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[“I will not flee]

“I will not flee
To love that hart that lovyth me.
That hart my hart hath in suche grace
Yt of too harts one hart make wee
Yt hart hath brought my hart in case
To love yt hart yt lovyth me.
For one that lyke unto yt hart
Nev' was nor ys nor nev' shall be,
Nor nev' lyk cause set ys apart,
To love yt hart yt lovyth me.
Whych cause gyvyth cause to me and myne
To serve yt hart of suserente,
And styll to syng ye later lyne,
To [?] love yt hart yt lovyth mee.


What ev' I say, what ev' I syng,
What ev' I do, yt hart shall se,
Yt I shall serve with hart lovyng,
Yt lovyng hart yt lovyth me.
Thys knot thus knyt who shall untwyne,
Since we t kynyt it do agre,
To lose nor flye but both enclyne,
To love yt hart yt lovyth me.
Farwell of harts ye hart most fyne,
Farwell dere hart hartly to the,
And kepe yis hart of meyne for thyne,
As hart for hart for lovyng me.”