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THREE PAGES FROM ADDITIONAL MANUSCRIPT 15233 CONTAINING THE TEXTS OF THREE OF THE SONGS IN THE PLAY OF WIT AND SCIENCE
(at lines 239, 649, and 1033)
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the fyrst song in the play of sience
Gyue place gyue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
When trauelles grete in matters thycke
haue duld yor wyttes & made them sycke
what medson than yor wyttes to quycke
yf ye wyll know the best phisycke
is to geue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
haue duld yor wyttes & made them sycke
what medson than yor wyttes to quycke
yf ye wyll know the best phisycke
is to geue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
Where is that wyt that we seeke than
alas he lyeth here pale & wan
helpe hym at once now yf we can
o wyt how doest thow looke vp man
O wyt geue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
alas he lyeth here pale & wan
helpe hym at once now yf we can
o wyt how doest thow looke vp man
O wyt geue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
After place gyuyn let eare obay
gyue an eare o wyt now we the pray
gyue eare to that we syng & say
gyue an eare & healp wyll cū strayghteway
gyue an eare to honest recreacion
gyue an ere now for thy consolacion
gyue an eare o wyt now we the pray
gyue eare to that we syng & say
gyue an eare & healp wyll cū strayghteway
gyue an eare to honest recreacion
gyue an ere now for thy consolacion
After eare gyuyn now gyue an eye
behold thy freendes abowte the lye
recreacion I / & comfort I
quicknes am I / & strength herebye
gyue an eye to honest recreacion
gyue an eye now for thy consolacion
behold thy freendes abowte the lye
recreacion I / & comfort I
quicknes am I / & strength herebye
gyue an eye to honest recreacion
gyue an eye now for thy consolacion
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After eye gyuyn an hand gyue ye
gyue an hand o wyt feele that ye see
recreacion feele feele comfort fre
feele quicknes here feale strength to the
gyue an hand to honest recreacion
gyue an hand now for thy consolacion
gyue an hand o wyt feele that ye see
recreacion feele feele comfort fre
feele quicknes here feale strength to the
gyue an hand to honest recreacion
gyue an hand now for thy consolacion
Vpon his feete woold god he were
to rayse hym now we neede not fere
stay you hys handes whyle we here bere
now all at once vpryght him rere
O wyt gyue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
finisto rayse hym now we neede not fere
stay you hys handes whyle we here bere
now all at once vpryght him rere
O wyt gyue place to honest recreacion
gyue place we say now for thy consolacion
the ij song
Exceedyng mesure wyth paynes continewall
Langueshyng in absens alas what shall I doe
infortunate wretch devoyde of ioyes all
syghes vpon syghes redooblyng my woe
& teres downe fallyng fro myne eyes toe
Bewty wyth truth so doth me constrayne
evr to sve where I may not attayne
Langueshyng in absens alas what shall I doe
infortunate wretch devoyde of ioyes all
syghes vpon syghes redooblyng my woe
& teres downe fallyng fro myne eyes toe
Bewty wyth truth so doth me constrayne
evr to sve where I may not attayne
Truth byndyth me evr to be true
how so that fortune faverth my chance
duryng my lyfe none other but [yow] you
of my tru hart shall haue the gournance
O good swete hart haue you remembrance
Now of yor owne whych for no smart
Exyle shall yow fro my tru hart
finishow so that fortune faverth my chance
duryng my lyfe none other but [yow] you
of my tru hart shall haue the gournance
O good swete hart haue you remembrance
Now of yor owne whych for no smart
Exyle shall yow fro my tru hart
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The thyrd song
Welcū myne owne / wellcū myne owne
Wyt & his cūpanye/ O ladye deere
to be knowne
be ye so neere
my hart yow cheere
welcū myne owne
yor voyce to here
sience & hir cūpanye
/ As ye reioyse
fro me thus blowne
to here my voyce
so in my choyce
to be yor owne
I show my voyce
wyt & his companye
/ Then drawe we neere
my love long growne
to see & heere
where is my deere
to see myne owne
here I apeere
sience & hir cūpanye
/ To se & try
till deth be flowne
yor love truly
lo here am I
I am yor owne
that ye may spie
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/ Then let vs meete
halfe way heere throwne
my love so sweete
siens & hir cūpanye
/ I wyll not fleete
welcū myne owne
my love to greete
wyt & his cūpanye
welcū myne owne
All
sing
/ welcū myne owne
finis
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