Anonymous British

Lines from Love Letters

(i) De Amico ad Amicam A Celuy que pluys eyme en mounde, Of alle tho that I have founde Carissima, Saluz od treye amour, With grace and joye and alle honoure, Dulcissima. Sachez bien, pleysant et beele, That I am right in goode heele Laus Christo! Et moun amour done vous ay, And also thine owene, night and day In cisto. Ma tres duce et tres ame, Night and day for love of thee Suspiro. Soyez permanent et leal; Love me so that I it fele, Requiro. A vou jeo suy tut done; Mine herte is full of love to thee Presento; Et pur ceo jeo vou pry, Sweting, for thin curtesy, Memento. Jeo vous pry par charite The wordes that here wreten be Tenete; And turne thy herte me toward O a Dieu que vous gard! Valente! (ii) Responcio A Soun tres chere et special, Fer and ner and overal In mundo, Que soy ou saltz et gre With mouth, word and herte free Jocundo. Jeo vous pry sans debat That ye wolde of myn estat Audire; Sertfyes a vous jeo fay I wil in time whan I may Venire. Pur vostre amour, allas, allas! I am werse than I was Per multa: Jeo suy dolourouse en tut manere, Woulde God in youre armes I were Sepulta! Vous estes ma morte et ma vye, I preye you for your curteisie Amate, Cestes maundes jeo vous pry In youre herte stedefastly Notate.