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Rh that you do my case well way,

And shew some signe whereby I may

Haue some good hope of your good grace,

Trust me truely:

I count my selfe in a blessed case,

Let reason rule ye.

And for my part, whilst I do liue,

To loue you most faithfully, my hand I giue,

Forsaking all other, for your sweet sake,

Trust me truly:

In token whereof, my troth I betake,

to your selfe most duely.

And though for this time we must depart,

yet keep you this ring tru[e] token of my hart,

Til time do serue, we meet againe,

Let reason rule ye.

When an answer of comfort, I trust to obtain,

In due time duly.

Now must I depart with sighing teares,

With sobbing heart and burning eares:

Pale in the face, and faint as I may,

trust me truly:

But I hope our next meeting, a ioyfull day,

in due time duly.

Hen as thy eies, ye wretched spies

did breed my cause of care:

And sisters three did full agree,

my fatall threed to spare.

Then let these words ingrauen be,

on toomb whereas I lie,

That here lies one whom spiteful loue,

hath caused for to die.