# The Devonshire Manuscript/My pen take payn a lytyll space

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* The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 3v
f. [3v] 1 My pen take payn a lytyll space 2 to folow that[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]] whyche dothe me chace 3 & hathe in hold my hart so sore 4 but when thow hast thys browght to passe 5 my pen I pri{p`}the wryght nomore 6 Remember oft thow hast me eaysyd 7 & all my payns full well apeaysyd 8 but now I know vnknowen before 9 ffor where I trust I am dysceavyd 10 & yet my pen thow canst no more 11 Atyme thow haddyst as other have 12 to wryght whyche way my hope to crave 13 that tyme ys past with{w+t+}drawe therffore 14 syns we do lose that other save 15 as good leve off & wryght no more 16 yn worthe to vse another waye 17 not as we wold but as we maye 18 for ons my losse ys past Restore 19 & my desyre ys my Decaye 20 my pen yet wryght a lytyll more 21 To love in vayn who euer shall 22 off worldlye payn yt passythe all 23 as in lyke case I fynd wherfore 24 to hold so fast & yet to ffall 25 alas my pen now wryght no more 26 Syns thow hast taken payn thys space 27 to folow that whyche dothe me chace 28 & hathe in hold my hart so sore 29 now hast thow browght my myn{_y}de to passe 30 my penI pri{p`}the wryght no more fynys

## Commentary

Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt and entered by H2, this poem focuses on authorship and literary rivalry.

#### Works Cited

* ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed., Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems (London: Penguin, 1978), 266.

## Textual Notes
#### Texts Collated

STC 24650.5_05, STC 26053.5.3

#### Collation

1 pen] penne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 payn] payne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 lytyll] lytle STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 2 to] To STC_26053.5.3 folow] folowe STC_26053.5.3 that whyche] the thing that STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 dothe] doth STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 chace] chase STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 3 &] and STC_24650.5_05 & hathe in] And STC_26053.5.3 hathe] hath STC_24650.5_05 hold] hold, STC_24650.5_05 hart] harte STC_26053.5.3 4 but] And STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 thys] this STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 browght] brought STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 passe] passe: STC_24650.5_05 5 my] My STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 pen] pen, STC_26053.5.3 prithe] pray the STC_26053.5.3 prithe wryght nomore] praye the wryte no more. STC_24650.5_05 wryght] write STC_26053.5.3 nomore] no more. STC_26053.5.3 6 Remember] Remembre STC_26053.5.3 oft] how STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 me eaysyd] oft pleased STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 7 & all my payns full well apeaysyd] And al my sorowes also eased STC_24650.5_05 And my sorowes also eased STC_26053.5.3 8 but] But STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 I know vnknowen] vnknowen , I knew STC_24650.5_05 vnknowen I knew STC_26053.5.3 9 ffor] That STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 where] wher STC_24650.5_05 dysceavyd] deceyued STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 10 &] And STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 canst] canst do STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 more] more. STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 11 Atyme] A tyme STC_24650.5_05 A time STC_26053.5.3 thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 haddyst] hadst STC_24650.5_05 haddest STC_26053.5.3 have] haue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 12 to wryght] To wryt STC_24650.5_05 to wryght whyche] To wryte which STC_26053.5.3 whyche] whych STC_24650.5_05 crave] craue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 13 that] That STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 tyme] time STC_26053.5.3 ys] is STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 past] past, STC_24650.5_05 withdrawe] wythdraw STC_24650.5_05 withdraw STC_26053.5.3 therffore] therfore STC_24650.5_05 therefore STC_26053.5.3 14 syns] Sens STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 do] doo STC_24650.5_05 that] and STC_24650.5_05 let STC_26053.5.3 save] saue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 15 as] As STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 leve] leave STC_24650.5_05 leve off & wryght] leaue of, and write STC_26053.5.3 off & wryght] of, and wryt STC_24650.5_05 more] more, STC_24650.5_05 more. STC_26053.5.3 16 yn worthe to vse] And vse to worke STC_24650.5_05 And vse to worke STC_26053.5.3 another] an other STC_26053.5.3 waye] way STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 17 not] Not STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 we] ye STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 wold] would STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 we] ye STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 maye] may STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 18 for ons my losse ys] For els my lyfe is STC_24650.5_05 For els my life is STC_26053.5.3 past] paste STC_26053.5.3 Restore] restore STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 19 &] and STC_24650.5_05 And STC_26053.5.3 desyre] desire STC_24650.5_05 ys] is STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 Decaye] decay STC_24650.5_05 decaye STC_26053.5.3 20 my] and yet my STC_24650.5_05 my pen yet wryght a lytyll more] STC_26053.5.3 yet wryght a lytyll more] now wryt no more. STC_24650.5_05 21 love] loue STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 vayn who euer] vaine whosoeuer STC_24650.5_05 vayne who so euer STC_26053.5.3 shall] shal STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 22 off] Of STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 worldlye] worldly STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 payn] payne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 yt] it STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 passythe] passeth STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 all] al STC_24650.5_05 23 as] As STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 lyke] like STC_24650.5_05 case] case, STC_24650.5_05 fynd] find STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 24 to] To STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 fast] fast, STC_24650.5_05 &] and STC_24650.5_05 and STC_26053.5.3 ffall] fal STC_24650.5_05 fall STC_26053.5.3 25 alas] Alas STC_24650.5_05 Alak STC_26053.5.3 wryght] wryte STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 more] more. STC_24650.5_05 26 Syns] Seyng STC_24650.5_05 thow] thou STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 payn] payne STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 thys] this STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 27 to] To STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 whyche] whych STC_24650.5_05 which STC_26053.5.3 dothe] doth STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 me] the STC_26053.5.3 chace] chase STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 28 &] and STC_24650.5_05 And STC_26053.5.3 hathe] hath STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 hold] holde STC_26053.5.3 hart] hert STC_26053.5.3 29 now] And now STC_24650.5_05 ndA now STC_26053.5.3 hast] STC_26053.5.3 hast thow browght my mynde] to haue brought this STC_24650.5_05 thow] thou STC_26053.5.3 browght my mynde] hast this brought STC_26053.5.3 30 my] My STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 prithe] pray the STC_24650.5_05 STC_26053.5.3 wryght] to wryt STC_24650.5_05 write STC_26053.5.3 more] more. STC_24650.5_05