The Devonshire Manuscript/The knot which fyrst my hart dyd strayn

←In faythe methynkes yt ys no Ryght

He Robyn gentyll robyn→

The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 22v

f. [22v] 

Ihae

1    The knot which fyrst my hart dyd strayn¹
2    Whan that your sarwant I becam
3    doth bynd me styll for to Remain
4    all wais

fynys quod Ihon

Notes & Glosses

     1. This writer spells the word 'did' differently in the two versions he or she writes.

Commentary

Although this poem is attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,, H10 attributes the poem to a "Iohn." Entered by H3, "The knot which fyrst my hart dyd strayn" (22v) is actually an excerpt of a longer poem, which appears three times in the manuscript ("The knot which fyrst my hart did strayn" (23r-23v) and "The knott whych ffyrst my hart dyd strayn /" (32v-33v)). Leaving the poem unfinished on 22v, H10 continues with the next poem "He Robyn."

Textual Notes

Texts Collated

DBLa21, LDev037, LDev051

Collation

1 The knot which] the that DBla21 knot] knott LDev051 which] whych LDev051 fyrst] ffyrst LDev051 furst DBla21 dyd] did LDev037 LDev051
2 Whan] whan LDev037 when DBla21 your] yowr LDev051 thy DBla21 sarwant] saruant LDev037 servannt LDev051 servant DBla21 becam] be cam / LDev051
3 doth] Doth LDev037 bynd] bynde LDev051 Remain] remain LDev037 Remayne / LDev051 remayn DBla21
4 all wais] always yowr own as now I am DBla21 wais] was yor owne as now I am LDev037 was yowr owne as nowe I am / LDev051
5 ] and if you fynd that I do fayne LDev037 And yff ye fynde that I do ffayn / LDev051 & yff ye fynd that I do fayn DBla21
6 ] with Iust Iugement my self I dam ene LDev037 with Iust Iudgement my selffe I dam / LDev051 with Iust judgment my self I dam DBla21
7 ] To haue Dysdain LDev037 to haue dysdayn / LDev051 to haue dysdy wyth desdayne DBla21
8 ] If other thought In me doo groo LDev037 Iff other thowght in me do growe / LDev051 yf thowght In me do groo DBla21
9 ] bot styl too lov youe stedfastlye LDev037 butt styll to love yow stedefastly / LDev051 but styll to loue the you stedfastly DBla21
10 ] yf that the proff doo not well shoo LDev037 if that the profe do nott well showe / LDev051 yff the proffe do no forth shoo DBla21
11 ] that I am yours Asorydly LDev037 that I am yowrs Assueredly / LDev051 that I am yowrs assuerydly DBla21
12 ] let eure wellth turne me to woo LDev037 lett euery welth turne me to woe LDev051 lett euery welth all my yoy turne me all to woo DBla21
13 ] and yov to be contunvally LDev037 And yow to be contynually / LDev051 to beontynually DBla21
14 ] my chefest ffoo LDev037 My chefest foo / LDev051 my chefyst f DBla21
15 ] If other low or new Request LDev037 Iff other love or newe request / LDev051 yff other thoht or new request DBla21
16 ] doo cese my hart but only this LDev037 do cesse my hart but only thys / LDev051 do sese my hart but only thys DBla21
17 ] or if within my weryd brest LDev037 or yf within my weryd brest / LDev051 & yff wythIn my weryd brest DBla21
18 ] be hyd on thought that mene amys LDev037 be hyd one thowght that mene Amys / LDev051 be hyd on thowght that mene amys DBla21
19 ] I do desyer that myn vnrest LDev037 I do desyer that myne vnrest / LDev051 I do desyer that my nrest DBla21
20 ] may styll encrese and I to mys LDev037 may styll encrease and I to y mysse / LDev051 may styll Incres & I to mys DBla21
21 ] that I lov best LDev037 that I love best / LDev051 that I loue best DBla21
22 ] If In my low ther be on spott LDev037 Yff in my love ther be one spott / LDev051 yff my loue be hyd on spoot DBla21
23 ] of false desaytt or dobylnes LDev037 off false deceyte or doblenes / LDev051 off fals decete & dublylnes DBla21
24 ] or if I mynd to slyp thys knot LDev037 or yff I mynd to slypp thys knott / LDev051 or yff I mynd to slyp the knoot DBla21
25 ] be want of faithe or stedfastnes LDev037 by want of fayth or stedefastnes / LDev051 by want off fayth or stedfastnes DBla21
26 ] Let all my sarwyce be for gott LDev037 lett All my sorowys be forgott / LDev051 let all my servys be forgoot DBla21
27 ] And when I wold haue chefe Redres LDev037 And when I wuld haue cheefe redresse LDev051 & when I wold haue sefe redres DBla21
28 ] Estem me nott LDev037 Esteme me nott LDev051 esteme me nott DBla21
29 ] What if that I consume In paine LDev037 But yff that I consume in payn / LDev051 but yff that I consume In payn DBla21
30 ] of burinngburning syghes and fervent lowe LDev037 with burnynge syghes & fervent love / LDev051 wyth do burnyng syghes & farvent loue DBla21
31 ] And daly seke no nother gayne LDev037 And daly seke non other gayn / LDev051 and dyly seke non other gayn DBla21
32 ] bot with my ded thes wordes to prow LDev037 but with my dede thes wurdes to prove LDev051 but wyth my dedes thes wordes to proue DBla21
33 ] methink of ryght I shuld optayn LDev037 me thynke off Ryght I shuld optAyne LDev051 e thynkes off yght I shuld obtayn DBla21
34 ] that ye wold mynd for to remove LDev037 that ye wuld mynde for to remove LDev051 that ye shuld mynd for to remoue DBla21
35 ] your gret desdayn LDev037 yowr gret dysdayn LDev051 your gret dysdayn DBla21
36 ] And for the end of thys my song LDev037 And for the ende off thys my songe / LDev051 and nend off thys my song DBla21
37 ] wnto your handes I doo submit LDev037 vnto yowr handys I do submytt / LDev051 In to yowr handes I do submytt DBla21
38 ] my dedly greff and payns so strong LDev037 my dedly greff and payns so stronge / LDev051 the dedly grefe the payn so strong DBla21
39 ] Whych in my hert be fermly shytt LDev037 whych in my harte be fermly shytt LDev051 wych In my hart be fyrmly shytt DBla21
40 ] and when ye lyst redres me wrong LDev037 And when ye lyst redresse my wronge LDev051 and when ye lyst redres my wrog DBla21
41 ] sens well ye know this paynfull syghteffytt LDev037 syns well ye knowe this paynfull fytt LDev051 sens well ye knoo thys paynfyll fytt DBla21
42 ] Hath last tto long LDev037 Hath last to longe LDev051 hath last to l DBla21