1723
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
1724
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
1725
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
1726
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
1727
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
930
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
940
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
950
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
Amonge
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From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
make certain of
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
ay
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
besy
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Blenner-Haiset
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
bownte
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
Canace
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
cese
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From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
Commendynge
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
cureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
delyght
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
dylygent
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
encrese
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From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
Endeuoure
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
enrolde
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
faynt
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
Fayre
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
Fulnoun
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
golde
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
haue
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
HumblyadverbUS /ˈhʌmbli/
in a humble manner
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Iane
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
Intentyfe
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
iwus
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Ledenoun
the introductory section of a story
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
lustnounUS /lʌst/
a strong sexual desire
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
lyght
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
Machareus
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
Margaret
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Margarite
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
mastres
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
maystres
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Moche
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
myspent
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
not any; not one
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
orientverbUS /ˈɔːrient/
be oriented
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
pennenoun
pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
Perle
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
Phedra
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
prese
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From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
regentnounUS /ˈriːdʒənt/
members of a governing board
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
relucent
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
restraynt
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From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
smale
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From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
sterre
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Tylney
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
tyme
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
vertues
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
wel
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Wele
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _To maystres Iane Blenner-Haiset._[1726] What though[1727] my penne wax faynt, And hath smale lust to paint?
Wherfore
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
whryght
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From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
Writtin
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Phedra ye may 940 Wele represent; Intentyfe ay And dylygent, No tyme myspent; Wherfore delyght I haue to whryght Of Margarite, Perle orient, Lede sterre[1724] of lyght, Moche relucent; 950 Madame regent I may you call Of vertues[1725] all.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet shall there no restraynt Cause me to cese, Amonge this prese, For to encrese Yowre goodly name.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
yow
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
Yowr
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From this reading As Machareus Fayre Canace, So I, iwus,[1723] Endeuoure me Yowr name to se It be enrolde, Writtin with golde.
yowre
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From this reading _To mastres Margaret Tylney._ I you assure, Ful wel I know My besy cure To yow I owe; Humbly and low 930 Commendynge me To yowre bownte.
