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[¶]With solemne vowe and othe.
was knit the True-loue knot,
And friendly did we treat of loue,
as place and time we got.
¶Now would we send our sighes,
as far as they might go,
Now would we worke with open signes,
to blaze our inward wo.
¶Now rings and tokens too,
renude our friendship stil,
And ech deuice that could be wrought,
exprest our plaine goodwill,
[¶]True meaning went withall,
it cannot be denide:
Performance of the promise past,
was hopte for of ech side:
¶And lookt for out of hand:
such vowes did we two make,
As God himself had present been,
record thereof to take.
¶And for my part I sweare,
by all the Gods aboue,
I neuer thought of other friend,
nor sought for other loue.
¶The same consent in her,
I saw ful oft appeare,
If eies could see, or head could iudge,
or eare had power to heare.
¶Yet loe wordes are but winde,
an other new come guest,
Hath won her fauour (as I feare)
as fancies rise in brest.
