1625

233. Yet preye I yow on yvel ye ne take,

That it is short which that I to yow wryte;

I dar not, ther I am, wel lettres make,

Ne never yet ne coude I wel endyte.

Eek greet effect men wryte in place lyte.

1630

Thentente is al, and nought the lettres space;

And fareth now wel, god have you in his grace!

La vostre C.'