Myche sorow haue be for his dede!

what vaylith it me thowgh I say nay?

¶ I wold my master were a watt[4]

& my boke a wyld Catt,

& a brase of grehowndis in his toppe:

I wold be glade for to se that!

what vayleth it me thowgh I say nay?

¶ I wold my master were an hare,

& all his bokis howndis were,

& I my self a Ioly hontere: