As they stood talkinge together there,

The duke and the erle trulye,

Came ffor to comfort him th[e] trew Talbott,

And the noble Erle of Shrewsburye.

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‘Plucke vp thy hart, sonne Thomas, and be merry,

And let noe tydings greeve thee!

Am not I godfather to our king?

My owne god-sonne forsooth is hee.’

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