Wher shal I seye to yow "wel come" or no, That alderfirst me broughte in-to servyse Of love, allas!
But I, that never felte in my servyse A frendly chere or loking of an ye, Lat me thus wepe and wayle, til I dye.
And for the suerte that he shuld synge in the same abbey for ever, they had maners of good valew bounden to such persones as plesed the sayd barthern [brethren] Brokkesby and my brother Darcy, that the sayd servyse shulde be kept.
And y alwey redy to doo yowe servyse with Goddes grace, who have yow, my right worshipfull and my moost best beloved Lord Fadre, ever in His blessid kepyng.
And yf there be anyservyse that I can do for yow, hit shall be redy at all tymes, with the grace of God, who have yow in his kepynge.
And eek that every wight in his degree Have his estaat in sitting and servyse And heigh plesaunce, as I can best devyse.
I hope and purpose to goo to Caleys warde on Sondaye or Mondaye or nyghe bye, ffor I am nott accompanyed to do any servyse heer; wherffor it wer better ffor me to be owt off syght.
Then I went to the consayll, and offyrd befor them your servyse to my Lord, and to do hym a plesure, for the haveing ayen of your place and londys in Caster, xlli.
Rychard Stratton told me that whyll he was in servyse with Whethyll, John Redwe mocyond hym onys myche aftyr thys intent, but at that tyme Whethyll wold not be so good mastyr to hym as to meve your lordshepe for hym.
I woold have rytgh an hesy servyse tyl I were owthe of detis.
So that ye serve me to pay, 6985 My servyse shal be your alway.
And but I bere me in hir servyse As wel as that my wit can me suffyse, 460 Fro poynt to poynt, hir honour for to save, Tak she my lyf, and al the good I have.
Delyt of Youthe wol have servyse To do what so he wol devyse; And Youthe is redy evermore 4985 For to obey, for smerte of sore, Unto Delyt, and him to yive Hir servise, whyl that she may live.
To your servyse I wol me take; For god defende that I shulde make Ageyn your bidding resistence; I wol not doon so gret offence; 1950 For if I dide, it were no skile.
For men bihoveth, in som gyse, 6605 Som-tyme [leven] goddes servyse To gon and purchasen her nede.
I nil receyve to my servyse 2185 Hem that ben vilayns of empryse.
Art thou not wery of thy servyse That thee hath [pyned] in sich wyse?
Lady, if your fader wull aggrey therto I hold me right wele pleasyd; for I wuld be right clad that she shuld do her servyse be for any other, if she cowde do that shuld pleas my ladyes good grace.
And he beheld and listend the servyse fulle tentyfly: and he askede the Cristene knight, what men of degree thei scholden ben prestes.
And aftre that thei ben zolden, anon thei sleen hem alle, and kutten of hire eres, and sowcen hem in vynegre, and there of thei maken gret servyse for lordes.
I had gret labore to come by the woman that was in servyse with Rutty, whiche sie [saw] all ther conversacyons many yeris.
Whan oon hath set his herte in stable wyse In suche a place as is both good and trewe, He shuld not flit, but do forth his servyse Alway, withouten chaunge of any newe.
And to your grace of mercy yet I preye, In your servyse that your man may deye!
For in this worlde is noon so goodservyse To every wight that gentil is of kinde.
For in this worlde is noon so good servyse To every wight that gentil is of kinde': (149).
Madame,' quod I, 'with al my hool servyse I thank you now, in my most humble wyse.
How sayest thou, frere, wylt thou be my man, To do me the best servyse thou can?
I wyll come to your courte, Your servyse for to se, 250 And brynge with me of my men Seven score and thre.
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