You muste, you muste endeavour for to cheere
    Youre harte unto somme cherisaunced reste. 
    Youre loverde from the battelle wylle appere. 840
    Ynne honnoure, & a greater love, be dreste;
    Botte I wylle call the mynstrelles roundelaie;
  Perchaunce the swotie sounde maie chafe your wiere[99] awaie.

  BIRTHA, EGWINA, MYNSTRELLES.

  MYNSTRELLES SONGE.

    O! synge untoe mie roundelaie,
    O! droppe the brynie teare wythe mee, 845
    Daunce ne moe atte hallie daie,
    Lycke a reynynge[100] ryver bee;
        Mie love ys dedde,
        Gon to hys death-bedde,
        Al under the wyllowe tree. 850

    Blacke hys cryne[101] as the wyntere nyghte,
    Whyte hys rode[102] as the sommer snowe,
    Rodde hys face as the mornynge lyghte,
    Cale he lyes ynne the grave belowe;
        Mie love ys dedde, 855
        Gon to hys deathe-bedde,
        Al under the wyllowe tree.

    Swote hys tyngue as the throstles note,
    Quycke ynn daunce as thoughte canne bee,
    Defte hys taboure, codgelle stote, 860
    O! hee lyes bie the wyllowe tree: 
        Mie love ys dedde,
        Gonne to hys deathe-bedde,
        Alle underre the wyllowe tree.

    Harke! the ravenne flappes hys wynge, 865
    In the briered delle belowe;
    Harke! the dethe-owle loude dothe synge,
    To the nyghte-mares as heie goe;
        Mie love ys dedde,
        Gonne to hys deathe-bedde, 870
        Al under the wyllowe tree.

    See! the whyte moone sheenes onne hie;
    Whyterre ys mie true loves shroude;
    Whyterre yanne the mornynge skie,
    Whyterre yanne the evenynge cloude:  875
        Mie love ys dedde,
        Gon to hys deathe-bedde,
        Al under the wyllowe tree.

    Heere, uponne mie true loves grave,
    Schalle the baren fleurs be layde. 880
    Nee one hallie Seyncte to save
    Al the celness of a mayde. 
        Mie love ys dedde,
        Gonne to hys death-bedde,
        Alle under the wyllowe tree. 885

    Wythe mie hondes I’lle dente the brieres
    Rounde his hallie corse to gre,
    Ouphante fairie, lyghte youre fyres,
    Heere mie boddie stylle schalle bee. 
        Mie love ys dedde, 890
        Gon to hys death-bedde,
        Al under the wyllowe tree.