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For write ye not that vertues haue no grace Wheras this trust and stablenesse doth want, +Lines 16-17: ‘For write ye…doth want’: Rollins suggests ‘wit’ for ‘write’, hence:                            ‘For understand you not that virtues have no grace when trust and stableness are lacking’ As other things, though much of cumly face:  Cannot be seene, where gladsome light is skant. +Lines 18-19: ‘As other things… skant’: ‘As other things, or by comparison, a                            comely, beautiful face cannot be seen where there is little cheerful, pleasant light’ A mayd to false for  thee,thée, an easie case, Whose Idol, Lord & God thou werst most puisant Whom with thy wordes it easly had bin donne, To make beleue both colde and darke the sonne. +Lines 20-3: ‘A mayd to… darke the sonne’: A maid for you to prove                            false to, an easy thing or opportunity for you, given you were her most powerful idol, lord                            and god, who you could have easily made believe through your words that the sun was both cold and dark. 

 Cruell, what offence hast thou for to bewayle, The killing of thy loue if thou not repent? +Lines 24-5: ‘Cruell, what… not repent?’:                             ‘Cruel man, what crime have you to bewail if not the killing your love if you do not repent?’ If yee accompte so light of fayth to fayle: +Line 26: If yee accompte… fayle’:                                ‘If, by your lack of faith, you reckon faith so unimportant’; fail carries the meaning of to be wanting.’ What other sinne can make thy harte lament? How treateHow do you treat?  you foes, if  meemée  ye doo assayleassault ?  That loues  theethée so, with such cruell torment: The heauens iustles, I will say to  bee:bée: In case they shew the iust reuenge of  mee.mée. +Rollins suggests ‘In case that on my (for my faithful love) they show a so-called                                just revenge’ 

If of offences all, that monstrous vice Ingratitude, do most a man offenda man most offends in [his                            ingratitude] ,  And if for that, an Angell of great priceLucifer , Was forced to Hell, from heauen to dissenddescend : If great offence, great chastisment entice When to reforme, the hart doth not him bend, +Lines 34-5: ‘If great offence… bend’: If great offence attracts great                            chastisement and a man’s heart does not make him acquiesce when it calls on him to reform Take  heedhéed  sharp skourge that God on  theethée  not send  Thou art to mee vnkinde, and doost not mend. 

If these also, besides some other spotsin I haue (vnkinde) wherof  theethée to accuse, That thou my hart with holdst, I meane it not, +following line is missing that should,                            within the ottava rima scheme rhyme with l. 38, ‘accuse’ I speake of  theethée  that madest  theethée myne by lot,  And robbest  meemée since, against  reasonreasō  which I must +Rollins suggests                               ‘muse’ to maintain the rhyme sceme and rhyme with ‘accuse’ Restore (vnkinde) for well thou wottestknowest  it playne, They shalbe damned that others goods retaine. 