o do some
dylygence.
lympetracion duquel il me semble que deueriez faire quelque
diligence.

Lau.

Trewly, madame, that whiche me moved so to assure you was
especially
Certes, madame, ce que me meult a uous ainsy asseurer fut
especiallement

by cause of your synguler undentandyng, for the whiche ye
ought well
a cause de uostre singulier entendement, pour lequel uous
debuez bien

to thanke God, and for that also that after the phylosopher,
the soule of the
Dieu remercier, et pour ce aussy que selon le philosophe,
lame de la

person is as the table planed, or as the perspectif or glasse
persone est come la table rasee, ou come le perspectif ou mirouer

in the whiche the kindnes and symilitudes of thynges ben shewed,
ouquel les especes et similitudes des choses sont representees,

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spiritually duryng the tyme that the sayd glasse or table is nat
signanment durant le temps que le dict mirouer ou table nest point

infected, deturpat, nor made foule by synne, wherfore contemplyng
contaminee, deturpee, ne maculee par peche, pourquoy contemplant

the same similitude to have confirmite and agreyng, to your grace,
icelle similitude auoir conformite et conuenience a uostre grace,

might nat say that that I sayd.
ne peuz non dire ce que je diz.

Ma.

In good fay I thanke our Lorde and shall thanke duryng my lyfe
En bonne foy je mercye nostre Seigneur et merciray tant que uiuray

of all the that it hath pleased to him to gyve me, howbeit
that
de touttes les graces qui luy a pleu me donner, combien
que

of suche wherof ye me praise I have no knowlege, but
de telles dont uous me louez nay je point de congnoissance, ma