Translation:Middle Cornish Charter Fragment (Add. Ch. 19491)
Listen friend, 1
Do not be shy! 2
Come down and rest 3
and come closer to me 4
if you know what is to your advantage, 5
and I will give you a girl, 6
one who is very beautiful. 7
If you like her, 8
go and get her; 9
take her for your wife. 10
She will not murmur to refuse you 11
and you will have her 12
She will be a good wife 13
to keep house for you. 14
I tell you the complete truth. 15
Go and ask her 16
Now I give her into your hand 17
and on the Creed I swear 18
there is not her equal 19
from here to the Tamar Bridge. 20
I beg you to be good to her 21
and she will all you want, 22
for she is a child and truthful withal. 23
Go and let her have her own way. 24
Before going, 25
have a kiss for me! 25a
Go away and be quick! 26
Begin promptly, eagerly. Take care 27
to make him nervous 28
so that he dare not 29
oppose you at all. 30
If he bids you do something, 31
say to yourself, "I never will." 32
Say to him "I will do it if you wish." 33
For all he can, he will do nothing. 34
Then he will esteem you as Mistress 35
and Lady as long as you live. 36
He was troubled, by the Mass. 37
Courteous and kind is he 38
He will not do you any harm 39
If you (can) enthral him 40
hold him tightly so! 41
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