1. I gave him those songs, may God bring him misfortune
2. he went all over the market singing them
3. Miss So-and-so said: "Get out of here, you devil!
4. No one is sending you here and I don't want your message."

Wherein The Archpriest Tells Us How We Should Understand His Book

1. Because the Virgin Mary, as I have said,
2. is the beginning and end of goodness, so I believe,
3. I wrote her four songs, and with them I will
4. end my little book, but I will not close it.

1. My book has many virtues, for whomever may read it,
2. if a man with an ugly wife hears it,
3. or a woman with a vile husband,
4. he or she will desire to enter God’s service.

1. They’ll desire to hear masses and make offerings,
2. and to give bread and handouts to the poor
3. act with great charity and say prayers.
4. God is well served by all this, as you can see, gentlemen.

1. Any man who listens to my book, if he’s a good poet,
2. can add more to it and amend it, if he so wishes;
3. let this book pass from hand to hand, to whomever asks for it,
4. like a ladies’ ball game, catch as catch can.

1. Since this is a book of good love, lend it out with pleasure,
2. don’t speak ill of its name or censure it,
3. don’t exchange it for money, don’t sell or rent it,
4. for neither pleasure nor beauty nor good love can be bought.

1. I made you this little book of text, but as for the gloss,
2. I doubt it will be small, but rather, a big piece of prose,
3. because each verse says one thing, but means another,
4. and not what the lovely poetry proclaims.

1. It is a big lesson-book filled with godliness,
2. and also a small breviary of fun and games;
3. so I will end it and close up my cabinet,
4. let it be easy reading, pleasing, and an electuary for you.