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O conquerour of Brutes albyon,

O conqueror of Brutus' Albion

Whiche that by lygne and free leccion

Who that by line and free election

Been verray kynge, this song to yow I sende;

Art very king, this song to you I send;

And ye that mowen alle myn harme amende,

And ye that art able all my harm amend,

Haue mynde vpon my supplicacion.

Have mind upon my supplication.

*This is from a French word, meaning "to send," and is still often used for the last verse of a poem. It is, as it were, a "sending off."

In reading this you must sound the final "e" in each word except when the next word begins with an "h" or with another vowel. You will then find it read easily and smoothly.