John Jenkins c.1700

Cousow do ve che dean mor ferre

Cousow do ve che dean mor ferre

De leba es meare a peath ha lease Teer
Ha me reeg clowaz an poble compla
Fa Ethreaz (alt.MSS. Te eth reas, LH Fa ethias)do chee Ethick gwreage dah
Hye oare gwell padn dah gen hy glane
Ha ete eye ollas hye dalveha gowas tane
Na dale deez perna Kinnis war an Sawe
Na moase cuntle an drize dro dan Keaw
Rag hedda vedn boaz couzese dro dan pow
Gwell eye veeha perna nebas glow
Ha hedna vedn gus tubma a theller e aragg
Ha whye ell evah cor gwella mor sease du bragg

Na dale deiw gwell treaven war an treath

Dreath hedna why vedn kelly meare a peath
Buz mor menow dereval worbidn an pow yeine
Why dalveha gowas an brossa mine
Ha ryny vedn diria bidn moar ha gwenz
Nagez drog vyth gwres lebben na kenz.

(Gw MSS OC.Vol IV No 8 Winter 1948)

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