##The Charter Fragment


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1   golsoug ty cowez
2   byz na borz mez
3   dyyskyn ha powes
4   ha zymo dus nes

5   mar cozes ze les
6   ha zys y rof mowes
7   ha fest unan dek
8   genes mar a plek
9   ha, tanha y

10  kymmerr y zoz wrek
11  sconya zys ny vek 
12  ha ty a vyz hy
13  hy a vyz gwreg ty da
14  zys ze synsychy

15  pur wyr a lauara
16  ha govyn worty
17  Lemen yz torn my as re
18  ha war an greyz my an te
19  nag usy far

20  an barz ma ze pons tamar
21  my ad pes worty byz da
22  ag ol ze voz hy a wra
23  rag flog yw ha gensy soz
24  ha gassy ze gafus hy boz

25   kenes mos zymmo
25a  ymmyug 
26   eug alema ha fystynyug

27   dallaz a var infrez dar war
28   oun ma porzo
29   ef emsettye worzesy

30   kam na vezo
31   mar az herg zys gul nep tra
32   lauar zesy byz ny venna
33   lauar zozo gwra mar mennyz
34   awos a gallo na wra tra vyz

35   in vrna yz sens ze ves meystres
36   hedyr vywy hag harluzes

37   cas o ganso re nofferen
38   curtes yw ha deboner
39   zys dregyn ny wra

40   mar an kefyz in danger
41   sense fast indella
					
				
#Kernewek Kemmyn

1   Golsow ty goweth
2   Byth na borth meth
3   Diyskynn ha powes 
4   Ha dhymmo deus nes

5   Mar kodhes dha les
6   Ha dhis a rov mowes
7   Ha fest onan deg
8   Genez mara pleg
9   A tann hi
10  Kemmer hi dhe'th wreg
11  Skonye dhis ny veg
12  Ha ty a fydh hi
13  Hi a vydh gwrekti dha
14  Dhis dhe synsi chi
15  Pur wir a lavarav
16  ha govynn orti
17  Lemmyn y'th torn my a's re
18  Ha war an grez my a'n te
19  Nag eus hy far
20  A'n barth ma dhe bons Tamar
21  My a'th pyz orti bydh da
22  Hag oll dha vodh hi a wra
23  Rag flogh yw ha gensi soth
24  ha gaz hy dhe gavoez hy bodh
25  Kyn ez moz dhymmo ymmewgh
26  Ewgh alemma ha fistenewgh
27  Dalleth a_varr yn freth darwar
28  Own ma borthho
29  Ev omsettye orthis zy
30  kamm na vedho
31  Mara'th ergh dhis gul neb tra
32  Lavar dhiso byth ny vynnav
33  Lavar dhodho gwrav mar mynnydh
34  Awoz a allo ny wra travyth
35  Y'n eur na y'th syns dhe voz mestres
36  Hedra vywi hag arlodhes
37  Kas o ganso re'n Oferenn
38  Kortez yw ha deboner
39  Dhis dregynn ny wra
40  Mara'n kevydh yn danjer
41  Syns ev fast yndella


#Translation

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


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