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inne fame ? it lastynge 1628
of hir ydel names is markid wi? a fewe lettres.

[Sidenote: Their empty names still live, but of their persons we
know nothing. ]

but al ? ou? we han knowe{n} ? e faire wordes of ? e fames of
hem. it is nat ? euen to knowe he{m} ? at ben dede {and}
consumpt.

[Sidenote: Fame cannot make you known. ]

Liggi? ?
anne stille al vtterly vnknowable 1632
ne fame ne make? ? ow nat knowe. and yif ? e wene
to lyuen ? e leng{er} for wynde of ? oure mortal name.
whan o cruel day shal rauyshe ? ow. ? an is ? e secunde
dee? dwellyng in ? ow.

[Sidenote: It will be effaced by conquering Time, so that death
will be doubly victorious. ]

_Glosa.