Rainbow = Kammneves = Crooked heavens

An excerpt from a best man speech from about 1400 scribbled on a land charter.

The excerpt:

Lemmyn y’th torn my a’s re
Now I give her into your hand

Ha war an Gres my a’n te
and on the Creed I swear

Nag eus hy far
there is not her equal

A’n barth ma dhe Bons Tamar
from here to the Tamar Bridge

The full whack in Cornish:

Goslowewgh, ty goweth.
Bydh na borth meth.
Diyskynn ha powes
Ha dhymmo deus nes
Mar kodhes dha les
Ha dhis a rov mowes
Ha fest onan deg.
Genes mara pleg
A, tann hi,
Kemmer hi dhe’th wreg:
Skonya dhis ny veg
Ha ty a’fydh hi.
Hi a vydh gwre’ti dha
Dhis dhe synsi chi
Pur wir a lavarav.
A, govynn orti:
Lemmyn y’th torn my a’s re
Ha war an Gres my a’n te
Nag eus hy far
A’n barth ma dhe Bons Tamar
My a’th pys: orti bydh da
Hag oll dha vodh hi a wra
Rag flogh yw, ha gensi soth.
A, gas hy dhe gavoes hy bodh.
Kyn es mos, dhymmo
ymmewgh!
Ewgh alemma ha fistenewgh.
Dalleth a-varr yn freth, darwar
Own ma borthho:
Ev omsettya orthis sy
kamm na vedho.
Mara’th ergh dhis gul neb tra
Lavar dhiso, "Bydh ny vynnav!"
Lavar dhodho, “Gwrav mar mynnydh."
Awos a allo, ny wra travydh.
Y’n eur na, y’th syns dhe vos mestres
Hedra vywi, hag arloedhes.
Kas o ganso, re’n Oferenn
Kortes yw ha deboner
Dhis dregynn ny wra
Mara’n kevydh yn danjer
Syns e fast yndella
Goslowewgh, ty goweth.
Bydh na borth meth.
Diyskynn ha powes
Ha dhymmo deus nes
Mar kodhes dha les
Ha dhis a rov mowes
Ha fest onan deg.
Genes mara pleg
A, tann hi,
Kemmer hi dhe’th wreg:
Skonya dhis ny veg
Ha ty a’fydh hi.
Hi a vydh gwre’ti dha
Dhis dhe synsi chi
Pur wir a lavarav.
A, govynn orti:
Lemmyn y’th torn my a’s re
Ha war an Gres my a’n te
Nag eus hy far
A’n barth ma dhe Bons Tamar
My a’th pys: orti bydh da
Hag oll dha vodh hi a wra
Rag flogh yw, ha gensi soth.
A, gas hy dhe gavoes hy bodh.
Kyn es mos, dhymmo
ymmewgh!
Ewgh alemma ha fistenewgh.
Dalleth a-varr yn freth, darwar
Own ma borthho:
Ev omsettya orthis sy
kamm na vedho.
Mara’th ergh dhis gul neb tra
Lavar dhiso, "Bydh ny vynnav!"
Lavar dhodho, “Gwrav mar mynnydh."
Awos a allo, ny wra travydh.
Y’n eur na, y’th syns dhe vos mestres
Hedra vywi, hag arloedhes.
Kas o ganso, re’n Oferenn
Kortes yw ha deboner
Dhis dregynn ny wra
Mara’n kevydh yn danjer
Syns e fast yndella

The Full whack in English:

Listen friend,
Do not be shy!
Come down and rest
and come closer to me
if you know what’s good for you,
and I will give you a girl,
one who is very beautiful.
If you like her,
go and get her;
take her for your wife.
She will not murmur to refuse you
and you will have her
She will be a good wife
to keep house for you.
I tell you the complete truth.
Go and ask her
Now I give her into your hand
and on the Creed I swear
there is not her equal
from here to the Tamar Bridge
I beg you to be good to her 	and she will do all you want,
for she is a child and truthful withal.
Go and let her have her own way.
Before going, have a kiss for me!
Go away and be quick!
Begin promptly, eagerly.
Take care to make him nervous
so that he dare not
oppose you at all.
If he bids you do something,
say to yourself, “I never will.”
Say to him “I will do it if you wish.”
For all he can, he will do nothing.
Then he will esteem you as Mistress
and Lady as long as you live.
He was troubled, by the Mass.
Courteous and kind is he
He will not do you any harm
If you can enthral him
hold him tightly so.

Charter Fragment Excerpt

Yehes ha sewena hwath dhis ha dhywgh agas honan
Health and prosperity ever to you and yours

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