Helpe me to seke for I lost it ther

Helpe me to seke for I lost it ther,
And if that ye have founde it ye that be here,
And seke to convaye it secretely,
Handell it softe, and trete it tenderly :
Or els it will plain and then appere;

But rather restore it mannerly,
Syns that I do aske it thus honestly ;
For to lese it, it sitteth me to neere ;
Helpe me to seke.

Alas and is there no remedy?
But have I thus lost it wilfully ?
I wis it was a thing all to dere
To be bestowed, and wist not where :
It was myn hert, I pray you hertely
Helpe me to seke.