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tTbe Scottisb ^eyt Societi?
The
Maitland Quarto Manuscript
The
Maitland Quarto Manuscript
Containing Poems by
SIR RICHARD MAITLAND,
ARBUTHNOT,
And Others
EDITED BY
W. A. CRAIGIE, M.A., LL.D.
RAWLINSON AND BOSWORTH PROFESSOR OF ANGLO-SAXON IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Ptititelj far tije Societg ig
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
1920
PREFACE.
The manuscript here printed is preserved, along with its
elder companion the Maitland Folio, in the Pepysian
Library at Cambridge. The description of it given by
Pinkerton ^ is as follows : —
The Quarto Maitland MS. consists of 138 leaves; the pages
not being marked, but the folios. It is written by Miss Mary
Maitland, third daughter of Sir Richard. This appears from her
name being inscribed twice on the page where the title ought to
have stood; once in Italian capitals MARIE MAITLAND,
1586 ; and again in Roman letter Marie Maitland, 1586 ; as also
from a poem by her (see No. 84 2), in which the length of her toil
in transcribing this MS. is mentioned. It is exquisitely written
in a great variety of the finest hands, and most of it as legible
as the largest print; and were in perfect order, had not the
foolish bookbinder damped it in binding, so that each page has
given a faint impression on the other, which very much hurts
the beauty of the MS. It is bound and ornamented like the
Folio ; as, indeed, are all Mr Pepys's books and manuscripts.
The grounds on which Pinkerton attributed the writing
of the volume to Mary Maitland are plainly insufficient,
and it is more probable that it was written for her by
^ Ancient Scottish Poems (1786), vol. ii. p. 467.
'^ No. 86 in this edition.
PREFACE.
some expert penman, whose work well deserves the praise
given to it. Though Pinkerton speaks of " a great variety
of the finest hands," the bulk of the manuscript is written
in one or other of two styles — viz., a small but clear
form of the old Scottish hand, and a large Italic lettering
resembling print. Towards the end (from folio 129) there
is greater variety, and more use of ornamental designs,
but the whole appears to be by the same hand. The
Scottish hand is commonly used for Sir Richard Maitland's
own poems and for other pieces of a similar nature,
while the Italian hand is employed for pieces of a
lighter or more modern character. The size of the pages
is small {7^ by 5^ inches), and the amount of text on
each varies greatly according to the length of the lines
and the style of writing employed.
In this edition, in which the full contents of the manu-
script are printed for the first time, the original has been
followed page for page, and the different styles of hand-
writing have been indicated by the use of different types.
Those pieces which are written in the Scottish hand are
printed in ordinary roman type, with the contractions
expanded in italics ; those in the Italian hand are closely
reproduced in italic lettering, with the few contractions
retained. An endeavour has also been made to reproduce
the more ornamental hands, the capital letters, and scribal
flourishes, and in general to convey as distinct an idea
of the appearance of the original as could readily be
done in print. With a very few exceptions the occasional
errors of the scribe have not been corrected in the text,
but are pointed out in the notes at the end of the
volume.
PREFACE.
The contents of the Quarto MS., like those of the
Folio, consist partly of a collection of Sir Richard Mait-
land's poems, and partly of a number of pieces by other
writers. Of the former only three are not found in the
Folio ; of the latter all but ten are new. As in the Folio
(in its original form), a number of Maitland's poems are
placed foremost, and form an unbroken series up to No.
XXXIV., while a second series extends from No. L. to
LIX. It is possible that this separation is due to some
accidental cause, as the catch-words show an irregularity
in the quires at the end of the first and the beginning
of the second series. The manuscript also closes with a
series (Nos. XC. to XCV.) relating to the death of Sir
Richard. The miscellaneous character of the other pieces,
most of which are anonymous, may be seen from the table
of contents.
Those pieces which the Quarto has in common with the
Folio were doubtless copied from the latter (in spite of
occasional variations in the text), but the arrangement is
altogether different. In the Folio there are three portions
which consist mainly of Maitland's own poems — viz., Nos.
XIV. to XXXI., XCIV. to CXIII., and CLXX. to
CLXXXII. In the Quarto all these pieces are found,
except CLXXI. and CLXXVI , but the scribe repeatedly
passes from one portion to the other in a manner which
seems to rest on no definite principle. It is noteworthy
that outside of these sections nothing has been taken from
the Folio except No. LXXXVIII. ( = XLIII. of the
Quarto), all the remaining contents being new material.
In respect of these common pieces, the interest of the
Quarto text largely consists in the changes in form which
PREFACE.
the scribe has introduced. The orthography is much more
regular, and altogether of a later type than that of the
Folio; though still Scottish in character, it shows clear
traces of the growing influence of English forms. On
this account the two manuscripts present interesting
material for the study of the old literary Scottish tongue
in its later stages, while many of the special contents of
the Quarto have a similar value for the history of Scottish
poetry.
To the Master and Fellows of Magdalene College the
thanks of the Society are due for their kind permission
to complete in this manner the printing of the full contents
of these two famous manuscripts. The text of the Quarto
has been partly transcribed, and partly printed direct, from
rotographs made by Mr Dunn of the University Library,
Cambridge, and in the reading of the proofs I have
received valuable assistance from Mr George Watson,
Oxford.
W. A. CRAIGIE.
Oxford, April 1920.
CONTENTS.
I. Anon. ' Ane Sonet to the Authour ' . . . i
Zour predicefsouris prayfe & prowes hie.
II. Maitland Satire on the Toun Ladyes . . . i
Sum wyfes of the borrouftoun.
III. Maitland Aganis the Theivis of Liddisdail . ■ 3 b
Of Liddifdaill the commoun theiffis.
IV. Maitland On the New Yeir . . . ■ 5 b
O hie Eternall god of micht.
V. Maitland Satire on the Age .... 8
Quhair is the blyithnes that hes beine.
VI. Maitland Of the Quenis Maryage . . . lo
The greit blyithnes and loy Ineftimabill.
VII. Maitland 'Ane Ballat maid at New 5eirismess 1559' 12
Eternal god tak away thy fcurge.
VIII. Maitland On the New Yeir . . . .13 b
In this new Jeir I fie bot weir.
IX. Maitland Of the Quenis arryvale in Scotland . 14
Excellent Princes potent and preclair.
X. Maitland ' Ane Ballat maid at the winning of Calice ' 1 5 b
Reioyis Henrie maift Chriftiane king of france.
XI. Maitland ' The Laird of Lethingtounis Counfale to
his Sone beand in pe court ' . . . 1 6 b
My Sone In Court gif thow plefis remaine.
CONTENTS.
XII. Maitland On the Miseries of the Tyme . . i8 b
O gratious god almichtie and eterne.
XIII. Maitland The Folye of ane auld Man . . 20
Amang foleis ane greit folie I find.
XIV. Maitland The blind Baronis comfort . , 20 b
Blind man be blyithe thocht yat thow be wrangit.
XV. Maitland Moral Verses 21
Luik that na thing to fine the tyice.
XVI. Maitland On Gude Friday . . . ,21b
The lord yat raife from lyif againe.
XVII. Maitland On Patience 24
Gif Trowbill cummis be eventour.
XVIII. Maitland Aganis the Divisioun of the Lordis . 24 b
O leving lord j/at maid baith hevin and hell.
XIX. Maitland Aganis the Weiris . . . .25 b
At morning in ane gardein grein.
XX. Maitland Solace in Age . , . . 2 6*b
Thocht that this warld be verie ftrainge.
XXI. Maitland Aganis Oppressioun of the Commounis 27b
It is greit pitie for to fe.
XXII. Maitland Aganis Tressoun , . . ,29
Treafone is the maift fchamfuU thing.
XXIII. Maitland Na Kyndnes at Court without Siller . 30
Sumtyme to court I did repair.
XXIV. Maitland Pleasouris of Aige . . . .31
Paftyme with godlie companie.
XXV. Maitland Of Unione amangis the Lordis . .31b
3e nobillis all that fould yis countrie guyde.
XXVI. Maitland The Warld worth na Thocht . . 34
3e that fumtyme hes bene weill ftaikit.
XXVII. Maitland Miserie the Frute of Vyce . . 34 b
How fould our commoun weill Induire.
CONTENTS.
XXVIII. Maitland Advyce to Kyndnes . . -35
It is ane mortall paine to heir and fie.
XXIX. Maitland Aganis Covetyce . . . • 36 b
Greit paiije It is to behauld and fie.
XXX. Maitland Lament for the Disorderis of the
Cuntrie ...... 38
O Lord our fin hes done the tein.
XXXI. Maitland Advyce to lesom Mirriness . • 39 b
Quhen I haiie done confider.
XXXII. Maitland Gude Counsals . . .41
Loue verlew over all, and all vyces flie.
XXXIII. Maitland Pious Rymes . . . . 41 b
Sinneris repent that Je haue fpent.
XXXIV. Maitland Of the troubillous Tymes . . 42
Mair mifchevous and wicked warld.
XXXV. Arbuthnot ' Ane Contrapoysoun to the Ballat
falfhe intitulit the properteis of gud
Wemen' ...... 43
Quha dewlie wald decerne.
XXXVI. Arbuthnot On Luve 48
He that luifis lichtlieft.
XXXVII. Arbuthnot Ceis, Hairt . . . . 48 b
Ceif hairt and trowbill me no nioir.
XXXVIII. Anon. Sang on Absence . . -5'
Sen that Eine that workis my weilfair.
XXXI-X. Anon. Address to a Lady . . . • 53 b
Sen fortoun hes now randerit me fubiect.
XL. Anon. ' Ane ballat to be songe with the tuine
of Luifer come to luifeiris dore &c.' . 55 b
O blifsed bird brichtest of all.
XLI. Arbuthnot A general Lament . . .58 b
O wratched waird, O fals feinjit fortoun.
CONTENTS.
XLIL Arbuthnot The World changed . . .62
Religioun now is reknit as ane fabill.
XLIII. J. Maitland 'Aganis sclanderous Toungis' . 64 b
Gif Bissie branit bodyis Jow bakbyit.
XLIV. J. M. 'Ane Admonitioun to my Lord of Mar,
Regent ' 66 b
Maift loyall lord ay for thy lawtie lovit,
XLV. Arbuthnot Reasons for not writing . . 68 b
Gif it be trew that ftoreis doe rehers.
XLVI. Anon. Ane Confolatore Ballad to Sir Richart
Maitland of Lethingtoun, Knicht . . 69
Tobie moft trew in monye troubillis tryit.
XLVII. Anon. Fredome in Presoun . , . -73
Vp hairt thow art the pairt.
XLVI II. Anon. The Bankis of Helicon . . . .74 b
Declair je bankis of helicon.
XLIX, Anon. An Address of Friendship , . .78 b
As phcebus in his fpheris hicht.
L. Maitland The Evillis of new-found Lawis . 80
Lord god how lang will this law left.
LI. Maitland Complaint aganis the lang Law-sutes 81
Sair is the recent murmoar and regrait.
LIT. Maitland On the Warldis Ingratitude . . 82 b
This warld fo fals is and vnftabill.
LI 1 1. Maitland To be put in ony publict hous . .83 b
Dreid god & luif him faythfuilie.
LIV. Maitland Moral Advyce . . . . 84 b
Ground the ay on gudnes.
LV. Maitland Of the Malyce of Poyetis . . 85
Sum of the poetis and makeris that ar now.
LVI. Maitland The Ruyne of Realmes . . .86
Of god the mifknawlege.
CONTENTS.
LVII. Maitland How thy Hous may lest ... 86
Gif thow desyire thy hous lang ftand.
LVIII. Maitland Aganis Discord amang the Lordis . 86 b
My lordis all fen ahftinence is taine.
LIX. Maitland To King James VI. . . ,87 b
Our fouuerane lord into thy tender aage.
LX. Anon. 'Ana Exclamatioun maid in England
vpon the delyuerance of the Erie of
Northumberland ' . . . . . 89 b
Quho lift to mark the Scottifch gyfe.
LXI. Anon. 'The Anfweir to the Englifch Ballad' . 91 b
3ow that doe wryte aganis the Scottis.
LXII. Anon. 'Ane fchort Inveccyde maid aganis the
delyuerance of the erle of Northum-
berland' . . . . . • 93 b
Quhat faithfull hairt dois not for forrow burfl.
LXIII. Montgomerie On Lady Margaret Montgomerie 96 b
3e hevinis abone with heavinlie ornamentis.
LXIV. Montgomerie On the Same . . . .97 b
Luiffaris leif of to loif fo hie.
LXV. Anon. An Elegie 98 b
With fiching fad and furging forrow foir.
LXVI. G. H. 'Ane Elagie tranflatit out of frenche in
EngHfh meter' .... .102 b
Is thair in erthe or hes thair euer bene.
LXVII. K. James. Silence and Patience . . . 105 b
Sen thocht is frie, Think quhat thow will.
LXVIII. Anon. In Prayse of Lethingtoun . . . 106 b
Virgil his village Mantua.
LXIX. Anon. The Visioun of Chaistetie . . .110
Intill ane morning mirthfuUest of may.
LXX. Anon. A Complaint anent Meiris . . .nib
To my lordis of renoun.
CONTENTS.
LXXI. Anon. A Luve-sang on Houp . • 1 1 5
My ladyis pulchritud.
LXXII. Anon. The faythful Luifar . . . .116
Gif faithfulnes je find.
LXXIII. Anon. 'Ane prayer' ... n?
O lord in heavin above that rewlis all.
LXXIV. Anon. ' In prais of ane Gentle woman ' . . 1 1 8 b
To prais that perfyte is the labour wer but vain.
LXXV. Anon. ' Of ane vnthankfuU freind ' . .119
Vnto a freind I proferd once gud will.-
LXXVI. Anon. ' To his freind ' 119 b
O michtie love that rewlis all.
LXXVII. Anon. ' In prais of ane gilt bybill ' . . .120b
Who takis in hand by pen, to prais a wark with fame.
LXXVIII. Anon. 'Ane freindlye letter to his freind' . 121
The piteous plaint of heavie hairt.
LXXIX. Anon. ' To ane angrie freinde ' . . .122
The lyon for hir tender whelpis dois roir.
LXXX. Anon. ' To his freind ' 122
The beatin bark with bloiftrous blaftis.
LXXXI. Anon. 'Ane prayer' 123
With weippin eis and face defigurat.
LXXXI I. Anon. A Doxology 123 b
To michtie loue above that ringis.
LXXXIII. Anon. ' To ane VnthankfuU freind ' . .124
Ane new fairweill a ftrainge gudnicht.
LXXXIV. Anon. ' In prais of ane bulk fend to his
freind ' 1 2 5 b
This bulk who taikis in hand to reid.
LXXX V. Anon. 'To your self 126
If sapho saige for saphic songe so sueit.
CONTENTS.
LXXXVI. Anon. A Prayer for Aid . . . .126b
Ze heauinlie goddis & goddefsis.
LXXXVII. Anon. ' Maxims ' 127
Quhen houp & hap & weill & health bene hiest.
LXXXVIII. Anon. 'The reid in the loch sayis ' . .127
Thocht raging stormes movis ws to fchaik.
LXXXIX. Anon. Constance the Cure of Absence .127b
As absence is the greatest fo.
XC. T. Hudson 'Epitaph of sir R. Maitland,
knight' . . . , . .129
The slyding tyme so slylie slippes away.
XCI. R. Hudson 'Ane other' . . . .130
Thy surname Maitland shewes thyne antient race.
XCH. Anon. ' Epitaphe vpon the death of Sir
Richard Metland ' . . . .131
This hallow grave within her bounds dois clofe.
XCin. Anon. Two epitaphs 132
Loe heir tuo wights inburied be.
XCIV. Anon. ' In commendation of Syr lohne
Maitland of Thirlftaine' . . .133
Before my face this nyght to me appeird.
XCV. Anon. Elegy on Sir R. Maitland . . .137
O deith allace with dairt fo dolorous.
Notes and Variants . . . . . .' .283
Glossary 293
Index of Proper Names . . . . . 3°^
Index of First Lines 3°5
Maitland Quarto MS.,
fol. 8 a .
Facing p. 15
ir
74 b .
152
M
89 b .
II 182
It
105 b .
11 214
zAIoAlilE moAITLdAV^D.
I 5 86.
Marie Maitland . 1586.
"•J
Sonet to the Authour In
comendatioun of his buik.
Z our predicefsouris pray fe & prowes hie
Thair hardie hairtis hawtie heroicall
Of dew defert de/eruis neuer to die
Bot to be pennit & placit as principall
&■ metest mirrour of manheid martiall
Vnto thair lyne & linage to give licht
Of Quhome ye come O.uhofe offpring xpw to call
Ze merit weill refsem.bling thame so richt
Thocht thay wer manfull men ofmekill micht
Thair douchtie deidis in Zfiw hes not decayit
5^ Wittie ivyse & vatyant warriour wicht
Hes With the pen the Poetis pairt weill playit
Quhairby ^our lordschip enlairgit hes thair fame
& to Zfiur self maid ane Ivimortall name. «"S2Sl^
.1.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Oum wyfes of the horrquftoan
sa wonder vaine ar and wantoun
In warlde thay wait not quhat to weir
On claythis thay wair monye a croun
all for neMffawgilnes of geir.
Thair bodyis hrayelie thay attyire
of carnell luft to eik the fyire
I fairlie quhy thay haue no feir
to gar men deime quhat thay defyire
And all for newfangilnes of geir.
Thair gounis ar coiftlie and trimlie traillis
barrit with Veluouft f leif nek and taillis
and thair foirf kirt of f ilkis feir,
off fynest camreche thair fuk faillis
and all for newfangilnes of geir. 15
And of fyne f ilk thair furrit cloikkis
with hingand flevis lyik geill poikkis
na preiching will gar thame foirbeir
To weir all thing that finne provoikis
And all for newfangilnes of geir.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
I b ["•
Thair Wylie coittis man weill be hewit
broudrit richt braid with pasmentis fewit
I trow quha wald the maner fpeir
that thair gudmen had caus to rewit
that eQer thair wyfis wair sic geir. 25
Thair Wovin hoift of filk ar fchawin
Burrit aboiie with tafteis drawin
With gartennis of ane new maneir
To gar thair courtlines be knawin
And all for newfangilnes of geir. 30
Sumtyme thay will beir vp their goun
to fchaw thair wylicot hingand doun,
And fumtyme bayth thay will vp beir
to fchaw thair hoift of blak or broiin
And all for newfangilnes off geir — 35
Thair Collarris carcattis and hals beiddis
With veluot hattis heicht on thair heidis
Coirdit with gold lyik ane jounkeir
Broudrit about with goldin threiddis
And all for newfangilnes of geir. t^S^lr 40
II.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Thair fchone of velwot and thair mflillis
In kirk ar not content with ftflillis
the fermon quhen thay sit to heir
hot caryis cufchingis lyik vaine fuillis
And all for newfangilnes of geir. 45
I mein of thame thair honour dreidis
quhy fould thay not haue honeist weidis
to thair eftait doand effeir
I mein of thame thair f tait exceidis
And all for newfangilnes of geir. 50
For fumtyme wyffis sa grave hes bein
Lyik giglettis cled wald not be sein
off burgeft wyffis thocht I speik heir
Think weill of all women I mein
On vaniteis that waistis geir. 55
Thay fay wyffis ar fa delicat
In feding feifting and bancat
Can not content thame with fie cheir
as weill may suffice thair eftait
For newfangilnes of cheir and geir. 60
And fum will fpend mair I heir fay
In fpyice and droggis on ane day
IjIAITLAND QUARTO R^S.
Nor wald thair motheris in ane 3eir
quhilk will gar monye pak decay
quhen thay fa vainlie waift thair geir — 65
Thairfoir ^oung wyffis speciallie
of all sic faultis hauld 30W frie
and moderatlie to leif now leir
In meit and clayth accordinglie
and not fa vainli^ waift jour geir. 70
Vse not ^o f kift atl^ort the gait
nor na mumfchancis air nor lait
be na dainfer for this daingeir
Of 50W be taine ane ill confait
that je ar habill to waift. geir. 75
Hant ay in honeft companie
and all fufpitious placis flie
Lat neuer harlot ciim 50W neir
that wald 30W leid to leicherie
In houp to get thairfoir fum geir. 80
My counfell I geve generallie
to all wemen quhat euer thay be
this leffoun for to qiiin perqueir
Syne keipit weill cowtinuallie
Better nor onye warldlie geir — 85
I,.i
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Leif burgeft men or all be loift
on 3our wyffis to mak fie coft
Quhilk may gar all 3our bairnis bleir
fcho that may not wante wyne and roift
Is abill for to waift fum geir — 90
Betwene thame and nobillis of bluid
na difference bot ane veluouft huid
Thair camreche courches ar als deir
thair other claythis ar als gud
and als coiftlie in other geir — 95
Bot wald greit ladyis tak gud heid
to thair honoar and find remeid
and thoill na burgeft wyfe to weir
Lyik lordis wyffis in ladyis weid
as dames of hono«r other geir 100
I fpeik for na difpyit trewlie
my felf am not of faultis frie
bot that 3e fould not perfeueir
Into fie folifche vanitie
For na newfangilnes of geir 105
Off burgeft wyffis thoeht I speik plaine
Sum landwart ladyis ar als vaine
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
3 b ["I-
as be thair clething may appeir
werand gayer nor thame may gaine
on our vaine clay this vaiftand geir. no
Jim's ($ Richart Maitland of
lethingtoun knyK <nS2Si^
Of Liddifdaill the cowzmoun theiffis
fa pertlie fteillis now and reiffis
that nane may keip
hors nolt nor fcheip
nor 3it dar f leip for thair mischeiffis
Thay plainlie throw the countrie rydis
I trow the mekill devil thame gydis
quhair thay onfet
ay in thair gait
thair is na get nor dure thame bydis
Thay leif richt nocht quhair euer thay ga
thair can na thing be hid thame fra
for gif men wald thair houfft hauld
then waxe thay bald
to burne and f la —
n..]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Thay haue neir hand hereit haill
Ettrik forreft and Lawderdaill
now ar thay gaine
In Lowthiane
and fpairis nane that thay will waill.
Thay landis ar with ftouth fa focht
To extreme povertie ar brocht
Thay wicked fchrowis
hes laid the plowis
That nane or few is that ar left ocht. 25
Bot co»«moun taking of blak maill
thay that had flefche & breid & aill
now ar fa wraikit
maid piiir and nakit
Faine to be ftaikit with waiter caill 30
Thay thefis that fteillis and turfis hame
ilk ane of thame hes ane to name
Will of the lawis
Hab of the fchawis
To mak bair wais thay think na fchame. 35
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
4 b ["'•
Thay fpuil3ie puire men of thair pakis
thay leif thame nocht on bed nor bakis
bayth hen and cok
with reill and rok
The lairdis lok / all with him takis. 40
Thay leif not fpindill, fpone nor fpeit
bed, bofter, blanket, fark nor fcheit
Ihone of the park
rypis kift and ark
For all fie wark he is richt meit. 45
He is Weill kend Ihone of the fyide
a gretar theif did neuer ryide
he neuer tyris
for to brek byris
our muire and myris our gud ane gyide. 50
Thair is ane Callit Clemewtis hob
Fra ilk pQire wyfe reiffis 'Qair wob
and all the laif
Quhat euer thay half
The deuill reffaif / thairfoir his gob. 55
To fie fa greit ftouth quha wald trowit
bot gif fum greit man it allowit
.II.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Richt fair I rew
thocht it be trew
thair is fa few that dar avowit. 60
Of fum greit men thay haue sic gait
that redye ar thame to debait
and will vp weir
thair ftollin geir
that nane dar fteir, thame air nor lait. 65
Quhat caufis theiffis ws our gang
bot want of luftice ws amang
nane takis cair
thocht all forfair
na man will fpair, now to doe wrang. 70
Of ftouth thocht now thay cum gud fpeid
that nather of men nor god hes dreid
3it or I die
fum fall thame fie
hing on a trie, quhill thay be deid. «tS2SJ/" 75
finis q, S. R. M. of
lethingtoun knicht.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
S b [IV.
O hie Eternall god of micht
of thy greit grace grant ws thy licht
With hairt and mynde finceir
To leif efter thy lawis richt
now in this new jeir — S
God keip our Quene and grace hir fend
this realme to gyde and defend
In Justice perseueir
and of thir weiris mak ane end
now Into this new jeir, lo
God fend grace to our Quene Regent .
Be law to mak fie punifchment
To gar limmeris forbeir
for till oppres the Innocent
now Into this new jeir — 15
Lord fchent all faweris of feditioun
remove all rancour and fufpitioun
quhilk may this countrie deir
Put all perturbers to punitioun
now into this new 3eir — 20
IV.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
God fend pastowrw of veritie
By quhome we may Instructit be
our god to ferue and fair
and to fet furth his worde trewlie
now into this new 5eir. 25
And tak away thir Ignorantis
of kirk men that vycis hantis
and leidis ws arreir
That bayth gud lyfe and cuwning wantis
riow Into this new jeir. 30
God give o«r lordis temporall
grace to geif ane trew counfell
this realme to guyde and fteir
To be obedient and loyall
now Into this new 5eir. 35
And tak away all greit oppressowrzj
co»«moiin mantenaris of transgresso^rw
moveris of ftryfe and weir
For theiffis and reveris Intercesso«rw
now Into this new 3eir, 40
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
6 b fPfi
Lordis of ge sait mak expeditiouri
gar euerilk man mak restitutiotin
of wrangous land and geir
And we fall eik ^oar cowtributioun
Now Into this new jeir. 45
Men of Law I pray jovV mend
Tak na eflill querrellis be the end
For proffeit may appeir
Invent na thing to gar ws sperid
Our geir in this new 5eir. 50
God graunt o«r ladyis chaftetie
Wisdome nieiknes and grauitie
And haue na will to weir
Thair clething full of vanitie
now Into this new 3eir. 55
Bot for to weir habulgeme^t
according to their ftait and rent
and all thingis forbeir
that may thair bairnis gar repent
now into this new geir. fiSSSi/- 60
And fend
'X-]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
And fend our burgefft wit and fceill
For to fet furth the cowzmodn weill
with lawtie fell thair geir
And to vse meit and rpefpwr leill
now Into this new 3eir. 63
And all vaine waiftoarw tak away
Regrateris that takis dowbill pay
and wyne felleris our deir
dyuouris that drinkis all the day
now Into this new 3eir. 70
Grace be to the gud burgeft wyffis
that be lefum labour thryvis
and dois vertew leir
Thriftie and of honeft lyvis
Now into this new 5eir. 75
For fum of thame wald be weill fed
and lyik the Quenis ladyis cled
Thocht all thair bairnis fould bleir
I trow that fa fall mak ane red
of all thair pakis this 3eir — 80
13
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
7 b [IV
God send the co»«mounis will to wirk
The ground to labour and not to irk
To win gud quheit and beir
And to bring furth baith ftaig and ftirk
now into this new 3eir — 85
And tak away thir ydill lounis
Crame craikeris with cloutit gounis
and foirnaris that ar fweir
and put thame in the gail3eoijnis
Now into this new 5eir. 90
I pray all ftaitis and degrie
To pray to god co«tinuallie
His grace to graunt ws heir
And fend ws peace & vnitie
Now Into this new 5eir. 95
S. R. M. of lethingtoun.
14
SVm Atttr OSyl ^^ i&T^/^'"^^ .
^m^mi^
; *^^ ir*-^*^ ^>^»t ^i^ 7^'"
'■ -■ " ■■/••'.-■ "**
Maitland Quarto MS., fol. 8a, t- r .
-/ ojace p. 15.
u - '
v.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
wuhair is the blyithnes that hes beine
Baith in Burgh and landwart fene
Amang lordis and ladyis fchene
daiinsing, singing / game and play
Bot now I wait not quhat thay meine s
all merines is worne away.
For now I heir na worde of Juile
In kirk on calfay nor in fcuile
Lordis lattis thair kitchingis cuill
and drawis thame to the abbay lo
and fcant hes ane to keip thair muile
All houfhaulderis is worne away.
I faw na gyfaris all this jeir
Bot kirkmen cled lyik men of weir
That neuer cuwmis in the queir 15
Lyik ruffiaris is thair array
To preiche and teiche that will not leir
The kirk gudis thay waif t away.
Kirkmen afoir wer gud of lyfe
Preichit, teichit / and ftainchit ftryfe 20
They feirit nather fworde nor knyfe
IS
MAITLAI^D QUARTO MS.
»b [V.
For love pf god the fuith to fay
All honourit thame bayt^ barne ^nd wyff
Deuotioun, wes not away.
Our fatheris wyfe wes and difcreit 25
Thay had bayth honour men and meit
With liiiff thay did thair ten«entis treit
and had aneuche In poise to lay
Thay wantit nather malt nor quh^it
And mirrines wes not away. 30
And we had nather jiiill nor pace
Bot feikis our meit from place to place
and we haue nather luck nor grace
We gar our landis doubill pay
Our tenne«tis cryis alace alace 35
That reuthe and pitie is away.
Now we haue mair It is weill kend
nor o«r foirbearis had to fpend
bot far left at the 3eiris end
and neuer hes ane mirrie day 40
God will na ritches to us fend
So lang as hono«r is away
i5
v.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
We waift far mair now lyik vaine fuillis
We and our page to turfe o«r muillis
Nor thay did than that had greit 3uillis 45
Of meit and drink fayid neuer nay
They had lang formis Gjihah we have ftuillis
And mirrines wes not away.
Of out wanthrift fum wytis playis
And fum thair wantoun vaine arrayis 50
Sum the wyte on thair wyffis layis
That in the court wald gang fa gay
and cairis not quha the m^;-chand payis
quhill pairt of land be put away
The kirkmen keipis na profeffioun 55
the temporall men co»«mittis oppreffioun
puttand the puire from ^air poffeffioun
Na kynd of feir of god haue thay
Thay cu»«mer bayth the kirk and feffioun
And chafis Cheritie away. 60
Quhen ane of thame fuftenis wrang
We crye for Justice heid and hang
Bot quhen oux nichtbo«r we our gang
We labour Justice to delay
VOL. I. 17
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
9 b [V.
Affectioun blindis ws fo lang 6s
all equitie is put away
To mak actis we haue fum feill
god wait gif that we keip thame weill
We ciim to bar with lak and fteill
As we wald boift the ludge and fray 70
Of fie Justice I haue na fceill
Quhair reull and ordowr is away.
Our lawis ar lichtleit for abufioun
fumtyme is cloikit with collufioun
Quhilk caufis of bluid the greit efifufioun 75
for na man fpairis now to flay
quhat bringis countreis to confufioun
Bot quhair that luftice is away
Quha is the wyite quha can fchaw ws
quhat bot our nobillis that fould knaw ws 80
and till hono;'«^/ll deidis draw ws
Let neuer co»2moun weill decay
Or ellis fum mischeif will fa ws
and nobilnes we put away.
Put oar awin lawis to executiodn 85
vpon transgreffo«r/j mak pQnitioun
18
VI.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
To cruell folk feik na remiffioun
for peace and luftice lat ws pray
In dreid fum ftrainge new Institutioun
Ciim and our cuftome put away. 90
Amend 3our lyffis ane and all
and be war of ane fuddaine fall
And pray to god that maid ws all
To fend ws loy that lestis ay
And lat ws not to finne be thrall
hot put all vyice and wrang away.
95
S. R. M.
1 he greit blyithnes and loy Ineftimabill
for to fet furth we Scottis ar not abill
Nor for to mak conding folemnitie
for the gud newis and tydingis confortabill
of the contract of manage honorabill
Betuixt the Quenis maift nobill maieftitie
And the greteft 3oung prince in Christintie
And allya to ws maift profitabill
Of france the dolphin firft fone of king henrie
19
HAITLAND QUARTO. MS.
lob [VI.
All luftie Wowaris & bardie Cheualeiris lo
Go dreft '^our horft jo^r harneis and gour geiris
To rin at liftis to luft and to tornay
that it may cum vntD.5our luiffis eiris
quha in ge feild maift valiantlie him beris
And 3e fair ladyis put on '^our beft array 15
Requeift joung men to ryide in 5o«r leueray
that for 3our faik thay may brek twentie fperis
for luif of 50W 5oung luftie ladyis gay.
All borrowis tounis euerilk man 30W prayis
To mak baine fyris fercis & clerk playis 20
and throw jour rewis carrous daunce & fing
and at '^our croce gar wyne rin findrie wayis
as wes the cuftome in ouv elderis dayis
Quhen that gai mad Triumphe for ony thing
And all jour ftairis -with Tapeftrie gar hing 25
Castellis fchut gu«nis fchippis & galeyis
Blaw vp 3our truwzpettis and on jowr druw«mis ding,
Preiftis and Clerkis and men of religioun
With deuot mynd gang in profeffioun
and in-3o«r-queiris fing with melodic 30
To the greit god mak Interceffioun
To fend our Princes gud fucceftioun.
VI.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
With hir joung fpous to our vtilitie
that efter hir may gouerne this countrie
And ws defend from all oppreffioun 35
And it conft«:ue in law and libertie.
3e lordis all and barrounis of renofln
and all eftaitis of this natioun
mak greit triu»«phe mak banket and gud cheir
and euerilk man put on his nuptiall goiin 40
Lat it be fene into this borrowftoun
that in ^our cofferris hes lyne pis mony 5eir
fen that '^our Quene hes chofin hir ane feir
Ane potent prince for to ma;?tein ^our croun
and Interteney 30W in peace and weir 45
Lat all the warld ^our preceding fie
that thair is fayth and treuth in '^our countrie
Luif lawtie law and gud confcience
Concord co«currand in peace and vnitie
Obedience to the authoritie 50
Foirsicht provifioun and experience
Hono«r manheid luftice and prudence
Quhilk gif 3e haue 36 fall eftimit be
and be ilk man hauldin in reuerence —
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
II b ■ [VI.
O michtie prince and fpous to out Maiftres 55
Reffaue this realme in loue & hairtlines
Set furth o«r lawis mantein our libertie
do equale luftice bayth to mair and les
Reward vertew and punifche wickitnes
Mak ws to leif In gud tranquilHtie 60
defend our co»«mounis treit our nobilitie
And be thy mein our co?%moun weill lucres
That we tak pleso^r to mak policie.
Scottis and frenche now leif in vnitie
as 3e war brether borne in ane countrie 65
without all maner of fufpitioun
Ilk ane to other keip trew fraternitie
defend ane other baytA be land and fie,
and gif onye of euill conditioun
betuixt 50W twa wald mak feditioun 70
Scottis or frenche quhat ma« that euer he be
With all rigour put him to punitioun.
O noble princes and mother to o«r Quene
With all thy hairt to god lift vp thy Eine
And geve him thankis for grace he.hes the fend 75
that he hes maid the Inftrume«t and mein
with mariage to couple in ane chein
Thir twa realmes ather to defend
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
VII.]
Think weill warit the tyme thow hes done fpend
and the travell that thow hes done fuftein go
Sen It is brocht now to fa gud ane end.
S. R. M.
Ane Ballat maid at them '^eirismefs
In the '^eir of god 1559 '^eiris.
llfternall god tak away thy fcurge
from ws Scottis for thy greit mercie
Send ws thy help this land to clenge and purge
of discord and Inanimitie
Betuixt the leigis and auctoritie s
that we may leif in peax withouttin weir
In lawtie, law, in luif and libertie
With merines into this new 5eir.
Almichtie god fend ws fupport and grace
of ma«nis help we ar all dispairit 10
To mak concord that had fie tyme and fpace
And nana as 5it hes thair labour warit
as na man war that for gis countrie carit
bot and gis ftryf and troubill perfeueir
he falbe fage gat fall efchape vnfarit 15
and not thoill paine into this new 3eir.
23
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
12 b [▼"•
Think je not fchame that ar Scottis borne
Lordis barounis of zwctoritie
That throw 3o«r fleuth this realme ibuld be forlorne
Boar ground diftroyit and 5o«r policie 20
Sic wraik fall cum vpon 30W haiftallie
That 36 fall fay alace we wer our fweir
quhill we had tyme that maid na vnitie
Amend it 3it,now Into this new 3eir.
Trow 3e to ly lurk and doe na mair 25
To fie quktlk fyid fall haue pe victorie
The quhilk at laft fall not help 30W ane hair
Ryife vp concur and thame certifie
quhilk with reffoun will not rewlit be
3e will with force withoutin fraud or feir 30
mak weir on thame as co»2moun Enemie
And thame correct now Into this new 3eir.
God grant his grace to the Inferio^^rw
of this puir realme thair querrell to conf idder
and till obey to their {uperiourzs 35
fo that our heid and leigis do confidder
In peace and luif for to remaine togidder
Syne we wer quyte of all thir men of weir
That all trew folk from berwik to baquhidder
May leif in reft vnreft in this new 3eir. 40
24
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
VII.] 13
The Quenis g/ gif scho hes offendit
In hir office lat it reformit be
and 3e leigis let joar faill be mendit
and with trew hairt ftgrue ge a.uctori(ze
And 5e kirkmen doe 5o«r dewtie 45
and all eftaitis fyne & vyce forbeir
The quhilk to doe I pray the trinitie
To 30W fend grace now into gis new 3eir.
God mak ws quyte of all herefie
and put ws anis into the Richt way 50
and In thy law we fa Inftructit be
that we be not begylit euerie day
Ane fayis this ane other fayis nay
that we wait not quhow^to we fould adheir
Chrift fend to ws ane reuU to keip for ay SS
Without difcord now Into this new 3eir
God fend luftice this land to reuU and giiyde
and put away thift reif and oppreffioun
That all trew folk may fuirlie gang & ryide
Without difcord had parliament and feffioun 60
To gar trew folk briiik ^atr luft poffeffioun
And geve ws grace gud lord quhill we ar heir
To ceift from fyn repentand our tranfgreffioun
And leif in loy now Into this new 5eir.
S. R. M.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
13 b [viii.
In this new 5eir I fie bot weir
na caus to fing
In this new 3eir I fie bot weir
na caus thair is to fing.
I can not fing for ge Vexatioun 5
of frencheme« and the congregatioun
that hes maid trowbill in this natioun
And monye bair biging
In this new 3eir I fie bot weir na caus &c.
In this new 3eir. &c.
I haue na will to fing or danft
for feir of England and of france 10
God fend thame forrow and mifchance
Is caus of thair cu;«ming
In this new jeir. &c.
We ar fa rewlit ritche and pflire
that we wait not <\uhait to be fuire
The bourdo«r as the borrowmuire 15
quhair fum perchance will hing
In pis new geir. &c.
And 5it I think it best that we
pluck vp our hairt and mirrie be
for thocht we wald ly doun and die
It will ws helpe na thing 20
25
IX.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
14
In this new jeir. &c.
Lat ws pray god to ftainche this weir
that we may leif withouttin fair
In mirrienes quhill we ar heir
and hevin at o«r ending. 24
In this new geir I fie but weir
na caus ^air is to fing. &c.
iixcellent Princes potent and preclair
prudent perles in bontie and bewtie
Maist nobill Quene of bluid ynd^;- pe air
With all my hairt and micht I welcum the
Hame to thy native people & countrie
Befeikand god to give ge grace to haue
Of thy leigis thehairtis faytAfullie
And thame in luif and fauo«r to reffaue.
Now fen thow art arryvit in this land
Our native Princes and Illufter Quene
I traift to god pis Regioun fall ftand
ane auld frie realme as it lang tyme hes bene
Quhairin richt fone "gair falbe hard and fein
greit loy, luftice / gud peace & policie
27
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
14 b [IX.
all cair and cu»/mer baneift quyte and clein 15
and ilk man leif in gud tranquillitie.
I am not meit nor abill to furthfet
How thow fall vfe discreitlie all thing heir
nor of ane Princes the dewtie & det
Quhilk I beleif thy hienes hes parqueir 20
Bot gif neid be thair is anew can leir
Thy maieftitie of thy awin natioun
and geve ge counfale how to reull and fteir
With wifdome all belangand to thy croun.
Bit I exhort pe to be circumfpect 25
of thy counfell in the electioun
Cheis faythfull men of prudence and effect
quha will for wrang mak dew correctioun
and doe luftice without exceptioun
Men of knawledge gud lyfe and confcience 30
That will not fail^ie for affectioun
Bot of gud fame and Lang experience.
Quhilk gif thow doe I houp g«t thow fall ring
lang in gis land in greit felicitie
Will thow pleis god he will the fend all thing 35
Is neidfull to maintein thy royaltie
Quha geif ge grace to guyde fa prudentlie
that all thy doing be to his plesour.
And of
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
IX.]
IS
And of Scotland to the cowzmoditie
quhilk vnder god thow hes now in thy cuire. 40
And gif thy hienes plefit for to marie
That thow haue hap I pray the trinitie
To cheis and tak ane housband without tarie
To thy hono«r and our vtilitie
Quha will and may maintain our libertie 45
Repleit of wifdome and of godlines
Nobill and full of conftance and lawtie
With gud fucceffioun to our quyetnes.
Madame I wes trew IS^ruand to thy mother
And In hir favo«r ftiiid ay thankfullie 50
of my eftait afweill as onye other
pray and thy grace I may reffauit be
In ficlyik fauoar with thy maieftitie
Inclynand ay to me thy gracious eiris
And amang otheris fervandis think on me 55
This laft requeift I leirnit at the frieris.
And thocht that I to ferue be not fa habill
as I wes wont Becaus I may not fie
5it in my hairt I falbe firme and ftabill
To thy hienes with all fidelitie. 60
29
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
IS b [X.
Ay prayand god for thy profperitie
And that I heir thy peopill with hie voice
And loyfull hairt cryand co«tinuaIlie
Viue marie trenoble royne d' Efcoft — .
S. R. M.
Ane Ballat maid at the winning
of Calice.
Reioyis Henrie maift Chriftiane king of france
Reioift all peopill of this Regioun
That hes with manheid and be happie chance
Be thy lieutenent trew of greit renoiin
The Duik of Guife recouerit Calice toun 5
The quhilk hes bene twa hundreth 5eiris bygaine
Into the handis of Englis natioun
quha neuer thocht be force It micht be tane.
Bot we may fie that me«nis ludgment
Is all bot vaine quhen god plefis to fchaw 10
his michtie power is omnipotent
for quhen he plefis he can gar princes knaw
That he It is alane that rewlis all
And ma«nis helpe is all bot vanitie
Think gat it wes his hand that brak pe wall 15
Thairfoir give gloir to him Eternallie.
Sa hie ane purpofe for to tak in hand
quha gef that prince fa greit audacitie
30
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
X.] i6
To feige that toun that fa ftranglie did ftand
and quha gave him fie fubftance and fupplie 20
And quha gave him the end and victorie
Quha hot greit god the guyder of all thingzj
that quhen he plefis can princes magnifie
And for ^air fyne tra«flait realmes & kingis.
That noble king wes greitlie to advance 25
quhilk efter that his Capitaines of renotin
had tint ane feild be hafard and mifchance
jit tint na Courage for that miffortoun
Bot lyik ane michtie vailjeant campioun
Be his lieutenent and nobill men of weir 30
Tuik vpon hand to feige that ftrongeft toun
Into the deideft tyme of all the jeir.
Thairfoir je all that ar of Scottis bluid
Be blyith, Reioyift for ge recovering
of that ftronge toun / and of ge fortoun gud 35
of 3our maift tender frend that nobill king
Quhilk ay wes kynde in help and fupporting
of 30W be men and money copious
And in his hand hes Inftantlie the thing
To 30W Scottis that is maift precious. 40
Sen 3e luif god in thingis outwardlie
In fyris and proceffioun generall
So in 3our hairtis luif him Inwardlie
Amend 30ur lyiffis repent ^our finnis all
31
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
i6 b [XI.
Doe equall reffoun bayth to greit and fmall 45
and euerie man doe his vocatioun
Than god fall graunt 30W quhen 56 on him call
of 3our fais ge dominatioun.
Sen god in the bigi^^ning of this jeir
Vnto that king fa gud fortoun hes fend 50
We pray to him fie grace to graunt ws heir
That we get Berwik our merchis for to mend
Quhilk gif we get o«<r bordo^^rzV may defend
Aganis England with his helpe and fupplie
And then I wald the weiris had ane end 55
And we to leif'In peace and vnitie.
S. R. M.
TAe laird of Lethingtounis Coun/ale
to his Sone beand in g' court.
iVly Sone In Court gif thow plefis remaine
This my counfale into thy mynd Imprent
In thy fpeiking luik that thow be not vaine
Behauld and heir and to thy tounge tak tent
Be no lear els. thow ar fchent
found the on treuth gif thow wald weill betyide
To gouerne all and reull be not o^r bent
He reullis weill that weill in court can guyde.
Be not ane fcorner nor feinjit flatterar
nor 3it ane rounder of Inuentit taillis
32
XI.]
I?
15
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Of it thow heiris be not ane clatterar
fall not in plie for thing that lytill vaillis
Haue not to doe with oger mewnis faillis
fra wicked men thow draw the far on fyide
Thow art ane fuile gif thow with fuillis deillis
he reuUis weill that weill in court can gyde.
Be war quhomto thy counfale thow reveill
Sum may feme trew and git diffemblit be
Be of thy promeis and conditioun leill
Waift not thy gud in prodigalitie
Nor put thy hono2<r into leopardie
With folk diffamit nagger gang nor ryide
with wilful! men to argone is folic
he rewllis weill that weill in court can gyde.
Be no dyiffar nor player at the cairtes 25
bot gif it be for paftyme and fmall thing
be not blawin with windis of all airtis
Conftant of gud of wofdome is ane f ing
Be wyife and tenty in thy gouerning
And trye thame weill in quhome thow will co^feid 30
Sum fair wordis will gif wald fie pe hing
He reullis weill that weill in court can gyde.
Attoar all thing ay to thy prince be trew
In thocht an deid in word in work and ficht
fra treffonabill companie efchew 35
VOL. I. 33
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
17 b [xr.
Thy princes hono^^r and proffeit at thy micht
Set ay fordwart the puire bayth day and nicht
and let na thing the co;^moun weill elyde
And at all tyme maintein luftice and richt
He reullis weill that weill in court can gyde 40
Preis not to be exaltit abone other
for gif thow doe thow falbe fair Invyit (50)
greit perrell is to tak on hand pe ruder
quhill firft that thy experience be tryit
Think at the laft thy doing wilbe fpyit 45
thocht thow with flicht wald cover it and hyide
and all thy craft fall at the croce be cryit (55)
He rewlis weill gat weill in court can gyde.
Thocht thou in court be with ge hieft placit
In hono«r office or in dignitie 50
Think that fumtyme thow may be fra it chafit
as fum hes bene befoir and 5it may be
neidfuU it is thairfoir to gang warlie (45)
That rakleflie thow snapper not nor flyide
Ken ay thy felf beft in profperitie 55
He rewlis weill that weill in court can gyde.
Bewar in geving of ane hie counfale
In materis greit and doutfum fpeciallie
Quhilk be the working of ge warld may faill
Thocht it feme neuer fa apperantlie 60
Behauld ge warldis Inftabilitie
34
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XI.] i8
That neuer ftill intill ane ftait dois byide
bot changeand ay as dois the mone and fie
He rewllis weill that weill in court can gyde.
Gif with the people thow wald louit be 65
Be gentill lawtie and meik in thy eftait
For and thow be vncourtiiis proud and hie
then all the warld fall the detaift and halt
Flie feinging, flattering / falfat and diffait
Inuent na thing that may the realme devyide 70
ay nourifch peace flie troubill and debait
he rewlis weill that weill in court ca« gyde.
Ground all thy doing vpon futhfaftnes
and hauld the ay gud co»«panie amang
Gadder na geir with craft and wrachitnes 75
Preis not to conqueis onye thing with wrang
evill gottin guddis leftis neuer lang
thocht all wer thyne within this warld fa wyde
Thow fall fra It or it fra pe fall gang
he rewllis weill that weill In court can gyde 80
Aboue all thing I the exhort and pray
To pleis thy god fet all thy biffie ciiire
And fyne thy prince ferue / loue weill and obey
and as thow may be helpand ay the puire
Sen Erdlie thingw will not ay Indiiire 85
35
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
i8 b [XH.
Thairfoir in hevin ane place for the provyide
qukaz'r thair is loy reft gloir and all plefour
vnto the quhilk eternall god ws guyde.
S.' R. M.
O gratious god almichtie and eterne
for lefus faik thy fone we afk at the
ws to defend conferve ws and guberne
And tak fra ws lord for thy greit mercie
Thir plagis that apperis prefentlie S
peft povertie and maift vnkyndlie weir
Hunger and derthe that now is lyik to be
throw deid of beiftis and fcant of corn pis geir.
Bot lord pis commis of thy luft Iudgme;2t
for punifchme«t of our Iniquitie lo
that neuer of our f innis will repent
bot perfeueir In Impietie
We ar fa foppit in fenfualitie
baith fpirituall and temporall eftait
The peopill all mifguydit haillalie 15
not regnis now bot troubill and debait.
Silm tyme the preiftis thocht thay did weill
quhen that thay maid p«2> berdis and fchuif ^atr croun
Vfit round cappis and gounis to thair heill
ai)d meft and mateinis faid of pa«V faffioun 20
36
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xii.] 19
Thocht that all vycis rang in ^atr perfoun
leicharie gluttonie vaine gloir and avarice
with fworde and fyire for zeill of religioun
of chriftiane peopill oft maid facrifice.
For quhilk god hes thame puneift richt fchairplie 25
bot had thay left thair auld abufioun
and turnit thame fra vyice to god trewlie
and fyne forthocht "gatr wrang Intriifioun
Into the kirk be fals elufioun
the worde of god fyne preichit faytAfullie 30
Thay had not cummit to fie confufioun
nor tholit had as 5it fie miferie.
Now is Proteftanis riffin ws amang
Sayand thay will mak reformatioun
Bot 3it as now ma vycis neuer rang 35
as pryide Iniiy fals diffimulatioun
Diffait adulterie and fornicatioun
Thift, reif, f lauchter, oppreffioun of the puire
of policie plaine alteratioun
of wrangous geir now na ma« takis cuir. 40
Thay think it weill and thay ge pape doe call
The Antechrift / and meft Idolatrie
and fyne eit flefche vpon pe fraydayis all
that thay fterue god richt then accordinglie
37
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
19 b [xii.
Thocht in all thing thay leif maift wickedlie 45
Bot god co»«niandit ws his law to keip
firft honour him and fyne haue cheritie
With our nyf/^tbour and for our finnis weip.
Think weill that god that puneift pe papiftis
is 3it on lyfe and 30W to puneifche abill 50
as he did thame that in 3our finnis Infiftis
as goddis worde wer hauldin bot ane fabill
Bot gif 5our hairt on god be firme and ftabill
thocht that his worde into 5o«r mouth 36 haue
except 3our lyfe be thairto conformabill 55
In worde and.worke 36 bot ^our felf diffaue.
I mein not heir of faythfull Chriftianis
nor minifteris of goddis worde trewlie
That at ge famyn fteidfafthe remanis
In worde and work without hypocrefie 60
Bot I doe mein of thame allanerlie
that callit ar the flefchlie gofpellaris
Quha in g«?> wordis apperis richt godlie
Bot 3it g«?> workis ge plaine co;«trair declaris.
Bot thocht of papiftis and proteftantis fum 65
hes bayth gane wrang and goddes law tranfgreffit
keip ws gud lord that neuer mair we cum
To fie erro«<r bot grace to doe the beft
that with all men thy trew fayth be confeft
That Chriftiane folk may leif in vnitie 70
Vertew fet vp and all vycis fuppreft
That all the world gud lord may honour the.
S. R. M.
38
XHI.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
20
Amang foleis ane greit folie I find
quhen that ane man paft fiftie 3eir of aage
That in his vaine confait growis fo blind
as for to loyne himfelf in mariage
With ane 3oung laft quhais bluid is git in raige 5
Thinkand that he may ferue hir appetit
Quhilk and he faill then will fche him difpyite.
Agit men fould loyis in morall taillis
and not in tailis for folie is to marie
fra tyme that bayt^ ^az'r ftrenth and nature faillis 10
To tak ane wyf and bring him felf in tarie
For frefche maij and cauld lanuarij
Agreis not vpon ane fang in lune
The trebill wantis that fould be fonge abone.
Men fould tak voyage at ge larkis fang 15
and not at evin quhan passed is the day
Efter midage ge luiffar lyis full lang
quhen that his hair is turn it lyart gray
ane auld gray berd on ane quhyte mouth to lay
Into ane bed it is ane piteous ficht 20
The ane cryis help pe other hes no micht.
To haue bene merchant bygaine monye ane geir
In handwarpe burges and in the toun of berrie
Syn Into deip for to tyine all his geir
With vaine confait to puire him felf and herrie 25
greit perrell is for to pas our the ferrie
39
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
20 b [XIV.
Into ane lekand bot not naillit fast
To beir the faill not havand ane fteif maft.
To tak ane melein that greit labour requyris
Syn wantis graith for to manuire this land 30
quhair feid wantis then men of teilling tyris
Then cu»«mis ane findis it waift lyand
Boikis his pleuche teillis at his awin hand
Better had bene the firft had neuer kendit
Nor thoill that fchame and fo my taill is endit. 35
S. R. M.
Ijlind man be blyithe thocht g«t thow be wrangit
thocht blyithe be herreit tak na melawcolie
Thow falbe blyithe quhen that thay falbe hangit
that blythe hes fpuil3it fo malitiouflie
be blyithe and glaid that nane per{a.ue in the 5
that thy blyithnes confiftis into riches
bot thow art blyith gat thow eternallie
fall ring with god in eternall blyithnes.
Thocht thay haue fpuil5it blyith of gud and geir
3it haue thay left lyand ftill the land 10
Quhilk to tranfport wes not in thair power
Nor 5it wilbe thocht no man thame gaineftand
Therfoir be blyith ge tyme may be at hand
quhen blyithe falbe git with goddis grace
als Weill pleneift as euer thay it fand 15
quhen fum fall rew the rinning of gat race.
40
XV.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Ay to be blyithe outwartlie appeir
that be na man It may perfauit be
That thow panfis for tinfell of thy geir
that thy onfreindis that ar proud and hi^
be blyith and glaid of thy aduerfitie
Thairfoir be ftout and lat thame vnde^tand
for loife of geir thow takis na fuffie
for 3it behind thow hes aneuch of land.
Be blyith and glaid ay in thy Intent 25
for lefum blyithnes is ane happie thing
Be gou not blyithe quhat vaillit land or rent
and thow be blyith is caus of lang leving
Be thow not blyithe thocht thow wer ane king
Thy lyif is not bot cair without blyithnes 30
Thairfoir be blyith and pray to god ws bring
Till his blyithnes and loy gat is endles.
S. R. M.
l^uik that na thing to fine the tyice
Bot ground the ay vpon luftice
ay follow vertew and flie vyce
of toung be trew
Ay hait all kyinde of covatice
Waift not thy guddis at the dyice
Flie fra all fuillis that ar nyice
and thame efchew.
41
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
21 b [^vi.
Hauld the in honeft companie
thy perfoun gyide ay honeftlie lo
And haiint na kyinde of harlatrie
• fra fyne abftein
Deill with all folkis faythfullie
and vfe the neuer for to lie
Conqueis na guddis wrangouflie 15
Be na fals mein
To euerie p^^fone doe reffoun
keip ge fra melling with treffoun
and tak in thank and gude feffoun
Quhat god will fend 20
Put na man be oppreffioun
furth of thair luft poffeffioun
To god mak Interceffioun
for ana gud end.
finis q^, S. R. M.
1 he lord pat raife from lyif againe
that deid for ws on gud fryday
Quhilk fufferit mekill woe and paine
With lewis that wer hard of fay
Wer he amawg ws now this day
He wald far mair thoill and fuftein
for now as I heir all men fay
Is the worft warld that euer wes fein.
42
XVI.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
22
Ane heroid rang into thay 5eiris
ane murtherar of Innocentis lo
Bot now he hes ane thowfand feiris
far crueller in thair Intentis
To rug and reif and tak vp rentis
The poure peopill oppreffand clein
for ge quhilk thing fum fair repentis 15
In gis worft warld gat euer wes fein.
That tyme "gat'r wes bot ane pilat
now is thair ma nor fiftie fcoir
With als fair wordis of diffait
as had the oger of befoir 20
fa fast into this warld thay foir
to trew vaen dois mekill tein
thair craft ay kyithis moir and moir
as in this warld it is now fein.
That tyme thair wes bot ane Caiphas 25
that did accufe our lord lefus
Bot now is mony ma alace
the Innocentis for to p^H'ew
Thair is bakbyteris now anew
Bot of gud men thair is our quhein 30
That will and can gif counfell trew
as in gis warld it may be fein.
The tormewtaris wer then fo fcant
Chryist for to fcurge fcairis found wer fax
43
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
22 b [XVI.
Now of ane thoufand not ane dois want 35
Thair wicked nu^zber fo dois wax
To fpoil5ie pour men of ^azr pakis
To reif can na man thame refraine
Quhill that thay gar ane widdie rax
In this worft warld gat euer wes feine. 40
Thair wes ane ludas in that tyme
for syluer did his maifter fell
Bot now is fmittit with that cryme
Ane thowfand ma nor I can tell
That dois in this countrie dwell 45
Wald fell gazV faullis as I wein
for geir vnto the deuill of hell
In this worft warld g«t euer wes fein.
Peter to Annas hous him dreft
quhair he his maifter did deny 50
Monye with mouth hes now co«feft
Thay ar of Chriftis companie
Bot and ge will thair workis efpy
3e fall fie thame befoir •^our ein
Denyand Chrift alluterlie S5
as be thair lyffis may be fein.
Pilat let bot ane theif gang
Quhen he put lefus Chrift to deid
Bot now fyve hundreth theiffis ftrang
at anis will thair remiffioun fpeid 60
And trew
44
XVI.]
•MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
And trew folk can get na renieid
QuHat wrang that euer thay fuftein
quhilk garris monye beg ^air breid
In this worft warld pat euer wes fein.
Fra Pilat fand of deid na caus 65
In Chrift he wald haue lattin him ga
I wald thay that leidis our lawis
and our ludges wald now doe fa
Compell no Innocent to pay
nor thame convict be fubtell mein 70
Nor in thair fyf ift put not "gair fa
let na partialitie be fein.
Thairfoir princes and Magiftratis
and 5e in Court that office beir
that for auctoritie debaittis 75
To hurt the Innocent tak feir
for feid fufpitioun or for geir
fra wrang preceding ay abftein
In dreid god ather hyne or heir
His vengeance gar on 50W be fein. 80
As lewis wer to Chrift vnkynd
for all his werkis and gudnes
His miraclis put forth of mynd
quhen that to deid thay did him dreft
Swa In this warld all thankfulnes 85
and all auld kyndnes that hes bein
and all gud turnis mair and left
ar clein for5et and now o2^rfein.
45
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
23 b [XVI.
Apperantlie now all men fayis
That all Staittis ar in difpair 90
Thinkand can thay put of pazV dayis
quhat fall cum efter thay tak no cair
Thocht all this regioun fould forfair
oi'Qair will will not want ane prein
Quhilk will mak monye biggingis bair 95
and ane waift countrie to be fein.
Quhair is the zelous men and wyife
of kirk and of ge temporall ftait
That in pis realme hes bein oft fyf^
That wald tak travell air and lait 100
To ftainche all trowbill and debait
And ane greit perrell could prevein
And now the lordis to gang ane gait
The co»2moun weill to be foirfein.
God mak ws quyte of all blafphemaris 105
and of all men of euill conditioun
god mak ws quyte of all mewtenaris
amangis ws of feditioun
And all raferis of fufpitioun
Send ws gud men to gang betwein no
The lordis to mak vnioun
That peace may in this land be fein.
God keip the kingis maieftitie
and gif him graces monyfauld
This land to keip In libertie nj
In peace and luftice to ws hauld
46
XVII.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
24
Sa that na perfoun 3oung nor auld
fall ony caus haue to complein
That luftice now is coft and fauld
as oger tymes hes bein fein. 120
S. R. M.
(jif Trowbill cu»«mis be evento^^r
and not throw thy mifgou^mance
Then patientlie thow it Induire
quhill god plefis fend bettir chance
Trowble fumtymes is proiitable 5
and gevis men Intelligence
To ken ^air god makis thame able
and of thame felfif experience.
Behauld the Inftabilitie
of pis fals warld and how it gais 10
This day ane maK fet vp in hie
To morne fet doun amang his fais.
Thpw may fie greit vnfayt/^fulnes
Intill all ftaitis regnand now
amang thame is fie doubilnes 15
That na ta3.n may ane other trew.
For and thy bak be at ge wall
or fum Infortoun happin the
Then will thy quentance leif ge all
How neir of bluid that euer thay be. 20
And gif thow helping at thame crave
Thay kinfmen will neuer knaw the
47
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
24 b [xviii.
Nor 5it mair pitie on the haue
nor will the man gat neuer faw the.
Quhairfoir my councell is trewlie 25
how euer the warld ga vp or doun
Be glaid in hairt ay lefumlie
and lust in thy vocatioun
For thocht now for this miferie
and displefo^^r thy felf wald f la 30
Quhat kynd of gud will that doe the
Bot greif thy freind and glaid thy fa.
Thairfoir thank god quhat euer he fend
and to thy ny^/%tbo2<r doe na wrang
And ay thy luft querrell defend 35
and neuer by the richt way gang.
Pray tho\y to god bayth evin and morrow
To keip ay clein thy confcience
quhat euer cummis feill or forrow
To tak all thing In patience. 40
S. R. M.
O leving lord gat maid bayth hevin and hell
fra ws expel! / this cruell ciuill weir
That all this 5eir / hes done gis couwtrie quell
that nane can tell / how thay fall keip g«?> geir
nor without feir / quMn thay fall reft or duell.
Alace gis is ane miferabill lyfe
of fturt and ftryfe / that na ma;? can wit how
48
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
will.] 35
Keip ox or kow / the theiffis ar fo ryfe
5e evin to fyfe / thay ryid the countrie throw
rax thay I trow / thay fall wrak maK and wyfe. lo
For thift nor reif nor mtn of euill conditioun
Is na punitioun / nor for na wicked deid
bot deidlie feid / gif je ask reftitutioun
wrang Intromiffioun / now cumxms waill gud fpeid
We had greit neid / of luftice the fruitioun. 15
Quhat is the caus of all pis greit confufioun
Bot ge diflifioun / of lordis maift potent
In land and rent / mony wrangous Intrufioun
and greit effufioun / now of bluid Innocent
for pianifchment / thair is bot abufioun. 20
Siim mci^nis land / and melling with kirk geir
makis all this weir / difcord makis additioun
Sum fayis ambitioun / that wald haue reiill & fteir
Bot 3it I feir that men full of feditioun
hes fawin fufpitioun / that credence is areir 25
Inimitie is ane richt wicked feid
quhat deidlie feid / It workis 3e may fie
continuallie / gour lyffis ar In dreid
Quhairfoir of neid / 30«r geir ma« waftit be
Gud vnitie for that is beft remeid. 30
God give his grace the lordis till agiie
That we may fie / fum luftice in this land
VOL. I, 49 D
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
25 b [XIX.
Quhilk can not ftand and thay diuydit be
This to fupplie / gud men put to joar hand
Mak ane fuir band / fyn keip it faythfullie. 35
3e lordis all at god mercie Imploir
difcord vaine gloir / is caus of this mifcheif
all thift and reif / je ma.n anftifr ^air foir
And it reftoir / or hang revar or theif
god fend releif / that wrang Induire no moir. 40
I fpeik this to the lordis of bayth pe fyidis
And all that rydis / the countrie to oppres
and to purches / pour me;«nis gud thame prydis
and not confydis / that thay fall mak redreft
or thay poffes / the loy that god pwvydis. 45
S. R. M.
J\.t morning in ane gardein grein
I went alone to tak ge air
Quhair mony plefand treis wes fein
And findrie kynd of floiaris fair
Quhen I did walk and gang 5
thir fair flo^r^j amang
Into my mynd thair come with cair
ane thing that maid my hairt full fair
that leftit hes our lang
Quhen I think on ge greit mifcheiff
that regnis now in this countrie
Withouttin houp fyne of releif
Wnles that god of his mercie
10
so
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XIX.] 36
And his divyne power
ftainche gis vnkyndlie weir 15
"Without pe qukzlk apparandlie
This haill land will deftroyit be
Richt haiftalie I feir.
It is ane pitie to heir tell
how the puire co»imounis of this land 20
fra wrang can not debait ^azr fell
fra reif and fpoyljie of fum band
Of fuddartis of fum fyde
That nane dar gang nor ryde
For Trowbling of fum wicked hand 25
I wait not how this realme fall ftand
And lymmaris wak fo wyde.
O lord qu/iazr ar thais zelous men
That in this land hes bene oft fyis
That quhen they could p^Haue or ken 30
Ane trowble in ge countrie ryis
With wifdome and foirficht
Thay wald fet all ^air micht
Be greit travell and wordis wyfe
And remedie wald fone devyife 35
And fet all thingis aricht.
Bot now thair is not ane alace
That I ken in this regioun
That ather hes hap wit or grace
To mak concord and vnioun 4°
51
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Thairfoir god fend remeid
and helpe ws in o«r neid
Por mony hes Inue«tioun
for to Incres diffentioun
And fofter deidlie feid 45
The greteft caus of this difcord
is for o«r finnis punifchme«t
With mouth we fay we loue the lord
and far fra him in our Intent
To fpeik of god delytis 50
In doing him difpytis
Reddie to reif ane man his rent
Not dredand goddis ludgment
as fein^it Ipocreitis
I ken nane now for goddis love 55
To doe ane wrang that will forbeir
Nor 3it will ftope for to remove
his nyc,^tbour baith fra land and geir
And nothing by thay fet it
How wrangouflie thay get it 60
For of p««V god thay haue no feir
To gar thair ny^^tbo2<r leif p^rqueir
fra thay haue Intromettit.
England is glaid quhen It is tauld
Of Scottis the diuifioun 65
And for our folifchnes thay hauld
Our doingis In derifioun.
52
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XIX.] 26*
Bot wald we weill confidder
Thay hound ws ay togidder.
Makand ^air awin provifioun 70
for our greit fcayth and lefioun
The grip of thame is f Hdder.
3it the ane p«yt on thame dependis
The othfer on france for thair fupphe
Ilkane fra other thame defendis 75
as fra ane cow^moun enemie
I pray god I heir tell
we grie amawg our fell
And fyne that all pis haill countrie
of france and England bayth wer frie 80
With thame na mair to mell.
Quhen that pe ane the other wraikis
The quhilk will not be done lichtlie
Without travell and monye ftraikis
Bot quhat fall pis worke finallie 85
Bot rais ane deidlie feid
of q«A?lk we haue na neid.
In the meintyme greit policie
And gud tounis deftroyit be
And monye ma« lye deid. 90
Thairfoir my lordis hauld vp 3our handis
Thocht of 3oMr will ge want fum thing
Or be diftroyit men and landis
Quhilk wilbe hurtful! to the king
for his weill It is maift 95
That 5e aggrie In haift
For quhen he is of aage to ring
quhair on to leif fall find na thing
S3
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
a6*b [XX.
Bot all the contrie waift.
God give the lordis grace till aggrie loo
And baneifche all feditioun
Syn ay to leif In vnitie
and quyte of all fufpitioun
And then to mak ane band
ay In kyndnes to ftand 105
Ilk man get reftitutioun
And fullie Intromiffioun
Of p«z> awin geir and land.
I pray to god Omnipotent
To fend ws peace quhill we ar heir no
Ilk ane may leif vpon -Qair rent
Or on thair craft withouttin feir
And with Sanct pauU I pray
To tak thame fone awaye
That caus is of pis mortall weir 115
And the firft tydingis that I heir
That thay be laid in clay.
a R. M.
Thocht that gis warld be verie ftrainge
And theiffis hes done my rowmes range
And Teynd my fauld
5it I wald leif and byide ane chainge
Thocht I be auld. 5
Now me to fpoil5ie fum va^n not fpairis
To tak my geir na Capitane cairis
Thay ar fa bauld.
54
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XX.] 27
5it tyme may cum may mend my fairis
Thocht I be auld. 10
Sum now be force of men of weir
My houfb my landis and my geir
fra me thay hauld
Bit as I may fall mak gud cheir
Thocht I be auld. 15
Sa Weill Is kend my Innocence
That I will not for non offence
flyte lyik ane fcauld
Bot thank god and tak patience
For I am auld. 20
For eild and my Infirmitie
Warme clayt^is ar better for me
To keip fra cauld
Nor In Dame veniis chalmer be
for I am auld. 25
Of venus play paft is the heit
for I may not pe mifteris beit
Of meg nor maid
For ane 30ung laf^ I am not meit
I am fa auld. 30
The faireft wenche in all this toun
Thocht I hir had in hir beft goun
Richt bravelie braid
With hir I micht not play the loun
I am fo auld. r^SSt- 35
ss
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
27 b [XXI.
My wyf fum tyme wald taillis trow
and mony lefingis weill allow
Wer of me tauld
Scho will not eindill on me now
I am fo auld. 40
My hors my harneis and my fpeir
And all other my hoifting geir
now may be fauld '
I am not abill for pe weir
I am fo auld. 45
Quhen 3oung men cuMmis fra pe grein
Playand at the futball had bein
With brokin fpauld
I thank my god I want my ein
I am fo auld. 50
Thocht I be fweir to ryide or gang
Thair is fum thing I wantit lang
Faine haue I wald
And thame punifche that did me wrang
Thocht I be auld. 55
S. R. M.
I I is greit pitie for to fe
How pe cowmounis of pis countrie
for thift and reif and plaine oppreffioun
Can na thing keip in thair poffeffioun
quhairoi that thay may mak ane lyfe 5
5it nane will punifche that tranfgreffioun
Thocht nocht be left to man nor wyfe.
56
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
23
Sum with deir ferme ar herreit haill
That wont to pay hot pewnie maill
Sum be thair lordis ar oppreft lo
put fra the land that thay poffeft
Sair ft^rvice hes fum hereit fone
for cariadge als fum hes no reft
Thocht thair awin worke sould ly vndone.
Sum co?«mounis that hes bene weill ftaikit 15
vnder kirkme« ar now all wraikit
Sen that the teynd and ge kirklandis
come In greit temporalle me«nis handis
Thay gar the te«nentis pay fie fowmes
as thay will afk or quha gaineftandis 20
thay wilbe put fone fra thair rowmes.
The Teynd that tennentis had befoir
of thair awin malingis come and ftoir
Thair lairdis hes taine it our thair heid
and garris game to his ^aird it leid 25
Bot ■gaz'r awin ftok thay dar not fteir
Thocht all ^air bairnis fould want breid
Quhill thay haue led "gat teynd ilk geir.
Sic extortioun and Taxatioun
Wes neuer fene Into this natioun 3°
Taine of ge cowzmounis of this land
Of quhilk fum left waift lyand
Becaus few may fie chairgis beir
mony has quhippis now in thair hand
That wont to haue bayth lak and fpeir. 35
57
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
28 b [XXI,
Quhairthrow the haill cowzmounitie
Is brocht now to fie povertie
for thay that had gud hors and geir
hes fcantlie now ane cruikit meir
And for thair faiddillis thay haue foddis 40
Thay haue no wappinnis worth for weir
Bot man deffend with ftanis and cloddis.
Thairfoir my lordis I 30W pray
for the puire co»2mounis find fum gud way
3our land to thame for fie pryice geif 45
as on thair maling thay may leif
Suffieientlie to thair eftait
Syne thame defend that nane thame greif
That may ft^rue 50W bayth air & lait.
Riche cowzmounis ar richt proffitabill 50
quhen thay to ferve g«zV lord ar abill
Thair native countrie to defend
Fra thame that hurt it wald pretend
for we wilbe our few ane nu»2mer
Gif co»2mounis to pe weir not wend 55
Nobillis may not heir all the cu^zmer.
Help pe coT^mounis bayth lord and laird
and god thairfoir fall 30W rewaird
and gif 3e will not thame fupplie
god will 30W plaige thairfoir luftlie 60
and 3o«r fucceffioun efter 30W
gif thay fall haue na mair pitie
On the eo»«mounis nor 5e haue now.
S. R. M.
58
XXII,]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
29
Ireafone is the maift fchamfull thing
That may In onye countrie Ring
And fould be hatit maift
Bot now in this vnhappie tyme
Sa monye ar fmittit with that cryme 5
That few dar other traift.
Thair is fa mony fubtill wyile
Ilkane ane other to begyile
Fra lawtie fo thay leip
For gredines of geir and land
Thair will na kyndnes bluid nor band
gar fum thair credence keip.
Greit number ar In dyuerft landis
That prince and magiftrat gaineftandis
Rebelland crewallie 15
I will not fpeik in fpeciall
Bot pray all In generall
That wicked vyice to flie.
The deith of Chrift wes confortabill
To Chriftiane men maift profitabill
3it foull wes ludas pairt
Men fould haue thame abominabill
Abone all other deteftabill
That ftudeis in that art.
59
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
29 b [XXII.
Lyik as Subiectis with trew Intent 25
Sould be leill and obedient
To thair fuperio«rw
Sua fould na prince nor magiftrat
Be craftie meinis and diffait
Hurt p«2> Inferio^^h'j. 30
Quhilk gif thay doe thame felffgai fchame
And thocht men dar not thame defame
3it god that feis all
May piinifche thame within fchort fpace
And fra gazV heiche and princlie place 35
gif thame ane fchamefull fall.
Thairfoir all fubiectis I 50W pray
Love 3our Princes and thame obey
Aganis thame work na treffoun
Siclyik princis and magiftratis 40
Wraik not '^our awin with fals confaittis
Bot doe thame richt and reffoun
All 3e that fould be Chriftin men
3our hono2<r and 3our dewtie ken
Quhat 3e fould doe to other 45
Por na proffeit 56 may haue
3our freind or nycMhoux nocht defaue
Bot luifr302<r Chriftiane Brother.
Sua I exhort 30W all eftaitis
Ceis fra diffimulance and diffaitis 50
And of fals punkis 50W purge
And ilkane
60
xxin.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
And Ilkane be to other trew
Or ellis 3e fall not efchew
Of god the mortall fcurge.
S. R. M.
Sumtyme to court I did repair
Thairin fum errandis for to dreft
Thinkand I had fum freindis thair
To help fordwart my bufines
Bot nocht the les 5
I fand na thing bot doubilnes
auld kyndnes helpis not ane hair.
To ane greit Court ma.n I did fpeir
That I trowit my freind had bene
Becaus we war of kin fo neir lo
To him my mater I did mein
Bot with difdaine
He fled as I had done him tein
And wald not byide my taill to heir.
I wend that he in word and deid 15
For me his kinfman fould haue wrocht
Bot to my fpeiche he tuik na heid
Neirnes of bluid he fet at nocht
Then weill I thocht
Quhen I for fibnes to him focht 20
It wes the wrang way that I geid.
My hand I put Into my fleif
and furth of it ane purs I drew
61
MAITLAND QUARTO MS,
30 b [xxiii.
And faid I brocht it him to geif
Bayth gold and filuer I him fchew 25
Then he did rew
That he vnkyndlie me mifknew
and hint pe purft faft in his neif
Fra tyme he gat the purft in hand
he kyndHe Coufing callit me 30
and bad me gar him vnderftand
my buf ines all haillalie
And fwore that he
My trew and faythfull freind fould be
In court as I pleis him co»2mand. 35
For qwAz'lk better It is I trow
Into the court to get fupplie
To haue ane purft of fyne gold fow
Nor to the hieft of degrie
of kin to be 40
Sa alteris our nobilitie
greit kynred helpis lytill now.
Thairfoir my freindis gif 36 will mak
all courtme;? 3ouris as 36 wald
gud gold and fyluer with 30W tak 45
Then to get help 3e may be bald
for it is tald
Kyndnes of court is coft and fauld
Neirnes of kin nathing thay rak,
S. R. M.
62
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXIV.] 31
X aftyme with godlie companie
Now in this warld is left for me
Sen that I am of fa greit aage
all difplefour for to affuage
Gud is to luik in Goddis buik 5
Quhair may be found
The perfectioun of religioun
Of fayth the ground.
All plefour vaine I will refuife
for my paftyme the byble vfe 10
Thocht I be auld and may not fie
I fall It gar be red to me
Quhair I fall leir for to forbeir
All wickednes
Vyce to refuife vertew to vfe 15
with godlines.
To reid or heir the holie writ
trew knawledge fall I get in it
How I fall haue me at all houris
Bayth to my god and nichtbo«r«j 20
Inftructand me to patientlie
My troubill beir.
Syne to repent with trew Intent
quhill I am heir.
Sen in this erd I find no reft 25
Reioyis In god I think it beft
63
31 b
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Quha in this lyfe geve me his grace
Syne bring me to that refting place
Quhair loy and gloir / is euer moir
peace and concord 30
To that ilk loy / doe me convoy
lesus our lord.
S. R. M.
jf& nobillis all that fould pis coilntrie guyde
It To preferue quhy doe 3e not p^ovyide
as of ge co»zmoun weill ge had na cair
for quhilk pis realme is liklie to forfair
Throw ^our greit negligence 5
That makis na defence
fra scayt^ it for to keip
Bot thoillis It to be fpilt
throw '^out greit fleuth & gilt
quktlk garris mony weip. 10
It is pe caus of our calamitie
amang 30W lordis the Inimitie
That ar devydit now in parteis twa
Perfewand other as 5our mortall fa
With maift vnkyndlie weir 15
for pe quhilk thing I feir
Without thair be fum dreft
That all this land fall rewit
And Enemeis perfew it
Thay fall it fone oppreft. zo
64
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXV.] 3a
Is thair na wyfe and gud men of renoun
Liiifand the cowmoun weill of pis regioun
That will vpon thame paine and travell tak
Amang the lordis gud vnitie to mak
And fie ana perfyte peace 25
That nnay our forrow ceift
Ilkane other affift
Sic quyetnes to ftabill
That we may be mair abill
Our fais to refift. 30
Better It wer pe lordis for till aggrie
Nor with ftraingeris to cuwmer gis countrie
Gif ony cum we fall foirthink it fair
Ws to oppres for na man thay will fpair
And nathing thay will want 35
That is qukatr that thay hant
and lytill for it pay
Thay will not fpair to fpuil3ie
Or ellis thay will tiiil3ie
Gif ony thame gainefay. 40
For gif that 36 that dependis on ge king
for 3o«r fupport the Englifmen Inbring
At lenth thairof 3e fall mak litill rufe
Think on the wordis king Edward fpak to briife
Haue we not ellis to doe 45
Bot win ane roume 30 w to
quhilk pat ge brufe to paine
Gif thay cum heir I trow
VOL. I. 6s ^
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
32 b [XXV.
The fame fall fay to 30W
and 36 ask ocht againe. 50
And gif it chance the Quenis fyide to be
With all ftraingeris cu^emand in hir fupplie
With Englifmen vanqueift and put away
Then will thay hauld 30W for ane facill pray
And quhat thay get in hand 55
Castell toun or land
Thay will it not reftoir
Bot keip it to thame fell
And think ^airin to duell
as thay haue thocht befoir. 60
And gif that 3e that dependis on the Quein
Frenchmen bring in hir quarrell to fuftein
Remember how thay pleit 50W befoir
5e war richt red thay fould 30W not reftoir
To 3our auld libertie 65
Bot thocht gat 3e fould be
Subiect ay thame to
Gif I fall trewlie wryte
Or 3e war of thame quyt
5e had aneuch to do, 70
Thairfoir my lordis Into 3o«r hairtis Imprent
To bring ftraing^ns the Inconvenient
Thay help 30W not for loue thay haue to 30W
Bot for ^azr awin greit profifeit and ^air prow
66
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXV.] 33
Ilkane other to love 75
quMk greitlie fould 30W move
and caus to aggrie
And 30Mr awin weill confidder
Thairfoir knit 30W togidder
To keip our libertie. 80
And 3e In hand quhilk hes the greteft ftrenth
Quhat it will ft^rve I wait not at the lenth
It may be wyne It may be teint be treffoun
Thairfoir applye 50U ay to richt and reffoun
And of peace be content 85
Thocht fum of ^our Intent
3e want for eiier mair
3e ar not fwir I trow
quha will cdm releif 50W
and 3e be feigit fair. 90
Sum ar diffemblit jit proud in thair confait
Bot other fpyis weill aneuche ^atr gait
Noger for kingis nor Quenis auctoritie
3e ftryfe bot for particularitie
That can not be content 95
of ^azr awin land and rent
as ^atr fatheris befoir
Bot gif thay fill 'gazr handis
With other mewnis landis
geir vittall and ftoir. 100
67
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
33 b i-^^^-
Ane other caus thair is of this feditioun
Amang the lordis the vehement fufpitioun
The ane trowis gif that ge other be
abone thame put Into auctoritie
Thay fall haue caus to dreid 105
forfaltis and auld feid
That pai fall tak revenge
of gis wicked confait
That noureift hes debait
god all this countrie clenge. no
I pray to him that is of lordis lord
Bring all our lordis to ane perfyte concord
And with pi grace thair fprits all Infpyire
Amang thame kendill of cheritie ge fyire
All rancour and Invy 115
' and faultis paffit by
To be forjettin clein
That luftice executioun
for wickednes punitioun
May in this land be fein. 120
6". Richart Mait-
land of Lething-
toun. ctSSSI/-
68
MAITLAND QUARTO MS,
XXVI.] 34
je that fumtyme hes bene weill ftaikit
Thocht of Jour geir fum be Inlaikit
And jowr felf Into trouble brocht
Of gis fals warld tak neuer thocht.
Of houfhald graith fum richt fcant war s
With oper me«nis geir now plenifit ar (lo)
Better nor euer thair fatheris bocht
5it of this fals warld tak no thocht.
To fum thair is bot lytill left (s)
Bot with greit wrang ar plainlie reft lo
With diuillis limmis that neuer docht
5it of pis fals warld tak no thocht.
To Reve ^air nyckthoux now few rakis
for feir of god bot daylie takis
fra thame that neuer ocht thame ocht is
5it of this fals warld tak no thocht.
Sum to thair freind wes fo faythles
That vnder colour of kyndnes
Thame to deftroy did all gay mocht
5it of this fals warld tak no thocht. 20
Sum that richt weill pleneift hes bein
Thair landis now ar waiftit clein
With cowzmoun theiffis that leififis nocht
5it of this fals warld tak no thocht.
69
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
34 b [XXVII.
Diftroyit is the policie 25
for ge maift pairt of this countrie
To wraik the reft fair wayis ar focht
3it of pis fals warld tak no thocht.
I hodpe the tyme fall cum fchortlie
fall gar all wicked companie 30
Repent the wrang that thay haue wrocht
for punifching thay fall tak thocht.
S. R. M.
Oow fould o«r cowznioun weill Induire
God to offend we tak no cuir
And nane preiffis thair lyfe to amend
for na trowbill that god will fend
as plaigis cum be eventiiire.
Quhen derth cumvais or peftilence
We fay It is be accidence
And gif weir cuwmis ony way
The moveris hes the wyte we fay
And cu^«mis not be our offence.
And gif we move pe weir our fell
We fay we haue ane gud querrell
And will nather perfaue nor kna
That god for fyn will lat ws fa
70
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXVIII.] ,j
Into mifcheif and oft perrell. 15
The greit men fayis that ^at'r diftres
Cuwmis for ge peopillis wickednes
The peopill fayis the tranfgreffioun
of greit men and thair oppreffioun
Bot nane will thair awin fyn co«fes. 20
S. R. M.
1 1 is ane mortall paine to heir and fie
of pis fals warld ge mutabilitie
fra Weill to wo, fra treuth to doubilnes
fra pcrfyte lyfe to fraud and fikilnes
fra godlie lyf to fenfualitie. ', 5
And fra honour to warldlie wretchitnes
and fra vertew to vyice and wickednes
fra all gud ordoar to confufioun
fra law and luftice to abufioun
fra trew mening to colowred craftines. 10
Fra policie to plaine deftructioun
fra vnitie to greit diuifioun
fra cheritie to malice and Inuy
fra clein leiffing In carnell luft to ly
All euill is vp and all gudnes is doun. 15
For nac'ger honoz^r fayth nor confcience
nor gratitude done of beneuolence
71
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
35 b [xxviii.
Neirnes of bluid nor 5it affinitie
Can In this warld gar kindnes kepit be
As may be fein be plaine experience 20
For gredines now gydis all eftaitis
Inftructand pame with covetous co^zfaittis
Sayand to fflm quhy doe ge want pis land
This tak / this fteid that lyis fo neir hand
It for to get I can find twentie gaittis 25
Quhen gredines had found fum wicked way
Then come kyndnes that purpofe for to ftay
And faid to him that gredines had dreft
Be his counfell his ny£-^tbo«r«j to moleft
Tent to my taill and heir quhat I will fay. 30
Quhy will 56 now commit fo greit oiifence
Againe all reffoun and gud confcience
To tyne 3o«r nichtbowr •^our kinfmen & 3oar freindis
for gredines of onye land or teyndis
And to the puire to doe fie violence. 35
Then cu;«mis in Szr gredines belyiff
With thir wordis away kyndnes to dryiff
Quhat is fcho this can paint fo fair a taill
Sa far aganis ^our proffeit and 3o«r availl
Get fcho credence fcho will ftope 30W to thryif 40
72
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXVIII.] 36
And 3e hir counfell other doe or heir
5e will not conqueis mekill land or geir
Put hir away and mell with hir na mair
With that thay keft dame kyndnes over pe ftair
And gredines held hir ay areir. 45
Quhen dame kyndnes wes rebuikit fa
Then Cheritie and dame pitie can ga
And faid It is ane verie wicked deid
To tak thy nycAthourzs maling over his heid
And with greit rigoar baneifche him p««>fra. 50
And als it is aganis goddis co;«mand
For to defyre 5o«r nichtbo^rw geir or land
With violence to put ane puir ma« out
god will 30W plaig thairfoir wzt^outtin dout
Except 5e mend 56 fall not chaipe his hand. 55
Then gredines faid with ane fturtfum cheir
Quha mekill deuill brocht gir twa harlottis heir
Furth at the dur he fchot tliame quyte away
And fyne he faid gif je wald cheir gir tway
3e wald not, purches mekill land pis geir. 60
Alace (\uhaix is the warld that fum hes fein
Sic cheritie in all eftaittis hes bein
That na man wald for fteding tak nor teyndis
Difpleis gffiV nichtbo«r/j na pour ma« nor ^air frendis
Dame kyndnes ay fa travelit thame betwene. 65
73
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
36 b [xxix.
Thairfor I pray to god that is above
fra all our hairtis pis gredines remove
That euerie man may with cheritie
Of his awin rentis fo contentit be
That we may leif into frat^niall love. 70
S. R. M.
vjrreit paine It is to behauld and fie
Into this realme the greit cupiditie
for pis fals warld the peopill hes fo blindit
To thair Intent thay trow to euer bind it
All haill thair hairtis to covetice ar growin 5
Thay feik aneuch bot thay fall neuer find it
Quhill that thay cum other to hell or hevin.
^A/^ith gredines ar Infectit all ftaitis
for to get land and geir thay feik all gaittis
And cuiris not to get it wrangouf lie 10
Be fraud or force or with fubtilitie
To find proffeit thay leif na thing on focht
Sumtyme not fpair to vse crudelitie
To thair purpofe gif that may help game ocht.
Sura to get land or geir will nourifche ftryfe ij
Sum it to get will be of ane wratchit lyfe
Sum will not fpair for favoar nor for feid
To tak ga?> nyckthouris rowmes ouer thair held
Quhilk thay and thairis hes bruikit pis lang tyme
and fum wald haue pa^r nyc&thour put to deid 20
To get thair land for ane Inventit cryme.
74
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXIX.] 37
Sum gadderis geir and hes na grace to fpend it
Sum dois wrang and hes no will to mend it
Sum leiffis all thair dayis wickedlie
To reve the puire richt few hes now pitie 25
And thair is monye ane that lytill cairis
To put bayth faul and lyif In leopardie
To mak ane mekill conqueis to gazV airis.
Syne wait not weill quhat thair airis wilbe
nor quhat will cum of thair pofteritie 30
for fum may be greit fuillis naturall
Sum may be westourt's and mak quyte of all
Sum greit druncardis and fpend gazV thrift at wyne
Sum may cow^mit fie deidis criminall
That may thame gar bayth geir and landis tyne. 35
Thairfoir I think it is ane greit folie
for to mak onye conqueis wrangouflie
Syne wait not gif thay bruikit lang game fell
and quha fall bruikit efter can not tell
To conqueis lairge fum hes greit wrangis wrocht 40
and put thame fell In danger of ge hell
and in fchort tyme gazV conqueis turne to nocht.
I counfell all thairfoir to be content
of luft conqueis with ane fufficient rent
Quha hes maift land is not ge beft at eis 45
Quha mekill hes the ma gai haue to pleis
and with monye ^atr deidis falbe fpyit
It is not beft ane heiche eftait to cheis
The gretest ar with monyest Invyit.
75
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
37 b [XXIX.
Sum hes bene greit and fallin fra hie eftait 5°
The gretest now may gang the famy« gait
And thay crab god in thair governament
Monye ar now that hes aneuch of rent
3it to get land and geir thay neuer reft
Thair gridie hairtis can neuer be content ss
Lyike as pis warld and thay fould euer left.
3it I doe not forbid alluterlie
To mak conqueis fa It be done luftlie
first for to mak thame felf ane honeft lyife
To help "Qair bairnis freindis and wyfe 60
And as thay may the puire to help hes neid
Syne weill provyide g«t ^gair follow na ftryif
for ga«V conqueis efter that thay be deid.
All 3e that hes bene gevin to gredines
of all 5our vniuft conqueis mak redres 65
And It reftoir to thame it did belang
and think thair is ane god to puneis wrang
At quhome of our mifdeidis af k mercie
for fumtyme je fra land and geir fall gang
In all 3our workes remember 36 man die. 70
S. R. M.
This taill is trew & furer nor y bafs
Malorum radix Cupiditas.
O lord.
76
MAITLAND QUARTO "MS.
XXX.] 38
Lord our fin hes done the tein
That plagit thus hes this countrie
1 trow wes neuer harde nor fein
In Scotland greter miferie
Greit euill Into this land we fie 5
As f lauchter heirfchip thift and reif
Deftructioun of all policie
and all maner of maift mifcheif
Now warldlie wifdome is diffait
and falfet hauldin policie 10
Richt few from gyle can now debait
Sa greit is the hypocrefie
Sum will speik fair and freindfullie
for proffeit wald diffaue ^air brother
Sa ryfF is Infidelitie 15
Ane kinfman fcant may trow ane other.
Amang the lordis fyne the greit ftryif
Mifreull in all this regioun
Quhilk hes garrit monye loife "gair lyfe
and troublit Burges and Barroun 20
Craftifraen and cow^mounis ar put doun
Be thift reif and co«tinuall weir
Neir herreit is our principal! toun
Our me^chandis daylie waiftand geir.
All this is for our pflnifchment 25
Becaus our god we will not knaw
77
MAlTLAND QUARTO M5.
38 b [XXX.
Ay brekand his co;«mandement
Lyik as of him we ftiiid na aw
Monye ar goddis word will fchaw
That ar far co«trar in thair deidis 30
and ciiiris not agane the law
To tak that onye man poffeidis.
Fra fum is taine bayth houft and land
Wrangouslie as the maner fchawis
Quhome doing wrang thay neuer fand 35
Bot for all cryme will byide the lawis
Bayth of thair deidis and thair fawis
5it ar thay fpoil3it of thair rent
Quha hes this done ge greit god knawis
quha graunt thame grace for to repent. 40
Sum hes thair place brint in ane gleid
Thair guddis fpuil3it halallie
Thair ft«aiandis flaine fum brint to deid
Thair felfis taine vncourteouflie
and hauldin in Captiuitie 45
Quha wald haue for ane miff iue bill
obeyit the auctoritie
and cu»2mit at my lord Regentis will.
Alace It is ane cairfull caice
That o«r lordis can not aggrie 50
Quhilk for to doe gif thay had grace
Wald ftanche this greit Iniquitie
Ane thing pazV is gat trowbillis me
Thocht fum wald faine mak gud concord
78
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXX.] 3g
Bit ay for ane thair is twentie 55
To hound mutine and faw difcord.
Bot we fould rather all lament
Thir plages perturbing ws fa fair
and of our finnis ws repent
With firme purpois to fyne no mair 60
Syne pray to god bayt^ lait and air
To tak fra ws this cruell fcurge
and for his mercie stainche our cair
and of all weir this countrie purge.
My lordis all that are diuydit 65
Could 5e aggrie It wer ge heft
and gar this realme be godlie gydit
all thing to be with wifdome dreft
Then Better micht ^e put to reft
This land that now is furth of ordowr 70
and thame releif that ar oppreft
The theiffis ftainche and reull ge bordo«r.
Sen 3e ar of ane natioun all
Ilkane of other haue pitie
5e wait not 5it quhat may befall 75
Sic chance hes bene richt haiftallie
may gar 30W think that vnitie
fall to 30W all be profitabill
and neidfuU that 3e freindis be
36 ken our court is neuer ftabill. 80
Quha euer get the vpper hand
of thair rewaird thay knaw na thing
79
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
39 b [xxxi.
Nor 5it how lang that thay fall ftand
To haue the reull of Quein or king
And fpeciallie quhen thay ar 3oung 85
Thairfoir je fould tak richt gud gaird
of leftand feid 50 on 50W bring
vncertane fyne of gour rewaird.
O lord fie grace fend to ws heir
all Scottismen for to aggrie 90
Ilkane to briiik thair land and geir
That thame p^rtenis richteouslie
Syne perfyte luftice we may fie
In Courtis confiftorie and Seffioun
Craftifmen and cowmounis may peceablie 95
Thair leving win without oppreffioun.
S. R. M.
(Juhen I haue done confider
this warldis Vanitie
Sa brukill (§• sajlidder
Jo full of miferie
Then I remember me
that heir thair is no rest
thairfoir apperantlie
to be mirrie is best.
Let ws be blyithe & glaid
My freindis all J pray
80
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXI.] 40
To he penseif and sad
na thing it helps ws may
Thairfoir put quyite away
all hevines of thocht
thocht we murne ny* & day 15
Jt will availl ws nocht —
Jt will not be our f arrow
that will slope goddis hand
to stryihe bayth evin & morrow
bayth on the fie & land 20
Sen nane may it gainestand
let ws all be content
to vnderlye the wand
of goddis punijhment.
Quhat god plefis to doe 25
accept it thankfullie
quhat paine he put ws to
Receave it patientlie
and gif that we wald be
relevit of our paine 30
for fin ajk god mercie
offend him not againe.
Gif we will mak murning
sould be for our offence
81
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
40 b [xxxi,
j!4nd not that god dots bring 35
on ws for violence
for ane dyuers pretence
for sum he will puneis
to prove thair patience
& sum for thair greit mifs. 40
Sen first the warld bigane
thair hes bene troubill ay
for punijhment of man
& sail quhill domi/day
and sen we may not stay 45
quhat god pleis doe ws till
quhat he will on ws lay
receave it with gud will
For god will ay sum /cur ge
quhill that y^ warld tak end 50
frafyne the warld to purge
will ay fum plaigis send
Bot quha will lyife amend
& preis to fin no mair
then god will him defend 55
fra euerlasting cair.
82
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXII.]
41
^it plainlie I conclude
Jntill all wardlines
na thing for man fa gude
as le/um mirrines 60
for thair is na ritches
sa lang his lyife can lenth
conferue him fra feiknes
and keip him in his strenthe.
Ihairfoir with trew Intent 65
Let ws at god ajk grace
Our sinnis to repent
Quhill we haue tyme & /pace
Syne bring ws to that place
quhair ioy is euermoir 70
and fie god face to face
Jn his eternall gloir. e-^ssir
S. Richart maitland
of Lethingtoun,
Loue vertew over all, and all vyces flie
Wickednes hait / alwayift gudnes Imbrace
Remove rancour / and ay keip cheritie
Proudnes deteft / Invy fra ge far chaife
83
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
41 b [xxxui.
Gredines neuer let it in the tak place 5
Be honorable and weill credence keip
Befines not fleuth havand tyme and fpace
Trewlie ferue god and als for f innis weip.
Thir 8 lynes 50 may begin at
ony nuik 36 will and raid 10
bakwart or fordwart and
ge fall find the lyike fente^ce
and meter.
S. R. M.
Oinneris repent that 3e haue fpent
3our tyme In wickednes
Bot now be bent with trew Intent
To leiff In godlines.
3our lyiffis mend and not offend 5
3our gratious god na mair
Think on the end and how 5e ma^ wend
Away naiked and bair.
Thairfoir ask grace qukzll 30 haue fpace
at god for 3our greit niift 10
Sin fra 30W chaice / preift to ge place
qu/iazr ay is loy and blift.
'^our god ay feir, folie forbeir
on vertew follow aye
pryidfull noc^^t be / vse not lie 15
advyift weill quhat 5e fay.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXIV.] 42
Keip ay kyndnes and faythfulnes
To 3our freindis Ilkane
hait gredines and doubilnes
vnder truft diffaue nane 20
Leif modeftlie / luif honeftie
vfe not in fin to ly
nane In 30W fie / crudelitie
Ir malice nor Invy.
Love god ay beft / all fin deteft 25
and fals ypocrefie
Louf pece and reft / and nane moleft
hot leif in cheritie. ciSSSl/'
S. R. M.
IVlair mifchevous and wicked warld
nor thair is now faw nane I trow
the countrie throw is quyte oux harld
Now in this trouboulous tyme.
Lowthane c^haix fumtyme hes bene
maift policie / tranquillitie
greit fuirtie for king and Quene
befoir pis troublous tyme.
Be me« of weir is waiftit haill
With thift and reif weir and mifcheif
gretar releif in Liddifdaill
Now in this troublous tyme.
8s
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
4a b [xxxiv.
The toun qukairia to duell wes beft
Withouttin feir Ritcheft of geir
With men of weir richt fair oppreft 15
now in this troublous tyme
Thairfoir all men be now of gud will
and faft 30W preift to mak gud peace
Think tyme to ceili Scottis bluid to fpill
now in this troublous tyme 20
And fen fum abftinewce is taine
na tyme ourde bot biffie be
This haill countrie to mak at ane
and ftainche pis troublous tyme.
That It be fa, we hairtlie pray 25
To god abiiif for Chriftis iGif
and to remuif pis plaig away
And pis mifchevous troublous tyme.
S. R. M.
Ane contrapoyfoun to the Ballat
falflie intitulit the pro-
perteis of gud Wemen.
86
XXXV.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
43
C^uha dewlie wald decerne
the nature of gud wemen
Or quha wald wis or zairne
that cUmlie clan to ken
he hes greit neid I fay indeid 5
of toungis ma then ten
that plefant fort ar all confort
and mirrines to men.
The Wysefi thing of wit
that euer nature wrocht 10
quha can fra purpofe flit
hot fikilnes of thocht
Wald 3e now wis ane erthlie hlis
folace gif Zfi haue socht
ane marchandice of gretest price 15
that euer ony bocht.
The brichtest thing but baill
that euer creat bein
the lustiest & leill
the gayest & best gein
87
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
43 b [XXXV.
the thing fairest with langest lest
from all canker maist clein
the trimmest face with gudlie grace
that lichlie may befein.
The blythest thing in hour 25
the bonyest in bed
plesant at euerie hour
& eithe for to be sted
Ane Innocent plaine & patent
with craf tines oncled 30
ane/impill thing sueit & bening
for deir nocht to be dred.
To man obedient
evin lyik ane willie wand
bayth faythfull & feruent 35
ay reddie at command
thay luif maist leill thocht men doefeill
and/chaikis oft of hand
Quhair anis thay loue thay not remoue
Bot steidfastlie they stand. 40
And ryHie
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
44
And nchtlie to compair
fcho is ane turtill trew
hirfedderis ar richtfair
& of ane hevinlie hew
Ane luifing wicht bay* fair & bricht 45
gud properteis anew
freind with, delyte fa but difpyit
quha lovis hir sail not rew —
Suppo/e fcho feme offendit
quhen men dois hir constraine 50
that fault is sane amendit
hir mynde is so humaine
Sho is content gif men repent
thair fault & turne againe
Sho hes no guyle nor subtill vyile 55
hir pathis ar ayplaine.
Ane lyife full of delyite
gif ze zour dayis wald drie
Jn pastyme maist perfyite
Gif that ze list to be 60
Jn gud estait bayth air & lait
89
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
44 b [XXXV.
gif Zfi wald leif or die
with wemen deill it is trew I tell
Zeis luik I sail not lie.
Gif onye fault thair be 65
alace men hes the wyit
that gevis sa gouketlie
sic rewleris onperfyite
sould haue the blame & beir y' fchame
thocht thay wemen bakbyit 70
wer thay wittie wemen wald be
ane happie hairtis delyit.
The properteis perpend
of euerie warldlie wicht
sa comlie nane av hend 75
as is a ladye bricht
plesand in bed bow/um & red
ane daintie day and nicht
ane helsum thing ane hairtis lyking
gif men could reull yame richt. 80
Quhen god maid all of nocht
he did yis weill declair
90
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXV.] 45
the last thing that he wrocht
it wes ane woman fair
Jn workes we fie ye last to be 85
maist plesand & preclair
ane help to man god maid hir than
quhat will ze I say mair.
T'he papingo in hew exceidis birdis all 90
the turtill is maist trew
the pawne but peregall
Zit neuertheles 55 may confes
wemen is worthe thame all
fair, sueit, plesand, trew, meik, constant, 95
without all bitter gall.
Considder & behauld,
Jngrat, vnthankfull man
Repeit the poetis auld
& reid thame gif thow can 100
thair thou sail find les thou be blind
the Vertewis of wemen
with heich Ingyne how mu/es nyne ,
all /cience first began.
91
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
45 b [XXX V.
Minevue ane Woman was loj
quha wi/dome did Inuent
ofgreikis namit pallas
& from the hevin wes sent
to leir men wit, that wantit it
& in thair hairtis it prent no
to wemen than say quhat xfi can
sic giftis first wes lent.
T'he wyi/e ceres al/o
did first Inuent the corne
&mony thou/and mo 115
wer mortell wemen home
'y,tfor thair meid & thair gud deid
the poetis all hesfworne
to thame to pray as goddis ay
& w or/chip yame but /come. 120
Jesahell wicked was
sa was achab hir king
curst wes herodias
Dalila did maling
will ze thairfoir withouttin moir 125
92
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXV.] 46
all wemennis gloir doun thring
Be that same way wemen may say
that men ar worthe na thing.
For suithlie of man kynd
ma wicked may be called 130
then of the wemen stryinde
& worfs ane hundreth fauld
quha will tak heid & dewlie reid
the wryte & storeis auld
thocht sum do faill to wyite thame all 135
/ think Zfi he to bauld.
Quhair ^e can ane me f chaw
of wemen wicked bein
J an/ueir I doe knaw
of gild wemen fiftein 140
Go serche yame out withouttin dout
Ze sail thame find be dein
gif I wald lie, '^our selfis may fie
the-sampillis may be sein.
Did not the virgine my tide hs
that Bli/sed bird marie
93
MAITLAND QUARTO 'MS.
46 b [xxxv.
Bring furth to ws am chylde
quha did ws sanctifie
& Debora rewlit luda
with spreit ofprophecie 150
Quhen men wes sueir & durst not steir
hot lurkit lidderlie.
The bli/sed Su/anna
wes flour of womanheid
the pr ophites anna 155
knew christ first as we reid
that bousteous bairne proud Oliphern
gud ludith garrit him bleid
ane woman than but force of man
saifit the toun at neid. 160
Hester that lustie Quene
saifit the peopill all
Ahigaal the/chene
saifit hir man naball
Mical his wyife keipt dauids lyife 165
quhen saul did for him call
& monye may as-^I heir say
hes saifit men fra thrall.
94
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXV.] 47
Quhen the canarianis
in Strang prisoun wes set 170
inclosit he Spartanis
& could na succour get
then thair sueit wyfis hasart thair lyfis
&fred thamefra that net
chaingit thair weid baid in thair steid 175
for trewluif hes no let.
honest lucretia
wes flour of chastitie
& prudent porcia
lamp offidelitie 180
of trew Constance but Variance
perle wes Penelope
of loue maist leill that neuer didfaill
exempill wes Thisbe.
The fair Cornelia 185
wes I erne of eloquence
Prudent a/pasia
excellit in sapience
Socrates wyife thocht na dispryis
95
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
47 b [xxxv.
to leirn at hir prudence 190
Quha list to reid micht leir indeid
at gri/sell patience.
^nd thochtfor wemennis saik
greit trouble hes bene/ein
'yit that dois nawayis maik 195
that wemen wicked bein
we sie that kingis for pretious thingis
dois gretest weir sustein
& zit the geir for quhilk thay weir
is not the worfe a prein. 200
Realmis & greit Impyris
then sould be worthe na thing
for cruell bluide &fyris
ar sein in conque/ing
all pretious geir we sould forbeir 205
refuis to be ane king
3e christis word sould be abhord
for all dois troubillis bring.
Confes thairfoir for schame
for so X.C must in deid 210
96
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXVI.] 48
that it is na defame
to pryfs of womanheid
suppo/e that men for hue of thame
in battellis oft did bleid
that settis thame furth to be maist worthe 215
& so thay ar indeid.
^e wemen vitious
gif onye sic be now
grow not our glorious
J spak nothing of ^ow 220
thair is anew bayth traist &= trew
quhome onlie I allow
thocht sum be ruid monye ar gud
ilk man cheis him ane daw.
finis qpM. A. Arbuthnat.
Jj e that luifis lichtliest
sail not happin on the best
He that luifis langest
sail haue rest suirest
He that lovis all his best 5
sail chaunce vpon the gudliest.
97
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
48 b [xxxvii.
Quha sa in luif is irew &• plaine
he salbe luifit weill againe
Men may say quhat euer thay pleis
in mutuall loue is mekill eis. 10
Arbuthnat.
C^eift hairt and trowbill me no moir
and lat alaine all panfivnes
And rander to thy maker gloir
ather of plefour or distres
Content thy felf with fobernes 5
and put thy traift in god alone
for3et this warldis wratchidnes
and fie for it thou male no mone.
Sen god thy Souuerane hes the fend
Into this vaile of miferie 10
Amang the reft thy tyme to fpend
quhill it him pleis to call on the
Receave his giftis quhat euer thay be
ftand ftill quhair euer he dois the place
Worke thy vocatioun fteidfaftlie 15
and rander to thy maker grace.
Grudge not aganis his godlie will
Thocht thou get not thy hairtis defyire
Accufe him not bot hauld pe ftill
Left thow provoike his michtie yre 20
Perchaunce the thing thow wald requyire
98
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xxxvii.] 49
and frainis fast grauntit to be
Wald rather caft the in the myire
then from all dainger fet the frie.
Thy blindit wit can not confidder 25
his worke of wofdome & prudence
Thy fpreit can not control! togidder
His rigour with his pacience
His yre with his beneuolence
His mercie and his Iudgme«t richt 30
Feir him ■^airfoir with reuer^»ce
Sen thou can not co«ceave his micht.
No wardlie thing fould pe effray
gif thow till him have conscience clein
Thocht it be loift or tint the day 35
quhilk thow had haill and found jeiftrein
In hairt Therfoir tak thou na tein
Bot in thy mynd leif onmoleft
for monye tymes it may be fain
That fie thingis cuw^mis for pe beft, 40
Thow nocht Invy thocht wicked men
In warldlie welth doe the excell
and thocht thay that ge lord mifken
Into the erthe beir now the bell
Remember. that thair is ane hell 45
quAatr finneris all falbe forloir
and how the loy na toung can tell
Quhilk thow fall have in hevenis gloir.
99
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
49 b [xxxvii.
Think on quhome god dois heir torment
and chaftifis quhome he luiffis beft 50
That thay may not fet thair entent
Vpon this warld nor patron reft
Bot rather hait / flie / and deteft
the roiit of pryide that 'gair'm ringis
Efchewand plefour as ane peft 55
quhilk drawis 50U from pe king of kingis.
Remember als how fie chaiftning
Dois ws alliiire our felfis to knaw
The quhippis of the lord feling
Becaus we daylie brak his law 60
Sic piinifching hauldis ws in aw
That we ftray not over far afclent
nor with the wicked in 3oike draw
Quhome in his wraith pe lord will fchent.
Alfo fie tribulatioufi 65
Sould the admonifche and mak plaine
That thy chief confolatioun
Into this warld is not certaine
Bot that in heavin it dois remaine
Vnto ge quhilk thow fall pretend 70
without regaird to triffillis vaine
Lovand pe lord quhat euer he fend.
Stoiipe then vnder his michtie hand
and the content of his gud will
Thocht thow haue nother geir nor land 75
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXVII.] 50
Think not therfoir he Idiffis the ill
Bot rather think he dois fulfill
His promeis quhen he dois the bring
Be that fame trace pe heavenis vntill
by quhilk firft enterit chrift our king. 80
Thocht thow be heir in vncouthe land
and dois the Indignatioun beir
of countrie men quhilk in ane band
confpyris ftill to doe the deir
Tak thow thairfoir of thame na feir 85
fen thay can not annoy thy faull
for in the Scripto?cr thow may leir
quhen fumtyme lyik fufferit Sanct paull.
Gif god vpon thy pairtie ftand
quhat mifteris the for to tak feir 90
gif he defend the with his hand
Thy enemeis can not doe deir
This reill this raige this cruell weir
Thocht it a quhyill doe the moleft
5it as thow may in Scripture leir 95
all thing fall turne ge to the beft.
In god Thairfoir the confort ay
and quyite gis warld for it is vaine
Preis to ge place can neuer decay
Seik to the fait gat is certaine 100
for erthlie ioy can not remaine
and qukazT that it is vnperfyte
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
50 b [xxxvii.
With fmall plefour is mekill paine
and doubill duill with fmall delyite.
Sen but all paine plefour perfyt 105
Into this warld can not be found
Sen doulfull dolo^^r and delyt
Ilkane with other faft ar bound
Sen our foirfatheris deidlie wound
hes privat men of perfyit loy -no
Quhow lang that thow left on this ground
for warldlie geir tak neuer noy.
Thocht god hes not appointit the
to bruik honoarzj amang the laif
5et hes ordainit that thow be 115
ane quhome his fone lefus fall faif
Quhat greater gift than can thow craif
Than be at ane with fie ane lord
And that eternall loy till half
quhilk he hes promefit be his worde. 120
finis cp Arbuthnatt.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXVIII.] SI
^en that Eine that workis my weilfair
dots no moir on me glance
A thousand sichtis with suelting sobbis sair
dais throw my bowellis lance
J die ^aiming 5
/ leif pyning
woe dois encres
J wax witles
sindring o wofull doleance.
The day quhen as the fair pairtit me fray lo
plesour me left also
Quhen that front Mr I sinderit wes away
mi/chance me hint but ho
J waxit wan, the same hour than
sorrow sensyne iS
dois still me pyine
that gudnicht hes causit mekill wo.
Evin as men may the turtill trew persaif
once having hist hir feir
on the dry brainche ay fay*full to y" graif 20
bewayling perfeueir
So my desyire
kindlit in fyiye
103
"MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
51 b [XXXVIII.
dots soir lament
my luif absent 25
god gif amour be ane paine to beir. S22
JVeuer in somer the haitt canicular day
so hote with beamis brent
as dois thatfyire q"' me devoring ay
hes saull 6^ bodie tint 3°
df neuer a dairt
so persit my hairt
as dois the bolt
quhilk luif me schot
god cupid gif bitter be thy dint. 35
^s he that suimmis the moir he ettill fast
6^ to the schoire intend
The moir his febill furie throw windis blast
is bakwart maid to wend
So wors be day 4°
my greif growis ay
the moir I am hurte
the moir I sturte
cruell love bot deid thow hes none end.
The faithfull me/singer 5* is the nicht 45
to luiffaris langorous
Augmentis
104
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXVIII.] 52
^ugmentis my woe &= ah the day is licht
makis me moir dolorous
The day I dwyine
the nicht I pyine 50
evin eikis my sorrow
wors then the morrow
god in love gif I be malhourous.
^nd gif that neid to slumber me constraine
faint throuch melancolie 55
Vnrest dois walkin me againe
to mu/e my miferie
quhat euer chanche
dois me outtrance
saiffals thinking, in sueit dreming 60
dreame maist/ueit gif it war not a lie.
Jn cairfull bed full oft in myne Intent
to twitche I doe appeir
now syide now breist now fweit mow redolent
of that sueit bodye deir 65
/ stretche my hand
in vaine ernand
my luifisfar
6^ not found nar
fcorne ofluifaris cupid blind archeir. '^SS 7°
loS
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
S2 b [xxxviii.
Syne quhen the morning with hir mantill grein
opinis the dayis face
with phcehus licht the cairfull thochtis dein
renewis thair wofull raice
my fyrie raige 75
dois then aggrage
my soir torment
dois moir augment
gif absence be paine in luifis caice.
So monye starris ar nocht in nichtis sein 80
nor in drawing colouris
nor scipping froggis amidy" medow grein
as I thocht of dolouris
noy vpon noy
markis to destroy 85
my wofull lyfe'
fechting in stryife
gif vnhap be found in paramouris.
The day befoir the suddane nichtis chaice
dois not so suiftlie go 90
Nor hair befoir the ein and grewhoundis face
with speid is careit so
as I with paine
for luif of ane
106
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXVIII.] S3
without remeid 95
rinnis to the deid
god gif deid be end of mekill wo.
goddis hiche gif in the hevin he found
sum hand of amitie
J '^ow heseik be movit with my wound 100
dr haue sum lust pitie
my proper lyif
J hait with stryif
J mefoirsaik
for otheris saik 105
gif luif causis strainge Inamitie.
Ha now my mu/e my soucy 6^ my cair
leif of thy lamenting
Ceis to complaine of mijhap ony mair
end now I ceis to sing no
he that can plaine
dois thoill leist paine
soir ar the hairtis
hut plaint yat smartis
Silence to dolour is ane nowrifching. 115
finis.
107
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
S3 b [xxxix.
oen fortoiin hes now randerit me fubiect
and luiffis 5oik fubdewit hes my neck
I thank my god that to hir am thrall
quha neuer wes of onye vyice fufpect
Bot of all vertew choife is and elect 5
And in all bewtie is but peregall
Hir prefentlie I ferue and euer fall
And gif fcho plefis my fteruice not reiect
For my rewaird I crave no moir at all.
Sumtyme I leifit at libertie at lift 10
and thocht I could to luiffis force ref ift
Be cu«ning craft convoyit with prudence
Bot hir bewtie caift in my ein fie mift
Hir greit bontie me trappit or I wift '
That I vnabill am to mak defence 15
Then 3eild I me to hir obedience
Thinking that 3it fie feruitude is blift
To ferue ane flour of fie preeminence.
Gif Bewtie had me bound in thrall
and wer overciim with luftis fenfuall 20
Then micht I thocht my wifdome faillit me
Bot fen hir bontie fupernaturall
To Bewtie couplit is coUaterall
In heicheft ftaige of excellent degrie
I traift that nane can me accufe trewlie 25
gif bewtie bontye and the vertewis all
My tender hairt keip in captiuitie.
108
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXIX.] 54
For fcho to quhome I fervitour am bound
is fie as in the erthe can not be found
Ane perles perle and patroun maift perfyte 30
The gle the grace the gloir of all the ground
Maift fueit, maift meik, maift faige, maift fiSire, maift found
Royall Ruble with all riches repleit
Roife of renoun and dafie of delyte
With fie a lance for to reffaue a wound 35
albeit I wis I wait nane will me wyte.
Ane thing thair is that I doe foir lament
That for hir faik thocht I be daylie fehent
To fchaw my paine I dar fcarft Interpryift
Quhen I me anis befoir hir face prefent 40
All wit and fpreit that euer wes to me lent
Is me bereft and ehainged fo my guyft
That quhowfoeuer to other I feme wyift
To hir my mynd I can not mak patent
Thocht lyif and deid bayt^ in hir pletout lyis. 45
Sen Toiinge can not my troubillis then expres
and countenance dois fail3ie me no les
To get the graice of that fa gudlie wicht
Wald god fen fcho fie other wofdome hes
My Inward mynd fcho could perfaue and ges 50
and all my hairt wer patent in hir ficht
Then fould fcho ken that my luif wer not licht
Bot of hir honeft courtes gentilnes
as I defterue fcho wald me rander richt.
109
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
54 b [xxxix.
I knaw otheris hes mair experience 55
In craft of loue and greater eloquence
And fubtellie thair purpofe can perfew
Bot for leill love, and conftant perma.nence
Inward favour with honeft reuerence
Ane hairt enteir qukzlk bayt>^ is traift and trew 60
Moir nor in me thocht all the warld fcho vew
fcho fall not find, I fpeik with hir licence
few ar found leill thocht loveris be anew.
Then fen I can na other way declair
my troublit hairt to that princes preclair 65
Bot be my wryte and fcheduU quMlk I fend
Heir I befeik hir Bewtie fingulair
Have fum refpect vnto my daylie cair
Sen onlie fcho my meladie may mend
And fen I doe bot honeftie pretend 70
Let luif meit luif of hir I feik na mair
and be fum f igne let gis be to me kend.
Hairt and fueit luiff and onlie maiftres myne
Craib not thocht I 30W papeir now propyne
Ane gift ungenand for 3our excellence 75
'gif I may knaw that 3our hairt dois Inclyne
Sum better thing fall follow efter fyne
Quhilk may be meit for 3our magnif[icjence
As for my felf with dew obedience
My ftrenth my wit my force and haill Ingyne 80
Heir I doe raunder to Jour reuerence.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XXXIX.] 55
This poure propyne refuis not I 30W pray
This f impill fute caft it not quyte away
Tyme will trye furth quha maift trewlie dois mein
Thir gay gallandis with thair dreft and deray 85
Thair luif tareis hot for ane nicht or tway
Be'that be paft thay will forjet it clein
Thocht I wald lie ge fampillis may be fain
Maift feruent luiff dois foneft ay decay
Advyif^ 50W now the flour of feminine. 90
3it howfoeuer heirin je counfell tak
Quhidder 56 prayfe my purpofe or 56 lak
My hairt alwayis to luif 50W man proceid
Thocht 5e be daingerous and beir abak
and of my miferie 3our mirth wald mak 95
That I 30W luif I fall fchaw ay Indeid
Sum hbupe is 3it that my fS^ruice fall fpeid
Without ge quhilk I wait I am bot wraik
With wifdome work now waill of woma«heid.
With licence then my iQif I tak my leif 100
fering with langer purpofe 30W to greif
for new taking god will fend tyme and place
Tryall of treuth my permanewce fall preif
With reuthfull hairt gif 3e wald me releif
Then wer my paine turnit in perfyte peace 105
Bot howfoeuer with me chancis pe cafe
A thowfand tymes quhidder I die or leif
I me commend vnto jour nobiU grace,
finis —
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
SS b * [XL.
JItie ballat to be songe
u)itD m tuine of
luifer come to luifeiris dore &c.
D bli/sed bird brichtest of all
flour of femenein
perks perle but peregall
lustie lady schein
Crab not gif I to mynde doe call s
the paine that I sustein
Cast me not quyite away.
Quho so '^our bewtie wald behauld
must neidis in '^ow delyit
Bot I regaird mair monifauld lo
'^our properteis perfyit
Zour bontie quhilk can not be tauld
'^our Vertewis ar so gryit
Have pitie I zow pray.
J am ane prenteis bot in luif iS
and lak experience
bot gif 5e list my lawtie pruif
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XL.] 56
and try my permanence
my constant hairt sail neuer remuif
from ^our obedience 20
haue pitie I ^ow pray.
J grant thair is na gift in me
^our fauour to procuire
J knaw '^our greit excellencie
all hairtis dais alluire 35
zit since I am be destanie
becum ^our seruituire
haue pitie I ^ow pray.
For quhat in me can not be found
throw lak &■' Indigence 30
that same in '^ow dois moir abound
With richlie opulence
let ^ourfulnes my faultis refound
&• faillis recompence
haue pitie I '^ow pray. 35
So nature hes ordanit wyijlie
that in all kynde of thing
perfyite the vnperfyte supplie
"3
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
56 b f'^^-
and to perfectioun bring
sua maistres may 32 doe with me 4°
gif it be with ^our lyking
have pitie I you pray.
3our gud behaving to rehers
J can not thocht I wald
Zfiur graces greit to put in Vers 45
/ dar not be so bauld
for my Ingyine can no way pers
so far a thousand fauld
Haue pitie I ^ow pray.
Jt semis to me quhen 3^ appeir 50
amang y" madinnis all
3e ar lyik phcebus in his spheir
amid ye starnis small
Quha with his glistering bemis cleir
thair brichtnes causisfall SS
haue pitie I '^ow pray,
Jt semis to me quhen ^e refort
amang thir ladyis schein
3c haue the countenance 6^ port
114
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XL.]
57
0/ diana the quein 60
Quhen with the nymphes scho dois sport
amang the leiffis grein
haue pitie I '^ow pray.
^t semis to me quhair 32 repair
amang thir ladyis quhyte 65
3e ar as in ane gairdeinfair
ane lillie of delyte
Ane roife maist plesand &= preclair
ane lanetflour perfyite
have pitie I ^ow pray. 70
JRra 3e appeir anis in my sicht
all other forme dois f aid
J think '^ow lyik the golde so bricht
&> all the rest bot leid
thay ar bot darknes of the nicht 75
6^ 3e the morning reid
haue pitie &'c.
JZowr goldin hair lyik phcebus schein
quhair euer '^e go dois glance
zour gudlie face '^our colour clein 80
30Mr cumlie countenance
"5
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
S7 b [XL.
Zour plesand twincling cristall ein
dots cast me in ane trance
Have pitie I "^ow pray.
3our smyland seimlie mouth is stieit 85
lyik ro/is redolent
with vermeil lippis of balme repleit
'^our tonge most eloquent
'^our teith lyik yuore baine poleit
or perle of orient 90
Have pitie I '^ow pray.
Quhat toUge can tell ^our bewteis all
6r properteis preclair
^our bodye brent "^bur middill small
'^our fingeris quhyte dr' fair 95
one thing I wait in erthe thair sail
none be found '^our compair
Have pitie d^c.
Now sen zour giftis ar so greit
that 3e can haue no peir 100
Bewar Je steinzie thame not quyt
with crueltie seueir
do not into my duill delyt
that comptis '^ow so deir.
haue pitie dr'c. 105
n6
XL.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
58
To knaw the bewteis in '^ow bein
can not ane rude Ingyine
Ane lurdane spreit can not attein
to zour graces divyne
bewar thairfoir ladye schein no
cast not ^our perle to suyne
haue pitie I '^ow pray.
Seistow ^our giftis then I pray
on sic as can thame/ie
or at the list on sic as may 115
esteme thame worthelie
So sail I houpe that '^it sum day
^our reuthe sail rew on me
haue pitie I "^ow pray.
JVot willing longer '}ow molest 120
/ bid ^ow hairt A diew
God gif'^ow grace to cheis the best
sen monye ^ow persew
one thing I wait amang the rest
X.e sail me find most trew 125
Quhill lyife doe in me byide.
117
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
S« b [XLI.
Sen 5« so far haue per/it my thocht
quhidder 3^ me accept or nocht
my myinde sail neuerjlyide.
finis^
OWratched waird / fals fein5it fortoun
O heiche vnhappie / O cruell deftanie
O clein miftemperit conftellatioun
O evill afpect In my nativitie
waird fifteris quhat ellis 30W at me 5
That all dois work this contrar my Intent
Quhilk is the caus that I murne and lament.
All thing dois qiiyte proceid aganis my will
Bayth hevin and erthe ar contrair me coKiiirit
1 luif the gud and cumment am with ill 10
With wicked bait I daylie am allurit
To cheis my lyif I can not be affurit
Now till ane thing now till ane other bent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lame«t.
My hairt dois love the trew religioun 15
and pe trew god wald trewlie fterue but dout
Bot atheifme and fuperftitioun
hes fo me now enuironit about
That fcantlie can I find <\uhaix to get out
Betuixt gir twa I am fo daylie rent 20
Quhat m^n^ell is thocht I murne & lament.
118
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLI.]
59
Vnder my god I wald obey my prince
Bot ciuill weir dois fo troubill that caife
That fcairf lie wait I quhome to reuere«ce
Quhat till eschew or quhat for till embrace 25
Our nobillis now fa fikill ar alace
This day thay fay ge morne thay will repent
Quhat merveW is thocht I miirne & lament.
Faine wald I leif in concord and in peace
Without diuifioun rancour or debait 30
Bot now alace In euerie land and place
The fyire of haitred kindlit is fo hait
That cheritie doeth ring in none eftait
Thocht all concur to hurt ge Innocent
Quhat mervell is thocht I miirne and lamewt. 35
I hait thraldome 3it man I binge and bek
and louk and nod fum patroun for to pleis
I luif fridome 3it man I be fubiect
I am compellit to flatter with my fais
I me torment fum other for till eift 40
Quha of my travell fcantlie is content
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
I luif nathing bot poure fimplicitie
and to diffembill man my tounge affyile
The plaine hie path is maift plefand to me 45
3it fumtyme man I arme me with a wyile
Or doe I not men fall me fone begyile
119
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
59 b [XLi.
firft me defave fyne lauch quhen I am fchent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
I luif larges and Hberalitie 5°
5it povertie to fpend dois mak me fpair
I hait avarice and prodigalitie
To git fum geir git man I haue fum cair
In vanitie fyne man I it outwair
Wone be ane wratch and into waiftrie fpent 55
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
I luif the vertew honeft Chaftitie
To Bawdifche bourdes git man I oft gif eir
To fatiffie ane flefchlie companie
Lyik ruffian I man me fumtyme beir 60
In venus fcuill I man fum leffoun leir
Gif I wald comptit be courtes and gent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne & lamewt.
I Luif delyite and wrappit am in wo
I luif plefoar and plungit am in paine 65
I lift to reft git man I ryid and go
and quhen I lift to flie I man remaine
With warldlie cair a gentill hairt is f laine
I feill the fmart and dar not mak my plent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament. 70
I hait flatterie and into wordes plaine
and vwaffectit langage I delyit
5it mon I
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xu.] 60
5it man I leir to flatter gloife and faine
Quhodder I lift to fpeik or 5it to wryte
Or ellis men fall not count me worth a myite 75
I falbe raknit rude or negligent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
Scorning I hait 5it man I fmyll and fmirke
Quhen I the mokkis of other men behauld
5ea oftymes man I lauche fuppose I yrke 80
Quhen bitterlie thair tauntingis thay haue tauld
And fumtyme als quhidder I nil or wald
ane fcorne for fcorne to gif I man tak tent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
I luif modeft fober Ciuilitie 85
mixt with gentill courtes haimlines
Bot ather man I vfe fcurrilitie
or ellis fie ftrainge and vncouth frewmidnes
That I wait not how to mak mirrines
Nor be quhat mein with men me to acquent 90
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
With Temperance I wald vfe meit and drink
and hes all furfet banket in difpyit
And 3it at feift and banket man I wink
And with thame hant qukair I haue no delyit 95
I vfe ge euill and hes not all the wyit
Thocht bodye bow 3it dois the hairt diffent
Quhat merveW is thocht I murne and lame/zt.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
60 b [XLI.
All Coiftlie claythis I compt not worth ane prein
Quhilk dois bot fofter pryide and vanitie 100
3it dar I hot in cow^moun place be fein
les I be clothit fumquhat gorgeouflie
And be I not then men fall talk of me
And call me ather wratche or Indigent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lamewt. 105
With hairt and mynd I liiif humilitie
and pauchtie pryide richt fair I doe deteft
Bot with pe heiche 3it man I heichlie be
Or with that fort I fall not fit in reft
This warld hes maid the proverb manifeft ;io
Quha is ane fcheip ge wolf will fone him hent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lame«t.
With patience I wald richt faine oarcum
and other mewnis Infirmiteis Indiiire
Bot then am I countit ane betie bum uS
And all men thinkis a play me to Iniure
My fufferance to vyice dois thame alluire
The mair I thoill the mair I me torment
Quhat m^nrell is thocht I murne and lament.
I love Silence and Taciturnitie 120
and in few woordes wald my purpois tell
5it fumtyme man I wordes multiplie
and mak my toung to ring as dois ane bell
With wilfuU folk I man bayt^ cry and 3ell
or 3eild to thame and quyte pe argument 125
Quhat me^-vell is &c.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLi.] 6,
And haittis all fchaimles gloriofitie
and me delyt in modeft fchamfaftnes
Bit fall I not be countit worthe ane flie
Without I fpeik of all mater be ges 130
gloir and brag out and tak ane face of breft
na thing mifknaw vnder ge firmament
Quhat m^rvell is thocht I murne & lament.
To chairge to afk to put ane man to paine
I wald be courtes gentill and difcreit 135
Bot quhill I on ane ganand tyme remaine
I am ay ft^ruit at the latter meit
And fum other is placit in my fait
That thocht nocht fchame for to be Impudent
Quhat m^nrill is thocht I murne and lament. 140
I luif the vertew callit gratitude
and lyik for lyik I 3airne to jeild againe
Bit can I not refaue bot ill for gud
and thay in quhais dainger I remaine
I can not quyte albeit I wald richt faine 145
I want all micht na power is me lent
Quhat tnervell is thocht I murne and lament.
I luif luftice and wald that euerie man
Had pat quMk richtlie dois to him pertene
Bit all my kin / allya or my clan 150
In richt and wrang alwayis I man manteine
I man applaud quhen pai p«2> materis mein
Thocht confcience doe not gazVto confent
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lamewt.
123
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
6i b [XLI.
Sua thocht I luif pe richt and not the wrang 155
Bit gif ane freindis caus fall cuiii in hand
It to affift I man bayth ryide and gang
and as ane fcoller leir to vnderftand
That it is not repute vyice in this land
for wrange to rander wrange equiualent 160
Quhat m^rvell is thocht I murne and lament.
Of trew freindis faine wald I haue fum ftoir
With thame the leig of amitie to bind
Bot thocht I feik amang ane hundreth fcoir
ane faithfull freind now fcantlie fall I find 165
That is not licht lyik weddercok in wind
It is thocht vyice now to be permanent
quhat mervell is thocht I murne and lament.
In poetrie I pleis to pas the tyme
Quhen cairfull thochtis with forrow fail5eis me 170
Bot gif I mell with meter or with ryme
With rafcall rymouris 1 fall reknit be
Thay fall me als burding with monye lie
In chairging me with pat qukzlk neuer I ment
Quhat mervell is thocht I murne & lament. 175
I wald travell and ydilnes I hait
gif I could find fum gud vocatioun
Bot all for nocht in vaine lang may I wait
Or I get honeft occupatioun
Letteris ar lichtleit in our natioun 180
124
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
for lerning now is nather lyif nor rent
Quhat tnervell is thocht I murne and lament.
And fchortlie now at ane worde to conclude
I think this warld fa wrappit in mifcheif
That gud is ill and ill compted is gud 1S5
All thing I fie dois hot augment my greif
I feill the woe and can not fie releif
The lordis plaige throwout pe warld is went
Quhat m^rvell is thocht I murne and lament.
finis qp Arbuthnet.
IVeligioun now is reknit as ane fabill
and feir of god is comptit foolifchnes
Thair is no man to leif now ludgit abill
Bot cairles cativis full of curfednes
Ane wicked lyif is ludgit welthines
So vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce
O leving god this chainge is wonder nyce.
Remorft for fyne is thocht bot foolifch feir
And flefchlie loving ludgit libertie
God is for3et for gredines of geir
All houpe of hevin is hauldin vanitie
And hellis paine is comptit poetrie
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce
O leving lord this chainge is wonder nyce.
I2S
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
62 b [XLII,
Vaine Voluptie is thocht welth and weilfair 15
and fekill ritches thocht felicitie
Gud exerceis is thocht torment and cair
And honeft labour comptit miferie
And beft eftait ay ydill for to be
Sua vyice vertew and vertew is thocht vyice 20
O leving god this chainge is wounder nyice.
Self luif is thocht a vertew fouerane
and privat proffeit prudent policie
for cowmoun weill travell labour of paine
is comptit bot ane folifch fantafie 25
flatterie prevaillis treuth makis Inimitie
Sua vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce
O leving lord this chainge is wonder nyce,
Treuth is ludgit bairnlie fimplicitie
and doubilnes of wofdome hes ge name 30
Meiknes is thocht Pufillanimitie
And vtterance is to for3et all fchame
And merines is all men to defame
Sua vyice vertew and ve^'tew is thocht vyce
O leving lord this chainge is wonder nyce. 35
Craft and diffait is callit quick Ingyne
And fals femblance is callit courtefie
He that can beft his nyc^tbour vndermyne
Is hauldin fchairpe weill workand & wittie
And blak falfet is namit futteltie. 40
126
XLII.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
63
Sua vyice vertew and vertevf is thocht vyice
O leving lord this chainge is wounder nyce.
Ferfnes and yre is callit kein courage
and patience is countit cowardnes
Vaine braggis and boift is reknit vaffalege 45
and wode folic is hauldin hardines
Bot modeftie is termit fimpilnes
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce
O leving lord this chainge is wonder nyce.
Filthie lucre is countit honeft fchift 50
and oppreffioun is thocht bot princes play
Maiftreift and reif is gyding and gud thrift
fraud In luftice is thocht craftie delay
ane thing to think ane other ay to fay
Is countit now for vertew and na vyce 55
O leving lord gis chainge is wonder nyce.
Knawledge of god is curiof itie
and wofdome ftandis in prophanitie
Grave countenance is gloriofitie
Diffolute lyfe is thocht humanitie 60
Gud fellowfchip ftandis in vanitie
Sua vyce vertew / and vertew is thocht vyce
O leving lord gis chainge is wonder nyce.
Now filthie fpeich is thocht purpofe moft meit
and hourdome hauldin is ane prettie fport 65
pudicitie is countit lak of fpreit
127
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
63 b [XLII.
And ruffianis now gettis beft report
All grave purpofe is trift and but confort
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is thocht vyce
O laving lord gis chainge is woundi??- nyce. 70
W^aifting is coiintit liberalitie
and gredines is thocht ane gudlie gaine
Honeft fpending is prodigalitie
ay greteft coift vpon thingis vaine
And that is focht quhairoi ge flefche is faine 75
Sua vyice vertew and vertew is thocht vyce
O leving lord this chainge is wonder nyce.
Pryde now is coiintit magnanimitie ^
and lawlines is comptit baft courage
Trew moniffing dois mak Inimitie 80
And fein5it favo2<r takkis vp ge wage
Trew preiching makis pe wicked mair to raige
The mair the[y] heir ge mair thay rin in vyce
O leving lord this chainge is wonder nyce.
Quhen I behauld ge warld thus rin areird 85
and feis how vyce dois all vertew fuppreft
Then I accufe my fortoun and my weird
Throuch paffioun and flefchlie febilnes
Bot quhen I luik ge deipis bothumles
Of goddis fecreit then I clein recant 90
And cry for mercy and my crymes grant.
128
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
For I fould not my deftanie defpyte
as ethnik authouris full of Ignorance
Nor gif my weird and my wanhap the wyite
nor of my birth warie the Influence 95
I ken richt weill nothing cu;«mis be chance
for fortoun is nocht bot ane fabill vaine
Inuentit be philofophoarw prophaine.
Bot euerie thing that in this warld dois fall
Dois cum be goddis michtie providence 100
And be that fpreit fuperceleftiall
Be his divine and fupreme fapience
Thocht it exceid our dull Intelligence
of euerie thing ge reffoun till Invent
5it of our part we aucht to ftand content. 105
And thocht pe warld be holie fet on ill
3it aucht we not to grudge nor to repyne
Bot on the lord depend and on his will
Repof ing ws on his power devyne
Quha is his awin he will thame neuer tyne no
Bot caus all thing to thame work for ge beft
on this promeift we fould repofe and reft.
For erdlie loy then fould we not attend
Erd is no place of our felicitie
Welth in this warld is not our finall end 115
nor troubill heir is not our miferie
Our trew rewaird nsL'ger ge ein can fie
nor eiris heir nor to the hairt is knawin
Quhilk our lord god prepairis for his awin.
129
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
63 * b [XLIl.
In warld the prince of darknes hes Impyire 120
and gud men thoillis tribulatioun
Bot fie tryall lyik ane chainging fyire
Then to prepair to thair faluatioun
To walkin thame in thair vocatioun
and monifche thame thair miffis to amend 125
and to remember on the latter end.
For Trowbill heir dois teftifie our fin
and dois convict ws of IniqQitie
Trowbill dois fchaw the ftait p«t we ar in
and dois declair our Imbecillitie 130
of goddis wraithe it is ane teftimonie
Aganis fin and crymes execrabill
Sua to ws troubill is richt proffitabill.
Our confcience it movis to remoird
Quhen we thairof doe taift ge bitteriies 135
It makis ws to cleiff vnto ge lord
quhen we behauld our folifche febilnes
Throuch it we halt the warldis wretchidneS
quhen we fie nothing heir that ftandls ftabill
Sua to ws troubill is richt proffitabill. V 140
It garris ws luik vnto the latter end
quhen we fie not in erd ws to alliiire
It caufis ws on Providence depend
with patience it drawis till Induire
of hevinlie Toy o«r houp it makis fiiire 145
It dois conforme ws vnto Chrift our heid
And leirnis ws to mufe vpon the deid.
130
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLII.] 6^
And monye other thoafand proffeittis mo
dois ay proceid of perfecutioun
for lak of tyme quhilk I now let ourgo 150
Bot this I gadder in conclufioun
Thocht all this warld rin in confufioun
3it godlie men fould not be drawin bak
Bot of pe prefent Paine ane Proffeit niak.
Ceil^ then my Saull and trowbill me no moir 155
And let allaine all paynfull penfeifnes
and rander to thy hevinlie maker gloir
of paine and plefoar comfort & diftres
Content thy felf with fimpill fobernes
and traift into the leving lord alaine 160
And for this warldlie troubill mak na maine.
For but all paine ane plef^our heir perfyit
Into this warld be no wicht may be found
Bot dulfull dolour and plefand delyit
Ilkane with other be the top is bound 165
And our foirfatheris Adamis deidlie wound
In erd hes privat ws of perfyte loy
Quhy fould we then at troubill ws annoy.
•
Thocht god haue not in erthe appointit ge
To bruik worfchip and hono«<r with the laif 170
3it he will and hes ordanit that thow be
ane quhome his fone the lord lefus fall faif
Quhat gretar gift I pray ge can thow craif
131
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
64 b [XLIII.
With him he fall the na gud thing refuift
Defift thairfoir thy fortoun till accuft. 175
Defift and ceift thy felf for to torment
for troubill or for paine terreftriall
of thy eftait ftand quyet and content
Sen erthlie plefo«r is bot beftiall
Bot lippin for the lyife celeftiall 180
Repofe thy fpreit vpon thys hevinlie loy
Vnto the quhilk the lord mot ws co«voy.
M. A. Arbuthnot.
\ganis Sclanderous Toungis.
0000000000
Gif Biffie branit bodyis 30W bakbyit
And of fum wicked wittis 3e ar Invyit
Quha wald deprave yaux doingis for dispyit
dispyis thair divelifche deming and defyit
for fra that tyme and treuth thair tallies haue tryit
The fuithe fall fchaw it felf out to ga«> fchame
And be thair fpeiche thair fpyit falbe efpyit
And haue na fayth nor force aganis 3o«r fame.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLin.] 65
Misknaw thair craft and kyithe not as je kend it
Thair doingis will thair deillingis fone detect 10
for gif 3e freit find fault or be offendit
Thair fawis to be fuithe fum will fufpect
Bot gif thair leyis 5e lichtlie & neglect
and lat thame lie and lak 30W as thay lift
fra tyme thay find thair fabillis faill effect 15
Thay will deny thair deilling and defift.
As furious fluiddis with greter force ay flowis
and ftarker ftewin, quhen ftoppit ar the ftreamis
and gorgit wateris euer greater growis
and forcet fyris with greater gleidis out glemis 20
And ay mair bricht and birning is the bemis
of phoebus face that fafteft ar reflexit
Sa gud renoun quhilk railleris raige repremis
Advancis moir the moir Invyaris vexit.
The moir thay fpeik the foner ar thay fpyit 25
The moir thay lie 30 ur lak wilbe the les
The moir thay talk the treuth is foner tryit
The moir plainlie thair poyfoun thay expres
The les thay caus thair credit to Incres
The moir thay wirk, the les ^air work avancis 30
The moir thay preis '^our prayfes to oppres
The greter of 3our glorie is the glancis.
133
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
65 b [XLIII.
Doe quhat 50 dow detractoan'j ay will deme 30W
Quhais craft is to caliimpniat but caus
Bakbyteris ay be brutis will blafpheme 50W 35
Althocht ge contrar all the countrie knawis
And wald je waird 30W vp betwene twa wais
3it fo 3e fall not from thair fayingis faue 30W
Bot gif thay fie 5e fuff ie of thair fais
Blafone thay will how euer pe behaif 30W. 40
Gif 3e be fecreit fad and foliter
Pairtlie thay fpeik that privelie 3e play
and gif in publict places 3e repair
5e feik to fie / and to be fane thay fay
War 3e a fanct, thay fould fufpect 30W ay 45
Be 3e humaine our hiamble thay will hald 30W
gif je be ftrainge thay efteme 30W ouv ftay
And trowis it is 5e or ell is fum hes it tauld 30 w.
Gif 3e be blyithe ^our lichtnes thay will lak
Gif 3e be grave 3our gravitie is geked 50
Gif 3e lyik miifick mirth or mirrie mak
Thay fweir 50 feill ane ftring & bownis to brek it
Gif 3e be feik fum flichtis ar fufpectit
And all 3our fairris callit fecreit fun3eis
Dayis thay difpyte and be 56 daylie dekit 55
Perfaue thay fay the papingo that priiin3eis.
134
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLiii.] 66
Gif 56 be wyift and weill in vertew verfit
Cu«ning thay call vncflmlie for 5o«r kynd
And fayis It is bot flichtis je haue fcherfit
To cloik the craft quAairto 30 are inclynd 60
Gif 3e be meik jit thay miftak goar mynd
And fweiris je ar far fchrewdar nor je feme
Swa doe joar beft thus fall je be defynd
and all jour deidis fall detracto«rw deme.
3it thay will leif thair leing at the laft 65
fra thay advert Invy will not availl
Bakbyteris brutis bydis bot ane blaft
Thay iiourts fone but farder fruit thay faill
Rek not therfoir how rafcall raveris raill
for neuer jit wes vertew without Invy 70
Swa promptlie fall jour patience prevaill
Quhen thay perhap fie deming fall deny.
finis — - —
^ne A dmonitioun to
my lord of Mar
Regent.
135
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
66 b [XLiv.
IVl aift loyall lord ay for thy lawtie lovit
Now be not lakit for deloyaltie
Thocht to the princes place thow be promovit
Be not abuf it be auctoritie
Bot fchaw thy treuth and thyne Integritie 5
Sen we fo far our felfis hes fubmittit
And king and countrie lawis and libertie
vnto thy ciiire and credit haue cowmittit.
Thy hous hes ay bene truftie and Inteir
Defamed not with fraud or fikilnes 10
Bot fchaw thy felf bayth faige fchairpe and finceir
Indewed with vertew wit and worthines /
Ingyne / ludgmewt / luftice / and gentilnes
Craft / conduct / cair / and knawledge to cowzmand
Heroik hairt / honour / and hardines 15
Or in this ftprme thay ftait will neuer ftand.
We have the chofin to the cheifeft chairge
our toffit galay to gouerne and gdyde
Bewar with bobbis fcho is ane brukill bairge
and may not bitter blaftis weill abyide 20
Thow may hir tyne in turning of ane tyde
Caft weill thy cours thow hes ane kittill ciiire
of perellis pance / and for fum port provyide
and ancho«r fiker quhair thow may be fiiire.
All boreas bitter blaftis ar not blawin 25
I feir fum bold / and bobbis be behind
Be tyide and
136
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLIV.] 67
Be tyide and tempeft thow may be overthrawin
And monye fairlie fortounis thow may find
As channellis craiggis / beddis and bankis blind
Lekis / and wanlukis qukatrhy thow may be loift 30
Bewar therfoir with wedder waw or wind
With vncouth courfes and vnknawin coft.
Thow may put all into apperand perrell
gif Englifch forces in this realme repair
Sic ar not meit for to decyide our querrell 35
Thocht farland foullis feme to haue fedderis fair
Cflm thay acquent thay will creip Inner mair
And wilbe noyfum nichthouns and enorme
and fchortlie will fit to our fyidis as fair
as now the rebellis quhome thay fould reforme. 40
That freindfchip is ay faithfuUeft a far
and langeft will Induire with littill daill
I feir be vfe and tyme it work to war
fra thay aganis our partie anis prevaill
Quha wait bot fen our felfis thay will affaill 45
auld fais ar feindill faithfull freindis found
firft help the half and fyne o2<rharle pe haill
Wilbe ane wofuU weilfair to our wound.
Be thair exempill learne experience
ane forrane matche or maifter to admit 50
Reid quhen the Saxonis gat preeminence
137
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
67 b [XLIV.
Howfone thay focht as foveranis for to fit
Reid how thay forcit the britonis folkis to flit
and 3it poffeidis that peopillis prop^/lie
Be war we may be walterit or we wit 55
And lyikwyift loift our land and libertie.
Ane thowfand fie examples I could fchaw
and monye nobill natioun I may name
Quho loift at lenth thair libertie and law
and fufiferit hes baith forrow fcayth and fchame 60
that for to help thair hairmes and hurt at hame
fetchit forraine forces into thair fupport
Quha fiiil3eit thair fredome force and fame
and thame fubdewit in the famyw fort.
Fleand charibde be war in fcill to fall 65
and fo efchew Cifiill diffentioun
That our eftait to ftraingeris be not thrall
The canker of out auld contentioun
Will keip no covene nor conventioun
And gif thow gif thame credit to correct ws 70
Be craftie wayis will and Inventioun
and fubteill flichtis thay will feik to fubiec ws
Scotland come neuer 5it in fervitiide
Sen fergus firft bot euer hes bene frie
And hes bene alwayis briiiked be a bliiid . 75
and king of kingis difcendit grie by grie
Gif that it be in boundage brocht be the
133
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLiv.] 68
Then waried war thy weirdis & wanhap
Thairfoir thir forraine fais fa foirfie
That catched we be not with thy eiftclap. So
Mark and mint at thy honour laud and pray ft
The vertew worfchip word and vaffalledge
of fie as hes done douchtellie in theis dayis
To keip this realme from thraldome and boundage
Mark als the vyilde vituper and the waige 85
of vntreuth treffoun and of tyrawnie
and how fone hono«r hes ane heritage
and lyffis loft for thair deloyaltie
So for thy factis thow be fuire to find
The lyik rewaird of vertew or of vyce go
Be not thairfoir fyild as ane bellie blind
Nor let thy felf be led vpon the yce
Nor to content thy marrowis covatice
Put not thy felf in perrell for to peres
Nor beir the blame (\uhaix otheris takis ge pryce 95
nor beit the bus quhair og«ns eatis ge bereis.
The trone of tryall and theatre trew
is for to regne and reuU aboue ge reft
Quho hes ge wogue him all the warld dois vew
and magiftrat the man dois manifeft 100
Sua fen thow hes the princes place poffeft
luik to be prayfit as thow playis thy pairt
And as thow luiffis fo luiffed be and left
and alwayis delt with efter thy defert.
finis.
139
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
68 b [XLV.
vjif it be trew that ftoreis doe rehers
that forrow fouppis finceritie of fens
gif it be fuithe that poetis put in vers
that langour makis dull Intelligens
of the wryter gif fuire be the fentens 5
that troublit hairt makis a rurell ryme
thocht this my wryt be void of eloquens
Accufe not me bot wyite pe wicked tyme.
The fimpill wit and fchairpnes of Ingyne
Quhilk quhylome wes now quyte is taine away lo
The ftering fpreit quAilk poetis call devyne
Into my febill breift I find decay
I nather courage haue to fing or fay
quhen I behauld this warldis wickednes
and quhen I find I a.m fo far thame fray 15
quha wes my onlie confort and glaidnes.
My fais fall and freindis gud fucces
fumtyme my pen wes beffie till endyite
of nobill men the valiant prowes
fumtyme my courage 3airnit for to wryte 20
The laud hono«r and the prayfes greit
of thame fumtyme I wiffed till advance
quhom now of neid my hairt hes in difpyte
and quhome I wyit of this vnhappie chance.
Then maiftres luik na mair for onye friiitt 25
Or onye worke to cum of my Ingyne
for now I nather cair for fame nor bruit
140
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLVI.] 69
I haue fa tint that I na mair can tyne
Gaine is my hdik and cuttit is my lyne
Amang thir poetis I will fifche na mair 30
No man regairdis renoun in rowyne
In miferie I fuffie not for gloir.
My hairt fainteth my fingerls failleth me
To wryte or dyte of mirrines to mein
finding me far fra that gud cumpanie 35
fa willinglie qukair I fumtyme haue bein
And knawing the forrow that I than fuftein
be feinjeit falfet and vnthankfulnes
The moir I think the moir my woundis grein
My breift in baill boudnes with bitternes. 40
HI. ARbUthnoi.
Ane Confolatore Ballad to Sir
Ruhart Maitland of
Lethingtoun knicht.
1 obie moft trew in monye troubillis tryit
And lob moft luft in goddis ludmewtis reioyift
Of prudence perle now in ^our paine applyit
Doe quhat 3e dow all dolour to depoift
Nane can efchew nor have thair chance as choift
Thairfoir be glaid and gif all gloir to god
141
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
69 b [XL VI.
Quhais bontie neuer dois abandoun thofe
that reftis on him reiofing in his rod.
3our greif is greit I graunt in fa greit aage
Thus to be maid a martyre but a mift 10
With loft alace fo lairge of linage
and childrein wyfe a«d verteous at 5o«r wis
Befyide aboundance of all erdlie blis
Bot Weill 3e wait all warldlie welthe is vaine
Then thank 3our god and tak na thocht of this 15
goddis giftis thay wer glaidlie gif thame againe.
^our wit with vertew in 3our woe declair
Let no mifhap nor miferie 50W move
nor be not drawin be doloar to difpair
bot patientlie prayft god that dois 50W prove 20
Think It not baill bot blifting from above
and finge maift fuir that 3e ar not forfakin
for ay fie lote is linked with his love
quhairoi tak this jour tryell for a takin.
Por quha with Chrift cravis to cowmunicat 25
the cairfuU croce man carie as thair heid
be paine his paffioun and participat
Suffer ennuy neceffitie and neid
duill and difdaine / diftres dolour and dreid
and patientlie pas our this pilgramage 30
be paine to perfyte plefour to proceid
In hevin our hairbour / hame and heritage.
142
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLVI.] 70
For as the maft mifforme of mudie mold
be quelling dois fair qualiteis acquyire
and grethed in gleid growis glorious gleting gold 35
Sa in afflixioun as ane furneis fyire
We ar prepared be prove to the Impyire
quhair god fie fchreudis fall from his fanctis diffever
that hevin hes heir and hence none other hyire
In warldlie welth wrapit in woe for euer. 40
Quhair as the chofin be correctioun
as in the fyire are fraimed to his feir
Bot euer with fo fatherlie affectioun
That in thair paine his pitie dois appeir
And blift ar thay dois fa thair burding heir 45
That faintis not bot faithfull ftill ar found
And patientlie in pruif dois perfeueir
for ay the rod dois to thair reft redound.
To mak his micht and mercie manifeft
god his peculiar proper peopill previt 50
Bot ay thair trowbillis turnit to the beft
that conftantlie vntill his cunnand cleved
Evin fo ar now the godlie greitlie greved
and lothfum is the lot of the elect
Bot thay at lenth with loy falbe relevit 55
that patientlie his plefour dois expect.
The croce of Chrift and elk his cair contempill
our aduocat and moft affured ayd
propone that perfyte patroun for exempill
for to withftand all woe that can Invaid. 60
143
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
70 b [XLVl,
Gif him all gloir and in 5o«r greif be glaid
Sen 3e haue lerned ge ar the lordis elect
Sa fuir feilled vp fen him felf hes faid
Quhome that I luif Be croce I doe correct.
I neid no auld exempill to receit 65
as tobie / lephe / lob / lacob or famfon
3our felf may be a patroun mair perfyte
of patience and perles paragon
A thowfand tymes 3e thame excell ilkone
In frowning fortoun nane I find fo fit 70
as perfyte patroun to 30W to propone
as 3e 3our felf gif 3e will vfe 3our wit.
3e ar fo wittie verteous and wyift
I dar not preis to preitche 30W patience
With 3our awin wit bot wift 30W to advyift 75
and to continew clein in confcience
let prudence prattick and experience
3our Weill and woe advyifedlie revolue
So thocht 3e feme a feffoun in fufpence
3our reffoun ryipe will richtlie 30W refolue. 80
Wo workis to weill be vyice alternatiue
and tein and troubill baith ar tranfitorie
Quhen fyt and forrow femis fuperlatiue
Sagis fould feme leift fuffious and forie
The greter greif the greter is the glorie 85
Quhen is maiftred with magnanimit mynd
let vertew then and wit haue victorie
according to the courage of 3o«r kynd.
144
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLVI.] yi
Quhilk wes ay wittie vail3eant and wyift
Magnanime manfull and of mirrie mQid go
Of prudence baith and prowes had the pryift
of modeftie meiknes and manfuetud
Greit is the gloir of 3our grandfatheris gud
That ftoutlie ftuid in monye ftalwart ftour
Bauld and but blot or blemifche is jour bluid 95
and ay hes bene in hono«r to this hour.
Sic deftanie and derf devoring deid
oft hes 5our houft in hazaird put of auld
Bot yyuY foirbearis fraward fortounis feid
and bitter blaftis ay buir -whh breiftis bauld 100
Luit wanwerdis work and waiter as thay wauld
Thair hardie hairtis hawtie and heroic
for fortounis feid or force wald neuer fauld
Bot ftormis withftuid with ftomak ftout and ftoic.
Renowned Richard of jour raice recoird 105
Quhais prayift and prowes can not be expreft
Mair luftie linage neuer had a lord
for he begat the bauldeft bairnis and beft
Maift manfull men, and madinis maift modeft
That euer wes fen Priamis tyme of troy no
Bot piteouflie thay peirles perils a peft
Bereft him all bot burdalane a boy.
Him felf wes aged, his hous hang be a hair
Doull and diftres almoft to deid him drew
MS
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
71 b [XLVI.
3it burdalaine his onlie fone and air 115
as worthie wyfe and vail3eant as the lave
His hous vpheld quhilk 36 with honour have
So nature then the lyik enuy and name
In kyndlie cair dois kyndlie courage crave
To follow him in fortoun and in fame. 120
Richard he was / Richard 50 ar alfo
and Maitland als and Magnanime ar 3e
In als greit age / als wrappit ar in Wo
Sevin fonnis 3e had micht contravaill his thrie
Bot Burdalane 36 haue behind as he 125
, The lord his linnage fo enlairge and lyne
as monye hundreth nepotis grie be grie
Sen Richard wes as hundreth 3eiris ar hyne.
3o«r cairfull caice to his is fo conforme
Greit caus 3e haue lyik confort to confave 130
eftemethis fturt as ane vnftabiU ftorme
Will god quha him fie grace and glaidnea gave
fie hap and honour efter harme to have
Vphauld his hous fo mony hundreth 3eiris
Let 3our gray hairis but greif go to the grave 135
With better hairt mair bitternes that beiris.
Na na confide his clemence will not quyte
fie fobernes with fie feueritie
Bot fend 30W fchortlie fecours in ^out fyte
Peace perfyte plefour and profperitie. 140
146
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XI.VI.] 72
and propagat fo 3our pofteritie
from fone to fone as he did farais feid
Seik him and ferue him with finceritie
He will deny 50W nathing in 3o«r neid.
3our hous is build on him as he hes biddin ijs
for not availlis warldlie welthis or wit
Gif fie had fh^rdit forfuith it had not fliddin
god is the ground be him it man grow greit
Not be 5our brain bot be his benefeit
fo now I houp his help and halie hand 150
fall found and fix it fafter on ane fit
nor quhen It femed be ftranger ftouppis to ftand.
lob wes deiected and ludgit lang vniuft
Puire with reproche he did his paine deploir
Be miferie almoft moved to miftruft 155
Sa greitlie god him greifed to his gloir
Syne reft renoun and ritches did reftoir
and for his fonnis ^at fuddanlie wer flaine
by doubling of all blis he had befoir
encreffed his feid with fonis fevin againe. 160
And quhen Tobias for his fone tuik thocht
Baith blind and boun almoft to beg his breid
He fend him f icht and faif his fone hame brocht
and with aboundance blift him to the deid
and luit him fie his fonis fonis feid 165
147
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
72 b [xLvr.
Sa to his awin his ayd is alwayis ane
He will confort 30W conftantlie confeid
Bring 30W from baill and blis ^our burdalane.
3our hous of auld oft had no hair but ane
3ea worne away oftymis the warld it wenit 170
Quhen it was waik and without vther waine
oftymis his micht and mercie did maintein it
and laitlie onlie on the lord it lenit
Was demed dodn and to the duft deiectit
quha fend jour felf to faue it and fuftenit 175
and in renoun and ritches to erectit.
And gif 5e mark his merceis moniefauld
forfuith fenfyne he hes not bene a fleip
bot did 5our baill moft bonteouflie behauld
3our onlie fone quha femed a flauchter fcheip 180
With als greit cair he did conftarue and keip
as Noe Lothe or fufan monye wayis
and in fie ftormis as may gar ftraingms fteip
Suftenis jour felf and gevis 30W monye dayis.
Think not fie pitie is but providence 185
or he hes wrocht fa wonderouflie in vaine
Or that his micht and mercie maift Immens
In thair diftres his darlingis will difdaine
no pitie is a perfyte prefage plaine
he will joar hous in honour jit vphauld 190
148
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLVn.] 73
A monument of mercie to remaine
from hence furth ay as it hes bene of auld.
Thairfoir reioyift in him and tak 3our reft
as 3e wald wifche 3o«r wo away fall wend
Be mirrie for his mercie manifeft 195
Promptlie a p^rfyte plefoar dois portend
And he 3our hous 3our felf and fone will fend
mair folace fchortlie nor je can confave
Helthe loy in hairt hono«r and in the end
5our gray heid fall with glaidnes go to grave. 200
finis.
TT'p hairt thow art the pairt
' of man most Souuerane
let seruile memberis /mart
6r» bound alaine remaine
for gif thow doe not staine
thy treuth and honestie
how can thow be in paine
no suirlie thow art frie.
The boundage of the hairt
with schame is for to serue
ia' from his honest pairt
149
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
73 b [XLVII.
Gr vertew for to suerue
gif thow doe not de/erue
that blot ofinfamie
thocht captive fiefche do stenie 15
'}it suirlie thow art frie.
Thocht fortoun fraud or force
detein the in sufpence
gif thow haue no remorce
in tnynd nor con/cience 20
&' hes done none offence
thocht in captiuitie
thow suffer Violence
lit suirlie thow art frie.
Bot gif thow micht be taxit 25
or falset with the found
the corps micht be relaxit
bot schame sould the confound
dr' gif the suche a wound
sould lest perpetuallie 30
&• mak the/claue so bound
that thow couldest neuer be frie.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLVII.] 74
JBot sen it is not Jo
reioyis fs' tak the rest
thocht fortoun be thy fo 35
hir frowning sail not lest
bot cummis for the best
thy treuth to testifie
So thocht thow be opprest
zit suirlie thow art frie, 40
Then hairt heild not ane hair
nor in thy prisoun ply
thy Vertew now declair
6f fortounis feid defy
for tyme thy treuth sail try 45
and gif the Victorie
of fortoun (Sf* Invy
•St* thow for euer be frie,
finis.
151
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
74 b [xLViii.
ly eclair 32 hankis of helicon
perna/sus hillis &• daillis ilkon
6^ fontaine Caballein
Gif onye of Zfluv mufes all
or nymphes may be peregall 5
Vnto my ladye schein
Or of the ladyis that did lave
thair bodyis by '^our brim
So seimlie war or sa suave
so bewtifull or trim 10
Contempill
exempill
tak be Mr proper port
gif onye
so bonye 15
amang '^ow did refort.
IV no forsuith wes neuer none
that with this perfyte paragon
Jn beawtie micht compair
The mufes wald haue gevin the grie
to hir as
152
'y-yptv my ladve scfjern
tfrair foiG^ fy -^nir frim
'So itMnftt 'Worthy smyuAyt
fo ^cwhWCor tri'vi ■ v'
Contemptir , ; ; ,
vxcmpift ': '-T- :"■•'■'■■■■
tali fc hnyn^trjort '"
pfonyt '■
So Soyryt ' \
, ^ J Jn fcfl-Wht ntidf^c comtntr
CT^ w^s ■wafeffmut^m tht rftt
to hnr <^3
Maitland Quarto MS., fol. 74b. To face p. 152-
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xLvm.] 75
to Mr as to the Aper/e
&• peirles perle preclair
thinking with admiratioun
hir persone so perfyite
nature in hir creatioun 25
to forme hir tuik delyite
Confes then
expres then
^our nymphes 6^ all thair trace
for bewtie 30
of dewtie
Sould zeild dr" give hir place.
lelles quha did sa decoir
Dame venus face &' breist befoir
With colouris exquefeit 35
that nane micht be compared thairtill
nor zit na painter had yejkill
the bodye to compleit
War he this lyvelie goddes grace
dr* bewtie to behauld 4°
he wald confes his craft &' face
Surpast a thou/and fauld
not abill
in tabill
IS3
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
75 b [xLvni.
With colouris competent 45
so quiklie
or liklie
a forme to repre/ent.
Or had my ladie bene alyve
Quhen the thrie godde/sis did stryve s°
&^ Paris wes maid ludge
fals helene Menelaus maik
• had neuer cau/ed kingpriamus wraik
Jn troy nor had refudge
for ather/cho the pryi/s had wane $5
as Weill of womanheid
or ellis with Paris Priams/one
had gone in Helenis steid
Estemed
&" demed 6o
of colour twyis so cleir
far suetar
df metar'
to have bein Paris feir.
As phcebus trefs hir hair &• breeis 6$
With angell hew &" cristall eeis
IS4
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLVIII.] ^6
&" toung most eloquent
Hir teithe as perle in curall set
hit lippis 6^ cheikis pumice fret
as rofe maist redolent 70
With yvoire nek 6f pomellis round
<Sf* comlie Intervall
hir lillie lyire so soft &" sound
and proper memberis all
bayth brichter 75
<5^' tichter
then marbre poleist clein
perfyter
&" quhyter
then Venus luiffis quein. 80
Hir angell Voice in melodie
dois pas the hevinlie harmonic
and Sirens songe most sueit
for to behauld hir countenance
hir gudlie grace 6f governance 85
Jt is a loy compleit
Sa Wittie Verteous &" wyis
&" prudent but conipair
Without all Wickednes 6f Vyce
iss
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
76 b [XLVIII.
Maist douce &" debonair 90
In Vesture
&" gesture
maist seimlie 6^ modest
With wourdis
&" bourdis 95
to solace the opprest.
JVa thing thair is in Mr at all
that is not Supernaturall
maist proper &• perfyte
So fre/che so fragrant &- so fair 100
as Dees &' Dame Bewteis air
&" dochter of delyte
With qualeteis &• forme devine
be nature so decoird
A s goddes of all feminine 105
of men to be adoird
Sa bli/sed
that wifsed
Scho is in all mennis thocht
as rarest no
&'fairest
that euer nature Wrocht.
156
MAITLAND QUAKTO MS.
XLvin.] 77
Hiv luikis as titan radiant
wald pers ane hairt of adamant
&" it to love alluire 115
Mr birning heawtie dois einbrayis
my breist dr' all my mynd amayis
(5f bodye haill combuire
J haue na/chift hot to resing
all power in hir handis 120
6^ willinglie my hairt to bring
to bind it in hir bandis
To langwi/s
Jn angwifs
soir woundit &" opprest 125
forleit it
or treit it
as scho sail think it best.
J houp sa peirles pulchritud
Will not be Voyide of Man/uetud 130
nor cruellie be bent
Sa lady e for thy courtejie
havepitie of my mi/erie
cr lat me not be/chent
Quhat prayis haue z.e to be/eueir 135
IS7
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
77 b [XLVIII.
or cruellie to kill
'^our Wofull woundit prisoneir
all zouldin in ^our will
ay preifsing
but cei/sing 140
Maist humlie for to serue
then pruif me
6^ luif me
as deidis sail deserue.
And gif ze find di/sait in me 145
or ony quent consait in me
zour bontie till abu/e
My dowbill deling be difdaine
acquyt 6^ pay me hame againe
&' fiatlie me refuife 150
Bot sen I mein Sinceritie
&> trew luif from my hairt
to quyite me W* austeritie
forsuith War not zour pairt
Or trap me 155
or Wrap me
IS8
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xLvin.] 78
maist Wrangfullie in Wo
foirsaking
&' wraiking
Zour seruand as zour fo. 160
lace let not trew amitie
be quyite With so greit crueltie
nor seruice be di/daine
Bot rather hairt be reuthfull
Gf Ze sail find me treuthfull 165
constant secreit & plaine
Jn sorrow lat me not consome
nor langer dolour drie
bot suddanlie pronuce the dome
gif I sail leif or die 170
that having
my craving
mirthfull I may remaine
or speid sone
the deid sone 175
& put me out of paine.
fiNis.
159
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
78 b [XLIX.
s phcebus in his fpheris hicht
precellis the kaip Crepufculein
And phoebe all the ftarris licht
5o«r fplendo«r fo madame I wein
Dois onlie pas all feminine
In fapience fuperlative
Indewit with vertewis fa devine
as leirned pallas rediviue.
And as be hid vertew vnknawin
The adamant drawis yron ^airtill 10
3our courtes nature fo hes drawin
My hairt '^ouns to continew ftill
Sa greit loy dois my fpreit fulfill
contempling 3our perfectioun
3e weild me holie at ^our will 15
and ravift my affectioun.
■^our perles Vertew dois provoike
and loving kyndnes fo dois move
My Mynd to freindfchip reciproc
That treuth fall try fa far above
The auntient heroicis love
as falbe thocht prodigious
and plaine experience fall prove
Mair holie and religious.
160
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XLIX.]
79
25
In amitie perithous
To thefeus wes not fo traift
Nor Till Achilles patroclus
nor pilades to trew oreft
Nor Jit achates liiif fo left
to gad JEnee nor fie freindfchip 30
Dauid to Jonathan profeft
nor Titus trew to kynd lofip.
Nor 3it Penelope I wift
fo luiffed vliffes in hir dayis
Nor Ruth the kynd moabitift 35
Nohemie as the fcripture fayis
nor portia quhais worthie prayift
In romaine hiftoreis we reid
Quha did devoir the fyrie brayift
To follow brutus to the deid. 40
Wald michtie loue grant me the hap
With 30W to haue joar brutus pairt
and metamorphofing our fchap
My fex in till his vaill convert
No brutus then fould caus ws fmart 45
as we doe now vnhappie wemen
Then fould we bayt^ with loyfull hairt
honour and blift pe band of hymen.
161
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
79 b [XLix.
3ea certainlie we fould efface
Pollux and caftoris memorie 50
and gif that thay defteruit place
amang the ftarris for loyaltie
Then our mair perfyte amitie
mair worthie recompence fould merit
In hevin eternall deitie 55
ama«g the goddis till Inherit.
And as we ar thocht till o«r wo
nature and fortoun doe co«iure
and hymen alfo be our fo
3it luif of vertew dois procuire 60
freindfchip and amitie fa fuire
with fa greit feruewcie and force
Sa conftantlie quMlk fall Induire
That not bot deid fall ws divorce.
And thocht aduerf itie ws vex 65
5it be our freindfchip falbe fein
Thair is mair conftancie in our fex
Then euer ama^g men has bein
no troubill / torment / greif / or tein
nor erthlie thing fall ws diffeuer 70
Sic conftancie fall ws mantein
In perfyte amitie for euer.
finis.
162
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
L.] 80
Lord god how lang will this law left
be quMik fum trew men ar oppreft
of houfft and landis difpoffeft
Without ane caus
fum fair ar dreft 5
Sum fair moleft
be new found lawis.
For lak of luftice fum gettis wrang
and fum be tr&touns tyrannis ftrang
fum in the feff ioun lyis our lang 10
and hulie fpeidis
Sair is the fang
poure folkis amawg
that luftice neidis.
Be mein of court fum gettis land 15
Thinking that conqueis ay fall ftand
Thocht Courtis ay hes bene chaingeand
as dois the mone
That fum hafand
ane work in hand 20
and leif it fone.
Think 36 that ar fa proud oppreffouris
Thocht 3e in court haue Interceffouris
163
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Sob [L.
That god will thoiU fa greit tranfgreffouris
Vnpunifchit be 25
fra goddis digreffourts
and wrang poffeffo^rw
Repent fall je.
In haift I counfell 30W thairfoir
all gottin wrangouflie reftoir 30
or 5e fall not ciim to the gloir
of hevinis Impyire
Bot euer moir
tormentit foir
In hellis fyire. 35
Lord punifche thame that ay pretend it
for to doe wrang or it defendit
In haift lat thame be apprehendit
and thoill the law
or gar thame mendit 40
quhome thay offendit
In deid or faw.
And 5e that hes the law to leid
Without favour freindfchip or feid
ay forder luftice to proceid 45
Indifferentlie
30«r proces
164
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
3our proces fpeid
help thame hes neid
quhat euer thay be.
S. R. M.
^air is the recent milrmo^^r and regrait
Amang the leigis riffin of the lait
Throw all the countrie bayth of riche & puire
Pienand vpon the lordis of the fait
That thair lang proces may na man Induire. s
The Baroiinis fayis that thay haue far mair fpendit
Vpon the law or thair mater wes endit
Nor It wes worth thairfoir richt fair thay rew
To found ane plie that euer thay pretend it
Bot left it to thair airis to perfew. lo
The puire folk fayis that thay for fait of fpending
man leif the law it is fa lang in ending
Lang proces thame to povertie hes brocht
for of thair fcayth be law can get na mending
That thay ar faine to grie for thing of nocht. 15
Sum gevis the Wyit that gazr is on the feffioun
fum not fa cu??ning nor of fa gud difcretioun
as thay befoir Into that rowme hes bein
Quhilk doing luftice keipit thair profeffioun
of quhome thair wes na caus for to complein. 20
t6s
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
8i b [LI,
Now 3e that ar not of this fait content
Pas to the prince to him 3o«r caus lament
And him exhort and pray effectiouflie
That in that fait he wald na man prefent
In tyme to cum bot thay that ar worthie. 25
Gud cu«ning men that ar wyifi and difcreit
Practiciens gud and for pat fenat meit
Men of gud confcience honeftie and fame
That can with wit and treuth all matms treit
And hes be prudence purchaft ane gud name. 30
And fyne gar call the coUedge of luftice
all thair dependeris and vgeris that ar wyift
and trye ge caus of law the langfu»«nes
and gar thame fone fum gud ordo^r devyift
To furder luftice and fchortin ge lang proces. 35
Bot gif gis mater vnmewdit be oarfein
The leigis can na greter fckayt^ fuftein
for na man fall be fuir of land or geir
The trew and poure falbe oppreffed clein
and this coUedge fall not lang perfeueir. 40
And gif this fait of tena.tourzs gang doun
The fpflnk of luftice in this regioun
I wait not how this real me fall rewlit be
Better It wer gud reformatioun
nor let it perifche fo Imprudentlie — 45
i66
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
"•] 82
for gif this fait of luftice fall not ftand
Then euerie wicked man at his awin hand
fall him revenge as he fall think it beft
Ilk bangeifter and limmer of this land
with frie brydill fall doe quhat pleis thame beft. 50
Our fouuerane lord to this mater haue ee
for it p^rtenis to thy maieftie
This colledge to vphauld or lat it doun
bot will thow it vphauld as it fould be
It will the helpe for to maintein thy croun. 55
Caus ilk day fo faist dois multiplie
That with this fait can not over takin be
Bot wald thy hienes ^gairoi eik ge nummer
of fenatoar/j men cuwning and godlie
Wald monie matter end that makis cuwmer. 60
Sir at thy gift is monye Abeceift
Perfonagis Proveftreis and prebendareis
now fen doun is the auld religioun
To eik fum lordis gif fum benefeis
and fum to help the auld fundatioun. 65
Becaus the lordis hes our litill feis
bot of vncertaine cafualiteis
of quktlk thay neuer get payment compleit
and now fie derth is riffin all men feyis
That coift ane pound befoir now coiftis thrie. 70
167
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
8z b Lii.
Sir thow may gar vnhurt thy propertie
the fait of luftice weill advancit be
Quhilk being done thair fall daylie Incres
Into this land gud peace and policie
and thow be brocht to honour and riches. 75
O leving lord fupport this cruell fait
and give thame grace to gang the nareft gait
luftice to doe with expeditioun
And bring all thing againe in gud eftait
following the firft gud inftitutioun 80
S. R. M.
1 his warld fo fals is and vnftabill
of gredines vnfatiabill
In all eftaitis fie doubilnes
To find trew freindis few ar abill
for keipit is na auld kyndnes
Thocht 5e doe plefoar to greit men
Thairfoir thay will 50W fcantlie ken
gif 5e haue ocht with thame to dres
3e ar not abill to get ben
for kepit is na auld kyndnes
Thocht 3e haue fervit monye ane ^eir
ane lord on ^our awin coft and geir
168
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Lii.] 83
and 3e be fallin in diftres
3ow to releif he wilbe fueir
and coflnt nathing ^out auld kyndnes. 15
Thocht 3e have ladyis ft^ruit lang
and previt ^our pith has thame amang
and 3e of venus game decres
out of g«2> court then man 36 gang
not regairding 3o«r auld kyndnes.
20
Sum to gazV nycAthoun's hes bene kynd
that now gaiVof hes neuer mynd
bot notit with newfangilnes
of Ingraitnes it hes ane ftryind
that can not keip na auld kyndnes. 25
Sum to cowmuniteis hes done
that Ingraitlie for3eit it fone
fua full thay ar of fikilnes
changing as oft as dois the mone
and cuiris not for auld kyndnes. 30
Sum did for thame in court and feffioun
that now falflie without difcretioun
In tyme of troubill and buf ines
melled with thair land geir and poffeffioun
That fchew to thame fa greit kyndnes. 35
Thair is that fum men did refet
w/tA meit and clay this hes him bet
169
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
83 b [mi.
That efter in court gat entres
and wald not ken him quhen thay met
of quhom he gat fa greit kyndnes. 40
Thocht 5e with courteo2<m hes bein
acquewtit lang be onye mein
and 5e thame chairge with bufines
ar abill to mifknaw 30W clein
and will forget auld kyndnes. 45
Sen in this warld in na degrie
is kyndnes nor fidelitie
Lat ws pray god of his gudnes
To bring ws to pe hevinis fo hie
Quhairin thair is perfyte kyndnes. 50
S. R. M.
Dreid god & luif him faythfullie
have fayth in chryist ay constantlie
& with thy ny*bour cheritie
for grace on god ay call
obey Sf Jerue "^our prince trewlie
keip iustice peace &■ Vnitie
fra all sort offeditioun flie
&• doe refsoun to all riSSSJ/"
170
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LIII.] 84
hait pryide Invy & lecherie
all yre sueirnes & gluttonie lo
avarice & Idolatrie
all trea/oun & dehaittis
love vertew richt & honestie
Jn cheritabill deidis exerced be
all lesume promeis help lustlie 15
to all maner of staittis.
ICeip 'iow fra pi'odigalttie
opprefsioun wrung & crueltie
& fra all Vyce &■ Vanitie
&• ground ^ow vpon treuth 20
hant gud &• honest cumpanie
v/e wyse counsale &• gravitie
do all "^our thingis difcreitlie
and of the puire haue reuth.
S. r. m.
ooooooouoooooooooooooo
171
maitlaNd quarto MS.
84 b [LIV.
Ground the ay on gudnes
Rewll the with richteou/nes
Jn tyme doe thy bujines
& cheis ay the best
preis the not to oppres 5
help ay thefatherles
have na pryide nor proudnes
this warld will not lest.
Jn troubill tak patience
keip clein thy con/cience 10
to god doe reuerence
be to thy prince trew
keip ay weill thy credence
tyne nocht throw negligence
proceid ay with prudence 15
ydilnes efchew.
Exceid not thy degrie
doe all thingis iustlie
haue god befoir thy e
quhair euer thow gang 20
guyde thy self honestlie
hant in gud companie
of the puire haue pitie
& doe nane wrang.
172
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LV.] 8s
^t experience leir a;
foUfch speking forbeir
with me/our spend thy geir
na gud turne delay
Vse na ryatous cheir
doe thy nichtbour na deir 30
goddis worde glaidlie heir
& syne it obey.
S. R. M.
Sum of the poetis and makeris that ar now
of greit difpyite and malice ar fa fow
Sa that all lefingis that can be Inventit
Thay put in writ and garris thame be prentit
To gar the peopill euill opinioun tak 5
of thame quhome of that thay ^air balladis mak
With fclanderous wordes thay doe all thing thay can
for to defame monye gud honeft man
In fetting furth "gair buikis and pazV rymis
accufand fum of Improbabill crymis 10
And thocht that fum ^azr libellis dois allow
3it few that will thair awin workes avow
And thocht that thay bakbyteris and blafphemeris
now at this tyme hes monye "gair mantenaris
The day will cum that thay fall forthink it 15
that gai haue put fie lefingis into writ.
173
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
85 1> [LV.
To fteill ane mawnts fame Is greter fin
nor onye geir that is this warld within
Therfoir repent 5e railleris and reftoir
- To thame ^gazr fame quhom 3e fclanderit befoir 20
To that effect joar word apply and deidis
euill brflite to tak out of the peopillis heidis
Cry toung I leid throw all this natioun
mak buikis and rymes of recantatioun
Sic alteratioun may cum in this land 25
may gar ane tak ane other be the hand
And fay think on 3e maid of me ane ballat
for 50Mr rewaird now I fall brek jowr pallat
men fould be war quhat thing thay faid or did
for it may cum to licht lang hes bene hid 30
Therfoir na man mak ballatis nor Indyte
of detractatioun ill/clander nor difpyte
put not in writ that god or man may greif
all vertew luif and all vycis repreif
or mak fum mirrie toy to gud purpoift 35
That may the herar or reader bayt^ reioyft
or fum fruitfull or gud moralitie
or plefand thingis may ftand with cheritie
difpyitfuU poetis fould not tholit be
In coMmoun weillis or gud companie 4°
That fort ar ay to faw feditioun
and put gud men Into fufpitioun.
S. R. M.
174
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LVI., LVII.] 86
Of god the mijknawlege
of sin the greit Vsage
na punijhment for Vyce
the wanting of lustice
Jnvy & gredines S
debait &■ Vnkyndnes
oppre/sioun of the puire
of commoun Weill na cuire
pryide & weir intestine
Bringis realmis to mine. lo
S. r. m.
Gif thow desyire thy hous tang stand
& thy succefsioun bruik thy land
Above all thing love god andfeir
Jntromet not with wrangous geir
nor conqueis na thing Wrangouflie
With thy nichtbour keip cheritie
Obey dewlie thy magistrat
exceid in na thing thyne estait
Oppres not bat support the puire
to helpe the commoun Weill tak cuire
V/e na di/sait nor mell with treasoun
&" to all men doe richt &• reasoun.
17S
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
86 b [Lvm.
Baith into word & deid be trew
all kynde of Wickednes e/chew
flay na man nor thairto consent 15
be not cruell hot patient
ally a ay in sum gud place
With noble honest godlie race
hait hurdome & all Vycis flie
be humbill hamt gud companie 20
help thy freindis & doe na Wrang
& god sail gar thy hous lest lang.
S
R. M.
My lordis all fen abftinence is taine
In the meintyme that co,ncord may be dreft
now tyne na tyme as ge haue done bygaine
fince 5e may haue conferring as ge lift
Doe 5our power this realme to put to reft 5
Let neuer weir againe ama«g 50W ryis
Then all the warld will '^oux proceding pryis.
Thair will na bodye be aganis this peace
bot gif it be of men of weir the bandis
Quhilk fra all kynd of fcafrie can not ceift 10
and thay that bruikis otheris me«nis landis
fra wrangous geir that can not keip "gair handis.
176
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LVIU.] 87
This fort of men wald haue na quyetnes
for feir thay want fumthing that thay poffes.
Bot at that fort 3e fould na counfaU tak 15
that hes na feir of god nor confcience
To vfe all thing Impediment may mak
To 3our concord and 3e gif thame credence
How thay proceid pa^V is experience
for it is faid that fum man fair may rew 20
That in this land fa monye capitaines grew.
For onye plefoar of thir gredie men
this co»«moun weill put not in leopardie
at 3oar conventioun gar the countrie ken
that 3e travell to mak tranquillitie 25
And that 56 ar content for till aggrie
all fail3eis paft to be for5et for euer
I trow 3e ken bot few that faultit neuer.
Greit is the fcayth that cummis of this weir
of flauchter heirfchip oppreffioun and mifcheif 30
It is pitie the co»«mounis for to]_heir
How thay ar dreft with thift and opin reif
Syne feis nane apperance of releif
Thir cruell crymis thay feir vnpunifchit be
fa lang as leftis this Inanimitie. 35
5it of all weir peace is the finell end
Thairfoir aggrie my lordis or it be|war
VOL. I. 177
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
87 b [lix,
Thair is na thing bot peace that may this mend
and that je wald this co;«moun weill, prefer
To all caufis that ar particular 40
and for na privat proffeit that may be
ftop not to mak ane perfyte vnitie.
The Quhilk to doe I pray the leving lord
To gif 30W grace in fie aboundance now
That neuer mair be diftance nor difcord 45
and fie luftice be done this kinrik throw
The quhilk may gar the rafche bus keip the kow
and euerie man bruik his awin land and geir
all trew leigis to leif withouttin weir.
S. R. M.
Our fouuerane lord into thy tender aage
lerne to ft^rue god him luif aboue all thing
Thy counfell cheis of gud men luft and fage
That ar expert maift abill and conding
To geve ane faithfull coilnfell to ane king
how he fould rewll his realme in peace and reft
Vertew to luif and all vycis doun thring
Thame to releif that lang hes bene oppreft.
Syne be thy counfell gar it be provydit
how thow fall leif to thy royall eftait
and how thy nobill perfoun falbe gydit
In tyme to cum and quha fall on the wait
To be thy gairde and ferue the air and lait
178
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LIX.] 88
and quhat barrounis fall in thy court remaine
Thair tyme about it to decoir all gait 15
of thy affaires to tak fum thocht and paine.
Thy propertie and cafualiteis
That thay be put to thy vtilitie
Will hauld thy hous and pay thy ficruandis feis
and find all thing that neidfull is to the 20
gif thow will vfe na prodigalitie
and vainlie waift the rentis of thy croun
now in thy 3outh experience haue we
Thy leving haill brocht to confufioun.
^A^es neuer king nor prince in this countrie 25
To leif vpon that had fa greit ane rent
To thy proffeit gif it weill guydit be
and not in vaine confumit and mifpent
Thairfoir be reffoun thow fould be content
To leif on it that to thy croun pe^enis 30
That on thy leigis taxatioun nor ftent
be neuer raf it be vnlauchfuU menis.
S/r at thy barrounis thrie thingis requyre
quhilk be reffoun can not denyit be
first to brek luftice that nane the defyire 35
The fecound is that thow may vfe trewlie
Thy awin leving that it may be frelie
Put to fie proffeittis as gudlie it may be
Thridlie that thay the help and fortifie
luftice to doe at all tymes nicht and day. 40
179
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
88 b [Lix.
Sir give na eiris to vaine flatteraris
Quha at the lenth will bot the plaine defave
na credence give to coOTmoun clatteraris
nor in thy court na bakbyteris refave
That will of thame at quhome thay malice have 45
To thy hienes monye loud lefing mak
and gar thy grace ane hatred confave
aganis trew men fra ge to hauld abak.
Micht fclaunderit men of the get audience
or wer prefent quhen evill taillis wer tauld 50
Thay fould fa weill defend "gazr Innocence
Thair honeftie fa luftifie thay wald
gar thame think fchame to lie that wes fo bauld
and caus thy grace fo ken ge veritie
That thow fould for honeft men thame hauld 55
and tratling toungis had our lang leif to lie.
O Royall roy thy realme ay rewU be richt
and be wyfe counfell guyde thy maieftitie
about thy perfoun haue bayt^ day and nicht
godlie gud men of fame and honeftie 60
and doe na thing In thy minoritie
Be perfuaf ioun of euill tallies not trew
That quhen thow comis to maioritie
Experience will geve the caus to rew.
3oung nobill king and thy counfell I pray 65
this cowmoun weill keip in tranquillitie
Sua fet it furth it may Incres ilk day
To thy leigis doe luftice equallie.
Without.
i8o
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
VX.] 89
Without refpect to perfone or pairtie
In this land na tdil3ie be nor fturt 70
And in fum caice thy grace to fchaw mercie
and fpecialHe qukatr na pairtie is hurt
I pray to god the gyder of all thing
our fouuerane fave fra dolowr and decay
and give him grace to be the nobleft king 75
that in this regioQn rang this monye day
That he may tak our lang dolo«r away
In his nonage that we have done fuftein
falfet and wrang be now baneift for ay
That gud luftice ama«g ws may be fein. 80
finis qp S. Richard Maitland
of Lethingtoun knyt^t.
<^ fs>
00000000000000
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
89 b [LX.
Ane Exclamatioun maid in England
Vpon the delyuerance of the Erie of
Northumberland furth of
lochlevin quho Immediatlie
thairefter wes execute
In '^orke. c^ss^
Quho lift to mark the Scottifch gyfe
orknaw the cuftomes of thair kyndis
Sail Weill perfave thair craftie wyfe
and fals diffaitfull doubill myndis
for quhair as thay gud will profes 5
The treuthe apperis thay mein no les.
Gif travell be occaf ioun try
of forraine landis the Inclinatioun
Be prfiif richt weill I doe efpy
The Scottifch tred and nauchtie faff ioun
To be fo bad that from the reft
Thair lyfis and gilydingis ar deteft.
Thair faffioun I abhor in deid
thair cowuerfatiounis is defylit
fair fpeich prevailHs thame felfis to fpeid 15
quho to thame truftis ar clein begylit
for thay richt fimplie will declair
of quhome the luft aucht to be war.
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LX.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
90
The fairer fpeich the falfer hairtis
The faireft bandis the foneft brokin 20
The greater lordis the falfer partis
gif gis worde may againe be fpokin
for lordis and lairdis ar nather luft
nor 5it the cowmounis to be truft.
In falfet thay excell in kynd 25
In wordes thay maift of all exceid
In treafoun none lyik doe I find
In treuth thay neuer obferue ge creid
for fay and promeis quhat thay can
thair wordes and deidis will neuer pan. 30
Gif ludas pairt wes treffonabill
or pylatis Iudgme«tis comptit bad
Quhy fould I think thame reffonabill
for honeft truft thay neuer had
experience be thame felfis appeiris 35
of thair greit treffoun in few 3eiris.
And now of lait the greteft wrang
that euer nobill man poffeft
ane baneift lord wes thame amang
quho fled for fair to be oppreft 40
Northumberland hecht pis Lord to name
fumtyme of honour and greit fame.
Quho for releif in tyme of wo
Did helples wander in thair land
183
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
90 b [LX.
as baneift wichtis wer wont to go 45
till efter grace thay better fand
Murray Mortoun and Ruthvenis caice
for f lauchter in thair princis place.
With thowfandis mo of lordis and lodnis
of that vngratious natioun bred 50
quho fand releif in all o«r toiinis
as cuftome and gud faffioun led
Thocht vnder colour thay pretendit
5it baneift wichtis wer ay defendit.
Gif trefpas be fo greit ane fin 55
as difobedience dois deferue
gif no refudge ane man may win
the penitent for helpe may fterue
In Scotland had not bene fie tuiU
gif gis had bene ge cowmoun reull. 60
Fy on the Scotland and thy feid
aboue all realmis woe the befall
Thy lordis hes done fo fchamfuU a deid
that trattouns ay men will 30W call
5ow ar fo gredie on Englifch gold 65
that all ^our credit now is fould.
And gif that you had bene in mynd
the adncient leig as trewis requyrit
nocht heirtofoir 30W fall on find
that to thair deith hes bene delyuerit 7°
184
MAITLAND QJJARTO MS.
LX.] gl
muche moir ane nobill baneift lord
quhy fould 36 fell him to the cord.
This cryme of 'court's is fo manifeft
aboue all fubtill treafounis greit
The gold 36 gat for fuche ane gaift 75
will neuer by 3oMr childring meit
It will decay and 3it 3our fame
co«tinew fall with cruell blame.
Gif france had bene of 3o«r accord
or flaunderis gevin thame felfis to gaihe 80
Thair is remaning 3it one lord
That had poffeft this wofuU paine
Bot 3it thefe lordis fall honowr haue
quhen 36 with fchame fall go to graue.
And thocht I wryte aganis 3oar act 85
5it am I glaid we have the man
God may be gude and 3it 3our fact
3our childeris childrein may it ban
God is gratious quhen we repent
and our Qflene m^rcifull in Judgment. 90
finis
The An/weir to the Englifch
Ballad. «nSSSi/"
185
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
3ow that doe wryte aganis the Scottis
thair actioun for to deprave
Thame taxing with fo fchamfuli blottis
fould haue alledgit reffounis gravp
I 30W advyife call in 3our fcroll 5
3ow wait not quho will it control!.
Thocht fum have playit ludas pairt
In felling gud northumberland
Quhy fould the hoill for thair defert
that faine wald haue that fact withftand 10
or 5it the countrey beir the blame
Let thame that fauld him haue the fchame.
Mar and the divelifche douglaffis
and namelie mortoun and lochlevin
Mackgill and orknay fcottifch affis 15
and cleifch quhomto ge gold wes gevin
Dumfermling that the py prepaird
and lowfe lindfay quho wes his gaird.
Thefe onlie wer the ludaffis
thefe onlie gave thairto advyife 20
And onlie thefe twa douglaffis
participatit of his pryce
So lat his bluid be on thair heidis
on thair pofteritie and feidis.
186
MAITLAND QUARtO MS.
txi.] 92
3our Quene had prflif that mortounis race 25
To covatice wes hoill Inclynde
and fo to profecute this caice
addreft hir onlie to that kynd
and not to all hot mortoun rather
be money that corrupt his father. 30
Quho tuik king Hareis money fo
our cardinall to keip in hauld
and fyne for money liiit him go
and for fyve hundreth croiinis him fauld
of kynd fo mortoun hes it then 35
To chope and chainge and to fell men.
3ow fould not preis difeftimatioun
To fuche as thairin no lak had
Thocht thair be alfo of our natioun
as of all otheris gud and bad 40
jit blame not all for one or two
that meinis no treuth to freind nor fo.
Sen france producit ane ganjelon
and England monye tratoarzj bred
Quhat fairlie then thocht we haue on 45
5it it is not ane Scottifche tred
for Scotland ay of auld and new
To baneift wichtis wes euer trew.
187
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
92 b [LXI.
Henrie the fext wes heir exylde
for quhome we micht haue had greit gaine 50
As for his Quene and onlye chyild
Bit wer thay nather fauld nor flaine
3our ftoreis fchawis wer thay pervfit
greit ftoir hot nane that wes euill vfit.
This Lordis wyfe focht to Lord home 55
as leonard dakeris and monye mo
Quhome all the gold in Chriftindome
wald not have movit to fell thame fo
5e knaw quhat hairme he hes fufteind
for that he trewlie thame mainteind. 60
The erle of fuff ix can recoird
quhen he defyrit thame of his hand
the generous anft^r of that lord
that he maid -to his fchairpe demand
faid he wald rather give his held 65
or he fould doe fo vyild ane deid
For deid wald left hot for ane feffoun
and pas fone with celeritie
the vyile and filthie blot of treffoun
wald ftaine his haill pofteritie 70
Wer it to doe he wald reffaue thame
and he. nor nane fould neuer have thame
188
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
So treffoun is no Scottifche gyfe
To terme it fo 3e haue no ground
Sen heir afflictit wichtis alwyfe 75
has euer ayd and favour found
Althocht fum trato«rw be ama«g ws
In blaming all forfuith 30 wrang ws.
3e fould not all the realme detract
nor Impute falfet to our kynd 80
fen monye with that filthie fact
ar foir offendit in thair mynd
and to avenge it wald be glaid
Will 5e concur 36 fall have ayd.
'^our Quene abhorris thame in hir hairt 85
miflyking far thair filthie naturis
and wald be glaid to fie thame fmart
Lyking ge treafoun bot not ge tratouns
fcho knawis thay did it not for love
It was hir gold that did thame move. 90
Wald 3e doe for 3o»r countrie man
as for our hono^^r/j caus we wald
We fall avenge it on that clan
30ur fraind that to the fcambillis fauld
So pruif and deid fall teftifie 95
3our kyndnes and our honeftie.
finis.
189
MAITLANb QUARTO MS,
93 b [LXII.
Ane Schort Inveccyde maid aganis the
delyuerance of the erle of Northuberland.
Quhat faithfull hairt dois not for forrow burft
To heir thair realme blafonit and blafphemit
And of all other countreis comptit as accurft
difcreditit, difdainit, and difeftimit
And men gazVof as doubill tratouris demit 5
and taxit with fo monye fchamfull blot
fo poyntit out and from all faithfull flemit
faying avoyde the fals diffaitfull Scot.
Avoide thay bid thay fals and filthie trato^rw
fo generallie we ar of ftraingeris ftylit 10
and repute of fa fals mifchevous naturis
as na man may beleif ws vnbegylit
God wait how we ar ralit on and revylit
and blamit for monye treffounis moniefauld
and quhat Inveccyde ballatis ar compylit 15
Sen ge gud erle Northu^^berland wes fauld.
Alace quhy fould not wit and worthines
honeftie, honour, and humilitie
affuagit fumquhat have fie gredines
that paragon of trew nobilitie 20
and perfyte patroun of civilitie
£0 courtes ftout, trew, liberall and kynd
fould have bene quyte \}iX.h moir fidelitie
and have with mercye movit loux mynd.
190
MAITLAND QUARTO 'MS.
LXH.] 54
That loving lord fa voyde of all difpyte 25
Of Vertewis having fie pluralitie
In honeft paftyme takand his delyte
with monye rair and princlie qualitie
fo nobill port and liberalitie
fie hardines and hairt heroicall 30
Deft^ruit rather Immortalitie
then to haue had ane end fo tragicall.
Alace that euer Seotland fould haue bred
fie to thy awin difhono«r fchame and greif
That quhen ane nobill man wes thairto fled 35
at neid to feik fum fuecoar and releif
fould have bene eoulpit twyife firft be ane theif
Then be lochlevin quho did thrie jeir him keip
That gat greit gaine to faue him from mifeheif
Syne fauld him to the fkambillis lyik ane feheip. 40
Our anteeeffoar^j and fatheris honorabill
could not be movit be favour force nor feir
To doe ane deid fo vyle and deteftabill
and mekill les for gredines of geir
as be our ftoreis plainlie dois appeir 45
bot oft Ineurrit monye doutfull daingeris
and oft tymes baid pe hafard of ge weir
for ge reffet and fuccouring of ftraingeris,
Greit lordis and erlis 3e dyuers dflikis and kingis
for quhome gis realme hes fufferit mekill paine 50
exylit from gflzV countreis and thair ringis
191
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
94 b [lxiI.
In Scotland faiflie lang tyme did remaine
As Richard and henrie the fext makis plaine
And monye ma exampillis may be gevin
of quhome thay micht haue gottin gretar gaine 55
Quhofe luk was gud thay come not in Lochlevin.
Fy on the Mar that euer thow confentit
ane nobill man fa faiflie to diffave
Thow may weill leif quhill thow at lairge repewt it
And pou trowit m^gill that drdnking knaif 60
Or dflmfermling that the fie coiinfall gave
or had to doe with Mortounis fellowfchip
Lowfe lyndfay jit did better with pe laif
That tfiik "gazr geir and liiit thame felfis flip.
Fals mifcheant Mortoun febill and vnkynd 65
thy wretchit hairt could neuer fchame efchew
How could fo fmall ane fowme haue movit 3o»r"mynd
be this vyild act auld treffounis to renew
thow neuer wes vpricht truftie nor trew
to freind, to fo, nor to na other man 70
on fie vyild treafoun vengeance man enfew
on the and all thy fals degenerat clan.
Lochlevin that wes ay faithles to thy brother
To quhome thow wes fo bound be benefeit
How could thow keip thy credit to ane other 75
that fchamefullie aganis his will and wit
192
MAITLAND QjUARTO MS.
LXII.] gg
The air of Buchane quhom he did commit
to thy keping put in thy brotheris bed
and fen his deith him to difhonoar 3it
hes rafit ane fchamefull fuwemoundis to heir red. 80
Thow left him falflie in aduerfitie
and all his freindfchip vtterlie refufit
and work biiir witnes of thy loyaltie
Quhen that ge Quene wes in the Louche Inclufit
Baith hir and him thow tratourouflie abufit 85
and gave gud tryell of thy lytill treuth
Quhen fcho efcapit how could thow be excuf it
Bot thair wes flicht or ellis ane wilfull fleuth.
3it tratoar this vnhoneft bludie blok
furpaffis far thy treffounis all of auld 90
Quhair euer thow gangis thow art ane gafing ftok
for all the peopill cryis cum and behatild
The trato«r that pe gud lord perfie fauld
wiff ing his bluid to be vpon thy heid
from age to age thy treafoun wilbe tauld 95
and be ane fchame for euer to thy feid.
ludas that fauld our faluiour to be flaine
ane vyler draucht nor thow did neuer draw
nor gan3elon aganis Charles the maine
nor andro bell that wicked vyld outlaw 100
VOL. I. 193
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
95 b [lxii.
Nor 5it the tratour Eckie of pe hairlaw
that fayi's he fauld him to redeme his pledge
3our deid is war as all the warld dois knaw
3e can nothing hot covatice alledge.
3it fen the act wes fo Inordinat 105
and it behiiiffit be cheif tratouris to be
I wait 5e wer thairto preordinat
not be ane chance bot fatall deftanie
that nane it could have execute bot 3e
for quha joar nature cleirlie vnderftandis no
will think ane act of fo greit villanie
behovit of force to fall into ^our handis.
As meteft merchand for ane Maifter fteik
Baith fals of kynd and in the craft expert
and ^airhy garris ^oar kitchingis daylie reik 115
na other men could haue found in thair hairt
To fell the faikles as ane flauchter mairt
had Chrift him felf bene in the Perfeyis rowme
I wait je wald haue play it ludas pairt
gif Cayphas had offerit 50W ge fowme. 120
3it for 3o«r mifcheawt and mifchevous deid
the countreyaucht not for to beir the blame
Bot onlie that fals and degenerat feid
of douglaffis fals wratchit and infame
And cheiflie mortoun and lochlevin be name 125
and of his bluide refavit pe pygrall pryce
194
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXII.] 96
So with ge filuer fall je haue ge fchame
and fie jour freindis as gave ^at'rto advyife.
O cruell fals diffaitful bludie beiftis
To faythfuU men how dar je haiild vp face 130
How could fie treffoun breid into ^our breiftis
Quhy leit je not pitie rather haue place
Sen je '^our felfis wes in pe famyw caice
and wait not quhen 'gairto je fall returne
his bluide falbe on 30W and all ^our race 135
and je and jouris fall for that murther milrne.
Had 3e him gevin but pryee gratuitlie
be benefeit 50W thinkand ^airto bound
or to declair jo«r iQif and amitie
fo that no proffeit fould to 30W redound 140
jour crueltie had not bene fo euill found
Bot je reffauit pe pryee and it procurit
euill gottin gaine is ane vngratious ground
qukairon to found ane welth and weill affurit.
The lewis wald not put in "gair co^zmoun purft 145
The pryice of Chrift quMlk ludas kaift againe
The pryice of bluid bringis ay with it ane eurft
quMlli on thy race for euer fall remaine
Sum day be fuire thoeht thow fie dome difdaine
Deir of his bluid ge bargane wilbe bocht 150
I9S
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
96 ^ [Lxin.
Vengeance will wirk and will not licht in vaine
bot the thy hous, and name fall bring to nocht.
Out of thy hand his bluid falbe requyrit
Thow fall not chaip mifcheif doe quhat thow can
nor thay that in that blok with pe confpyrit 155
Cheiflie the bucheris of thy bludie clan
Quha vantis be bluid thay all thair worfcbip wan
and 5it be bluid mair proudlie dbis pretend
Be bluide thay leifit, be bluide thay firft began
and fo for bluide fall haue ane bludie end. 160
fiNis.
3e hevinis abone with heavinlie orname«tis
extend 3o«r courtingis of ge criftall air
To afiiir colour turne 3our elementis
and foft pis feafotin qukzlk hes bene fchairp and fair
Co»«mand the cluddis that thay diffolue na mkir s
nor ws moleft with miftie Vapoiiris weit
for now fcho cuiwmis the faireft of all fair
The mundane mirro^^r of maikles mfl^gareit.
The myildeft may the mekeft and modeft
the faireft flour ge frefcheft flourifching 10
The lamp of licht of 5outh the luftieft
The blytheft bird of bewtie maift bening
groundit with grace and godlie governing
As A per C / aboue all elevat.
To quhome
196
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
To quhome comparit is na erthlie thing 15
nor with the goddis fo heichlie eftimat.
The goddes diana in hir hevinlie throne
evin at the full of all hir maieftie
Quhen fcho belevit that dainger was pa«> none
Bot in hir fphere ascending vp maift hie 20
Vpon this nymph fra that fcho caift hir ei
Blufching for fchame out of hir fchyire fcho f lippis
Thinking fcho had bene phoebus verelie
At quhofe depart fcho fell into the eclipft.
The Afteres cleir and torchis of the nicht 25
Quhilk in the fterrie firmamewt wer fixit
fra thay perfavit dame phoebes loft hir licht
Lyik diamontis with criftall perils mixit
They did difcend to fchyne this nymph awnixit
Vpon hir fchoulderis twinkling euerie on 30
Quhilk to depaint it wald be ouer prolixit
How thay in ordoar glifteris on hir goun.
Gif fcho had bene into the dayis auld
Quhen lupiter the fchap of bull did tak
Befoir europe quhen he his feit did fauld 35
Quhill fcho throw courage clam vpon his bak
Sum greater magik I wait he had gart mak
Hir to haue ftollin be his flichtis quent
for to haue paft aboue the zodiak
As quein and goddes of the firmament. 4°
197
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
97 b [L3CIV.
With goldin (chourz's as he did clemene
He wald this virgine furteouflie defave
Bot I houp in the goddes hemene
Quhilk to hir brother fo happie fortoun gave
That fcho falbe exaltit by the laif 45
Baith for hir bewtie and hir nobill bluid
and of my felf ane ftcruand fcho fall have
Vnto I die and fo I doe conclud.
finis g>. A, Montgomrie.
Luiffaris leif of to loif fo hie
3oMr ladyes and thame ftyill no mair
But peir the erthlie E per fie
and flour of feminine maift fair
Sen thair is ane without compair - 5
Sic tytillis in loux fanges deleit
and prayft the pereles preclair
Montgomrie maikles margareit.
Quhofe port and pereles pulchritud
fair forme and face angelicall 10
Sua meik and full of manfuetud
With vertew fupernaturall
Makdome and proper mewberis all
Sa perfyte and with loy repleit
pruiffis hir but peir or peregall 15
of maid/j the maikles margareit.
198
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
hxiv.] 98
Sa wyfe in jouth and verteous
fie reffounis for to reull the reft
As in greit age wer marvelous
Sua manerlie myld and modeft 20
Sa grave fa gratious and digeft
and in all doingis fa difcreit
The maift bening and bonieft
Mirrowr of madinis margareit.
Pigmalion that ane portrato«r 25
be painting craft did fo decoir
Him felf p««Vwith in paramour
fell fuddanlie and fmert ^az'rfoir
Wer he alyve he wald deploir
His folie and his love forleit 30
This fairer patrone to adoir
of maidis the maikles margareit.
Or had this nymphe bene in thefe dayis
Quhen Paris ludgit in Helicon
Vends had not obtenit fie prayis 35
fcho and the goddefft ilkone
Wald have preferrit this paragon
as marrowit but matche moft meit
The goldin ball to bruik alone
merveling in this Margareit. 40
Quhofe nobill birth and royall bluid
Hir better nature doit exceid
199
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
98 b [lxv.
Hir native giftes and graces gud
Sua bonteouf lie declairis Indeid
As waill and wit of womanheid 45
That fa with vertew dois ouerfleit
Happie is hie that fall poffeid
In mariage this margareit.
Helpe and graunt hap gud hemene
Lat not thy pairt in hir inlaik 50
Nor lat not doulful deftanie
Mifhap or fortoun worke hir wraik
Graunt lyik vnto hir felf ane maik
That will hir hono2<r luif and treit
and I fall ferve him for hir faik 55
fairweill my Maiftres Margareit.
A. M.
W ith f iching fad and furging forrow foir
My cairfuU corps richt peteouflie oppreft
and wrappit in wo desyring no thing moir
Then dolent deith pe famy« fould haue in haift
By cours of nature luiking for fum reft s
Quhen fair Venus the bewtie of the nicht
Had fet hir face direct into the weft
I proftrat law and thus clofit my f icht.
Into my fwuni^g flumring as I lay
molt feirfull formes did foir affault my thoeht 10
mAitland quarto MS.
LXV.] gg
The roring of ge raiging feyis gray
Quhilk boreas blaft from bank to bray had brocht
The thundring doun of cannounis warlie wrocht
as did appeir maid hevin and erthe to fchaik
for to expande my dreame all meinis I focht 15
quhen I awouk with monye a cruell crak.
Sumtyme the fcripturis in my hand I volue
gif happelie I could find fuche a caice
Sumtyme vaine wryteris red I to refolue
me of my folifche fantafie allace 20
Sumtyme I call the michtie god for grace
That I micht have the fpreit for to perfaue
Quhat mifterie apperit in that place
Or gif my wittis walk did me diffave.
Voluing this way into my maucles mynd 25
Perhaps I hard ane cative full of cair
To weping prone to murning foir inclynd
from blyithnes baneift drawin to difpair
Creufa kynd to hir wes na compair
nor phaetufa nor murni«g phaeton 30
quhofe tyrit vifage fumtyme wes preclair
my feirfull dreame did perfytlie expone.
Hir trimbling teiris did reprefent the lawis
of neptiinis raige qukilk rafit bene by raine
Hir fiching braith the budding blaft that blawis 35
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
99 b [LXV.
quhen boreas lift to prove his power plaine
hir voice fo rauk with reuthfuU roir againe
moft lyik the thundring thuddis of cannoun din
affrayit me jit wald I not refraine
Bot kepit me clofe my cabinat within. 40
This piteous wicht werid and woe begon
Teare all hir hair that forrow wes to fie
And as the drope of water weris the ftone
fo dentit wer hir cheikis cruellie
By trimbling teiris diftilling Ithinglie 45
out from hir eis lyik flowing ftremis of raine
for to behauld hir dolour outwardlie
wes to my hairt ane Inwart heavie paine.
Hir bodye fmall wes widderit and berent
as is the ftaik quhilk fomeris drouth oppreft . 50
hir vifage pale declarit hir to be fchent
In fichis and fobbis repof it wes hir reft
hir febill handis togidder oft fcho preft
with reuthfuU roir that echoit in the fky
In doulfull duill this cairfuU cative weft 55
3eit furth hir plaint with monye ane cruell cry.
Thus hering hir bewailing all hir wo
In ftudie ftill ane lytill quhyle I ftuid
Bot quhen I faw hir deidlie duill wes fo
and fcho of loy and confort wes denude 60
To fpeik to hir a lytill thocht me gude
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Gif my word micht folace to hir mak
or gif I micht hir cair fum part feclude
With doulfull voice this way to hir I fpak.
In wrape tha woes quhat wicht that euer je be 65
and ftint in tyme To fpill thy felf but plaint
Till quhat thow art from quhence for fuir I fie
Thow may not duire with forrow thus attent
And with that word hir face with teiris befprent
fcho liftit vp and proftrat qu/iazr fcho lay 70
with heavie hairt with monye a piteous plaint
And wofull ftound fcho thus begane to fay.
Alace I wretche quhom thus thow heiris bewaill
am bot a mortall murning my mifchance
quhome duill and doloar daylie dois affaill 75
Intoxicat with forrowis poyfonit lance
All tyme and houns I mak obedience
Vnto that wofull maiftres of mifcheif
Is no remeid faif onlie patience
And houp the health and haift of my releif. 80
And I am cum my drerie deftanie
and lukles lot for to bemone with thofe
Quhome fortoun in this neft of miferie
To be pe mirro«r of mifhap hath chofe
Vpon pe onlie god we aucht repofe 85
for all thingis feidis that we doe think most fuir.
203
MAITLAND QUARTO MS,
100 b [lxv/
The bad abydis the beft ay foneft gois
Then men may fie no erthlie thing can dflir.
Then quhat ar we to truft into our ftrenth
our wifdome wit or ftaittis variabill 90
Quhilk tyme will chainge and als devoir at lenth
Thocht by fortoun it wes not chaingabill
This warld is bot ane vaill moft miferabill
To dolent deith fubdew with bitter {chouris
Quhilk makis me weip ane freind wztk murni«g v^ill 95
amang the mufes nurifchit with thair Rouiis.
Quhofe vertewis rair pallas may foir lament
all thocht I pas thame ouer with fecreit thocht
The wit the wifdome als that Involent
fcho may deploir gif that avaleth ocht 100
luftice thy fword befoir thy face is brocht
quhilk he did clein ay keip with kyndlie cair
and faith thow wantis ane piller fuirlie wrocht
To beir thy throne triu»«phand euerie quhair.
And thocht this heavinlie wichtis healthe caufe to weip 105
the lofe of him that wes to thame fo deir
Thair woundis q«^/ik ar bayth yoyd and deip
In me alone maift plainlie may appeir
for I haue loft his vertewis all finceir
ane piller als ane freind I want alfo no
Quho wes ane reddye fcheild & feirfuU fpeir
The fword I want for to refift my fo.
204
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXV.] lOI
Quhat fall I murne my nauchtie frivoll ftait
or fall I fpurne with fortounis quhirling quheill
Sum I fuppofe ar borne Infortunat ns
or ellis gud labo«rw could not profper ill
Sum men hes wrocht baith werlie and with fkill
and 5it thair labo«r all hes bene in vaine
and vtheris hes the warld waild at will
quho hes not taine fuch travell for fuche paine. 120
Of the firft number I compt me not the laft
To all mifhap I mein predeftinat
for I in cruell bandis of cair am chaift
In prifoun ftrang with forrow carcerat
qu/iair ftill I duill of plefo«r deprivat 125
ane mirro^r maid qukairin all me« may find
Quha ftryvis with nature is in pe eftait
of him that ftryvis againe the ftreme and wind.
Thus to my lot is chanced the mifhap
qz^Mk In my lyfe I neuer moir did ferve 130
for I wes fuirlie trappit in the trap
Befoir I could the bad or gud difcryve
So may I not my felf from woe prefcryve
Sen I wes borne evin from my motheris wombe
In flitting dolo«r day and nicht to ftryve 13s
qukatVm I knaw fortoun hes maid my tombe.
205
loi b
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
[lxv.
Hir wofull voice no foner had out bred
Thais wofull wordes qukairviitk fcho forrowed fo
Bot fcho alace foir f icht and neuer ftayed
fyne fell doun flat vpon pe ground for wo 140
Quhofe foir regret did fo my ftrenth over go
That I not wift quhair that I did remaine
brocht fra my wittis all wer reft me fro
qukilk as I micht I gadderit fone againe.
Then fiching fad I to that wofull wicht 145
fen to thy lot by nature doeth pertene
The feid of forrow fonkin day and nicht
Into thy betfuU forreft ay to remaine
I as ane man with furging forrow f laine
Into difpair moft duilfuUie to die 150
doe feik to confort the alace in paine
quhomto I find no helpe nor remedie.
With painfull paine thir wordes fkairlb birft out
Quhen I wes forcit to turne my face away
from hering of the wofull werye fchout 155
that fcho all tyme and houns did bewray
Bot as I paft gis fiching could I fay
All men fall die that euer draweth braith
Then fet thy thocht on god the onlie ftay
Thy beft clething falbe the fcheild of deith, 160
Sen deith is onlie the rewaird of fin
and fyn convoyit all erthlie wit to grave
206
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
To grave we go from grave we doe begin
quhen we begin in forrow reft we crave
It that we crave we moft of death refave 165
refaving deith we find a perfyte reft
And perfyte reft ane thing is beft to have
ane bliffit thing then deith moft be confeft.
Imbrafing deith we ar the lordis elect
gif we elect ane lyf efter his will 170
his will is trew and then will thame elect
That doeth elect pazV hairt w«t^ treuth him till
Him till obey and all his lawis fulfill
he fall fulfill gfl/r hairtis haill defyre
Lat thy defy ire than faid I cative ftill 175
ay ftill obey that princelie princes Impyre.
Quhofe hie Impyire and reftfull richt renowne
mot plefoar bring vnto all painfull wicht
All painfull wicht mot think on thy ranfoun
quMlk ranfoun brocht from darknes all oar licht 180
O Lat that licht deftroy that drerie nicht
qukilk nicht fuche forrowis fuddanlie me fend
And gif ws grace to fie that plefand f icht
quhilk ficht fall bring our cairfull cairis to end.
207
102 b
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
[lxvi.
Ane Elagie tranflatit out
of frenche in Englifh
meter, 'ooooo G. H.
M.S thaj/r in erthe or hes thair euer bene
that greater sorrow nor I doe sustene
Is thair Woman so full of woe & mone
as I am now I trow thair be not one
or sail thair be in onye tyme or place 5
that mity so richteoujlie lament thair cace
Vnder ye sone quhilk all thing makis cleir
the phoenix bird hes nather maik nor peir
So lyke to me I trow can not be found
Quhome dolent duill With dolour so dois wound 10
I am phoenix ofladyis difsolat
&• but all caus the most infortunat-
that is or was or zit perchance salbe
J am exampill of all mi/erie
&• he that to me caufe of all this duill is 15
quhat sail I call bot the phoenix offoullii
Alace I'pleinzie not as Dido Quein
schot in the hairt With cupids arrowis kein
Nor ony sic mair painfull is my pairt
quhome blind cupid hes persit w* his dairt 20
55 sail not heir my lamentatioun
of my luifar mak narratioun
308
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXVI.] 103
z.e sail not heir me for ane lemmand Wo
as did Sapho & monye otheris mo
Bot for ane husband quhilk is greater paine 25
for luiffaris With thair luifis to Remane
ar not compellit bot quhat soeuer betyide
the hujband to the deathe man euer abyide
Gud or bad or quhat sort euer he be
this is the caus of my melancolie 30
not that I doe him to the deid desyire
bot rather pray that god wald him Inspyire
Me to intreit as sould ane trew husband
& as he aucht & I serve at his hand
for him to serue & honour I am bent 35
hecaus I knaw it is convenient
Becaus I knaw it is ane/emelie tMng
thocht he thairoffchaw him self inding
& vnworthie of me & all that I can
as I am Wyife wald god that he war man 40
Quhat euer bewtie nature dois to me grant
J pas it over & will not of it Vant
one thing I Wait may weill be Vnderstand
our gude it is to be at his comand
to have sic plesour he is Vnworthie 45
or to ly in that bed of chastetie
of hir to him yat ay faythfull hes bene
or haue the cheirfull blenking of hir Eine
209
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
103 b [LXVI.
or that am mouth so modest &" plesand
sould smyll on him or call on him hujband 50
hot sen the lord & his eternall law
hes chairgit me in sic ane '^oike to draw
J not refuis at bidding for to be
Sua offrie Will he hes all this of me
'iit notwithstanding his Ingratitude 55
randeris for plesour paine & illforgude
he randers calf for my gud solid graine
for sueit meiknes nothing bat bitter paine
for faithfull treuth & for ane honest pairt
J get difsait & doubilnes of hairt 60
for my chaist love & cheirfull coHtenance
J S^i againe hot anger & greifance
his stonie hart to fauld can not be brocht
quhome I With all humilitie haue socht
the ferce lyoun Will not his pat erect 65
aganis the beist that will the self subiect
Quhen Rome wes vanqueist w* ane attyla baild
^eildit the self his cruell hairt did fauld
The blak pluto thocht he war neiier so schairpe
morpheus mouit W* sueitnes of his hairpe 70
the hardest hairt be it afsailz.it oft
W* sueit meiknes it may be makin soft
&• namelie be the dulcour feminine
quhilk at all tyme ye maist motive hes bene
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXVI.]
104
to gentill hairtis of onye thing alyfe 75
to move yair myndis maist insensative
Bot all this in his hairt can tak na place
sua he dais /erne mair cruell in this caice
then fers lyounis or tyran barbarous
or pluto prince of the Inf email hous 80
Quhen I think on With quhat paine I am pynd
the fouleris m,alice cumis into my mynd
Quha sueitlie tonis his instrument & sang
thairefter then he beginnis to chaunge his not
& ather cruellie dois cut thair throt 85
or in ane cadge inventit be Ingyne
the sillie bird full painfullie dois pyne
Evin so it is become now of me
taine in ye snair offals subtilitie
S- thocht the sillie bird into hir caidge 90
Wareis hir taker in hir awin langage
y,t my nature sufferis me not to wis
Vengeance to him yat is y' caus of this
Quhat sail I doe then quhair sail J me addres
to quhome sail I my painfull wo expres 95
to him that is the caus of my mifcheif
that Wald him glaid & wald augment my greif
Quhat sail I than sail I ane lemmad tak
ane/ervitour that will me/ervice mak
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
104 b [L3t\ri.
& in all pv/rpois preis me for to phis 100
& be pertaker of my woe S- eis
thocht sum may think I war not far to blii'me
the contrair forbiddis my gud honour &fmte
rather let ye erthe opin & swallow me
then I forget my god & honestie 105
Rather lat dolour dryve me to the deid
or I offend my god S- womanheid
thairfoir ail je thai into lyfe delyte
go hence for me I haue '^ow in despyite
of love balladis I bid not for to reid no
go seik otheris gif that y think to speid
J will nather haue /eruitour por luif
Quhat I haue promesit sail na thing me remuif
Quhair I ham,e promesit I sail faithfull be
S- keip my treuth evin to myne enemie 115
Quhair sail I then pour out my bitter plaint
quhomto sail I my pruell paine lament
to plein'yie to my parentis is bot Vaine
that quhilk is done can not be brocht againe
Quhen that ye mater wes not past remeid 120
god give then thay had taine better heid
Alace quhair then wes thair experience
J prayis thair mynd bot curs thair negligence
quhy wald thay not at leist seik my consent
MAITLANB QUARTO MS.
LXVI.] 105
to freindis counsall quhy tuik thay nocht gvd tent 125
Sua thair remeberance dots augment my wo
to mak my plaint then quhomto sould I go
J knaw not ane bot the eternall lord
quha of my bitter paine can beir record
to the only I doe my plaint out pour 130
& ye I thank bayth of the sueit & sour
thaw creat me &formit hes of nocht
thow hes me als to that perfectioun brocht
quhairin I am all lustice is With the
thocht men be blind ^it thow dots cleirliefie 135
the lust refsoun is patent in thy sicht
quhy thow me thoillis to be a Wofull Wicht
Quhen thou thinkis gud thow will redres my paine
S- gif thow Will that I this still remaine
Jn paine & wo arme me With patience 140
& gif it pleis thy godlie providence
to send remeid send it In sicker sort
that efter paine I may resaue confort
With honestie without my fyne or schame
Grant this lord, in lesus christis name. 145
G. H.
213
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
los b [LXVH.
The Subiect.
Sen thocht is frie, think quhat thow lykis
& play thy self with thy awin consait.
let aboundance brek out bot '^it in temperace
preferring Wi/dome to Will, mak Vertew
of neid, Sen necefsitie hes no law, zit s
not doubting bot patience in end
salbe Victorious.
Den thocht is frie, Think quhat thow will
O troublit hairt to eift thy paine
Thocht vnrevelit can doe na ill
Bot wordes paft out cuwmis not againe
Be cairfull ay for to Invent j
the way to get thy awin Intent.
To play thy felf with thy awin confait
and lat nane knaw quhat thow dois mene
Houp ay at laft thocht it be lait
To thyne Intent for to attene lo
Lat quhyllis it brek furth in effect
Bot ay let wit thy will correct.
Sen fuilhaift cuw^mis not greateft fpeid
I wald thow fouldeft learne to knaw
How to mak vertew of thy neid is
Sen that neceffitie hes no law
214
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.^- yih: tl?y ^jTk rm tf}y m<;'m mim it.
fit amivffaincc htR owt hctyvc m icrnvtmcu
y referring \>i\aomt to IviSC.rnafiytykw
cfnciif' Sen jirccf^ttie f?fs vpfaw^ .'Ttt
n ct dm P/t n^ l^^otj?a ti c ; -• - ^ •/ cmC ^
sai'k ''^Uhnoui-' . . . . ,
^J^Cfi filccijt f4>pric, tGrnk 0rv^f-^^y^v ■'^1^
2-^^r Wt'-^i'^ j^-'i-fT fill f tWmr^ -fie/- ac;-firnt
v-^i
X.
c-r-Tf.^ '^r rt^ i»*/r -r'ljotfi tf fc' Icuj6
t-o-f cvj: -i-~t- vi-i'f />-^" tft/TrtJT-T'c-^r/,
MAiTLAND Quarto MS., fol. 105 b. ro./a«/.. 21^.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXVII.] io6
with patience then thow attend
and houp to Vanqueis in the end.
lacobus Rex
2IS
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
io6 b [Lxviii.
y irgil his village Mantua
did prayse aboue the rest
And lucane thocht that corduba
amang all wes the best
Catullus Verone did commend 5
as his native countrie
& ouid to that samyn end
did sulmon magnifie
Sua euerie poet hes sum place
to prayse & to commend lo
for sum excellent gift & grace
that god hes to it send
Quhilk makis thair immortall fame
out throuch the warld be knawin
thair heich renoun honour S- name 15
throw all countreis be blawin
Quha dois mi/ken ye praysis greit
of nobill gretia
Quha dois not knaw quhat poetis Wryte
of auld Sicilia 20
ofpernafsus the doubill toppis
ar nane hot hes harde tell
216
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXVIII.] 107
Quha dots not knaw the siluer droppis
of hypocrene the well
ofpermefsis the water cleir 25
ar nam that can mijknaw
nor of the birdis bruit & beir
is maid in Tempe schaw
& ^it thir places can not be
saplesand & preclair 30
that in our tyme nor zit countrie
nane may be thair compair
bot prudent poetis with thair pen
hes so thair name extold
that euerig Wicht thair Vertew ken 35
& praysis monyefauld
then quhy sould we the praysis greit
with dark silence put doun
quhilk micht he magnifeit be Writ
of monye tour & toun 40
quhilk micht perchance all thir exceid
in all magnificence
gif thay wer celebrat in deid
with als greit eloquence
as for my self without J wald 45
217
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
107 b [Lxvni.
Jngrat be & vnkynd
J can na mair my silence hauld
hot manputfurth my myni
to speik of the. lethingtoun
Quhilk standisfair on Tyne 50
qukais worthie praysis & renoun
tran/cendis my Ingyne
Thow mentis Homer or Virgill
thy wor/chip till advance
& put thy name digne & nobill 55
Jn dew rememberance
Thy tour & fortres lairge & lang
thy nychtbouris dais excell
& for thy wallis thik & strung
thow iustlie beiris the bell 60
thy groundis deip & toppis hie
Vprysing in the air
thy voltis plesand ar to fie
thay ar so greit & fair
thy work to luik on is delyite 65
so clein so sound so evin
thy alryne is a mervall greit
Vpreiching to the hevin
218
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXVHI.] io8
quhatplesour is to be thair
as phcebus dots Vpryise 70
to sie the wod & feildis fair
quhilk round about the lyis
O quhat plesour may thair be sene
as the dayis lamp dois lout
to sie thy medowis fair & grene 75
quhilk lyis the about
quhat plesour is to be thair
quhen as the sone is doun
to heir the buning of the air
& plesand evenis soune 80
O quhat plesour is thair & Icy
quhen day hes lost, his licht
to sie the tyme sa calme & coy
& silence of the nicht
lang tyme sould I thair remaine 85
or that I wereit grew
& sone sail I desyire againe
quhen I bid the Adiev
Greit was the work to houkey^ ground
& thy fundatioun cast 90
bot greater it Was the to found
219
MAITLANP QUARTO MS.
io8 b fLWm.
S- end the at the last
J mervell that he Mi notfeir
quha rasit the on hicht
that na fundatioun sould the hsir 95
hot thow sould sink for Wecht
or elHs the air sould not ham tholit
so heich for to be persit
nor 'yitye erdfor to be hoUt
& so deip doun be serf it 100
then michtie Wes that man in ieid
that first the tuik in hand
& in his worhe did so proc^id'
that he the maid vpstand
bot the to pleni/che & fulfill 105
& mak thy worke compleit
Quho so it richt considder will
wes worke of no les spreit
Thy beddis soft & tapeis/air
thy treitting & gud cheir iro
gif I the treuth wald now declair
J wait thow hes no peir
the deid it self will schaw it ay
it misteris not my pen
MAITLAND QOARTO MS.
LXVIII.] 109
& thay that travellis be the Way 115
thay may full weill it hen
hot sic & other profeitis mo
I pas & leif behind
& only I rehers the loy
that I did in the find 120
Thy arbour & thy orchard grene
J can not pas it by
a thing maist semelie to be sene
Vnder thy wall dois ly
maist plesand place to mak repair 125
thairin to sit or gang
thy knottis S- thy alleisfair
quhilk ar bayth braid & lang
thy buttis biggit neir thame by
sa suire but sone or Wind 130
maist plesand place of archerie
that euer I ^it could find
thow hes a thousand plesouris ma
that my tounge can not tell
happie war he that micht ay 135
but troubill in the duell
& happie art thow sic a place
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
109 b fLXVIII.
that few thy maik ar sene
hot 'lit mair happie for that race
to quhome thow dais pevtene 140
Quha dois not knaw the Maitland hliud
the best in all this land
Jn quhilk sumtyme the honour stuid
6- worship of Scotland
of auld Sir Richard of that name 145
we have hard sing & say
of his triumphant nohill fame
& of his auld haird gray
& of his nobill sonnis thrie
quhilk yat tyme had no maik 150
Quhilk maid Scotland renoumit be
S- all England to quaik
quhais luifflng pray sis maid trewlie
efter that simpill tyme
ar soung in monye far countrie 155
albeit in rurall ryme
& gif I dar the treuth declair
S- nane me fleitschour call
J can to him find a compair
& till his bairnis all. 160
Finis.
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXix.] no
1 ntill ane morning mirthfulleft of may
or phcebus bemis did gleit aganis the weft
I rais and faw the feildis fair and gay
Syne to ane rider fyde anone me dreft
Quhair as the Merle & maveis mirrieft 5
and lark thair nottis maift curiouf lie did fing
Thay birdis blyithe with angell voice poffeft
maid all the hevinis abone me for to ring.
Depaintit wer the feildis with all kynd hewis
by dame Nature that luftie ladye fchene lo
The fyluer droppis of dew hang on the bewis
Lyik orient perle in gold quhilk fet hathe bene
The holfome air the firmament ferene
And bliffuU blenkis of phcebus beamis bricht
bad me go fleip on florals mantill grene 15
Quhome to refift I no wayis could nor micht.
Heirfoir I vewit the feildis baith daill & fchaw
quhair I ane place maift plefand micht efpy
and fo perhaps ane grene medow I faw
quhair all wes blyith that fprang vp neir hand by 20
furthward I went and thidder come in hy
amang thay fmelling flouris me to repofe
Quhair morpheus his mantill fuddanlie
did on me fpred fyne did my eeis clofe.
223
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
"o b [lxix.
Into my dreame behauld qukatra.s I lay 25
firft did appeir within ane lytill fpace
Two luftie hairtis the lyik befoir that day
I neuer faw Into no land nor place
With hornis greit & plefand weill maid face
Syne thame betuixt ane lyoun woundit fair 30
Thay bfiire crying with voces rauk and hace
Keip reull in haift and leif thir feildis fair.
Thay me demandit gif I wald affent
With thame to go thair laforis for to fie
With aureit termis and ftyle moft eloquent 35
Thay maid me fone to thair affent aggrie
So vp I rayft and furth the wayis went we
Thay me convoyit into ane gardene grein
qukazr euerie plant and wod micht callit be
that fpred vpon thay branchis micht be fein. 40
Marie I thocht in this wod did appeir
mait land and gold fcho gave abofindantlie
Syne in hir hand ane flourifhit trie did beir
qukazrin wes writtin with letteris properlie
This is in fing of trew Virginitie 45
Quhilk I haue focht and luiflSt beft of all
Heirfoir I fall with cair moft diligentlie
fuftein ge fame that it reffaue no fall.
224
LXIX.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
This plefant plant pereles but paragone
ftuid on ane riiit of femelie f ickernes 50
the bark paeVof wes fair proportion
The bodye haill wes luiffum lawHnes
The hairt but dreid wes maid of faythfulnes
The blomes quhyte and reid wes bewtie bricht
The braunche and leifis wer all of propernes 55
Weill wrocht for till alluire all erdlie wicht.
In quhofe crope ane plefand ficht thatr wes
of ladyis fair as phoebus in mid day
for pair wes Venus luno and pallas
Minerua cleo and terfiphone 60
proserpina and diana the may
Dame Beawtie bricht and als dame chastitie
for to Impyire abone the reft for ay
and laulines lay law vnder the trie.
Thir ladyis bricht on lenthe quhair as thay fat 65
begouthe ane fang to glaiddin all the fpray
out of my dreame qa^z'lk did me excitat
Then did I luik about me qukair I lay
Quhen I perfauit that thay wer all away
and all wes fantafie that I had fene 70
With wofuU hairt then did I feik pe bray
abone the water brok c\uhait I had bene.
finis.
225
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
I" b [LXX.
1 o my lordis of renoun
the haill peopill of rugling todn
Burgeft merchandis and Indwellaris
Craftifmen officeris and meit felleris
Riche men pfiire anis and gud gemen 5
Widowis madtnes and hyire wemen
honeft matronis and gud wyflSs
3oung men & ^ounkouns that findill ftryffis
Magiftratis and men of Degrie
l^^ruandis and fie as leiffis on fie 10
fchortlie of ge tofln the haill meinjie
maift hu/«blie to 30W dois pleinjie
That our trafifique dois clein decay
our fchift and gaine is quyte away
We haue no chaflge within our burgh 15
the grein gerft growis our ftreittis throuch
our baxteris of breid hes no faill
the browfteris hes no chainge for aill
The flefchoarzj fkambillis ar gaine dry
the heilland men bringis in na ky 20
The merchaundis hes no chainge of wair
the hoftleris g^ttis no repair
The Craftifmen ar not regairdit
The prenteif boyis ar not rewairdit
The ftabilleris gettis na ftabill feis 25
The hyire wemew gettis na babeis
The hors boyis ar hurt of ^at'r wage
thair is na proffeit for a page
226
LXX.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
Schortlie ga«V is na thing within
the court of ftraingeris is fa thin 30
And all this forrow and mifcheif
is nather cum of huire nor theif
nor be the force of enemeis
nor be privat confpiraceis
Bot becaus men hes lattin doQn 35
the fair and mercat of our toun
I mein pe mercat of our hors
quMlk nather cuwmis to port nor cors
nor to the croft our toun befyde
qukazr monye ane wes wount to ryde 40
at gud Sanct Lukis noble fair
quhair monye nobill did repair
and for ge werie winter tyide
for riddin hors did thame pr<jvyide
for thame and all thair cuwpanie 45
that it wes plefoar thame to fie
Bot now ge nobillis takis na forf^
and cairis not for riddin horfb
on horft thay will no money fpend
bot fpairis it till ane other end 50
Swa neuer is fein intill our toun
Lord, laird, burgeft or BarroQn
and quhair gat mony gay gelding
befoir did in our mercat ling
227
MAITLAND QUAKTO MS.
112 b [lxx.
now fcantlie in it may be fene S5
Twelf gait glydis deir of a prein
This cuwmis not as we confidder
that men to travell now ar flidder
for monye now fo biffie ar
quhidder je trauell neir or far 60
go befoir or byid behind
36 fall thame ay in 3our gait find
Thocht na thing to thame 'gair 'pertent
3it thay will ay be biffie feine
nor 3it thay this cair and paine 65
on fute traveland on the plaine
bot rydis richt foftlie on a me?i^' •;:
Weill mountit in gazV ryding geir
The richt reffoun then till efpy
quhy riddin hors men will not by 70
Is that thay get ane meir onbocht
and fua thay think thay ryide for nocht
and thinkis it wer ane foolifh act
on riddin hors to fpend ^air pak
havand ane 3ad at ^air command 75
to ryide on baith in burgh and land
This wicked meir fa weill thame ftaikis
and amblis with thame in ge glaikis
that quha to hir dois anis him hant
thairefter he can not hir want 80
for fcho fo gloriouflie dois ryide
228
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXX.] 113
that fcho thame puffis vp with pryide
be thay anis mountit on hir bak
Thay think in thame thair ig no lak
Thair meit doublet dois thame reioyift 85
Thay fpred abrod thair buffit hoift
Thay tak delyte in nedill wark
Thay gloir into thair ruffit fark
Thair lytill bonet or braid hat
fumtyme heiche and fumtyme plat 90
waittis not how on thair held to ftand
Thair gluiffis perfumit in thair hand
helpis mekill thair countenance
Et toute eft a la mode de france
Thair dry fcarpenis baith trim and meit 95
thair muillis glitterand on "^air feit
Thair gartenis knottit with a roift
puttis all the laffis in thair choift
Thay fnyte thoght thair na mifter be
That 5e may thair trim naipkin fe 100
and gif 3e richtlie it confidder
the goldin knappis fall hing togidder
Quhen as thay talk of onye thing
all tendis to thair awin loving
Wald 5e efteme thgime be thair crakis 105
Thay wer Caefar in weirlie actis
329
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
"3 1> [lxx.
for lordlie liberalitie
Thay gaine bot kingis for to be
Thair riches as thame felfis dois codnt
King Crefus threfour will furmount no
Vnto thair taillis quha lift attend
thay knaw all to the warldlis end
Gif 5e will trow all that thay tell
In euerie thing thay doe excell
Thir ar the faffiodnis as I leir 115
Of men that ryidis on the meir
The wemen als that on hir ryidis
Thay man be bufkit vp lyik bryidis
Thair heidis heifit with filkin faillis
With clairtie filk about ^air taillis 120
Thair gounis fchent to fchaw thair fkin
fuppois it be richt oft full dfln
To mak thame fmall ^atr weift is bound
a bdift to mak ^gair bellie round
Thair buttokis boufterit vp behind 125
a fartigard to gadder wind
Thair hoift maid of fum wantoun hew
and quhen thay gang as thay not knew
Thay lift "gatr goun abone thair fchank
fyne lyik ane bryidlit cat gaj brank 130
Sum taunting wordes thay haue parqueir
That feruis thame in all mateir
230
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
"4
331
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
114 b
232
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXI.] 115
IVLy ladyis pulchritud
hes me so plonged in paine
that mard in mynd & muid
mirthles I man remains
Vnles that fluid S
of graces gud
be mansuetiid
my rest restoir againe.
Blind hoy thou dais so beir
my fortoun in ballance 10
J flow from houp tofeir
fromfeir till efperance
Now thair now heir
now peace now Weir
chainging my cheir 15
as ckaingis ay my chance.
^s in ye Wind I wie
ay wauering With the wechtis
feir w aid force fay th toflie
& faith with fortoun fechtis 20
S-yis Zfi se is my degrie
233
MAITLAND QUARTO MS,
"S b [lxxi.
now low now hie
as houp gud hap me hechtis.
Zit houp hingis be ane hair
houping aganis all houp 25
albeit from cair to cair
thou catche my hairt in coup
zit mair & mair
J lyik thy lair
& for no sair 30
nor sorrow can I soup.
hap I apprehend
Be houp I wait not how
& pertlie I pretend
& preis aganis the prow 35
& ay intend
that way to wend
& in the end
for to attein I trow.
fiNlS.
234
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXII,] Il6
Gif faithfulnes je find
and that 'your mynd cowtent
Ane band heirby I bind
of firme fayth and ferue»t
and to be p^fmanewt 5
for ocht that may befall
my hairt heir I prefent
In pledge perpetuall.
Quhilk fimplie I refing
as hoftage in ^our hand lo
and willinglie it bring
to bind it in fie band
as plef is ^ow command
to left till I may leif
quhilk is the gadge and pand 15
maift fuir that I ca» geif.
Refaue it then and treit it
as treuth fall try my part
gif I be fals forleit it
and let me fuffer fmert
deill efter my defert
than dreid I no difdaine
bot houpis to haue ane hairt
In recompence againe.
33s
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
ii6 b [lxxii.
Gif loyaltie may love 25
ane recowpance procHire
Or honeft mening move
5our favour to Induire
gif lawtie 30W alluire
or conftance mak 50W kynd 30
firme faith fall me affuire
and treuth content ^our mynd.
finis.
236
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
237
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
238
LXXIII.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
117
Ane prayer.
yj lord in heavin above that rewlis all
Quhofe merceis greit Indfliris for euermoir
O god of hoftes to the I call therfoir
Whofe bliflit name I prais and eiier fall
Becaus thow fet me frie quhen I wes thrall 5
To the lehoua great and lord moft hie
to the my god for fuccoar I doe flie
graunt me o lord grant me in mynd and fpreit
to doe thy will
and fo fulfill 10
thy lawis my god with humble hairt co«treit.
Befoir the glanfing day doeth fchaw his face
my fauU doeth ftay and watche for pe o lord
and all the nicht on the I doe record
befoir the morning bricht I afk for grace 15
deploring all my wofull finnes alace
heir me my lord heir me my god and king
Thow art of mercie great thow art bening
Thair is no ftrenth nor help but only thow
for firme and fuire 20
thow dois Induire
To finneris all that willinglie dois bow.
Ciim finneris now the lord doeth on ws call
cum all with me cum pray with one confent
239
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
117 b [lxxiii.
ciim ciim in tyme and doe our f innis repent 25
cum now with humble hairtis 36 wretchis all
befoir our god for mercie lat ws fall
he is the god that heiris the penitent
he is of nature flaw to piinif hment
he will ws fave and in his merceis tak 30
throuch chrift his fonne
Who fittis abonne
He will ws faue, 3ea for his onlie faik.
With heavie hairt thairfoir to god alone
To the 9 lord I mak my plaint and cry 35
with humble hairt lo proftrat I doe ly
To the I call to the I mak my mone
with fobs and fighs with bitter tearis I grone
heir me thairfoir heir me o lord I fay
to the I flie to the I rin and pray 40
graunt me at laft graQnt me a f inner puir
that all the maft
of my trefpaft
Thow will for3et and maik me euer fiiir.
What mortall man is he o lord that can 45
thy merceis comprehend fo monyfauld
What finfull wratche is he that dar be bauld
thy fecreittis lord for to vnfauld and f kan
o fimple faul o wretche o wicked man
thy awin confait lat be thy fond pretence 50
240
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXIII,] |l8
Submit thy felf with all dew reuerence
and graunt the lord jea all that is his richt
in mynd him beir
fie thow him feir
and vnto him maik haift with all thy micht. ss
O that I could fet fourth thy prais aricht
and thame in mynd to beir for euermoir
o happie thryift that thame can keip in ftoir
o happie moft if that with all our micht
we meditat thairin boith day and nicht 60
graunt lord therfoir graunt father deir to me
quhen lyfe is paft thy endles gloir to fie
for heir o lord thair is no thing can ftand
Vnles thow plaice
with ws thy graice 65
and ws defend with force of thy richt hand.
My god is onlie he quhbm on I ftay
all warldlie thingis as vaine I will reiect
Thay ar but licht and thingis of nana effect
quhairfoir on the my hoill repois I lay 70
Refuis me not thow art my god for ay
and ay falbe whill braith and lyf dois left
my mynd fall neuer fuerve I doe proteft
Vnto the lord my god now will I fing
for euer moir 75
be prais and gloir
to the o lord that fitts in heavin as king.
finis.
241
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
ii8 b [lxxiv.
In prais of ane Gentle woman.
1 o prais that perfyte is the labour wer but vain
to feik to pas the painters art, but lytili wer my gain
jit if I could performe, that dewtie bindis as dew
in fimple ftyle as beft I micht, this worthie work perfew
then wald I taik In hand, that now dois pas my fkill 5
to prais the pafsing bewtie brave, q"' now aganis my will
perforce I man be dflm, and fo contentit be
and onlye leif by liiiking on, till farther happin me
but love dois fo me move, and houp fayis doe thy beft
behauld jone faice that thow dois fie, in it falbe thy reft 10
fay on thairfoir be bauld, and lytili as thow can
fet furth hir prayfis worthelie & vow thy felf hir man
5e heavinlie goddis above, je moft celeftiall
Vnto my mufe jowr earis doe bend, & for 5o«r help I call
give me pernafsus ftyll, and als mont edees fmell 15
with water helicon to drink, or els pegafus well
5e loveris then that boift to ferve with loyaltie
Jour ladyis fair as je fuppon, now lift a whyll to me
my ladie I dar vow, in bewtie all doeth pas
and for hir cu»«lie courtlie graice may be 5o«r luiking glas
Dame vertew in hir hairt, with pitie taikis g««r place 21
and whofoeuer on hir luikis, dois prais hir noble grace
remors and tew«perance dois hir accu»2panie
and from hir ftaitlie prefence dois all filthie vycis flie
no virtew fho dois want fho is both trew and kynd 25
in conftancie no matche alyfe & fayt^fulnes of mynd.
242
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXV.] 119
and now
I am hir awin, quhat than it is the onlye thing I crave
fcho will me not refuis I knaw, quhat farther wauld I have.
finis.
Of ane Vnthankfull freind.
V,
nto a freind I proferd once gud will
thinking thairby to play a freind him till
but now to lait thairof I me repent
fince he for doing fo hes maid me fchent
quhairfoir the proverb auld I put in vre 5
quhen ftead is ftoUin then fteik the ftable dure
quhilk caufis me full oft to call and cry
what fuill What beaft, what fimple faull wes I
is not a truftie freind by tryell bocht
and moir account then ten obteynd for nocht 10
3it I am lyik pe blind that blamis the licht
as thocht in him thair wer no want of ficht
for I the famyw freind have tryid full oft
and found his honeftie but euer nocht
for fo wes love by blind effectioun caft 15
that feing wauld not fie till at pe laft
bewar of had I wift, I did record
and then to lait my love I did remord
for I wes lyik ge hen that fkrepis the knyfe
3it Ignorant it fould bereve hir lyfe. 20
.243
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
119 b [lxxvi.
but he dois weill thairin him felf declair
and als the fayth and treuth to me, he bair
and fchawis him lyik ge cQr pat bytis the man
quhen he hes fed, and done him all he can
Quhairfoir with wit now coft I doe proteft 25
I vow I fweir in hairt that it fall reft.
fiNis.
To his freind.
O michtie love that rewlis all
king that ringis in skyis above
graunt me sum rest a wretch & thrall
if the to pitie I may move
quhat mortall wicht alyje abydis
as I so monye turning tydis.
O happie is that mortall wicht
happie thryis acea him J call
in love that all succeidis aricht
& netier tea/tis offartounis thrall
zea moir then hap it that he may
my haples haps avoyd for ay.
But I alace to tell you moir
a double dolour I induir
244
LXXVI.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
& nane but ane dots cair thairfoir 15
now death is nixt J you afsuir
zit ladye leif, ladye myne
not thou but I de/eruis the pyne.
Tdk on thairfoir thy doulfull weid
cast of thy proud & staitlie hewis 20
tak blak it best becumis thy heid
but cullouris mo sie thou refuis
for fortoun now hes chaingit hir face
& thou abydis in wo alace.
My awin mi/hap I nothing deime 25
dear to me & dear againe
Jt's the my hairt that Ijsteime^
as for my self I cair no paine
O godis on me your yre than cast
& leive my ladye at ye last. 30
O ladye moir then lyfe to me
thou art the onlye foode J taist
tisbe trew for the I die
onles that thow remaine at rest
thou art the caus of all my fall 35
& zit to the I am a thrall.
24s
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
120 b [lxxvii.
Thow hes no blame my faythfull hairt
it's my ill luk that troublis the ,
our great & wechtie is the pairt
that thou alone sould die for me 40
aganis my will I the afsuir
for all of richt J sould induir. enSSSJ^
Finis.
In prais of ane gilt bybill.
Who takis in hand by pen, to prais a wark with fame
advyfedlie fould luik then loup, for hazard of his name
This bqik all prais deft^ruis, my prais it wer but vain
3it gentle reader mark I fay, and thyne falbe the gain.
A cot bedect with gold and fyluer ftreamis it weiris s
as luft rtewairu je Maiftres gave, for love to it fcho beiris
But opin vp the fame and liiik with fingle ei
BaytA gliftering ge;«mis & pearlis of pryce, p««V fchyning
fall pou fie.
finis.
freindlye letter to
his fremd. 000000
246
LXXVIII.]
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
121
The piteous plaint of heavie hairt
complaning hut releif
the cruell pain of wofull smairt
deploring great mi/cheif
declairis thair is no rest s
but mynd full soir opprest.
M^han most of all to rest I wijh
& greatest eis I crave
when most fecuritie I wiJh
& greatest ioy wald have to
then draweth on my paine
& sighe it dais constraine.
If^herfoir a god omnipotent
my prayer graunt to me
& of thy wraith J pray relent 15
with favour thyne to fie
that J ohtene I may
the thing quhairon I stay.
Por whill that braith & lyfe dois lest
J promeis S- avow
that nane in hairt with me sail rest
nor thair to duell allow
but onlye thow for ay
sail thair remain & stay.
247
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
ISI b [LXXVIII.
Jt sail not be the cruell spyt 25
of thame that workis vneis
nor x.it in thame that takis delyt
to hinder with thair leis
but fay th & promeis suir
sail euer moir induir. 30
Persuaid thy self my faythfull hairt
J will for the abyd
in perrells all to play mj pairt
& dainger set asyd
refusing not for the 35
the pain how great it be.
Fairweill thairfoir my hairt adew
fairweill & haue gudnicht
God graunt that we doe neuer rew
bot to haue chosin richt. 40
Finis.
CO ane JIngrtc rreinde.
248
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXIX., LXXX.] 122
The lyon for hir tender whelpis dols roir
and quhy ? Becaus in thame fcho fet hir ftoir
The turtill for the lofe of maik thay fay
doeth neQer reft bot workis hir awin decay
And euerie thing that nature furth hes brought s
or 5it to licht with fchap and lyfe hes wroght
dois feik to keip the thing it loves beft
and fo with it to leif in loy and reft
but fortoun cruell and malitious
In reft doeth?fchaw hir moft pernitious lo
and quhen with countenance fho fmylis maift
then fould fcho have of all but credit leift
For quhy the turtill trew bereft of loy
doeth now to lait complaine for great a«noy
fy on the fickill ftait of warldlie thingis 15
fy on the plefo«r fchort that mOrning bringis
fall fayth and treuth fall promeis firme and fuir
be now caft of no langer to Indviir
Na god forbid the faying meanis not fo
thay never thocht in hairt me to forgo 20
and now the hand that woQnded me fo foir
fall end the lyfe or ellis againe reftoir.
finis. rSssi^
To his freind.
1 he beatin bark with bloiftrous blaftis
and dunge with wavering wind
Into the port hir felf fho caftis
thair lyfe or death to find
The pilgrim wereid with tormoill S
and tranfing monye a land
at lenth vnto his native foill
he doeth mak haift in hand.
249
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
122 b [LXXX.
The painfull pangs of pafsing pain
tormewting birthfull wombe lo
3it loyfull mirrie glaid and fain
the 5outh anis fene at home
Thair doiltfull daingers all foirpaft
and mirth for murning fet
Now onlye to reioyft thay caft 15
and forrowis all for5et.
But I alace bewrapt with wo
In laberinth I ly
And I my felf remanis my fo
houping that will not be 20
5it who can tell the goddis remord
and me in favoar talk
And thay among them felfis accord
on me thair yre to f laik.
And I obtain my fayt^fuU hairt 25
my onlye loy and grace
Remaining conftant for my pairt
with houp for to embrace
Then I with humble hairt co«treit
the goddes fall adoir 3°
On bended kneis and hamdzs vpfet
and prais them euer moir.
Lo heir a toy and licht confet
and loveris new devyce
Both for the auld and fage vnfet 35
and alfo for the wyfe
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXXI.] 123
But onlye for ane treuth and prove
to ladye maiftres myne
for otheris all howbeit it move
I cair it not a pryne. 40
finis.
w.
Ane prayer.
ith weippin eis and face defigurat
my hairt to the o god I elevat
But mynd and bodye huwblie doe proftrat
and als thy glorious name I Invocat.
Acknawledging my finnes fo monyfauld 5
that fcarce for grace to call I dar be bauld
vnles that thow with merceis monyfauld
a wretche and finner pour thow doe vphauld.
O god Eternall and omnipotent
my finnes forgeve and let me not be fchent 10
thair is no cours of 3outhfulnes 3it fpent
but with thy help in tyme I may relent.
Thow fekeft not o Father dear I knaw
To deill with ws by rigo«r of the law
But rather mercie vnto ws to fchaw 15
and fo thairby to keip ws in thy aw.
251
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
123 b [lxxxii.
Give me thairfoir ane pour and huwble fpreit
give me my god ane mynd not counterfeit
that wordes and thochtis and all in one may meit
fo I to the may call with hairt contreit. 20
My hairt and mynd to the fall euer bend
and to thy lawis and ftatutis eik attend
that I vnto thy feit divine may fend
my fobs my fighis my lyfe for till ame^d.
Thairfoir o god I cry behauld and lo 25
thy holie bluid is not 3it waiftit fo
but that it may help me with finners mo
howbeit to the I am a wretch and fo.
lehoua greit and lord maift hie
to futeftule thyne for fucco«r I doe flie 30
grant me o lord thy endles gloir to fie
and fo with angellis bricht to c\impa.me.
finis.
1 michtie loue above that ringis
in heavenis so hie quhair angels singis
To Christ his onlie sane our lord
Who shed his bluid for euerie /inner
To hoUe ghost the confort bringer 5
We rander thankis with one accord.
finis.
MAIILAND QUARTO MS.
LXXXIII.] 12-
To ane Vnthankfull freind.
/\.ne new fairweill a ftrainge gudnicht
of the periiird and ladye fals
I now will tak quho wes thy Icnicht
Thy fayt^full freind and lover als
but now from the my hairt is rent s
for fayth ne treuth wes by the ment.
Thy pryde thy hicht thy arrogance
Thy wylie woordes fall the deiect
and not as thow dois trow advance
but filthie lyfe and deidis detect lo
Whairwith abone all woma«kynd
I dar avow thow beiris in mynd.
I loved the ance I doe confes
my hairt wes thyne I did proteft
Thow faid thow loved me nathing les 15
but me preferd above ge reft
But fo the end did weill declair
the faith and treuth to me thow hair.
Fy on the filthie faithles dame
fy on thy cruell tygirs hairt 20
for I am not the onlye man
to quhoOT thow playis ane whoris pairt
But hard it is to chainge thy mynd
thow boght it not gou heft of kynd.
233
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
124 t> [LXXXIII.
Baith treuth and promeis did thow geif 25
To me by fayth and aithe cowiurd
And fuair that as the lord did leif
with me to reft and die afsuird
Quhat other fecreit thingis p««V was
Thow knaweft thy felf I let thame pas. 30
5it fum will fay I wes hot blunt
Till wow a wedow in fie wyft
And namelie ane wha had bene brunt
and myndit not to hazard twyft
gif farther wes not done in deid 35
thow knawis ^airoi thow had na neid.
But for my pairt into that game
I of my felf will bauldlie fay
With wyfe or maid to play the man
In honeftie bayth nicht and day 40
But for to fatefie ane whore
Fiftene fies I can not Induire.
Thow thinkis thow hes obteind a pray
In that a pecok thow hes taine
and me perhaps as thow will fay 45
left as a fimple fauU alaine
A pray thow gat a pryft of wourtli
Fairweill ge deuill of hell go with.
He is of noble bluid I knaw
By the no honour he can get 5°
254
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXXIII.] J2S
But as a daftard did him fchaw
and dewtie lyik a theif for3et
he tuik pe onlye for thy gear
and thow chuft him for lance and fpeir.
And now fairweill as I begoude 55
gudnicht as thow deft^ruis beft
And fo I end and will conclud
that luft and avarice takis no reft
But when that all is gone he fought
than think his lance wes deirlie bought. 60
J- fendis
This Ragme^t lytill wourth
not caring for amendis
my mynd but toTchaw fourth
and wiffis everie man 65
to ludge of me aright
for thajr is nane that can
efchew ane whoris flicht
The fchame is hirs I fueir
the loft not myne 3e knaw 70
of nane fho ftandis na feir
nor of reproche ne aw.
Finis.
2S5
125 b
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
In prais of ane bulk send to
his freind.
1 his buik who taikis in hand to reid
let thame the same perufe
with diligence & taking heid
or ellis the same refufe
& efter reading twyis
laith not to read it thryis.
For thingis of great & high affairs
in/imple style he schawis
S- als the end of worldlie cairs
injkape of beastis he drawis
a/suir thy self thairfoir
in it of tre/our stoir.
For wysest worhts of all we fie
in colours to be drawin
& so setfurth by misterie 15
& thairin to be/chawin
the wordes I doe not mein
but sentence to attein.
finis.
256
MAITLAND QUARTO MS,
Lxxxv.] 126
To your self.
If sapho saige for saphic songe so sueit
did pleid for prais & place amangs the nyne
if trustie talk with taillis so trew do meit
amids the gods dois duell that dame devyne.
A nd now of lait that lustie ladie rair 5
Olimpia lampe of latine land
so doeth thy workes vnto this day declair
for lyfiie art Who list thy Vers tofcand.
A thrid Maistres Marie maik J pray
& put in vre zour Worthie vertewis all 10
for famous is your fleingfame J say
hyd not so haul a hairt in/lugifh thrall.
This buik then bear & beat your branis therin
a plesant poet perfyte sail ye be
& lytill labour lost the laurell Win 15
adorn'd with cumlie croun of poe/ie.
& than
for Sicophantfor simple saullfor/ott
maik Weill, mar not, for momus cair ze not.
ftnt».
VOL. I. 257
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
136 b [lxxxvi.
Zi heauinlie goddis & godde/sis
Zfi most celestiall
Vnto my mufe zour helpis doe bend
& for zour aydis I call
& thow diana ladye brickt 5
with nymphes of chastetie
Graunt me your favours I requeist
to end this worthelie. e-^SSir
Finis, t^f^ssssaa^
258
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
LXXXVII., LXXXVIII.] 127
Quhen houp & hap & weill & health bene hiest
then Wo & wrack difeis & neid bene niest.
Be War to ryifs in ferving princelie lust
Suirlie to stand is one meane rysing iust.
The reid in the loch sayis.
Thocht raging stormes movis ws to/chaik
& wind makis Waters ws overflow
We zeild thairto hot dois not brek
& in the calme bent vp we grow.
So baneist men thocht princes raige
& prif oners be not di/parit
Abyde the calme quhill that it/uaige
for tyme/ic cau/sis hes reparit,
FINIS.
!?S9
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
127 t> [LXXXIX.
absence is the greatest fo
that cupids clientis dots su/pect
lang out of sicht engendrts/o
to prefence the contrair effect
& as obliuioun dots detect
the building of rememberance
So lak ofmemorie neglect
the deidis de/erving recompance.
Of abfence langour dois proceid
& langour breidis melancolie 10
melancolie procuiris the deid
be sindrie kyndis of meladie
Thus may I gatther eafalie
that absence is ane homiceid
to martyre men maist cruellie 15
except thair be found out remeid.
Now thocht the caufer of thir thre
langour melancolie & deid
This present tyme dois threattin me
to pour thir plages on my heid
taking that grace my caus to pleid
at bewteis bar to seik refuge
zit in ^our Justice I confeid
A b/ence my richt sail not preiudge.
260
MAITLANU QUARTO MS.
LXXXIX.] 128
Thocht other loveris doe alledge 25
for to defend thair Ubertie
sum other cau/sis to repledge
thame felfis from absence tyrannic
zit into that fecuritie
with thame J put na confidence 30
suppo/e in love my constancie
defervis als great recompance.
To find ane trew Penelope
quhair other sum hes Wrocht in vaine
zit I beleif to find zow sa 35
& constanter for to remaine
Jn ea/ing thus zour loveris paine
as/cho wes to be registrat
& sua thocht absence me di/daine
J sail Induire the last combat. «tS2S1- 40
Thocht A bsence be
the meladie
tormenting me
with daylie greif
Zour constancie 45
may remedie
Gif not : I die
without releif.
ftnt'e. • r^el^^ 4s^ ^^°"
261
MAITLAND QUARTO MS:
128 b
262
maitlaNd quarto MS.
xc] 129
Epitaph of sir R. Maitland knight
The slyding tyme so slylie slippes away
it reaves from vs remembrance of our state
& whill we doe the cair of tyme delay
We tyne the tyde & doe lament to late
Then to efchew such daingerous debate s
Prepone for pair en manly Maitland knight
learne by his lyfe to live in semble rate
With love to God religion law & right
For as he wes of vertew lucent light
of antient bloode, of noble spreit & name 10
Beloued of God & euerye gratious Wight
So deit he olde deseruing worthy fame
A rare example set for ws to see
What we haue bene, now ar, & ought to be.
T. H.
263
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
129 b
264
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xci.]
130
Ane other.
Thy surname Maitland shewes thyne antient race
thy martiall acts the cronicles display
& speake thou iustice whilst he had thy place
yf iustlye he thy ballance did not sway
He wes ay prest Gods treuth to plant alway
who gave him long yeares & afaithfull wyfe
his childrens children flourijhit day by day
in Wealth he lived with honour left this lyfe
then thou who hears his birthe his lyfe & end
may say his soule to lasting lyfe is send.
10
Thus may ze sie none may from deathe refraine
but lives to die & deis to live againe.
We that him wantis may waill his death alace
wer not his worthye Imps suppleis his place.
R. H.
265
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
130 b
266
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XCII.]
131
Epitaphe vpon tpie death
of the right honorable Sir Richard
Metland Knight Lord of Leiding-
toun.
1 his hallow grave within her hounds dais clofe
An worthy Knight baith valiant grave and wyfe
And in the fame his breathles banes repo/e
Quha/e lyflye/preit did warldlye things de/pyfe
Within this place the maift vnf potted lye/e
And blamles ludge that lu/tice did maintene
Zitfrom his tombe {thought he be deid) doith ry/e
The glorious prai/e to verteuous dots pertene
For in his breist quhilk wi/dome did contene
Lay /teidfa/t treuth and vncorrupted fayth
His honest hands from brybing did abftene
His fautles feit did marthle in honours paifh
His feit, hands, breist lye buried in this grave
Bot this his Saule the heavens dois receave.
267
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
131 b
268
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xcin.]
132
A luid of him /elf and his ladyie quho dyed on his burial day.
£oe beir tuo wiflbts inburied be, off noble birtb and bloud
Quba bp tbair deatb bes naturs courfe, bp naturs Ipne conclud
In mariage^band tbep lined long, tbrie fcoir of 3eirs and foure
In bonour malft contentedipe tbair Ipfe tbep did drpue oner
Bot note bes deatb tbair aged dapes, defaced bp bis dairt
JInd bes tbair bretbles VDerpit corps conuoped to tbis pairt
Bot ^it qubat deatb bes preaft to doe tbair £oue fo to deopde
£oue bes againe furmounting deatb, tbe force of deatb defpd.
A luid to the pafser by.
Looke to thy felf by vs
fuche wer we ons as thow
And thow by ty me fall be con/emud
to du/t, as we ar now.
269
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
132 b
270
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XCIV.] 133
In comendation of the Right
honorable Syr lohne Maitland
of Thirlftaine Knight Secre-
tair to the King his maiestie.
The first visiovn.
Be^
fefore my face this nyght to me appeird,
My filent Mufe in/orrou all confound.
And half difmayd, this queftioun at mefpeivd,
Quhy doe we not his glorious prai/e re/ound ?
Quha/e goodnes we beyond our hope hes found,
Quhasefauour hes furmounted our defert :
And afhe dois inpouer maist abbund :
So to our ayd the fame he dois conuerf.
Mufe (quod I) euen with a willing hairt
1 fall fulfill this chairge with bent defyre
So, that to me your fury e ze impart.
And thir my verfe, with lernedfkill infpyre
For fen I fuld {the maist renoumd) commend
Ze lykwyse ought zour ayde and help extend.
271
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
133 b
272
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xciv.]
134
2 VISIOVN.
Ihus as I J^ak, I /aw the Mu/es nyne,
With Harpes in hand, about me /one repair.
Sa that thair hymns, and voces maist devyne,
By /ynipathie, re/onded in the air.
Sing, lett vs/ing, and by our/angs declair
His worthye Jiock baith valiant /iout and wy/e
From quhilk hes/prung, of mu/es all the cair,
Zea off the gods : from quhome all grace dois ryse
His father deir, quha neir his buriall lye/s,
Ane Homer auld, of euerlaisting fame,
A ludge mai/t lu/t, and Lord, quha hes the pry/e
For con/cience pure, of ane vn/potted name
Offprences loued, in honour lang he liuis,
Quha/e memorie, his learned /ones reuiuis.
273
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
134 b
274
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
XCIV.]
3. Visioun.
T3S
nd heir they stayd, till they had drawen thair breath.
Than they began with /chiller toons of Joy.
A uterpe/ang; his fame furuiueth death.
And cMo fay d ; no force fal him deftroy.
Th^Wa. fpak ; lat vs our fangs employ s
To blaife his praife, and eternife his glare
Volhymmz. fay de ; I will, and fall conuoy
His confell, witt {quhilk he hefs in greate store)
Through all the warld : and will him fa decor e ;
That, as he now furpafsis with his prence 10
In grace and loue all vthers ; fo before
He fall thame pafs in creddit, but offence.
Lang fal he Hue, in ioy, in blifs, and helth.
And on his bah, fall leane this coumoun welth.
27s
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
i3Sb
276
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xciv.]
136
4. Vifioun.
71 s they did end : than Ouide from exyde
Of Pontus cam, quhair he til death remaind
Induiring cauld, and hounger all that quhyle
Con/eumd with woe, that August him di/daind.
Alas fay d he, in vaine have I complaind
For to afsvuage Auguftus^re and wreath,
And thought that thou, in prefoun was detaind
Zie happy thou, quho fauourd is of death.
Thy Monarch, and thy great Auguftus heth.
Extend his grace att thy good lords requeist
Quhofe honour thou, til waijied be thy breath
Sail keip in mynde, within thy thankfull breist :
Thou fall his glore, with his defairts, proclame,
And celebrat, within the kirk of fame.
%
M,
if is fine tempore iempus.
277
maitlaKd quarto MS.
136 b
278
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xcv.] 137
deiti) allace witb dairt To dolorous
QuDp art tbow To iniuTt witbowt reTpect
Co ?outl) and eild and mid age odious
ObTcuir and noble qubp baldis tbow of ane Tect
Qubat is tbe cauTe nane map sair ntk 5
from tbp tyrannical and inamiabk 3ok
Qubp art tbow To vnequal to neakct
Cbair vertew gat diTcendis oT noble Ttok.
Did tbow not knaw ge maiTt excellente graces
Vnto our Knpt $ Ritcbard maitland seuin 10
Qubom oT tbe Tame is planted in all places
JJnd reacbes op onto tbe bicbeTt beoin
ReiopTe now deid and bald tbp beid Tull eoin
£uik Witb tbp piteous eine tbroucb all gis land
Sen tbow pat perle bes cruellie Trom os reuin 15
Vpon se Ipk sow Tall not lap tbp band.
Ot noble bluid be bes be Ipne defended
Wantand na giTt ane mortall VPpcbt could craiT
Jlaainft all opce witb oertew weill deTended
3ts JuTtice temperance, and pacience bp tbe laiT 20
Of all maift conTtant pat did CbriTtis Word reTTaiT
Witb equitie and Taptfulnes poTTeTt
Jls be bis deuoit Seatb all map perfaiT
jind aodlie liuins Ta lang as Ipfe did leTt.
279
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
137 b
280
MAITLAND QUARTO MS.
xcv.] 138
o
w
cruel deith thow wes nocht zit content 25
To cutt yis noble Lord with thy fcharp huik
Except his verteous Lady excellent
Thow cleik also and in thy bo/ome bruik
Quhom of he in his lyif/ik pie/our tuik
So joyfullie y* nane could leif in eird 30
Quhy wald thow no'' vpon their vertew luik
Sine for to/traik thame wes no'' foir effeird.
uhat hes thow win ? Thy triumph is bot/mall
Vnto the nobles done is mai/t iniure
Quha/poyled ar of fick ane/peciall 35
That lyk a lanterne /chynit to thame fuir
Nixt to yair bairnes, Kin/folk and the puir
And to thair faithfull feruandis deu elk eane
Thair/aules ar entred in att heuins duir
And for thy vglie dairtis makis na mane. 40
e gentil men excui/e my ruid indyit
Quha with zour pre/ence ornis this ftmerall
It if of zeil that I with deith doeflyit
And mouit with ane dolour princip all
For lak of cunning my verfe willfeim rurall 45
Couer my ignorance and tak it in guid pairt
My will is guid my lerning is bot/mall
My Jirenth is nocht I haue ane willing hairt.
er Ihone bocace callit again to lyif
And/yne had no* forzet his former ftyle 50
In painted termes and rethorik flo^^' ryif
And quikned with/um mater for a guhyle
Suffice he my* in meter to compyle
The praifes ofyir blifsed faules tway
Zit gentil men houbeid my ryme be vyle ss
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NOTES AND VARIANTS.
The catalogue number of the Quarto is 1408 ; older numberings are
812-^ and 867. There are catch-words on the versos of folios 6, 14,
22, 29, 57, 43, SI, 59, 66, 74, 80, 88, 96. By mistake two folios have
been numbered 26, and two 63. Folios 114 (blank) and 116 are each
followed by an unnumbered blank leaf; also the versos from 128 are
blank. From fol. 131 to the end the ink is black ; in all the earlier
portion of the manuscript it is brown. On fol. 133 the right-hand
letters of the heading, and the end of the last line, have been cut
away by the binder, as also the last line (56) of fol. 138.
The following notes are mainly intended to indicate the correspon-
dences between the Quarto and the Folio, and the extent to which
pieces not in the Folio are included by Pinkerton in his Ancient
Scotisk Poems. The collation with the Folio is limited to variants
which are of some importance for the text, especially those which
help to make the sense clearer or to improve the metre. When the
sign ] is used, it is preceded by the reading of the Quarto, and
followed by that of the Folio.
I. Printed by Pinkerton (p. 349), who inserts 'Sir Richard Maitland'
after ' Authour.' The sonnet suggests that Sir Richard may have
contemplated the publication of his poems.
II. In the Folio this piece (No. xciv. there) is defective, and be-
gins with line 51. Pinkerton's text (pp. 326-330) is from the
Quarto throughout. 24. rewit = rew it. 72. mumschancis]
mumchances. 73. dainser] dansar. 83. quin] cun. 84.
keipit=keip it. 92. veluoufi] velwet.
HI. In the Folio (No. xcv.) each stanza of this piece is written in
four lines. Pinkerton (pp. 331-334) prints from the Quarto.
9. in thair gait] in gai gett. 1 3. houffi] houssis. 30. waiter]
watir. 56- trowit=trow it. 60. avowit=avow it.
IV. == Folio XV. 5. in] in to. 7. and] and to. 32. counsell]
counsale (rhyming with ' temporale,' ' loyale'). 60. now into
this new Jeir] heirefter mony Jeir. 61. And] God. sceill]
283
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
skeill. 64. meit] met. 79. sa] sic. 87. Crame craikeris]
Cryand crakkaris. 89. gailjeounis] galiounis.
v.= Folio XXI. 8. calsay] cassay. 16. rufifiaris] ruffyanis. 31.
had] hald. 45. had] held. 71- sceill] skeill. 79. Quha
is] Quhair is. 83. fa] faw (= befall).
VI. = Folio XVI., with title ' Off the Quenis Maryage with the Dolphin
of France.' 3. conding] condigne. 6- maiestitie] maiestie.
(The same error recurs in ix. 22, 53, xvi. 113, and Lix. 58).
9. dolphin] dalphine. 20. fercis] fairseis. 21. carrous]
carrellis. 46. Jour] be Jour. 68. defend ane] defendand.
VII. = Fol. XVIII., with title 'Off the Assemblie of the Congregatioun.'
In the Quarto title thew is an error for new or the new. 6. weir]
deir(= hurt, harm). 41. g/] grace. 46. syne] syn. 60. had
(=hold).
VIII. Not in the Folio. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 293-94), and in the
Maitland Club (ed. p. 14).
IX. = Folio XIX., with title 'Off the Quenis Arryvale in Scotland.'
22, 53. maiestitie (cf. vi. 6). 63. hairt cryand] hartis cry.
x. = Folio XVII., with title 'Off the wynning of Calice.' i. Chris-
tiane] cristinit. 9. Judgment] Jugement (with three syllables).
II. is] quha is. 13, 15. all, wall] aw, waw. 18. gef] gaif.
21. the end and victorie] at end the victorie. 24. syne] syn.
48. dominatioun] dominioun.
XI. = Folio XIV. (with first line of title cut away). 4. els] or ellis.
15. deillis] dalis. 24. The first 'weill' is repeated in the MS.
28. wosdome] wisdome. 30. confeid] confyde. 34. an deid]
and deid. 37. the puire bayth] at powar. 41, 43. other,
ruder] vther, ruther. 66. lawtie] lawlie. 69. falsat] falsheid.
84. 'be' is repeated in the MS.
XII. = Folio XXII. 12. perseueir] persaveris. 13. soppit] sowpit.
17. thocht thay] thocht gat ijai. 43. fraydayis] frydayis.
66. transgressit] transgresst.
XIII. = Folio XXXI. 5. is jit in] is in ane. 8. taillis] telis (= tales).
9. tailis] talis (=tails). 21. hes no] wantis. 27. bot] bott
{=boat). 29. melein] maling. 34. kendit] kend it.
XIV. =Folio XXIII., followed by an account in prose of the event to
which the poem refers. In lines 2, 4, 9, 14, ' blyithe ' is the name
of the barony of Blyth, belonging to Sir Richard. 27. vaillit]
waillith. 29. thocht thow] thocht that thow.
XV. = Folio XXIV. I. sine] syn ( = sin). 12. syne] syn.
XVI. Not in the Folio, and not printed by Pinkerton, who merely
records ' ij. On Good Friday, not worth notice.' It is included
in the Maitland Club ed. (p. 56) from the Drummond MS.
I. 'raise' is altered to 'raiset' (Dr. MS. 'raisit'), and 'from'
deleted. 9. 'dayis' has been deleted before 'Jeiris.' 26.
'Jesus' for 'Jesu.' 34. scairis (= scarce). 38. 'refraine' for
284
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
'refreine.' 67. 'that' has probably been omitted after 'wald.'
113. maiestitie (cf. vi. 6). 120. 'as' is written above 'and.'
XVII. Not in the Folio, and not printed by Pinkerton, who entitles it
'A pious poem on trouble and patience.' Given in the Maitland
Club ed. (p. 63) from the Drummond MS. 22. Thay ( = thy) ;
'kinnismen' would improve the metre. 29. For 'now' read
'Bow.' 36. by ( = past).
xvin. =Folio xcvi., with the rhymes similarly emphasised by punc-
tuation. 20. bot] nocht bot.
xix. = Folio xcvil. 12. houp] hoip. 14. power] poweir. 21.
Bair sell] game sell. 27. wak] walk. 35. And] Ane. 36.
aricht] at rycht. 44. Incres] nwreis ( = nourish). 53.
ludgment] Judgement. 97. For . . . ring] Or . . . regnne.
105. ay In kyndnes] In kyndnes ay.
XX. = Folio cix. 3. Teynd] teymd ( = emptied). 6. sum men not] sum
not. 24. chalmer] chamber. 25. for I am auld] now being aid.
40. I am so] and I sa. 47. Playand at the futball] At^je futball
playing. 50. I am] and am. 55. punische] pwneist.
XXI. = Folio ex. 24. lairdis] laird. 32. sum left] sum is left.
44. sum gud way] sum way. 49. That may] That gai may.
bayth] OTnit.
XXII. = Folio CXI. 2. ring] regnne. 5. ar] omit. 17. pray]
I pray. 22. haue] hald. 35. heiche] heicht. 38. Love
3our Princes] Jour princif) luif. 43. Christin, 48. Christiane]
chrissin. 46. For] And for. 52. And Ilkane, &c.] Ilkane
to vger syne be trew.
XXIII. = Folio cxii. 12. disdaine] disdene.
XXIV. =FoUo cxiii. 2. left] best. 3. aage] age. 20. 'my'
before 'nichtbouris' would improve the metre. 23. Syne] Sin.
XXV. = Folio xcviii. 12. the Inimitie] ge grit Inemete. 20. it
sone opprefi] sone it posses. 21. 'men' has been deleted after
'wyse,' and interlined after' gud.' 31. for] omit. 34,35-
thay will] will gai. 36. is quhair that] salbe quhair. 41. gif
that 3e] gif Je. 46. roume] rwme. 'to' is deleted before '30W.'
58. thame sell] gair sell. 61. gif that Je] gif Je. 67. Subiect]
Subiectit. 75-6 have been transposed j the order in the Folio
is better. 77. caus] caus Jow. 83. teint ( = tint, lost)] tane.
88. swir (originally 'sweir')] sure. 98. Bot gif] onles. 113.
sprits] spreitis.
XXVI. = Folio XXVI. Verses 2 and 3 are in the reverse order from
the Folio. 6. The 'ni' in 'plenisit' is interlined. 9, 12. ^it
of this fals warld] Off gis fals warld Jit. 15. ocht thame] aucht
thame. 19. 'gay mocht' is altered from'gazV micht.' 27.
sair] seir ( = various). 29. houpe] hoip.
XXVII. = Folio XXVII. 3. amend] mend. 10. be] for. 13. will
nather] nowder will. 13. kna (=knaw). 14. fa (= fall).
28s
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
XXVIII. = Folio C. 4. lyfe] luil'e. 39. and Jour avail] and availe.
44. over] our. 45. held] gan held. 46, rebuikit] rebuilt.
49. over] ouir. 55. Except] Bot gif. 59. cheir] heir. 63,
teyndis] teynd. 64. nichtbouris] nychtbour. nor gair frendis]
nor freind.
XXIX. = Folio xcix. I. It is to] It is novtr to. 5. grawin] gewin
(=given). 8. ar Infectit] infeckit ar. 12. on socht] onsocht
( = unsought). 16. be of] tak. 32. westouris] waistouris.
35. 'may' altered from 'thay.' 38. bruikit] brouke it. 39.
bruikit] brouk it. 60. and wyfe] and gair wyff. 68. our]
Jour, 72. Malorum radix] Radix malorum est.
xxx. = Folio CI. ji. now] game. 18. MisreulJ in] Misreuland.
56. mutine] mantene. 69. 'je' deleted before 'micht.' 76.
bene] cum. 84. The Q of 'Quein' is written above 'king'
deleted. .85. Joung] jing. 87. of] or (= before). 94. con-
sistorie and] constrie and in.
XXXI. = Folio cn. 36. for] sic. 55. Then . • him] Thair . . game.
XXXII. = Folio XXVIII. I. over all] euer. S- let it in] lat in.
XXXIII. = Folio XXV. 7. and how] how, 15. not lie] not to lie,
20. ' nane ' deleted before ' dissaue-' 24. Ir] yre.
XXXIV. = Folio CIV., with the internal rhymes more clearly indicated
by punctuation. ,4. trouboulous] troublous. 5. Lowthane]
Lowthiane. 7. greit] grittest. 17. be now] be. 28. troub-
lous] omit.
XXXV. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 138-147), with the heading, 'The
Praises of Wemen. Be Maister Alexander Arbuthnot' In his
notes (p. 419) Pinkerton says : " Mr Arbuthnot is no mean poet ;
but his love of this subject has made him rather prolix. . . . This
poem has great naivetd ; and does not want spirit, tho' the;stanza
be rather difificult." 19. P. inserts '[maist]' before 'leill.'
20. gein (=given). yj. feill ( = fail): of, 1. 183. 64. Jeis
(= ye shall). 102. Read ' woman.' 135. Read 'fall,' 142.
Read 'bedein.' 157. bairne=berni(man).
xxxvi. Printed, by Pinkerton (p. 148), with the heading, 'On Luve.
Be the same.'
XXXVII. =Folio CLXxix., and there attributed to Maitland. 16. Call-
ing, &c.] and rander to thy maker grace. 2j, thow wald]
qutilk gow. 41. Thow] Haif. 43. and thocht thay that]
Thocht gai gat do. 50. .chastisis] chaistnes. 62. over] our,
92, not doe deir] nocht ge deir. 100. sait] sett (='Seat).
102. that it is] it is its. ,109, foirfatheris] first fagerls^ 112,
neuer] Je na. 115. Jet hes] Jit he hes.
xxxvjii. Printed by Pinkerton (p. 214), with the heading, ' Sang on
absence.' In his notes (p. 425), Pinkerton says : "This I strongly
286
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
suspect to be the cantilena by James I. upon his queen, beginning,
Yas sen, mentioned by Major in his History." After giving
reasons for this view, he adds, " As, however, all these arguments
may not be regarded as absolute proof, the piece is put late in
the series, that not the slightest attempt might be made to mis-
lead the reader, who is left to judge for himself." i. P. inserts
'[the]' before 'eine.' 9. 'sindring' ; read 'sindering.' 29.
' brent ' ; read ' brint.' 33-4. ' bolt ' rhymes badly with
' schot.' 38. ' furie ' should probably be ' force.' 56. P
inserts '[quickly]' before 'walkin.' 58. ' chanche ' ; read
'chance.' 67. ' ernand ' ; ?read 'errand.' 73. ' dein ' ; read
? ' kein.' 91. ein and. Plainly so in MS., though Pinkerton
prints ' ernand.'
XXXIX. Not printed by Pinkerton, who describes it as "A long and
very insipid amatory poem to a lady, without sense, spirit, or
poetry. If it inclined the poet's mistress to pity, it must have
been pity to his poetry." i. The rhyme with 'neck' shows
that 'suspect,' &c., are to be pronounced without the final -t.
3. ' that to ' ; read ' That I to.' 19. This line is two syllables
short. 21. thocht = have thocht. 34. 'repleit' rhymes
imperfectly. 36. wis ( = wish). 53. courtes ( = courteous).
90. The rhyme requires ' feminein ' ; cf. xlix. 2. 98. Read
' wrak ' for rhyme.
XL. Not printed in full by Pinkerton, who describes it as "A. long
piece, intituled (&c.)," and adds, "Some of the stanzas aj-e decent";
he then gives 11. 57-70, and 77-91. 41. 'with' appears to be
superfluous. 72. For ' faid ' rhyming with ' leid,' ' reid,' com-
pare the spelling 'feidis' in Lxv. 86. 92. touge ( = tongue).
99. ' greit ' should be ' gryt.' 113. Beistow( = bestow). 115,
list (=Jeast).
XLi. = Folio XXIX. I, 5. waird] weird, 5. ellis] alis. 38. The
MS. has Meif and 'Jot.' 43. poure] pure. 74. Quhoddir]
Quhidder. 81. tauntingis] tauntis. 86. mixt];mixit. 115.
betie bum] batie bum. 118. I me] thai me. 127. And
haittis] I hait. 131. 'ane' is written above ' of 138. sait]
seit. 173. als burding] burding als. 185. compted is]
Is callit.
xLii.=rolio XXX. 40. falset] falsheid. 45. braggis] brag. 74-
coist vpon] coist is apone. 79. comptit] lugeit. 83. the]
thai. 94. wanhap] vnhap. 106. holie] haly ( = wholly).
122. lyik ane chainging] is lyk ane clengeing. 123. Then]
Thame. 153. drawin] drewin ( = driven). 168. ' Quhy we
sould we' in MS.
XLUi. = Folio Lxxxviii., with the heading, 'Aganis sklandrous toungis
in anno 1572,' and attributed at the end to 'J.ohnne maitland,
commendatar of Coldinghame,' &c. 4. defyit = defy it. 18.
287
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
stewin] stevin. 36. knawis] knais. 47- bej beir. 50.
geked] chekit. 53. 'suspectit' is to be read as ' suspeckit.'
SS. Dayis] Dais (= daws). 59. schersit] seirsit. 68. farder]
forder. 69. rascall] raschelie. 72. deny] deir by.
XLiv. = Folio CLXXVii., with the heading, 'Ane admonition to my
Lord Regent, Maid be I. M. P. of C {i.e. John Maitland, Prior
of Coldingham). 6. hes] hawe. 16. thay] thy. 18. and
guyde] to gyde. 27. overthrawin] our thrawin. 28. fairlie]
foirlie. 45. sen] syne. 63. fuil3eit thair] fuiljeit syne gair.
69. covene] conand. 72. subiec] subiect. 80. eistclap]
efte(r)clap. 81. thy] ge. 87. sone . . . ane] sone (for
•some') . . . and. 88. deloyaltie] disloyaltie. 89. be
suire] wilbe sene. 94. pares] pereis ( = perish). 96. quhair]
gat.
XLV. Not printed by Pinkerton, who calls it "A piece of no value."
21. ?read 'the honour'; 'greit' should be 'gryte' for the
rhyme. 30. read ' moir.' 40. woundis=wound is.
XLVi. = Folio CLXX., with similar title. 2. ludmentis] lugmentis.
5. as choifi] at choyD. 11. of hnage] of Jour linnage. 12.
wis ( = wish). 22. singe ( = sign). 28. ennuy] Inwy. 34.
fair] seir ( = several). 40. wrapit in] wrapte wpe to. 63. sen
him] sen he him. 65. receit] recyt. 73. wittie] worthie.
77. prattick] practice. 86. Quhen is] Quhane it is. 88.
read 'the victorie'.'' 89. wittie] worthy. 90. 'muid'
altered from ' mynd.' 112. drew] drawe ( = drove). 134.
Vphauld] Upheld. 148-9. Read 'grit' and 'benefit.' 152.
stranger] stroingar. 175. sustenit = sustene it. 176. erectit
= erect it. 200. 'go to' altered from 'to the.'
xLVii. = Folio CLXxii., also without title or author's name.
XLVili. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 237-242), who, in a note on p. 427,
describes it as " A celebrated old ballad ; and certainly very well
written for the time." On the attribution of the poem to Mont-
gomerie, see Dr Cianstoun's edition of that poet's works (S.T.S.),
pp. xl.-xliv. ; the text itself is given on pp. 273-278, the tune on
p. 389, and a number of notes and parallels on pp. 390-394.
XLix. Not printed by Pinkerton, who describes it as "A song of
friendship from one lady to another of sufficient insipidity."
2, 4 do not rhyme properly with 5, 7 ; but cf. the note on
xxxix. 90. 19. 'reciprocot' in MS. 26. For the rhyme
cf. Lxv. 4. 44. ' vaill ' is perhaps an error for ' wald.' 49.
' efF' is deleted before ' sould.' 67. The metre indicates
' Constance.'
L.= Folio CLXXiii. I. this law] sic law. 9. tratouris] tretit.
16. conqueis] conquest. 20. ane work] aneuche. 21. leif]
lost. 26. goddis] god. 29. In haist] In christ. 40. mendit]
mend it.
283
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
i LI. = Folio CLxxiv. 15. 'thay' is interlined. 18. tliay] gair.
19. doing] to do. 25. 'ar' is interlined. 35. schortin] sliort.
37- sckayth] skayth. 47. euerie] ilk ana. 50. quhat pleis
thame best] quhilk thing thame lest. 56. Caus . . . faist] Cauffi
(= causes) . . . fast. 69. get . . . compleit] gat . . . completlie.
70. 'befoir' is interlined. 76. cruell] ciwell ( = civil).
Lll. = Folio CLXXV. 23. notit] nottit ar. 29. changing] Thai
chenge. 45. and will, &c.] bot Je be buddis by gair kyndnes.
Llll. = Folio XX., with the heading, 'To be put in ony publict hous.'
S- 3our prince] the quein.
Liv. = Folio cm. 24. doe nane] do to nana.
LV. = Folio cv. 21. 3our word apply] apply jour worda. 22. out]
furthe. 36. or] and. 40. gud] godlie.
LVi. = Folio cvi. Lvi I. = Folio cvii.
Lvm. = Folio cviii. 49. weir] feir.
Lix. = Folio CLXXX. ; the last piece in the Folio except the two epi-
taphs on Sir Richard. 16. to tak . . . paine] for to tak sum
paine. 18. That] And ( = if). 24. brocht] neir broght.
35. nane the] nane sail ge. 36. trewlie] frilie. 37. frelie]
trewlie. that] so gat. 38. proffeitis] proffeit. may be] may.
47. ane hatred] in heitrent. (With either reading the metre is
defective). 54. caus] gar. 55. sould] sould gare. 58.
maiastitie: cf. vi. 6. 70. In this ... be] That in gis land
be na tuiljie.
LX. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 219-222) with the remark (p. 426), "If
this poem was made in England, it has been altered to Scotish
orthography"; the note then cites Robertson's account of the
occurrence, which took place in 1572. The text is also printed
from this MS. in Satirical Poems of the Reformation (S.T.S.),
pp. 240-243, and elucidated by historical and other notes on
pp. 162-163 of vol. ii.
LXI. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 223-227), with the title, 'The Answer
to the Englisch Ballad.' His note (p. 426) begins with, ''This is
a sensible piece, their {sic) being nothing so unjust as to blame a
nation for the faults of individuals.'' The text is also given in
Satirical Poems, pp. 244-247, with notes in \o\. ii., pp. 164-166.
In 1. 76 the MS. has ' tratro«rzj.'
LXll. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 228-234), and in the Satirical Poems,
pp. 248-253, with notes in vol. ii., pp. 166-169. Line 24 lacks
two syllables. In 1. 25 'of is interlined; also 'gou' in 1. 60.
In 102 ' this ' has been deleted before ' sayis.' 1 26. ' and ' should
apparently be 'gat.' 152. the ( = thee).
LXiii. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 168-170), with the title, 'A Poeme on
the same Lady.' His note (p. 422) is : " This is given as a curious
specimen of tinsel and nonsense. The stars glittering on her
gown form a transcendent instance." The piece is also printed
VOL. I. 289 T
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
from this MS. in Dr Cranstoun's edition of Montgomerie's poems
(pp. 216-217).
Lxiv. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 165-167) with the title, 'Sang on the
Lady Margaret Montgomrie.' In the note (p. 422) he remarks :
"This piece, and the following, are by Captain Montgomery (of
that family?), author of a silly poem called The Cherry and
Slaei" In Dr Cranstoun's edition (pp. 214-215) Pinkerton's in-
verted order of the pieces and his titles are retained. In 1. 7
' perle ' has no doubt been omitted after ' pereles.' 42. ' doit '
is a misprint for ' dois.'
Lxv. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 245-252), with the title, 'Elegie.' In
his note (p. 428) he calls it "dull and long; but it seems from
p. 249, 1. 5 [=1. loi], &c., to have been written upon the death
of Sir Richard Maitland ; and it has also some poetical beauties."
4. 'haist.' For the rhyme cf. XLIX. 26. 14. The rhyme
requires 'schak.' 15. 'expande' apparently for ' expounde.'
25. 'maucles,' so in MS.; probably a misreading of 'mau'les'
=mauchtless. 49. 'berent' for 'brent'? 62. 'sum' has
perhaps been omitted before 'solace'; Pinkerton inserts 'that'
after ' Gif.' 65. ' In wrape tha' apparently for ' Vnwrape thy.'
67. ' Till ■ apparently for ' tell ' (as Pinkerton prints). 82. ' be
mone' in MS. 84. After this 1. 83 is repeated in the erroneous
form, ' quhome fortoun in gis mafi of nesarie.' 86. feidis
(=fades). 95. ' vaill ' does not rhyme ;? read ' sabill.' 105.
' healthe ' app. for ' hath.' 107. Pinkerton inserts ' sair ' after
' woundis,' and prints ' wyd ' for ' voyd.' 114. ' quheill ' rhymes
imperfectly with ' ill,' &c. 123. ' chaist ' should be ' cast.'
125. ' duill' for 'duell' (=dwel)). 130. Pinkerton amends the
rhyme by printing ' Quhilke nevermore did I serve in my lyve.'
137. bred=brayd (cast). 141. over=our — . 145. 'sad,'
perhaps for 'said.' 146. pertene=pertaine. 148. betfuU
forest] baleful breist, P. 159. 'the' is deleted after 'Then.'
161-176. In these lines the repetition of the terminal words is a
notable feature. 171. then] ay, P. 172. elect] erect, P. ;
probably the same change should be made in 171. 176.
' princes ' forms one syllable only.
Lxvi. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 171-174), with the title 'Ane Elegie
translatit out of the Frenche, written by a ladye upon hir hus-
band's infidelitie.' His note (p. 422) is : "This piece has great
merit. Who was the French lady who wrote it ? Was it ever
published in French ? G. H. \ have not discovered, but he may
come to light in time." This hope does not appear to have been
fulfilled as yet. 16. foullis=fuillis (fools). 19. 'mair'
begins a new sentence. 67. baild = bauld (bold). 70.
' morpheus ' for ' orpheus.' 83. After this Pinkerton inserts
' Till the pure foulis in his net he fang.' 84. This line is too
290
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
long, and 88 too short. 103. ' forbiddis ' should apparently be
' biddis.' 134. ' all ' begins a new sentence. 144. The sense
of ' my fyne ' is not obvious.
Lxvii. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 177-178), with the heading 'Sonet
be King James VI.' Apparently the piece is not included in any
collection of the King's verse.
Lxviii. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 253-259), in eight-lined stanzas,
with the title 'In Prayse of Lethingtoun.' The note (p. 428)
runs: "This is a very curious poem, independently of its real
graces, as descriptive of a chateau of that period." 36. The
rhyme requires ' monyefold.' 67. ' alryne ' is unintelligible.
79. buning (=bumming). 141. bliiid. The MS. has ' bliiid '
altered from ' blind.'
LXix, Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 260-262), with the title 'The Visioun
of Chaistetie. To Miss Marie Maitland.' In his note (p. 428)
he calls it "A singular piece of great descriptive merit," and
adds, "Is the lyon, p. 261 (=1. 30), William Maitland, who
killed himself? If so, the harts may be his brethren. . . . Marie
Maitland is in 11. 17, 18 (=41, 42) thrown into a curious anagram :
»«azV, I suppose, is meat." 60. 'tersiphone' for 'terpsichore.'
Lxx. = Folio CLXxviii. The piece ends abruptly, and may be im-
perfect; this would account for the two leaves which the scribe
has left blank at the end of the text. i. To] To 30 w. 12. to
Jow] to 30W now. 29. na thing] na change. 65. thay] tak
gai. 95. scarpenis] scrippionis. 106. Thay were, &c.] Thay
wald be cesaris in yair actis. lai. schent] schant. 123.
weist] waist. 126. fartigard] fartigall.
Lxxi. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. ,263-264), with the title ' Luve-sang
on Houp.' Also included in the S.T.S. edition of Montgomerie's
poems, pp. 278-279, with notes on p. 394. 32. For ' And ' read
' Ane.'
Lxxii. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 265-66), with the title ' The faythful
luifar. A sang.' 17. Altered from 'Resaue it and Intreit it.'
22. ' Than I dreid I ' in MS.
Lxxni. Not printed by Pinkerton, who simply records it as ''Ane
prayer of no merit.'
Lxxiv.-Lxxxiv. Not printed by Pinkerton, who contents himself with
giving the first and last lines of all except Nos. lxxvii. and
Lxxxi., and adding short comments, viz. : lxxiv. ' very poor ' ;
Lxxv. 'very dull'; lxxvii. 'not worth transcription'; lxxxii.
'dull.' ' It is, in fact, to a faithless mistress.' Probably Pinker-
ton was by this time eager to be done with his task of transcrib-
ing from the two manuscripts.
lxxv. id. ' and ' should perhaps be ' of.'
Lxxvi. II. 'hap it ' apparently for 'happie.' 27, 33. the (=thee).
Lxxvin. 17. One ' I ' should probably be ' It.'
291
NOTES AND VARIANTS.
Lxxx. 1 8, 20. The rhyme is imperfect, as also in 29, 31 ; 33, 35 ; and
38, 40. .
Lxxxi. 29. This line is defective.
Lxxxii. 4. This line begins with 'To holie ghost,' deleted.
Lxxxiii. 2, 5, 6, &c. the ( = thee). 19, 21 and 37, 39. The rhymes
are imperfect, even if 'game' stands for 'gam.' 47, 48. The
rhyme is imperfect and unusual. 62. The blank is probably
intended for the author's name omitted. 72. ne = na.
Lxxxv. Printed by Pinkerton (p. 267), with the heading 'To Miss
Marie Maitland,' but with the omission of the closing lines
('& than, etc.').
Lxxxvi. Not printed by Pinkerton, who describes it as * A prayer to
Diana, that the writer may end this worthelie. By Miss Mait-
land, no doubt that she might end this MS. well.' The inference
is somewhat hazardous.
Lxxxvii. Not printed by Pinkerton, but simply mentioned as 'A
maxim or two in couplets.'
Lxxxviil. Printed by Pinkerton (p. 270), with characteristic alterations
of the text.
Lxxxix. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 268-269), with the title 'Constance
the Cure of Absence. A Sang.'
xc. = Folio CLXxxi., with much fuller heading, and at the end 'Quod
Thomas hudsone.'
xci. = Folio CLXxxii., with heading ' Ane Vther Epitaph of the said
Sir Richard,' and at the end ' Quod Robert hudson.'
xcii. Printed by Pinkerton (p. 352), but without the last two lines.
12. 'marthle' is miswritten for ' march e,' which P. prints.
xcin. Printed by Pinkerton. (p. 352), with the heading altered to 'A
luid of the said Sir Richard,' &c., and with the second piece
'omitted as of no value.' The word 'luid' appears to be
otherwise unrecorded. n. 'consemud' is miswritten for
' conseumd,' as in xciv. 4. 4.
xciv. Printed by Pinkerton (pp. 354-357). I. 7. 'abbund' for
'abound.' 13. The parenthesis marks are unnecessary and
obscure the syntax. 2. 9. From this line P. infers that these
Visions were composed in March 1586. 3. 3. 'A uterpe' for
'Euterpe.' 3.7. 'Polhymina'; so in MS. 4. P. remarks:
'The fourt vision is rather obscure. The author appears to
have been in prison, but released by James VI., at Secretary
John Maitland's request. Perhaps the motto may discover the
author.' i. 'exyde' for 'exyle.'
xcv. Not printed by Pinkerton, who describes it as 'A poem in
octave stanzas, on the death of Sir Richard Maitland and his
lady, not worth transcription.' 5. After 'may ' some such word
as 'withdraw' is omitted. 17. 'defended' for 'descended.'
56. Only the tops of the letters in this line remain.
292
GLOSSARY.
Abeceil', n. pi. abbacies, li. 6l
Aggrage, v. increase, xxxviii. 76
Air, adv. early, lix. 13
Airtis, n. pi. directions, xi. 27
Aithe, n. oaih, Ixxxiii. 26
All gait, adv. in every way, lix. 15
Alluterlie, adv. completely, xvi. 55
Allya, V. make alliance, Ivii. 1 7
Alryne, «. (?), Ixviii. 67
Alwyse, adv. always, Ixi. 75
Aneuch, n. enough, xiv. 24
Anew, a. enough, ix. 21
Aperse, n. paragon, xlviii. 2i
Apperantlie, adv. apparently, xvi. 89
Areir, adv. behind, xviii. 25
Areird, adv. backward, xlii. 85
Argone, v. argue, xi. 23
Ark, n. chest, iii. 44
Assyile (=aHile), v. polish, adapt,
xli. 44
Asteres, pi. stars, Ixiii. 25
Asuir, a. azure, Ixiii. 3
Attein, v. attain, xl. 108 ; Ixxi. 39
Attent, //. assailed, Ixv. 68
Aucht, V. ought to, Ixv. 85
Babeis, n. pi. money, Ixx. 26
Baild, a. bold, Ixvi, 67
Baill, n. sorrow, xlv. 40
Baine-iyris, «. pi. bonfire, vi. 20
Bairne (=bern), ». man, xxxv. 157
Baneist, pp. banished, Ix. 45, 54
Bangeister, n. bully, braggart, li. 49
Bal*, a. base, xlii. 79
Bauld, a. bold, Ixxiii. 47
Baxteris, n. pi. bakers, Ixx. 17
Be-dein, adv. straightway, xxxv. 142
Begoude, pt. began, Ixxxiii. 55 ; be-
gouthe, Ixix. 66
Bein, v. are, xxxv. 138 ; xl. 106 ; has
been, xxxv. 18
Beit, V. amend, supply, xx. 27
Bek, V. beck, xli. 36
Bellie-blind, n. a blindfolded person,
xliv. 91
Bening, a. benign, xxxv. 31 ; Ixxiii. 18
Berent, ^. ? burned, Ixv. 49
Bessie, a. busy, xlv. 18
Bet, pp. helped, Iii. 37
Betie bum, n. helpless fellow, xli, 115
Bewis, n.pl. boughs, Ixix. ii
Biging, n. building, viii. 8 ; biggingis,
pi. xvi. 95
Binge, v. to bow, xli. 36
Birst, pi. burst, Ixv. 153
BirthfuU, a. fertile, Ixxx. 10
Blaise, v. blazon, xciv'. 6
Blak main, ». protection money, iii.
26
Bleir, v. have bleared eyes (with
weeping), ii. 89 ; iv. 78
Blenking, «. glancing, Ixvi. 48
Blenkis, n. pi. glances, Ixix. 14
Bloistrous, a. blustering, Ixxx. i
Blok, re. plot, scheme, Ixii. 89, 155
Bobbis, «. pi. gusts, xliv. 19, 26
Bold, re. ? threatening weather, xliv.
26
Boist, V. threaten, v. 70
Bontie, «. bounty, ix. 2 ; goodness,
xxxix. 14, 22 ; bontye, xxxix. 26
Bonye, a. beautiful, xlviii. 15 ; boniest,
liRv. 23
Bot, re. boat, xiii. 27
Boudiies, V. swells, xlv. 40
Bourdes, ». //. jests, xli. 58 ; xlviii.
Bousteous, a. rough, rude, xxxv. 157
Bousterit, //. bolstered, Ixx. 125
Bowsum, a. obedient, xxxv. 77
Braith, re. breath, Ixxiii. 72 ; Ixxviii.
Braid, pp. decked, xx. 33
Bray, re. bank, Ixv. 12 ; Ixix. 71
293
GLOSSARY.
Brayil*, ». live coal, xlix. 39
Bred,//, cast, Ixv. 137
Breeis, «. pi. eyebrows, xlviii. 65
Brent, a. straight, erect, xl. 94
Brent (=brint), pt, burned, xxxviii.
28
BreD, n. brass, xli. 131
Brok, n. brook, Ixix. 72
Broudrit, //. embroidered, ii. 22, 39
Browsteris, n. pi. brewers, Ixx. 18.
Bruit, n. report, xlv. 27
Brukill, a. brittle, xxxi. 3 ; xliv. 19
Brutis, «. pi. rumours, xliii. 35, 67
Budding, pp. ? gusty, Ixv. 35
BufEt, pp. puffed, Ixx. 86
Buist, n. box, Ixx. 124
Bumming, «. humming, Ixviii. 79
Burdalaine, -lane, a. and «. only
(child), xlvi. 112, 115, 125, 168
Burding, v. load, xli. 173
Buriit,//. ? padded, ii. 27
Bus, n. bush, xliv. 96
Cadge, caidge, «. cage, Ixvi. 86, 90
Cairtes, n. pi. cards, xi. 25
Calf, n. chaff, Ixvi. 57
Calsay, n. causeway, v. 7
Campioun, n. champion, x. 29
Carareche, n. cambric, ii. 14 ; cam-
reche courchis, ii. 93
Carcattis, «. //. carcanets, collars, ii.
36
Carrous, n. pi. carols, vi. 21
Catche, n. drive, Ixxi. 27
Chaip, V. escape, Ixii. 154
Chein, n. chain, vi. 77
Cheis, V. choose, xl. 123
Chope, V. chop, Ixi. 36
Chust, pt. chose, Ixxxiii. 54
Clairtie, a. dirty, Ixx. 120
Clatterar, n. chatterer, xi. II; clat-
teraris,//. lix. 43
Cleik, V. clutch, xcv. 28
Clenge, v. cleanse, xxv. no
Coil, pp. bought, xvi. 119; Ixxv. 26
Combuire, v. burn up, xlviii. 118
Conclud, //. concluded, xciii. 2
Condign, a. worthy, vi. 3 ; conding,
lix. 4
Confeid, v. confide, Ixxxix. 23
Conqueis, v. acquire, xxix. 40
Conqueis, «. acquisition, xxix. 42, 44 ;
1. 16
Conquesing, n. conquering, xxxv. 204
Contempill, v. contemplate, xlvi. 57 ;
xlviii. II ; contempling, xlix. 14
Conset, «. conceit, Ixxx. 33
Contreit, a. contrite, Ixxiii. 11 ; Ixxx.
29
Cors, n. cross, Ixx. 38
Cot, n. coat, Ixxvii. 5
Coulpit, pp. ? bartered, sold, Ixii. 37
Coup, n. ? overthrow, Ixxi. 27
CourcheS, n. pi. kerchiefs, caps, ii. 93
Couites, a. courteous, xxxix. 53 ; xli.
86, 135
Covene, n. agreement, xliv. 69
Coy, a. quiet, Ixviii. 83
Crab, V. offend, xxix. 52 ; be angiy,
xl. 5 ; (craib) xxxix. 74
Crakis, n. pi. boasts, Ixx. 105
Crame-craikeris, «. pi. pedlars, iv. 87
Crepusculein, a. evening, xlix. 2
Crope, «. top, Ixix. 57
Cuir, n. care, xii. 40
Cuire, n. care, ix. 40 ; xi. 82 ; xliv, 8
Cuire, n, charge, xliv. 22
Cummer, n. encumbrance, Ii. 60
Cunnand, n. covenant, xlvi. 52
Curall, n. coral, xlviii. 68
Curis, V. care(s), Hi. 30
Cuschingis, ». pi. cushions, ii. 44
Daill, «. dealing, xliv. 42
Dainser, n. dancer, ii. 73
Dayis, n, pi. daws, xliii. 55
Debait, v. defend, xix. 21 ; make
defence, xxx. 11
Decoir, v. adorn, decorate, Ixiv. 26 ;
decoird,//. xlviii. 104
Decres, v. decrease, lii. 18
Dees, n. goddess, xlviii. loi
Deid, n. death, xii. 8 ; xxxviii. 96, 97
Dein, ? error for 'kein,' xxxviii. 73
Deir, n. hurt, harm, xxxv. 52
Deir, v. injure, iv. 18
Depart, n. departure, Ixiii. 24
Deray, n. disturbance, xxxix. 85
Derf, a. bold, xlvi. 97
Ding, V. beat, vi. 27
Docht, pt. were of use, xxvi. 1 1
Doleance, n. sufferinji, xxxviii. 9
Dolphin, n. dauphin, vi. 9
Douce, a. sweet, xlviii. 90
Douchtellie, adv. doughtily, xliv. 83
DouU, n. grief, xlvi. 114
Doulfull, a. doleful, mournful, Ixv.
SS, 64 ; Ixxvi. 19
Dow, ». dove, xxxv. 224
Dow, V. may, can, xliii. 33
Drie, v. endure, xxxv. 58
Drouth, «. drought, Ixv. JO
Duill, n. sorrow, grief, xl. 103 ; Ixv.
%i, 59. 75
Duill, V. dwell, Ixv. 125
Dulcour, n. sweetness, Ixvi. 73
Dunge, pp. beaten, Ij^xx. 2
Dwyine, v. fade away, xxxviii. 49
294
GLOSSARY.
Dyissar, k. dicer, xi. 25
Dyuouris, n. pi. debtors, iv. 69
E, «. eye, liv. 19
Eane, num. one, xcv. 38
EfTeir, v. pertain; doand effeir= con-
forming, ii. 48
Eik, V. add, increase, li. 64; eikis,
xxxviii. 51
Elndill, y. be jealous, xx. 39
Eistclap=efterclap, «. afterclap, xliv.
80
Eithe, a. easy, xxxv. 28
Ellis, V. ails, xli. S
Elasion, n. deception, xii. 29
Elyde, v. destroy, xi. 38
Embrayis, v. inflame, xlviii. 116
Ennuy, «. annoyance, xlvi. 28
Enorme, a. outrageous, xliv. 38
Entres, «. entry, lii. 38
Enuy, n. (?), xlvi. 118
E per sie (=Aperse), «. paragon,
Ixiv. 3
Ernand, ? = errand, xxxviii. 67
Esperance, n. hope, Ixxi. 12
Ettill, V. aim, xxxviii. 36
Eventour, «. chance, xvii. i ; even-
tuire, xxvii. 5
Excitat, V. rouse, Ixix. 67
Exerced, /^. exercised, liii. 14
Faill, n. failing, fault, vii. 43 ; faillis,
pi. xi. 13 ; xl. 34
Failjie, v. fail, ix. 31
Failjies, n. pi. faults, Iviii. 27
Fairlie, v. wonder, ii. 8
Fairlie, u. strange, xliv. 28
Falset, ». falsehood, xi. 69 ; xlii. 40
Farder, a. further, xliii. 68
Farland, a. distant, xliv. 36
Fartigard, ». farthingale, Ixx. 126
Fauid, n. (sheep)fold, xx. 3
Fauld, V. fold, bend, xlvi. 103
Fauiles, a. faultless, xcii. 12
Fay, n. faith, xvi. 4
Feid, n. feud, xvi. 77 ; xviii. 13, 27
Feidis, v. fades, Ixv. 86
Feill, n. understanding, v. 67
Feill, V, fail, xxxv. 37
Feinjing, «. feigning, xi. 69
Feinjit, pp. feigned, xli. i
Feir, «. mate, companion, vi. 43 ;
xxxviii. 19 ; xlviii. 64 ; feiris, pi.
xvi. II
Fekill, a. fickle, xlii. 16
Feminein, feminine, n. the female
sex, xxxix. 90, xl. 2
Fercis, n. pi. farces, vi. 20
Ferme, n. rent, xxi. 8
Fit, n. foot, xlvi. 151
Fleitschour, «. flatterer, Ixviii. 158
Flemit, pp. banished, Ixii. 7
Flyit, V. scold, xcv. 43
Foirsein, j*^. overlooked, xvi. 104
Foirskirt, «. foreskirt, ii. 15
Forfair, v. perish, iii. 69 ; xxv. 4
Forfaltis, «. //. forfeits, xxv. 106
Forleit, v. abandon, xlviii. 126 ; Ixiv.
30; neglect, Ixxii. 19
Fow, a. full, xxiii. 38 ; Iv. 2
Fiaward, a. forward, xlvi. 99
Fray, prep, from, xxxviii. 10; xlv.
IS
Fray, v. frighten, v. 71
Fred,//, freed, xxxv. 174
Freit, v. fret, xliii. 1 1
Fremmidnes, n. strangeness, xli. 88
Fuiljeit, pt. trampled on, xliv. 63
Fuk-saillis, n.pl. ? fore-sails, ii. 14
Furteouslie, adv. stealthily, Ixiii. 42
Gadge, «. gage, Ixxii. 15
Gailjeounis, n. pi. galleys, iv. 89
Gaine, v. serve, Ixx. 98
Gaist, «. guest, Ix. 7S
Gait, //. galled, Ixx. 56
Gaittis, n. pi. ways, xxviii. 25 ; xxix.
9
Ganand, a. suitable, xli. 136
Gartenis, n, pi. garters, Ixx. 97 ;
gartennis, ii. 28
Geill-poikkis, n. pi. jelly-bags, ii. 17
Gein, //. given, xxxv. 20
Geked,//. mocked, xliii. 50
Giglettis, K. pi. wantons, ii. 52
Glaid, V. gladden, xvii. 32 ; Ixvi. 97
Glaikis, «. pi. ? empty show, Ixx. 78
Gleid, n. ember, xlvi. 35 ; gleidis, pi.
xliii. 20
Gleit, V. shine, glitter, Ixix. 2 ; gleting,
,pr. p. xlvi. 35
Gloise, V. speak fair, xli. 73
Gloriositie, n. ostentation, xli. 127 ;
xlii. 59
Glydis, n. pi old horses, Ixx. 56
Gob, n. mouth, iii. 55
Gouketlie, adv. foolishly, xxxv. 67
Graith, «. implements, furniture, xiii.
30 ; xxvi. S , , ..
Gratuitlie, adv. gratuitously, Ixu. 137
Grethed (=graithed), //. prepared,
wrought, xlvi. 35
Grie, n. degree, step, xliv. 76 ; supe-
riority, xlviii. 20
Grie, v. agree, xix. 78 ; Ii. 15
Gryit, a. great, xl. 13
Guberne, v. govern, xii. 3
Gysaris, n. pi. mummers, v. 13
29s
GLOSSARY.
Habill, a. able, ix. 57
Habuljement, «. raiment, iv. 56
Hace, a. hoarse, Ixix. 31
Had, V. hold, v. 31 ; vii. 60
Had I wist = had I but known, Ixxv.
17
llaf and, Jir. p. having, 1. 19
Haillalie, adv. wholly, xii. 15; xxiii.
32
Hait, haitt, a. hot, xxxviii. 27 ; xli. 32
Halallie,, oifo. wholly, xxx. 42
Hallow, a, hollow, xcii. i
Hals-beiddis, «.//. neck-beads, ii. 36
Hasart, /A hazarded, xxxv. 173
Haut, a. high, Ixxxv. 12
Heichlie, a. haughty, xli. 108
Heild, V. incline, xlvii. 41
Heirschip, n. ravaging, xxx. 6 ; Iviii.
30
Heisit, pp. raised, Ixx. 119
Helsum, a. wholesome, xxxv. 79
Hent, V. seize, xli. iii
Hereit, pp. harried, ravaged, iii. 16 ;
xxi. 12
Heroicis, n. pi. heroes, xlix. 21
Herrie, v. ravage, xiii. 25 ; herreit,
pp. xiv. 2 ; xxi. 8
Hest, V. hast it, Ixxxiii. 24
Hiche, a. high, xxxviii. g8
Hing, V. be hanged, viii. 16
Hint, pt. caught, seized, xxiii. 28 ;
xxxviii. 13
Ho, sd. ceasing, xxxviii. 13
Hoill, It. whole, Ixi. 9
Hoill, adv. wholly, Ixi. 26
Houbeid = howbeit, xcv. 55
Houke, V. dig, Ixviii. 89
Hound, V. instigate, xxx. 56
Houp, «. hope, xix. 12 ; Ixxi. II, 24
Houpe, V. hope, xxvi. 29 ; houping,
pr. p. Ixxi. 25
Huik, n, hook, xcv. 26
Huire, n. whoie, Ixx. 32
Hulie, adv. slowly, 1. 11
Hyire-wemen, n. pi. women servants,
Ixx. 6, 26
Hyne, adv. hence, gone, past, xlvi.
128 ; in the next world, xvi. 79
lUuster, a. illustrious, ix. 10
Imps, n. pi. scions, xci. 12
Impyre, v. rule, Ixix. 63
Inamitie, n. enmity, xxxviii. 106
Inclusit, pp. shut up, Ixii. 84
Inding, a. unworthy, Ixvi. 38
Indyit, n. enditing, xcv. 41
Infame, a. infamous, Ixii. 124
Ingraitlie, adv. ungratefully, Iii. 27
Ingraitnes, n. ungratefulness, Iii. 24
296
Ingyine, n. disposition, xl. 107 ; in-
gyne, xlii. 36
Inimitie, ». emnity, xlii. 80
Inlaik, v. be wanting, Ixiv. 50
Inlaikit, pp. diminished, xxvi. 2
Inner-mair, adv. further in, xliv. 37
Insensative, a. insensible, Ixvi. 76
Inteir, a. sound, xliv. 9
Inteiteney, v. entertain, vi. 45
Inveccyde, n. invective, Ixii. h. ; a.
Ixii. 15
Involent, a. ? unwilling, Ixv. 99
Ir, n. ire, xxxiv. 24
Ithinglie, adv. constantly, Ixv. 45
I-wif, adv. certainly, xlix. 33
Jak, n. defensive coat, v. 69
Janetflour, n. a yellow flower, xl. 69
Jawis, n. pi. dashing waves, Ixv. 33
Jeme, n. gem, xxxv. 186
Jouk, V. make bows, xli. 36
Kaip, n. cope, xlix. 2
Kaist, pt. cast, Ixii. 146; kest,
xxviii. 44
Kinrik, n. kingdom, Iviii. 46
Kittill, a. ticklish, xliv. 22
Kna, V. know, xxvii. 13
Knappis, «. //. tassels, Ixx. 102
Kyithe, v. appear, xliii. 9 ; kyithis,
xvi. 23
Laif, n. rest, Ixii. 63
Lair, «. lore, Ixxi. 29
Laith, V. be loath, Ixxxiv. 6
Lak, V. blame, xliii. 49
Langsummes, n. tediousness, li. 33
Lasoris, n. pi. pastures, Ixix. 34
Lattin,^/. let, xvi. 66
Laulines, n. lowliness, humility, Ixix.
64 ; lawlines, Ixix. 52
Lawtie=lawlie, a. xi. 66
Lawtie, n. loyalty, honesty, iv. 63 ;
xliv. I
Lear, «. lier, xi. 5
Leif, a. dear, Ixxvi. 17
Leig, n. league, Ix. 68
Lekand, pr. p. leaking, xiii. 27
Lekis, n. pi. leaks, xliv. 30
Lemmand, n. lover, Ixvi. 23, 98
Lenth, v. lengthen, xxxii. 62
Lesing, n. falsehood, lix. 46
Lesioun, n. hurt, xix. 71
Lest, V. last, continue, xliv. 103 ;
Ixxii. 14
Lest, pt. lasted, xlix. 29
Lest, n. lasting, permanence, xxxv. 21
Lesum, a. allowable, permissible, iv.
72 ; xiv. 26 ; lesume, liii. 15
GLOSSARY.
Lesumlie, adv. permissibly, xvii. 27
Let, «. stay, stop, xxxv. 176
Leueray, n. livery, vi. 16
Lichlie, adv. lightly, easily, xxxv. 24
Lidderlie, adv. cowardly, xxxv. 152
Limmer, n. scoundrel, li. 49 ; lim-
meris, pi. iv. 3 ; lymmaris, xix. 27
Ling, V. stay, remain, Ixx. 54
Lippin, V. trust, xlii. 180
Loif, V. praise, Ixiv, i
Lose, n. loss, Ixxix. 3
Lote, ». lot, fate, xlvi. 23
Louf, V. love, xxxiv. 27
Lounis, n. pi. common fellows, Ix. 49
Loup, V. leap, Ixxvii. 2
Lout, V. descend, Ixviii. 74
Luid, «. ? a verse, xciii. h. (bis)
Luifsum, a. lovable, pleasing, Ixix. 52
Luit, fit. let, xlvi. 165 ; Ixi. 33 ;
Ixii. 64
Lurdane, u. boorish, xl. 108
Lyart gray, a. hoary, xiii. 18
Lyese, v. lies, xcii. 5
Lyire, «. skin, xlviii. 73
Lymmaris. See Limmer.
l,yTie,pp. lain, vi. 42
Magnanime, a. magnanimous, xlvi.
90, 122
Maik, «. mate, xlviii. 52 ; Ixiv. 53 ;
Ixvi. 8; Ixviii. 138, 1 50; Ixxix. 3
Maikles, a. matchless, Ixiv. 8, 16, &c.
Main, n. rent, xxi. 9
Maister-steik, n. masterpiece, Ixii. 113
Maistreift n. force, xlii. 52
Mait, ». meat, Ixix. 42
Makdome, n. form, Ixiv. 13
Makin, pp. made, Ixvi. 72
Maling, ». holding, xxi. 46 ; xxviii.
49 ; malingis, pi. xxi. 23
Maling, v. malign, xxxv. 124
Malhourous, u. unfortunate, xxxviii.
53
Man, V. must, Ixxi. 4
Mane, n. moan, complaint, xcv. 40
Mansuetud, n. gentleness, Ixxi. 7
Mantein, v. maintain, xlix. 71
Manuire, v. work, xiii. 30
Mard, pp. marred, Ixxi. 3
Marrow, n. mate, comrade, xliv. 93
Marrowit, pp. made equal, Ixiv. 38
Maudes, a. helpless, ixv. 25
May, a. more, xxxv. 167
Mein, n. means, 1. 15
Meinjie, n. company, Ixx. II
Meit, «. measure, iv. 64
Meit, a. close-fitting, Ixx. 85
Meladie, n. malady, xxxix. 69;
Ixxxix. 12, 42
Melein, n. mailing, farm, xiii. 29
Mell, V. meddle, xix. 81 ; melled, //.
lii. 34
Melling, n. meddling, xv. 18 ; xviii.
21
Merchis, n. pi. borders, a. 52
Metest, a. meetest, i. 5
Mint, V. aim, xliv. 81
Mischeant, a. wicked, Ixii. 65, 121
Misken, v. fail to know, Ixviii. 17
Misknaw, v. fail to know, ignore, xli.
132 ; xliii. 9 ; Ixvi. 26
Missis, n. pi. misdeeds, xlii. 125
Mister, n. need, Ixx. 99 ; misteris, ;*/.
XX. 27
Misteris, v. needs, Ixviii. 114
Mocht, pt. might, xxvi. 19
Monifauld, adv. manifold, xl. 10
Mow, «. mouth, xxxviii. 64
Mudie, a. muddy, xlvi. 33
Muillis, n.pl. slippers, ii. 41 ; Ixx. 96
Mumschancis, n. pi. mummings, ii.
72
Nar, adv. near, xxxviii. 69
Nauchtie, a. worthless, Ixv. 113
Neif, n. fist, xxiii. 28
Nepotis, n.pl. grandsons, xlvi. 127
New Jeirismef, «. New Year's Day,
vii. h.
Nil, V. will not, xli. 82
Ocht, pt. owed, xxvi. 15
Oft syf, adv. often, xvi. 99 ; oft syis,
xix. 29
Oncled, //. unclad, xxxv. 30
Onfreindis, n.pl. enemies, xiv. 20
Onperfyite, a. imperfect, xxxv. 68
Ornis, v. adorn(s), xcv. 42
Ouerfleit, v. overflow, Ixiv. 46
Ourharle, v. overturn, xliv. 47 ; our-
harld, pp. xxxiv. 3
Outtrance, n. extremity (of hurt),
xxxviii. 59
Outwair, v. spend, xli. 54
Pace, n. Easter, v. 31
Pairtlie, adv. pertly, xliii. 42
Pakis, «. //. packs, xvi. 37
Pallat, «. head, Iv. 28
Pan, V. accord, Ix. 30
Pance, v. think, xliv. 23
Pand, n. pawn, Ixxii. 15
Pansis, v. thinkest, xiv. 19
Pape, n. Pope, xii. 41
Papingo, «. parrot, xxxv. 90 ; xliii.
56
Parqueir, adv. by heart, ix. 20 ; Ixx.
131
297
GLOSSARY.
Pasmentis, n. pi. laces, ii. 22
Pat, n. paw, Ixvi. 65
Patrone, n. pattern, Ixiv. 31 ; patroun,
xlvi. 59, 67, 71
Pauchtie, a. haughty, xli. 107
Pawne, n. peacock, xxxv. 92
Peregall, n. equal, xxxv. 92 ; xxxix.
6 ; xl. 3 ; Ixiv. 15 ; a. xlviii. 5
Peres, v. perish, xliv. 94
Perfyit, a. perfect, xl. 11 ; perfyite,
xl. 38
Perhaps, adv. by cliance, Ixv. 26 ;
Ixix. 19
Perpend, v. consider, xxxv. 73
Plat, a. flat, Ixx. 90
Pleinjie, v. complain, Ixvi. 17, 118
Pleit, ^;. troubled, xxv. 63
Plenandj^f-. /. complaining, Ii. 4
Pleneist, //. stocked, xiv. 15
Plie, n.iplea., contest, xi. 12; Ii. 9
Ply, V. fold, bend, xlvii. 42
Poise, «. hoard, v. 28
Poleit, pp. polished, xl. 89
Pomellis, n.pl. breasts, xlviii. 71
Posseid, i>. possess, Ixiv. 47
Prayis, n. praise, xlviii. 135; prayif ,
xlix. 37
Precellis, v. excels, xlix. 2
Preclair, a. distinguished, xxxv. 86 ;
xlviii. 22
Prein, n. pin, xvi. 94 ; xxxv. 200 ;
xli. 99 ; Ixx. 56
Preis, 7/. press, Ixxi. 35
Prepone, v. set before, xc. 6
Prest, a. ready, xci. 5
Prevein, v. prevent, xvi. 102
Previt, pt. proved, xlvi. 50
Propyne, v. present, xxxix. 74
Propyne, n. a present, xxxix. 82
Prostrat, p>i. lay down, Ixv. 8
Prove, «. proof, xlvi. 37 ; Ixxx. 38
Prow, n. advantage, xxv. 74
Pruinjeis, v. preens itself, xliii. 56
Pryne, n. pin, Ixxx. 40
Pryss, K. praise, xxxv. 212
Puire, V. impoverish, xiii. 25
Pumice - fret, a. smoothed as with
pumice, xlviii. 69
Punkis, p/. (?), xxii. 51
Pygrall, a. petty, Ixii. 126
Pyne, v. torment, Ixvi. 87 ; pynd,
pp. 81
Queir, «. choir, v. 15 ; queiris, pi.
vi. 30
Quelling, n. smelting, xlvi. 34
Quent, a. quaint, xlviii. 146
Quentance, n. acquaintance, xvii. 19
Quhein, a. few, xvi. 30
Quhodder, conj. whether, xli. 74
Quhylome, adv. formerly, xlv. 10
Quin, V. con, know, ii. 83
Quyite, v. repay, xlviii. 153 ; pp. 162
Ragment, «. rigmarole, Ixxxiii. 62
Raise, /^. rose, xvi. i
Rakis, Ti. reck(s), xxvi. 13
Rakleslie, adv. recklessly, xi. 54
Raknit, pp. reckoned, xli. 76
Rander, v. render, xxxix. 54 ; ran-
derit, pp. 2
Rasche bus, ». rush-clump, Iviii. 47
Rauk, a. hoarse, Ixv. 37 ; Ixix. 31
Ravif, V. ravish, xlix. 16
Rax, V. stretch, xvi. 39 ; have sway,
xviii. 10
Reciproc, a. reciprocal, xlix. 19
Record, v. remember, Ixx v. 17
Red, n. clearance, iv. 79
Red, a. prompt, active, xxxv. 77
Red, a. afraid, xxv. 64
Rediviue, a. restored to life, xlix. 2
Refound, v. repair, redress, xl. 33
Refrain, v. restrain, xvi. 38
Regrait, n. complaint, Ii. I
Regrateris, n. pi. retailers, iv. 67
Reif, n. robbery, xviii. II, 38; xix.
22
Reif, V. rob, xvi. 13, 38
Remeid, «. remedy, xxxviii. 95 ;
Ixxxix. 16
Remoird, v. feel remorse or regret,
xlii. 134; remord, Ixxv. 18; Ixxx.
21
Renoumit, //. renowned, Ixviii. 151
Repremis, v. represses, xliii. 23
Resing, i/. resign, xlviii. 119 ; Ixxii. 9
Resonded,//. resounded, xciv^. 4
Reuin, /^. riven, torn, xcv. 15
Revar, n. reaver, xviii. 39
Rewis, fi.pl. streets, vi. 21
Ring, V. reign, xix. 97 ; xxii. 2 ;
ringis, Ixxvi. 2
Ringis, n. pi. realms, Ixii. 5 1
Rissin, pp. risen, Ii. 2
Rok, n. distaff, iii. 39
Roume, n. place, xxv. 46
Rounder, n. whisperer, xi. 10
Rowme, «. place, Ii. iS ; rowmes, pi.
places, lands, xx. 2 ; xxi. 21 ;
xxix. 18
Rowyne, n. ruin, xlv. 31
Roy, n. king, lix. 57
Ruffiaris, «. //. swaggerers, v. 16
Rug, V. take by force, xvi. 1 3
Ruse, n. boast, xxv. 43
Ryif, a. rife, plentiful, xcv. 5 1
Rypis, V. searches, iii. 44
GLOSSARY.
Sair, «. sore, Ixxi. 30 ; sairris, //.
xliii. 54
Sais, «. //. saws, sayings, xliii. 39
Sait, «. session, iv. 41 ; li. 4, 21
Satefie, v. satisfy, Ixxxiii. 41
Scafrie, ». sponging, Iviii. jo
Scairis, adv. scarcely, xvi. 34
Scambillis, n. pi. shambles, Ixi. 94
Scand, V. scan, Ixxxv. 8
Scant, ». scarcity, xii. 8
Scarpenis, ». //. light shoes, Ixx. 95
Scauld, n. scold, xx. 18
Sceill, n. skill, iv. 61 ; v. 71
Schaw, «. grove, Ixix. 17
Schent, v. destroy, iv. 16
Schent, fp. ruined, xi. 5 j xli. 48 ;
Ixv. 51 ; Ixxv. 4; slashed, Ixx. 121
Schersit, pp. sought out, xliii. 59
Schreudis, «. shrews, evil ones, xlvi.
38.
Schuif, pt. shaved, xii. 18
Schyire, ». chair, Ixiii. 22
Scipping, pr. p. skipping, xxxviii. 82
Sckayth, n. scathe, li. 37
Seill, ». happiness, xvii. 39
Seindill, ada. seldom, xliv. 46
Semble, a. similar, xc. 7
Sersit, pp. searched, Ixviii. 100
Seruituire, n. servitor, xl. 27
Sibness, n. kinship, xxiii. 20
Siching, pr.p. sighing, Ixv. 145, 157
Sicht, /^. sighed, Ixv. 139
Sichtis, «. pi. sighs, xxxviii. 3
Sickernes, «. sureness, Ixix. 50
Sies, n.pl. times, Ixxxiii. 42
Sinderit, //. sundered, xxxviii. 12
Sindill, adv. seldom, Ixx. 8
Sindring, n. sundering, xxxviii. 9
Sine, n. sin, xv. I
Sing, n. sign, xi. 28 ; signe, xlvi. 22
Skambillis, «. //. shambles, Ixii. 40 ;
Ixx. 19
Skift, V. skip, ii. 71
Skrepis, v. scrapes, Ixxv. 19
Slauchter-mairt, «. ox or cow fattened
for killing, Ixii. 117
Slidder, a. slippery, xix. 72 ; xxxi. 3 ;
unwilling, Ixx. 58
Smittit, //. infected, xvi. 43
Snapper, v. stumble, xi. 54
Snyte, v. wipe the nose, Ixx. 99
Soddis, «. pi. turfs (used for saddles),
xxi. 40
Soir, V. soar, xvi. 21
Soirnaris, n. pi. spongers, iv. 88
Sone, n. sun, Ixviii. 130
Sonkin, pp. sunk, Ixv. 147
Soppit, ^/. steeped, xii. 13
Soucy, «. concern, xxxviii. 107
Souppis, V. overwhelms, xlv. 2
Sowme, n. sum, Ixii. 120; sowmes,
pi. xxi. 19
Spauld, «. shoulder-blade, xx. 48
Speid, V. obtain, xvi. 60
Spelt, n. spit, iii. 41
Spil, V. destroy, Ixv. 66
Spoiljie, V. spoil, despoil, xvi. 37 ;
XX. 6 ; spoiljit, pp. xxx. 38
Spoyl^ie, n. spoliation, xix. 22
Spray, «. greenwood, Ixix. 66
Spreit, n. spirit, xl. 108; xlv. II;
Ixviii. 108
Spuil)ie, V. despoil, xxv. 38 ; spuil3it,
pp. xiv. 4, 9; xxx. 42
Spunk, n. spark, li. 42
Slaig, n. young horse, iv. 84
StaikiSj w. supplies, Ixx. 77 ; staikit,
pp. supplied, provided, supported,
iii. 30 ; xxi. 15 ; xxvi, i
Stainche, a. stanch, stop, viii. 21 ;
xvi. loi ; xxx. 63, 72 ; xxxiv. 24
Starnis, n.pl. stars, xl. 53
Stay, a. strait, xliii. 47
Sted, //. supplied, served, xxxv. 28
Steding, n. steading, xxviii. 63
Steif, fl. stiff, strong, xiii. 28
Steinzie, v. stain, xl. loi
Steip, V. sink, xlvi. 183
Steir, V. slir, xxxv. 151
Stent, n. assessment, lix. 31
Stering,/r. /. stirring, xlv. II
Sterue, v. to Hie, Ix. 58
Stewin, ». voice, xliii. 18
Stirk, n. young ox, iv. 84
Stound, n. pang, Ixv. 72
Stouppis, n.pl. pillars, xlvi. 152
Stouth, n. theft, iii. 21, 56
Straik, v. strike, xcv. 32
Streamis, ». streaks, Ixxvii. 5
Stryind, ». strain, trace, Iii. 24
Stryinde, «. race, kind, xxxv. 131
Sturt, n. trouble, disturbance, xviii.
7 ; xlvi. 131 ; lix. 70
Sturte, V. feel disquiet, xxxviii. 43
Sturtsum, a. disquieting, xxviii. 56
Sah&sv/,pp. subject, Ixv. 94
Suddartis, n. pi. soldiers, xix. 23
Sueir, a. unwilling, xxxv. 151
Sueirnes, n. laziness, liii. 10
SweXiing, pr. p. swooning, xxxviii. 3
Sunjeis, «. //. excuses, xliii. 54
Suppon, V. suppose, Ixxiv. 18
Sussie, K. care, xiv. 23
Sussie, V. care, be concerned, xliii.
39 ; xlv. 32
Sussious, a. anxious, xlvi. 84
Sweir, a. lazy, unwilling, iv. 88 ; xx.
SI
299
GLOSSARY.
Swir, a. sure, xxv. 88
Swuning, «. swooning, Ixv. 9
Syild,/;>. blinded, xliv. 91
Syis, syl*, n. pi. times, xvi. 99 ; xix.
29
SysiP, n. pi. assizes, xvi. 71
Syne, «. sin, xlii. 8
Syne, v. sin, xxx. 60
Syt, n. distress, grief, xlvi. 83 ; syte,
137
Tafteis, n. pi. taffetas, ii. 27
Tak, n. tack, farm, xxviii. 24, 63
Tapeis, n. pi. tapestries, carpets,
Ixviii. 109
Tarie, n. difificulty, xiii. II
Teare, pt. tore, Ixv. 42
Teastis, v. tastes, Ixxvi. 10
Teilling, n. tilling, xiii. 31
Teillis, V. tills, xiii. 33
Tein, n. annoyance, vexation, offence,
xvi. 22; xxiii. 13; xxx. I; xlix.
69
Teint ( = tint), //. lost, xxv. 83
Tenty, a. careful, xi. 29
Teynd ( = teymd), //. emptied, xx. 3
Thoill, w. suffer, xvi. 6
Thresour, n. treasure, Ixx. IIO
Thring, v. to press, push, xxxv. 126 ;
lix. 7
Till, conj. while, Ixxii. 14
Tinsell, n. loss, xiv. 19
Tint, pp. lost, destroyed, x. 27, 28 ;
xxxviii. 30; xlv. 28
To-name, 11. nickname, iii. 32
Toons, «. pi. tunes, xciv *. 2
Traist, u. trust, xxii. 6
Traist, a. trusty, faithful, xxxv. 221 ;
xlix. 26
Transing, pp. traversing, Ixxx. 6
Tred, n. way, Ix. 10 ; Ixi. 46
Tuill, n. strife, Ix. 59
Tuiljie, n. strife, lix. 70
Tuiljie, V. quarrel, xxv. 39
Turse, v, carry, v. 44; tursis, iii. 31
Twitche, v. touch, xxxviii. 63
Tyice, 0. entice, xv. I
Tyine, v. lose, xiii. 24
Tyne, v. lose, xlv. 28, xc. 4 ; destroy,
xxviii. 33
Ungenand, a. unsuitable, xxxix. 75
Vaill, «. ? wail, Ixv. 95
Vaillis, V. avails, xi. 12
Vanqueis, v. vanquish, Ixvii. 18
Veluoufl, n. velvet, ii. 12, 92
Veluot, n. velvet, ii. 37 ; velwot, 41
Vituper, n. abuse, xliv. 85
Vneis, n. unease, Ixxviii. 26
Vnfauld, v. unfold, Ixxii. 48
Vnfet, a. unfit, Ixxx. 35
Vnperfyle, «. imperfect, xl. 38
Vnsarit, pip. unhurt, vii. 15
Voltis, n. pi. vaultis, Ixviii. 63
Volue, V. turn over, revolve, Ixv. 17 ;
voluing, pr. p. 2$
Vpset, pp. held up, Ixxx. 31
Vp-weir, v. defend, iii. 63
Vre, «. use, operation, Ixxv. 5 ; Ixxxv.
10
Vyild, u. vile, Ixi. 66; Ixii. '68, 71,
100 ; vyilde, xliv. 86
Vyile, n. wile, xxxv. 55
Waild, pp. weilded, ruled, Ixv. 119
Waill, n. choice, xxxix. 99 ; Ixiv. 45
Waill, a. very, xviii. 14
Waill, V. choose, iii. 20
Waine, n. hope, xlvi. 171
Waird, «. weird, fate, xli. I
Waird sisteris, n. pi. the Fates, xli. 5
Wais, n. pi. walls, iii. 35 ; xliii. 37
Waistrie, n. waste, xli. 55
Wait, V. know, viii. 14
Wak, V. walk, xix. 27
Walkin, v. waken, xxxviii. 56 ; xlii.
124
Walter, v. welter, xlvi. lOI
Walter caill, ». broth made without
meat, iii. 30
Walterit, pp. overturned, xliv. 55
Wanhap, n. misfortune, xliv. 78
Wanlukis, ». //; mishaps, xliv. 30
Wanthrift, «. lack of thriving, v. 49
Wanwerdis, n. pi. evil fates, xlvi.
loi
War, ». worse, xliv. 43
Warie, v. curse, xli. 95 ; wareis, Ixvi.
91 ; waried, pt. xliv. 78
Warit, pp. expended, vi. 79
Warlie, adv. in warlike manner, Ixv.
Waw, n. wave, xliv. 31
Wechtie, a. weighty, Ixxvi. 39
Wechtis, «. //. weights, Ixxi. 18
Weill, n. choice, xlviii. 56
Weippin, pr. p. weeping, Ixxxi. i
Weir, n. war, viii. i, 3, &c. ; Ixxi.
Weir, V. make war, xxxv. 199
Waist, n. waist, Ixx. 123
Westouris, «. pi. wasters, xxix. 32
Widdie, «. hangman's rope, xvi. 39
Wie, V. weigh, balance, Ixxi. 17
Willie wand, «. willow-wand, xxxv.
34
Win,//, won, xcv. 33
300
GLOSSARY.
Wis, K. wish, xlvi. 12
Wis, V. wish, XXXV. 3, 13 ; xxxix. 36 ;
Ixvi. 92 ; wissis, Ixxxiii. 65 ; wissed,
pt. xlv. 22, xlviii. 108 ; wissing,
pr.p. Ixii. 94
Wo, V. lament, Ixvi. 23
Wob, n. web, iii. 52
Wode, a. mad, xlii. 46
Wogue, n. vogue, xliv. 99
Wosdome, n. wisdom, xi. 28 ; xxxix.
49 ; xlii. 30, 58
Wow, V. woo, Ixxxiii. 32
Wowaris, «. fil. wooers, vi. 10
Wrack, n. disaster, Ixxxvii. 2
Wreath, «. wrath, xciv*. 6
Wraik, «. wreck, xxxix. 98 ; over-
throw, xlviii. 53 ; Ixiv. 52
Wraik, v. wreck, destroy, xxvi. 27 ;
wraikis, xix. 82 ; wraiking, pr. p.
xlviii. 159 ; wraikit, pp. iii. 28, xxi.
16
Wrak, V. wreck, xviii. 10
Wryte, n. writ, xxxv. 134
Wyit, n. blame, xxxv. 66 ; wyite, v. 79
Wyit, V. blame, xlv. 24 ; wyite, xxxv.
13s, xlv. 8
Wylicot, n. petticoat, ii. 32 ; wylie
cottis, 21
Wyne, //. won, xxv. 83
Wyte, V. blame, xxxix. 36 ; wytis, v.
49
Yad, K. mare, Ixx. 75
Yairnit, pt. yearned, xlv. 20
Vrke, V. dislike, xli. 80
Yuore baine, n. ivory, xl. 89
Yvoire, u,. ivory, xlviii. 71
3airne, v. desire, xxxv. 3 ; Jairning,
pr. p. xxxviii. 5
3eis=ye shall, xxxv. 64
3eit, pt. poured, Ixv. 55
3emen, n. pi. yeomen, Ixx. 5
3ouldin, //. yielded, xlviii. 138
3ounkeir, n. youth, ii. 38 ; Joun-
kouris, //. Ixx. 8
301
INDEX OF PROPER NAMES.
Abigaal, xxxv. 163
Achab, xxxv. 122
Achates, xlix. 29
Achilles, xlix. 27
^nee (=^neas), xlix. 30
Andro Bell, Ixii. 100
Anna, xxxv. 155
Annas, xvi. 49
Antechrist, xli. 42
Apelles, xlviii. 33
Aspasia, xxxv. 187
Attyla, Ixvi. 67
Augustus, xciv*. 4, 6, 9
Baquhidder, ii. 39
Berrie, xiii. 23
Berwik, vii. 39 ; x. 52
Blyith(e), Blythe, xiv. 2, 4, &c.
Boreas, xliv. 25 ; Ixv. 11, 36
Borrowmuire, viii. 15
Bourdour(= Border), viii, 15
Britouis, xliv. 53
Bruse, xxv. 44, 47
Brutus, xlix. 40, 42, 45
Buchane, Ixii. 77
' Burges ( = Bruges), xiii. 23
Caballein fontane, xlvi. 3
Caiphas, Cayphas, xvi. 25 ; Ixii. 120
Calice (toun), x. h., 5
Canarianis, xxxv. 169
Castor, xlix. 5°
Catullus, Ixviii. 5
Ceres, xxxv. 113
Charles the maine, biii. 99
Christ, xvi. 52, 55, &c. ; xxii. 19, &c.
Christiane, x. 1 ; xii. 70 ; xxii. 20, 48
Christianis, xii. S7
Christin, xxii. 43
Christindome, Ixi. 57
Christintie, vi. 7
Chryist, xvi. 34
Cleisch, Ixi. 15
Clementis Hob, ii. 51
Cleo, Clio, Ixix. 60 ; xciv'. 4
Corduba, Ixviii. 3
Cornelia, xxxv. 185
Creusa, Ixv. 29
Cupid, Ixvi. 18, 20 ; Ixxxix. ^
Dakeris, Leonard, Ixi. 56
Dalila, xxxv. 123
Dauid, xxxv. 165 ; xlix. 31
Debora, xxxv. 149
Deip (= Dieppe), xiii. 24
Diana, xl. 60 ; Ixiii. 17 ; Ixix. 6r ;
Ixxxvi. 5
Dido, Quein, Ixvi. 17
Douglassis, Ixi. 13, 21 ; Ixii. 124
Dumfermling, Ixii. 17, 61
Eckie of the Hairlaw, Ixii. loi
Edee, Mont (=Ida), Ixxiv. 15
Edward, King, xxv. 44
England, viii. 10 ; x. 54 ; xix. 64, 80 ;
Ixviii. 132
Englis, Englisch, x. 7 ; xliv. 34
Englismen, xxv. 42, 53
Ettrik forrest, iii. 17
Europe, Ixiii. 35
Euterpe, xciv^. 3
Fergus first, xliv. 73
Flaunderis, Ix. 79
Flora, Ixix. 13
France, viii. 10 ; x. i ; xix. 74, 80 ; Ix,
79
Frencheraen, viii. 6
Fyfe, xviii. 10
Ganjelon, Ixi. 43 ; Ixii. 99
Greikis, xxxv. 107
Gretia (=Greece), Ixviii. 18
Grissell, xxxv. 192
Guise, t)uik of, x. 3
Hab of the Schavvis, iii. 34
Hairlaw, Ixii. 101
Handwarpe (=Antwerp), xiii. 23
Hary, King, Ixi. 31
Helene, xlviii. 52, 58
Helicon, xlviii. 1 ; Ixiv. 34 ; Ixxiv. i5
302
INDEX OF PROPER NAMES.
Hemene ( = Hymenseus), Ixiv, 49
Henrie, King of France, x. i
Henrie the sext, Ixi. 49 ; Ixii, 53
Herodias, xxxv. 123
Heroid, xvi. 9
Hester, xxxv. 161
Home, Lord, Ixi. 55
Homer, Ixviii. 53 ; xciv^, 10
Hymen, xlix. 48, 59
Hypocrene, Ixviii. 24
Jacob, xlvi. 66
Jacobus Rex, Ixvii, (colophon)
Jephe (=Jephthah), xlvi. 66
Jesabell, xxxv. 121
Jesus (Christ), xvi. a6, 58
Jewis, xvi. 4, ai ; Ixii. 145
Jhone of the Park, ii. 43
Jhone of the Syide, ii. 46
Job, xlvi. 2, 66, 153
Jok, the Laiidis, ii. 40
Jonathan, xlix. 31
Josip (=Josephus), xlix. 32
Joue, xlix. 41 ; Ixxvi. i ; Ixxxii. i
Juda, xxxv. 149
Judas, xvi. 41 ; x.xii. 21 ; Ix. 31 ; Ixi. 7 ;
Ixii. 118, 146; Judassis, Ixi. 19
Judith, xxxv. 158
Juno, ixix. 59
Jupiter, Ixiii. 34
Laird of Lethingtoun, xi. h.
Lawderdaill, ii. 17
Lethingtoun, i. 112 ; ii. 77 ; xi. h, ; &c.
Liddis-daill, ii. i ; xxxiv, 10
Lindsay, Ixi. 18
Lochlevin, Ix. 14 ; Ixii. 38, 56, 73, 125
Lothe (=Lot), xlvi. 182
Lowthiane, ii. 19 ; Lowthane, xxxiv. 5
Lucane, xlviii. 3
Lucretia, xxxv. 177
Luke, Sanct, Ixx. 41
Lyndsay, Ixii. 63
Mackgill, Ixi. 15 ; McQill, Ixii. 60
Maitland, xlvi. 122 ; Ixviii. 141 ; xc. 6 ;
xci. I
Maitland, Syr Johne, xciv. h.
Maitland, Sir Richard, ii. col., &c. ;
xlvi. h. ; xcv. 10
Maid, XX. 28
Mantua, Ixviii. i
Mar, Ixi. 13 ; Ixii. 56
Mar, Lord of, xliv. h.
Margareit (Montgomery), Ixiii. 8 ; Ixiv,
8, 16, &c.
Marie, xxxv. 146
Marie (Maitland), Ixxxv. 9
Meg, XX. 28
Menelaus, xlvi. 52
Mical, xxxv. 165
Minerue, xxxv. 105 ; Ixix. 60
Moabitifi, xlix. 35
Mont Edee (=Ida), Ixxiv. 15
Montgomrie, Margareit, Ixiv. 8
Morpheus, Ixix. 23
Morpheus (= Orpheus), Ixvi. 70
Mortoun, Ix. 47; Ixi. 14, 25, 29, 35;
Ixii. 62, 65, 125
Murray, Ix. 47
Nabal, xxxv. 164
Nature, Ixix. 10
Neptune, ixv. 34
Noe (=Noah), xlvi. 182
Nohemie (= Naomi), xlix. 36
Northumberland, Erie of, Ix. h., 41 ;
Ixi. 7; Ixii. h., 16
Olimpia, Ixxxv. 6
Oliphern, xxxv. 157
Crest, xlix. 28
Orient, xl. 90
Orknay, Ixi. 15
Ouid, Ixviii. 7 ; Ouide, xciv^. i
Pallas, xxxv. 107; xlix. 8 ; Ixv. 97 ;
Ixix. 5-,
Papistis, xi. 49, 65
Paris, xlviii. 5r, 57, 64 ; I.kIv. 34
Patroclus, xlix. 27
Paul, Sanct, xix. 113
Pegasus, Ixxiv. 16
Penelope, xxxv. 182 ; xlix, 33 ; Ixxxi.x,
33
Perithous, xlix. 25
Permessis, Ixviii. 25
Pernassus, xlviii. 2 ; Ixviii. 21 ; Ixxiv. 15
Persie, Lord, Ixii. 93, 118
Peter, xvi. 49
Phoebe, xlix. 3 ; Ixiii. 27
PhcEbus, xl. 52, 78 ; xlviii. 65 ; xlix, i ;
Lxiii. 23 ; Ixix. 2, 14
Phaeton, Ixv. 30
Phaetusa, Ixv. 30
Pigmalion, Ixiv. 25
Pilades, xlix. 28
Pilat, xvi. 17, 6s
Pluto, Ixvi. 69
Polhymina, xciv*. 7
Pollux, xl X. 50
Pontus, xciv*. 2
Porcia, x.xxv. 179 ; Portia, xlix. 37
Priam, xlvi. no; xlviii. 57; Priamus,
xlviii. S3
Proserpina, Ixix. 61
Protestantis, xii. 33, 65
Pylat, Ix. 32
Richard (King), Ixii. 53
Richard (Maitland), xlvi. 105, i2r, 128
Richard, Sir, Ixviii. 145
Romaine, xlix. 38
Rome, Ixvi. 67
Ruglingtoun, Ixx. -^
Ruth, xlix. 3S
Ruthven, Ix. 47
Samson, xlvi. 66
Sapho, Ixvi. 24 ; Ixxxv. i
303
INDEX OF PROPER NAMES.
Saul, XXXV. i66
Saxonis, xliv. 51
Scot, Ixii. 8
Scotland, ix. 39 ; xxx. 4 ; xl. 73 ; Ixviii.
144. 151
Scottis, vi. 2 ; vii. 2 ; xix. 65
Scottis, a. X. 33 ; xxx. 90
Scottisch, Ix. I, 10
Sicilia, Ixviii. 20
Sirens, xlviii. 83
Socrates, xxxv. 189
Spartanis, xxxix. 171
Salmon, Ixviii, 8
Susan, xlvi. 182 ; Susanna, xxxv. 153
Sussex, Erie of, Ixi. 61
Tempe, Ixviii. 28
Tersiphone (=Terpsichore), Ixix. 60
Thalia, xciv'. 5
Theseus, xlix. 26
Thirlstaine, xciv. h.
Thisbe, xxxv. 184 ; Tisbe, Ixxvi. 33
Titan, xlviii. 113
Titus, xlix. 32
Tobias, xlvi. 161 ; Tobie, xlvi. i, 66
Troy, xlvi. no ; xlviii. S4
Tyne, bcviii. 50
Ulisses, xlix. 34
Venus, xxii. 24, 26; xlviii.
Ixiv. 35 ; Ixv. 6 ; Ixix. 59
Verone, Ixviii. 5
Virgil, Ixviii. i, 53
Will of the Lawis, ii. 34
Yorke, Ix. h.
34i 80;
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INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
Amang foleis ane greit folie I
find
Ane new fairweill a strainge
gudnicht ....
As absence is the greatest fo
As phoebus in his spheris hicht .
At morning in ane gardein grein
Before my face this nyght to me
appeird
Blind man be blyithe thocht \iat
thow be wrangit .
Ceif hairt and trowbill me no
moir
Declair Je bankis of helicon
Dreid god and luif him fayth-
fullie
Eternal god tak away thy
scurge
Excellent Princes potent and
preclfiir
Gif Bissie branit bodyis Jow
bakbyit
Gif faithfulness Je find
Gif it be trew that storeis doe
rehers
Gif thow desyire thy hous lang
stand
Gif Trowbill cum mis be eventour
Greit paine It is to behald and sie
Ground the ay on gudnes .
He that luifis lichtliest
How sould our commoun Weill
Induire
If sapho saige for saphic songe
so sueit
In this new Jeir I sie bot weir .
Intill ane morning mirthfuUest
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It is ane mortall paine to heir
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Loe heir tuo wights inburied be
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Lord god how lang will this
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Luik that na thing to sine the
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Mair mischevous and wicked
warld 42
Maist loyall lord ay for thy
lawtie lovit . . . . 66 b
My ladyis pulchritud . . 115
My lordis all sen abstinence is
taine 86 b
My Sone In Court gif thow plesis
remaine 16 b
O blissid bird brichtest of all . S5 b
O deith allace with dairt so
dolorous .... 137
O gratious god almichtie and
eterne 18 b
O hie Eternall god of micht . 5 b
O leving lord liat maid baith
hevin and hell . . . 24 b
O lord in heavin above that
rewlis all ... . 117
O Lord our sin hes done the
tein 38
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O wratched waird, O fals feinjit
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FOLIO
Pastyme with godlie companie . 31
Quha dewlie wald decerne . 43
Quhair is the blyithnes that hes
beine 8
Quhat faithful! hairt dois not
for sorrow burst . . . 93 b
Quhen houp & hap & weill &
health bene heist . . .127
Quhen I haue done consider . 39 b
Quho list to mark the Scottisch
gyse 89 b
Reioyis Henrie maist christiane
king of france . . . 15 b
Religioun now is reknit as ane
fabill 62
Sair is the recent murmour and
regrait 81
Sen fortoun hes now randerit me
subiect 53 b
Sen that Eine that workis my
weilfair 51
Sen thocht is frie, Think quhat
thow will .... 105 b
Sinneris repent that Je haue
spent 41 b
Sum of the poetis and makeris
that ar now .... 85
Sumtyme to court I did repair . 30
Sum wyfes of the borrousto;in . i
The beatin bark with bloistrous
blastis ..... 122
The greit blyithnes and loy In-
estimabill .... 10
The lord ))at raise from lyif
againe 21 b
The lyon for hir tender whelpis
dois roir 122
The piteous plaint of heavie
hairt 121
Theslyding tymesoslylieslippes
away ..... '129
FOLIO
This buik who taikis in hand to
reid 125 b
This hallow grave within her
bounds dois close . . . 137
This warld so fals is and vn-
stabill 82 b
Thocht raging stormes movis ws
to schaik .... 127
Thocht that this warld be verie
strainge 26 b
Thy surname Maitland shewes
thyne antient race . . . 130
To michtie loue above that ringis 123 b
To my lordis of renoun . . iiib
To praise that perfyte is the
labour wer but vain . . 118 b
Tobie most trew in raonye
troubillis tryit ... 69
Treasone is the maist schamfuU
thing 29
Vnto a freind I proferd once
gud will
Vp hairt thow art the pairt
Virgil his village Mantua .
Who takis in hand by pen, to
prais a wark with fame .
With siching sad and surging
sorrow soir ....
With weippin eis and face de-
hgurat
Ze heauinlie goddis & goddessis
Je hevinis abone with heavinlie
ornamentis ....
Je nobillis all that sould |)is
countrie guyde
Je that sumtyme hes bene weill
staikit
Jour predicessouris prayse &
prowes hie ....
30W that doe wryte aganis the
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