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The Works of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount

... Edited by Douglas Hamer

Lindsay, David (fl. 1490-1555)

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Lost Poems Before 1528.

[I haue, at lenth, the storeis done discryue]

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HEIR FOLLOUIS THE DREME, OF SCHIR DAUID LYNDESAY, OF THE MONT, FAMILIAR SERUITOUR, TO OUR SOUERANE LORD KYNG IAMES THE FYFT. .&C.

THE QVANTITE OF THE ERTH.

HEIR ENDIS THE DREME AND BEGYNNIS THE EXHORTATIOUN TO THE KYNGIS GRACE.

HEIR BEGINNIS THE COMPLAYNT OF SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY.

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HEIR FOLLOUIS THE TESTAMENT, AND COMPLAYNT OF OUR SOUERANE LORDIS PAPYNGO, KYNG IAMES THE FYFT. QUHILK LYITH SORE WOUNDIT, AND MAY NOT DEE, TYLL EUERY MAN HAUE HARD QUHAT HE SAYIS. QUHAREFOR, GENTYLL REDARIS, HAIST ȜOW, THAT HE WER OUT OF PAINE.

HEIR ENDIS THE PROLOUG. AND FOLLOWIS THE COMPLAYNT.

1.

HEIR FOLLOWIS THE FIRST EPYSTYLL OF THE PAPYNGO DIRECT[IT] TO KYNG IAMES THE FYFT.

2.

HEIR FOLLOWIS THE SECUNDE EPISTYL OF THE PAPYNGO, DIRECTIT TO HIR BRETHER OF COURTE.

HEIR FOLLOWIS THE COMMONYNG BETUIX THE PAPINGO, AND HIR HOLYE EXECUTOURIS.

THE COMPLAINT AND PUBLICT CONFESSIOUN OF THE KINGIS AULD HOUND, CALLIT BAGSCHE, DIRECTIT TO BAWTE, THE KINGIS BEST BELOUIT DOG, AND HIS COMPANȜEONIS. MAID AT COMMAND OF KING IAMES THE FYFT, BE SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY OF THE MONT KNYCHT, alias, LYOUN KING OF ARMES. &C.

THE ANSWER QUHILK SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY MAID TO THE KINGIS FLYTING.

THE DEPLORATIOUN OF THE DEITH OF QUENE MAGDALENE.

THE IUSTING BETUIX IAMES WATSOUN, AND IHONE BARBOUR, SERUITOURIS TO KING IAMES THE FYFT, COMPYLIT BE SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY OF THE MONT, KNICHT. &C.

ANE SUPLICATION DIRECTIT FROME SCHIR DAUID LYNDESAY, KNICHT, TO THE KINGIS GRACE, IN CONTEMPTIOUN OF SYDE TAILLIS.

KITTEIS CONFESSIOUN, COMPYLIT (AS IS BELEUIT) BE SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY OF THE MONT, KNICHT. &C.

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HEIR FOLLOUIS THE TRAGEDIE, OF THE UMQUHYLE MAIST REUEREND FATHER DAUID BE THE MERCY OF GOD, CARDINALL, AND ARCHIBYSCHOPE OF SANCTANDROUS. &C.

TO THE PRELATIS.

TO THE PRENCIS.

THE HISTORIE OF ANE NOBIL AND WAILȜEAND SQUYER, WILLIAM MELDRUM, VMQUHYLE LAIRD OF CLEISCHE AND BYNNIS.

THE TESTAMENT OF THE NOBILL AND VAILȜEAND SQUYER WILLIAME MELDRUM OF THE BYNNIS. COMPYLIT BE SIR DAUID LYNDESAY OF THE MONT. &C.

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ANE DIALOG BETUIX EXPERIENCE AND ANE COURTEOUR, OFF THE MISERABYLL ESTAIT OF THE WARLD.

THE EPISTIL TO THE REDAR.

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1.

THE FIRST BVKE OF THE MONARCHE.

ANE EXCLAMATIOUN TO THE REDAR, TWYCHEYNG THE WRYTTYNG OF UULGARE AND MATERNALL LANGUAGE.

HEIR FOLLOWIS THE CREATIOUN OF ADAM AND EUE.

OF THE MISERABYLL TRANSGRESSIOUN OF ADAM.

HEIR FOLLOWIS QUHOV GOD DISTROYIT ALL LEUEAND CREATURE IN ERTH, FOR SYN, AND DROWNIT THAME, BE ANE TERRIBYLL FLUDE, IN THE TYME OF NOYE.

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HEIR ENDIS THE FIRST PART. AND FOLLOWIS THE SECUNDE PART.

IN THE FIRST, THE BEILDYNG OF BABILONE BE NEMROD. AND QUHOW KYNG NYNUS BEGAN THE FIRST MONARCHE. AND OF THARE YDOLATRYE. AND QUHOW SEMERAMIS, GOUERNIT THE IMPYRE, EFTER HIR HUSBANDE KYNG NYNUS. AS FOLLOWIS.

QUHOV GOD MAID THE DYUERSITIE OF LANGUAGIS. AND MAID IMPEDIMENT TO THE BEILDARIS OF BABILONE.

OF THE FIRST INUENTIOUN OF YDOLATRIE. QUHOW NEMBROTH COMPELD THE PEPLE TYLL ADORE THE FYRE IN CALDIA.

OF THE GRET MISERE AND SKAYTHIS THAT CUMIS OF WERIS. AND QUHOW KING NYNUS BEGAN THE FIRST WERIS, AND STRAIK THE FIRST BATTELL.

HEIR FOLLOWITH ANE SCHORTE DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE FOUR MONARCHIS. AND QUHOW KYNG NYNUS BEGAN THE FIRST MONARCHIE.

QUHOV KING NYNUS INUENTIT THE FIRST YDOLATRIE OF YMAGIS.

OFF IMAGEIS VSIT AMANG CRISTIN MEN.

HEIR FOLLOWIS ONE EXCLAMATIOUN AGANIS IDOLATRIE.

HEIR FOLLOUIS QUHOV KYNG NYNUS BEILDIT THE GRET CITIE OF NYNIUE, AND QUHOW HE UINCUSTE ZOROASTES, THE KYNG OFF BACTRIA.

HEIR FOLLOWIS SUM OF THE VVOUNDERFULL DEDIS OF THE LUSTIE QUENE SEMERAMIS.

OFF KYNG NYNUS SEPULTURE.

QUHOV THE QUENE SEMERAMIS, WITH ONE GRET ARMIE, PAST TO YNDE, AND FAUCHT WITH THE KYNG STAWROBATES. AND OF HIR MISERRABYLL END.

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QUHOV KING SARDANAPALUS, FOR HIS VITIOUS LIFE, MAID ANE MISERABILL END.

Epitaphium Sardanapali.

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3.

HEIR ENDIS THE SECUND PART. AND BEGYNNIS THE THRID PART.

AND, IN THE FIRST, MAKAND NARRATIONE OF THE MISARABYLL DISTRUCTIOUN OF THE FYUE CIETEIS CALLIT SODOME, GOMORE, SYBOIN, SEGORE, AND ADAMA, WITH THARE HOLE REGIOUN, AND ANE SCHORT DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE SECUND, THRID, AND FERD MONARCHEIS; WITH THE MISARABYLL DISTRUCTIOUN OF IERUSALEM AND, LAST, OF THE SPIRITUALL MONARCHIE.

ANE SCHORT DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE SECUND, THRID, AND FERD MONARCHE.

OF YE MOST MISERABYL AND MOST TERRABILL DISTRUCTIOUN OF IERUSALEM.

OFF YE MISERABYLL END OFF CERTANE TYRANE PRINCIS. AND, SPECIALLYE, THE BEGYNARRIS OF THE FOUR MONARCHEIS.

HEIR FOLLOWIS THE FYFT SPIRITUALL, AND PAPALL MONARCHIE.

HEIR FOLLOWIS ANE DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE COURT OF ROME.

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HEIR ENDIS THE THRIDE PART. AND BEGYNNIS THE FOURT, MAKAND MENTIOUN OF THE DEITH. AND OF THE ANTICHRIST. AND GENERALL IUGEMENT. AND OF CERTANE PLESOURIS OF GLORIFIET BODYIS. AND QUHOW EUERY CREATURE DESYRIS TO SE THE LAST DAY. WITH ANE EXHORTATIOUN, BE EXPERIENCE, TO THE COURTIOUR. .&C.

ANE SCHORT DISCRIPTIOVN OF THE ANTECHRISTE.

HEIR FOLLOUIS A SCHORT REMEMBRANCE OF THE MOSTE TERRABYLL DAY OF THE EXTREME IUGEMENT.

THE MANER QUHOW CHRIST SALL CUM TO HIS IUGEMENT.

HEIR FOLLOWIS THE MANER QUHOV CHRIST SALL GEUE HIS SENTENCE.

OFF CERTANE PLESOURIS OF THE GLORIFEIT BODEIS.

ANE EXHORTATIOUN GYFFIN BE FATHER EXPERIENCE VNTO HIS SONE THE CURTEOUR.

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DOUBTFUL POEM AND LINES

ANE DISCRIPTIOUN OF PEDER COFFEIS HAVING NA REGAIRD TILL HONESTIE IN THAIR VOCATIOUN.

[Habitare fratres in unum]

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ANE ADHORTATIOUN OF ALL ESTATIS, TO THE REIDING OF THIR PRESENT WARKIS.

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And so, for conclusioun,
Mak our Prouisioun,
To get the infusiou[n]
Off his hie grace,
Quhilk bled with effusioun,
With scorne and derisioun,
And deit with confusioun,
Co[n]firmand our peace.

Amen.