The seuin Seages Translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith, with ane Moralitie efter euerie Doctouris Tale, and siclike efter the Emprice Tale, togidder with ane louing and laude to euerie Doctour efter his awin Tale, & ane Exclamation and outcrying vpon the Empreouris wife efter hir fals contrusit Tale ... Edited, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Geo. F. Black |
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Moralitas.
It war weill done or we our veyage tuke
Or ȝit Iornay outher be sey or land
Upon the sternis and Firmament to luke,
Gif that veyage with godlynes dois stand,
And in na sort that it brek not command
Of God alone, nor do him na offence,
The sternis I mene, to be mannis conscience,
Or ȝit Iornay outher be sey or land
Upon the sternis and Firmament to luke,
Gif that veyage with godlynes dois stand,
And in na sort that it brek not command
Of God alone, nor do him na offence,
The sternis I mene, to be mannis conscience,
As thir Doctouris, or thay to Iornay went
The Firmament thay wald first pas and spy,
Quhair thay persauit ane greit Impediment
Be diuers sternis appeirand in the sky
For to remane, schew thame gude caus and quhy
The Kingis Precept alluterlie to ganestand,
Ȝit sum remeid the Chyld him self he fand.
The Firmament thay wald first pas and spy,
Quhair thay persauit ane greit Impediment
Be diuers sternis appeirand in the sky
For to remane, schew thame gude caus and quhy
The Kingis Precept alluterlie to ganestand,
Ȝit sum remeid the Chyld him self he fand.
God him grantit, and sic grace to him gaue
To fynd ane way that thay all saif micht be,
By his Maisters, ane proper sterne persaue
Quhilk all the seuin culd not persaue nor se
Quhairby thay micht thair Iornay pas saiflie.
Conditionally, sa that he culd be dum
Unto the space, seuin dayis war gane and cum.
To fynd ane way that thay all saif micht be,
By his Maisters, ane proper sterne persaue
Quhilk all the seuin culd not persaue nor se
Quhairby thay micht thair Iornay pas saiflie.
Conditionally, sa that he culd be dum
Unto the space, seuin dayis war gane and cum.
Quhairfoir we may all be richt wonder sure
The grace of God to na man is obstant
As to the riche, euin siclyke to the pure,
As to the auld euin sa to the Infant
His treasure is to all sa aboundant,
Sa ample geuin, sa Liberall and fre,
To thame it seikis with all humilitie.
The grace of God to na man is obstant
As to the riche, euin siclyke to the pure,
As to the auld euin sa to the Infant
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Sa ample geuin, sa Liberall and fre,
To thame it seikis with all humilitie.
As the Griffoun, and als the greit Goshalk
Is at all tyme of wyng maist wonder wicht
Unto thair pray na kynd of bird will balk.
Ȝit than the Sparhalk is als swyft of flicht
As the Griffoun, and als schairp of hir sicht
Will catche asweill sic birdis as scho hes vse
As the Griffoun will catche to him ane Guse.
Is at all tyme of wyng maist wonder wicht
Unto thair pray na kynd of bird will balk.
Ȝit than the Sparhalk is als swyft of flicht
As the Griffoun, and als schairp of hir sicht
Will catche asweill sic birdis as scho hes vse
As the Griffoun will catche to him ane Guse.
Euin sa ane Page or ȝit ane ȝoung Prentyse
Quhen that ar bot laitlie put to the werk
Be quick Ingyne studie, and gude seruice
He may preuaill his Maister at the merk.
Euin sa did this, ȝoung man and cunning Clerk
Persaue ane sterne, quhilk his Maisters ouirsaw
Howbeit that war langer leirit in the Law.
Quhen that ar bot laitlie put to the werk
Be quick Ingyne studie, and gude seruice
He may preuaill his Maister at the merk.
Euin sa did this, ȝoung man and cunning Clerk
Persaue ane sterne, quhilk his Maisters ouirsaw
Howbeit that war langer leirit in the Law.
It is oft sene ane sober simpill man
To ane greit man ane counsallour may be
Be Goddis grace, perchance asweill he can
Giue gude counsall, as thay of greiter gre
Quhilkis ar vplyftit into Authoritie,
For quhy the Bie that is richt waik of wing
Hame to hir Hiue sweit hony scho will bring.
To ane greit man ane counsallour may be
Be Goddis grace, perchance asweill he can
Giue gude counsall, as thay of greiter gre
Quhilkis ar vplyftit into Authoritie,
For quhy the Bie that is richt waik of wing
Hame to hir Hiue sweit hony scho will bring.
Breuis in volatilibus est apis, & initium dulcoris hunc fructus illius. Ecclesiast. xj.
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