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.
I can not say, bot nay, of this Burges
For till assay, alway, for gredynes
To cut his tre, wald be, of sic riches,
I say for me, that he preuit fulischnes
And als was not witles, baith tre and frute he wantit
The gardner not saikles, to cut sa sone that grantit.
For till assay, alway, for gredynes
To cut his tre, wald be, of sic riches,
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And als was not witles, baith tre and frute he wantit
The gardner not saikles, to cut sa sone that grantit.
It was euill done, sa sone, to cut it doun
Thocht it abone, conione, wald not weill soun
With the ȝoung tre, to be, at diuisioun
I say for me, surelie, was na ressoun
I hard sic a lessoun, better to haue in hand
A bird in possessioun, nor twa in wod fleand.
Thocht it abone, conione, wald not weill soun
With the ȝoung tre, to be, at diuisioun
I say for me, surelie, was na ressoun
I hard sic a lessoun, better to haue in hand
A bird in possessioun, nor twa in wod fleand.
Ane Dog I reid, in deid, ane Collap staw
Passand throw Tweid, with speid, the schadow saw
That it was mair, larger, the flesche leit faw
Of it was clair, euin thair, of flesche and aw
Thay vse in hous and haw, quhat euer denner coist
Lat beif not fra ȝow draw, quhill that ȝe get ȝour roist.
Passand throw Tweid, with speid, the schadow saw
That it was mair, larger, the flesche leit faw
Of it was clair, euin thair, of flesche and aw
Thay vse in hous and haw, quhat euer denner coist
Lat beif not fra ȝow draw, quhill that ȝe get ȝour roist.
Gif this Burges, sic case, had weill foirsene
Sic gredynes, doutles, than had not bene
That nobill tre, sa fre, sa fresche and grene
Sa sone to be, schortlie, doun cuttit clene
Greit couatice I mene, of this was all the caus.
As hes bene red and sene, into auld doctouris sawis.
Sic gredynes, doutles, than had not bene
That nobill tre, sa fre, sa fresche and grene
Sa sone to be, schortlie, doun cuttit clene
Greit couatice I mene, of this was all the caus.
As hes bene red and sene, into auld doctouris sawis.
Cupidites est radix omnium malorum. Timot. vj.
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