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Poems of Alexander Montgomerie

And Other Pieces from Laing MS. No. 447: Supplementary Volume: Edited with Introduction, Appendices, Notes, and Glossary by George Stevenson
Montgomerie, Alexander (1545?-1598)

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THE CHERRIE AND THE SLAE
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THE FLYTING BETWEEN MONTGOMERIE AND POLWART
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Invectiues. CAPITANE ALLEXANDER MONTGOMEREE & POLLVART & CETERA
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE.
  
THE FIRST FLYTTING, IN FORME OF REPLY TO ALEXr. MONTGOMEREIS FIRST FLYTTING, BE POLLART.
  
THE SECUND INVECTIVE AGANIS ALEXr. MONTGOMERIE, REPLYING TO HIS SECUND FLYTTING THAT BEGINIS IN ÞIR WORDIS
  
FOLLOWIS ANE INTERLUDGE AGANIS C. ALEXr. MONTGOMERY, BEFOIR POLLARTIS THRID AND LAST INVECTIVE.
  
THE SECUND INVECTIVE.
  
THE LAST AND THRID FLYTTING AGANIS C. ALEXr. MONTGOMRIE, AS ANE REPLY TO HIS THIRD INVECTIVE, BEGINAND IN THIR WORDIS: IN THE HENDER END.
  
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
 I. 
I. [LUIF STILL IN HOPE WITH PACIENCE.]
 II. 
II. [SUEIT HAIRT, REIOS IN MYND.]
 III. 
III. [WO WORTH THE FALL OF FORTOUNIS QUHEILL.]
 IV. 
IV. [PREPOTENT PALME IMPERIALL.]
 V. 
V. [KING CUPAID, GRACLES GOD OF GLAIKES.]
 VI. 
VI. [NAN LUFFIS BOTT FULLIS VNLUD AGANE.]
 VII. 
VII. [FRESCHE FLUREIS FAIR, AND LUSUM LADIE QUHYTE.]
 VIII. 
VIII. [AS EIS AR MESSAGE TO ÞE HAIRT.]
 IX. 
IX. [OCH, LUIF, IN LANGOUR HEIR I LY.]
 X. 
X. [REDOLENT ROIS, MY ONLIE SCHOIS.]
 XI. 
XI. [MY FREIND, IF ÞOW WILL CREDEITT ME IN OUCHT.]
 XII. 
XII. [O FRAGRANT FLOUR, FAIR AND FORMOIS.]
 XIII. 
XIII. [GRUND THE ON PATIENCE, BLIND NOT THY CONSCIENCE.]
 XIV. 
XIV. [THE LUIF I BEARE IS FIXTT ON ONE.]
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI. [IN SOMER QUHEN ÞE FEILDIS AR FAIR.]
 XVII. 
XVII. [I WIS I WAIR TRANSFIGURAT IN ANE RING.]
 XVIII. 
XVIII. [GLADE AM I, GLADE AM I.]
 XIX. 
XIX. [I HOIPE TO SERVE, SANE SYNE TO DESERUE.]
 XX. 
XX. [MY BREIST IS MAID THE VERRAY GRAIF OF WOO.]
 XXI. 
XXI. ANE DREAME.
 XXII. 
XXII. [YOUR OUTUARD GESTURE, FORME, AND FASSOINS FAIR.]
 XXIII. 
XXIII. [I SERVE ANE DAME MOIR QUHEITER THAN THE SNAW.]
 XXIV. 
XXIV. [THE ROYALL PALICE OF ÞE HEICHEST HEWIN.]
 XXV. 
XXV. [THE TENDER SNOW, OF GRANIS SOFT & QUHYT.]
 XXVI. 
XXVI. ANE SCOTTIS SONNETT.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. SONET.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. SONNETT.
 XXIX. 
XXIX. [SOME MEN FOR SUDDANE JOY DO WEIP.]
 XXX. 
XXX. [PECCAUI PATER, MESERERE MEI.]
 XXXI. 
XXXI. [O LORD, MY GOD, TO ÞE I CRAY, HEIR MY COMPLENT.]
 XXXII. 
XXXII. [O LORD, MY GOD, SEN I AM BROCHT TO GREITT DISTRES.]
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII. [QUHA SO DOIS PUT ÞAIR CONFIDENCE.]
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV. [HARKEN, HERKENE, ME THINK ANE TROMPETT DOIS STUND.]
 XXXV. 
XXXV. [THE WEICHT OF SIN IS WONDIR GREITT.]
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI. [CONSIDER, MAN, HOW TYME DO PAS.]

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XIII. [GRUND THE ON PATIENCE, BLIND NOT THY CONSCIENCE.]

Grund the on patience, blind not thy conscience,
Do to God reuerance, thankand him ay;
Preis the with dilligence to put away negligence;
Content the with sufficience; this worlde will away.
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