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The Garmont of Gud Ladeis
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The Garmont of Gud Ladeis
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Wald my gud lady lufe me best,and wirk eftir my will,
I suld ane garmond gudliest
Gar mak hir body till.
2
Off he honour suld be hir hud,upoun hir heid to weir,
garneist with governance so gud,
na demyng suld hir deir.
3
Hir sark suld be hir body nixt,Of chestetie so quhyt,
With schame and Dreid togidder mixt,
The same suld be perfyt.
4
Hir kirtill suld be of clene constance,Lasit with lesum Lufe,
The mailyeis of continwance
for nevir to remufe.
5
Hir gown suld be of gudliness,Weill ribband with renowne,
Purfillit with plesour in ilk place,
furrit with fyne fassoun.
6
Hir belt suld be of benignitie,Abowt hir middill meit;
Hir mantill of humilitie,
To tholl bayth wind & weit.
7
Hir hat suld be of fair having,And hir tepat of trewth;
Hir patelet of gud pansing;
Hir hals ribbane of rewth.
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Hir slevis suld be of esperance,To keip hir fra dispair;
hir gluvis of gud govirnance,
to gyd hir fyngearis fair.
9
Hir schone suld be of sickernes,In syne that scho nocht slyd;
Hir hoiss of honestie, I ges,
I suld for hir provyd.
10
Wald scho put on this garmond gay,I durst sweir by my seill,
That scho woir nevir grene nor gray
That set hir half so weill.
ffinis of the garmont of gud ladeis.
[quod mr rot Henrysoun.]
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