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Poems of John Stewart of Baldyneiss

From the MS. in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh: Edited by Thomas Crockett
Stewart, John

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Ane abbregement of roland furiovs translait ovt of Ariost, togither vith svm rapsodies of the authors ȝovthfvll braine, And last ane schersing ovt of trew felicitie, composit in scotis meitir be J. Stewart of Baldynneis.
  
[Sir, haifing red ȝour maiesteis maist prudent]
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ROLAND FURIOVS.
  
THE DERECTIONE TO HIS BVIK.
  
THE INTRODVCTION.
  
THE DEDICATION.
  
SONNET.
  
THE INVOCATION.
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RAPSODIES OF THE AVTHORS ȜOVTHFVLL BRAINE.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE.
  
ANE PRAYER IN ADVERSETIE.
  
ANE PRAYER AND THANKISGIWING.
  
TO ANE HONORABILL AND DISTRESSIT LADIE.
  
TO HIS RYCHT INTEIRLIE BELOWIT FREIND.
  
IN NAME OF ANE AMORUS LADIE.
  
THE AUTHOR VITH DERECTION HEIROF TO THE FOIRSAID LADIE.
  
THE AUTHORS ADWYCE TO THE FOIRSAID LADIE.
  
TO ANE HONORABILL LADIE
  
IN THE END OF ANE LETTER TO ANE HONORABILL LADIE.
  
TO HIS FAMILIAR FRIEND IN COWRT.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE IN FASCHERIE.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE THE FIRST OF IANVAR. 1582.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE THE FIRST OF IANVAR VITH PRESENTATION OF ANE LAWRELL TRIE FORMIT OF GOULD.
  
AT COMMAND OF HIS MAIESTIE IN PRAISE OF THE ART OF POŒSIE.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE THE DAY OF HIS CORONATION VITH LAURELL.
  
IN NAME OF ANE LOYALE LADIE.
  
IN NAME OF SUM GUID LADIES VPON THE VATER OF FORTH TO ANE HONORABLE PERSON QUHO CONWOYT THAM TO THE SCHOIR.
  
IN PRAISE OF LUIF AT THE DESYRE OF ANE NOBILE LADIE.
  
TO HIS AWIN MAISTRES.
  
IN COMMENDATIONE OF HIS LUIFING FREIND.
  
ANE ANSUEIR TO THE LETTER OF ANE HONORABILL LADIE.
  
IN COMMENDATION OF TVO CONSTANT LVIFERS.
  
TO HIS DARREST FREIND
  
TO HIS MAISTRES
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE.
  
[Ane New sort of rymand rym]
  
OF ANE FONTANE.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
TO ECHO OF INVART HAVINES.
  
OF AMBITIOUS MEN.
  
VPONE THE PORTRAIT OF CVPID.
  
OF THE QVALITEIS OF LVIF.
  
[Thir verse disschyphre rycht as I tham bind]
  
IN PRAISE OF HIS MAIESTEIS VORK.
  
TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
  
TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
  
TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
OF TREWTH.
  
IN PRAISE OF HIS FREINDS VORK.
  
OF ANE SYMMER HOUS.
  
FOR CONFIRMING OF ANE FAITHFULL PROMEIS.
  
TO HIS WEILBELOWIT COWSIN AND LUIFING FREIND.
  
OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF COLORS.
  
ANE REPLY TO ANE LETTIR DERECT FROM HIS VEILBELOUIT COUSIN.
  
TUITCHING THE COMMODITIE OF TROWBILL.
  
TO HIS FAITHFVLL AND WEILWILLING FREIND.
  
OF FIDELITIE.
  
TO HIS MAISTRES.
  
OF AMITIE.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
OF CHASTITIE.
  
OF ANE SALUTATION OF ANE HOST TO HIS HOSTES.
  
THE ANSUIR OF THE FOIRSAID HOSTES.
  
OF THE ASSAULTIS OF LUIF.
  
OF DETH.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
ANE LITERALL SONNET.
  
OF ANE CERTANE COURTEOUR. QUADRAIN.
  
OF ANE THOCHTLES AND FRIE HART FROM VORLDLIE CAIR.
  
IN GOING TO HIS LUIF.
  
OF ANE POET.
  
AGAINE OF ANE POET.
  
TO FAME.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE VITH PRESENTATION OF THIS VOLUME.
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ANE SCHERSING OVT OF TREW FELICITIE.
  
[Quhan verray vereyit I vas vith vreting of verse]
  
THE PROLOG.
  
THE SVMME OF THIS VORK.
  
THE MATEIR.
  
HIS FAIRWEILL TO THE MUSIS.

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TO HIS RYCHT INTEIRLIE BELOWIT FREIND.

The faithfull freind, In frendschip firmlie bound,
Vith constant hart dois so his treuth respect,
That chance of fortoune may navayis confound
His fidele fauor till his freind elect:
Quhilk in my part I neuir sall neglect
for onie greif that may vs tuo assaile.
In signe heirof I do thir lyns direct
Assuirring ȝow my freindschip sall not faile.
Gif ȝe be veill, Than am I veill also,
Gif ȝe be nocht, I am in hawines;
Gif ȝe be blyth, Rycht blythlie do I go;
Gif ȝe haif vo, My dolor dois Incres:
for paine or plesour I do ay posses
As I ȝow knaw in till estate to bie,
for in to mirth And also in distres
I am ewen he sall beir ȝow companie.
Thair is no freind except ane freind in neid
Of thair freinds paine for to susteine sum part.
The fengȝeit freind he is no freind indeid,
Bot seikith out the plesour of his hart,
And susseis not to leif his freind in smart.
Bot as to me I sall be none of thois,
for stedfastlie my freindlie hart Inwart
Sall vith ȝow duill And with ȝow als reiois.
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from miserie exchange ȝour thochtful hart
In plesand place of plesour to remaine;
Be not ourcum vith melancolius smart,
Hich mychtie mynds from dolor vill refraine.
The lyf is sad quhilk euir suffers paine,
Strong linckit lyons quhyls begins to loup;
Heirfoir vith courage schaw ȝow blyth againe,
Schaik aff despair, And confort ȝow in houp.
for God vith trubill dois his chosin try,
As gowld be fyre is brychtlie birnist cleine;
Ȝit vill he not in languor lat tham ly,
Bot gifith glaidnes efter cairfull teine.
The blaiknit trie, the quhilk in vinter beine
Most lyk ane Stock all viddrit vorne and bair,
In symmer seimlie sproutith growand greine
Vith leifs and fruite both flurist fresche and fair.
Thus may ȝe sie be patent pruife expres
That nixt to sorrow solas dois depend;
Heirfoir in paine ay patience posses;
In myds of greif God guid releif vill send:
Quhois grace from dolor dalie ȝow defend,
And be his prudent prouidence conwoy
Ȝour noy and myn both schortlie till ane end;
So ȝe and I sall giwe him thanks vith Ioy.
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