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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

Rolland, John

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Heir beginnis the seuin Seages, translatit furth of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith.

How the Empreour committit and delyuerit his Sone to the seuin Doctouris of Rome to leir.

How the Empreour be counsall of his Princes, and Lordis of his Impyre weddit ane vther wyfe.

How the seuin Maisteris efter the sicht of the Empreouris Letteris wald first se the cours of the Firmament and Planetis, quhidder it was gude to obey his cōmandement or not.

How the Empreour raid to meit his Sone comming fra the studie, with greit Pomp and Pryde.

How the Emprice led Dioclesiane to hir Chalmer for to mak merines, quhilk appeirandlie he withstude.

How the Emprice complenit to the Empreour of the shame done to hir be his Sone Dioclesiane.

To knaw quhat the Empreour, the Emprice, the zoung Chylde, and the seuin Doctouris signifyis.

The first Tale of the Emprice is of the gude tre that grew in the Burges Gardine, and for the Imp that grew besyde it he gart cut the greit tre.

The declaratioun of this Tale tauld be the Emprice.

Ane reproche or reprufe to the Emprice.

The Tale of Pantillas the first Doctour.

Ane laude and praise to the Doctour that put of the perrell of the first day be his Tale telling to the Empreour.

The secund Tale of the Emprice.

The Declaratioun of this Tale.

Ane reproche to the Emprice.

The Tale of the secund Maister.

Ane louing to the secund Doctour.

The thrid Taill of the Emprice.

The declaratioun of the Emprice thrid Taill.

Ane reproche or reprufe to the Emprice.

The Tale of the thrid Maister, of the Burges Pyat.

Ane louing to the thrid Doctour and Maister.

The Fourt Taill of the Emprice.

The declaratioun of the Emprice thrid Taill.

Ane reproche to the Emprice for hir last Taill.

The Taill of the Fourt Maister.

Ane praise to the fourt Doctour.

The Fyft Taill of the Emprice.

Ane reproche to the Emprice.

The Taill of the Fyft Maister.

Ane laude and praise to the Fyft Doctour.

The Sext Taill of the Emprice.

Ane reproche to the Emprice.

The Taill of the Sext Maister.

Ane praise to the Sext Doctour.

The Emprice seuint Taill.

Ane reproche to the Emprice.

The Taill of the Seuint Maister is how the man deit becaus he saw his Wyfes fynger bleid.

Ane praise to the Seuint Maister.

Ane Exclamatioun to the Chylde.

How Dioclesiane on the Emprice complenit, And him excusit of all maters scho menit.

Ane declaratioun to the Emprice after hir deid.

Frons meretricis non erubescit Nec in ea voluptas nunquam senescit.

Ane schort schawing quhair and quhen, and at quhais requeist this buik was translatit out of prois in Scottis Meter.

The Author sayis to the Buik.

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Ane louing to the secund Doctour.

God thank thee Doctour for thy dayis wark
Thow hes thee schawin ane Nobill cunning Clark,
The innocent hes succourit throw thy Taill,
Let the Emprice now bluster, bleir and bark

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For at this time scho is put by hir mark,
Traisting in God that scho sall not preuaill
Bot zit I wait againe scho sall assaill
The Empreour with sum storie sa stark,
Bot hir vain wordis sall hir nathing auaill.