 | Poems (1830) |  |
1
ON THE NEW YEIR.
O hie eternall God of micht!
Of thy grit grace, grant us thy licht,
With hairt and mynd sinceir,
To leif efter thy lawis richt,
Now into this new yeir.
Of thy grit grace, grant us thy licht,
With hairt and mynd sinceir,
To leif efter thy lawis richt,
Now into this new yeir.
God keip our Quein, and grace hir send
This realme to guyde, and to defend;
In justice perseveir;
And of thir weiris mak an end;
Now into this new yeir.
This realme to guyde, and to defend;
In justice perseveir;
And of thir weiris mak an end;
Now into this new yeir.
God send grace to our Quein Regent,
Be law to mak sic punishment,
To gar limmeris forbeir
For till oppress the innocent;
Now into this new yeir.
Be law to mak sic punishment,
To gar limmeris forbeir
For till oppress the innocent;
Now into this new yeir.
Lord, schent all saweris of seditioune;
Remove all rancour and suspicioune,
Quhilk may this cuntrie deir;
Put all perturbaris to punitioune,
Now into this new yeir.
Remove all rancour and suspicioune,
Quhilk may this cuntrie deir;
Put all perturbaris to punitioune,
Now into this new yeir.
2
God send pastouris of veritie,
Be quhom we may instructit be
Our God to serve and feir;
And to set fuirth his word trewlie,
Now into this new yeir.
Be quhom we may instructit be
Our God to serve and feir;
And to set fuirth his word trewlie,
Now into this new yeir.
And tak away the ignorantis
Of Kirkmen that vyceis hauntis,
And leidis us arreir;
That baith guid lyfe and cunning wantis;
Now into this new yeir.
Of Kirkmen that vyceis hauntis,
And leidis us arreir;
That baith guid lyfe and cunning wantis;
Now into this new yeir.
God give our Lordis temporall
Grace to give ane trew counsall,
This realme to guyde and steir;
To be obedient and loyall,
Now into this new yeir.
Grace to give ane trew counsall,
This realme to guyde and steir;
To be obedient and loyall,
Now into this new yeir.
And tak away all grit oppressours,
Comoune menteinouris of transgressouris,
Moveris of stryfe and weir,
For theiffis and reveris intercessouris,
Now into this new yeir.
Comoune menteinouris of transgressouris,
Moveris of stryfe and weir,
For theiffis and reveris intercessouris,
Now into this new yeir.
Lordis of the Seat, mak expeditioune,
Gar ever-ilk man mak restitutioune
Of wrangous land and geir;
And we sall eik your contributioune,
Now into this new yeir.
Gar ever-ilk man mak restitutioune
Of wrangous land and geir;
And we sall eik your contributioune,
Now into this new yeir.
3
Men of law, I pray yow mend:
Tak na ill quarellis be the end
For proffeit may appeir;
Invent no thing to gar us spend
Our geir in this new yeir.
Tak na ill quarellis be the end
For proffeit may appeir;
Invent no thing to gar us spend
Our geir in this new yeir.
God grant our ladeis chastitie,
Wisdome, meiknes, and gravitie;
And haive na will to weir
Thair claithing full of vanitie,
Now into this new yeir.
Wisdome, meiknes, and gravitie;
And haive na will to weir
Thair claithing full of vanitie,
Now into this new yeir.
Bot for to weir habuilyement
According to thair stait and rent;
And all thingis foirbeir
That may thair bairnes gar repent,
Now into this new yeir.
According to thair stait and rent;
And all thingis foirbeir
That may thair bairnes gar repent,
Now into this new yeir.
And send our burgess witt and skill
For to set fuirth the comouneweill;
With lawtie sell thair geir;
And to use mett and measure leill,
Now into this new yeir.
For to set fuirth the comouneweill;
With lawtie sell thair geir;
And to use mett and measure leill,
Now into this new yeir.
And all vaine wastouris tak away;
Regrattouris that takis doubill pay;
And wyne selleris our deir;
Dyvouris that drinkis all the day;
Now into this new yeir.
Regrattouris that takis doubill pay;
And wyne selleris our deir;
Dyvouris that drinkis all the day;
Now into this new yeir.
4
Grace be to gud burgess wyfis
That be leisome lawbour thryvis,
And dois vertew leir;
Thriftie, and of honest lyfis,
Now into this new yeir.
That be leisome lawbour thryvis,
And dois vertew leir;
Thriftie, and of honest lyfis,
Now into this new yeir.
For some of thame wald be weill fed,
And lyk the Queinis ladeis cled,
Thocht all thair bairnes sould bleir:
I trow that sic sall mak ane red,
Of all thair pakkis this yeir.
And lyk the Queinis ladeis cled,
Thocht all thair bairnes sould bleir:
I trow that sic sall mak ane red,
Of all thair pakkis this yeir.
God send the comounes will to wirk;
The grund to labour, and nocht irk,
To win gude quheit and beir;
And to bring fuirth baith staig and stirk,
Now into this new yeir.
The grund to labour, and nocht irk,
To win gude quheit and beir;
And to bring fuirth baith staig and stirk,
Now into this new yeir.
And tak away thir ydill lownis,
Craimes crakeris, with cloutit gownis;
And sornaris that ar sweir;
And put thame in the gailyiounis,
Now into this new yeir.
Craimes crakeris, with cloutit gownis;
And sornaris that ar sweir;
And put thame in the gailyiounis,
Now into this new yeir.
I pray all staittis and degrei,
To pray to God continuallie,
His grace to grant us heir;
And send us peax and unitie
Now into this new yeir.
To pray to God continuallie,
His grace to grant us heir;
And send us peax and unitie
Now into this new yeir.
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