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Maitland, Richard (1496-1586)

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POEMS BY SIR RICHARD MAITLAND.

ON THE NEW YEIR.

OF THE QUENIS MARYAGE TO THE DOLPHIN OF FRANCE.

OF THE WYNNING OF CALICE.

OF THE ASSEMBLIE OF THE CONGREGATION.

ON THE NEW YEIR.

OF THE QUENIS ARRYVALE IN SCOTLAND.

THE LAIRD OF LETHINGTOUNES COUNSELL TO HIS SON, BEAND IN THE COURT.

SATIRE ON THE AGE.

SATIRE ON THE TOUN LADYES.

ON THE MISERIES OF THE TYME.

MISERIE THE FRUTE OF VYCE.

TO KING JAMES VI.

ON THE FOLYE OF ANE AULD MANIS MARYAND ANE YOUNG WOMAN.

AGANIS OPPRESSIOUN OF THE COMOUNIS.

NA KYNDNES AT COURT WITHOUT SILLER.

AGANIS THE DIVISIOUN OF THE LORDIS.

COMPLAINT AGANIS THE LANG PROCES IN THE COURTS OF JUSTICE.

AGANIS THE THEIVIS OF LIDDISDAILL.

ON THE WARLDIS WICKEDNES.

ON THE WARLDIS INGRATITUDE.

COUNSALL IN TROUBILL.

ANE BALLAT OF THE CREATIOUN OF THE WARLD, MAN HIS FALL AND REDEMPTIOUN,

THE WARLD WORTH NA THOCHT.

AGANIS THE WEIRIS.

ON THE MALYCE OF POETIS.

TO BE PUT IN ONY PUBLIC HOUS.

ADVYCE TO LESOM MIRRINESS.

AGANIS TRESSOUNE.

ADVYCE TO KYNDNESS.

OF UNIONE AMANG THE LORDIS.

AGANIS DISCORD AMANG THE LORDIS.

THE EVILLIS OF NEW-FOUND LAWIS.

AGANIS COVETYCE.

LAMENT FOR THE DISORDERIS OF THE CUNTRIE.

ON THE TROUBILLOUS TYMES.

HOW THY HOUS MAY LEST LANG.

CAUSES WHICH BRING REALMES TO RUIN.

THE BLIND BARONIS COMFORT.

PLEASOURIS OF AIGE.

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CAUSES WHICH BRING REALMES TO RUIN.

Of God the misknowledge,
Of sine the great usage,
Na punischment for vyce,
The wanting of justice,
Invy and gredines,
Debait and unkyndnes,
Oppressioune of the puire,
Of comoune weill na cuire,
Pryd and weir intestein,
Bringis realmes to ruin.