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 |
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Moralitas.
Ze may persaue now be this taill
Gude counsall is of greit auaill
Quha that will tak it weill in heid
Fra vice to vertew it sall him leid
And ay be reulit with ane gude reid,
This is forsuith but faill.
Gude counsall is of greit auaill
Quha that will tak it weill in heid
Fra vice to vertew it sall him leid
And ay be reulit with ane gude reid,
This is forsuith but faill.
150
Gude counsall is ane precious thing
Outher to Empreour or King
It lattis all thing for to ga wrang
The King nor Empreour neuer rang
And gif thay want gude counsall lang
With reule thay sall not ring.
Outher to Empreour or King
It lattis all thing for to ga wrang
The King nor Empreour neuer rang
And gif thay want gude counsall lang
With reule thay sall not ring.
All greit perrellis it settis on syde
With wisdome it dois all prouyde,
God it grantis to all degreis
Bot mony sa fast fra it fleis
Quhill thay be set vpon thair kneis
Thay haue na grace to gyde.
With wisdome it dois all prouyde,
God it grantis to all degreis
Bot mony sa fast fra it fleis
Quhill thay be set vpon thair kneis
Thay haue na grace to gyde.
This ȝoung woman had sair offendit
Gif hir Mother had condiscendit
To hir dochteris vnwise consait,
In hir contrair scho maid debait
And gart it gang ane vther gait
Gude counsall sa defendit.
Gif hir Mother had condiscendit
To hir dochteris vnwise consait,
In hir contrair scho maid debait
And gart it gang ane vther gait
Gude counsall sa defendit.
The Mother was greit till allow,
That causit hir dochter till hir bow,
Throw gude counsall anis, twyse and thryse,
Saying dochter and thow be wyse
Tak not in hand sic Interpryse
Except thow it auow.
That causit hir dochter till hir bow,
Throw gude counsall anis, twyse and thryse,
Saying dochter and thow be wyse
Tak not in hand sic Interpryse
Except thow it auow.
And sa be counsall of hir Dame
Scho continewit hir glaikit game
Howbeit scho rang in rampand rage,
Gude counsall causit hir to asswage
Quhill that the Barbour for his wage
Maid hir meik as a Lam.
Scho continewit hir glaikit game
Howbeit scho rang in rampand rage,
Gude counsall causit hir to asswage
Quhill that the Barbour for his wage
Maid hir meik as a Lam.
151
Say ȝe not bot it was despyte
First cut the tre, the hound to smyte,
Syne cast the Tabill sa rekleslie
How can scho weill excusit be
Scho was wyteles a lytill we
Wantones had the wyte.
First cut the tre, the hound to smyte,
Syne cast the Tabill sa rekleslie
How can scho weill excusit be
Scho was wyteles a lytill we
Wantones had the wyte.
And heit of blude was aboundant,
Quhairof sum part scho micht weill want
Hir husband than tuik weill in heid
How he suld thairof get remeid
Quhair hir blude was he laid cauld leid,
And this way culd hir dant.
Quhairof sum part scho micht weill want
Hir husband than tuik weill in heid
How he suld thairof get remeid
Quhair hir blude was he laid cauld leid,
And this way culd hir dant.
Sa quhen the Mother come to se
Quhidder gif scho wald leif or die
Quha said dochter for my requeist
Now lay thy hand to thy awin breist
And se gif thow will lufe the Preist
Ceis Mother lat that be.
Quhidder gif scho wald leif or die
Quha said dochter for my requeist
Now lay thy hand to thy awin breist
And se gif thow will lufe the Preist
Ceis Mother lat that be.
For had not bene ȝour gude counsell
But recure I had schamit my sell,
And as ȝe ken I was richt thra
For all ȝour sawis to cum thairfra,
Now thankis to God it is not sa,
Gude counsell beiris the bell.
But recure I had schamit my sell,
And as ȝe ken I was richt thra
For all ȝour sawis to cum thairfra,
Now thankis to God it is not sa,
Gude counsell beiris the bell.
The Preist of all this was wyteles
Of my baudrie and brukilnes
For he thairof neuer thing knew
Nor I to him sic thing not schew
Bot was in purpois to persew
Thairfoir he was saikles.
Of my baudrie and brukilnes
For he thairof neuer thing knew
Nor I to him sic thing not schew
Bot was in purpois to persew
Thairfoir he was saikles.
152
Ȝoung wemen heirfoir in ȝour flouris
Thocht ȝe think pryde of Paramouris
Tak heir exampill how I am,
And set on syde sic sawreles game
Or ȝe sall sair repent the same
The tyme was myne as ȝouris.
Thocht ȝe think pryde of Paramouris
Tak heir exampill how I am,
And set on syde sic sawreles game
Or ȝe sall sair repent the same
The tyme was myne as ȝouris.
Ȝe auld men that ar cum to age
Ȝoung wemen into Mariage
In na maner is for ȝow meit
Thay are wantoun and full of heit
To ȝow is sour that thay think sweit
And skant to get for wage.
Ȝoung wemen into Mariage
In na maner is for ȝow meit
Thay are wantoun and full of heit
To ȝow is sour that thay think sweit
And skant to get for wage.
Thairfoir in tyme ȝe suld correct thame
With aw and laubour ȝe suld brek thame
Let thame not braull on euerie bink.
For as ȝe brew sa sall ȝe drink
Perchance haue mater to forthink
And greit caus to suspect thame.
With aw and laubour ȝe suld brek thame
Let thame not braull on euerie bink.
For as ȝe brew sa sall ȝe drink
Perchance haue mater to forthink
And greit caus to suspect thame.
To this talking ȝe suld tak tent
Or efterwart ȝe sall repent
Quhen ȝe ar maid Iohne Thomsounis man
Than sall ȝe braull, than sall ȝe ban
And quhen remeid nane find ȝe can
Bot all with schame ouirschent.
Or efterwart ȝe sall repent
Quhen ȝe ar maid Iohne Thomsounis man
Than sall ȝe braull, than sall ȝe ban
And quhen remeid nane find ȝe can
Bot all with schame ouirschent.
Now ȝe ar warnit, I bid adew
We ar ouir gude quhair we ar trew,
Thair is ouir few is faithfull found
Sum cuttis the tre, some killis the hound,
Sum castis the Tabill to the ground
As I did, that I rew.
We ar ouir gude quhair we ar trew,
Thair is ouir few is faithfull found
Sum cuttis the tre, some killis the hound,
Sum castis the Tabill to the ground
As I did, that I rew.
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