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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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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.
  
HIS FAIRWEILL TO THE MUSIS.

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TO THE FORMER EFFECT.

ANE VTHER SONNET.

Gyf perfyt Poet vold depaint thy pryise,
Pryise so surpassing ewerie pregnant spreit,
Spreit most Aspyre to Sum celest dewyise,
Dewyise celest is in the so repleit.
Repleit vith prudent Saying Sad and sueit,
Sueit Smels the Sentence of thy Sacred Muse.
Muse, than assist me vith sum mater meit,
Meit mychtie mater As his Muse dois wse.
Vse thow my Muse that I his grace may ruse.
Ruse may I not As he deserwes Nor nane;
Nane of ȝow all Bot stands agast confuse,
Confust as I to spy his vorks ilk ane.
Ilk ane he vars vithin his tender ȝeirs:
Ȝeirs sall not vaist the gloir his ȝowth vpsteirs.
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