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.
Into this taill richt small I can persaue
To be extract of Morall gude sentence,
Bot that this Knicht subtellie did dissaue
This Nobill King that gaue him sic credence
In sindrie sortis schew him beneuolence.
Syne he agane vpon the vther syde,
With greit falset did all his wayis prouyde.
To be extract of Morall gude sentence,
Bot that this Knicht subtellie did dissaue
This Nobill King that gaue him sic credence
In sindrie sortis schew him beneuolence.
Syne he agane vpon the vther syde,
With greit falset did all his wayis prouyde.
As to our Quene, quhair scho Inferris this taill
To hir purpois, and to hir awin effairis.
As thinkis me, the mater ryndes haill
To hir awin schame, as the taill self declairis.
For to tell furth planelie scho not spairis
And to reheirs the huredome that was hid
Betuix the Knicht and the Quene that thay did.
To hir purpois, and to hir awin effairis.
As thinkis me, the mater ryndes haill
To hir awin schame, as the taill self declairis.
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And to reheirs the huredome that was hid
Betuix the Knicht and the Quene that thay did.
Considdering that thay ar Quenes baith.
Quha can hir quyte sic ane mater on bring
Gif ane hes schame it is the vtheris skaith,
For to be fals to hir husband and King,
Trow ȝe bot our Emprice can do sic thing
In deid I trow or all our buik be endit
Ȝe sall persaue als far scho hes offendit.
Quha can hir quyte sic ane mater on bring
Gif ane hes schame it is the vtheris skaith,
For to be fals to hir husband and King,
Trow ȝe bot our Emprice can do sic thing
In deid I trow or all our buik be endit
Ȝe sall persaue als far scho hes offendit.
Gif ane Doctour into his sermon tell,
And reprufe vice, greit faultis or greit errour
In the same vice he is gyltie him sell
How sall he snib that vice with his honour?
He smottis him self as he dois his Nichtbour
Alwayis vpon his awin blanket he spittis,
And his awin taill hard on the heillis him hittis.
And reprufe vice, greit faultis or greit errour
In the same vice he is gyltie him sell
How sall he snib that vice with his honour?
He smottis him self as he dois his Nichtbour
Alwayis vpon his awin blanket he spittis,
And his awin taill hard on the heillis him hittis.
Of my Nichtbour gif I ane Ill taill tell
Of blasphemie, dishonour, or ȝit schame,
it may perchance siclyke cum to my sell
Perhappin war, bringing on als greit blame.
How can I than in ony sort defame
My awin Nichtbour, except my self be clene
Sic thing suld be considderit and weill sene.
Of blasphemie, dishonour, or ȝit schame,
it may perchance siclyke cum to my sell
Perhappin war, bringing on als greit blame.
How can I than in ony sort defame
My awin Nichtbour, except my self be clene
Sic thing suld be considderit and weill sene.
Our awin Emprice quhome of that we now speik
Scho put reproche vnto ane vther Quene,
Bot scho may cast hir Cartis in at the Cleik
Of the same sort, thocht now sic be not sene
As Mathew sayis, euin sa as now I mene.
Fra thy awin Ey first thow draw out the balk
To thy Nichtbour than peirtly thow may talk.
Scho put reproche vnto ane vther Quene,
Bot scho may cast hir Cartis in at the Cleik
Of the same sort, thocht now sic be not sene
As Mathew sayis, euin sa as now I mene.
Fra thy awin Ey first thow draw out the balk
To thy Nichtbour than peirtly thow may talk.
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Thairfoir I say thow had neid for to se
Or thow ane fault vnto thy Nichtbour fand,
Of siclyke faultis se thow weill purgeit be
Him to reprufe or that thow tak on hand
Ellis thy reprufe with honour can not stand,
It to obey thair is few will be abill
Gif thow be kend in that same culpabill.
Or thow ane fault vnto thy Nichtbour fand,
Of siclyke faultis se thow weill purgeit be
Him to reprufe or that thow tak on hand
Ellis thy reprufe with honour can not stand,
It to obey thair is few will be abill
Gif thow be kend in that same culpabill.
How can our Quene sa foull ane fault Infer
Contrair ane Quene, and scho hir self gyltie
In the same cryme, ȝea, and perchance far war
Howbeit it be cloikit mair quyetlie,
Fy on falset, fy on hid harlatrie,
That ane Ill taill of thy nichtbour can tell,
And that same taill redoundis euin to thy sell.
Contrair ane Quene, and scho hir self gyltie
In the same cryme, ȝea, and perchance far war
Howbeit it be cloikit mair quyetlie,
Fy on falset, fy on hid harlatrie,
That ane Ill taill of thy nichtbour can tell,
And that same taill redoundis euin to thy sell.
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