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The Works of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount

... Edited by Douglas Hamer
Lindsay, David (fl. 1490-1555)

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Lost Poems Before 1528.
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HEIR FOLLOUIS THE DREME, OF SCHIR DAUID LYNDESAY, OF THE MONT, FAMILIAR SERUITOUR, TO OUR SOUERANE LORD KYNG IAMES THE FYFT. .&C.
  
HEIR BEGINNIS THE COMPLAYNT OF SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY.
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HEIR FOLLOUIS THE TESTAMENT, AND COMPLAYNT OF OUR SOUERANE LORDIS PAPYNGO, KYNG IAMES THE FYFT. QUHILK LYITH SORE WOUNDIT, AND MAY NOT DEE, TYLL EUERY MAN HAUE HARD QUHAT HE SAYIS. QUHAREFOR, GENTYLL REDARIS, HAIST ȜOW, THAT HE WER OUT OF PAINE.
  
THE COMPLAINT AND PUBLICT CONFESSIOUN OF THE KINGIS AULD HOUND, CALLIT BAGSCHE, DIRECTIT TO BAWTE, THE KINGIS BEST BELOUIT DOG, AND HIS COMPANȜEONIS. MAID AT COMMAND OF KING IAMES THE FYFT, BE SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY OF THE MONT KNYCHT, alias, LYOUN KING OF ARMES. &C.
  
THE ANSWER QUHILK SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY MAID TO THE KINGIS FLYTING.
  
THE DEPLORATIOUN OF THE DEITH OF QUENE MAGDALENE.
  
THE IUSTING BETUIX IAMES WATSOUN, AND IHONE BARBOUR, SERUITOURIS TO KING IAMES THE FYFT, COMPYLIT BE SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY OF THE MONT, KNICHT. &C.
  
ANE SUPLICATION DIRECTIT FROME SCHIR DAUID LYNDESAY, KNICHT, TO THE KINGIS GRACE, IN CONTEMPTIOUN OF SYDE TAILLIS.
  
KITTEIS CONFESSIOUN, COMPYLIT (AS IS BELEUIT) BE SCHIR DAUID LINDESAY OF THE MONT, KNICHT. &C.
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HEIR FOLLOUIS THE TRAGEDIE, OF THE UMQUHYLE MAIST REUEREND FATHER DAUID BE THE MERCY OF GOD, CARDINALL, AND ARCHIBYSCHOPE OF SANCTANDROUS. &C.
  
THE HISTORIE OF ANE NOBIL AND WAILȜEAND SQUYER, WILLIAM MELDRUM, VMQUHYLE LAIRD OF CLEISCHE AND BYNNIS.
  
THE TESTAMENT OF THE NOBILL AND VAILȜEAND SQUYER WILLIAME MELDRUM OF THE BYNNIS. COMPYLIT BE SIR DAUID LYNDESAY OF THE MONT. &C.
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ANE DIALOG BETUIX EXPERIENCE AND ANE COURTEOUR, OFF THE MISERABYLL ESTAIT OF THE WARLD.
  
THE EPISTIL TO THE REDAR.
  
THE PROLOGE.
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THE FIRST BVKE OF THE MONARCHE.
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HEIR ENDIS THE FIRST PART. AND FOLLOWIS THE SECUNDE PART.
  
IN THE FIRST, THE BEILDYNG OF BABILONE BE NEMROD. AND QUHOW KYNG NYNUS BEGAN THE FIRST MONARCHE. AND OF THARE YDOLATRYE. AND QUHOW SEMERAMIS, GOUERNIT THE IMPYRE, EFTER HIR HUSBANDE KYNG NYNUS. AS FOLLOWIS.
  
QUHOV GOD MAID THE DYUERSITIE OF LANGUAGIS. AND MAID IMPEDIMENT TO THE BEILDARIS OF BABILONE.
  
OF THE FIRST INUENTIOUN OF YDOLATRIE. QUHOW NEMBROTH COMPELD THE PEPLE TYLL ADORE THE FYRE IN CALDIA.
  
OF THE GRET MISERE AND SKAYTHIS THAT CUMIS OF WERIS. AND QUHOW KING NYNUS BEGAN THE FIRST WERIS, AND STRAIK THE FIRST BATTELL.
  
HEIR FOLLOWITH ANE SCHORTE DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE FOUR MONARCHIS. AND QUHOW KYNG NYNUS BEGAN THE FIRST MONARCHIE.
  
QUHOV KING NYNUS INUENTIT THE FIRST YDOLATRIE OF YMAGIS.
  
OFF IMAGEIS VSIT AMANG CRISTIN MEN.
  
HEIR FOLLOWIS ONE EXCLAMATIOUN AGANIS IDOLATRIE.
  
HEIR FOLLOUIS QUHOV KYNG NYNUS BEILDIT THE GRET CITIE OF NYNIUE, AND QUHOW HE UINCUSTE ZOROASTES, THE KYNG OFF BACTRIA.
  
HEIR FOLLOWIS SUM OF THE VVOUNDERFULL DEDIS OF THE LUSTIE QUENE SEMERAMIS.
  
OFF KYNG NYNUS SEPULTURE.
  
QUHOV THE QUENE SEMERAMIS, WITH ONE GRET ARMIE, PAST TO YNDE, AND FAUCHT WITH THE KYNG STAWROBATES. AND OF HIR MISERRABYLL END.
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QUHOV KING SARDANAPALUS, FOR HIS VITIOUS LIFE, MAID ANE MISERABILL END.
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HEIR ENDIS THE SECUND PART. AND BEGYNNIS THE THRID PART.
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HEIR ENDIS THE THRIDE PART. AND BEGYNNIS THE FOURT, MAKAND MENTIOUN OF THE DEITH. AND OF THE ANTICHRIST. AND GENERALL IUGEMENT. AND OF CERTANE PLESOURIS OF GLORIFIET BODYIS. AND QUHOW EUERY CREATURE DESYRIS TO SE THE LAST DAY. WITH ANE EXHORTATIOUN, BE EXPERIENCE, TO THE COURTIOUR. .&C.
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DOUBTFUL POEM AND LINES
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[Habitare fratres in unum]
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

Habitare fratres in unum
Is a blesfull thyng,
One God, one faith, one baptisme pure,
One lawe, one lande, and one kyng.
Clappe handes together, brethren dere,
Unfained truce together make,
And like freendes dooe ever accorde,
But French and Romaine doe first forsake.
You are without the continent,
A sole lande of auncient fame,
Ab origine a people olde,
Bold Britaines ecleped by name.
Sicut erat in principio.
Graunt, oh God, it maie bee
In saecula saeculorum,
That we maie haue peace in thee.
Then we shall feare no forein power
That againste vs shall advaunce,
The Tartre cruell, the curse of Rome,
Ne yet the power of Fraunce, &c.
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