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Virgil's Aeneid translated into Scottish verse

by Gavin Douglas Coldwell

Douglas, Gawin (1474?-1522)

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II, III, IV.

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Heyr begynnys the proloug of Virgyll prynce of Latyn poetis in hys twelf bukis of Eneados

Incipit Prologus in Virgilii Eneados

The Contentis of Euery Buke Followyng

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The Rubric in the Formast Cheptour of the First Buke

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The Prolouge of the Secund Buke

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[The Proloug of the Thryd Buke]

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The Preambill of the Ferd Buke

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[The Proloug of the Fyft Buke]

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The Proloug of the Saxt Buke

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[The Proloug of the Sevynt Buke]

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[The Proloug of the Aucht Buke]

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[The Proloug of the Nynth Buke]

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Incipit prologus libri decimi

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[The Proloug of the Elevint Buke]

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The Proloug of the xii Buke of Eneados

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Heir begynnys the Proloug of the Threttene and last Buk of Eneados ekit to Virgill be Mapheus Vegius

Heir the translatar direkkis hys buk and excusis hym self etc.

Ane exclamatioun aganyst detractouris and oncurtass redaris that beyn our studyus, but occasioun, to note and spy owt faltis or offencis in this volum, or ony other thryfty warkys etc.

Heir followys the tyme, space and dait of the translatioun of this buke

Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope; cecini pascua, rura, duces.

Heir the translatour of this buk makis mensioun of thre of hys pryncipall warkis. etc.

To knaw the naym of the translatour. etc.

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Explicit tristis prologus
Quharof the altar says thus:

Thys proloug smellis new cum furth of hell,
And, as our buk begouth hys weirfar tell,
So weill according dewly bene annext
Thou drery preambill, with a bludy text.
Of sabyll be thy lettyris illumynate,
According to thy process and estait.

Incipit Liber septimus Eneados