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The Poems of James VI. of Scotland

Edited by James Craigie
(1566-1625)

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VOL. I. (THE ESSAYES OF A PRENTISE AND POETICALL EXERCISES AT VACANT HOURES)
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THE ESSAYES OF A PRENTISE, IN THE DIVINE ART OF POESIE.
  
SONNET.
  
SONNET.
  
SONNET.
  
SONNET.
  
SONNET.
  
ANE QVADRAIN OF ALEXANDRIN VERSE.
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SONNET. 1.
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SONNET. 2.
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SONNET. 3.
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SONNET. 4.
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SONNET. 5.
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SONNET. 6.
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SONNET. 7.
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SONNET. 8.
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SONNET. 9.
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SONNET. 10.
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SONNET. 11.
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SONNET. 12.
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THE VRANIE translated
  
THE VRANIE, OR HEAVENLY MVSE.
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ANE METAPHORICALL INVENTION OF A TRAGEDIE CALLED PHŒNIX.
  
A Colomne of 18 lynes seruing for a Preface to the Tragedie ensuying.
  
PHOENIX.
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A PARAPHRASTICALL TRANSLATION OVT OF THE POETE LVCANE.
  
LVCANVS LIB. QVINTO.
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ANE SCHORT TREATISE, CONTEINING SOME REVLIS and cautelis to be obseruit and eschewit in Scottis Poesie.
  
A QVADRAIN OF ALEXANDRIN VERSE, DECLARING TO QVHOME THE Authour hes directit his labour.
  
SONNET OF THE AVTHOVR TO THE READER.
  
SONNET DECIFRING THE PERFYTE POETE.
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THE CIIII. PSALME, TRANSLATED OVT OF TREMELLIVS.
  
ANE SCHORT POEME OF TYME.
  
Sonnet of the Authour.
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HIS MAIESTIES POETICALL EXERCISES at vacant houres
  
TO THE KING OF SCOTLAND.
  
SONET TO THE ONELY ROYAL POET.
  
TO THE KINGS MAIESTIE OF SCOTLAND.
  
THE EXORD, OR PREFACE OF THE SECOND VVEEK OF DV BARTAS.
  
THE TRANSLATORS INVOCATION.
  
A Preface to the furies
  
THE FVRIES.
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THE LEPANTO OF IAMES the sixt, King of Scotland.
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THE LEPANTO OF IAMES THE SIXT, King of Scotland.
  
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CHORVS VENETVS.
  
CHORVS ANGELORVM.
  
SONET.
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VOL. II. (UNPUBLISHED AND UNCOLLECTED POEMS, GLOSSARY, INDEX)
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PSALMES OF HIS MATIE
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Psal. 1
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Psal. 2.
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Psal. 3.
 4. 
Psal. 4.us
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Psal. v
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Psal. vi.
 7. 
Psal. vii.
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Psal. 9.
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Psal. x.
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Psal. xi.
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The tuelft psalme.
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Psal. xiii.
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Psal. xiiii.
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Psal. xv.
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Psal. xvi.
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Psal. xvii.
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[Psal.] xviii
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Psal. xix.
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Psal. xx.
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Psal. xxi.
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Psal. xxix.
 47. 
Psalme 47
 100. 
[Psal. 100.]
 104. 
[Psal. civ]
 125. 
Psal. cxxv.
 128. 
Psal. 128.
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Psal. cxxxi.
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Psal. 133.
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[Psalm] 148.
 150. 
[Psal. 150.]
  
Ecclesiastis Cap. xij.
  
The lordis prayer.
  
[Canticum Mosis]
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All the kings short poesis that ar not printed
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AMATORIA
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1 A complaint against the contrary Wyndes that hindered the Queene to com to Scotland from Denmarke
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2 To the Queene
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3 To the Queene, Anonimos
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4 Two Sonnets to her M:tie to show the difference of Stiles
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5
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6 Constant Loue in all Conditions
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7 A Dier at her M:ties desyer
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8 A complaint of his mistressis absence from Court
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9 A dreame on his Mistris my Ladie Glammis
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10 A Satire against Woemen
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11 Song 1
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12 Song 2
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MISCELLANEA.
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[13] Ad hoc creaturæ destinatæ sunt, vt in eis glorificetur Creator
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14 A sonnet on Mr Pa. Adamsons paraphrase of Job
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15 A sonnet on Ticho Brahe
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16 A sonnet on Du Bartas
  
SONNET
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17 A Sonnet on Mr W. Fullers translation of Petrarchs triumphe of loue
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18 An Epitaphe on Sr Philip Sidney
  
Sonnet to the authoure.
  
IN PHILIPPI SIDNÆI interitum, Illustrissimi Scotorum Regis Carmen.
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19 An epitaphe on John Shaw
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20 Votum
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21 A Sonnet to Chanceller Maitlane:
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22 An epitaphe on Montgomrie
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23 A Sonnet on the moneth of May
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24 An ænigme of sleepe
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25 A sonnet when the King was surprised by the Earle Bothwell
  
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Another on the same
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26 A Sonnet painting out the perfect Poët:
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27 A Sonnet to the reader prefixed to the treatise of the arte of poesie:
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30 A Sonett: on Sr William Alexanders harshe vearses after the Inglishe fasone
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31 A Sonet against the could that was in January 1616
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32
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33 Vpon occasion of some great disorders in Scotland.
  
[In wandring wealth through bubbling brookes & bewes]
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34 An admonition to the Master poët to be warr of great bragging hereafter, lest he not onlie slander himselfe; bot also the whole professours of the art
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35 Ex Lucano libro quinto
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36 Song. the first verses that euer the King made.
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FRAGMENTA
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37 An epithalamion vpon the Marques of Huntlies mariage
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38 The beginning of his Mties jurnei to Denmarke; neuer ended.
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39 A pairt of du Bartas first day
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40 The beginning of Mr du Bartas Eden
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UNCOLLECTED POEMS
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II.
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III. The CI psal.
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IV. His Maiesties Avvin Sonnet
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V. King James his Verse in his Voyage to Denmarke.
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VIa.
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VIIa Sonett
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VIII. THE ARGVMENT (of the booke.)
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IX 1604. Sonnet of his Majesty.
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Xa King James on the blazeing starr: Octo: 28: 1618
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XIa On the death of Queene Anne
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XII To the Duke of Buckingham
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XIII Verses made by the Kinge, when hee was entertaynd at Burly in Rutland-shire, by my L. Marquesse of Buckingham.
  
Votum
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XIVa Made by K: James. 1622
 XVa. 
XVa King Iames his verses made vpon à Libell lett fall in Court and entituled The wiper of the Peoples teares The dryer vpp of doubts & feares.
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XVI Off Jacke, and, Tom
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DOUBTFUL POEMS
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I. The kinges verses when he was fyfteene yeere old
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Psal. 4.us

giue eare unto me since I call
god of my richteousnes alluaye
thou maide me roume quhen I uas thrall
then shou me grace & heare me pray
but ô ye sonnes of men hou long
my glorie uill ye mokke & urong
youre loue on uaine thingis shall be strong
lyes seeking ay.
then raither knou for it is best
hou iehoua haith choosed thairfore
one for him self from all the rest
quhom uith his graice he doth decoire
for suirlie iehoua uill heir
quhen I on him call loude & cleir
thairfoire be ye commoued uith feir
& sinne no moire.
think ay on him uith godly myndis
& in youre chalmeris do the same
& als of sinn leaue of all kyndys
& saicrifices to him fraime
of sueit oblationis in his sicht
to uitt of iustice & of richt
trust also in iehouase micht
& in his naaime.
full many say ô if that sum
uold mak us goode thingis for to see
but quhen as I in uishing cum
I say, iehoua pleis it the
on us the richt rayse of thy face
quhich pleasaunt is & full of graice
then shall my soule into that cace
richt ioyfull be.
10

of none quhen thaire increassis great
of corne & sueitest uynis thay spy
the hairtis for ioye so fast uill beat
as myne uill be reioised thairby
yea I in peace uill sleipp & rest
quhen thou alone iehoua blest
hath plaicit me quhaire thou thinkis it best
& suire to ly.
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