 | To the Richt High Lodvvik Duke of Lenox |  |
Pamphilus speakis to Anus.
Now baith my hous and all things sall be thine,
It sall stand patent, quhen ye cum thairtill,
The substance and the moyen quhilk is mine,
Sall be your awin, do with thame as ye will:
Frendschip and concord, quhilk sall ay stand still,
Hes vs conioynd, quhairof, I am richt faine,
The faith and promeis, quhilk I suld fulfill,
Mot be maid sure, for euer to remaine.
It sall stand patent, quhen ye cum thairtill,
The substance and the moyen quhilk is mine,
Sall be your awin, do with thame as ye will:
Frendschip and concord, quhilk sall ay stand still,
Hes vs conioynd, quhairof, I am richt faine,
The faith and promeis, quhilk I suld fulfill,
Mot be maid sure, for euer to remaine.
This ye man do, and thairfoir markit weill,
With walkrife cair, heir I will you protest,
This turne to do, with craftines and skeill,
And with discretioun, as ye can do best:
How things begins, out endis, and how thay lest,
For to behold, it is ane wisemans will,
The end of all things schaws amangis the rest,
Quhat fruit cums furth, baith intill gud and ill.
With walkrife cair, heir I will you protest,
This turne to do, with craftines and skeill,
And with discretioun, as ye can do best:
How things begins, out endis, and how thay lest,
For to behold, it is ane wisemans will,
The end of all things schaws amangis the rest,
Quhat fruit cums furth, baith intill gud and ill.
Lerne to begin, and how to end compleit,
Thy speich and talke, your purpose to decore,
That ye your wourdis, mair promptly may repeit,
Quhilk ye in mind, premeditate before.
Thy speich and talke, your purpose to decore,
That ye your wourdis, mair promptly may repeit,
Quhilk ye in mind, premeditate before.
| To the Richt High Lodvvik Duke of Lenox | |