 | To the Richt High Lodvvik Duke of Lenox |  |
Pamphilus speakis to Anus.
My hope and esperance, now persauis and seis,
By you, that my gud fortoun did befall,
My hapines growis vp, and fructifeis,
By your assistance, and suport withall:
Maist doutsum actis, that be both gret and tall,
By labour gret, ar stop and stayd we se,
Ane Idil craft, makis bot ane wantage small,
And bringis bot in, ane clane commoditie.
By you, that my gud fortoun did befall,
My hapines growis vp, and fructifeis,
By your assistance, and suport withall:
Maist doutsum actis, that be both gret and tall,
By labour gret, ar stop and stayd we se,
Ane Idil craft, makis bot ane wantage small,
And bringis bot in, ane clane commoditie.
Haist and auance, in so far as thou may,
The wark begun, quhilk yet in hasert stikis,
That na sueir tarie, thy turne stop or stay,
Quhilk may delay, or yet the same prolix.
The wark begun, quhilk yet in hasert stikis,
That na sueir tarie, thy turne stop or stay,
Quhilk may delay, or yet the same prolix.
| To the Richt High Lodvvik Duke of Lenox | |