Ane compendious and breue tractate concernyng ye Office and Dewtie of Kyngis spirituall pastoris, and temporall iugis. Laitlie compylit be William Lauder, for the faithfull instructioun of Kyngis and Prencis. Edited by Fitzedward Hall |
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FOLLOUIS QUHAT SALL BECUM TO KYNGIS
THAT VITIOUSLIE RYNGIS, NECLECTAND THARE OFFICES. |
 | Ane compendious and breue tractate concernyng ye Office and Dewtie of Kyngis |  |
FOLLOUIS QUHAT SALL BECUM TO KYNGIS THAT VITIOUSLIE RYNGIS, NECLECTAND THARE OFFICES.
O kyngis, I mak ȝow traist and sure,
Geue ȝe neclect ȝour Prencelie cure,
And becum Auaritious,
Parciall, creuell, or Couatus;
With sum dispensand, for pure pakkis,
That thay may brek ȝour Prencelie actis;
Raisand gret derth, exhorbitent
Aganis ȝour actis of Parliament;
Oppressand ȝour Communytie,
And bryngand thame to pouertie,
To hounger, hirscheip, and rewyne;
Puttand the pure in poynt to tyne;
And selland, so, the Commoun weill
Off thame that ar ȝour liegis leill:
Sufferand sic wrang for to be done,
That Kyng that sitts all kyngis abone,
Quha heiris and seis all that is wrocht,
And knawis euery hartis thocht,
Sall nocht onlye heir ȝow torment
With greuous plaige and ponyschement,
Bot sall, quhen ȝe may nocht amend,
Plaige ȝow with paine that hes no end.
Ȝour namis thay salbe scrapit oute
Furth of the Buke of lyfe, but doute;
And ȝour successioun thay sall be
Eradicat frome ȝour ryngs, trewlie,
And geuin to vncouth Natioun,
To Ioyse ȝour Habitatioun.
Ȝour vitious lyfe, and Couatyce,
And the abusyng of ȝour Offyce,
Vsand ȝour fleschelie vane plesuris,
Oppressand ȝour pure creaturis,
And ȝour fals glosing of the wrang,
Sall nocht mak ȝow to rax heir lang;
Bot it sall be, the foirmeir thyng
Sall first depose ȝow frome ȝour ryng,
And mak ȝow lose ȝour latter waige,
Quhilk is the heuinnis heritage.
So, for ȝour wrang, but proces more,
Ȝe sall tyne heuin and wardlie glore.
Geue ȝe contynew and Indure,
Off thir forsaids ȝe sall be sure.
Geue ȝe neclect ȝour Prencelie cure,
And becum Auaritious,
Parciall, creuell, or Couatus;
With sum dispensand, for pure pakkis,
That thay may brek ȝour Prencelie actis;
Raisand gret derth, exhorbitent
Aganis ȝour actis of Parliament;
Oppressand ȝour Communytie,
And bryngand thame to pouertie,
To hounger, hirscheip, and rewyne;
Puttand the pure in poynt to tyne;
And selland, so, the Commoun weill
Off thame that ar ȝour liegis leill:
Sufferand sic wrang for to be done,
That Kyng that sitts all kyngis abone,
Quha heiris and seis all that is wrocht,
And knawis euery hartis thocht,
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With greuous plaige and ponyschement,
Bot sall, quhen ȝe may nocht amend,
Plaige ȝow with paine that hes no end.
Ȝour namis thay salbe scrapit oute
Furth of the Buke of lyfe, but doute;
And ȝour successioun thay sall be
Eradicat frome ȝour ryngs, trewlie,
And geuin to vncouth Natioun,
To Ioyse ȝour Habitatioun.
Ȝour vitious lyfe, and Couatyce,
And the abusyng of ȝour Offyce,
Vsand ȝour fleschelie vane plesuris,
Oppressand ȝour pure creaturis,
And ȝour fals glosing of the wrang,
Sall nocht mak ȝow to rax heir lang;
Bot it sall be, the foirmeir thyng
Sall first depose ȝow frome ȝour ryng,
And mak ȝow lose ȝour latter waige,
Quhilk is the heuinnis heritage.
So, for ȝour wrang, but proces more,
Ȝe sall tyne heuin and wardlie glore.
Geue ȝe contynew and Indure,
Off thir forsaids ȝe sall be sure.
Mark, kyngs, how I haue heir breiflie
Diffynit ȝour names and Dignitie,
Ȝour office, dewtie, and ȝour cure,
That ȝe aucht tyll all Creature;
And quhat gret difference is, at all,
Betuix ȝow and ȝour pure Vassall;
And, last, how I haue, fynallie,
Declaird quhat wo and miserie
Sall lycht on ȝow, and on ȝour seid,
That to ȝour office taks no heid.
And, now, geue that ȝe wald be leird
To bruke and to Inioye the eird;
And geue ȝe wald that ȝour ofspryng
Did lang in to ȝour regiones ryng,
In weilfare and prosperytie,
In grace, peace, and cherytie;
And, also, geue ȝe do pretende
Haue heuinlie Ioye vnto ȝour ende,
Than follow this nyxt Instructioun,
Maid for ȝour Eruditioun.
Diffynit ȝour names and Dignitie,
Ȝour office, dewtie, and ȝour cure,
That ȝe aucht tyll all Creature;
And quhat gret difference is, at all,
Betuix ȝow and ȝour pure Vassall;
And, last, how I haue, fynallie,
Declaird quhat wo and miserie
Sall lycht on ȝow, and on ȝour seid,
That to ȝour office taks no heid.
And, now, geue that ȝe wald be leird
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And geue ȝe wald that ȝour ofspryng
Did lang in to ȝour regiones ryng,
In weilfare and prosperytie,
In grace, peace, and cherytie;
And, also, geue ȝe do pretende
Haue heuinlie Ioye vnto ȝour ende,
Than follow this nyxt Instructioun,
Maid for ȝour Eruditioun.
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