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Poems of John Stewart of Baldyneiss

From the MS. in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh: Edited by Thomas Crockett
Stewart, John

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Ane abbregement of roland furiovs translait ovt of Ariost, togither vith svm rapsodies of the authors ȝovthfvll braine, And last ane schersing ovt of trew felicitie, composit in scotis meitir be J. Stewart of Baldynneis.
  
[Sir, haifing red ȝour maiesteis maist prudent]
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ROLAND FURIOVS.
  
THE DERECTIONE TO HIS BVIK.
  
THE INTRODVCTION.
  
THE DEDICATION.
  
SONNET.
  
THE INVOCATION.
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RAPSODIES OF THE AVTHORS ȜOVTHFVLL BRAINE.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE.
  
ANE PRAYER IN ADVERSETIE.
  
ANE PRAYER AND THANKISGIWING.
  
TO ANE HONORABILL AND DISTRESSIT LADIE.
  
TO HIS RYCHT INTEIRLIE BELOWIT FREIND.
  
IN NAME OF ANE AMORUS LADIE.
  
THE AUTHOR VITH DERECTION HEIROF TO THE FOIRSAID LADIE.
  
THE AUTHORS ADWYCE TO THE FOIRSAID LADIE.
  
TO ANE HONORABILL LADIE
  
IN THE END OF ANE LETTER TO ANE HONORABILL LADIE.
  
TO HIS FAMILIAR FRIEND IN COWRT.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE IN FASCHERIE.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE THE FIRST OF IANVAR. 1582.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE THE FIRST OF IANVAR VITH PRESENTATION OF ANE LAWRELL TRIE FORMIT OF GOULD.
  
AT COMMAND OF HIS MAIESTIE IN PRAISE OF THE ART OF POŒSIE.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE THE DAY OF HIS CORONATION VITH LAURELL.
  
IN NAME OF ANE LOYALE LADIE.
  
IN NAME OF SUM GUID LADIES VPON THE VATER OF FORTH TO ANE HONORABLE PERSON QUHO CONWOYT THAM TO THE SCHOIR.
  
IN PRAISE OF LUIF AT THE DESYRE OF ANE NOBILE LADIE.
  
TO HIS AWIN MAISTRES.
  
IN COMMENDATIONE OF HIS LUIFING FREIND.
  
ANE ANSUEIR TO THE LETTER OF ANE HONORABILL LADIE.
  
IN COMMENDATION OF TVO CONSTANT LVIFERS.
  
TO HIS DARREST FREIND
  
TO HIS MAISTRES
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE.
  
[Ane New sort of rymand rym]
  
OF ANE FONTANE.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
TO ECHO OF INVART HAVINES.
  
OF AMBITIOUS MEN.
  
VPONE THE PORTRAIT OF CVPID.
  
OF THE QVALITEIS OF LVIF.
  
[Thir verse disschyphre rycht as I tham bind]
  
IN PRAISE OF HIS MAIESTEIS VORK.
  
TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
  
TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
  
TO THE FORMER EFFECT.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
OF TREWTH.
  
IN PRAISE OF HIS FREINDS VORK.
  
OF ANE SYMMER HOUS.
  
FOR CONFIRMING OF ANE FAITHFULL PROMEIS.
  
TO HIS WEILBELOWIT COWSIN AND LUIFING FREIND.
  
OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF COLORS.
  
ANE REPLY TO ANE LETTIR DERECT FROM HIS VEILBELOUIT COUSIN.
  
TUITCHING THE COMMODITIE OF TROWBILL.
  
TO HIS FAITHFVLL AND WEILWILLING FREIND.
  
OF FIDELITIE.
  
TO HIS MAISTRES.
  
OF AMITIE.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
OF CHASTITIE.
  
OF ANE SALUTATION OF ANE HOST TO HIS HOSTES.
  
THE ANSUIR OF THE FOIRSAID HOSTES.
  
OF THE ASSAULTIS OF LUIF.
  
OF DETH.
  
QVADRAIN.
  
ANE LITERALL SONNET.
  
OF ANE CERTANE COURTEOUR. QUADRAIN.
  
OF ANE THOCHTLES AND FRIE HART FROM VORLDLIE CAIR.
  
IN GOING TO HIS LUIF.
  
OF ANE POET.
  
AGAINE OF ANE POET.
  
TO FAME.
  
TO HIS MAIESTIE VITH PRESENTATION OF THIS VOLUME.
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ANE SCHERSING OVT OF TREW FELICITIE.
  
[Quhan verray vereyit I vas vith vreting of verse]
  
THE PROLOG.
  
THE SVMME OF THIS VORK.
  
THE MATEIR.
  
HIS FAIRWEILL TO THE MUSIS.

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IN COMMENDATIONE OF HIS LUIFING FREIND.

At Nycht Sir Morpheus opprest
Vith dreidfull dreame this hart of myn;
Me thocht I vas vp hichlie drest
Amongs the mychtie Musis nyn,
Quhair Iupiter his place possest
Vith all the glorious gods celest.
The vatrie Neptune did I sie
Vith aufull statlie stalwart Mars,
Quhom venus vith hir smyling ie
Alluird, And did his raidge dispars:
And Mercure als in his degrie
Cam vith the smythe vulcanus slie.
The brycht Apollo thair did scheine
Amyds tham vith his harpe deuyn:
And litill cumlie Cupid keine
Vith boudin Bachus set vas syn
Besyd the christall fontan cleine,
That Pegasus did perce I meine.
Both demie Gods And Nymphis ran,
And Atropus amyds the thrang,
Quha cuts the threid that cloto span,
The quhilk lachesis draws out lang:
proud Pluto als that elresche man
Comperit vith the pastor Pan.
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The prudent puissant Pallas queine
Vith gentill Iuno did I sie,
And chast Diana cled in greine
Quha causit Acteon to die,
Because he haid hir nakit seine
At bathing vith hir virgins scheine.
The frostie auld Saturnus snell
Austeirlie sat amongs the rest,
Quhois scharpe seueir resemblance fell
Did all the heawenlie Gods molest,
Quhois qualetie quyt did expell.
Maist gentill Iowe the forme did tell;
“Ve vill,” (sayis he), “bring to this place
Sum amiabill man discreit,
Quhois plesand speitche And cumlie face
May all our sour translait in sueit:
Than chose him at this instant space,
Quho is adornd vith euerie grace;
And I my Egle sall derect
Doune from the loftie skyis cleir,
for to transport this man elect
To be deificat vp heir.”
That gratious Gods than did expect
fair Phebus vill in this effect,
Quho promeissit to scherse him far,
In compassing this vorld about,
Quho mycht Saturnus baill debar.
Bot than of ȝow I haid sik dout,
That from my sleip soon did I skar
And feruentlie bids ȝow bewar.
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