The seuin Seages Translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith, with ane Moralitie efter euerie Doctouris Tale, and siclike efter the Emprice Tale, togidder with ane louing and laude to euerie Doctour efter his awin Tale, & ane Exclamation and outcrying vpon the Empreouris wife efter hir fals contrusit Tale ... Edited, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Geo. F. Black |
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Moralitas.
It is ane plaigue perrellous and ane greit dispair,
Ane Realme to be destitute of ane Natiue Air
Quhair kynd captans haldis court, na caus is of cair
The commoun welth Incressis ay, daylie mair and mair
Be the contrair agane.
Vnkyndlie Captanes ouirthrawis
And commoun welth doun drawis
And leidis not the auld Lawis
Bot contrair wirks plane.
Ane Realme to be destitute of ane Natiue Air
Quhair kynd captans haldis court, na caus is of cair
The commoun welth Incressis ay, daylie mair and mair
Be the contrair agane.
Vnkyndlie Captanes ouirthrawis
And commoun welth doun drawis
And leidis not the auld Lawis
Bot contrair wirks plane.
This was the maist motiue, the caus and the querrell,
That causit thir Princes compeir, to schaw all the perrell
The greit danger and dout, and the caus haill
Baith for commoun welth and Croune, gif airs chancit faill
Thair was bot onlie ane
Thairfoir this mater thay mene
To caus him tak ane new Quene
That new Airs micht be sene,
Gif this Air war gane.
That causit thir Princes compeir, to schaw all the perrell
The greit danger and dout, and the caus haill
Baith for commoun welth and Croune, gif airs chancit faill
Thair was bot onlie ane
Thairfoir this mater thay mene
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That new Airs micht be sene,
Gif this Air war gane.
And sa belyue but pley to counsall be applyit
Caus it was the commoun weill he durst not deny it
Bot zit his first Quenes desyre, in sum part past by it
That to the court the chyld brocht, quhair he was sair inuyit
The Empreour not knew
Ze ken of auld this trew Tale
Nyce is the Nychtingale
The Empreour gaue hir credence hale
And neuer word trew.
Caus it was the commoun weill he durst not deny it
Bot zit his first Quenes desyre, in sum part past by it
That to the court the chyld brocht, quhair he was sair inuyit
The Empreour not knew
Ze ken of auld this trew Tale
Nyce is the Nychtingale
The Empreour gaue hir credence hale
And neuer word trew.
Quhen wemen speikis fairest thay ar maist fals found,
Thay gar sweit licour swym aboue, and gall is at the ground
Thay shaw thame lyke ane turtill dow, and bytis as ane hound
The Empreour was dessauit sair, as sone was efter found
Thay war ay and salbe
Sa quesitiue baith nicht and day
The Empreour culd na gait say nay
Bot men suld not trow that thay say
Sa oft becaus thay lie.
Thay gar sweit licour swym aboue, and gall is at the ground
Thay shaw thame lyke ane turtill dow, and bytis as ane hound
The Empreour was dessauit sair, as sone was efter found
Thay war ay and salbe
Sa quesitiue baith nicht and day
The Empreour culd na gait say nay
Bot men suld not trow that thay say
Sa oft becaus thay lie.
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