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.
This Tale vs tellis, quha list thairto tak tent
That Nuresis suld not be negligent
To keip thair Babis quha can not keip thair sell
Fra fyre, watter, and all siclyke perrell.
That may happin to ony Innocent.
That Nuresis suld not be negligent
To keip thair Babis quha can not keip thair sell
Fra fyre, watter, and all siclyke perrell.
That may happin to ony Innocent.
For in to treuth my sell this mater saw.
In Edinburgh toun west vnderneth the waw
Thairfoir mair sure the mater ȝe sall trow,
That ane Infant was swellyit with ane sow,
The guttis raif furth, baith lung Leuer and gaw.
In Edinburgh toun west vnderneth the waw
Thairfoir mair sure the mater ȝe sall trow,
That ane Infant was swellyit with ane sow,
The guttis raif furth, baith lung Leuer and gaw.
The Mother left the ȝoung ane on the flure
In blankets sit, quhilk barne hir awin self bure,
Past hir way furth, and or scho come agane
The gredie sow had this ȝoung Babie slane.
This my self saw, I may say it mair sure.
In blankets sit, quhilk barne hir awin self bure,
Past hir way furth, and or scho come agane
The gredie sow had this ȝoung Babie slane.
This my self saw, I may say it mair sure.
Thocht I not saw this vther I hard tell
How ane woman past furth bot to the well
And left her Bab, in the Creddill sleipand
Or scho returnit, the hous was all byrnand.
And the ȝoung Bab, deuorit with fyre sa fell.
How ane woman past furth bot to the well
And left her Bab, in the Creddill sleipand
Or scho returnit, the hous was all byrnand.
And the ȝoung Bab, deuorit with fyre sa fell.
Mony mischeifis and also greit offence
Hes oft occurit be Nureis negligence,
That thair Babeis leifis in the hous alane
Quhilk is the caus of mony barnis bane,
As is oft sene be gude Experience.
Hes oft occurit be Nureis negligence,
That thair Babeis leifis in the hous alane
Quhilk is the caus of mony barnis bane,
As is oft sene be gude Experience.
Thairfoir Mothers and Nuresis I protest
Quhen that ȝe put ȝour ȝoung Babeis to rest
Leif not the hous alane all desolait
Quhat may bechance oft times richt small ȝe wait
To eshew danger do ȝe the liklyest.
Quhen that ȝe put ȝour ȝoung Babeis to rest
Leif not the hous alane all desolait
Quhat may bechance oft times richt small ȝe wait
To eshew danger do ȝe the liklyest.
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Als in this Tale I fynd ane vther thing,
How the Serpent lay in the hoill lurking
Waitand quhill that the hous was at quyet
Mony seruandis now preuelie playis the Pyet
Muche taking out, and small gude will inbring
How the Serpent lay in the hoill lurking
Waitand quhill that the hous was at quyet
Mony seruandis now preuelie playis the Pyet
Muche taking out, and small gude will inbring
Thir to Serpentis richt weill I may compair
Fra thair Maisteris ay takand lait and air
As Beif, Bacon, malt, meill baith clais and coilis,
Takand ay out, and hydand into hoils,
Thir ar Serpents I say to ȝow but mair.
Fra thair Maisteris ay takand lait and air
As Beif, Bacon, malt, meill baith clais and coilis,
Takand ay out, and hydand into hoils,
Thir ar Serpents I say to ȝow but mair.
As to this Knicht, quhilk his gude hound hes slane
That sauit his Sone fra all perrell and pane
Ȝe may persaue by gude Experience
It is not gude to gif haistie credence
To wyfis wordis, that ar baith fals and vane.
That sauit his Sone fra all perrell and pane
Ȝe may persaue by gude Experience
It is not gude to gif haistie credence
To wyfis wordis, that ar baith fals and vane.
Unto the tyme thay had perfytelie sene
How the haill caus and mater it had bene.
Quhen thay had knawin the vtter veritie
Than had bene tyme the Dog to haue gart die,
Also the Nureis na way I can mak clene.
How the haill caus and mater it had bene.
Quhen thay had knawin the vtter veritie
Than had bene tyme the Dog to haue gart die,
Also the Nureis na way I can mak clene.
Sine throw the word of ane vane wickit wyfe,
Quhilk oft is caus of mekill sturt and stryfe,
Causit him to do the thing he did sair rew
Becaus the treuth that tyme clene be misknew,
And gart him reif fra his gude hound the lyfe.
Quhilk oft is caus of mekill sturt and stryfe,
Causit him to do the thing he did sair rew
Becaus the treuth that tyme clene be misknew,
And gart him reif fra his gude hound the lyfe.
Quhilk Instantlie forsuik rynning of speir,
All merynes, and honest faitis of weir,
All vailȝeant acts of Iusting and Tornay
Hunting, Halking, and all sic game and play
His awin Realme als, for euer mair forbeir.
All merynes, and honest faitis of weir,
All vailȝeant acts of Iusting and Tornay
Hunting, Halking, and all sic game and play
His awin Realme als, for euer mair forbeir.
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Ȝe Maryit men tak heir Experience,
And siclyke als perfyte Intelligence
Fra haistie wordis of ȝour wyfis to eschow
For thay will say, and gar ȝow traistlie trow
Quhilk is not worth ane schelfull of credence.
And siclyke als perfyte Intelligence
Fra haistie wordis of ȝour wyfis to eschow
For thay will say, and gar ȝow traistlie trow
Quhilk is not worth ane schelfull of credence.
O wickit wicht, thow dois all that thow can
With fals Ingyne, euer to tempt the man
Quhen maist he makis him self for to distroy
Than art thow blyth, than makis thow mirth and ioy
Wa worth thy wit, thy banis he may sair ban.
With fals Ingyne, euer to tempt the man
Quhen maist he makis him self for to distroy
Than art thow blyth, than makis thow mirth and ioy
Wa worth thy wit, thy banis he may sair ban.
Maryit woman that ay castis thy Ingyne
Thy awin marrow euer to put to pyne.
Sa thow obtene thy foull lust and plesour
Not regarding na way thy awin honour,
Quhilk thow not cairis for ane auld trump to tyne.
Thy awin marrow euer to put to pyne.
Sa thow obtene thy foull lust and plesour
Not regarding na way thy awin honour,
Quhilk thow not cairis for ane auld trump to tyne.
Curst creature, and also shameles seid
Ane honest turne I can not of the reid,
Excepting ane that bure the blysfull byrth
Quhilk with his blude brocht vs all to greit myrth,
To pray to him doutles thow had greit neid.
Ane honest turne I can not of the reid,
Excepting ane that bure the blysfull byrth
Quhilk with his blude brocht vs all to greit myrth,
To pray to him doutles thow had greit neid.
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