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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The Declaratioun of this Tale. |
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The Declaratioun of this Tale.
This michtie Bair betakinnis zour persoun,Throw quhais greit micht, wit wisdome and renoun,
This haill Impyre ze gyde and als defendis
And punishes quhat persoun that offendis.
This Hyrd I may to zour Sone weill compair.
That zow wald sla, as this Hird did the Bair.
With his cunning dois claw zow on the wame,
Quhill that ze sleip, and syne put zow to schame.
Or ellis zow slay, outher be day or nicht,
This zour Sone dois be his Science and slicht,
That he may bruke baith zour Impyre and Croun
He cairis nathing quhat cum to zour persoun.
Euin as his Maisteris with thair fals fenzeit sawis
Dois zow ay glois, as all the warld weill knawis
Thairfoir my Lord as ze will haue weilfair,
Remember weill on the Scheiphyrd and Bair,
Than said the King, God forbid that sa be
That chancit the Bair, that sic thing chance not me.
Bot not the les, Madame for zour gude Taill,
My Sone the morne salbe hangit but faill.
My Lord (said scho) gif ze compleit that thing
Than sall ze do lyke ane wyse Nobill King.
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