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.
Of this mater sum thing we may collect
Of this Emprice hauand sa greit respect
And Inwart lufe vnto hir Sone alone
Of hir awin helth scho tuke bot lytill rek,
Bot thocht scho wald his weilfair nocht neglect
Befoir to deith hir self scho wald dispone
Quhilk causit hir sic maters to propone
To hir husband, for the samin effect
Hir Sone to ring efter that scho was gone.
Of this Emprice hauand sa greit respect
And Inwart lufe vnto hir Sone alone
Of hir awin helth scho tuke bot lytill rek,
Bot thocht scho wald his weilfair nocht neglect
Befoir to deith hir self scho wald dispone
Quhilk causit hir sic maters to propone
To hir husband, for the samin effect
Hir Sone to ring efter that scho was gone.
Siclyke ȝe may considder the greit cair
The thocht and mynde scho tuke baith lait and air,
Anent hir Sone scho suffering sair seiknes
Prouyding als for his welth and weilfair,
Desyring him of cummers to be clair
With the new Quene, he suld haue na entres,
Nor scho with him in ony besynes,
For sum causis that micht occur perchance
That scho suld haue of him na Gouernance.
The thocht and mynde scho tuke baith lait and air,
Anent hir Sone scho suffering sair seiknes
Prouyding als for his welth and weilfair,
Desyring him of cummers to be clair
With the new Quene, he suld haue na entres,
Nor scho with him in ony besynes,
For sum causis that micht occur perchance
That scho suld haue of him na Gouernance.
Alswa appeiris sum part of Prophecie,
And greit foirsicht hes bene in this Ladie,
Perrellis to cum, sa perfytelie to knaw
Scho being tuichit with sair Infirmitie.
Praying to put, hir Sone fra companie
Of all the Court, and als of Ladyis aw.
And in speciall, fra his Mother in Law.
Inconuenients to eschew that micht be
Sa scho desyrit, hir Sone him for to draw.
And greit foirsicht hes bene in this Ladie,
Perrellis to cum, sa perfytelie to knaw
Scho being tuichit with sair Infirmitie.
Praying to put, hir Sone fra companie
Of all the Court, and als of Ladyis aw.
And in speciall, fra his Mother in Law.
Inconuenients to eschew that micht be
Sa scho desyrit, hir Sone him for to draw.
The hartlie lufe siclyke ȝe may persaif,
That this Lady to hir husband did haif,
Randring to him, honour and reuerence,
And he to hir, siclyke all things gaue,
That scho desyrit, or at him scho wald craue:
Not regarding, thocht it had bene offence,
And for hir saik, quhen scho was deid and hence
He commandit that na blyithnes suld be
For ȝeir and day into his companie.
That this Lady to hir husband did haif,
Randring to him, honour and reuerence,
And he to hir, siclyke all things gaue,
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Not regarding, thocht it had bene offence,
And for hir saik, quhen scho was deid and hence
He commandit that na blyithnes suld be
For ȝeir and day into his companie.
Thairfoir I say to ȝow in Mariage
Baith into auld, and into tender age,
Quhat euer chance, ȝe suld haue Cheritie
Giue Ill wordis cum, than lat ȝour malice swage,
Giue place to Ire, and harbrie not outrage,
Crabit at anis, na way baith ȝe suld be
Ane meik answer slokins Melancolie,
Ȝe ar conionit ane fleshe and Saulis twa,
Than keip gude lufe, the Scripture biddis sa.
Baith into auld, and into tender age,
Quhat euer chance, ȝe suld haue Cheritie
Giue Ill wordis cum, than lat ȝour malice swage,
Giue place to Ire, and harbrie not outrage,
Crabit at anis, na way baith ȝe suld be
Ane meik answer slokins Melancolie,
Ȝe ar conionit ane fleshe and Saulis twa,
Than keip gude lufe, the Scripture biddis sa.
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