The Porteous of Nobleness (Page 5 of 6)
not to perfeit end his
labour passis as at noght And re
manys out of remembrance & yt is
atour mesure repreif &
schame / for thair a man tynis his name & his
science. &
his gudis incontinent ar tynt & gais to
noght. Bot quhay
that with right ordanys & auisis his doingis
& to a per=
fit end in treuth & laute perfurnysis tham his gudis
than
makis tham to be amendit & ekit And thay yt
incontynent
and haisty yeildis tham to fortune yt is to
aduersite may
furwith disauow nobilnes sen ye ende in all
thingis ma
kis the warkis to be louit. O nobil man thay ar noblis
that dispendis thair body & gudis in treuth &
laute / & de=
fendis thair lorde noght lousande ye right
knot of thair
faith sen the ende makis all warkis to be louit.
Nobles
report your matynis in this buke
And wysely luk ye be not contrefeit
Nor to retrete sen leaute seikis na nuke
And god forsuke breuily for to treit
All that fals ar and noblis contrefeit.
Heir endis the porteous of noblenes translatit out of
franche in scottis be Maistir Androw Cadiou Impren
tit in ye southt gait of Edinburgh be
Walter Chepman
& Androw Millar the .xx. dai of aperile
the yhere of god
M.CCCCC. & viii. yheris.
