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THE FLYTING. ■
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[p. 72]Leyne lundyr and1 lairbair2 lousie in lisk and lun3e
ffy scolderit skyrne thow art bot scoir and scruwuill
ffor he rostit lourence had thy grun3e
And he p«t hid sanct lohnis Ene w/t/2 ane wompill
And he3 'gat dang sanct augustine wit/i ane rumpill 125
Thy foull front had and he gat bartilmo fled
The gallowis gapis efter thy gratious gruntill
As thow wald for ane haggeis hungrie gled
fforwirdin wirling I warne the it is writtin
How4 skytand skarth pow hes the hurle behind
vane wraggilland wasp ma wormes hes thow schittin
Than pair is gerft on grund and leif on leynd 196
Thocht thow did first sic fulty to me fynd
Thow sail agane witA ma witnes pan I
The gulesoche gane dois on thy bak It bind
Thy hostand hippis lattis ntuer thy hoift be dry 200
Thow held pe burgh lang viith ane borrowit gowne
and ane cap roustit barkit all -with sweit
And quhen pe laddis saw3 pe3 sua lyk ane lowne
Thay bickerrit the ■with mony baa and bleit
Now vpon land thow leififis on5 rubbit quheit 205
Oft for ane caus thy burdclayt^ nedis no spreiding
flbr thow hes nother to drink nor ^it3 to3 Eit
Bot lik ane berdles bayrde pat had no bedding
Strait gibbonis air pat neuer ourstraid ane horft
Bla bairfute berne in bare tyme was thow borne 210
Thow bringA the carrik clay to edinbunr/zt corft
vpone thy botinis howbald hard as home
Stra wispis hingis out quhair the waltis ar worne
Cum thow agane to skar ws with thy strayis
We sail gar scaill our scoleis all the to scorne 215
And stane pe vp the casay quhair thow gayis
1 Altered by later hand to lunderand. 2 baytA deleted here.
’ Interlined. 4 thow deleted here. 5 Corrected from apone.
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77
[p. 72]Leyne lundyr and1 lairbair2 lousie in lisk and lun3e
ffy scolderit skyrne thow art bot scoir and scruwuill
ffor he rostit lourence had thy grun3e
And he p«t hid sanct lohnis Ene w/t/2 ane wompill
And he3 'gat dang sanct augustine wit/i ane rumpill 125
Thy foull front had and he gat bartilmo fled
The gallowis gapis efter thy gratious gruntill
As thow wald for ane haggeis hungrie gled
fforwirdin wirling I warne the it is writtin
How4 skytand skarth pow hes the hurle behind
vane wraggilland wasp ma wormes hes thow schittin
Than pair is gerft on grund and leif on leynd 196
Thocht thow did first sic fulty to me fynd
Thow sail agane witA ma witnes pan I
The gulesoche gane dois on thy bak It bind
Thy hostand hippis lattis ntuer thy hoift be dry 200
Thow held pe burgh lang viith ane borrowit gowne
and ane cap roustit barkit all -with sweit
And quhen pe laddis saw3 pe3 sua lyk ane lowne
Thay bickerrit the ■with mony baa and bleit
Now vpon land thow leififis on5 rubbit quheit 205
Oft for ane caus thy burdclayt^ nedis no spreiding
flbr thow hes nother to drink nor ^it3 to3 Eit
Bot lik ane berdles bayrde pat had no bedding
Strait gibbonis air pat neuer ourstraid ane horft
Bla bairfute berne in bare tyme was thow borne 210
Thow bringA the carrik clay to edinbunr/zt corft
vpone thy botinis howbald hard as home
Stra wispis hingis out quhair the waltis ar worne
Cum thow agane to skar ws with thy strayis
We sail gar scaill our scoleis all the to scorne 215
And stane pe vp the casay quhair thow gayis
1 Altered by later hand to lunderand. 2 baytA deleted here.
’ Interlined. 4 thow deleted here. 5 Corrected from apone.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (107) |
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| Description | Containing poems by Sir Richard Maitland, Dunbar, Douglas, Henryson, and others / edited by W.A. Craigie. 2 volumes. Volume 1 contains the complete text of the Maitland folio manuscript from the original in the Pepysian library, Magdalene college, Cambridge, and Volume 2, a full description of the manuscript, together with textual notes, vocabulary, and other relevant matter. |
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| Shelfmark | SCS.STES2.7, 20 |
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| Description | A collection of over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700. Most titles are in Scots, and include editions of poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan. Edited by a key scholarly publisher of Scotland's literary history, and published from the late 19th century onwards by the Scottish Text Society. Available here are STS series 1-3. |
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