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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Keip ever thy name wz't& nobilnes
ffor gif pat honour fra the die
Thair may na ryches pe redreft
Bot princelie liberalite
Haue mercie of all wofull wichtis 25
and lat pame to thy grace attayne1
Defend pame playnly in2 pair richtis
Sen of the law thow leidis pe reyne
Quhow suld thow lauche and thay cowplene
On to thy awin be nobill and fre 30
ffor pow art bot ane king of bane1
ffra lossit be liberalite
Gold silver ryches and realmes of pryce
no prince makis michtie for to ring
[p. 184] Treut^ mm:ie fredome and iustice 35
Thir four maikis ane nobill king
The rubie ryche is fra the ring
Quhen fredome is fra hie degre
Quhairfoir no prince may be conding
wft/^outtin liberalite 40
Men may leif wz’t/zout ane king
Ane king but men may beir no crowne
Ane wreche may in to ryches ring
Ring may no king bot in renowne
Quhat helpis castell towre or toun 45
But help of men and pair supplie
Or quhat winnis men wzt/zout guerdoun
Bot princelie liberalite
Think pat ane king is bot ane mazz
And mazz is prysit eftir his deid 50
And thocht ane mazz all science can
And it to vtheris dois noc/zt reid
1 Sic.
2 \>at deleted here.
MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Keip ever thy name wz't& nobilnes
ffor gif pat honour fra the die
Thair may na ryches pe redreft
Bot princelie liberalite
Haue mercie of all wofull wichtis 25
and lat pame to thy grace attayne1
Defend pame playnly in2 pair richtis
Sen of the law thow leidis pe reyne
Quhow suld thow lauche and thay cowplene
On to thy awin be nobill and fre 30
ffor pow art bot ane king of bane1
ffra lossit be liberalite
Gold silver ryches and realmes of pryce
no prince makis michtie for to ring
[p. 184] Treut^ mm:ie fredome and iustice 35
Thir four maikis ane nobill king
The rubie ryche is fra the ring
Quhen fredome is fra hie degre
Quhairfoir no prince may be conding
wft/^outtin liberalite 40
Men may leif wz’t/zout ane king
Ane king but men may beir no crowne
Ane wreche may in to ryches ring
Ring may no king bot in renowne
Quhat helpis castell towre or toun 45
But help of men and pair supplie
Or quhat winnis men wzt/zout guerdoun
Bot princelie liberalite
Think pat ane king is bot ane mazz
And mazz is prysit eftir his deid 50
And thocht ane mazz all science can
And it to vtheris dois noc/zt reid
1 Sic.
2 \>at deleted here.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (238) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/107622664 |
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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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