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262 . MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Richt pair king hairt he hes in handis tane
And puirlie wes he present to the quene
And scho had fairlie wz‘t& ane fedderit flayne 235
Woundit the king richt wonderfull to wene
Delyu^rit him deme bewtie vnto sene
His wound to wesche in sobering of his sair
Bot alwayis as scho castis it to clene
His malady Incressis mair and mair 240
[p. 234] Woundit he wes and quhair 3it he na wait
And mony of his folk hes tane the flicht
He said I 3eild me now to 3our estait
fayr quene sen to resist I haue no micht
Quhat will 30 saye me now for quhat plyc/zt 245
ffor pat I wait I did 30W never offence
And gif I haue done ocht pzzt is vnrycht
I offer me to 3our beneuolence
Be this battell wes neir vincust all
The kingis men ar tane and mony slane 250
Dame plesance can on fresche bewtie call
Bad hir cozzzmand the folk to presoun plaine
King hart sair woundit was bot he wes fayne
for weill he traistit pat he suld recure
The lady and hir ost went hame agane 255
And mony presoner takin vnder hir cure
King hart his castell levit hes full waist
And hevenes maid capitane It to keip
Radozzr ran hame full fleyit and for-chaist
him for to hyde crap in the dungeoun deip 260
langozzr he lay vpon the wallis but sleip
But meit or drink the watche home he blew
Ire wes the portour that full sayr can weip
And lelousy ran out he wes never trew
Richt pair king hairt he hes in handis tane
And puirlie wes he present to the quene
And scho had fairlie wz‘t& ane fedderit flayne 235
Woundit the king richt wonderfull to wene
Delyu^rit him deme bewtie vnto sene
His wound to wesche in sobering of his sair
Bot alwayis as scho castis it to clene
His malady Incressis mair and mair 240
[p. 234] Woundit he wes and quhair 3it he na wait
And mony of his folk hes tane the flicht
He said I 3eild me now to 3our estait
fayr quene sen to resist I haue no micht
Quhat will 30 saye me now for quhat plyc/zt 245
ffor pat I wait I did 30W never offence
And gif I haue done ocht pzzt is vnrycht
I offer me to 3our beneuolence
Be this battell wes neir vincust all
The kingis men ar tane and mony slane 250
Dame plesance can on fresche bewtie call
Bad hir cozzzmand the folk to presoun plaine
King hart sair woundit was bot he wes fayne
for weill he traistit pat he suld recure
The lady and hir ost went hame agane 255
And mony presoner takin vnder hir cure
King hart his castell levit hes full waist
And hevenes maid capitane It to keip
Radozzr ran hame full fleyit and for-chaist
him for to hyde crap in the dungeoun deip 260
langozzr he lay vpon the wallis but sleip
But meit or drink the watche home he blew
Ire wes the portour that full sayr can weip
And lelousy ran out he wes never trew
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (294) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/107623336 |
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| Shelfmark | SCS.STES2.7 |
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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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