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TYDINGIS FRA THE SESSIOUN.
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Sum spedis for he in court hes meynis
Off parcialite Sum complenis
How feid and favour fleymis discretioun
Sum speikis full fair and falslie feynis
Sic tythandis herd I at pe Sessioun
Sum castis SwmmondTy and Sum exceppis
Sum standis besyd and skayld law keppis
Sum is awtinewit sum wywnis Sum tynis
Sum makis pame myrre at pe wynis
And Sum putt out of his possAsvrioun
Sum hyrreit and on credence dynis
Sic tythingis hard I at pe Sessioun
[p- 31s] Sum sweiris and Sum forsaikis god
Sum in ane lamb skyn is a tod
Sum on his toung his kyndnes tursis
Sum kervis throittis and Sum cuttis pursis
To gallows Sum gais wz'tA processioun
Sum sanis pe sait and Sum pame cursis
Sic tythingis herd I at pe Sessioun
Religious men of dyuers places
Cwmis pair to wow and se fair faces
Bayt& carmeletis and coirdeleiris
Cwmis pair to gener and get freirris
As is pe vse of pair professioun
The ^oungar at pe elder leiris
Sic tythingis herd I at pe Sessioun
Thair cwmis joung monkis of het complexioun
Off devoit mynd lufe and affectioun
And in pe courte pair proud flesche dantis
ffull fadirlyk with pechis and pantis
Thai ar So humill of intercessioun
All m^rcyfull women pair errand grantis
Sic tythingis hard I at pe Sessioun
Quod dumbar
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