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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
[P- 349]
[CLXXII. Anon.
Prisoun ;
Vp hart thow art the pairt
of man most souerane
Lat seruell menbris smert
and bound allane remaine
for gif thow do noo£t stane
Thy trewthe and honestie
How cane thow be in pane
No suirlie pow art frie
The bondage of pe hart
withe schame is for to serue
and frome his honest pairt
And wertw for to serue1
gifif pow do nocth deserue
That blot of infame2
Thocht captiue flesche do sterue
3it suirlie 30W art fre
Thocht fortoun fraude or force
Detein pe in dispence
gif 3oue haue no remorce
In mynd nor conscience
and hes done no offence
Thocht in captiuetie
Thow suffer wiolence
3it suirlie 30W art fre
Bot gif Thow myo&t be taxit
or falsat wz't^ pe found
The corpis mycht be relaxit
bot schame suld pe confound
and gif pe suiche a wound
Suld lest perpituallie
And mak pe slawe sa bound
That pou couldist newir be fre
1 Corrected to suarue. 2 Altered to -ee.
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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
[P- 349]
[CLXXII. Anon.
Prisoun ;
Vp hart thow art the pairt
of man most souerane
Lat seruell menbris smert
and bound allane remaine
for gif thow do noo£t stane
Thy trewthe and honestie
How cane thow be in pane
No suirlie pow art frie
The bondage of pe hart
withe schame is for to serue
and frome his honest pairt
And wertw for to serue1
gifif pow do nocth deserue
That blot of infame2
Thocht captiue flesche do sterue
3it suirlie 30W art fre
Thocht fortoun fraude or force
Detein pe in dispence
gif 3oue haue no remorce
In mynd nor conscience
and hes done no offence
Thocht in captiuetie
Thow suffer wiolence
3it suirlie 30W art fre
Bot gif Thow myo&t be taxit
or falsat wz't^ pe found
The corpis mycht be relaxit
bot schame suld pe confound
and gif pe suiche a wound
Suld lest perpituallie
And mak pe slawe sa bound
That pou couldist newir be fre
1 Corrected to suarue. 2 Altered to -ee.
Predome in
P-> P- 235d
5
IO
15
20
25
30
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (462) |
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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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