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CES, HART.
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Remember also quhou sic chaystniwge
Dois ws allo^r o^r selffis to knaw
The quhippis of ^e lord felinge
becaus we daylie brak his law 60
Sic punusching1 hauldis ws in awe
That we stray nor^t our far esklent
Nor v/ith pe weikit in 3oik drawe
quhome in his wraithe pe lord will schent
Also sic tribulatiohe ' 65
Sould pe admonift and mak plane
That pi cheiff consolatione
Into pis warld is nor^t found certane
bot p«t in hewm it dois remane
onto pe qz^dk pow sail pretend 70
WYt^out regard of triffillis wane
2 Lowing pe lord quhat ewir he (send)
[p. 362] Stowpe pane wnaer his michtie hand
and pe content of his guid will
Thocht pow haue nopair geir nor land 75
Think nor^t pairfoir he luifis pe ill
bot rather think he dois fulfill
his pwmeiL quhane he dois pe bring
be pat same trane pe hewinis wntill
by quhiXk first enterit christ our king 80
Thoucht pow be heir in oncowthe land
and dois pe indigna/zbun beir
of countre mezz quhilk in ane band
Conspyris still to do pe deir
Tak pow pairfoir of pame na feir 85
Sen pai can noc^ azznoy pi saull
for in pe scriptozzr pow may leir
quhou suzzz tyme lyk sufferit sanct paull
1 Sic.
a This line originally -was Luifand \>e lord quhat ewir vow send.