William Dunbar: The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy with Robert Henryson: The Praise of Age with Device, Prowess and eke Humility (Page 4 of 12)
(p.140) Thay suld be exilde scotland mare et myn
A stark gallowis a wedy and a pyn
The hede poynt of thyne elderis armes ar
Wryttyn abone in poesi. hang dunbar
Quarter and draw. and mak that surname thin
I am the kingis blude his trew speciall clerk
That newir yit ymaginit hym offense
Constant in myn allegeance word et werk
Onely dependand on his excellence
Traistand to haue of his magnificence
Guerdoun reward and benefice bedene
Quhen yt the ravyns sal ryve out bath thine ene
And on the rattis salbe thy residence
Fra etrike forest furthward to drumfrese
Thou beggit wyth a pardoun in all kirkis
Collapis cruddis mele grotis grisis & geis
And ondir nyt quhile stall thou staggis et stirkis
Be cause yt scotland of thy begging irkis
Thou scapis in france to be a knyt of the felde
Thou has thy clamschellis / and thy burdoun kelde
Wnhonest wayis all / wolroun yt thou wirkis
Thou may not pas mount barnard for wilde bestis
Nor wyn throu mount scarpre for the snawe
Mount nycholas mount godart thare arestis.
Brigantis sik bois and blyndis thame wyth a blawe
In parise wyth the maister buriawe
Abyde / and be his prentice nere the bank
And help to hang the pece for half a frank
And at the last thy self sall thole the lawe
Haltane harlot the deuill haue gude thou hais
For fault of puissance pelour thou mon pak the
Thou drank thy trift / sald & wed sett thy clais
