William Dunbar: The Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo (pp.177-188 in the volume) with William Dunbar: Lament for the Makars (pp.189-191 in the volume) with William Dunbar: Kynd Kittok (p.192 in the volume) with William Dunbar: The Testament of Mr Andro Kennedy (pp.193-196 in the volume)   (Page 15 of 20)






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(p.191) Schir mungo lokert of ye le
Timor mortis &c.
Clerk of tranent eik he has tane
that maid the anteris of gawane
Schir gilbert hay endit has he
Timor mortis &c.
He has blind hary et sandy traill
Slaine with his schour of mortall haill
Quhilk patrik iohnestoun myght nought fle
Timor mortis &c
He has Reft merseir his endite
That did in luf so lifly write.
So schort so quyk of sentence hie
Timor mortis conturbat me
He has tane roull of aberdene
And gentill roull of corstorphin.
two bettir fallowis did no man se
Timor &c.
In dunfermelyne he has done rovne
with maister robert henrisoun
Schir iohne ye ros enbrast has he.
Timor mortis conturbat me
And he has now tane last of aw:
Gud gentill stobo et quintyne schaw
Of quham all wichtis has pete
Timor mortis conturbat me.
Gud maister walter kennedy
In poynt of dede lyis veraly.
Gret reuth it wer that so suld be
Timor mortis conturbat me
Sen he has all my breyer tane
He will naught lat me lif alane.
On forse i man his nyxt pray be
Timor mortis conturbat me
Sen for ye ded remeid is none