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 18 of 20)
(p.194) I had lever lye
baith air et lait.
Nudus solus in camesia
Na in my lordis bed of stait
A barell bung ay at my bosum
Of varldis gud i bad na mair.
Corpus meum ebriosum.
I leif on to ye toune of air
In a draf mydding for euer and ay
Ut ibi sepeliri queam
Quhar drink and draff may ilka day
Be cassyne super faciem meam.
I leif my hert yat neuer wes sicir.
Sed semper variabile
That neuer mare wald flow nor flicir.
Consorti meo iacobe
yought i wald bynd it with a wicir
Verum deum renui
Bot and i hecht to teme a bicker
Hoc pactum semper tenui
Syne leif i ye best aucht i bocht
Quod est latinum propter caupe
To hede of kyn bot i wait nought
Quis est ille yan i schrew my scawpe
I callit my lord my heid but hiddill
Sed nulli alii hoc dixerunt
Uve weir als sib as seue et riddill.
In vna silua que creuerunt.
Omnia mea solacia
Thai wer bot lesingis all et ane
Cum omni fraude et fallacia
I leif ye maistter of sanct antane.
Uvillelmo gray since gratia
Myne awne deir cusing as i wene
Qui nunquam fabricat mendacia
Bot quhen ye holyne growis grene
