The Porteous of Nobleness (Page 4 of 6)
hym self / ane
ful wame is neuer at eas bot slepand / for
othir thingis he neuer thinkis / dois nor dremis / bot
so=
birnes gyffis all thingis in sufficience. And to al
thinge
that vertu is for scho is help of yt wittis
wach to ye hele
kepar of ye body & lynther of the life.
The xii. vertu in ane nobil man is perseuerance.
O Excellent hie & godly vertu mytty quene
& lady per
seuerance / yt makis perfit fulfillis &
endis all thin
gis for quhay yt kepis thy faithfull &
trew techinge / fyn
dis without stop ye way of louynge / peas
& sufficience /
thow oure cummis all thing be thy secure constance
that
tiris neuer to suffre. Thou our cummis wanhap yt
passis
fortune & in all placis scho gyffis to ye
victory. Than be
resone thou gettis ye crowne quhen all vertuis
gyffis
to ye ouirhand & be thy gidyng cumis
to hie louing. Thay
sulde weil adoure ye as lady maistres &
patrone sen ye end
makis al thinge to be louit. Thou art scho yt
examinis
al hertis & as ye goulde chesis out ye
fynit hertis in treuth
& leaute be thy humyl sufferance And
quhay yt to ye assuris &
deliueris him selfe. Thou rasis him quhen he is to fall.
And giffis him sustenance & comfort bot
ye febil hert castyn
in variance spillis & tynis in schort space all yt
it dois in=
uy brekis sic folkis thay want vertu in defalt of fathe
tyris thame. & honour habandonis thame
thay ar punist
Lady god thank ye for gude men has gude
yt to gude atten=
dis. And al noblys yt seikis to hie worschip
gife thay be
wise & will awowe to serue ye / sen ye
ende makis al war
kis to be louit he dois na thing yt begynnis
& endis noght
And yt in his warkis inclynis him to variance.
Quhen
ye wark is hie worthy & louable gif ye
vndir taking turn
