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PREFACE.
Ill
questions from his collections for The Scottish National
Dictionary; to Professor Dickins of Leeds, who read a
proof of the text and introduction and made valuable
criticisms and suggestions; and not least to Dr W. R.
Cunningham, University Librarian, who put himself to
an infinity of trouble in connection with my needs, and
did it all as if he liked it. The issue of the volume was
greatly expedited by the assistance of my sister, Miss A.
Girvan, in the preparation of the text for the printers ;
nor can I omit to mention here my sense of obligation to
the staff of Glasgow University Library, and to Dr R. F.
Patterson, General Editor of the Society’s publications,
whose patience I must have tried often and grievously.
R. G.
Ill
questions from his collections for The Scottish National
Dictionary; to Professor Dickins of Leeds, who read a
proof of the text and introduction and made valuable
criticisms and suggestions; and not least to Dr W. R.
Cunningham, University Librarian, who put himself to
an infinity of trouble in connection with my needs, and
did it all as if he liked it. The issue of the volume was
greatly expedited by the assistance of my sister, Miss A.
Girvan, in the preparation of the text for the printers ;
nor can I omit to mention here my sense of obligation to
the staff of Glasgow University Library, and to Dr R. F.
Patterson, General Editor of the Society’s publications,
whose patience I must have tried often and grievously.
R. G.
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| Description | Edited, with an appendix of the other pieces from Cambridge University Library Manuscript. Kk. 1.5, no. 6, by R. Girvan. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by W. Blackwood & Sons, 1939. Contents: Introduction.--Ratis raving.--The foly of fulys and the thewis of wysmen.--The consail and teiching at the vys man gaif his sone.--The thewis off gudwomen.--Documenta matris ad filiam.--Notes.--Appendix: 1. The craft of deyng. 2. Maxims of conduct. 3. Chaucer's Balade de bon conseil. 4. Balade attributed to James I. of Scotland. 5. The duty of work. 6. Dicta Salomonis. 7. The vertewis of the mess.--Glossary. 'Ratis raving' has been attributed to David Rate. |
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| Description | A collection of over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700. Most titles are in Scots, and include editions of poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan. Edited by a key scholarly publisher of Scotland's literary history, and published from the late 19th century onwards by the Scottish Text Society. Available here are STS series 1-3. |
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| Description | Full text versions of historical texts dating from the 12th to the 19th century. Edited by the Abbotsford, Bannatyne, Grampian, Hunterian, Spalding and New Spalding Clubs, and also the Scottish Text, Spottiswoode and Wodrow Societies. Critical printed editions of manuscripts, including church records, state papers, correspondence, memoirs, diaries, legends and literary texts. |
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