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THE FOLY OF FULYS, ETC.
6l
For ignorans and neglygens
320 Ar ennemys till al sciens.
wyt and resone thai disspice,
and lufrs na wysdome one na vyft.
Thai here 111 consaill radely,
And drawis thaira till 111 cumpany.
325 Thai can nocM here prosperytee
Na warldis welth in na dugree.
Thai ar of sudan acquentans
And fair-calland -with gret plesans.
And sohe wyll compt of Cusingage
330 ThocAt thai befor haf na knawlege,
And maids thaim sohe for to be frend
To gar men vein at thai ar kinde. f. 41
Thai wald haf al thing at thai See,
And emr sais, gyf me, gif me,
335 witA mekil langag but mesure,
Smyrkand one euery creature.
Thai cum nocM glaidly quhar thai prech,
Thai fauor nan that will thaim teich,
bot haldfs thaim as thar ennemy
340 At thaim reprevis of thar foly.
Al thar dissport and thar blyt/znes
Is al in foly and glaikitnes.
wysmen delids thaim emr in wyt.
And thai hate na-thing mar na It.
345 The foly of fwlys thai had leuer here
Na ga to preching of a frere.
Thai hait na-thing mar bitdrly
Na wysmew and gud cumpany.
For suemes thai wald nem'r wyrk,
350 Thai cummyr nocht our-oft the kirk.
quhen wysme» drawis thaim to gud verkfs.
Than ar thai sek ore thar hed werkis.
One momys thai luf weill to slep,
To thrifand men thai tak no kep ;
331. for: perhaps fore. 332. vein: shaft extended, or perhaps
Vein. 349. For: perhaps Fore.
6l
For ignorans and neglygens
320 Ar ennemys till al sciens.
wyt and resone thai disspice,
and lufrs na wysdome one na vyft.
Thai here 111 consaill radely,
And drawis thaira till 111 cumpany.
325 Thai can nocM here prosperytee
Na warldis welth in na dugree.
Thai ar of sudan acquentans
And fair-calland -with gret plesans.
And sohe wyll compt of Cusingage
330 ThocAt thai befor haf na knawlege,
And maids thaim sohe for to be frend
To gar men vein at thai ar kinde. f. 41
Thai wald haf al thing at thai See,
And emr sais, gyf me, gif me,
335 witA mekil langag but mesure,
Smyrkand one euery creature.
Thai cum nocM glaidly quhar thai prech,
Thai fauor nan that will thaim teich,
bot haldfs thaim as thar ennemy
340 At thaim reprevis of thar foly.
Al thar dissport and thar blyt/znes
Is al in foly and glaikitnes.
wysmen delids thaim emr in wyt.
And thai hate na-thing mar na It.
345 The foly of fwlys thai had leuer here
Na ga to preching of a frere.
Thai hait na-thing mar bitdrly
Na wysmew and gud cumpany.
For suemes thai wald nem'r wyrk,
350 Thai cummyr nocht our-oft the kirk.
quhen wysme» drawis thaim to gud verkfs.
Than ar thai sek ore thar hed werkis.
One momys thai luf weill to slep,
To thrifand men thai tak no kep ;
331. for: perhaps fore. 332. vein: shaft extended, or perhaps
Vein. 349. For: perhaps Fore.
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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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