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THE FOLY OF FULYS, ETC.
Thai sper nocht quhat men sais of thaim,
quheJnV lak or honor, loft or scham.
Thai wyll nocht tak in hart & See
430 how god pwnysft Iniquitee,
and how that sorow cummys for syne,
And mekfle wraik for vykit vyne ;
Na thai dreid noc^t before the 111
Or the misforton fal thaim tyll.
435 Thai cast na perelhs of before,
Na lufys na forsicht, com na store.
Thai are emV rakleft in thar deid,
and facets em> thar frend at neid.
Thai ill all semandfs to thar lord,
440 and reddy ay to mak discord.
Thai wald be prowd & deligat
thocAt thai the payment na-thing vat.
FaprV and mothir thai vill disples f. 426
bot thai be prowd and weil at es.
445 Thai do thare dedis al in haist
And mekile trawell makfs in vaist.
Thai ar rycM syrye our the laif
Quhar thai may ony maistry have,
all wrangvyft cauft radely
450 Thai wyll mawteme throw thare maistri.
Thai set nocht by quham thai disples,
and wareis god of thar mail-es ;
wit A wnrest baith at mes and met,
with wowis, aithis and crakis gret.
455 ThocAt thai be blunt of eloquens,
Thar word is fyrst in awdiens,
with fen^eand falsat ay reddy
To draw a snek rycht subtely.
Of al men thai wyll spekand bee
460 Qwhar thai Syt in thar maiestee ;
Thai wyll correk al goumiowris,
all lordis and thar consalouris,
And emV raprewand lordis latis,
447. syrye : first letter pretty certainly s. 450. maistri: clearly so.
THE FOLY OF FULYS, ETC.
Thai sper nocht quhat men sais of thaim,
quheJnV lak or honor, loft or scham.
Thai wyll nocht tak in hart & See
430 how god pwnysft Iniquitee,
and how that sorow cummys for syne,
And mekfle wraik for vykit vyne ;
Na thai dreid noc^t before the 111
Or the misforton fal thaim tyll.
435 Thai cast na perelhs of before,
Na lufys na forsicht, com na store.
Thai are emV rakleft in thar deid,
and facets em> thar frend at neid.
Thai ill all semandfs to thar lord,
440 and reddy ay to mak discord.
Thai wald be prowd & deligat
thocAt thai the payment na-thing vat.
FaprV and mothir thai vill disples f. 426
bot thai be prowd and weil at es.
445 Thai do thare dedis al in haist
And mekile trawell makfs in vaist.
Thai ar rycM syrye our the laif
Quhar thai may ony maistry have,
all wrangvyft cauft radely
450 Thai wyll mawteme throw thare maistri.
Thai set nocht by quham thai disples,
and wareis god of thar mail-es ;
wit A wnrest baith at mes and met,
with wowis, aithis and crakis gret.
455 ThocAt thai be blunt of eloquens,
Thar word is fyrst in awdiens,
with fen^eand falsat ay reddy
To draw a snek rycht subtely.
Of al men thai wyll spekand bee
460 Qwhar thai Syt in thar maiestee ;
Thai wyll correk al goumiowris,
all lordis and thar consalouris,
And emV raprewand lordis latis,
447. syrye : first letter pretty certainly s. 450. maistri: clearly so.
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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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