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Expand on hie, ga far about the wall:
Or in all haist, 3c say how they 30W call. 860
Desperance said, I am ane vncouth Knicht,
Cum fra far landis, and erandis hespeciall
To Dame Vesta, and hir court virginall:
Wald haif Ingres at 30W Nimphs, & I micht
For I am put to wanrest and wnricht. 865
Wald god 30 knew my greit lawbouris penall.
Go hine (quod scho) thou cu;/ds not heir th\s nicht.
(Quod he) Madame diuers writtingis I h[aue]
Quhilk 3our maistres and plesit sould resau[e]
Quhom fra (said scho) fra seuin seges wisest 870
And fra the nine Musis most suaue :
The Noblis nine, richt greuous men and [braue]
The ten Sibillis, and the fatallis profest:
The graces thre on ground most gudliest.
1 (Quod scho) I trow thow be sum ka«kerit knait 875
Cum fra Venus, with fraud vs to molest.
Thairfoir pas hine, thow gettis not heir Ingres
I ken the weill, ga do thy busines
Remane thow lang dowtles thow sail repent.
Allace said he to Hoip now speik Maistres, 880
Vnto 3one Nimph that we may haif entres :
Caus hir to be in speiche mair pacient,
Schaw hir that 36 3our self is heir present.
GOD forbid that hir Quene was sa reuthles,
As scho, than all war tint that by did went. 885
Than Ladie Hoip did cry on Chaistitie :
Said sister deir oppin 3our port to me.
(Quod Chaistitie) quha is that that now cryis ?
It is I hoip, cum fra the graces thre;
And I haue brocht ane in my cumpanie 890
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