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1ANE EXCLAMATIOUN OF KING
JAMES THE THRID AND OF
HIS WICKIT CUNSALL
2AND QUHAT SUCCES
AND FOR COUNSALL
IT ZE SAMYNE.
My Hairt is peirsit with panis for to pance
Or wreit that wicked3 variatioun
Off James the thrid quhan that he had gournance
The dolour dreid and desolatioun
5 The chainge of court and consperatioun
hou that Cochran with his cumpanie
That tyme in court clame so presumpteouslie.
It had beine guide thaie birnis 4 had neuer 5 beine borne
Be quhom that nobill prince was so abusit
i o Thay grew as wyddis dois 6 abone the corne
That prudent lordis cunsallis war refussit
And held him quyett as he had beine inclossit
Allaice that prince be thair abusioun
Was finalie brocht to confussioun.
1 I after “James the fourt,” p. 210, has the following verses,
taken with slight variations, the chief of which are noted below,
from Sir David Lyndesay’s ‘ Testament and Complaynt of the
Papingo,’ cf. Laing’s Ed., i. p. 77, 1. 444 et seq. See Notes.
3 The words that follow seem corrupt.
3 “Courtis” instead of “wicked.” 4 Beirnes.
5 “ Neuer ” omitted, and “ unborn ” instead of “ borne.”
8 Did the weid.
JAMES THE THRID AND OF
HIS WICKIT CUNSALL
2AND QUHAT SUCCES
AND FOR COUNSALL
IT ZE SAMYNE.
My Hairt is peirsit with panis for to pance
Or wreit that wicked3 variatioun
Off James the thrid quhan that he had gournance
The dolour dreid and desolatioun
5 The chainge of court and consperatioun
hou that Cochran with his cumpanie
That tyme in court clame so presumpteouslie.
It had beine guide thaie birnis 4 had neuer 5 beine borne
Be quhom that nobill prince was so abusit
i o Thay grew as wyddis dois 6 abone the corne
That prudent lordis cunsallis war refussit
And held him quyett as he had beine inclossit
Allaice that prince be thair abusioun
Was finalie brocht to confussioun.
1 I after “James the fourt,” p. 210, has the following verses,
taken with slight variations, the chief of which are noted below,
from Sir David Lyndesay’s ‘ Testament and Complaynt of the
Papingo,’ cf. Laing’s Ed., i. p. 77, 1. 444 et seq. See Notes.
3 The words that follow seem corrupt.
3 “Courtis” instead of “wicked.” 4 Beirnes.
5 “ Neuer ” omitted, and “ unborn ” instead of “ borne.”
8 Did the weid.
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| Description | From the slauchter of King James the First to the ane thousande fyve hundreith thrie scoir fyftein zeir. Written and collected by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie ; being a continuation of the translation of the chronicles written by Hector Boece, and translated by John Bellenden. Edited by Ae. J.G. Mackay. Also known as: Lindesay of Pitscottie’s Historie and Cronicles. |
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