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CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
of thair awin honour : this turnament and iusting beand
indureit the space of xl dayis as I schew to zow befoir
that evirie man had tyme and lasour to sey him sellff
gif he pleisit. This beand done the king causit to mak
ane gret triumphe and bancat in halyrudhous quhilk 5
lestit the space of thrie dayis begoud at nyne houris
in the morneing and lestit quhill nyne houris at evin.
In the said bancat was all kynd of delicat and delicious
meittis and drinkis that cuild be gottin in Scotland
ingland and france and for to reheirs thame it war ane 10
lang space bot betuix everie seruice thair was ane
phairs1 or ane play sum be speikin sum be craft of
Igramancie quhilk causit men to sie thingis aper quhilk
was nocht. And so at the hennest2 bancat pheirs1 and
play vpone the thrid day thair come ane clwdd out of 15
the rwffe of the hall as appeirit to men and opnit and
cleikkit vp the blak lady in presence of thame all that
scho was no moir seine bot this was done be the art of
Igramancie for the kingis pleasour [by] ane callit Bischope
Andrew form an quha was ane Igramanciar3 and seruit 20
the king at sic tymes for his pastyme and pleasour.
This beand done the king rewai'dit all his nobillis and
gentillmen and maid threttie knichtis at this tyme.]
THE XI CHAPTER.
Hou king harie the Sewint depairted : and hou his son harie the
aucht send to the king of france for his pentioun. Hou
bischope Andrew forman rid4 to Rome.
In the zeir of God Im fywe hundreith nyne zeiris the
souerane prince of ingland harie the sewint depairtit 25
out of this present lyff vpone the settirday befoir Sanct
1 farce. See Notes. 2 “Hennest”—i.e., hindmost or last.
3 “Igramanciar”—i.e., necromancer, but here conjuror. See
Glossary. 4 /•«•> rode.
CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
of thair awin honour : this turnament and iusting beand
indureit the space of xl dayis as I schew to zow befoir
that evirie man had tyme and lasour to sey him sellff
gif he pleisit. This beand done the king causit to mak
ane gret triumphe and bancat in halyrudhous quhilk 5
lestit the space of thrie dayis begoud at nyne houris
in the morneing and lestit quhill nyne houris at evin.
In the said bancat was all kynd of delicat and delicious
meittis and drinkis that cuild be gottin in Scotland
ingland and france and for to reheirs thame it war ane 10
lang space bot betuix everie seruice thair was ane
phairs1 or ane play sum be speikin sum be craft of
Igramancie quhilk causit men to sie thingis aper quhilk
was nocht. And so at the hennest2 bancat pheirs1 and
play vpone the thrid day thair come ane clwdd out of 15
the rwffe of the hall as appeirit to men and opnit and
cleikkit vp the blak lady in presence of thame all that
scho was no moir seine bot this was done be the art of
Igramancie for the kingis pleasour [by] ane callit Bischope
Andrew form an quha was ane Igramanciar3 and seruit 20
the king at sic tymes for his pastyme and pleasour.
This beand done the king rewai'dit all his nobillis and
gentillmen and maid threttie knichtis at this tyme.]
THE XI CHAPTER.
Hou king harie the Sewint depairted : and hou his son harie the
aucht send to the king of france for his pentioun. Hou
bischope Andrew forman rid4 to Rome.
In the zeir of God Im fywe hundreith nyne zeiris the
souerane prince of ingland harie the sewint depairtit 25
out of this present lyff vpone the settirday befoir Sanct
1 farce. See Notes. 2 “Hennest”—i.e., hindmost or last.
3 “Igramanciar”—i.e., necromancer, but here conjuror. See
Glossary. 4 /•«•> rode.
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