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JAMES IV.
267
THE XX CHAPTER.
Hou the lordis pasit to the Counsall. Hou the king come disagyssit
and hard the Counsall. The lord lindesayis Counsall. Quha
were nominat to tak the battel on hand.
In this mean tyme the lordis passit to the counsall,
thinkand they wald nocht suffer the king to gif battell
at that tyme to ane mane of law degre.
Bot quhene the lordis past to the consall as said is the
5 king dissagyssed him self and come prevelie and hard
everie lordis wott and quhat was thair conclusioun
towartis his proceidingis, to wit, the lordis devyssit and
chargit Lord Patrick Lyndsay of the Byris to be chance-
lar and first wottar in the consall because he was best
10 leirnit and of greatest aige and had greatest experience
amangis thame all at that tyme. They requyrit of him
gif he thocht it good that the king sould gif battell to
Ingland at that tyme or nocht. The lord Lyndsay being
ryplie advyssit in this matter, seing the proceidingis and
15 conversatioun and behavieour of the king, ansuerit to
the lordis in this maner as efter followis, sayand; ‘ My
‘ lordis ze desyre my oppinioun and iugment gif the
‘ king sould gif battell to Ingland at this tyme or nocht.
‘ My lordis I will gif zow fourtht ane similetude, desyrand
20 ‘ zow to knaw my mynd be the samin heirefter. I com-
‘ pair zour lordschips to ane honest mearchand quho
‘ wald in his woage go to the dyce witht ane commone
‘ haschatur1 and thair to ieopardie in the play on ane
‘ cast 2 aganis a glied3 half penney quhilk gif this march-
25 ‘ and winnis it it wilbe comptit lyttill or nocht, bot gif
1 I has “hasator”—t.e., hazarder or gambler.
2 I has “ane roisnobill.”
3 “Glied” or “gleid.” The original meaning is “squinting,”
but here used in the sense of “ a bad halfpenny.” See Glossary.
How the
lordis passit
to the
consall.
How the
king com
dissagyssit
and hard the
consall.
The lord
Lendsayis
consall.
Fol. go a.
Ane werie
good
exampill.
267
THE XX CHAPTER.
Hou the lordis pasit to the Counsall. Hou the king come disagyssit
and hard the Counsall. The lord lindesayis Counsall. Quha
were nominat to tak the battel on hand.
In this mean tyme the lordis passit to the counsall,
thinkand they wald nocht suffer the king to gif battell
at that tyme to ane mane of law degre.
Bot quhene the lordis past to the consall as said is the
5 king dissagyssed him self and come prevelie and hard
everie lordis wott and quhat was thair conclusioun
towartis his proceidingis, to wit, the lordis devyssit and
chargit Lord Patrick Lyndsay of the Byris to be chance-
lar and first wottar in the consall because he was best
10 leirnit and of greatest aige and had greatest experience
amangis thame all at that tyme. They requyrit of him
gif he thocht it good that the king sould gif battell to
Ingland at that tyme or nocht. The lord Lyndsay being
ryplie advyssit in this matter, seing the proceidingis and
15 conversatioun and behavieour of the king, ansuerit to
the lordis in this maner as efter followis, sayand; ‘ My
‘ lordis ze desyre my oppinioun and iugment gif the
‘ king sould gif battell to Ingland at this tyme or nocht.
‘ My lordis I will gif zow fourtht ane similetude, desyrand
20 ‘ zow to knaw my mynd be the samin heirefter. I com-
‘ pair zour lordschips to ane honest mearchand quho
‘ wald in his woage go to the dyce witht ane commone
‘ haschatur1 and thair to ieopardie in the play on ane
‘ cast 2 aganis a glied3 half penney quhilk gif this march-
25 ‘ and winnis it it wilbe comptit lyttill or nocht, bot gif
1 I has “hasator”—t.e., hazarder or gambler.
2 I has “ane roisnobill.”
3 “Glied” or “gleid.” The original meaning is “squinting,”
but here used in the sense of “ a bad halfpenny.” See Glossary.
How the
lordis passit
to the
consall.
How the
king com
dissagyssit
and hard the
consall.
The lord
Lendsayis
consall.
Fol. go a.
Ane werie
good
exampill.
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