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JAMES V.
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treumph and blythnes of phrassis and playis maid to
hir at hir hame comming. And first scho was ressawit
at the New1 Abbay zeit. Wpoun the eist syde thair was
maid to hir ane trieumphant frais 2 be Schir Dawid Lynd-
5 say of the Mont, lyoun harrot, quhilk caussit ane great
elude come out of the heavins done abone the zeit
quhair the quene come in, and oppin in two halffis
instantlie and thair appeirit ane fair lady most lyke ane
angell havand the keyis of haill Scotland in hir handis
io deliuerand thame into the quens grace in signe and
taikin that all the heartis of Scottland was opnit to
the ressawing of hir grace; witht certane wriesouns and
exortatiouns maid be the said Schir Dawid Lyndsay into
the quens grace instructioun quhilk teichit hir to serue
15 her god, obey hir husband, and keep hir body clene
according to godis will and commandement. This
beand done, the quen was ressawit into hir palice and
ludging quhilk was callit the New Innes and was weill
decoirit againe hir comming, witht all necessaris pertein-
20 and to ane quen and thair scho ludgit that night, quhill
on the morne at ten hours scho passit to the abbay kirk
and thair scho saw money ane lustie lord and barrone
and gentillmen landit all weill arayit in thair abullze-
mentis againe hir comming; also the bischopis, abbottis,
25 pryouris, monkis, freiris and chanounis regular maid great
solemnitie in the abbay kirk witht mese3 songis and
playing on the organis. This being done, the king
ressawit the quen in his palice to the denner quhair
thair was great mirth schallmes draught trumpattis and
30 weir trumpatis 4 witht playing and phrassis 5 efter denner 6
1 I has “nather.”
2 I has “ pheirs”—i.e., farce, but we should now say “ pageant.”
3 I has “messes”—i.e., masses.
4 I has “weir”—war trumpets; A has “win trumpats”—
i.e., wind trumpets, but probably “weir” is right. See Notes as to
the musical instruments.
5 “Phrassis”—i.e., farces. See Notes. 6 I has “efter none.”
How the
quen was
ressawit.
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