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BANNATYNE MS.
139
The burd wt orient perle plant till appeir
Dicht as a dyademe digne / deir to behold
Circlit on ilka syd w4 a sapheir
The laspis lonit The lem and rubeyis inrold
Syne twa keift our corft of siluer so cleir 345
1 paipis In a feild of asur flamit on fold
armes
The paipis armes at poynt to blasone & beir
As feiris for a pursevant l
That will viage avant > Armes to weir
Actiue and auenant J 350
2 Empri-
oris armes Syne in a feild of siluer secound he beiris
Ane egill ardent of air pat ettilis so he
The membiris of pe samyn foule displayit as affeiris
fferme / formit on fold ay set for to fie 355
All of sable pe self / quha pe suth leiris
The beke by/>«iVtitit bryme of pat ilk ble
The emprior of almane the armes he weiris /
3 france As signifer souerane / and syne culd I se
Thre flour delycis of frawce all of fyne gold 360
In a feild of asure 'j
The thrid armes in honour l Thatis 1 blenkit so bold
The said pursevand bure ’
Scot-
landis
armis
Thairw4 linkit in a lyng be leirit mew approvit 365
he bure a lyoun as lord of gowlis 2 full gay
Maid maikles of mycht on mold quhair he movit
rycht rampand as roy ryell of array
off pure gold wes pe grund quhair pe grym hovit
W4 dowble tressour about flowrit in fay 370
And flourdelycis on loft pat mony leid lovit
off gold signet and set to schaw in assay
Our souerane of scotlandfs armes to knaw
1 Sic.
2 gold deleted, and gowlis interlined.

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