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BANNATYNE MS.
He gart ]?e Em^eroure trow and trewlye behald
That pe comcraik the pundare at hand 780
Had poyndit all his prift horft in a poynd laid
Becaus paj eite of pe corn in pe kirkland
He coud wirk windaris quhat way pat he wald
Mak of a gray guft a gold garland /
A lang spere of a bittill for a berne bald / 785
Noblis of nut schellis / and siluer of sand
Thus lowkit w1 lu^erteis pe lawglawd la
ffair ladyis in ringis ')
Knychtis in caralyngis V It semyt as sa
Bayth dansis and siwgis J 790
The Ruke Sa come pe \ ruke , w* a rerde and a rane roch
bard A bard out of Irland wt banachadee
Said gluntow guk dynydrach hala mischy doch
Reke hir a rug of pe rost / or scho sail ryve1 the 795
Misch makmory ach mach mountir2 mochloch
Set hir doun gif hir drink quhat deill aylis 3e
O der myn o donnall o dochardy droch
Page 667 Thir ar the Ireland kingis of pe erchrye fob 309 a
O knewlyn o conoquhor o gregre mcgrane 800
The chenachy pe clarschach 1
The beneschene pe ballach V Scho kennis pame ilkane
The crekrye the corach J
3
Dene
rurall
Monye lesingis he maid wald lat ffor na man
To speke quhill he spokin had sparit no thingis
The dene rurall the j ravin | reprevit him pan
805
Bad him his lesingis leue befoir paj lordingis
The bard wox branewod and bitterlye coud ban
How corby messinger q he w1 sorow now singis 810
Thow ischit out of noyis ark / and to pe erd wan
Tareit as trator and bro1 na tadingis
I sail rywe 1 pe ravin bay* guttis and gall
1 S.T.S. The Asloan MS., II., p. 120, reads ryme. Dr Craigie refers
to this on page vi of his Preface. 2 May be momitir.