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COMPLAINT TO THE KING.
17
[XII. Dunbar Complaint to the
King; S.T.S., p. 212.]
I wald wist I quhome till
Or wnto quhome darett my bill
quhidder to god pat all thing steinly
and 1 thing seis and all thing heim
and all thing vrocht in dayis seweyne
Or till his moder quein off heweyne
Or wnto wardlie prince heir downe
That dois for Justice weir a'crownne
Off vrang/^ and off gryt Iniurzj
That nobillis in par dayis Indum
and men off wertew and cubing
Off wit and vysdome in gydding
That nor^t cane in this cowrt iwzquyft
for lawte luiff nor lang ff^rvyff
Bot fowll low lowrdane hedit levelhly
10
5
Couth quhe«nis 2 kenseis and cukoun3 kewellzly
Stuffettzly strekourzly & stafische struzzzmelh’i'
Wyld haschbaldzlr haggarbald/j and huwmellzj
Druzzcartw dysourzly dyownly drewellzly
mismad mandragzj- off mastiff strynd4
Crawdones couhirttzlr and theiffz'i' off kynd
blait mouit blad^eanes wzt/z bledder cheikzly
Clubfacet clucanes wzt^ clutit breikz>
Chuff midding churllzk cuzwing off cart fillaw 25
gryt glaschewe hedit gorge millam
Ewill horrible monsteris falff and fowll
Suw causleff clekz> till him ane cowll
ane gryt conucnt fra syne to tyff
and he him selff exampill of vyft 30
Enterand for geir and no devociouw
The Dewill is glaid off his promociouzz
1 Altered to all. 2 Altered to Cowkin.
3 R. has culroun. 4 Altered to skynd.
misgydit members off the Dewellz>
20
B
VOL. I.
17
[XII. Dunbar Complaint to the
King; S.T.S., p. 212.]
I wald wist I quhome till
Or wnto quhome darett my bill
quhidder to god pat all thing steinly
and 1 thing seis and all thing heim
and all thing vrocht in dayis seweyne
Or till his moder quein off heweyne
Or wnto wardlie prince heir downe
That dois for Justice weir a'crownne
Off vrang/^ and off gryt Iniurzj
That nobillis in par dayis Indum
and men off wertew and cubing
Off wit and vysdome in gydding
That nor^t cane in this cowrt iwzquyft
for lawte luiff nor lang ff^rvyff
Bot fowll low lowrdane hedit levelhly
10
5
Couth quhe«nis 2 kenseis and cukoun3 kewellzly
Stuffettzly strekourzly & stafische struzzzmelh’i'
Wyld haschbaldzlr haggarbald/j and huwmellzj
Druzzcartw dysourzly dyownly drewellzly
mismad mandragzj- off mastiff strynd4
Crawdones couhirttzlr and theiffz'i' off kynd
blait mouit blad^eanes wzt/z bledder cheikzly
Clubfacet clucanes wzt^ clutit breikz>
Chuff midding churllzk cuzwing off cart fillaw 25
gryt glaschewe hedit gorge millam
Ewill horrible monsteris falff and fowll
Suw causleff clekz> till him ane cowll
ane gryt conucnt fra syne to tyff
and he him selff exampill of vyft 30
Enterand for geir and no devociouw
The Dewill is glaid off his promociouzz
1 Altered to all. 2 Altered to Cowkin.
3 R. has culroun. 4 Altered to skynd.
misgydit members off the Dewellz>
20
B
VOL. I.
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| Description | Containing poems by Sir Richard Maitland, Dunbar, Douglas, Henryson, and others / edited by W.A. Craigie. 2 volumes. Volume 1 contains the complete text of the Maitland folio manuscript from the original in the Pepysian library, Magdalene college, Cambridge, and Volume 2, a full description of the manuscript, together with textual notes, vocabulary, and other relevant matter. |
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| Description | A collection of over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700. Most titles are in Scots, and include editions of poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan. Edited by a key scholarly publisher of Scotland's literary history, and published from the late 19th century onwards by the Scottish Text Society. Available here are STS series 1-3. |
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