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THE PETITION OF THE GRAY HORSE. IQ
and to thy auld ft^rwand/j haff E
(That lang)1 hes lipinit Into the 70
[p. 18] Gif (I be)1 ane off (tha)1 my sell
Throw all regiones hes bein hard tell
Off quhilk my vrytting vitnes beris
and ^ete thy danger ay me deris
Bot efter danger cuwis grace 75
as hes bein herd in mony piece
Quod dumbar &c
[XIII. Dunbar The Petition of the
Gray Horse; S.T.S., p. 215.]
Schir lat It neu^r In toume2 betald
That I suld be ane 3owllis 3ald
Suppois I war ane aid 3ald auer3 25
schott furt^ o«r clewch to squische the cleuer
and hed the strenthis off all streneverne
I wald at 30UII be housit and staid
ftz'r lat it neu<?r In toune be tald
30
I am ane auld horft as 3c knaw
That eu^r In duill dois drug and draw
gryt court horft puttzk me fra pe staw
to fang the fog be firthe and fald
ftz'r lat it neu^r in toune be tald &c 35
I heff run lang furt/z in the feild
On pastozzm that ar plane and peld
I myzr^t be now tein In for eild
my bekzV ar spruzzing4 he and bald 40
ftz'r lat it neuer In toufi be tald &c
1 Faded; suppliedfrom R.
3 Altered to Jaid aver.
2 Sic, for toune.
4 Sic.
and to thy auld ft^rwand/j haff E
(That lang)1 hes lipinit Into the 70
[p. 18] Gif (I be)1 ane off (tha)1 my sell
Throw all regiones hes bein hard tell
Off quhilk my vrytting vitnes beris
and ^ete thy danger ay me deris
Bot efter danger cuwis grace 75
as hes bein herd in mony piece
Quod dumbar &c
[XIII. Dunbar The Petition of the
Gray Horse; S.T.S., p. 215.]
Schir lat It neu^r In toume2 betald
That I suld be ane 3owllis 3ald
Suppois I war ane aid 3ald auer3 25
schott furt^ o«r clewch to squische the cleuer
and hed the strenthis off all streneverne
I wald at 30UII be housit and staid
ftz'r lat it neu<?r In toune be tald
30
I am ane auld horft as 3c knaw
That eu^r In duill dois drug and draw
gryt court horft puttzk me fra pe staw
to fang the fog be firthe and fald
ftz'r lat it neu^r in toune be tald &c 35
I heff run lang furt/z in the feild
On pastozzm that ar plane and peld
I myzr^t be now tein In for eild
my bekzV ar spruzzing4 he and bald 40
ftz'r lat it neuer In toufi be tald &c
1 Faded; suppliedfrom R.
3 Altered to Jaid aver.
2 Sic, for toune.
4 Sic.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (45) |
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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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| Shelfmark | SCS.STES2.7, 20 |
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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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