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THE WORLD CHANGED.
57
Is comptit now for vertew and na vyce 55
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
Knawlege of god is curiositie
And wisdome standis in prophanitie
Grave countenance is gloriositie
Dissolute lyf is thoucht humanitie 60
Gude fallowschip standis in vanitie
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is tho^t vyce
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
Now filthie speche is tho^t purpoift maist meit
And hurdome haldin is ane prettie sport 65
pudicitie is comptit lak of spreit
And ruffiance now gettis best report
All grave purpoift is trist and but confort
Sua vyce vertew and vertew is Xhocht vyce
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce 70
Waisting is comptit liberalitie
And gredeynes is thocht ane gudlie gayne
honest spending is prodigalite
Ay grittest coist is apone thingA vane
And that is1 socht quhairof pe flesch2 is fane 75
Swa vyce vertew and vertew is thoc^t vyce
O leving lord pis change is wounder nyce
Pryde now is comptit magnanimitie
And lawlineft is lugeit base curage
Trew monising dois mak inimitie 80
And fein^eit favour takkA vp the wage
Trew preiching makkis pe wyckit mair to rage
The mair thai heir the mair thay rin in vyce
O leving lord this change is wounder nyce
1 thocht deleted here.
2 fleschis, with -is deleted.

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Volume 1, 1919
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1919-1927 - Maitland folio manuscript
DescriptionContaining 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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