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[LXXXVIII. J. Maitland Aganis sklandrons
Toungis; P., p. 156; M. CL, p. 121.]
[p. 257] Aganis sklandrous toungis in anno 1572
Gif bissie branit bodeis 30W bakbyte
and of sum wickit wittis 30 ar Invyit
Quha wald deprave 3our doingis for dispyte
Dispyis pair dewilliche deming and defyit
ffor fra pat tyme and treuthe pair tabs haue tryit 5
The suythe sail schaw it selffe out to pair schame
And be pair speche pair spyte salbe espyit
And haue na fayt^ nor force aganis 3o«r fame
Misknaw pair crafte and kythe not as 30 kend it
Thair doingis will pair deling sone detect 10
ffor gif 36 freit, find fait or be offendit
Thair sawis to be suythe sum will suspect
Bot gif pair leyis 3e lychtlie and necglect
And lat pame lie and tak1 30U as pai list
fifra tyme thai find pair fabillis faill effect 15
Thai will deny pair deling and desist
As furious fluidis wft/z gritter force ay flowis
and starkar stevin, quhone stoppit ar pe stremis
And gorgit waterris ever gritter growis
And forcit fyris wzM gritter gleidis out glemis 20
and ay moir brychX. and burning is pe beymis
Off phebus face pat fastast ar reflexit
Sa gude Renoun <\uhitk raillarris rage reprevis 2
Advansis moirpe more Invyaris wexit
1 Deleted, and corrected to lak on margin.
2 Sic.

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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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