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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Withe vvantoun ^outhe, 'gocht 3c be cowthe
With curage hie on loft
Suppois grit drouthe, cum in 3our mouthe
Bewar drink not ouir oft
Tak bot at list, Suppois 30 thrist
3our mouthe at lasar cule
in mynd solist, wele to resist
Langer lestis 3eir nor 3ule
Thocht 3e ryd soft, cast not ouir oft
3our speir in to pe reist
Wzt/2 stufe oncoft, set vpone loft
Aneuch is ewin a feist
In luifis grace, Suppois 3e trace
Thinkand 3our selffe abone
3e may percaift, cast dewis aift
And swa be lorchit1 sone
ffra tyme 30 stank, in to pe bank
And dry poynt puttis play
3e tyne pe thank, man hauld ane hank
Or all be past away
ffra pow rin twme, as I preswme
Thow hes baithe scayt/z and scorne
The to conswme wz't^ sic ane Iwme
That bourd myc/zt be forborne
ffor in pat play gif I suythe say
gud will is not allowit
Quhone pow not may, ga hame2 away
Than art pow all forhowit
1 Sic.
2 On margin.
Withe vvantoun ^outhe, 'gocht 3c be cowthe
With curage hie on loft
Suppois grit drouthe, cum in 3our mouthe
Bewar drink not ouir oft
Tak bot at list, Suppois 30 thrist
3our mouthe at lasar cule
in mynd solist, wele to resist
Langer lestis 3eir nor 3ule
Thocht 3e ryd soft, cast not ouir oft
3our speir in to pe reist
Wzt/2 stufe oncoft, set vpone loft
Aneuch is ewin a feist
In luifis grace, Suppois 3e trace
Thinkand 3our selffe abone
3e may percaift, cast dewis aift
And swa be lorchit1 sone
ffra tyme 30 stank, in to pe bank
And dry poynt puttis play
3e tyne pe thank, man hauld ane hank
Or all be past away
ffra pow rin twme, as I preswme
Thow hes baithe scayt/z and scorne
The to conswme wz't^ sic ane Iwme
That bourd myc/zt be forborne
ffor in pat play gif I suythe say
gud will is not allowit
Quhone pow not may, ga hame2 away
Than art pow all forhowit
1 Sic.
2 On margin.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (390) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/107624488 |
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| Shelfmark | SCS.STES2.7 |
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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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