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MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Schir at pi baronis thrie thingis requyre
quhilk be ressown can not dinyit be
first to breik iustice pat nane sail pe desyre 35
The secund is pat pow may vs frilie
Thy awin leifing so pat it ma be trewlie
put to sic pr<?ffeit as guidlie it may
Thridlie pat pai pe helpe & fortifie
iustice to do at all tyme nyc^t and day. 40
Schir gif na eiris to waine flatteraris
quha at pe lenthe will bot pe plaine dissawe
gif na credens to comune clatteraris
nor in pi court na bakbyt^ris resawe
That will of pame at quhome pai malice haife 45
To pi hienes mony lowd lising make
And gar pi grace in1 heitrent consawe
agane trewe men fra pe till hald abake
Mycht sclanderit men of pe gait audiens
or war pm^nt quhane ewill teillis war tauld 50
Thay sould say weill defend pair innocens
Thair honestie sa iustifie pai wald
gar pame think schame till lie pat was so bald
and gar pi grace sa kene pe weritie
That pow sould pane for honest men pame hald 55
And tratlane toungis had our lang leif to li.
O royell roy pi realme ay rewile be xychX.
and be wyft «?«sell gyd pi maiestie
about pi p<?rsoun haif bayt// day and nyr//t
godlie guid men of fame and honestie 60
And do na thing in pi minoritie
be p^rsuasioun of ewill teillis nocht trewe
That quhane pow cu;«mis to maioritie
experience will gif pe caus to rew.
1 Sic.
MAITLAND FOLIO MS.
Schir at pi baronis thrie thingis requyre
quhilk be ressown can not dinyit be
first to breik iustice pat nane sail pe desyre 35
The secund is pat pow may vs frilie
Thy awin leifing so pat it ma be trewlie
put to sic pr<?ffeit as guidlie it may
Thridlie pat pai pe helpe & fortifie
iustice to do at all tyme nyc^t and day. 40
Schir gif na eiris to waine flatteraris
quha at pe lenthe will bot pe plaine dissawe
gif na credens to comune clatteraris
nor in pi court na bakbyt^ris resawe
That will of pame at quhome pai malice haife 45
To pi hienes mony lowd lising make
And gar pi grace in1 heitrent consawe
agane trewe men fra pe till hald abake
Mycht sclanderit men of pe gait audiens
or war pm^nt quhane ewill teillis war tauld 50
Thay sould say weill defend pair innocens
Thair honestie sa iustifie pai wald
gar pame think schame till lie pat was so bald
and gar pi grace sa kene pe weritie
That pow sould pane for honest men pame hald 55
And tratlane toungis had our lang leif to li.
O royell roy pi realme ay rewile be xychX.
and be wyft «?«sell gyd pi maiestie
about pi p<?rsoun haif bayt// day and nyr//t
godlie guid men of fame and honestie 60
And do na thing in pi minoritie
be p^rsuasioun of ewill teillis nocht trewe
That quhane pow cu;«mis to maioritie
experience will gif pe caus to rew.
1 Sic.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > New series > Maitland folio manuscript > Volume 1, 1919 > (482) |
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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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