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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
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Christ, gewe my Breist war of the cristell cleir,
That my trew hairt in presence micht appeir,
With ludgeing eis beffore jow to be sene,
Thair sould je se }our portratour but peir, 40
3o&r face so sueit to me that is sa deir,
3o«r cheik, jowr chin, 30m lywelie cristell ene;
Thair sould je se }>e dairtis and arrowis kene,
<\uhi\)t in 10m handis my bludie hert doith pers,
mair crewalie nor I can heir reherse. 45
With perceing eis, fra that I did persaife
the guidlie gift J?at natowr to 30W gaife,
3o?nr bewtie Bricht, ^oux bountie but compair,
the wantoune jouthe, q«/folk libertie doith craiffe,
Fredome forsuik & vald na fredome haiff, 50
bynding myself to be jo^r pressoner;
my mynd also opprest with crewell cair,
Into jowr will dois jeld w/t-^out ane straik,
refuseand lyfe and Fredome For 30&T saik.
F. 83 a. O sueit, contreit, my spreit talk in jowr hauld, 55
With hert Inwart, conwert my cairis cauld;
lang thoo^t hes socht, and brocht me to this place;
persaife ^oux slaiff, je hawe me as je wald,
heir to fulfill jo&r will, my ffeit I fawld;
Sen I apply, deny me nocht t,oux grace, 60
In neid, vith speid, remeid my crewall caift j
It war to Far to mar me but offence,
Sen stay je may alway my wiolence.
Sueit thing, conding, benyng of memorie,
my Paneis to lane war wane but remedie; 65
But sen 30 ken <\uhaix\xi the xxxzAer standis,
my sair dispair prepair to pacific.
hawe reuthe, with trewt/fc, let noG^t ^oux schfruand[is]