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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
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For stownd of wond ar found amang }our handw;
Bot sen je ken that men ar in jo^r bandis, 70
Crowall at all je wilbe callit awayis,
to sla ]>e ma« that ^eldw at joar deuyse.
Finis. Ame«. quod I Nisbit.
VIII.
[AS EIS AR MESSAGE TO pE HAIRT.]
F. 6 a. As eis ar message to }>e hairt,
The hairt consultis wzth }>e thocht,
So thocht and mynd consultis Inwart
To will, and quhen that thay haue wrocht,
Directis ]>e handis, and handis hes brocht 5
This bill vnto jour guidlie heidis;
3our guidlie heidis this send hes socht,
And socht is mercy and remeid.
Remeid man mend my mellodie,
Than mellodie is my desyre, 10
Desyre is medicene for me,
And medicene l?at I requyre,
And I requyre luif to inspyre,
3our hert to myne, as myne is jouris,
That jouris ower myne may haif impyre, 15
And myne to serve jow at all houris.
As at all hour I salbe readie,
quhen je ar readie to ressaue it,
Ressaue it, je [quha] ar my Ladie,
for je ar Ladie quha suld haif it, 20
Sen je suld haif it quha can craif it,
Craif it can none bot jow allone,
To jow allone now heir I laif it,
Now laif je it, my hairt is gone.