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BANNATYNE MS.
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of Abedon thais surgane seis
Till cum till hir f>«tVat scho lay / La la
quhair He wes drownit by pe way / my
How say 30 than be peramous 25
That promisit his luf for to meit
quho fand be fortoun mervalouft
ane bludy clay* befoir his feit
ffor tisbeis saik him self he slew La La
To pruve he wes ane luvar trew / my 30
Hercules for ectione
murderit ane monsteir fell
Page 491 He pot Him self in lepordie
perrelus as pe story dois tell
reskewand hir vpoun pe schoir la la
or els be chance had deid fairfoir / my
Annaxerat pe 1 bewtyfull
quhome kiphis did behold and se
W* sychis & sobbis petifull
That peragon lang wowit he 40
And quhene he culd no* w*in 2 hir so / la la
He went and he hangit him self for wo / my etc.
Off all pir maiteris mervalus
gud ladeis 3it I can tell 30W moir
The goddis hes bene full amorus 45
As 3 lupiter by lemit loir
twyift on pe day his chop thai schred / La La
To cum till alcumenois bed / My /
Gif bewty breidis sic blisfulnes
In amoring of god and man 50
Gud ladeis lat no* wilfullnes
1 Originally is. 2 Sic. 3 Off deleted.
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