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BANNATYNE MS.
231
Schaip sum remeid for godis deite 85
and lat no moir the weid ourga the come
Do 30 no* sa 3e sail accusit be
Afoir the king >at wore the croun of thome
ffinis
Precellend prince havand prerogatyue
as rowy royall in this regioun to ring
I the beseik aganis thy lust to stryue
and loufe thy god aboif all maner of thing
And him imploir now in thy jeiris 3ing 5
To grant the grace thy folk to defend
quhilk he hes gevin the in goueming
In peax and honour to thy lyvis end
And sen tho standis in so tendir aige
That natur to the 3it wosdome denyis 10
Thairfoir submit the to thy counsale seige
Page 239 and in all wayfe wirk as thay devyift fol. 89 a
Bot ovir all thing keip the fra cuvatyift
To princely honour gife thow wald pretend
be liberall Than sail thy fame vpryift 15
and wyn the honour to thy lyvis end
It pat thow gevis deliuer quhen thow hechtis
and suffir no* thy hand Thy hecht delay
ffor than thy hecht and thy deliuerance fechtis
ffar bettir war thy hecht had biddin away 20
he aw me no* That sayis me schortly nay
Bot he pat hechtis and cauffe me attend
Syne gevis me no* I may him repute ay
Ane vntrew dettor to my lyvis end

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