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BANNATYNE MS.
Thairfoir do ry* and ^erseueir
fior vf>ir hes bene a]s fortunate
as 3e And stud w4 kingis als neir 35
3it1 tint thair landts for falsate
ffinis etc.
Quhen doctouris prechit to win the joy etemall
Vnto the hevin eftir or lordis assense
Thay causit iustice but bud or fauour camall
Thay causit be pvnist fleschly vyle offense
Consciens gaif banyfice to clerkis of conscience 5
and sa the feind had sic invy thairon
Gart skraip away of conscience the con
And sa behind wes levit bot science
Sciens Than wer all clerkis for science promovit
and thay pat wald to study maist apply 10
Bot 3it the feind at science wes commovit
Ens gart skraip away of science the sci
and sa levit Ens be his fals sle invy
Quhilk suld be for gold or geir exponit
quhairby benifice ar now of dayis disponit 15
But science or conscience for to sell & by
Page 241 O souerane lord and most excellant king fol. 90 a
gar put the con / and / sci / agane till ens
and rewll thy realme w* iustice in thy ring
gife benifice to clerkis of consciens 20
off wisdome and honor to stand at thy defens
Se in thy court pat conscience ay be clene
hes deleted, Jit on margin.

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Volume 2, 1928
ShelfmarkSCS.STES2.22
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1928-1934 - Bannatyne manuscript
DescriptionWritten in tyme of pest, 1568, by George Bannatyne. Edited and introduced by W. Tod Ritchie. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by W. Blackwood and Sons Ltd., 1928-34. 4 volumes. This is New Series 22-23, 26 only. Volumes 2-4 contain the text of the manuscript.
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Scottish Text Society publications
DescriptionA 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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