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648 THE TENTH BUKE
And tliarwithall hys lycht and fengeit goft,
Fra tyme the fchip was cliargyt fra the coft,
No langar fekis hyrnys hir to hyde,
Bot flaw vp in the ayr the fammyn tyde,
5 And al diflbluyt into a dyrk clowd.
The meyn feflbn, can fors of wyndis lowd
Turnus far furth amyd the deip fey dry ve :
He dyd behald abowt hym tho belyve,
All ignorant quhat wys this chance was wrocht,
1 And of hys lyfe falvyng na thyng he rocht ;
With handis jun6t vphevit towart hevin,
Syk wordis lie furth braid with drery ftevyn :
Almychty fader of the hevynnys hie,
Has thou me reput on fie wys tobe
1 5 Confufyt in this fchame for myn offens ?
And will I fuffyr fyk torment and pennans ?
Quhidder am I dryue, and from quhens am I cumyn ''.
Quhat maner efche^vyng or fleyng haue I nummyn ?
In quhat eflait fall I return agane ?
20 Sail I evir fe the wallys Lawrentane.
Or evir eft my tentis fall I fe ?
Quhat may gon oil of men now fay of me,
Quhilkis my querrell and me followit to feild,
Quham now, allace ! lo, fechtand vnder fcheild
25 3ondir, fchame to fay the harm, fa wikkytly
Reddy to myfchews detli beleft haue I ?
Lo, I behald thame fleand paill and wan,
And heris the granyng of mony douchty man
In my defalt falland fey to groud.
30 Quhat fal I do ? allace the wofuU ftond !