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IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ORLEANS
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XXVII (1512).
Carmen elegum.1
Scotorum terna nomen cum laude triumpha;
sit gens pro titulis nobilitata suis.
Marte ferox iraque brevi sanctissima curat
federa, nil fingens omnia aperta colit.
Huic pactam violare fidem nil turpi us unquam
creditur, ambiguo semper ab hoste cavet.
Viribus indulget, multoque infracta labore
dura subit, verbis parca, sed alta cupit.
Subdola si simulet fraudes inimicis, amicum
pluris habet rebus, patria chara magis.
Si quando fines opus est defendere bello,
baud nummis, nutu principis arma rapit;
Stant acres vultu aspectus, faciesque severe,
ingentes animi, fortia membra virum.
Precipuus celi cultus, magnique Tonantis,
debita huic pietas, non simulata, placet.
Duratura diu crescat sub sidere fausto
Scotia, cristicolis terra beata viris,
Augeat ut nostri longevos principis annos
Juppiter, huic, patri stemmata longa trahat.
Candida protelerint2 fatales pensa sorores,
immemor officii sit soror aspra sui.
O sua semper ames Jacobum Scotia quartum,
Quo duce te celo fama secunda feret.
TeX.09.
Vivat Edinburgi felix generosa iuventus,
gaudeat, et veris floreat aucta bonis.
1 Mediaeval for elegiacum.
2 Sic, probably for prate lent, which would scan and make sense.
3 Here follows an extract, inserted by James Foullis, from the Gospel of St.
John in Latin. The same zealous procurator also inserted a complete Calendar
of the festivals observed by the University. See a similar Calendar, F., i. 17-19.