^ntprtflinmpn! for f^p (Juriou^ AT TIIK KDINBUKCH ** Oltjc 15 a ok f $rlioppr." CATALOGUE A FEW CHOICE "OUT-OF-THE WAY" BOOKS, WEILL WUUTUV THK NOTICE OK COLLKCTORS, Of which the Advertiser hALnREn,CoxwAi.Lan(l Pai.ladius. P.y William Stevex.sox, I). I)., Profes.sor of Divinity and ErcU\'. — II. JScotland's Teares in his Couu- treyes behalf, 1025. — III. Scutlamrs "Welcome to her Native Sonne, and Soveraigne Lord, King (."liark'.s, 1G33. —IV. The Gushing Tear-s of Godly Sorrow, 1G40.— V. A Eriefe and Suniraarie Discourse upon that lanientahlc and dreadful! disaster at Dunglasse, 164U. — VI. Scot- land's I'anouesi.s to her dread Soveraign King Charles the Second, I GOO. Now first Colh-cteil, and Edited, with Biographical Notices, by James Maidment. Small 4to, boards, 30s. 1863 Reprints of Kare, CiRioua, and Interesting AVorksj, Edited, with Illistrative Additions. ^ulti Ballati iJoctru. /// Snudl Sro, doth hoards, 31s. 6d. FOUR BOOKS OF CHOICE OLD SCOTISH BALLADS, viz. 1. A iJALLAU JiutiK, 16L'3. — II. A ^iuKlll CoLNTlUK Garland, 1824.— III. The Hallad Book, 182G.— IV. A New Book of Old Ballads, 1844. E;ra[thioal labours, from the pen of .lohn lioUKh .Nichols, I'lsq.. ap|>eareil in ••The llpr.ild and (ienealogist fur -lanuary IItG4." It uai afterwards " lieprinted with some corrections," and circulated separately. Ilia remains aro interred in tl»«» (ffonnds of the F^piscopal ' 'hurdi at the I'enii Hridft*". Kdinlmrch. 742059 VI PREFACE. cince of Joseph Walter King Eytox, Esq. F.S.A. of Elsliam Road, Kensington, London, and that of David Laixg, Esq., LL.D., Librarian to the Society of "Writers to the Signet, Edinlnirgh, copies of all these have since heen obtained, and the other difficulties overcome. This Collection, or series of Historical, Political, and Satirical Poems, Ballads, and Pas- quinades, is of the highest interest and curiosity. The pieces of -which it is composed were originally issued as Broadsides and Small Tracts, printed in Black-Letter, between the 3'ears 1567 and 1591, chiefly during the reign of the Earl of Murray as Regent for Mary Queen of Scots and her son James the Sixth. They have now been here brought together and Reprixted in a uniform style, Avithout the slightest alteration, and thereby made accessible to Antiquaries for the first time. !N^o doubt these " Ballates " have been characterized as " gross, illiberal, and obscene 3" but they are not unworthy of preser- vation. Every writing coe\-al Avith the great and momentous occurrences of the Sixteenth Century must be regarded as interesting, more especially if in any instance historical reality can be contrasted with popular behef. Many of these Black- Letter Broadsides, describing the death of the King Henry Darrd.ey, and the Assassination of the " Good Regent" Murray, &c., were scattered amongst the people, and the ex- asperation of the two parties in the state became daily more incurable. On the rarity of these Broadsides it is superfluous to enlarge. In many, if not in most, instances they are unique. Few or no Duplicates of them are to be met with in Pubhc or Private Libraries ; a circumstance for which it is easy to account, if we reflect that they were seldom printed in a form calculated for preservation. Several of the Poems are Anonymous ; but they are not the less interesting and curious 1' II !•: F A ( • K. vn as expressiiiLf thi> sontiiuonts of coiitoinpomrios, ainl may thus bo cousulered us contributinns to the historv r;\tlnT tliau the poetry of the age. Of liOHKiiT SKMPiLii, to wlioiii the Autlioi'sliipof thc " J'mllatos ilhistrative of Piil)lio Atfaii-s about tin- rloso of tht.' Ivi'j,'oncy of James Karl of ^rurray," has been attril)utiM], little or nolbiuij is known. He has been described as "a copious and volumiiions versifier of wars," and also as lieing " one of the most perse- vering and most unsuccessful of the period." He is represented to have been " Kobert, Fourth Lord Sempill, a Scotish Peer ;" but his identity at this moment remains as doubtful as ever it tlid. Certiiin it seems, however, that none of the Lords .Sempill were poets ; antl although it is altogether extraordin- ary that the identity of an author of so nuicli al)ility and re- putiition as Kobert Sempill should have been lost si.^! t of, still it is nevertheless true that it has hitherto eluded all re- search. Loi-d Sempill professed the Koman Catholic Religion, while the poems of Robert Sempill contain the mo.st unetiuivocal proofs of having l)een written by a Protestant and very zealous Presbyterian. There is some r&tson to believe that Robert Sempill w.is a Captjiin in the Army ; he speaks of himself ns being pix'stiut at the " Sege of Kdiuliurgh ('astle." His poems are s;ud to be '* imlecent and unpoctical," and his " Legend of the Bischop of St Androis Lyfe," is spoken of as " a comjwund of vulgarity, passion, and malevolence," and also " as a most persevering, gross, and illiberal attack on the character of Dr. Patrick Adamson, who was a seholar, a man of talents, and a prelate of ingenuity and of erudition, but was not free fioiii the glaring errors into wliirh cliurrluiii'n an* sometimes ]>etrayed by the fatal allurenientii of ambition. He became" it is atlded, "successively Minister of Pai.sley, (.'ijajdain to the viii P R E F A E. JRegent, and Archbishop of St. Andrews. These honoiirs Avere not obtained without loud impeacliments of liis consistency and sincerity. And Avhen the Archbishop was rapidly sinking into poverty and contempt, Sempill employed himself in the compo- sition of this cruel invective," * On the other side, Thomas Dempster, in his ** Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum : sive, De Scriptoribus JScotis 1G27," (page 602,) Edinburgli, (Bannatyne Club), 1829, represents Robert Sempill as exliibit- ing the combined excellencies of Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid, and CaUimachus. His Panegyric is too remarkable to be omitted : — " Semple, claro nomine poeta, cui patriiis sermo tantum debet, ut nuUi plus debere eraditi fateautur : felix in eo color, temperatum judicium, rara inventio, dictio pm-a ac Candida, quibus dotibus llegi Jacobo carissimns fuit. Scripsit Ehythmos vernacule lib, 1. Carmina amatoria, ut Propertii sanguinem, Tibulli lac, Ovidii mel, Callimachi sudorem, aequasse plerisque doctis videatur, lib 1." In " Eobert Bixrel's Diarj- 1532-1605," printed in the " Fragments of Scotish History," Edited by John Graham Dalyell, and published in 1798, it is recorded that there was in " 1568 The 17 of Januarii, a play made by Eobert Semple, and played before the Lord Eegent, and divers- uthers of the Isobilitie." There have been several conjectures as to this Play and its author, with little satisfactory result. It was probably a very simple representation of some historical scene or transaction, such as we can imagine the life of the execrable Bothwell to have gratefully furnished before such a compaiiy. However, it is generally supposed to have been " A verie ex- cellent and delectable Comedie, intituled Philotos." It was * '-Lives of the Scotish Poets," 1810. and 'The History of Scotibh Poetry," IStil, by Pr. David Irving, passim. V U !•: F A r E. IX tirst priuteil at Ediiiburgli by l\ul»frt Cluirleri.s in 1G03. Another Edition appeared in 1G12 ; and a reprint of tlie Fii-st Edition, edited by Dr. Irving, was presented to the ^lenibers of the Bannatyue Chib by Julin AVhitefoord ^lac- kenzie, Esq., Edinburgli, in 1835. John Knox, in a letter to Thomas llandolpli, 3rd May 1564, remarks tliat — " Boht youris ar cunien to my liandis with your bow, for the which I liartelio thank you. Ivollettis tydingis are as yit buried in the breastis of two within this reidnie, butt Maddye tellelit ws many newos : * The mess shall up, tlr- Bisohope of Glaskier and Abbot of Duufermling come as Am- bassadouris from the General Couusall, niy Lord Botliwell sliaU foUow, with power to ])utt in execution whatsoever is de- manded, and our Soveraine will liave done; and then shall Knox and his preaching be pulled by the earis, etc' Thus with ws ravis Maddye * every day ; but heirupon I greatlie pans not" Sempill appears to have been in such a rank of life as not to be above ordinary rewards for his services, as on the 12th of Feburary 15G7-8 there is au entry in the Lord High Treasurer's Books of £6 6, 13s. 4d. "to KobertSemplc" And .cUexander Montgomery, (Author of " The Cherrie and the iSlaye "), in a sonnet addressed to Kobert Hudson, specifies iSempill as not exempted from the too common misfortunes of poets : — •• Ve knaw ill guydiog genders moiij? gcea. Anil iipeciully in I'oels ; for example, Ye can pen out tua euple and ye pleis. Yourself and I, uld Scotland liub«rt tiemple." • " Maddye," a name in common use at all tim». and occurring in some of the Ballads of IJobert Sempill; one, for instance, ends—" Quod Madilie, rrioress of the kaill-market." Uicliaril Hannnlyne, in his Memorials, 157(1, also speaks of " .Madie in our fisch mcrkat," &c.—Jo/in /Cuox's W'oil-ji, rollecU>d and Edited by David Laing. Vol. VI. p. .■)4l. Letter Ixxviii. I'xlinhurgh. Thomas ^ geiulers tiumy fiees, Ami (ipeciully in I'oets : for ex:iiii|ilc, Ye ran pen out tua cuple and ye pleis. Yourself and I, old Scott and Kobsrt Semple." • " Maddye," a name in common use at all tim", and occurring in some of tlie Hallads of IJobert Sempill; one, for inx'» Work*, • ollectt'd and Kdited by David L.aing. \ol. \l. p. .>4I. l.itter Ixxviii, hdinliurgh. 'I'liomius < ieorgc Stevenson, l!l(i-l. X P K E F A C E. On the 19th April 1567, an Act was passed, " Aneutis the Makarisand Vpsettaris of Plackardes and Billis," viz., — " For- samekle as be ane licentious abuse enterit laitlie and cum in practize within this Eealme, Thair hes bene placardes and billis and ticquettis of defaniatioun sett vp vnder silence of nycht in diuerse publict places alswiell Avithin Burgh as vtherwyse in the Eealme. To the sclander reproclie and infamye of the Quenis Maiestie and diuerse of tlie I^obilitie. Quhilk disordour gif it be suffereit langer to remaine vnpunist may redound uocht onlie to the gret hurt and detriment of all nobillemen in thair gud fame, privat calumpniatoris having be this means libertie to bakbyte thame. Bot als the counnone miy l)e impiietit and occasioun of (pierrell takin vpounis fals and vntrew sclander tfor remeid cpxhairof the Quenis Maiestie and thre estaitis of parliament statutis and ordainis that in tyme cuming quhair ony sic Bill or placard of Defamatioun beis fundin afiixt or tint the persounis first seand or findand the samin sail tak it and incontinent distroy it sua that no forder knawlege nor cojiy 2)as of the samin. And gif he failzeis thairin and that thairthrow owther the writting beis c »pyit or proceidis to forder knawlege amang the jjepille. The th'st sear and finder thairof salbe punist in the samin maner as the first Inventar, writtar, tynar, and vpsettar of the samin gif he wer apprehendit. That is to say the defamearis of the (^uene vnder the pane of Deid and to extend vpounn all vtheris to Imprisonment, at the Quenis grace plesour and for- der to be punist at hir hienes plesour according to the qualitie of the persoun is sua defamit." In the " Diurnal of Eemarkable Occurrents that have passed Avithin Scotland, 1513-1575," pubHshed by the Bannatyne Chib in 1833, it is recorded that " Vpoun the twantie nyne r 11 K F A c i:. XI [nyiu'teuc I] <.lay of Aprylc 15G7, our sdUiTuuc ladie com with the nobilitie to the parliament, tind come to the tolbuitli ; . . . . uiul certiine Actis wes maid tliairefter Tho tliird was twitcliing certane tickettis and wruittingis, jiut vp efter the slaucliter of tlio King, defiuning diuei-sc personis without assu- rance thairof, that none suld set thame vp, wiiti- nor dyte thame, or gif tliaj saw tlianio, thaj suld distroy thaiuo, and na copyse to be lane thairof; with cortiiicivtiouu gif thaj be fund indoand the siimiu, thaj suld be pvneist as principall doaris thairof." . . . In " The Autobiogi-ajHiy and Diary of Mn. James Mki.vill, Minister of Kilrenny, in Fife, looG-lGlO," (Wixlrow Society Edition, 1842), it is recorded that while he Avas at Montrose in the year 1570, " Ther was also ther a post, (a carrier or mes- senger, John Fiidieaviu), that fre<[Ui'nted Edinbruche, and brouglit ham Psalme Ihiikes and Ilallates ; nanilie, of I{ol)ert Semple's making, wherin 1 tiiik plfasour, and Icrnit sunt thing bathe of the esteat of tlie eountrey, and of the missours and cullors of .Scottes ryme." David Calderwood, in his " Histy William Stewart, Arran's Ihother, and wiis sent to Kinneill the nixt morning, because it Avas alledged he had ruccaved letters fromo the l^irlc of Angus," And again, undenlate 1584, remarks that IJishop Adamsoue's " liehaviour in his journey to, at, and from Loiuh>un, is sett doun in a cer- tan i)oem niadr by Jiobert Sempell, a Scotish Poet, intituled, " Tlif Legend of the Lymmar's Life." The suiume is. he pretendftl he was to goe to the well of Spaw ; but his intent was no farther tlian Englanil. As he went Ity Vorke. he ransed J<>h)i'' llari>er. a Scotish tailyeoiU', tak nil' froiue tlie XIV PREFACE. of the Cherrle and the Sine) was lii.s frlL'u.l RoaEUT Sempill a more voluminous, but by uo means so good or so popular a. poet. It has been said elsewhere, that this Eobert Sempill was a titled personage ; but it is right to mention in this place, that Dr. Irving is decidedly hostile to such an opinion, and treats the whole matter as a mere figment of an idle imagina- tion. ' One of the most persevering and unsuccessful versifiers of this period,' says he, ' was Eobert Sempill, whom a late writer (iSibbald), who amuses himself with perpetual con- jectures, ridiculously supposes to have been a Scottish Peer. — The eulogium which Dempster has bestowed on Sempill's genius, is highly extravagant, and must have been conceived without any previous acquaintance with his writings ; he re- presents him as exhibiting the combined excellencies of Pro- pertius, TibuUus, Ovid, and Callimachus. Some pieces of this poetaster are to be found in the Evergreen ; and Mr. Daly ell has lately republished others from the original editions. They are equally indecent and unpoetical.' With every mark of deference to the opinions of a writer who seldom dogmatises rashly, and who has by his labours done so much for the memories of Scotland's poets, we at the same time are compellcid to dissent as widely from him on this point, as he seems to do from Sibbald and Dempster. " It is to be observed, that albeit the Doctor contradicts Sibbald, he does not disprove his position, nor even attempt to shake it by any investigation whatever which might throw more light on the subject matter of disjmte. Mere assertions are to be received with extreme caution, when unaccompanied with their proofs. As for our simple selves, we see nothing ridiculous at aU in Sibbald's"supposition ; but on the contrary every reason to make us believe it perfectly correct. According 1' It K F A I' i:. XV to Douj^las's Pi't'iMijf and ( 'raw fun I 's llistuiy of JlfiilriusliirL', liulu'Vt, tho fourth Lord Si-nipill, succcuclcd to liis _i,Taudfather in 1571, and died at au advanced a|^o in IGll. Sfuijiill tlio poet wrote all his works between the years 15G5 and 1073 : for in Hirrell's diary occurs the following notice : ' 1568 Jan. 17. A i>lay was made by Kobert SempiU, and peifornied before the Lord liegent and divers othei-s of the nobility ;' whieli play Sibbald imagines in all likelihood to be Philotus ; and in Ames' Typography of Great IJritain, it appears that ' The Sege of the Ciistel of Edenburgh,' was ' iniprintit be Kobert Le- l)reuick, anno 1573.' By Dempster, the death of .Sempill is lixeil in 1595, ])ut this discrepancy is over-ruled by the fact that this author was at a distance from his native country when he \vrote, and could not therefore be very conversant with, or cori-ect in t)bituaries, and must of necessity have trusted greatly to vague and uncertain rumours regarding these particulars in the ])i(igraphies of the celelirated men of his age. Here then we have two individuals bearing the same name, and living at the same period. That these two are one person, we have little hesitation to attinu ; and with the simple affirmation of this fact we might rest satisfied inasmuch as the Doctor is concerned, because one oj)inion is quite as good iis another, when both happen to be unsupported by any evidence in their favour, and none of them are implausible in themselves. It is admitted at once, that there is no direct mention made in any writer of Sempill the poet being Lonl Sempill, or that that nobleman was the same person with the said poet : and the reason of this is obvious, l)ecause none of Senipill's contemporaries were his bi(igrai)hei"s, and the incidental notices, gleaned from various nnrotioji^. Moreover, it never lialh XVI PREFACE. been tlie custom to give poets any titles, save those wliit^h serve to mark their peculiar excellencies : all other trappings are derogatory to the might and majesty of the simple sirnamc. Xo one, even in our oAvn days, Avhen speaking in general terms of Byron as a great poet, thinks of saddling liis discourse with the epithet Lord. The sirnamc is enough to let him who bears it be known without this puny prelixture of worldly rank. Now if it should so happen, that everything respecting the birth of this great man were lost, and all the Magazine histo- ries of him and other trash burned to a scroll, and nothing save fragments of his poems were extant, and a few remarks of some critics contemporary with him upon liis genius were all that reached to distant posterity, it is very likely that a long-headed wiseacre of that generation, would split his lord- ship into two halves — one whereof, to be Lord Byron, son of such a one — and the other, Byron a poet, of whose birth no- thing was known, " Such a one might write a very plausible sentence or two, after this fashion : — ' One of the most celebrated poets of his day, was Byron. His works would appear to have been numerous and excellent, but of them few remnants now sur- vive, and such as I have seen, are so mutilated and imperfect, that it is impossible to say anything definitive upon their merits or defects. It has been alleged by some, but without any foundation in truth, that Byron was of noble extraction ; and others have gone so far as to say, he really was titled, than Avhich nothing can be more ridiculous. True, there was a Lord Byron coeval with him, but I find no clue whatever in the history of these times that can lead me to suppose they were one and the same person. Had they been so, such a circumstance would never have been overlooked by the historian, P R K F A C E. XVn 1 therefoiv hobl ♦.host' whd clin<^ to this oi)iiut>n as fools.' And who wniiltl (laiv to liL-anl or contradict so autlioritjitive a wise one] ""Wliat is now assunu'd with regard to 15yr thi' ivinoacho ami tiluuiiiltr ot niir Suvciaiu' Lords Ivcgent ami .Secruit Cuuutell He compared, was convict by an assise, and tln'rt'after, coniinitU'd to waird in tlio Castell of Edinburgh." Interesting notices of vaiious works issued from his pre-ss aro given in "' Ames's Tvpognnihic^d Antif the .Sixteenth Century, (irit/i the GanceU), 1801," Jiaving l)oand in at the Ijegiuniug of it a Letter U) Mh. Arciujialu CoNSTAlu.E, the Publi.sher, from the celebrated Critic and Au- tii|uary, Mr. .Iomki'U liiTSoN. This vmy tine — nay, i/iiiijiu' — copy is ni>w in the possession of John Whitefooru ^Iacken'ZIK, Esg , Edinburgh. We subjoin the foDowing extract from Mr. liiTSox's letter, as atl'ordiug a nottible instance of how a writer may sj)eak out when he is in earnest, antl as showing thit the bile, engendered in the heat and bitterness of contro- versy, is not at all allayed l)y " abstinence from animal fund. "t •• (iray's Inn, 1801. " I am soems of the sixteenth century,' with ;ust<>nishiuent and disgust. * The Poetical lieniains of tlie Kev. John ItaTidmn, 1 .573- 1 5S5. were for the first Lime collected, and P'urt; i opies printed, with a lliograpliical Account of the .\utlior, by .lames Maidmciit, Kdiiit>ur>;h. [ loim ^«te\en.Hon], iHJf). + I'oor. Joseph very shortly nftorw.Trd* m«*t with more llian his match in this way. It in pretty generally known that he wrote and publinlit'd a volume recommending •• abstinence fruin animal food." and the merciless casti>;ation which he in consequence received from the pen of Mr. Itiou of the various " liallates," and his information as to wheTc cttpies of them were to be found, wore truly of great importance, and .saved much time and expense. To my esteemed friend, Do. William Stkvkn SON, Professor of Divinity aiid Ecclesiastical History, Kiliii burgh University, my thanks are equally due for his kind advice and suggestions during the progress of the " liallates'' tlirough the press; and to Mu. Ai.kxanhkk (Iimh, fiw his cir-fnl intu-K(;h. J"/;/ 1^72. In IJU^pmorieni. HAVp] now the painful duty <>f recording, that since the preeedinfj pages were printed, and which had \}een approved of by my esteemed and vcrj' kind friend, J. \V. K. Eyton, Esq., he has gone to his rest, having died on Thursday, the 1st of August 1872, at his residence, 27 Elsliam Road, Kensington, London, in the fifty-third year of liis age, in the full enjoyment of the profound reajiect and ailmiration of his friends, and the affection- ate love of his family. The following admirahle tributes to his memory, — by his old friends, Mr. TiMMs and Mr. W, J. Tmoms, — I have deemed well worthy of being rej)rinted and re- corded here : — 1. Kdrricfrd fn/in t/u- " Birmin(;i[am Daily Post,' r,fh AiifjuM, /S7J. "Thk i.ate Mk. .1. W. K. KvTox. -N(.t only nur Shrup- .nhiiv reulers, hnt many df our older li>cal reafjers too, will XXVI IN MEM Oil I AM. learn with deep regret that Mr, Joseph Walter King Eyt(jii, F.kS.A., died at his residence, Elsham Road, Kensington, on Thursday, August 1st, in the 53d year of his age. Mr. Eyton Avas a son of the late Eev. John Eyton, rector of Wellington (Salop), and was not only a member of the most ancient of the county families of Shropshire, and a worthy descendant of an honourable line resident in Shropshire from Norman days, but he had general as well as personal claims to tlie honour in which he was held by all who knew him. Although neither an author nor a public man, he exercised no small influence in many of the best works of his day. In the compilation of that unrivalleil county history, entitled the ' History of Shrop- shire,' by his brother (the Eev. R. W. Eyton, INI. A.), the late Mr. Eyton greatly assisted by his knowledge, and industry, and taste. In the book-world his name will ever be fiinious as the collector of the choicest and most perfect library ever formed by a private purchaser — every book being the best or rarest — procured with generous liberality, and chosen Avith consummate taste. The ' Eyton sale,' in fact, marks an era in bibliography, as the Roxburgh and Heber and Daniel sales have done, and the best books of all classes derive a special value from having passed through Mr. Eytou's hands. So large was his knowledge, and so perfect his taste in all matters of 23rinting, paper, and bookbinding — of each of which he had the choicest and costliest examples — that he was chosen as one of the Council of the Society of Antiquaries, and as one of the Council of the Camden Society, and was ever one of tlje most generous patrons of the Archaeological Societies and Printing Clubs during the last thirty years. His munificence in presenting books to the Library of the Society of Anti- (juaries, his taste and judgment in reprinting at his own cost, choice and curious works, his generous patronage of the best printers and bookljinders who really understood their ' art,' made him ever ])opular among some of the most famous biblio- graphers and the most eminent literati of our day. His assistance was sought wherever real knowledge about books or printing or paper or binding was needed, and was always willingly at the service of strangers as well as friends. Eor some years "Mr. Eyton lived in Birmingham and Leamington, where, although his manners Avere so modest, he made himself IN MEMOUIAM. XXVll nuiDurous friends. For liinnin^'liain itself ho over had a sperial fniuliu'ss, and nur Keferont'c Library and our Shakcs- jieare Library owe no small j)ortiou of their treasures to his kuowknlge and generosity and care. As a private friend Mr, Eyton was beyond all praise. His ample means were ever at the service of literature and art. He had no purjxtse in life except the gratification of his friends. His one thouglit every morning must have been whom to jtlease and how to oblige. In all i)arts of England he had correspondents, many of whom he had never even seen, but to whom he constantly st;nt wliat- ever was likely to minister to their pleasures or to gi-atify their tastes. IHs matured judgment, his long experience, liis know- letlge of literature, his friiudships with famous men, were always at the command of his correspondents, and he would gladly search all over Lonilon to Hud a book which any friend might want. His generous and noble nature, his courteous and kindly manners, his unbounded yet modest munificence, his untiring devotion to the tastes and pleasures of his friends, his large store of literary knowledge, his intercourse with many famous nien, made him always welcome wherever he a])peared; but those only who knew him most intimately can fully ap- jireciate his luanly modest virtues, or dejilore too deeply the irreparable loss which his death has caused in a large circle of grat**ful friends." TL Ej-fracfed from " NoTES and Queries," I'Hh August, 1S7^\ " Dkath ok J. Walter K. Eyton, I'Lsq., F.S.A. — Those who sliared with us the advantage of knowing Mr. Eyton, will share the deep regret with which wc record his death. Mr. Eyton must have been known to all lovers of fine books by the re- markable library which he amassed, the dispersion of which some years ago by Messi-s Sotheby creati'd (piite a sensation among ])il)liogrophers. liut great as was Mr. Ey ton's knowledge 'if everything connected with biblingraphy, printing, biuiling, >Vi., he was more r»*markablc for his kindness and liberality, — IN MEMORIAM. for his readiness, we sliouLl rather say his anxiety, to help his literary friends, and his liberal gifts to the Society of Anti- (juaries and other kindred Societies ; and he has left a name which will l)e treasured with affectionate respect by all who knew him." The Sale of Mr. Eyton's Library, above-mentioned, commenced on the loth May 1848, in London, and continued for eight days. The total produce was the sum of £2,093, 15s. 6d. a:, s. ^. 22 FREnERicK Street, Edinburgh, 16th Augud 1872. JTaljlr of (tontrnts. I'aee rKKi'Aci: In Mf.mokum ok .IcsKl'll WAi.TKK KlMi KV'JUN. ]:.>■«. 1. Heir followis ane Hallat declaring the Nobill and (iude incliiia- tioiin of our King [1567], ... 11. Heir followis the Testament and 'I'raRedie of unuiuliile Kinj; Ifenrie Stewart of gude niemorie, 1567. III. 1 he <'omplajnt of Scotland [1567]. IV. Heir followis ane l.xhortatioun to the I.ordis, l.")67. A'. Ane Kxhortatioun derect to my Lord llegent and to the Host of the Lordis accomplisis, 15G7, .... VI. Ane r>eclaratioun of the Lordis Just '^uarrell. 1567, \'II. Ane Ansr maid to ye Sklanderaris yt blospheniisyc Itegcntand ye rest of yc I.ordis [I5()7], .... VIII. Tlie Kingis Complaint [1567]. .... IX. A Ifyme in defence of the l^ of Scolts against the Karle of Murray [I. S68] X. Ane Tragedie, in forme of ane I'iallog bt'twix Honour. )i] ..... XXX VI II. I'ollowis the Ballatniaid be liobert Semple. of Joiiet Iteiil, Ane N'iolet, and Ane 'Juhyt. Heinj; slicht women of lyf and eonversatioun. and tavernaris, [156'K] a^e •J30 IM 3[ppfntii.v. I. I'OEMS ASSIGNED TO ^ll; .lA.MK.^ SKMI'LK OF nr.LTRKKS [l.=>l)0-l()l(t]. 1. My I.oue allace is l.oatlisuni wnto nie. 2. Quhcn Diaphantus knew. . .1. Quhy did the Ciods ordaine, 4. Let not the world beleivo, . 5. Evin as the dying swayne, . (!. Will thow reniorsles fair, . 7. Let hiai whois hapeles slate, II. I'DEM ON SOME OF THE Al'LD MaKARS OF H.»I.LATrS Sa.>GIS. and I'KAGfcDIKS. IIV ALI..\N li.V.MSAV [17-M] • iLO.'^ARV applicable to '• The Skmi'ili. r.ALi.ATt,**."' . •J-ll 'J4-2 •Jj.i •.Ml! 'J.SO 2.'>:; '->.i3 ©I^P jSJpmpin JjBaHatPs. 136745S3, o ii^t.^L ji pi i lt o I. -HDnx foUotnis anc Ballat tirrlaring tfir fioliill anti (TiUtir inrlinatioun of our Uuxq, [A liroadsitlt', ju-intoil yary closely iii thri'c colujuus, lUack Letter. — Statk Paper Office. Sooti.sh Serios, Volunio 13, {^f'l!/) NumWr 47.] <) P^(liiilnire with blude, And gif ze do God shaw his Maiestie. ^ Quben havie deit our (.^uene rycht potentlie Into this Realniu s don*' subscriue Thir Ecanis try alsweill tiaist 1 may Gif ze ut>t the tyme will ciiiii helive That God to zow will rais sum Josuay, Quhilk sail zour bairnies gar s'nig walkway, Aud ze your seltis be put downe with shame : Remember on the ugsum latter day Qulieii ze rewaird sail ressaif for zoure blame. H^^ 1 ken ryeht weill ze knaw zour dewtie, Gif ze do not purge zow ane and all, Than sail I wryte in prettie poetrie In Latine leiil in style Rethoricall. Quhilk throw all Europe sail ring lyke ane ^mil, In the contempt of zour nialignitie, Fy tie fra <.'litemnestra fell For sho was neuer lyke Peuolopie. ^^^ With Clitemnestx-a I do not fane to tietche, Quhilk slew hir spous the greit Agamemnon : Or with ouy that Mynos wyfe dois matche, Semiranms (pdia broeht hir gude Lord downe. Quha dow abstene fra litigatitmn, Or from his paper hald al)a('k the pen : Except he hait our Scottis Xatioun, Or than stand vp and traitourus deidis cnnimend. *i Now all the wois that Ouid in Ibiii Into hLs pretty lytill Ijuik did wryte, And mony mo be to our Scottis Queue, For sho the cause is of my wofull dyte. Sa mot hir hart be HUit full of syte, As Herois was foi- Leanderis tletli : Hirself to slay for wo qulm thocht delyte, For Henryis .saik to lyke, our Queue war laith. % The doloure als that ptMrsit Didilis hart, Quhen King Ent'c from ( arthagr tuik the tlycht. For the Quhilk cause vnto ane brand sho start And slew hii'self quhilk wjus ane sory sycht. Samot sho die a.s did Creusa brycht, The woilhie wyfe of dowchtie Duik Jaaon : THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Quha brint was in ane garment wrocht be tlydit Off Medea throw incantation. ^p° Hir lauchter lycht be lyke to trim Thysbie, Quben Pyramus slia fand deid at the well : In langour lyke vnto Penolopie, For vlyssis quho lang at Troy did dwell : Hir duilsum deith be wars than Jesabell, Quhome throw ane windo suirlie men did thraw. Quhais blude did laip the criiell hnndis fell, And doggis could hir wickit bainis gnaw. H War I ane hund, o gif sho war ane hair, And I ane cat and sho ane lyttill mous And sho ane bairne and I ane wylde wod bair, I ane firrat and sho Cuniculous. To hir I sal be ay contrarius, Quliill to me Atropns cut the fatell threid : And feill deithis dartis dolorus. Than sail our Spiritis be at mortall feid. ^p° My Spirit hir Spirit sal douke in Phlegethon Into that painfull fylthie Hude of hell : And thame in Styx and Lethee baith anone, And Cei'berus that cruell hund sa fell. Sail gar hir cry with mony zout and zell, O wallaway that euer sho was borne Or with tresoun be ony maner mell, Quhilk from all blis sould cause hir be forlorne. 1l War John Bochas on lyue as he is deid, Worthy workis wold wryte in hir contempt : Alsweill of tresoun as of womanheid, Thairto his pen wald euer mair be bent. Hir for till shame and l)ludie Bothwell shent, And wold the counsall craif his war^^soun, The quhilk King James the fyrst in Parliament, Gaif to his Father for ane hie tresoun, ^p° Quha did forfault him of his land and rent. And his leuing annext to the Crown : And to hir shame, and to hir greit contempt, Quhen that he come vnto ane strange natioun. THE SEMPll.l, llA I.I.ATKS. i Than souM hv luak uii, Tlio causi.s alJ ut" his soiy l>anisliiiM'nt, To be for trasoiui done vntetrie thy niat«'r wryte In tliair eit my hait be fillit full of syte, And mony troublis tumliland in my mynde, Zit vnder neth this hauthorne sal I wryte Or my forwereit body pi-eis to dyne In Poetrie narratioun of the cryme, Quhilk thow may sing exc^'jtt that tliow be r liiuvl for petie will not bleid ! Quhiit hrcist can beir bot man lament my deid ! Quluit toung sa thi^all in silence suir am rest ! To se ane saule in sorow sowsit but t'eid, Ane saikles Laml)e, ane innocent but dreid, Taine l»o consent ot'tbame he luitiit Ix'st : Furtli of his bed with iloloure to be drest, By tlirawart malice ami nuirther manifest, Jugeit by Law, and hangit syne but dome, Sair it was to se zoure Prince with murtlier prest : Sairar I say him in his place jjossest, The deid that did, than Burrio, now Biydegrome. (J wickit icemen vennonuis of natuire, Serpentis of kynde, thocht cumlie seme zour statuire Vnstabill ioy, full of aduersitie, In mynde malicious attoure all creatuire, Quhais malice taine, f(jr euer dois induii'e : Teidiit be experience, sa may 1 t<.>stitie, Zoure craftie consaitis cloikit with Hatterie, And mylde meiknes sylit with sul>tilitie Ar Medeais heltors to bring vs in zour net, Gude deidis of auld gois fuitli of memorie, The ruite of euill remaines but remedie, Ay in zoure mynde sum vengance quhill ze get. For Dawj'is deid in Mtnyia mymh sa })rentit Consjiuit haitrent, daylie mair augmentit, Meik war his wordis, thodit gicit was his gieuaJice Oft at command, to mak hir weill contentit. In pouertie and ]»aine my self fra court absentit Paine could not y)leis hir, nor zit oljedience, Pereaue of luat the malice and mischance, Quhair Venus anis gettis in hir gouernance, Sic sylit suV>iectis felterit in hir snair: Wisdome is exilit, and jtnident puruoyance, Nobilnes and lionour, deta<'it Ix- ignorance, And vertew banist, fra shame pus shed of bail'. 12 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. This sentence trew we may persaue in deid, In sindrie authouris quha lykis for to reid, In luiffis raige, as storyis dois reheirs, The crewell work of wretheit wonianheid, We may persaue in Scylla to succeid : For Minos luife, hir Father gaif na grace, Deianira hir husband Hercules, For Nessus saik, maist crewelhe allace Brocht to mischeif, for all his vassalage. And Clytemnestra for Egistus face, Agamemnon the mychtie King of Greice, Hir husband slew, so vyle was hir vsage. Off Ancus Martins we reid the greit mischance Quha rang in Rome in proude preheminance, Slaine be Lucinio at Tanaquillis procuire, Samson also for manheid and prudence, All Israeli that had in gouernance : Dalila desauit in vnder couertoure : Quhairfoir lat men be war and keip thame suire, Fra wemenis vennome, vnder faithles figure, And gif na wyfe thair counsall for to keip. For as the woirme that workis vnder cuire At lenth the tre consumis that is duire, So wemen men, fra thay in credite creip. I speik not but pruise, quhilk I may sairlie rew, Quhat lyfe did thoill, my deid dois try it trew. My fragill fortowne, sa faithles hes bene heir, Wald God the day that I thee Scotland knew, Atropus the threid had cut, lachesis drew. So sould not felt the change of fortownes cheir. My Kingdome cair, my wealth was ay in weir. My state vnstabill, me drew fra God is feir, My plesosre prikis my paine ay to prouoke. My solace sorow sobbing to asteir. My ryches, powertie, power to empire. My ivrateMt V-'yfe hes now put out the smoke. THK SEMPILI, HA I, I, AT FS. I .'J C^uhat warldlie joy in earth ma}' lan^ iiuluire, Or quhat estate may heir him self jissuire ? For to oonse I'ue his lyl'e in sicernes, Qiiha may sustene the perriHous auentuire ? Oti' fals fortdwne inconstant and vnsuire: Or ([uliair sail men Hiul steidf'ast staltilnes ? All warldlie Mis is mixt with l>itternt's, Springand with ioy, endand with wretchitnes, As heir my end reheirsit dois record, Quhairfoir let Princes pryde thame not expres In warldlie welth in pomp nor worthynes, Bot stablishe thair strenth, with Dauid on the Lord. In earth thairfoir sen noeht is parmanent, My soule to (}od I leif omnipotent, My Bal) and Childe vnder the eounsallis cuire, To zow my Lordis of my deid Innocent, For to reuenr,re I leif in Testament, ^[y saikles Iduid, my mnrther and ininre, Thocht Princes wald be falsct zow alluire, Hurt not zour honouris, the samin to smuire. First luik to God, syne to zour libertie, Think weill suppois my death ze wald induire, (iif Rul)bers Ring na sul)iect salbc suire Mair nor the sheip in Foxes companie. IF Finis. g| Imprcntit at Edinburgh be Robert Lekpreuik. Anno Do. 15G7. N'oTE. — The words printed in Italics are crowed in the original. 14 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. ffi. — Cfte Complaint of ^cotlauti, [In Major Pearson's Collection, Printed on one side, Avithout date, place, or printer's name. Black Letter. Commu- nicateil by Joseph Eitson to the Gentleman's INIagazine, where it is reprinted, November 1791. — Scotish IJallads and Songs. Edited by James ^Maidment, Edinburgh, 1859.] |DEW all giaidnes, sport, and play, Adew fair weill, baith nycht and day — All tliingz that may mak mirrie cheir, Bot sicli rycht soir in hart and say, Allace to Graif is gone my deir. If My lothsum lyfe I may lament, With fixit face and mynde attent, In weiping wo to perseueir. And asking still for punischement. Of thame hes brocht to gTaif my deir. IT But lang allace I may complaine, Befoir I find my deir againe, To me was faithfull and Inteir, As Turtill trew on me tuke paine : Allace to graif is gone my deir. IT Sen nathing may my murning mend, On God maist hie I will depend My cairfull cause for to vpreir : For he support to me will send Althocht to graif is gone my deir. IT My hauie hap, and piteous plycht, Bois peirs my hart baith day and nycht, That lym nor lyth I may not steir. Till sum reuenge with force and mycht The Cruell murther of my deir. THE S KM TILL HALL AT ES. 15 IT This oureles wound dois grief mo soir, Tlie lyke I neiier felt befoir Sen Fergus lii-st of me tuke steir, For now iillaee decjiyis my gloir Throw eniell iinirtlitT of my deir. IT O wiekit wTetehe infortunat, O Sauage seid Insatiat, Mycht thow not frantik fule iorluir To sla witli dart Intoxieat, And eruellie deuoir my deir. Wa wortli the wretehe, wa worth thy clan Wa worth the wit that first began This deir debait for to vpsteir, Contrare the Lawis of (Jod and man, To murther eruellie my deir. •; Throw the now Lawlea libertie Throw the mischeif and erucltie Throw the fals men thair heidis vpl>eir Throw the is Ijanoist e([uitie, Thr(»w the to gi*aif is gone my deir. Throw the ma Kingz than ane dois ring Throw the all tratourz Idyithelie sing. Throw the is kentilit ciuill weir, Throw the murther wald beir the swing, Throw the to graif is gone my deir. •i Throw the is rasit sturtsum stryfe, Throw the, the viUill ijreith of lyfe Is him l)ereft, did with the beir: Quhen Gallow pin, or cutting knyfc Suld stranglet the, and saift my deir. IT Ungraitfull grome, sic recompeucc, Was not condigne U) tlniie oflence, 16 THE SEMPILL BALLATES With glowing gunne that man to teir, From doggis deith was thy defence : To the sic mercie schew my deir. % O curssit Cain, O hound of hell, O bludie bairne of Ishmaell, Gedaliah quhen thow did steir. To vicis all thow rang the bell, Throw cruell murther of my deir. IT Allace my deir did not foirsie, Quhen he gaif pardone vnto the Maist wickit wretche, to men sinceir Quhat paine he brocht and miserie, With reuthfull ruine to my deir. IT But trew it is, the godly men Quhilk think na harme nor falset ken, Nor haitrent dois to vtherz beir, Ar sonest brocht to deithis den : As may be sene be this my deir. IT Thairfoir to the I say no moir. But I traist to the King of Gloir, That thow and thyne sail zit reteir Zour Campz with murning mynde richt soir, For cruell murther of my deir. IT O nobill Lordis of Eenoun, O Barronis bauld ze mak zow boun To fute the feild with fi-esche effeir. And dintis douse, the pryde ding doun Of thame that brocht to graif my deir. IT Reuenge his deith with ane assent, With ane hart, will, mynde, and Intent, In faithfull freindschip perseueir : God will zow fauour, and thame schent, Be work or word that slew my deir. THP: SKMPli.I. UAl.LATES. 17 *' Be cTous /A' coimiumns i!i this caco, In .auentuie ze vvy allaee, Qiilu'ii imirtluTars tlie swini^t' sail l)eir, And from zoiir natiiie land zow chat'C, Unles that ze reuenge my dtii. •^ Lat all that tische be trapt in net, Was eoiinsall, art, part, or reset With thaiikfull mynde and hartie cheir Or zit with helpint,^ hand him met Quhen lie to graif did bring my deir. •' Defend zour King and feirzonr (rod, Pray to auoyde his fcirfull r<»d, Lest in his anj/ric wraith austeii" Ze puneist be baith euin and od, For n(jt renenging of my deir. •I And do not feir the number small, Thocht ze be few, on Ood ze call With faithfull hart, and mynde sinceir, He will be ay zour bra-sin wall, Gif ze with speirl reuenge my deir. *r Remufe all sluggische slewtli away, Lat lurking Inuy eleiie decay, Gi- ^lain' To get the Jewell in zonr lianil. Sen ze it liauf tliaiiof In- suiic. Or els ze ar ryclit far to Mauie (Jif ze hii" till I'scliai}) cnduire, Think ze sail haue Itaith skaitli and shanic Qulia babishlie bourdis with his daiuc It war Weill wairit he gat his (juhij)))/.. Think neiier agane to dwrll at haiue, (iii'ze lat ga that is in zonr gi'ippis. Gif sho had not cum in the feild, For to defend the trat<»ure kene, And not laubourit with sj)eir anryse, Reuenge in haist the eruell aet : Spair ni>t to gif thamc all anc syse <^uhome ze beh'if the King did sact. Be bauld and na way turne abak, Spair nf)uther midling gr«'it nor small With wysdome syne gnde trvall tjik And causr sum atie eonfes thamc all. Proclainie that all <|uha ocht dois knaw T(» nuik prol»atioun ruidunt, With diligence thay cum and .>}iaw In oppin and in ])lacf patent. That sinners shoi-tlif may be shent, And gudc mm fred from all defame: Sen (Jod lies to zow p(iw«'r lent, Gif ye l>e lashe ye ar to blame. 20 THE SEMPII.L BALLATES. The held traytoure quhair euer he be Gif ye haue fors se ye persew, Thocht he fra hoill to hoill do fie At last he can not weill eschew. Lat him be slaine your King that slew. Bring ainis his fylthie lyfe till end : Qnha wickitlie this beir did brew Wa worth the tynie that sho him kend. Syne on your self ye tak glide keip. And lat na ennimeis heir resort : Be walkryfe and fall not on sleip, Baith day and nycht gar walk your port., Lat gude quarrell your hartis comfort : The wark is greit ye haue in hand, Think weill it is not play nor sport Bot outher man ye die or stand. For Godis saik aboue all thing, Keep clene your handis fra wrangus geir Gif ye wald haue his trew blissing, Schaw first that ye the Lord do feir. Exerce your selfis in gentill weir, And fle from fylthie auarice, Quhilk is as I in Scriptuire leir The verray ruite of euerie vice. Zour brether of the Nobill race. With all meiknes desyre concur, And your querrell in this cace, Quhilk I dout not will be ane spur. So that your pride cause thame nor stur Bot 3"our gude gyding thame alluire : To cause thame enter mak ane duire, Gif ye do swa ye may be suire. Tak Godis quarrell als in hand. And purge vs from Ipocrasie, And than ve sail liaue in vour baud THE SEMriLJ. liALLATKS. 21 Till' townis and fiunmunitie. Prouyde als for tho Miiiisterie, Rt'fonne the Justice J^'if ve eaii, Tlian sail tiyumph your niemorie Above all sen this Realme began Seu Ferjrus first come in this land, Sic gude beginning neuer was sene, That gentilnes at thair awin hand Sa just ane cjuaiTell did susteiie. Reuoltis lies bene nia nor fyftene, Antl Princes in Strang presoun set : Quliair all from l)luid "svas keipit clene Skantlie can I exaiupill got. Think than ye wil prefonne the work That now dois your beginning blis, And thoeht your enniniies seme stark He will cause thaiue thair purpose mis That all war ane faine wald I wis, iJot zit thoeht sum againis zow taill This actioun liaill sa honest is, With Godis grace it sail preuaill. Lat na man throuch vow harmit be An lire, rashely in tliair L'ourt t(» tilling' By til eoinissiou, lyke Johne vpalaud. T nI} aiiie thair i>lesaii\vn> t4' Pnyetrie With rurall teruii.s an«l .seiiU^'iiees UemnJc Ut" trym tigiiris au»J paiuted oratrie From art poetiek heir 1 it exeludo. Dosyrand zoiir Lonlshijvpes to be sa gude To mark the sentence rather nor the style And take it in e rude. Will God the nixt sail haue ane sharj)er fyle. To call to mynde 1 think not necessair. The warkes of God within this cuntrie shawin Within tliir scuin zeiris or lytill mair Sen ( 'hristis trinnphet throw this land was l)la\vin. Into Itaith pure and riehe it is Weill knawin, And als zour seltes in}' Lordis may eleirly se That God wil haue the pride of man doune thrawin Thoeht he war neuer exalted so hie. Zit with myself eonsiildcring thr estate l)trzow my Lord Rei^'eut iiuhoiae God pivserue And all the rest, I thoeht f^ude to repeate Sum thingis that to zcnire interj)rise myeht serue. Knawinij; that nian is reddy for till swerue. Without continuall admonitionis he Man of his awin nature is so j)rot«'nie Thairfoir 1 pray youre Loideshippes beir with me How potent was that horiut byke of hell Into this land quhen God did zow v])steir It is Weill knawin, ze will eonfesse zour sell Zour strenth to thairis on iia way myeht Iw peir. Zit God Almyehtie uhain>f partly is maid narration l)i.^save not vs ])ure peo})le of this land (^hiha with ane gi'edie exj>eetatif)n Lukis for g\u\c reformation at your hand. To heidis jiolitick se ze geue na eare .'roud and ( 'hristi.s fois An«l .lak on baith the sydis will neu as I alloiie did walk, liitill ane plai-e \va.s jile-saiid tc» hehauld : W a leirnit men in jiriuie I hard talk, And eieh of thame his taill in t»rdi»iire taiild I vnderstuid thair sentence (juhat thay wald, And thoeht it j^ude to put in menmrie Thair Names als as et'ter ze sail se. The taint' liim self Philandrius did eall, (^uha in vertew and manheid tuik delyte : The tother feirfull somt to be at all, Erideilus he did Ids Name indyte OH'nnmy thingis thay did togidder tlyte, }^ut I tuik tent abnue all vther thing Quhen they sjvik of this Reahiie and goucrning. 28 THE SEMPILL BALL AXES. Erideilus sayis it dois merwell me, Quhat causit hes the Lordis of Scotland Tak on ane enterpryse of sic folie, Againe the Quene and againis hir husband : Mycht thay not weill ilk ane in his awin land In quyetnes leifit in peace and rest, Guyding his awin as him had lykit best. To quhome Philandrins did answer mak, And said that men war not deuyst onlie : Without all cair thair awin plesure to tak, Bot to foirse the weill of that countrie Reularis of quhilk, the Lord will that thay be, Quhilk charge (he sayis) thay can not weill refuse, Les schamefullie thair office thay abuse. Behalding than the actis execrabill. That in this countrie hes committit bene, The schame the lack the bruit abbominabill : That saikles men with sorow did sustene, Ane priuat hart it mycht prik vp with tene. To seik redres and mend that cairfull caice Far mair the nobillis of the Eoyall raice. To se the King fyrst lychtlit schamefully. And not chereist in chalmer nor in hall : Syne murdreist downe causeles and crewelly. Off that tresoun na tryall taine at all. Thay quhome the bruit did trewlie traj^touris call, Greitest in Court and chereist all thair best, Quhat Lordis hart culd luik on this and lest. To se ane monstuire full of f}'lthynes, Aboue the rest heich mountit vp in gloir Baith Prince and Realme and all power posses. Ane gled ay gaipand guid men to deuoir, Quhat hart sa hard bot this sycht sould mak soir, Quha rychtly than dar thir men reprehend : Sic grcit miRcheif ([uha menis till amend, Tin: sKMi'ii.i, n.vi.i.ATKs. 29 To se tho Qiiene t'urth rvdaiid on ihv ])Laino, lioi't lyke ane liuin; with rulKans shaim'tuUio, Aixl thocht that sum tliiiik tliat was hot ane traino, Hir awin wrytin;^ and. Naindy gif Justice on thair pailie stand, And maist consent gif (juha waled did bring. God maid hir paine aggre witli liir guyding, As bedfoly to sic mischoif hir led Kuin so sho emlit smorit with a bet^ tha thow callis thi princf. War zoiir ridit ri'knit to yi oroun It my' 1 •' lai«l with litill nuMiss. Blaaphemus hainl ami licgjjeri.s ^vt The rogeiitis self lies nocht forzet How glide King Wilhii nN'cs ane hastaid And yow noeht hot ane earleiigs pett Ane daft fule or ane drunken tlastanh And forthernioir gif yow wald flyte Be Weill avisit quhome yow hakl)yte Reeant and sweir yow said it noeht For he sail pros|)er in dispyte Off ye and yaiue yat wald it no^ Revoik ye wyndie words vane Ze knew mair qiihen ye King wes shine Spit out ani.s (,)uh;iii- nioiiy hetter man hfs hcnt' Sweingeo'^ cum sweir ye siiikles sone Deny ye evill yat yow hcs done Againis ye man yat maid na fait Allege lunatNke to ye mone Or yan abone ane mask of malt Euir ye mair yow wald be trowit The les vi lounrie is allowit 3(5 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Returnand to ye turpitude Thow sould haif waige durst yow a wow it The gallowis for ye gratitude Maist lyke sum myllare of ane myll Had maid ye mater of ye Ijill Outher sum cuiks or keching clerks Be doand fule-face flite yi fill Men may nocht ding all doggs yat barks Palzart war nocht o'" faith defendit Pure commonn weill and knaifrie endit Than you my' writte in gennerall All detouris ar bot discommendit That speiks dispite in special! Tn fechting man yow maid yi vant That yow sould sla ye Innocent But caus or cryme of ony querrell Bot knew I the yow sould recant Or yan thy pallat ly in parrell Luik ye first of everie verss Hangman gif yow can reherss Mark weill my name & set ane day In fechting war yow never so ferss Thow salbe marrowit and I may ffinis quod Maddie gar mak ye boun To all ye papistis of yis toun. [Robert Symple ys the dooer hereoff".] Xote hy Sir William Drury. IllK SK.MI'II.I, I'.ALl.ATKS. 37 Fitlri.— II Clif liuxQis (Tomplamt. [r.HiTisii >rrsElM. — Kuxlmrgliu ll-alhids. \"i>Iiiiiif .'{.] ITH huuie Imrt on Siunloun hill, Ano zoiHi^ l'^'"!,^ 1 liJU'd scliniitJiinl scliilj With rrnthtull rair he r;diamis Faith Imt foir jtrofest He Dauidis morc\' maiiitost With Salomouis wit lie was decorde, Sampsonis stronth to him aecrost Judjxo Jind llouoiit"|)iirjM»se partetl thence iV ofthc nnirdei- kncwe For it' that lioeth at once had hene ther munU'r at tliat tyme Tlien might each habe with half an eye liaue sj)yed wlio did the cryme And tliis suspicion to increiise they found a newe devise. Tliat Botliwell I'hiefest nmrderer wa« tryed by a.sise And found not guilty by his peeres of whome the chiefest be Sudi as the Kings death did conspire and knewe as well as ]\v. They cleared him tke l>y parliamente a traytour false k vile That they their good and vertuous Queene might soner so beguyle And when that he was cleared boeth by sise and parla- ment To marry then they went al)out to have her to consent They sayd that she the realme cV: the}' should so most safest be From daunger of all cevill strife Sz outward enemy. Alack good Q. what hap hadst thoti so oft thy fetes t<» trust ( 'ouldst thou not shun these bateinge beasts who then had tryed vniust But I who pray y«»" was the man tlx-y m illt-d her to take Forsooth the chiefest murdt'ifp wbom they most rlcre did make And that their purjiose once begun might come vnto an end Thry causod Trayto"" Lidington on lu-r still to Jittend That this falsf mache vilian attempt lu-r cmiv wave 44 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Whose poysoned words so sugred were that she could not say Nay But did consent to ther request suspecting nothing lesse Then they such false deceipt to meane & vse such doables But when the wofull weding daye was finished & past Their boyleing malice that laye hid in rageing sort out brast For they that were of Counsell boeth to murdering of the Kinge And to the mariage gan to spread howe Bothwell did ye thinge And how he tooke away the Q. by force against her will And sought himselfe to raigne as Kinge and eke y^ prince to s})ill But (bastard) nowe the truthe is knowne how y*^ thy self it was That sought to spill boeth prince and Q. and to possesse their place But when amongst the simple sort this rumo^ once was bi'ought It ran abrode from place to place more swift than can be tho*^ So they not privy to the sleight did think it for most sure That she to wed the murderer the murther did procure And thus this simple Q. each way was wrapt in wo & care For they that cannot skill of craft are sonest caught in snare And then the Traytor Liding-ton in treason neuer slack At hand ye pickpurse still before began to start now back And fled vnto her fruyteles foes her secrets to bewray Like will to like the proverb saith you know the old said sawe Then Mun-ay y*^ of longe before this murder did devise Did voyd the land the rather so to blind the simples eyes THK SKMl'Il.l. I'.AI.l.ATKS. 4.') And tlu'ii his fellowo Traytors all tlie more their cause to c'lcre Dili lis*' in amies iigainst their Q. as tliough she guilty were But slie to save tlie s:ickl(>s Idoiid not willini:^ to ortrml Dith robb c^' spill 48 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. But what should I here longer staye eche place here to reeyte Sith few there are but that his rage hath nowe defaced quite When he had wrought his wilfull witt & had his false intent To blinde the eyes of faithfull men he calld a parlament Where flockt his fellowe Traytors all both Moreton and Magill With Lindsay Marre and Ledington yea Balflour laye not still With other of this fruyteles flock and falsely did invent That all things there concluded Avere by full & whole consent Thus sinfull Sathan workt his will through these his children dere That falsehood raignes in steed of ri^ht as here it doeth appere Yet haue they not so slilye wrought though Sathan was their guide But that their treason euery deale at last as well espied For they to some were innocent of this most haynous deed Did catch 4 of the murderers and put to death w^ith speed Whereby they hope to make men think herein that they were clere Sith Justice they did execute on some that guylty were As Hepburne Daglace Penory too John Hey made vp the messe W^ch 4 when they were put to death the treason did confesse And said that Murray Moreton to with others of their rowte Were guylty of the murder vile though nowe they loke full stowte Yet some perchaunce do think that I speake for affection here THK SEMl'll.I. 1!AI,I,A 1 r,S. -l-i) Thoujjfli I would so .SOOO ran herein true witnes heart; Who present were as well as I at the exeeution tynic And hard how these in eonscienee prickt eonl'esst'd who ilid the erynie Wherefore all prinees Uike good heed let this for warning stsmd And trye hefore yo" trust I warne lest check Im- ncre at hand But thouLch his check it semes so sure that mate is now at hand Yet may liis Q. such jj^wanl jiroi'ure as shall his force withstand And then she may as he hegan hid check ^^ mate M'ith thee And warm' him sinee his force is done to veld or els to riye To yeld I meane from false attempt & tiye such vaine request And gward himself w'*^ rejusons rule and set his heart at rest And spend no more his tyme in vaine such false attempts to trye Least if they vse them over oft hele clime I feare to highe And thus I reaste k, make an end and wish him to lieware No more such checks & tawnes to give lejist he be caught in snare. Finis q"^ Tom Trowth. 50 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. 3C. — ^nc Cragrtiic, in forme of anc ©lallog htfmix i)onour, &\itiz Jamr, anti t\}t .9luti)our Jcirof in anc trance^ [ScoTisn Poems of the Sixteekth Cesturt, Collected hy John Graham Dalyell, Ediuburgh 1801.] I'S Januar the tlire and twentie day, Befoir midnycht, in Lythqvio as I lay, Tviinbling sum tynie on bed abon the clais, Now heir, now thair, qiihyHs doun, quhylis up I rais ; Till at the last, in tuinkling of ane ee, Sehir Morpheus the Mair assailzeit me, With all his sluggische suldarts out of number, Quhilks led me captiue vnto Maister Slumber, Quha softly said, Gar keip this pure catiue, And tak from him his speiche and wittis fiue. Than come Dame Dreming, all clad in blak sabill. With sweyning njnnphis in cuUouris variabill ; Amangis the quhilks, befoir me thair appeiris Ane woundit man, of avicht and threttie zeiris, Paill of the face, baith blaiknit, blude and ble, Deid eyit, dram lyke, disfigurat was he, Nakit and bair, schot throw pudding and panche, Abone the nauil, and out abone the hanche. Na word he said, quhairthrow I did misknaw him. Because in sic ane stait I neuer saw him. I wes agast, and sa begouth to feir, Bot suddanl}^ with him thair did appeir Twa graif lyke persounis, of greit maiestie. And with gude countenance thay said to me : We ar cum heir to the, O wofuU wycht. To cause the write that thing thow seis this nycht; For we are knit, in band maryit togidder. And to this woundit wycht father and mother ; We him begat within thir twentie zeiris, THK SK.Ml'U.l. IIAI.I.ATKS. ol TluM'lit all tynsali : He wcs our fo, and gaif zour (irace euill cofisalJ. Weill, Weill, (quod scho), at leist, brother, lat se Gif ze can set me at full libertie; For I am keipit sis in presoun heir, And na servand of myne dar cum me neir. With liir fair wordis, he sat hir clenc at fredome, lie our aduyse, quhilk was bot lytill wysdome : For to Dunbar that nycht sch<» rai eostrano vs : Bot we the Laii*,'syde liill hetnir thanie wan, And he CJods graee, diseonfeist yanie : Ilk man AVe tuke and slow ; scho Hed into Inghmd, Quhair scho is zit, not at hir awin command Ovr sone orvit ont, Lat na mair hlnde he sclied, Jiot tak and sail' the rest that noM' he Hed. In (U'iil, vat (hiy, yair wes slane in yat place, Ma Hannniltounis nor ony vtlier race. Howheit the rest of thame, maist gratiouslie, He did intreit with panhiini and mercie : Thay him rewardit with in<;ratitude, And tratenmsly tliis nyclit lies sclied liis ])hide. Efter this feild. nnr soik^ in In;,dand went; We left liini not, hot wes with him ])resent. Than did sum Lonls lyft vp yaii hornis on hie, Quliilks did withstand zour Kin^is authoritie ; Bot he come hame agane, or euer tliay wist, Ami zair rehellioun schortly did resist. Sone efter him. did cum hame my Lord r)uke For ciuil weir: yan euerie man did hike. Bot (iod the Lord hrocht all sa weill to p;us, That witliout hlnde, all weill a<;tn'eit was; Except my Lords the Duke and Hereis, haith Wer put in waird, yair wes na vther skaith ; (^>uhair thay ar zit, vnto yis tyme and tye thair (pdiill sum men fjet ye gyde. Sone efter this, to Liddisilaill he went, Quhairof the theitis, and sic, war not content ; For to thair chyftiinis he maid l.iLrpni;is V>air, As pfterwart thay did rejient full sair. Than come he north sehortly, he tuke na rest. Till all that coinitrie had coinpoiiit ami dre.st. The hiest of thame nil. that wnld rohell. 58 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. He maid him stoup, and als to knaw himsell. This being done, amang alJ vther thing, He maid thame all subscriue vnto the King, Baith far and neir, of hie and law degree, Acknawledgeing the Kingis authoritie. Except Lord Fleming, nane war in this land, Bot to the Kingis grace had thay geuin thair hand, Sa hauing stablischt all thing in this sort. To Liddisdaill agane he did resort ; Throw Ewisdaill, Esdaill, and all the Daills raid he, And also lay thre nychtis in Cannabie, Quhair na Prince lay thir hundreth zeiris befoir ; Na theif durst steir, thay did him feir so soir. And that thay suld na mair thair thift alledge, Thre scoir and twelf he brocht of thame in pledge. Syne wardit yam, quhilk maid ye rest keip ordour; Than mycht the Rasche bus keip ky on the bordour. Quhen he this thocht till haif bene at his eais, In come on him the Queue of Inglandis fais, The quhilks to seik he tuke purpois fra hand. Without delay he gat Northumberland ; He socht him so, and fand him at the last. And pat him in Lochleuin, quhair he is fast. Than went he suddanly to Dunbartane, In snaw, sleit, drift, wind, froist, hailstanis tJc rane. In deid, lyke snaw, thair words wer soft and fair, Lyke sleit, quhylis scharp, with promysis maist bair; Lyke dryft also, thay did driue of the tyrae. Till ane fals tratour suld commit this cryme. Lyke as the froist dois freis vp all fresche watter, Thay freisit him in Stirling on this mater. Windie it was, and windie was the sessoun ; As is ye Freche prouerb, grand vant, grdd iressou. With scharp hailstanis thay schot him traterouslie, Lyke rane in greit wind, syne fled suddanlie : Sa may we weill the tyme to deid corapair. For all wes trublit, baith se, land, and air. On Sonday than, the quhilk wes zisterday, TIIH SKMl'II.I. HAl.l.ATKS. ')!) Vuto this towne he cdiiie, soupit uiid hiy, Dynit this day, and at aleuiu houris, Thair wos ano knaifof his ri)nsj)irat()uris, Aiie liaimniltoun, within the liischtn»|)is stair, Quhilk schot hiui, as thow st'is, withnuttin niair ; Syne at the l\ak zet sncManlie he tied ; Sum saw him weill, and tbllowit his hors tred; Quliiik hors was knawin behiging to Lord Johne, Qului with the rest this act maid to be done. Bot to our sone we kei]>it eum])anie, Quliilk in our ariues within this hour did die. Tlian deit witli him all vortus cardinal!. Than deit with him justice imperiall : For in his lyme Gods word was trewly pi-eichit, And in his tyme eollegis rychtlie teichit. Not only lulit he vprychteousiies, Bot als he hatit vice and vitiousnes: Not only did he lute God, and him ken, Bot als he hatit all vngodly men. To sessioun als, ilk day he went to se Gif justice wes thair ministrate trewlie. The riche and ]Mne, he did alyke rcgaird ; Puneist the euill, and dit thnill Ijlasjdieming, nor na aithis. Reddy tei>ill, <^euaiiil tho gloir to Clod : Suld thay succeid that lies hiiu saiklcs slanc :• Be war with that, I wald ze war not vane, To liaif zour waik anis wirryit with the tod, Tliink ze with ressoun thay suld reule the rod, Witli ut him doun, His (Jiandsclur slane at Lythiiuo gif I leid : His gudsehir tliryse hes left this laud in deid, Hary at inidnyeht nmrdreist in this toun : His I'ousing last, and zit thay eLainc the Crown, I^lyiid Jok may ges, gif thir he godly deidis, Brunt be zone Bisehop in ((uhonu: this liarrrt bn-idis. < 'ut (if tliat Paj)ist Prothogall of partis, That with his lesingis all the laif j)eruertis, Syne Joyne zour forces to the feildis but feir, I>ecause ze tak zour stoutnos all in st^artis : T« Ilanuniltoun in haist akit, Myeht thay for tyritnes traucll of thir tounis : Quhy stantl ze aw of Tratouriris twyse detractit ? Think ze not sehame to heir zour Lordsehipis lakit ? Sum feiris yair tlesche, sum gicnis to gadder eronnis. Sum ha])pis thair heids, sum belttis yaUK' vp in gounis, Luke gif zour partie prydis thame in thair spurring, Keipand the feildis and fryis not in thair furring. Wa worth the wyfis that fostred zow and fed, Ze (low not ly vnles ze haif ane bed, Kei]> zow fra cauld, haif elaith within zour scho ; I think greit ftrly how ze can be red, Or fray at thame, that hust befoir zow fled, Wantand thair Quene, syne God Jigane thame to Quhy ly ze hfir with lytill thing a se Z(tw teeht, Tliat day will neuer daw. Ls na remeid, iVa ho be deid, Na man to seik ane mendis : Or (juha is heir, dar hrek ane s[>cir, U[)on zt)ne lynnneris letidis { Ze dar not niinu, (juliill Saidlar euiii, To .sa (juhat Ingland sendis: Thinkand to sayit, and ay delayit, And swa the mater endis. Witli syt-liis and sobbis, and beltit robbis, Ze eounterHte the diile : Quhat douchtie deidis, to weir sic weidis, Except it wer ane fule. Mak of the towne, and cow thame downe, Now or zour enrage cule : For ^laddie sayis, byde ze aueht day is, Ze be not thair quhill Zule. Is this the thing, quha gydis the King ? Ze can not all aggre : Now fy for schame, feche Leuenox liame, Ze haif nane narer nor he. Gif lie want grace, to gyde that phvce, Cheis outlier twa or thre : Than war I fane, bot all in vane, To wis and will nocht be. And sum thair ln'iu*, waittis on the Queue, Bot gaij* ay (luliill thay get liir: And war sclio heir, 1 t;ik na feir, The Feynd aby we set hir. For wc are nf)W, als stark I trow, As farnzcr uris lait". Ze Ba«eHk and Jouet Houris, Ze C»cn)tieis so sweit : And Violatis hap zow witli scliouris Ot" hailstaines snaw and sleit. ^^Thow ^aeiie Roisniaiy hyde thy lit'i2;row or brooniis. Ze friutfull trcis proiUiee na frute : And /.e fair Ilois treis widdor: In earth ze sweit Houris t;ik na rute But wallow idtogidder. Cum Nettillis, thornie l)roiris ^ois ze hauc left Rome, Zit wahl ze that zour Names war knawin Athort all ( 'ristindome, Sa Nero did, hot imt for glide, Quha hrunt Rome Uy considder Quhat fyre it was, syne sched the hludc Of his Maistor and mother. Sa wa.s he spokin <>f for sic thing Me think as /<• wald he. That swcir oft to mantein*' the Kinir And his authoritie. 80 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Ze did him also King proclame And haldis of him offices, Peusionis ze hald als in Name, With teinds and benifices, Now wald ze change and chaisson yat And bring on deidi}' feidis, Ze worke maist lyke ze wat not quhat With zour PoUtick heidis. Now wysehe wirke, be not dissauid. For and scho get hir will, Scho will Reuenge the deith of Dauid, Carbarrie and Langsyde hill. Ze Lordis that now sa faine wald half Up hir authoritie, Can not yow clenge mair nor the laif Of Sum pointis of thir thre. Heirfoir gif ye sa faine wald haue hir To fidfil zoui- afFeckis, Gif ye may get hir than ressaif hir With raipis about your neckis. ^p" B^^de }^e in Burgh quliill Michaelmes Your money will growe skant, Heirfoir my counsell is expres That to your wjrfis ye hant. For quhy it is ane wyfis quarrell Ye wald sa faine set furth, As now ye may heir Mad die tell It is bot lytil gude worth. As ye half browne now drink ye that Ye se how all is cum. For had I witten that I wait Allace is >Scotts wisdume. Now best it war to leif sic thing, Lest stranf'ers cum and Avrang vs. THE SEMl'lLl. IIALL.VTES. 81 Atic God, ane faith, aiie Law, aiie Khv^, Let V3 obserue amauir vs. And to conclude I niak aiu' end Prayint; our God of niiclit, To saif our Kini^ and liini defend In his vndoutit richt. Witli all trew Subiectis in thir part Of his authi>ritie : Boseiking God to ioyne the heartis Gf our \()])ilitie. Fi Im[)rentit at Edinburgh bo Rolxjrt Lek])nniik. Anno Do. 1570 3n:r.— ^1 Cljc Cruikit lictiis tjc faliutif. [.Statk P.vrKK (H'FicK. Scutislj SiTies, Yolunic 17 {Ajnil) NuiiilxT 7L — liiiiTisu MusKUM. — Koxburglio ]Jullads, Vdjumo 3.] IlLS warlf lies plesure it plesit liiia prouydo L's U> exoive as sliip viiiler the saill : Sum tyuie in stornie, sum tyme in teiajtomt*' tyetter want, 'I'liair serjjents seid to tyrans wald vs thral Because sic pej»le in tyme lie did not dant, iJut warldly mercy Christ sutierit hiu) to lalL 1^-^ For mortall mivlicv, and curst couetice, With wickit Inuy commonit all in Ire : And prydef'uU arr(»gance the mother of all \ ice Ai^Muis that Prince «lid cinieliy conspire, His fais liartis Intlamit all in tyre, His blude to seik Inuyfull of his gloir; Saikles to shuit him ane harlet feit tbr byre, Hangman to Hary, that traitouris wes l>efoir. * i)ludy iMiuchoiir bastanl of Jlalials lilude Quha to this llealme had nother lute nor /eill <) tresyonable tnatour l)e tressoii yat thocht guile Murdreis the Prince ]>reseruer of tliis Weill. O sorrowtuU shot, thy poyuson did e ViUKjUor of tlio sell On piH>j)er knyfe constraynit tor to die. IF Qiiliat wald allaee our Kinfjfs fo cltlcra say, Gif in tliir dayis from lu'uin yat now distvndit To se tills lu'alna' so dulrfully dot-ay, In (|uhats defonco yair lusty lyuis thay ondit. Tliay wald I trust repent yair time sa sj)cndit Thay wald I wait yair lal)ouris loist fortlnnk To se yair Bal)es yc bhuie (juhilk yai defendit Ajj'anis nature sa cruelly vpdrink. T Justlio vis plague I dout not we deseruit Seikand the menis of our awin miseheif : Bakwart from God because we haif sueruit Thairioir we taist his punischment in greif. Zit in his nu-rcy haifand ay beleif Still sail 1 i»ray his deuine Maiestic Aganis this rage to send his rcleif, Our King to saif and liis Nobilitie. inuiogr. Go bony bill deploir Of deith the d«tli'nt stound, Quliilk did our Prince deuoir James Regent of Renoun. I pray the go, dedair tlie wo Sen syn«' tliat dois abound. I ijif command, throw burirh and land. The Siune zow gar resound. % Our cair may moue tlie stonis And hauie rockis to rair: Swa mony stonnes at onis, xtrukf neucr land s;i sair. Tile cause nf that, the iieuins wat. Not I. I /.ow dctiaii-, 90 THE SKMPILL BALL AXES. Except it 1)0, to let vs se How kingdonies ar Lot cair. ^ Zit lat vs not dispair Int(j thir walls of wo, God may conuert our cair In plesure and in Jo. lie may discord, turne in accord, And mak him freind was fo : He may I trest, set vs at rest, Thocht all the warld say no. ^ It snide releue our greif, To se our Kino- beninfj : In him I hope releif Of zeiris thocht he be zing. His future age, sum great presage, Presentis vs in his Ring : Quha our defence, in his nascence, Tuik haill in gouerning. ^ FINIS. 1^" Imprentit at Edinburgh be Robert Lek})reuik. Anno Do. 1570. XFE.— ^ Cl}c ^timouitioun to tfjr Icrtiis, [British ]\Iuskum — liuxhurglie IjalliuLs, Volume 3. — Library OF THE Society of Antiquaries of Londox.] [Oil lois thow Lyth(|uo may miserably lamet Thy fait Infortunat, and duilfull destanie. That precious peirle James our Regent In the was slane, dissauit dailfullie. cursit hour, o deid of fcllonie THK SKMl'll.l. r.Al.l.ATKS. 91 () M.iiyit liaiul, u \V!H>|>iii vinlrnt, That sjiairit not liis j,'ivit N«»l»ilitie Sa vntk'soniit sinlilamlly to be schont. •i In wirkit hour hv saitt the fVoni thv CJallous Or schow his rds my sehediill now cOsidder And gif the wysest Lord the Goiicrnanoe, JSinder not now that ar assend>lit togidder Quhill anc he chosin the commoun weill to auancc. Sic as will puncis this bust vid)aj»py chance, And feiris God now sen the roume dois waik Chosin lyke the tother, ze myster not to pans, For in all Scotland he hes not left his maik. ^^ Now is he weill and ze in wo God wait, Zour icwkitnes and warkis hes the wyte, Zour Inohedience lies purchcssit Goddis hait : Z(»ur gredynes to eik zour Rentis gi'eit. 94 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. In vaiiie ze reid the Scripture as ane rytc, And of the pure hes na Compassioun Thir ar the causis, tliat ze of him ar quyte That rewlit zow, and wald maid Reformatioun, IT FINIS. ^^ Iniprentit at Edinburgh be Robert Lekpreuik. Anno. Do. LXX. IVa, — 121 iHatiticis iCamrntatioun, [British ^[useum. — Eoxburghe Eallads. Vokune 3.] |UHEN bkidy Mars with his vndantit rage With Saturne maid jds cruel cospiratioun And curst Juno with birnand feirs enrage Amangis Planettis had greitest dominatioun. 1 hard ane voice with drerie lamentatioun Sayand O Lord help now with thy rycht hand. Gone is the Joy, and gyde of this Natioun I mene be James Regent of Scotland. ^ Quhen LachesLs hir threid had drawin to leth Prolonging furth this Princes lyfe in gloir, Than Atropus extending furth hir strenth, This fatell threid, allace for to deuoir, Now Justice (oh) quha sal thy sword decoir ? This comoun weil quhat wicht sal now warnid Sen he is gone, that Gouernd vs befoir That vpricht Prince James Regent of Scotlad TllK SKMIMLl, It.V l.LATKS. 95 His t^iulo lu'ijinniii^ (luliri vat <-uM r'u-lit r(']>(>rt QuluMi this Ko^ioun of ivule wius tlcstitiuU', Til plaiu' PailiaiiHMit om- Noliillis did oxlioit, That Iimoci'iit to Uxk the t'oititiuh'. Ot" this fals He, of Justice tliaii denude, And with thair aitliis j)roniysit ^vitll him to stful .lustice to keip in niynde he did eonehuk', Sa laiij,^ as lie was Recent in Scotland. ^ Sen Fer«.,ais da vis, his lyke was neuer none", In e conspire liis deid. And cruelly hut mercy or n-meid. With schot of guniif yai murdroist him fra hand, Schort out-r twa yeiris (|uhe he had rung in d.-id This Innocent Prince James Regent of Scotland. f^^ 7jv vertuous men lament his cairfuil dianco. Sen he is iione that suid zow foititie. 96 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. All ze that walcl the trew Gospell auance : Beuaill, beuaill, for that sweit Josue. Zour secund Moyses, that led zow throw ye se. Had he indurit zour Canane land had stand, Dispair not zit. Christ will zour Capitane be, Sen he is gone James Regent of Scotland. IT Ze pure comounis that lang hes bene opprest And ze Burrowis murne and Regrait his fall : Gif he had leifit, na man durst zow molest For quhy he was ane watcheman on zour wall Now sen na Prince may leif uprycht at all, In this fals Realme on slane in Burgh and land Adew now Mirrour of Justice Principall, Maist godly Prince James Regent of Scotland. IT This commoun weil he luifit sa tenderlie. Quhilk to mantene na thing maid him agast His lufe to it he schew maist faithfullie, And with his blude he seillit it up at last. Had he mantenit all Tratours that trespast, His godly lyfe in Joyis zit had stand, That wald he not, and sa this Prince is past, That Innocent James Regent of Scotland. ^ Now ze his followeris of his Interpryse, Think on the mui-ther of that Innocent, Extend zour strenthis and all togidder ryse, Pasendlang Clyde but reuth incontinent Meg Lochis get, that did the mys Inuent That Apostat that Feyndis awin Seriand Seis not quhill he, and his curst Kin Repent, The slauchter of our Regent of Scotland. ^^" That infant Babe, that ze haif taine in cuir Saif him from skaith and stif togidder byde, Remember quhat ze haif in hand be sure, Zour fais will lauch quhen thay ze zow deuyde ; THE SKMril.I. ItALl.ATES. 97 La,t na vaino jjfloir covotioo, nor prydc. Exju'll iVt'iiidscliij) t(» wrak z<>w and this land, Keip the last wdrdis of our Just Joy and .LTydc, Quhen hu deceissit James Regent of Scotland. ^ Hudge is zour fais within this fals Rcgionn With Ithand trystis eotractand vj> new handis To l>rin<,' zow to schanie and eonfusioiin, Gaird zow zow lufe, sen ze wait how it standis. Zour Prince and strentli, keij) weill in laitlifid lifidis For gif zour fais tryuphis ouer zt)U to stad Schaip zow for deid, or dwell in vther landis, Sen he is gone James Regent of Scotland. Zoin- cause is Just, gif ze wald all persew Bot tjuhair deuisioun lurkis it is ane J)yne ; Christ lies it sed, and doutles it is trew That Kingdome sail come to gi'eit ruyne, Qnhcn that deuisioun lies his sait and tryne, Thairfoir he war, counsall is na command: For gif ze perische, /,e stout Mantene Gods cause, to conunoun weill haif Es And he that is of maist Magniricie, Zour haner sail display witii his awin haml. To the confusioun of zour Enemie Sen he is gone James Regent of Scotland. O thow that art ()njni|M>t4nt conding. Thro ]»ersounis Ringand in ane 'i'rinitic, Help yis pure Realme, \: presume our zoung King, Fi-a Schanie and deid, and feid of Enemie. Amangis our Nhuie, Qiihair thay hcsido nie stand: Na thing is heir, bot niortall weir, Wroeht V)e anc hailtul hanenitcnt. • That man in deid, is worth sn nu-id His fault that dois confes Bot ([uhat rewarde sukl be preparde, For him that dois transgivs. And will not i^Taunt, bot rather vaunt In his unhai>i»ynos Maist sure the gallons, with all his fallous, For thair vnthankfulnes. For f^f self lufe, was from abufo Deieetit out of heuin, Quhen Lueifer, wal riJE SEMPILL BALLATES. As now of lait, thair curst consait. With inurther thay display : Quhen thay thocht glide, to drink this blude Be that vngodly way, ^^ Bot Sathan sure, dois thame allure With wordis fals and vane : Ay promysing, thame to be King, Quhairof thay ar full fane. In Paradice he did Intice, Be subtell craft and trane, The man first maid, sa God lies said In Sacrede Scripture plane. H He said that he, suld equall be, To God Omnipotent, The Appill sweit, gif he wald eit, Quhairof was made restraint. With small defence, he gaif credence Bot did he not repent ? Quhen efterwart, he felt the smart. And God aganis him bent. ^p° Sa sail all thay, yat dois yis day With mischant mynde maling, Aganis the treuth but ony reuth And Crowning of our King. And this thay mufe for thair beliufe, To place thair awin ofspring, But thay repent, thay will be schent, And hell at thair ending. IT Authoritie gif Just he be, Quhy do thay this 111 will him ? His graitfull gide, throw peuische pride Allacc quhy did thay kill him ? Thair held supreme in to this Realme Admit gif thay not will him THK SKMIMLI, H.M.LATKS. lO:'. Than zc )iiy Lords, out of witli cords Thame will be troublous till him. ^ Reucnge this wi-aug, lat tratour/ hang Gixls Lawis e : In \\yldornos with enrsitnes. At lentil thay will all tyre. •I That Campion of Babilon, That bludy beildar vp ; With Mytrid held, ane homyceid, That saikles blude dois sup. (Jar cow his Crowno, or ])ut him doun That he may taist the Cuj) Quhair with (jft tynies, for saikles erymes Mennis lyues he Interup. And se that neuer, ze do disseuej- From first eontractit V)and, (i)u]ien ze our King of zeiris zing, Maid Kfwlar of this land. L;it not Inuy, cause sum ly by, Bot all togidder stand : Than God the Lord, mi.sericord. Will be zour sure wanand. *! From Call mercat, (pihair as 1 sat Thir wordis 1 did Imh'U', Tlie wytis an\rig, that thocht greit lang To se my awin hand wryte. Gif ony l>e, that will judge me, To speik l)ot in dispyte, Gar mend the mis, eonnnittit is, And I na mair .sail Hyte. FINIS. (,)uod Mad. lie. 104 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. MX,— ^^ €\)t ^pur to t\}t iLortfis. [Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London.] UHAT menis thir mischant murtherars ? Ill muifing niair inischeif, Thir Ruggars, Reifars, Romeraikars, Waitting of na releif. The mark that God gaif in his greif To Cains cursit Kin, Sail brod thir Burriois in the beif For thair maist schamefull Sin. IT Bot breifly for to breif in bill, Thay seme to be ouerluikit : Seing our Lordis sa lang ly still, Men meinis thay will misciiikit. Zour siluer beis na langer huikit Gar pay zour men of weir, Zone bludy Boucheours or thay bruikit, Fordwart zour selfis but feir. ^p" Thay Renigats, thay Rubiatouris Hes stollin our Regentis lyfe, Thay treuthles Tygars, thay trinfauld Tratours Hes steirit vp this stryfe. Of thame sail nouther man, bairne, nor wyfe Eschew mischeuous chance : Thay Ruff^as l>e thay neuer sa ryfe, Thay get na helpe of France. ^ That dolorous deid had bene to done Had concord knit tt)gidder, The Lordis and (Jounsall of this Rome, Of lait that war growiu lidtler, TlIK SKMl'lI.I. IIAF.I.A TF.S. lOo That pill our Enoim-iji considtU r. His ili'ith for to coiispyre: riy!inks thiiirfoir tliay sail tiud slitlder; Quht'ii kindlit is (Jods Ire. ■J2^ Fra he was j,'aiie, thay thoeht that iiaiic Thair fences micht <,'anestjind, For wliv say thay thair is not ane Dar tak the deid (»n hand, That ar not knit all in a han the King. Uif ze depois him of his Ring, Ze grant the former wnmg : lOG THE SEMPILL BALLATES. And syne the Quene agane inbring, Na dout scho will zow hang. ^p° Be war thairfoir or ze conclude, That scho in Scotland cum : For be my trouth gif that ze dude, It semis zour glas is rune. Better it war that ze war dum, Nor speik zour a\\dn misclieif, And lippin for na gude to cum Gif ze wirk hir releif. !! Argyle and Boyde befoir war with zow. And promysit to byde, And now thay tak on hand to gre zow With all the tother syde. Bot I pray God zour hartis to gyde, For quhen thay find zow rype : Thay sail not meiknes mix with pryde. And playis on Dysartis pype. ^p" Fordwart thairfoir with fyre and swords. For to reuenge this cryme. And lippin lytill in leing words : For thocht I speik in ryme. Treuth it was only to dryue tyme. That thay war bidder sent : And had thay force or it war pryme Ze wald se thaii' Intent. ^ Zour Counsalls or thay be concludit, The Borderis will be brokin, Than will thay, gif ze vnderstuidit, On pure trew men be wrokin. With speiris (in sport) thocht it be spoken. This murther sone Beuenge : Thir haistie heitis sa sail ze slokin, Thocht it seme neuer sa strange. TlIK SKMIMI.I. J5ALLATi:s. 107 1 Not Oil tliivt ivuthlcs rn«^cing Rebull, Ami his vnha]>|)y bsiiul, Witli crouell cjuisors cTiiifing hell, Gods bliuly curs dois stiiiid Bot on the countrie of Scotbind, Till that iiiisdt'id he meudit: Thair is ua inondis Ixtt sweir in land, With spoid till thay bo spondit. •r This Rakles Robert did rei)ort, In raggit Rutlyis rynie Sen Senipill solace to this sort Auaillis niaist in this tynie. With hardy hart, Reuenge this cry me, I sjiy na niair Amen, Ga speik of Eger and Schir Gryme, And lat the Lordis ahiine IT FINIS. ^^ Imprentit. Aiuio Do. 1570. JX.— iTljr 13iitJ in tl)f (JTagr. [Statk I'-vrKU Okkice. — Scotish Series. Voluimi 17. {April) Numljor 72.] Bailfull bird that wantis wingis t<» Ho, Nun-ist in a nest rieht eraftie wylis tohatche: For fanlt <>f feit bonic in ane Ark of tre, In C'raftines to Sinon worthie matche A gylelall grume all gude men to dis]»atelie. And V)e a g3'de to blind men in a rank : Zit for sic seniiee semis bot Ivtill thank. 108 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. H A Scuruie SchoUar of Machiauellus lair, Inuenting wylis anoyntit Kingis to thrall. To heis on hicht pure Pesantis full of cair From base estait, to Throne Imperiall. And mychtie men 13'ke wretchit Irus fall, And ly alaw lyke Loytring lubbers lend : For fell- of storme fall fane thair saillis to schreud. ^T And Doegis craft richt cumiingly Imprent Quha can in liart pure Dauids Regne to stay : Achitophell misordour to Inuent. A proud Haman the faithfull to betra}^ Sobney the Scribe fals tressoun to display. Uproris to rais ane Atheist Abiron, To Stalwart Kiiichtis ane gylefull Ganzelon, ^ Ane llattring face, with outwart schaw serene Sour Aloes with bitter gall commixt Ane luiring bait fond fischis to wirk tene. Not spying deith till thay on lyne be lixt : Quhan tyme is tynt, than find yai trew this text : Ouir lait it is the stabill dure to steik, Quhen sturdie steid is stolKn and far to seik. I^p" To Ciuill weir, and Intestine discord. This bird can blaw the Trumpet craftelie, Quhais strenth and force consistis in pratting word With Serpentis sting, vnder simplicitie. A wylie wicht to practeis palzardrie. With warldly wit weill furnissit at will, Quhais Deuillische dryftis puttis all in poynt to spill. 1 Tliis birdis counsall confoundit lies yis land Tumd vp syde doun of richt and e({uitie : Displacit peace with discordis feirfull Avand, That mouit hes thift, reif, and crueltie, Murther but mercy, bludie terrannie, Wandreth wanrest, feirfull ambitioun : Aspyring vji with pryde to heich renoun. THE Sr.MIMl.I. I'.ALL.VTKS. 109 ^^This l>ailfull l»iryyke thy ene on ^^^allous set, As Hanian hau^it hie on hieht with tittis. The torkit Clauer hesydo the Croee that sittis. Mot he thy hi'ir at thy la^t funerall, Quhen Dnstitit to dance siill lin-th the call. $^I traist in God, that anis sail euni the day, Phik at the Craw (pihen harnis s;dl with yis l»ird : Or Mind Hary with hir to s])oi-t and Jtlay, With tanldit neitaml tak liir niony f^\r<\. Kciji Weill thy t;iill ^uie scabliit hors will fcill quhair he is sair: (^uha ^dltie bene of vicis lastly tanld, Will dcme of thame all men speikis lait and air: Qiihairlty thair lyfe is ay hot hustin^^ eair, Frettiiii; with feir in Inward conscience As h<»iplo.st wichtis without all patience. ^ Euin so sum man that mcnis not in his mynd Rot monstrously for to niantene mis Thy poysonit Edder stangis. I Remord in mynd thy gi'eit madnes. Recant thy cairfall cowardnes, Leid not our Lordis with wilfulnes, Lyke blind men in the myre. Sen thow hes wrocht sic wickitnes. Be thy auise and craftines, Or thow depart to hell furnes, Repent and haue thy hyre. H This bill Maddie the sendis, And biddis to end it reid, It schawls hir dew commendis. But fauour or zit feid. God send thame euil to speid : Our King that vilipend is, Or zit dois seik thair deid. That dewly him defendis. THE SEMril.L JiALLATKS. Ill ^ Anion say anc and all, OffaithfuU in this land And for tivw c-om-ord call : As God dois VH oonunand. Strang is the Lordis han^d» to I'l'ull and steir Duiini,' tliy otHce, euld thow stand content, Thow niicht to Lordia be perigall and peir. ^T Thir offieis the farther did promote, It neidis na preif, thy self ^vill testifie Aman<^' the Lordis tliow i^'at haitli place antr And now thow seis, how mony dois maling, J>aith tyme and tyd.' s.-hnwand thair force ort vs, To puneis sic as jmiudly dois K(.'1m'11 That tynie at Leith thow knawis thay did comfort vs And maid vs fru (|uhen stran^a'rs did vs ([uell. And neuer socht na jtroftite to thame sell Tliow neids not feir, that hous thay neuor craifit, The Regent sayis sa far as 1 heir tell Wald thow he trew, thair can jia better haif it. Ij^ Thocht at this tyme, thow haif that warlyke craig, And is in hart euragious and bald God will noelit m}s to scurge the with a plaig Gif in liis eaus thow lat thy enrage eald. As thow may se thick scurgis monyfald, Lich upon thame that proudly dois disdane Exce])t the Lord l)e watche man of the hald Qulia walk is the same, thair laubour is in vane. Thow lies liene ane, sen first this eaus began, And als lies sene, how (iii)^', as I couhl VMidorstiind, Oti" the suddau decay That vnto this piiir natiouiH' Ajtcirandly ilois conie : J fand our ( 'l>in<3^ some lauUling, Thair studie thai emjtloy, That sru-htlie, vnrurlitlie, Tlii'y may this rcalmc fiijoy. This y;uydin^ gart grit gix-if aryse 111 me, ^vha iiavvayis culd devyis To mend this grit mischance ; And als I argoued all the cais, I hard ane say, ^vithin this ])lace, " With hcl]) ofGod and France I sail, ■within ane litill space, Thy dolouris all to drese ! With liel}) of Christ thow sail, or Pasche, Thy kyndlic Prince posses; Uetnisaris, ivfuisaris, Of hir authuritie ; Nane cairand or sjniirand, Shall outlier die or Hie. " Thought God, of his just jugment. Thole thaim to he ane punishment To hir, thair supreme heid ; Zit sen thtay war participant With hir, and sho now penitent, Kycht suirly they may dreid ; As wicked scourges lies hene seine Get for the scurgene hyre, When synneris repeiitis from the sjdene, The scourge cjust in the fyre : 8wa Moi-tone, V)e fortone, May get this s«ime reward ; His boasting, nor posting. I doe it not rcguard. 122 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. " Bayth him and all thair cumpaiiy, Thocht England wald thaim fortifie I cair thaim nocht a leike ; " For all thair grit munitione, I am in suire tuitione, This hauld it sail me keip. My realme and Princes libertie Thairin I sail defend, When traitouris salbe hangit hie, Or make some schamfull end. Assuire thame, I cuire them, Ewin as thei do deserve ; Thair tressone, this cessone, It sail not make me suerve : " For I haue men and ineit aneugh, They know I am ane tuilzeour teoch, And wilbe rycht sone greved ; When thei haue tint als mony teith As thei did at the seige of Leith, They wilbe faine to lei\ e it. Then quha, I pray you, salbe boun Thar tinsall to advance. Or gif sic compositione As thei gat then of France ? This sylit, begyht, They will bot get the glaikis ; Cum thai heir, thir tuo yeir, They sail not misse thair paikis. *' As for my nychtbouris, Edinburch toun, What salbe thair part, vp or downe, I can not yit declair ; Bot one thing I make manifest, Gif thei me ony thing molest Thair Imithis salbe made bair. Gif fyre may thair buildingis sackc, Or bullat beat thaim downe, TllK SKMIMI.I. liAl.l.ATF.S. 123 They SJtll noc'lit tUill tlmt oiul to iiiiik The stairos made in this touii. Swa use thaim, and chuso thaini, What jtaiit thei will ciisew ; Forsake nie, or take nie. They sail drink as thei brew !" He bade me rise and miiso na mair, Bnt pray t(^ God butli hiit and aire, To saue tliis noble hidi^e, Whioli is, in all prosperitie, And lykwayis in atlnersitie, Our Princes plane refuge. Thaii-foir, all trew meu I exhort, That ze with me aeoord, That we all, baith in ernestaml sport, Aske at the levin^^ Lord. That hanged, or manged. Mot ilk man mak his end, Wha dewlie and trewlie Wald nocht this house defend ! Finis, XXiY. — Ojc C?.\l)ortatiouu to tijc ILortjis. [LnmARY OK THK SOCIKTY OF A.\TlyUAI{JK.S OF I.oXDON.] LUSTY lords k, barrounis yat bene bauld That for gnde cans ar now awseblit heir Pluk up zi)ur harts, lat not zour enrage eauld Ami pri.se ye lord zoui* eapitane in weir. W ill y.c iiun seme ze neid nocht f(»r t<» feir, The cmft, the wit, nor policie of man 124- THE SEMPILL BALLATES. For quhy the Lord will zit zour Baner beir As lie hes done sen first this cans began. ^p° Haue ze forzet how that he did vs luif That time at leith quhe strangers did persew Our enemeis harts ze saw that he did muif To cum ouir Tweid vs to help and reskew, Quhair we and thay our enemeis ouirthrew Making vs fre that lang in thrall had bene Syne in this Realme plant . . his gospel trew but scheding bind, quhilk hes not oft bene sene Fra ze began from blude to purge this land Thay murtherars thay neuer durst zow bide He gaif hir anis, and put her in zour hand But ony blude, vpon CarbaiTie syde. Syne efter that, quhen lymmers loust y^" bryde He faucht for zow vj^on the Langsyde hill Zour fais wist not in what hoil yame to hyde Su chaist, sum slane, sum tane into zour will. IT He send Moyses to gouerne zow and gyde Zour commoun weill to reule and als redres quhair throw yis realme but rest did rin &; ryde To bring the same, to rest and quyetnes. His diligence my toung can not expres Planting Justice baith in Burgh and land Dclting rebels, quhilk proudly did transgTes His malk rag not, gif yat his dayis had stand. I^° Richt prudently the Lord he did prouyde For zow from tyme, he saw yat he was slane, And wald not thoill, zow be without a gyde But efter Moyses he raist Josua agane. Zow to conduct to ye land of Canan Mair Fortunat nor Moyses was befoir In faitis of weir ane worthy Capitane The Gentiles lands to zow for to restoir THE SKMPILT. 1! A I, I. AT KS. 125 Thair PniTianicnt of Liiilithi,'i>\v he did stay SyiK' Hirirlu'ii i^'at it, liable liim iKit aiic Mjist Down was ^cuin oiiir, for f«,'ir of wt'ir assay Paslay lie wan, and now Dunbartanc last His CapitaJiis maid all his fais agast Snni tano, sum slane, sum c-haist into the so Thir deids suld not, witli silence be ouir pjist, Bot wurtliie ar Kternall Meniorio. Zimr goh, albeit that zc be few Zour enemeis thay dar zow not gancstand (^)uhat ye do sehai]», ye Lord himself dois sew Quhat ye duyso, h<' wirkis it with his hand, 'rhairf<»ir mak haist, hit nane be in this land, To leif lyke Lords, syne proudly to rebel 1 Clar thame bnith sweit and subscriue ye band Or failzi-and this, do with thair leuings mell, And gif zc dreid, yat sum will ait his ouirhaill, And will not keip, nor zit obst»rue thair l)ands Vnr stailling hald the kow fast be the taill Aj»]>oint nane sic but pledgis in zour hands, And keip thame sure, sen ze se as it stands For cum that tynic that all yat sort dcsyris, That wil but(hmt send zow in vncouth lads To seirche and seik, zour meit into the myris Sen thair Intent to zow wjus neuer gu«lo As be thair deids richt cleirly may be sene l!2G THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Gif tliamc na leif to play with yow biik hold. As thay liaif rc»'s into Scotluiul." Auothor copy of the saiut' is iiiarkcJ " 1 Kjcl-iii- ber," 103-1, and Inr»l liuri^lilcy, " A balld to ye liegiMit Jigaynst coming in of Englislinicn." — Sir Richanl Maitiaml of Lethingtoun'sManu.serijit CoHcttion of Poems 15r)o-1586, in tlic Pepysian Library, Magilaicni- College, Canibritlge. — Ancient Scotish Poems, never be- fore in print. Put now pulilisbed from the MS Collections r niaister, to adniitt. Reid, frp('rti('. Bewar ! \Vf may lie weltred or wo witt : And lykeways lose oure land, and libort\'. Ane thousand sic cxemplcs I could Kchaw ; And mony nobill natiouns may naim-, Quha lost at Icnth thair libertie, and law, And sutierit hes gi-«'at sorrow, sy' and schame ; That for to helpe thair hermes, and hurte at hame, Feycsit forayne forcis in to thair support, Quha fuilzeit syne thair fredome, force, and fame ; And thame subdcwit in the samyn sort. Floand Charibc bewar in styll to fall ; And sa eschew cruill dissontioun, 132 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. ^^ That uiii'e estait to strangers be not thrall, J The canker of our auld contentioun ] Will keip na counand nor conventioun. j Bot gif yow gif thame credit to correct us, | Be craftie way, will, and conventioun, * And subtell slycht, thai will seik to subject us. This i-eahne w* eis the rebellis may repres We neid na forene forces for sa few Thair landis thay loup that reagne is les and les 8a suit not sic as seiks us to subdew | Qlk gif thow do quhat euer may ensew To fergus blude we rather will obey Nor in o*" tyme be trators toyitt vntrew And gif o'' realme to Ingland as a pray. Scotland came never zit in servitude, Sen Fergus first ; bot ever hes bene frie. And hes bene alwais bruikit be ane blude ; And kin of kings descendit gre be gre. Gif that it be in bondage brocht be the, Thay wareit weir thy weirdis and wanhaip ' Thairfoir thir forene fechis sa force. That catcheit we be nocht with ye eftir-claip. Markand mynt at the honour, laude, and prais. The vertew, worde, worschip, and vassallage, Off sic as doichtelie did in thair dayis To keip this realme from thraldome and bondage : Mark als the vyle vituper, and the wage -« Of untreuth, tresoune and of tyi'annie : And how sum hes honour, and heretage, And Lyfes, losrt, for thair deloyaltie. Sa for thy factis thow may be suir to find The lyke rewaird of vertew or of vyce Thairfoir be not sylit as a bellie blind ; Nor lett thyself be led upone the yce, Nor, to content thy marrow's covatyce^, THK S KM I' I 1,1. I!A 1.1, ATKS. 1 .*):> Pvit iu)t thyself in perroll for to porisli. Nor beir the blame, (luliair vthei's takis the prvee. Nor beitt the buish, tluit vthers eit tlie berei.s. The throne of trvall, an seis Tost with winds \: wallis Innauit^'abilj. Hot sen I se na ])U'snrc pcrmanabill Bot as the weid it wietually for ay. ^r With sjireit opprcst tliis phuigit in to c;iir. Remombrin;: mc <|idiat niatcr to ••ompylc Kndlang anc I'ark I j-n-^t \\itliont n-paii- ^^^ THE S EM PILL BALLATES. Be Snawdoun syde the seuint day of Apryle, And as I walkit wandering not ane myle Ane pieteous spreit appeirit to my thocht, Sayand, allace, and waryit be the quhyle That I Avas borne, or in this warld upbroeht. ^W Can I nocht tell gif be Illutionn Or gif be feir sic fantaseis we tak, Bot this be said in schort conclusioun Deplorit ane plaint, and planelie to me spak Poetis of me hes mater for to mak In tragedie quhat tyme I heir remanit And with that word I went sum thing abak, Am] bad say on, and with God saif me sanit ^ I was (said he) ane Lord leuand on lyfe, Ane bastard barne that can I not deny My Father was ane Erie and had ane wj-fe Thocht he abusit his body and lay by. In Goddis Ire begottin sa w^as I Ma' mother was a Dame in Dimdaf mure Bot quhidder it was in feild keipand the Ky Or lischand Lochis Lin I am not sure. ^p" As for my surname seik my mothers aith Quhylis Cuninghame yai caUit me heir & yair bot gude John Cowane gaif me meit and claith Quhill I was seuin yeir auld and sii thing mair the Prouest of Hammiltoun cumand by for cair Fand me with Ky ane kyndlie occupatioun, And Hammiltoun he me huif I sow declair Ane sorie Surname for my awin saluatioun. To preif my spreit and say my scharp Ingyne With John of ( 'hddisdail 3^ai . . usit* me to striue Be worsting first in faith the feild was mjme, T brak his heid to haue prerogatiue. " OWttpratPd in the Original. T»K SKMriM, DAl.I.ATF.S I .*^"' Quliat sail 1 wrvtc /.ow in my w ittis live ( I w;is coeijuall with At'liit<>j>liall, Or subtill Sinono kiiaitVio to iliscriiic Ami all my tloitlis mair I )ial> on Ijjissis lait and play the Lowmv My Steniing Sark, \- Rokkct was lai THE SEMPILL BAI.LATES. Aganis thair Cannoun Law tliay gaif decreit For I was bastard borne of vnla\vfull bed Zit furtherit I becaus thay fand me raeit. ^p° Without respect to God or feir of faith, Pliimand but pietie I did oppres the pure Be fenzeit causis I confiscat graith Men criniinall to accuse I tuke na cure, Quhen it was gottin I gaif it to my hure Quhome 1 possest in speciall Stanehous w^^fe Of all the barnis my Lady Jelt obtene I'nder sum Craft t<> c«>w the St»*\vartis doun. <^Than wa.s scho caryit captiuc a.s thay tell And (|uha nor 1 was fainor of that fact ? • Thi< r.inp !•« mui'li (.l.lit.r,ite s:dl lu;ir. 7 Srquitur (Coufrssio. ft{4 (lude pepill all, I pray zow to pray lor inc. Qiihat may my rent ofricli'^s now dceoir me :" 'I'his far I speik in presence of zow all Complenand heir with pictie I de]»loir ww Quha is the Lord to lyfe may now restoir me Heirfoir go mark this in Memoriall Twyse being biscliop with sic beriall, Hard to beleif sum tyme to se me hing (Jif I had s(M*uit my God, and syne my King. ^r Quhair ze Jiccuse me of the Kingis v . . . ♦ Gif 1 it knew, God nor I want my heid Exceptand (juhen 1 hanl the hous was fyrit I ft'irit myself and ilrt*(l sum ri»'<>'l in llu> Oriffinnj. 140 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Maid to the Towne and steppit vp the streit And as I past the Potence I espy Quhair the annoyntit Bischop hang to dry. I was Sanct Thomas quhill I tuichit his feit On Pahnsoneuin this paper I compleit, Euin word be word, as to the ti'euth belang And gif I lie, God nor the Hers be hangit IT Finis. I^° Quod Sempill. ^ Imprinted at StriuiUng be Robert Lekpreuik. Anno. Do. M.D. L.X.X.I. Ximi.—^ Hctoti Ballft, 1571, STajften W m %. ur or fyue And l;ust of all, 1 laitli wer t<» t' fane For to renoiiiKv tliair Law and cum to durs. Do ze not sa, ze sail tlioill scharpcr sdiours Sic vane exeanibion can I not cctnsitldcr As luarrow tratours and the trew togiddoi". * I dar 1)C bauld to say sen this hegan Had we l)ot vsit tlu? victorie we wan With 'doir to tlod that j/aif them in our liands we nedit not or now to want ane man. Bot quhen we tjik thame solistatioun than J)ois claj) thair heid, the counsall sa connnandis (.^)idiairfi>ir 1 feir, tliat (iod sal hurne ye wandis As for cxcmpill I can let zow seit For sj)airing sinfull how the saikles deit t^"*" As Quheit is strukin for the stra hcsyde And sijuer fyne mon to the Fumes glyde To get tlie dros deuydit as we se 'J'liudit King Jusias did in ( 'lirist confyde Jicftir the jilaigue cett<.'r haue lattin it stand Suj>j>ois the saikles slane was for otfences Z\i did the Phelistims faill of thuii- |iretences. 148 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. ^p" And gredy Acan for the geir he hid Twa goldin braislettis lytill thing he did Zit was the pepill puneist for sic playis Haiie we sic wrangous geir ? na God forbeid As Crowats, Sensours, or ane Challeis leid Quhilk Avill be found na fault now heir a day is For spau'ing Agag as the Scripture say is The hous of Saule was puneist and his seid Not spairing Jonathan for his douchtie deid. ^ Siclyke King Dauid thoillit pane and greif His wickit barnetyme brocht him to mischeif His Capitane Joab Absolone forbure Bot far ma Joabs heir for thair releif with sohstatioun quhen we tak ane theif Suppois ze wist he wi'ocht zour self iniui'e Swa sum beleuis haue baith the sydes sa sure And zit I hope thay sail not want thair hyi'e As Absolone set Joabs come in f;yTe. ^p" The King Roboam raschely did ouirluik The auld wyse counsall, and the fuKsche tuik Quhairfoir he tynt liis kyndhe Trybes ten And Jeroboam in that samin bulk Set vp new Idols and liis God forsuik, Quhill Abiah slew fyue hundreth thousand men Swa Bennadab was Captiue as ze ken, Bot quhair the iust dois ioyne thame with forsakin Be war thay get not wickit Acabs takin. ^p° Quhat dois it proffeit Poetrie prophane ? Sen trew Preicheours speikis it to zow plane Zit neuer mercy in zour mynd remordis As fruteles seid it neuer gi-owis a grane Bot to my taill heir I returne agane This Tragedie may staik to tell the Lordis Ane thousand fyue hundreth Sempill sa recordis tup: SKMI'II.I. ISAI. I.ATKS. 149 Tlire scoir and twelf suppois the voirso bo vaiio The tliritl ot'inarchc was worthy Mcthwi"' sialic. * Finis with the Dytone ^^y Quo. I Semi. ill The Lord to delyiier the iaif of this hlude And send vs ane sythniet of yis suddanc slanelitor The KinL( tS: his eounsall inspyre yanie witli L^ude And niak vs n.jt an futcstuil to our fais lanchter. Iniprentit at 8anct;indn»is 1»e Robert Lekjireuik Anno. Do. 1572. im. — 3nr prrmomtiouii to tfjr liarnis of iLritl]. [LiHK.vuv OK ink; Socikty of A.M'igu.MUKs or Lo.ndon.] NE Cnnini.,' Clerk Experience .\nd Maiste.- of Intellij.,'ence, New landit in Inehekeith; This lytill Sednll sehortly .send.s Tc all tliat the fjudi' eans defends That is the l)arnis of Leith. $^ Beeans I liard of .-uKf C'onueti\v krp ony .skaylli 150 THE SEMPILL BALLATES, For laik of Premonitioun : For ofttymes into treating trewis Cfiis tydingis yat richt mony rewis Be Tratorie and Seditioun, ^p" As for exempillis gif I list I haue anew wald I insist Baith Forane and at hame Bot to my purpois to proceid Of peace and concord thair is neid In pure Scotland be name. "iF Quhilk neuer in sic pen-ill stude Sen that our Lord deit on the Rude Foull fall thame lies the vryte : For it is ouirgane with a tlude. Of miu-ther and of saikles blude : Allace for leif to flyte. Scotland this blude lies first begun, And lang in bludschedding hes run, Ane Patrone of mischeif: The rest at it beginnis to leir Allace that pietie is to heir I i)ray God send releif 1^" For innocets ar murtherit downe without remors in land and towne, Quhat leid may leif on lyfe : And tha}^ hald gait I trow frahand Sir murther salbe in all land Of Children man an wyfe. That seis als greit as Moyis stude Sail drowne ye warld of mais blude Quhat mischeif do thay mene : Zone cursit battell as I trow Quhilk thay at Trent did all auow Tliay think now to susteue. THK SKMIMLL MALLArKS. 151 For iniirthcnirs chn's all i'<)Usi»I^s at command. Snm Lords sum Lairds sfi les dogre Tliair connno\ni welth and policie As ony Natioun had, And now na Scottisman dar be thair Allace quhat hart will not be sair To see Scottismen sa sad. ^^ Than sail thay warie curse »&: ban The muitherars yat yir ^veiris begfi Quhen Chronickles thay reid, Tha Edinbur<'h that Castell stran^x Sail wareit be that stude sa lang Sic murther for to feid. Thairfor yir plaigs wald yai eschew I counsall thame in tyme to rew And thair mischeif repent : Quliilk gif thay do ze may aggre liot otherwise na pace saliie Thocht ze thaiii/O consent. For thocht that Saul wil Agag .spair ZitCiod will haue his will but niair Fnltillit or he .sace: (lif this ze do not vndei>ibind Speir at John Durie or John Brad Thay will expone the place. thocht murthemrs says yat yai thriat bludc Zit let na nobill nie of gude Be craft that was brocht on it lo() THE SEMPILL BALLATES. And rewis yat yai haif tane sic part, Repenting trewly from thaiv hart Feir, thocht Johne Knox expone it Bot gif yat thay grow proud & heich. And skar at zow as thay wer skeich, And on na wayis will bow thame Let yame pas on to thair defensis It salbe on thair awiu expensis Or all be done I vow thame Than quhidder ze conuene or nocht. Keip thir premissis in zour thocht Ze that of Leith ar barnis : The abstinence drawis neir ane end, Thairfoir I pray zow now attend. Think on Experience wamis, ^ F I N I S. Imprentit at Sanctandrois be Robert Lekpreuik. 1572. XXX. — ^jjclamcutatio of tijeComoums ofSrotlanti. [Library of the Society op Antiquaries op London.] PUHAT thift, quhat reif, quhat murther, and oppressioii ? Quhat saikless slauchter, quhat mortal me- serie ? Quhat pouertie, quhat derth and Tribulatioun ? Dois Ring be Grange all leidis on lyfe may se The schame is thjaie, thocht we the sorrow drie Curst Nemrod richt of Babilone the cheif. We Commounis all lowd vengeance cryis on the Blaming thy tressoun the cans of all our gTeif i TIIK SKMIMI.l. n.\I,T-ATF.S. 157 II Wesillio purr aiiis ipiliiiir \\i> wer Moiit to '^nw^ Witli C\>illis ami C'okillis ^vitll FiKclie aiul siokl^'ke wnir, T^]»(ni our bakis als uu'kill as wo niirlit fang Witli mirrio sniii^ all tripiting into pairis. To wvii our K'uinLC in luorcat at sii- Fairis Now we allac-o but routh ar reft witli tlu'if, Kane Wf aue lyart na l»ai«l hot all is thairis Blaniini; thv tressoun the cans of all our reif. IT Na vtlier lyfe we ]nire men bade of 1 letter Nor with our Naij^gis to gane to E(iiLjbui;t;h sone, Witli Peittis, with ("uruis anur, that Rebellis ilid ressaif 160 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Into that hauld with the thairin to creip Ha tressouii vntrew will gar ane widdie waif, ^ Now lat us all with hart and mynde vs dres Baith euin and morne, richt law downe on our kne, With hyddeous schout all we baith mair and les For venofeance Just, with tene to fall on the. O thow O Lord, and God in persoun thre Consume this wratche with Brintstane fjTO and thiider That persecuitis thy Sanctis with crueltie Ha tressoun vntrew ane tow will schaik in schundcr. ^ Preserue with micht fra slicht of fais defend Our King crude Lord, and als his Reo^ent eik : Lat neuer thair niicht, but richt, with hand ay bend Haue strenth or power thame for to hurt or wreik. We thy pure liegis sail pray and als beseik To send the grace, lang space in weilfair wend That we may se the puneis vice but meik Ind tressoun all sessoun with this we mak ane end. FINIS, ^ Imprentit at Sanctandrois be Robert Lekpreuik. ANNO. DO. M.D. LXXII. THr. SFMI'II.I IIAI.I.ATKS. 1(^1 i'lAT. rtir ILamrntatiou of iLatiu ^rotlanti, com pulit l)f liir srlf, sprlhinrj in manrr of aur IZpistlf, in tl)f iBonrti) of fHarriir. tlir m\- of 6olj 1372. ^-- ; {'i') U^5 [Library of the Faculty of Advocatks, I'.iuMtnuiH. — Scot- ish Poi'ins of the Sixtt'ontli Century, cullfclt'd Ity -lolin Gnilmin Diilydl, F..linlmri;li ISOI.- " I now lind tliat tli.-iv is also ill the Lilmuy of the Faonlty of Atlvooatcs, Kdiii- bui;ghafopy of No. X. (/'''.'/'' 50) " Aiie Tragedie, in tho fornie of ane Diallog betuix Honour, Gudc fame," &c.] U (To ihc llidit lionoHrabill an^ oiotJln If imit c'lcntilmnn, ibr rairtj of Dune. (?ol)n Utcsbinc) jl1iiut.tcr of (LloDDis fCToiti, anti 'rtipciinunDcnt of bis feirb in ^liigous, jtltrnis. $cc., p. H. bis bumliiU xcruaiu. 5. i^^)( V)( J?^ |( ) yde the, That Poets nane sail se the to diryde the. 11 162 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Pas on, than, bauldly, and to him deploir This present stait fair weill : I say no moir. ^ E\): 5Lamcntatioun of ilatis ^cotlanU, .&c. E vapnrs wak, and watters in the air Ze Seyis sa deid ze fludis and fontanis fair Heir my complaint ; to zow my cace I meiie. That ze may wellis gif to my febill Ene, To testifie with teiris my wofull cace, And with zour mnrning weid absconse my face. IT My husband, deir gude Johne, the Comounweill, To quhome I did all my afiairis reueill, As he to me did in our faithfull dayis. But fraude, or gyle, or tressoun ony wayis : Than, lusty, gay, and flurisching wer we, Trew faithfull Children he begat on me. Sic lufe and faith to vther thay did beir. That thay knew not quhat beist was Ciuile weir. My heid wald not disdane my leggis and feit, My Eine foirsaw all perrallis micht me meit. My hands and armes, ay reddy to defend me. To snib my children gif thay did offend me. My body was weill cled with Policie, My Hat was of Justice and Equitie. My Coller, of trew Nichtbour lufe it was, Weill prenit on wdth Kyndnes and solas. My Gluiffis wer of fre Liberalitie, My Sleiffis wer of to borrow and len glaidlie ; My Lais and Mailzeis of trew parmanence, My Stomak maid was of clene Conscience ; My waist was gyrdit with Sobrietie, My Leggs and feit schod with Simphcitie ; My hart was haill, my stomach weill disposit ; Of peice and rest my Bowellis wer composit. Quhat wald ze moir Schir commoun- weill and I Held hous lang tyme ; bot Sathan had Inuy TflK SKMIMLL BALLATKS. ICJ? To SO vs so; tliaii I'jillit he Soditioun, With j>ryile his Soiio, to (juliome he auertie to se this Lyoun scope One day to Rore, and Ramj) vpon his fois. To l)ring thanie law, that now sa )»rou(», I wald di-laint dedair 16o THE SEMPILL BALL AXES. Ze seyis, I say, gif passage, and ze can, Till sum faithfuli to bring liame ni}^ gudeman. *^ And ze, my Kirk, m}^ Faithfuli Mother deir, That purgit art of Channoun, Monk, and Freir, Of Papist Priest, Papist and Papistrie, Bot not, allace, clene of Hypocrasie, Of auarice, pryde, and ambitioun, Thocht ze haue left all Superstitioun. I grant the word of God is trewlie Preichit, And in the schuills Exercise trewlie teichit ; Zit, sayis the Commounis, ze do not zour office. For upaland thay haue not dew seruice. The rowmis appointit pepill to contidder To heir Gods word, quhair thay suld pray togidder, Ar now conuertit in scheip Coits and Fauldis, Or ells ar fall in, becaus nane thame vphauldis. The Parische Kirks, I mene, thay say misgyde, That nane for wynd and rane thairin may byde. Thairfoir na plesure tak thay of the tempill, Nor zit to cum, quhair nocht is to contempill, Bot Crawis and Dowis eryand and makand beir, That nane throuchly the Minister may heir : Baith Fedders, Fylth, and Doung, dois ly abrod, Quhair folk suld sit to heir the word of God ; Quhilk is occasioun to the adiiersaryes, To mok and scorne sic things befoir zour eyes. Thus to disdane the hous of Orisoun, Dois mak folk cauld to thair Deuotioun ; And als thay do disdane to heir Gods word, Thinking the same to be ane Jesting board, Thay go to labour, drinking, or to play. And not to zow vpon the Sabboth day: So thay prouoke the \vi'aith of God, allace, Quhilk hes maid me to fall in this distres. Zit suld I not blame zow, that sic dois pei'ische, Bot Lords and Lairds, & Comouns of ilk Parische, The quhilk wer wont for to cans euerie pleuch. In Tphalding the Kirk, t(» })ay aneuch. THK si; MP II. I. liAI.I.ATK.s. To lilt tlu' same, zo suld tliamo /.it oxhurt, Togidder tliat thay suld the jmie supjunt. The PruiU'ri) is, ot" Paliee, Kirk, and hvh^, lietter in tynu' to beit, n«>r et'ter to lii^^. /e Colleu^is and Iniuersitie. That to all vthers suld exeinjiill Ik-, I se zour tenipills eassiu downe and renin. The maist part are hot theikit with tlie hctiin. This (juhiik to /ow I do sa planely wryte, The C'oniiniiunis speiks of zow, and dois li;ikli\te. Amend sic thinifs, 1 liuml)lie zo\v heseik. And (lit tlie mouths oi'thame that sa ir imr ze can mak zoui compt. 1G8 THE SEMPILL P.ALLATES. I find, sensyne the Zow hes borne the bell. Wylis Maisters bene in geuing haill Counsell. To Lords and Lairds ; I speik generalJie, As may be sene, allace, ouir weill on me. Hwine, Hnntly, Gi'ange, and all ze of that syde, Behald now how ze do the mater gyde, To cans my Sisters France & Ingland scorne zow. That walterars of Courts ze lat suborne zow : Zit ze and thay did sweir with aithis conding, And did subscryue to be trew to the King. In takin quhairof with all ze did aggre, To Crowne and place him in authoritie. Gif ze wirk weill, zour deids ane da}- will schaw, For raising fyi'e aganis my actis and law, In balding towns and strenths zour King aganis, Putting the rest of zour brether to panis ; . Quhome I excuse not, as I said befoir. For I persaif ambitioun and vane gloir, And gredjaies to reule, dois blind zow baith, Quhilk dois redound to my greit hurt and skaith. Zour tennents plenzeis, that thay ar opprest Be zow and zours, that dois thame soir molest; Ze hicht yair maills, yair pleuchs ze dowbil on yame Thay tyne thair tyme at sic things to opone yame ; For na rest will ze get into zour raggs, Gif sum sect knaw that thay haue geir or baggs. Zour Nichtingaills wiU sing sa in zour eiris, That ze sail nichtly haue Comestik weiris. Zone carle, (quod scho), my Joy, dois beinly dwell, And all prouisioun hes within himseU, In barne or byre, in hall, Girnell and Seller; His wyfe weiris weluot on hir Gowne and Coller; Thay ar sa riche, that thay do vs misknaw ; Than better sone to drug, nor lait to draw. Sone is his Gersum hichtit, and his Mailhs ; Him self growis walk, his g-eir and houshald faillis : Quhair sic wer wont to haue Gu.^e, Cok, and Hen, Breid, drink, and bedding, to treit honest men, THK SKMl'Il.l. 15.VLI.ATi:s. ll]!* Now tlriuk thay Mylk anv th.iirs, Aiul k'tt the vther twa tor /tuirs affairs. Quliilk sein<^ ze ami zour wairs ijro.s and ;,'rof", Ami witli zour wyfis tliir two so iimcla' maid of"; Ze gros geir left, ami went for wyiie ami spyoes, Frenohe elaith aiul silks for to cleith vp thir vyces; Qiiliilks for to out with dowbill met and niesure, The vther tway ze ludgeit at thair ])l('sure. C^uhat wakl ze moir ze wait weill (juiiat I niene ; Disluge thame now, and ehais thame from zow elene. ^ Ze Hannuer men, ze that niaks schois & claiths, Ze treit thir twa with niony manesworne aiths ; And ze lykewise, all Crafts in Genera 11, Alaik, I feill zow to thame l)ound and thrall: Mairouir, zour driid-ciiig Extraordinair Maks of zour wyfis and biarns euill to fair: Quhen ze wald drink in hous, ze may be bauld To do the same at hame with zour houshauld. All byganis mend : in tyme to cum, luik ze Begyle na man, bot wirk zour wark trewlie. *, To yow, my Connnouns, (juhat mair can I say ? I pietie yow as far furth as I may ; Now pure ze ar, zit j)urer wald ze be For vsing jn'oud pure Prodigalitie. Thair is na Lord nor Laird in all this land, Bot ze man counterfait in elaitlis fra hand, Fra top to ta, th<»cht ze suld Iteg and Ijorntw. Johne, ga your way, for it will not be for zow ; Ze suld your ground grube with Simplicitie, And niak your elaitlis eonfbrme to your degre. B(jt ye, your wyfe and bairns, can tak na rest, Witliout ye counterfait the wf)itliyest : Buft brawlit hois, Coit, Dowblet, sark and scho, Zour wyfe and bairns eonforme mul)- lislu'd in England in the Sixti'cntli C't'ntury, chii'Hy in the earlier years of the reign of (,^)ueeu Eliaibeth. Ke- printed from the Uuiquo Original Copies, mostly in lUack-letter, preserved in the Library of Henry Hith, Esq., Loudon. Printed by Whittingliam and Wilkina 1867. — A Collection of Skvexty-Xine Dlack-letter Ballads and Broadsides, jjiinted in the IJeign of (jMieen Elizabeth, betwtuMi the yeai-s irjoUaiul ir)97. Publislied by .Foseph Lilly, London 18G7.] It )\V Kiitlicriiic (le Medicis hcs maid sic agyi.s. To tary in Paris the papistes ar tykit. At Bastianes brydell howl)eit scho denyis, Giue Mary slew Hary, it wa« not vnlykit; Zit a man is nane respeetand this number, I dar not say wemen hes wyte of tliis cummer. Zone ma.sk the Queue Motlier hes maid thame in France, W.as maikjes and saikJes, and schamfully slane, Bot Mary conuoyit and come witli ane (hiuce, Quhill princes in sences wius fyrit with aue trane ; Baith tressonabill murtheris tlx' anc and tlie vtlier, I go not in maskiujjf mair with the Queue Mdtlicr. ^ Italianes ar t>Tani.s, and tressdnahill tratoris ; For gysours, deuysonrs, the Guysianis ar gude; Bot Frenche men ar trow men, and not of thair tiat(Mjris; Than, Charlie, I farlie thow (h-auk thyawin Mude, I wyte hot thy mother wit, wtMurn ar vane, I greis neir t<» Ctanzelou, nor grit Charlie Mane. 174 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. •[ Thy style was Treschristien, niaist Cristen King, Baith hiest and friest, and neist the impyre ; Bot now Prouest Marschell in playing this spring, And ressoun for tressoun prouokis God to ire ; Beleuis thow this trumprie sail stablische th}^ style ? Our God is not deed, zit be doand an quhyle. IF Suppois that the Papistes deuysit this at Trent, To ding vs and bring vs with mony lowd lauchter, With sic cruell mnrther is Christ sa content, To take the and make the ane Sanct for our slauchter ? Albeit he correct vs, and scurge vs in ire, Be war with the wand syne he wapis in the fyre. *I For better is pure men nor princes periurit, Baith schameles and fameles, we find thame sa fals ; With sangis lyke the seryne our lyfis thow allurit ; Ouirsylit vs, begylit vs, with baitis in our hals ; Or as the fals fowler, his fang for to get, Deuoiris the pure volatill he wylis to the net. IF In His nor in Orknay, in Ireland Oneill, Thay dar not, thay gar not thair lieges be stickit : Solyman, Tamerlan, nor yit the mekle Deill, Proud Pharao, nor Nero, was neuer sa wickit ; Nouther Turk nor Infidell vsis sic thing. As be their awin burreo, being ane king. IF Baith auld men and wemen, with babis on thair breist, Not luking nor huking, to hurll thame in Sane, All beand murdreist downe, quhat do ze neist ? Processioun, confession, and vp Mes agane ; Proud King Antiochus was sum t3ane als haly, And yet our God guschit out the guttis of his belly. Thy syster thou maryit, thy saces was sour. Sic cuikrie for luikrie was euill interprisit ; Ze maid vs the Reid Freiris, and rais in an hour, THK SK.MPll.l, HAM, A IKS. 17.> Al»]ioniii«,r ii;i j^rorriiij^ that micht Ix' douisit; Thou jihiyit the i'nls hypocreit li'ii/.ciiig tlie Iray, But iiiwait aiK' nigeiug wolf waitaiid thy pray. That Fniuee was confidderat with Scotland I grant, Baith ac-tit, coutractit and keipit in deid ; The kyuthu's ot" cuttlirnttis we cure not to want, L)enyi.s thanie, f sa lang tyme with sir trani|uilliti»'. Sic faithful justice with ciuillitic. Sic freiidsihip krijiit to hir fais sa lang 178 THE SEMl'ILL DALLATES. Scotland may say for oure utilitie. That neuer ane bettir prince in Inglad rang. That heand done scho did conferme a pace, And maid tha freindis yt lag tyme had bene fois With stancheig bludesched wes not eith to ceice That men may pas not s])erand quhair he gois Syne at the sege of Leith scho sparit ane pois And dang the frenchme quliilk we docht not do Quhill hame thay past in spj^t of all thair nois With lose of men and left munitionn to. Quhat toung hes langage to declair at lenth Thair greit artalzerie nnr thair men of weir. France wes not able to withstand thair strenth For powder, and bullet, bo\\'is, and uther geir Quhat chargis wes hir schipis at, may I speir, Surmonting fiftie bunder thowsand frankis, And zit for all the graith hir grace send heir, Ingraitfull people gaue hir lytill thankis. Our Regent slane syne as I said befoir Stryfe and contentioun i-ais in to the land. Treasoun, inuy, did uertue sa deuoir, Quhill all wes done as murthour did comand. Wes nan sa stout durst tak the steir on hand Sa has the cause bene quat wer not for shame. Quhil we sic frendschip furth of Ingland fand Thay send ane army heir with Leuenox hame. Conuoyt with Drurie duchtelie in deid. And as I hoip mair haist wes neuer done. To Glasg^' past with mony trapit steid Thair skalit the sege releuit the castell sone. Doun to Dnnbartane on the morne at ncme, He raid bot few not fering thame agane him. Zit of that parrell I prayse the Lord abone, He chajMt weill frn uillanis wald hauo slane him. rHK SKMl-ll,!. It A 1,I,.\ TKs. I 7l> That jiaiR't'uIl j)roi;ii'.s 1 tliiiik ill to tell. Sen thay ar Itowit and liruiU'iit in our liand, But at thi.s ))ivsoiit tynie oxeiu zour sell, Quhat comfort hes thair Quone send to this land. Is not the cannones cum at zour cdmand, Streclit to distroy tlie ti-atouris wald ouir ^^aii",^ us Commoiiis may cryo laii;^'' mot that iVondschij) stand Ami hlis liir hanis sic hivtiiiics l>roucht amanrf us. At Leith thay hindit harmples in the Hcuin, With |)o\vder and hullct gunnc and uther gcir, Drest all thair platf'urmes into dayis seuin, Not laikinif na thing that helangitto weir. Hum workmen had we or the camj) come heir, Jac(|ues Gelliam gangand lyke ane bosy he. The gabiounes makaml haist the trinschis neir, Quha myehc do umir but ordinance nor we. Tlie walls wes heith wc culd not weil persew thanic Bot (jidien we gat thanie doun fulldeir thav bocht it Be .syde the woll at .sNiidrie tymes we slew thame, That euerthay .saw us some of thame forthocht it And poysonit woll to drink quhat rlocht it. Infekit watter sowlit thame cheik and chin, Persauing that sorrow mair thay socht it. Bot keppit stnmlfulis at the sklatis thair in. The eastell segit and all beset about, With sowseyis wyde inueronit be tlycht. Montanis and niyndis leit neuor man luik out, For onlinance thay dang at day and nycht. By weirlyk uolyis thofht thf walis wes wycht, Zit dowbell battrie biak thame all in inschis, Of Daueis toure in all the tonne menis .sycht, Thav rijTirein stanes come tumland ouirthe trinschis. "OW The uehement .schot /eid in at at!.er .syde By threttiu C'aunonis phwsit at ])artis ucuin. 180 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Quhill thay thair in mycht not thair heidis hyde. For Pot Gun pellettis falland from the heuin, The Bumhard stanis derectlie fell sa euin. That in to dykis by dint it deidly dang thame, Quhil all the houssis in the place was renin. The bullatis brak sa in to bladis amang them. Continewand this ane dosand of dayis or mair, Quhill tyme apointit neuer man durst steir. The larum rang the Regent self wes thair, My Lord Ambassat to stuid uei'ry neir. The manlie Generall lyke the god of weir, Not usit to sleip quhen sic thingis ar a do, Our Cronall als quha is ane freik bot feir, With all his Capitanes reddie to ga to. Schir Harie Leis wes present at that charge, My Lord Burlayis sone to stuid besyde. Cotton n and Dyar saw the sowt at large And Schir George Carie to the knauis he cryde, Zit Hume and Crafurde to the lane wes gyde, With certaue Soiouris of the garysoun. Four C'apitanis followit at thair bak to byde, Sempill and Hectour Ramsay and Robesoun. Bot Hume wes first that ouir the walls wan, As I heir say I wes not thair my sell. The Generall sayis he playit the uailzeant man. With prayssis mo nor I intend to tell. Thocht Crafurdis ledder wes to schort an ell, Zit ouir the walls he wan I wat not how. Uunbartan to quhen sic lyke fortoun fell, Thir wes the men that wan it I tell zow. The Generallis band come bauldlie at thair bak, Schir Frances Russall with ane gudlie grace. Zarlie and Crintoun uather of thame wes slak, Twa uther Careis, Knowis, and Capitane Kace. THE SKMIMM. HAI.LATKS. 181 Than wes perse wand at ane iither place, ])ivik\vt'll, and Ljunniy. Mecliell \: C'apitan Game, Bauld Capitant' Reid, that euir lield to his face. Pickiaan, ami Wood, did luiilzeantly the same. 8j)reill, Spauris. IS-2 THK SKMl'ILL BALLATES. Bot Mell with Madenis quhen thay play the hiiij', Will anis the en trie and than the house is zoiiris. The Madene Castell it wes callit long, With honour ay that nobill style it bviir, With wemenis will ze do thame lytill wrong. To iaip thame sa I think it na iniuir, Na mair our Madene Ciistell playit the huir, Bot tuik appointmet quhen thair wes na parel Smaikis had the wyte I say the hous wes suii', Had thay bene gratious with ane Godlie quarel. Thay micht not byde it for the greit munitioun, Bot drew in factiones quhan the larum rang. Sum thocht it gude to cum and seik remissioun And sum said best the Secreter to hang. To his ilusiones we beleuit ouir lang. Ane cruikit Ethnik and ane crewall Tod, Inuentand wichecraft ay deuysand wrang. Lat nan geue credence to ane drytand God. Then Grang grew sleyit & wald na mair defed it For want of watter with ane poysonit well, His men wes slane and mekle powder spendit And wantit force to fill the wallis that fell Thair febill smaikrie I think ill to tell With luik lyke Lyounes and sa lytill done. Fy drukin dastartis ze haue schamit zoursell That said sa weill and syne gaue our sa sone. Durig this pointmet thair wes change of graith Su gat ane butiene for thair being thair Gien wes the credence giuen to suddartis faith Baith gold and siluer and of Marchand wair Ane tho .... tuik to ane . . . skaith* Be thair expenssis for thair cuming bidder. * This Line is roucli ohliti-ratod in tlie ' »riKii>al- THE SLMl'ILL BALLATES. ISIi Tlian on the morns tl\av maid the pluk up late liaitli Scottis .Sc Iiiglis syne all zeid tugidder. Upon that spuilze I will 3j)end na tyme, Thay sooht na tailezours for to hale thair ])reikis Tlic suddartis luiffis wes sa oiiirlaid ^v' lyme Sum gripit gold and gat tlie thing lie seikis, Su stude beside and gat not worth twa leikis, As I heir say I wes not thair to se. Sfi gat thair haiult'ull of thir halfmark steikis Will liaue ua mair within ane zeir nor we. Tliay sehot na keyis to brek the coffiris than, Ane day of bly times for the men of weir. Sum stuid besyde ane wondderous forte man Ane duilfull day for thame that loist thair geir. First saw it tane and syne thay durst not steir : Thair wes compleit the prophecie of Knox, Doun fra that Crage Kircaldy sail reteir, With sehame and selader lyke ane hundit fox. With gild of pepilc .sa thay broeht thame doun, As birdis but plumis spulizeit of the nest. Part cryde (juhair is he lat us se the loun. Go to and staen him lat him tak na rest. Quhe thay y' buir him saw thame selHs opprest, Thay eryit for suecour for to saue thair lyuis The Generallis lugeing thair thay tlu»cht it best Thay led him in thay war sa red for wyuis. The Regent then gart mak ane inhibitioun To leue the spuilze under |>ane of deid He carit for thing Ixtt tlie Kingis munitioun. As for the leue thair wes hot lytill leid. To tak the hous thair wes na luair remeid. With all the faultis mycht follow he wes fane. Againis ane Haiknay I sail wed my heitl Grange beis not Capitan of that Craig agane. 184 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. With this the Generall wes retei'it a bak, Went doun to Leith quhair he had bene befoir, Speik as ze pleis it wes ane uailzeant ak, And Drurie deulie did his full deuoir. God gatand thakis the Quene suld haue y® gloir We tliank hir Majeste as the mater standis God saue hir grace hes scho not gart restoir Zone captiue rebellis in the Regentis handis. By expectatioun of the commoun speiking, Wes it not thocht that Ingland suld begyle us And sum al legit it wes the Kegents seiking To sell the King and sa thay wald ouirsyle us. Creip in our stronthis and suddanelie exyle us O Rural pepill rusticall and rude. We ar the men that all the warld dois style us, Remembring ill and gaue na thankis for gude. Ingratious pepill ignorant and uane, Quhy do ze noit zour nychtboris ay with ill. Wer thay not blyith for to get hame agane, Thocht sum beleuit thay wald haue tareit still To do zow plesdir thay haue schauin gude will Baith spent thair lynes Sz, largelie of thair geir Alace my Joyis ze had hot lytill skill That trowit that Inglad wald haue tareit heir. Quhat danger wes to bring sa greit munitioun, In forane landis with sic ane force indeid, The only caus wes to auoyid suspitioun, That men suld say thay come not heir for greid. Thocht sum thair be of cankreit Cain seid, Sawaris of discorde dois na uther thing. Speik as thay pleis schame fal thair hppis y* leid Tbay mene na thing bot to mantane the king. Half thay not thre tymes in this threttene zeir, Ay quhen we socht thae send thair forces hedder THE SEMPFLL RALLATES. 185 Haitlit Schi[tj)i.s i^- Ofmis ^: martial iiu' of weir To wiu our kyiKJues geuc we ruld coiisidJir. And now the hist tyme (iiihen we send to bid her Hes scho not helj)it to hoik out zone Tod, Lan<^ nioit thir countreis louo in ])Jioe to fjidder And grow in freindschip t.> tlie feir of God. <^ Cijf ILcniiou to tijf lUgrnt. < > richteous Regent of ane Royall race, Tratoui-s may trimhill to l)ehald thy face, Kering thy furie for thair foull urt'cncis, (Jeue gloir to God that hes the geuen sic grace. Riches with reasoun for to reuill that place. Thow beand plantit in the sait of Prencis, ' do not so. 18() THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Quhairfor put God the powar in zonr hand < To puneis lounes that hes ourlaid this land. B}' niurthour, treasoun, done fra zeir to zeir. Geue ze obey not brekand that command, I am in dout geue zour estait sail stand. But sone be rutit fra this Realme I feir, Spair neuer Agag for na brybe of geir. (^^uhat come of Saull with his face Ociu thair Ga i-eid the Bybill it will sone declair. To seik exempillis of that samin tone, My Lord of Murray w^es degradit sone, For wot fulfiling of the Lordis desyre. First God promouit him in the place al>one Bot fra he saw that Justice wes not done. He leit the wickit cast the wand in fyre. Be war sic materis moue not God to yre. Geue ze be myndit on this mold remaine. And plesit God I wald not change agane. 3Lanuo2 to t|)f Smtassatir. My Lord Ambassade I haue lang forzet, Quhairfor indeid I haue not done my det. And be sa cairfull for oure countrie men, For wit and w^sdome worthie to be tret. In baith the landis thair is bot few to get. That w rocht sa Godlie in this muse ze ken. My dull indyte can not direct my pen, And thocht I culd it wald contene ane bulk, To put in paper all the panis he tuk. He is not borne of better qualytie, Of quiet speiche with greit moraljtie. Swering nor bairdrie ma}- he nan abyde Uetestand pryde and prodigalitie. As equall Juge but persealytie. THK. SKMI'II.I. It.M.r.VTKS. 187 Fur foiil i)r fauour unto athcr sydo. Alxnie all iiiri'S subjoct leist to prvilo, Ffiinc in liis faith and full of Godlyncs, ^Vitll niaiciall hart niyrrenes, AVi'ill niicht the I'ounsal.s bcir ano ^ude euend [cOmend ?] That sic Auiba.s.sado into Scotlantl send. To speik upriehtlie and the treuth deelair, For na expensis di^ TS^ THE SUM 1' I 1,1, n.U.I.ATF.S. 189 i'i'i'J;}'. - :lnr (Tomplaint Upon jTortoiin. [George Daniel's Collection, iitnv in tlio posscsjilon of Hknky Ilrrii 1*^(1., 3U rrincus' CJutf, London. — Tiik Vuilo- iuiti,o\ SociKTY : — Ancii'nt IJulhuls and J'.ioadsiilcs, jmb- lished in Englantl in tliu Sixteenth Cintmv, fliielly in tht' earlier yeai-s of the reign of (j)ueen Kliz;ibeth. lie- printed from the Unitpie Original Co})ies, mostly in lUackdetter, preserved in the Library of Hknry HuTir, EvScj., London. Printed by "Whittingham and "Wilkins 1867. — A Collection of Seventy-Xine ])Lack-lettek Ballads and Broapsidrs, printed in tlie Keign of (^tneen Elizabeth, between the years \r>y>0 and If)!)?, rublished by Joseph Lilly, Lomlon 1867.] INCONSTANT Avarld. fra^rill and friuolns, With feinzeit Fortuun, (juha confides in the Sail find his lyfe cairfiill and eruellus, Led in this vale of wofuU niiseric; (^•iiii.it potent princes in pr(is|)eritio, Hcs sho dojtosd from their ini])eria]l places! Hir craft quotiilian we may cleii'ly sc, As men in mirrouris may behauld tlieir faces. The worthie Blainly dois compyle; Amanfjs them all (juha euer lykcs to hike, Sail tinde Dame Fortoiniis fauour for a quliyle; For with the one eye sho i*an lanch and smyle, And with the vther hirke and play the loun ; Sum tleu(h And (juickly ]>laeit liim in a princes sait :* How far may Darius l)ragge of her del)ait, Tane fra the staliil om-r Persia to ring; Pure AgatliDcles from a law estait, Ane porteris boy to be ano potent King? Of Justine the sninehird sho maid ane emprionr, OuerConstantinople ane king and crour.d him thair ; Oyges tbe gait-hird ane miclitie coniiuerour, To Lydia lancl she maid him lord and aire; And Wallancianus from Ids landwart fair, Tane fra the pleuch to place imj)eriall ; Cambyses, Nero, be the contrair clair, Wius thair awin burreois to thair buriall. Sa Fortoun mountit neuer man sa hie, Fostered with folie, sujtpose she make them faine ; Bot with ane tit sho tunns the quheill, ze sie, Doun gois tiieir heid, vj) gois their heillis againe ! Of Alexander to write T war bot vaine. Oner fifty landis lie lord was at the leist ; Zit threttie dayis lay efter lie wius slaine, Unbureit in Babell lyke a brutell heist. Xerxes, quhose amieis maid the riuoris diy, And schi])pis sul)undiragit all the seyis on )irei.") Witli twoiitio vthor elans I can not tell, — Durinij his dayis tliai durst not rydo ane ell ; The hirdis and hindc men in tla-ir laheis lay; But thair estait, as now ze sie /oiirscll. All nicht ti> walke and fane tn wirk all day. A^anis p-it lordis committing small (»fienee, With iniustehalleni^ethay audit na man toehessoun; Moitoun hes ay bene vprieht with his jji-inec. But sj)ot of eryme or ony point of tres.soun. Allteit tjfude saruiee ho not tane in seasoini. His workes may witnes ho nener sparit for i>errell ; Ijiiitly aoeusit hut outlier ryme or ressoun, As sindrie seliawis me for a saikles (|uerrell. Daft fulis defyis him hecause tliay Hnde him sage, And eowartis (•(intrarious for his hardimcnt; Young men for glaikrie ean not agrie with age, And waistoris iiiuyis him for his gonerncment. And saereit eounsell ean not be content To surter lordshippis in e(|ualitie; Zit I Itoseik z<>ur gia<'t' <>f gudr intent, Tit play th<' jtrinrt' but pan-iaiitic Adwise zow weill, sen he hes not otfendit ; To kei|) sie senattis it sail d<'eore zour land ; Of rasehe detreitis eunis i-ew and may not mend it, As Scuttismens wisdome dois behindr tin- hand. Wyse lordis ;uv ill ta make I vnderstand, And tn-wly in kingis is to aiihorre; This som|)ill eounsall, syr, is na connnand, Bot wald to Gow war. Finis, n into tjie kirk to ryse. Heirt'oir, hewjir what sonnoiul yv resavo ; 111 rottiii bosses ii<> l>aliiu' liijuor lyes. To Bisclio|> l^alaaiii lirerking the hiw of 0(j(l, They may sueeeid Weill as his sone and air; Or Coran, Dathan, revinjx Aarona rod, With tliair vsurpet |>riesthood playit no mail-. Ti> Ainasias I may them weill eojtajr, Sjcayand the lay'full Hock w*(iut oHences ; Tane and iucaroerat, keipit heir and there, Beggit and banist, bearing the wraith of prinees. In Maccabeis, wlia ever lykis to luike, liy Alehiinas and Jason they niay leir, Mriisuorne Itysfhopis that Moses law foi-suike, Ilenficinir (ii)d for warMlie <'udis and Lfeir, With Ringis unehristned cuand to the weir, Coutrair tiuiir cosciece and their kyndlie friendis. What dois our bisehopis now, may I no^ speir, 8ervandis to Sathan for his takkis and teindis ■ I may e ipair the to a planted fyre, But heit to warme you in the winteris eauld ; Or to a v'isioun* eled with trym attyre, Covering a skyn vnclane-tri».' will the leavis vnfauld. With fairest sehaddow to save the sone in synier. Be thir lait l>ischoj»is may this teall be tauld, Bearand no fruite bot barren bloekis of tymber. Vntruethfull teacheris, in thir tymes bypast, Some hes bene sene from yeir to yeir; Bot in this latter aige thry Hoek so fjist, That I beleive in deid the . knoxjs in castiiig vp the jmiL Hfiif.iri', diii- l>iethfrne, I wish you to bew.ir ; S«'n ye are wairned, 1 wald not ye were blekkit; To thair deeeatfull d<»etrine lonie not nar, Singaml lyk syrens to deeeave the elected ; Both art and part of Papistrie suspin-tit, As ye may see be thair workis inveutit. T Paul! dois speik to the ( 'orrinthianis. 200 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Swa live thir lyars, and thair lawis allane ; Packand thair penche lyk Epicurianis, Contrair to Christ, lyk Antichristianis, The plane polluters of his holie teple ; Lyk to Scrybes and fals Pharisianis, Bellie god bischopis : Quoth your brother Semple. Now, papir, pass ; and gif they speir who send the. Tell thame, a true ma bay^ to King and Croun. Curious poyetis, 1 knaw, will vilipend the. Saying, thou fares but of ane saucie lowne. \ et with the rascall people up and downe, Finding our friendis, cofess to be myne. From the New Castle ciiing to this towne : Concluding this, we toome a tas of wyne. ^Tbe TUmnti or IBiscourse of tf)c ICpfc antJ ©onbcrsationc anD (!5tialitcis of tljc STuUfjcnc 13iscJ)op£ of SanttanDrois. Set fuvtl) bp ITx. S. O all and sundrie be it sene, Mark weill this mater quhat I meine. The legend ()f a lymnieris lyfe, Our Metropolitane of FyfFe ; Ane sehismatyke, and gude swyne hogge, Come of the tryb Gog Magoge ; Ane elphe, ane elvasche incubus^ Ane lewrand lawrie licherous ; Ane fals, forloppen, fenyeit freir, Ane i-aungard for greid of geir. Still daylie drinekand or he dyne, A wirriare of the gude sweit wyne ; Ane baxters sone, ane beggar borne, That tw3'se his surnaime hes mensnorne To be called Cdstene he tho* schame. He tuke vp Costantine to name. TlIK SEMI'ILL IJALLATKS. 201 Some to the sehoolis tliis knave covoyes; Be^ttis ()t'Egyi)t was tuyse as gude. Thinking that j^oore prolessione vaine, He ehanged his surname over agane ; Now Doeto"" Adamsone at last. Whairthrow he ower to Paris past, As pedagoge to young M'CJill, Imj)loying ay his sjtreit to ill. To Icrne diseeat and subtil sawia, He studeis long tynie in the lawis ; Hk day devysing sindrie wylis, Not ane nor tua that he beguyles : Thair w.as no Setjtisnifi dwellane thair, But he (h'coaveil them Ics or niair: Maitland, Melwill, ami Matchevellous, Learnet never mair knailrie in a scholehous; Whieh tua resembles, as I suppone, Arehitophell, and fals Trij)hone : Then finding out ane nrw las ejust, Amongis the j)n'ntaris is he past, And promeist to set fourth a buike. (Jrit sowmes of money from them he tuike; Bot Bacehus, and the bordall toe, Maiil him sie busines ado<>, That he my' gctt na buikis e^pyid ; And sua the pn-ntai-is wore bcguyld. Now Holyghuss, returnig hamc, To play the sophi.st, thought no .sehame : Through sindrie realmes tho' he had nuigi'il. Yit nathing in his maneris changed. 202 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Then, heiring tell how Lowrie landit, The cogregatione him cumandit To serve a kirk, and keip a cure ; Persaving thair professione pure, He tho'^ it but ane vaine vocatione. He thristed, ane easiare occupatione, Amonges the lawers for to ly ve ; Bot fra that rang not in his sley ve. He wald with thanie no mair remane, Bot maid him for the court agane. The erle of Lennox, levand then Our regent, and a worthie man, Vnto his brother him directed, With secreit earrandis vnsuspectit, For pois to pay his men of weir ; Bot how, alace, as ye shall heir, Betrayed thame bay* with a tryme covoy. Makand his bargand with a boy, Was ower to Flanders tied and ferreit, Cryand out, harmesay, he was herreat; Lameting sair his lose and skaith ; And this gait he beguylit thame bay' : Bot yit with tyme his trickis were tryed. He had nea toung for to denye it. Than, gif he had not tied for feir, Gude Matchewell had mist his meir. To tell how he bestowit his poise, The faice is weill sene on his noise : For be his craig ye may weill ken Gif he be ane of Bacchus men. Than, whan he had na vther vaine, He maid him for the kirk aofaine. Bot for to tell what test he tuke, Dysertis Duschet was the buike ; And maid ane sermone, some confydis, To plesour foek on bayth the sydis. His inynd was mair on heich promtione, Ground it on g(ur, nor gude devotioue, THK SKMl'ILL UALLAIKS. 203 Witli(»ut respect of true relii^'iono, As we luive iiianie in this ivj^ione. Yet in the jtulja't wo saw liini <(reit, Playaiul tht,- |)ul»li(-t liy|).stinat j)aj)istis of the toun ; This pastor with his scheip sat donn, Bot maid no work, I mak you plane. To bring the lost scheip l)ak a^^jine. To copowt eopkMie there he calld thame, Bot never lindis whair lie forhade thame Thair vglie aithis al.hominable. They finding him so favorable. They thankat God that they had fTid him. Ei\'f qua bona ct qua JuciukIu, Est hdljitinr frtitres in anU. Freir .Tohnst<»nn, and Macpdiane ab(»ut him, Tua pallartis that the l^tpe professis, Rysing at mydnycht to there niessis ; Vidi, scivi, sed noti audiehuiii, Pofinn meni cii ti«'tn hiiscrlKUu ; ( arruse, an().") Peiveavin^' wi'ill S' Aiidrois vaikit, Ami syiit.' liow Hoiie the knave was staikit, T(.) all men levaiul lie ciimjileiiiis, I \vatt now what the piupheit menis. This foirsaid bisehope heaud doiil, Maister Johue Wviirame w.is maid held. For sowmes of silwer that he had lent the; Bot he heso^dit thame U* content the: He cravit na digniteis pntphane, But his awin silver hame agane. Fra Holiglass sone hard this thing, He toned his dussie for a sjjring, And lield tlie Kegent so in hand, And maid him weill to vnderstand That he sould pay the ft)ir said sowme, Gif he were enterit in the rownie ; And mair, as he wald hid him doe, To give his servantis pensiones toe. Sua, with his craft, this carlingis pett, Hes fangit ane grit tiseh in his nctt. Bot fra he w.us a l)ys<'ho})e stylit, M"" Johne Wyndrome was beguylit. Had he no' luid a sure prohatione. And cald him on his ohligaticjne. Bot Doeto*" Patrick still replyed, With triekis and delatouris he denyed. Ami maid manifest to men of law. That he had his discharge to schaw. Bot how his discharge wtis gotten, "NVlien Holieghiss is deid ami rotten ; His smaikrie sail not be ft)rgett, How Docto*" Patrick payit his debt. Ane new cfyeeat this kn;iif hes Uine; To Willie Vylie he hes gane. The Regents awin cubicular. His servant and his secretare, And him lesouglit to lat him see Of missive wrytingis tuo or thrio. 2()() THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Fra Maister Jhone Wvflrome to my Lord, And hecht him crownes for to accord. This simple boy, suspecting nocht, Thrie of the wrytingis to him brought. Ane of thame Jaw subscryvit, ye ken, As custom is to noble men : He cuttit off the bill above [abone] And filled the blank with falset sone, Discharging him the foirsaid sowmes. It ciiand in the Sessiones thowmes, To Maister Wyndrome they copleanet, Wha swair that he had nevir sene it, And tuike in hand for to impryve it. Thair Matchewell had bene mischevit, Were not his false tt was cofe&sit. And sic a moyen with him dressit, Five hudreth merkis he to him irave, And tuik in hand to pay the leave. At certane dayis, thair was na doubt, Bot fra he fand the tyme ryn out. He pat him oft' with mowis and mockis, And had no will to louse the boxe. The superintendent saw na better, Bot raid agane, and raisit a letter, And gat the harlat to the home. Bot Howliglass, lang or the morne, New falsat forged out for to defend him ; Ane fair suspentione he hes send him. The vther to the Sessione pleinyeit, And said it was both fals and feinyeit, And socht inspection e for impriving. ^ The lymmer, feiring lyfe and leving. He saw na bute, but bagis to louse. And swoir he maid it but in mowis : As Maister Andro Wilsoune wrocht it, And secreitlie said he forthoght it ; Beseikand him to keip it close, Or word ran to the comon woioe. Tin: sKMrii.i. u a i. laths. 207 Tlu' vthtT Wiilil Mil iiiiiir n'])iivr him. But all nu'ii hv fuiltivdc' lirlt'ivc liiiii, Or ever to trow sine word he sjuik, But Holijjflass lieliiiul thair back. So in Sanctaiidrois hap|»ened then, Ane calht Scot, a luarcit man, Nocht veric richc in worldHc guddis ; Save tua pure aikors of borrow ruddis ; Yit with tlic "daikis lie wa.s owerirane. And in adulterie he wjis tane ; Maid to be jiunisit for liis paik ; But he was stubburne in liis talk; Iniurit tlie elders, what .sidd niair ^ This Ityschop, beand present thair, Desyrit him hanie. and he suld seay Gif he culd lerne him to obey; For all his crackis, doe what he can To knaw the law of (tod and man. Sua to his cjustell tuik him hame, This dubil drunckerd thuu^dit na schame ; Fuorth secreitlie he c.allis him syne, Anrtlio, Lowsini,' his poyntis, ]\v laid it i'urth. Si'lio saynoil it with liir halic liaiid ; The puiv jiith of" the j»iyrt, that may be truwit, I^efoir this Bischopo weill awowit, Father at Senddie or at Sessione, As he wha hard the wytfis cofessiono, That this wa.s suirlie thair ])r()eeiding. Whair sic men gettis a Hoek in feeding, The sillie scheip will)e devorit, And CiimIiHs true doetrine daylie smorit. This beand done, he thought sie sehame, He my' not Uirie weill at hame. But ower to Fdiuburgh he lies past, ProciH'ed a licence, at the hust. To ryde to Loudoun with a letter, Becaus they culd not get a better. Wist he what his comissioue bure, He my' weill serve for sic a cuirc. Sic lipps, sic lattouce, lordis and lownes, Auld creased workis payit with crackit crownas. Bot heir T will no mail- n-mnne, I 212 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Beturnig to my text agane. It may no* be no more forborne, How he begiiylit pure David Home, Ane honest man, ane messinger. And was S* Androis pensioner. To all the Bischopis thair befoir, He doing daylie his devoir. He gat allowance, being lei 11, Ane pensione of a chalder of meill. Our to this Bischop now is he gane ; His letter of tak lies with him tane ; Sayand, ye man be gude, my Lord, And to yo"* man misericord. This angle noble in my neife Vnto yo'' Lordschip I will gife. To cause you to renew my tackis. The vther little answer makkis. The Angle noble fii-st he tuike, And syne the letters for to luike : With yt hes byknife furth hes tane, And maid him tuetie tackis of ane. In litle crownes began to cut them ; The vther gaid hame backwards but them, Sichand, and durst say no mair. And left his angle noble thair. With thir, and mony sic lyke trickis, The haill cofitrie this coiitvie covictis. The pure men plentis y* duellis besyde him, How creipis in a hoill to hyde him. And baiTis them fast w*out the yettis, When they come there to crave there debtis; For kaill, candle, and knocked beir, Herbis to the pot, and all sic geir, He never payis ane l)eny he takkis. To heir the mone the pure folk makkis. What malisones are to him gevin, Cryand a wengance from the hewin. Come doun on this deceatful Lowrie ; TMK SKMI'Il.L liAM.ATKS. l' 1 .S I walil not for the carsc ot" (Jowrie To be a bischoj) in liis estvat. To heir, when he gani^ns throw the gait, How everio wyrte cm vther puttis, Bidding the l>i.seh()|) j)ay tor his guttis, Aiul eryis, gar i»ay me tor my call, Ane vther lor candle, tl»e thiid tor raill; The fourt eryis out for knocked heir, How (hir tiiis thistanl hud our geir '. A vengeance fall his fein^it fay', For ])oinding of tlu' jture folkis gi-aith. Efter my Lord tliis larwnie I'ingis, For tliis and mony sic lyke thingis, Suppt>se it stude on all thair lytHs, He will not get amongis the wyttis Ane pynt of aill in all the tovne, Kxeept the silver he laid down. Then gif ze knew his duide tackis Amonges the cofitrie men he mackis; With feinyeit seillis and antiest for to doeiaii". His blew clock beand worne so bair. He causit an talyeo*" turne it and mak it lidi) wich mail! ; a frind he packt it. His sarkis, his schone, his fjanaitli, For his delyvering of v' skeath. Holiotrlass 1 tliou'dit tliou no seliame. And tlioii ]»ut laitlie eome froiiie liame { Vpon the seeund day at morrow, ISiild our embasaado'" gea borrow, And Want or ever he wyn ower Tweid ? Bot God be praisit he come no s))eid. To Londoun Lowrie take the geat, AVitli traine my' staik for liis estait. His wantone vicare on a meir, Twa vther fellowis to turse his geir ; Bot never ane honest man had he, Save Rol)ert Melwene of C'arnebie, That with that bisehop went al»oiit, To sett his feinyeit falsett out ; liot als glide ho liad sittin idle, As there ower land to loid his brydle, Considering what reward lie gatt. Still on his owne cott t;iill he satt, As salbe tauld you or we tuyne, I)i huo (j)n> it shall comi' in. To tell all ludgene whair hr lay. And ay on be the brek of day, Wald be ower langsome to collect ; 1 wilbe brief in that resj)ect. Bot yit the menstrallis and thf bairdis. Thair trowaml to obtme rt-wardis, About his ludgene loudlir played; Bot menstrallis. serving man, ami maid, Gat Mitchell in an auld pocke nuckc, Save dira adew his leive he tuik. He }>e the gait with munno'" p.a-ssis, 218 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Allace, I have forget the lasses ! Bot yit thay shall not want a plak ; Will God give I returne abak. This was to cloik his waine coceat, For he come home ane vther gait ; As Culen Kyngis that Christ adorned, Per allam viain he returned. In Londone he ane ludgene tuike, A inkeiper, a comon cuike, Ane tapster bay' of ail! and wyne, That Weill m}-' staik for sic a tryne. Ynto the court the word is gane, That he had sic ane ludgene lane. Little they said, what evir they thought. Vnto this bischop there was brought Ane new-maid coische for to decore him ; Ane servintj gentlema send for him. That stude ane long ho"* at his yeatt, Or he could ony entres geatt, While he was grathed into his geir, Siclyke as he was wont to weir, As I befoir have specifeit. And Maister Willie will verefeit. The man that was his messinger. The Queiiis Graee Latin secretare. Being esehamit fra ever he saw him, Said to himself, a vengeance faa him. To this our brave eml^assado"*, Whome to we doe sic bono''. That I am send for to hir Grace, A CO we bust in a bischops place : Yit in the cosche he lap at last. Into the palice are they past. Which callit is the fair White hall, the palice wall and wald no' spair, Which is a thing inhiliit thair. Ane porter sone did liim persave, Tin: SKMl'lI.I. liA l.l.ATKS. iT Ami to tlic l)i.sflit)j> his lilissiii^' ;^iive Bt'tuix.t tlu,' sclutuldt'rs a myall route. Turning him wodclerschins about. To scaj)0 tlu' fray he wjus so fane, He put vj) elul» in seheath apme. ('fling to [)resi'nce of tlu- Qut'iic, Keeaus he lunl not sie thingis seine, He wist not Weill hy true report Of gentlemen that stutle hesyde him, That he hail na mair grace to guyde him Nor it had hene ane hieland (plow, Lurcane and lowring I wat not how. Then his eomissione being red. Out of the paliee he was s|)ed. Then to the wall agane gois he. To part of hoiiestie. The |)ortars publictlie reprovit him, And doubtless they hiid thair misehevit him, Were not the gentle men excuset him, And thame forbade to stryke a stranger. He Ix'and scapit of that danger, Hame through tht- past, and wahl not spair; Thay maid a midwyi'e of him thair; They bring thame fanv on abtding foiles, Rjt send thame hame throw on thair soilles. Tuo moneth he Uireit cfter that, Ihit nt'vrr preseiK-e agane he gat. With bi.schi)j»s lie began to tleieh, I)esyring lieeiiee for to preich. Of his auld sermon he had j>eras. With nmny llatterini,' taill .•uid f'als, He held that bisehoj) in the hals, Seiking the seereit of his wittis, And ay hesydis he tillis his guttis, Wachting the wyno, for it \v;i.s wyelit. Then, when this turn cott tnke gude nv', Halfway hanieward vp the ealsay, Said to his servandis tor a (julia say. Ahiee, the porter is foryett, But sorrow mair the men my' gett. Then to a sowters cliope he past, Antl for a pair eto'' to all townes, My mother lent him fyftene erownes; Pe.sydes s(»nie vtheris nyehburis thair, Some lent him les-<, sonu* lent him mair. Work what we willit wa.s in vaine, We uald nevir gett n grote Jigane. 222 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. The vtber said nothing for schame, But held his toiing while he turned hame. Ten pundis slidling furth he tuike, And knit it in a neapkin nucke, Saying, forsuith, I have no mair Now at this present I may spair. But when he gettis y*^ geir agane, Thair will na river ryse for raine, And porter, porter of hellis yeattis, That day this docto'' payis his debtis. This wald not serve his turne he tho' ; Some vther moyen sone he socht. The Scottis merchandis were lyand thair ; I find he maid thair baggis all bair, And prc^mised, vnder pane of schame, To pay so sone as he come hame. Bot as he payit, ye may speir, Gif Gilbert Donaldsone were heir ; Or Patrick Quhyt, he weill can tell, Sayand, thair is no devill in hell Could find sic falset for to deceave him, As he, when ever he come to crave him. Ane vther London paik he playit, Sending some letters, as he said, With Patrick Quhyt, as he declairis. Bearing the wecht of grit afi:airis, To come in Scotland to the King. The man mensueris he saw sic thing. Suppose the teale be fals and feinyeit, Yit to the Kingis Grace he has pleinyeit. Havand the court at his comand, He gart the pure ma leave the land : For all the fyve bairnes and the wyffe. This Metropolitan e of Fyifte Is enterit on his hous and geir ; But how this happened, ye sail heir. Thought it be tedious for to tell. The ma duellis in S* Androis sell, TI[K SKMl'lll. HAI.l.ATKS. 223 111' It'iit this lowiu' tluit' liuinlii'tli iiirk ; Bi>t wlieu lit' cTsiveth C"»»k liis clt'rk, Ho tuld not tind aiu' vther gait, Bot fivil liim with this fals cuceat. (Jit" this be Weill, the warld shall ken '!'() raise sii' sehittis on saiklrs men. Than l\oliert Mehvin hanie to gang. On his awin eharges lyand lang, Sayand this burgh I may not bruik. His ])reeept of])ensione fiirth lie tnike, Bidut he sjiid no mair : Tak uj) his Londone wsayage thair. Ane burges man there beand bound, Having a trvme sehop in the toun ; Vnto this Biscliope sone he socht. To get a licence gif he niocht, For foi-tit' last of Inglis lieir: Said, ten pund Stirvding I lia\c heir. And mair, wln-n mistcris you comanil. The Bisehop tuke it \v«'ill on hand: T<1 Secretiire WClsehingame gois he, The pearle and tlowre of eourt^isie ; With signato"" in neif alreddie. He srtid Inm to his Sovrrane L'ldie For tourtie last of p^nglis beir. [\<>t wli;it ane leesing made he heir ? 224 THE SEMPILL KALLATES. He said, to serve his house at hame, But it was saulcl in want of schame ; And not with him that he beofan, He happened on ane vther man, And tuentie pund StirveHng fra him tuke The first merchant he cleane forsuike ; Gave him the geek, and lat him gea; Gud threttie pundis he coqueist sea. Amongis the Bischopis of the towne, He played the beggar vp and downe, Without respect of honestie, Or office of embassadrie. Ane scaffing warlot, wanting schame, Thrie of thair haikneis he tuik hame. He beggit buikis, he beggit bowis ; Tacking in earnest, asking in mowes ; As Maister Jhone Dowglass weill can tell. How slealie he deceavit him sell ; Borrowing ane coffer to keip his claythis, Bot with this baggage hame he geas. This turn cott now returnig bak, Trowand some great reward to tak ; Bot Englis men are not so daft, Bot they perceaved his clocked craft. They knew him for a sembling baird, Whome to they wald give no rewarde ; Considering as he sett him furth. They gave him mair then he was worthe. Seing his copburde come to nocht, Tua leathering bosses he hes bought ; Thay will not brek, albeit they fall, Thir strapis of trie destroyis vs all, They brek so mony, I may no* byde it ; Heir all the inspraich he provydit. Returnig hame, as ye hard tell, He baid behind a day him sell. The simple servantis to beguyle, Sayand, he wald r3^de furth a whyle, I THE SF.MPII.I. nAl.I.ATES. 22') To seay a l)u\\- tli;it wa^ suthiiiij: witlit ; Syne eonn.' a^aiu', an«l tak i;u hdiiost, yo may ken. And, nanielie, to sic honest men, Our Legat Lord in primacie, Besydis liis <;rit emhassadrie. To vso swa in viu'oiitli ))lac'es; Litle morwoll, in tt'ptfi'all cases. He liad na will to give reward. That to his saule liad no regard. For, lying in pericalo mortit^, Tua of the Kirk to him resortes ; Balcanquhall, as ane C'hristiane brother, And Maister Andro Mehvill was tlie otlier : Botli heing fay' lull, fearing (Jod. Went to j)ersuade this subtile t(Ml, LascIvous maneris to amenrusted out in a blus of tearis. Brother, lie sayis, 1 sehame to tell 8a oft as I misvsit my sell. In guyding of the giftis of grace ; Gif God wald lend me tyme and space, Tua ho^is in pulpit to dej)loir it, My synfidl lyt'e sail nn' l>e smorit : With tliis agane began to gn-it. The bretherene, seing him cotreit, Gave thankis to GK' of this lowno ? Not all tlu> j)aj)i'r ot'this towiu*, Ami lilck it haith vmlrr ami aboiip, May had the halt" that ho lies done. Wha c(»uld cleirlie descry ve his cases In Parise, and in vther places, (fit' men my' tynie and laser get ? Some thingis. inat douii his hand and lickit. This is not blade, tho' it be he wit. But Burdeous wyne, that he has sjiewit. With schame and lack I will not lane, They laid him in his bed agane. Therefore I wald ye vnderstude, We have na tyme for to c('clude; For ay the hnigare Lowrie lei vis, As fiissione is of feinyit theivis. They wilbe daylie for doing ill. Ewin sa I will augment my bill. As I trett witt in mair and mair ® . . . Of hi-i })roceidingis heir and thair. I sail leive i>lankis for to imlnvw thame, That he .a nosebitt my beleive thame, Whome to my bulk siJbe directit. Being in Paris lait suspected For art and part of nn'ibling messia, Thought Ik" li3'pocrvsie professis : Albeit this be not wcill set fmth, Becaus the mater wiis no' worth, Desyre the Bischope to be cotent, Becaus I am no' ebxjuent. I have tane trawell for his saik, Ami ryuK' may for a raii)full staik. Mind ye thir hcidis that I nhei-s ; I sail not faill to mend my vers gund K S KIMS. 230 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. IXIF3:.— JFoUoijais tljr Ballatmatti bpouniHargrrt jFlrming. callit tljc JlnuMcj ijark in Etiin^ [George Banxatyne's ^lanu-cript Collection of Poems, 1568, No. 164, preserved in the Library of the Faculty of Ad- vocates, Edinburgh. — The Evergreen : Being a Collec- tion of Scots Poems, wrote by the Ingenious before 1600. Published by Allan Ramsay, Edinburgh, 1724.— CJhronicle of Scottish Poetry ; from the Thirteenth Cen- tury, to the Union of the Crowns. Edited bv James Sibbald, Edinburgh, 1802.1 HAIF a littill Flemino: bero'e Off clenkett wark bot scho is wicht Quhat pylett takis my schip in chairge Moll liald hir elyulie tiyni and ticht .St' that liir hatchis be handlit richt With steirburd, babiird, luf and lie Scho will sale all the wintirnio-ht And nevir tak a telzevie With evin keill befoir the wind Scho is riclit fairdy wath a saill Bot. at ane lute scho lyis behind Gar heise hir quhill hir howband.s skaill Draw Weill the takill to jiir taill Scho will nocht miss to lay zour mast To pomp als oft as ze may haill Zeill nevir bald her watter-tast. To calfet hir oft can do non ill And talloun quhair the fiud-mark flowis But gif scho lekkis gett men of skill To stop hir hoilis laich in the howis For fait of hemp tak hary to wis, With stane-ballest withowttin vder THE SEMI" 11.1. liAl.I.-Vl KS. 2'M In iuoiu*Jt's.s nichtis it is na mowis. Except ane stowt man strir liir rud*')- A fair vesschell al><>ne tlio wattor And is l»(it laitly roiket to Quhairto till d<*it"zt>w ^vitll tome clatter Ar nano sic in the Hoit as st-lio Plvm Mcill the grund, quliat evir zc doo Haill on the tick-sheit and the blind Scho will tak in at cap and koo Withowt scho ballast be behind Xae pedderis ]tak sho will ressait" Althocht hir travel! scho sowld tyne Na coukcald karle nor carnlinj2:is pet That dois thair corne and caitell tryne Bot ([Vihair scho tindis a fallow fyne He wilbe frawclit fre ibr a soiiss Scho kaieis nocht bot men and wyue And bulzoun ti» the counze-liouss For merchandnien I ma}' haif mony But nane sic ii« 1 wald desyre And I am layth to niell with (jiiy To leis my mater in the myre That man that wirkes best fur his hyre Syne he salbe my mariner Bot nycht and day mon he iiocht t \ re That sailis ni}' bony ballin;;;er For anker-liidd nane can lie fund I pray zow cast the leid-lyne cnvt And jjjif ze can nocht get the grund Steir be the com])as and keip liir rowt Syne treveis still and lay abmvt And |,'ar ht-r top tuiche wind anay tynr ws a 232 THE SEMPIL1> BALLATES. Now is iny pretty pyniiege redely Abydand on sum mercliand blok Bot be sclio emptie be our leddy Scho will be kittill of hir dok Scho will ressaif na landwart Jok Thocht he wald frawcht hir for a croun Thus fair ze weill, sayes gude Johiie Cok Ane nobill telzeour in this toun. Finis Q. Sempill. XXXTM—lnix follobjis tfir Drfrncc of Crissrll Santirlaiitiis jFor bsiiig iiirsrlf rontrair t!jr ^ni (JTommantiis ; Bring in bjarti for placing of t|)r loitn ixiiti) rbrrg anr list cjrif \)ix ijalf a rroun, rtr. [(jEORfiK Bannatvxe's Maimscript Collectiun (if Poems, 1568, No. 165, preserved in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Ediuburgli. — The Evergreen : Being a Col- lection of Scots Poems, wrote by the Ingenious before 1600. Puhlished by Allan Eamsay, Edinbiu-gh, 1724. — InthisExjJOstulation Avith the Magistrates of Edinburgh on account of some harsh measures which they had adopted against Mrs. Crissel Sandelandis and her frail family, in Avhose company one of the Protestant Clergy had been discovered, Sempill introduces the names of some distinguished characters of the time.] ERNITI0TT8 pe])le perciall in despyte Siisanis judges saweris of seditioun Zour cankert counsale is thecauss and wyte Bowstert with pryd and blindit wit' ambitioun Fyndand na cryme nor havand na commissioun To hurt Dame Venus Virgenis as ze do THK SKMril.I. HAI.I.ATKfi. 23'S (iif ze sa rasi'hlif riu vpouii suspitiuun Ze may put vthiris on the pannell to To Samlelaudis ze wcr our sair to scliaiiio liir Sen ze with eouMsalo niyrlit «|iiyetlie eoniinautl hir Grit touHs ze wer with tallowis to det'enie hir Havand na causs bot coninioun voce and sklander Syne tindand no man in the houss neir hand hir Except ane ck'rk of godly convei-satioun* Quliat git' hesyd Johne Dureis self ze fand hir Dar ze suspect the holy congregatioun Zour tleslie conscience garris zow tak this feir Beleif ze virgjTiis willje win so sone Xa god forbid Bot men bourd als neir And wemen nocht the wor (luhen that is done Hatl sclui bene vn*teris sic men to }>».• abusit That kuawis the s('ri[»tfMir an Or Siiudciis (Juthrie hit see iiuliut he can do He kennis the caicc and keipis zour awiu court buke For nuMi ot" haw I wat iiocht (luhoine to hike Auld JaiMos Baimatyne wes anis a man of skill Anil «,nf he eumis not-ht thair 1 wald we tuke To keip oure dyet Maister Dauid Makgill Quhat euinnier castis the forinest stane hit see At tlia peine winchis ze wranguslie suspect For sklenting bowttis Now better war latbee N\»r to l)eiriu to t^ett zour selltis ane ut thamo seltfis to schame Bot quhen the court cuniis to the touii quhat reck We sail restoir thaine to thair stok agane In Zour toll)Utli sic jirfsouneris to plant Wilbe ressauit weill ze nuiy consitMer Gud ('aptane Adamsone will nocht lat thame want Beilding howbeit thay sowld lig all togidder As f«»r his wyf I wald ze sowld forbid hir Hir eyndiing toyis I trow tiiair Ije no denser Bee.auss his lome is larbour groun and lidder But vntlirstiinding nuw to treit ane strenger A The grittest greif I find ze haif defainent ■[ Thir leill trew luvaris and done their freindis bot lack || Beeauss thair l)aiulis wer reddy to be j)roclamit i| The pairteis niett and maid a fair contrark Bot now allaee the men ar lop|»in aback For oppin sklander callit ane speikand devill In gi'it etiairis ze Imd nocht bene sa fraok Concernyng the rewling of zour commoun \\oill To pviM'iss pairt is pareialitie To pvneiss all is hard to do in doid Bot send thame heir to ouro regalitie Ami we sail see pf wo can serve thair ndd 236 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. This rurall ryme quha sa lyk for to reid To Diet and Dury is directit plane Quhair I otfend thame in my land wart leid I salbe reddy to reforme agane FINIS Q. SEMPLE. XKX¥Hi,—Mlo^i^ t\)t Ballat maiti he Eobm .Srrnplr, of Sonrt IXtiti, ^nc Fioirt, nxH ^ne 0uti2t. Brintj slidjt b3rmni of Igf anti ronbcr^ satioun, anti tabcruaris. [George Eaxnatyne's Manuscript Collectiun of Poems, 1568, No. 166, preserved in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh — The Evergreen : Being a Col- lection of Scots Poems, wrote by the Ingenious before 1600. Published by Allan Ramsay, Edinburgh, 1724. — Chronicle of Scottish Poetry, from the Thirteenth Cen- tury, to the Union of the Crowns. Edited by James Sibbald, Edinburgh, 1802.] jFF cullouris cleir quha lykis to weir Ar sindry sortis in to this toun Grene zellovv blew and mony hew Bayth Pareis blak and Inglis broun Lundoiui sky quha lykis to by Bit CuUour de Key is clene laid down Dundy gray this mony a day Is lyclileit bayth with laid and loun Stanche m}- fyking and stryd my lyking Ar semely hewis for sommer jday ; TMK SKMril.l. HAI.I.ATKS. 237 Duui-lijipit in /ullo Fur inuny ^^ud fall*) As Will of Quliit-luiweh bail iiic say I will iioclit (leiiiiyit till nam* that will by it For silver nant> salbe said nay Zo noclit to jilonzie my claytli will nocht stenzie Suj)j)ois ze wt'it it nyclit and day And I hait'Quhyt oti'grit delyt And Violett nulla lykis to woir Weill werand Reid (|uhill ze be deid Quhilk sail noeht tailzie tak ze no feir The Quhyt is <^ude and richt weil Iwid Bot zit the Reid is twyis als deir The Violet syne bayth frcsche and fyne Sail serv^e zow hosyng for a zcir The Quhyt is twiehe and fresche ennewche S(jft as the silk as all men seis The Reid is bony and socht of mony They hyve aV)owt the house lyk beis. With Violet to gif ze half ado It meitis lyk stennnyne to zour theis Seure be my witting not I)runt in the litting 8up})ois baith laidis and lymeris leis Off all thir thre Lewis I liaif left elewis To l)e ourc coui-t-nien wintter weid Twynit and small, the best of thame all May weir the claith for woll and threid Bot in the walk-mill, the weddt-r is ill Thir ar noeht drying dayis indeid And gif it be watt 1 heeht for that It tuggis in hoi lis, and gais abbreid Zit it is Weill walkit f-airdit and ealkit Als warme a weid as weir-the-deule Weill wrocht in the Iwmis, with wobster gwmis, Bayth thik and nymmill gais the spwle 238 THE SEMPILL BALLATES. Cottond and schorne, the mair it be worne Ze find zoursel the grittar fule Bot bony forsuth cum byit in my bwth To mak zow garmenti.s agane zule Bot mixt thir togidder, zourself may considder Qiihat fyner cullour can be fund And namely of breikis, gif ony man seikis Sail haif the pair ay for a pund Howbeid it be skant, na wowaris sail want That to my bidding wilbe bund Weill may thay bruikit thay neid nocht to lukit Bot graip it marklynis be the grund Zour court-men heir has maid my claith deir And raisd it twell-pennies of the ell Zit is m}' claith seuver, for sadills to ceuver Suppois the sessioun raid thamesell The Violet certane wes maid Dumbartane The Raid wes walkit in Durakell The Quhyt lies bene dicht in mony mirk nicht, But tyme and place I cannot tell 'Now gif ze wirk wyislie and shaip it precyslie The el wand wald be grit and lang Gif the byess be wyd gar lay it on syd And sa ze cannocht weill ga \vi'ang And for the lang lest it wald be schewid fast And cair nocht by how deip ze gang Bot want ze quyht threid ze can nocht cum speid Blak walloway mon be zour sang Bot thocht it be auld and twenty tymis sawld Zit will the freprie mak zow fane With vlis to renew it and mak it weill he wit And gar it glans lyk Duramygrane Syne with the sleik stanis that serv^eis for the nanis They raise the pyle I mak zow plane TIIK si: Ml- 1 1. 1. HAl.I.ATKS. 239 With mony grit uith tliay sell this same claith i To gar the byeris cum agaiie I Now is my wuh wrDoht ami arlit to be boeht Cum lay the payment in my hantl i And g'li' my claith felzie ze }>ay nocht a melzie * The wob salbe at zour command The market is thrang, and will nocht lest lang Thay by last in tlie l>i)rili)ur land Albeid I haif tynsell zit mon I tak hansell To pay for buth-maill and my stand Mv claith \vald be hvtl with grit men of sfud ' Gif lawdis and lownis wald latt me be Zit mon I excuse thame how can I reffuse thame Sen all menis penny makis him fiee ? The best and the gay of it myself tuk a fay of it A wylie-coit I will nocht lee Quhilk did me no hanne bot held my cost werme A sym])le merchant ze may see This far to releif me that na man repreif me In Jedliurgli at the Justice air This sang of thre lassis was maid abone glassis I That tyme thot thay wer tapstaris thair The first wes ane Quliyt a lass of delyt The Violett bayth gud and fair I Keip the Reid fra skaith scho is worth tham baith -j Sa to be schort I say na mair Finis Q. R. Skmplk. appnttiiv. I.— POEMS ASSIONKI) TO SIR JAMES SEMPLE OE BELTREES. (Horn l.'iiti',, Uiiul Ju-hiii'irij Idl').) [The folluwinj,' Pihmus, now for thr fihst time rniN'TKn, aro preserved in ix small (^)uarti» Manuscript Volume, written before lo'jH ami KJIO, in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Ediubur^di. They dw»'ll niuc.li on the beauty of his Mistress, witli the constancy and fervour of his iittachmt'iit, wliilst he calls on all that " lleeris these Amornus Trai^icke Playes " to condnh- with him on his want of fortune, since the Fates have ordained tliat his love Khould go unrpquiti'd.] J:. -ILours ILamrnt. ^^•s:^^ V Loiii' allace is Loathsum wiito me : rostles 1 lin« B»n^tl^ in abseui-e of niy swcete t^cS^ The liarde niisha|tis I have, incurred lat«lye : hea c 'niipiiil with dispaire our<|uhelni'd my wci-rie spreit : O the I/)yell saul is this the fates decreete : nmy I u<>ucht liaue your prescns as bcfoir Adew contentment till thow me intreit, so sail be sent* ay till tliow me restoir Knftw I allace the way I mit^ht deploir not to the world but to thy self my teere Onlie by the may cuirit be my soir, ten thousand heartes may not sustene sic weeres No worldlie pleesure can expell my paine ; but presence of my dc'crost deer agnnc 16 242 POEMS ASSIGNED TO QUHEX Diaphantus knew, the destaiiyes decreete Qulienn he was lorcet for to forgoe, his deere and Loving sweit Cuervoited with the vailles of bahue-rebaiting trees Ourgazeinges grouflings on the gronde : with death prent in his eyes Oft precisit hee to speeke : Ohe quhile hee did assaye The agonizing dread of deathe : his wrastling voyce did stay At last as ane qnho stryues : aganes both w^oe and shame Diere charridora can hee crye : myne ay adoirit dame ifirst T attest thy narj.e : syne nixt the godds aboue But cheefe of thes, that boy that beeris the staitely stile of Loue Let thoese recoirds with me, wliat was my constante pairt And giue I did noucht honour the ! with ane Aveell hallowit hairt To sacreefice to the : my secreete chaist desyres Vpoun thy be\\i;ies alter brunte ! with neuer quenching fyeris rhow was that idole still : quhoes Image I adoirit The sanct to quhome I made my vowes : quhoes pities I imploirit The stare which saued my schipe • from tempest of dispair Quhen the horizoun of my hoipe ! ou'rcloudit was with cair Thow was that soueraigne balme • that sweet catholick saw Quhilk couerit me of all my ills * that did my heart ourthrow But now suche strange events : hes interveinit sensyne That I dare not avow to saye : nor think that thow art myne Quhilk makes me to insert : in thois my sorrowing songes The histories of my mishaps : my miseries and wronges Noucht that I can accuise : my charidora no I onlie execrate the wierds : cheefe workeris of my woe Sould schoe quhom I haue seruit : sua mony lothsum zeeris fibr quhom my dewdistelling eyes hessched suche storme of teirs Sould schoe I say be made : ane pray to suche a one Quho for her saike he never gave : not ane vntymely grone No suirelie swrelie no ? the Aveirdes may doe me "\\Tong And makher by there bade decreete : to quhum schoe suld belong Because the heavin dothe blenke on sum : moir blyther then on me And giue them giftes moir plawsible : to cliarme a churles eye sill J A M t: S S K M I' L K OF 1 1 K L T 1{ K K S . '2 4.'i Zot daw. I wi'i'U cuinpuir: ywi pfiatlut'ntiiic v.iuiitc That schoe is mytu' l)v riflit of ItMie : tlnnioht luck in lone I wante Alboit my lioro.scopc • Invaitlt^ iny worMlif thingos Zit into Loue it <,'!iue me Hue : lor to compair with kins wliich ar^ propjianc 244 POEMS ASSIGNED TO And quherin the rest salbe : ouerpast with cairles eye Zet sail thow be adorit and kist : for charidorais trei Ze peraduenture to : flfor diaphantvis saike Sum rectles bodie cuming by : ■will homage to the make Thus blisst sail thow remayne : quhenn I salbe agast Into quhat corner of the eirtli : poore wretch I salbe cast Indeid all is in doubt : saue this we mone depairt The bodye must in pilgrime be : and shee must haue the hart • The thoucht of quhilk exyle : and dolorous devoirce Breedes sorrow sorrow heer in me : this eloquence perforce ffor quhill I was resoluit : to thesaurize my greeife Becaus that it sould move in men : moir mervell nor beleef The never ceassing feide • of melancounterous faites Ouer haistnit this abortiue birth : of Importune regrates To "witnes to the world : that my mishaps are suche That thoucht I murne lyke man half mad : I cannot murne too mvich ffor giue of all mishaps : this be the first of all To haue bene happie happie anes : and fra that hap to fall I wote I may Aveell say : that diaphantus name Is the soiu'nyme of all mishaps : and signifies the same ftbr giue there wer no hell : but out of heavin to bee Considder wh-.t her wante would worke : whois sight Aves hevin to me I think all thois that speekes : of sorrow sould think schame Quheiua diaphantus salbe heard : for charidorais name Her bewtie Avas but bloote ■ her treuth wes vnreprovit The ane deseruit for to Hue, the vther for to be Lovit Zit hes this deudishe dame : of destanies ordanit That he sail Lois baith Lyfe and Lone : and schee a faythfull frende Quherefoir all zee tliat heeris : these amorous tragicke playes Bestow on me ane world of plantes : on her a world of prais Semple SIR JAMKS SKMPl.K ( ) I" H K I.T K K K S. '_> l-.j IH.— (TraicjfS passionatio: QrilV tlid the gods onlaiae : niie luichtie niomirchis niyiulo Witliin the juvsouu of my curps : to 1h3 inclo'Bd and jiyndo (^Hiliy did thoy prodecP.-e : sucho intestine dehate JSucho euill weeris to l>o betuixo : my calling and cunceite <.«iue as sum say theru Im; ; ane tnuishgu ration ne thenu Kvin at sum jninces fall or death : my baleful birth began And as liL' dyit his Kiull and spirit : hes Uowin into mc <.,>uhilk uiaks my munting mymlesofare ; abou<- my late to lito Zit doubt 1 giue or no : my predecessoures gone That viufiuhile jtrince lies iust<'r caus : or I lor to byniouo IKe pleanes iM.'rhaps bi-caus ; within a witrlde su wylde His prinoelie and heroike thouchts suld daylie be defylda I murne againe becaus : my founde eoiieeatie thouchl L>oune weyit allace be my wuwourthe: lusolues and turns to noucht Giue ane or Itathe be plagued ; 1 cannuucht weell detyue The i)unishment may weell be his : but all the pane is niyue Zit thinke seeuin;lie think ; tho thow be baslie borne iJ'vippois tho shall l»e c;k>t away; zet will the i)erle be worue But lueiv ane frei'sehe alarum : my heart does now assaill To think and uou<-Ut reveele my thouclitis : me thinks cannot availl llbr quhereto can they si-rve ; be they t'n«m la-r ubscuired li'or quhom my i»rfst'nt and )::y past ; displeasures I indured " isen schee eviu lykf the f'nule : (juha liltes within Ikt beake • The fechelllische heichc into the air : that it may fall and break« Seu schee I siiy hes heysit : myne hearte abouo tho skyes iSall schoe not knaw ijuhat's in my luyude : I murmure and devyis Zis suirelie zes but how : b«- word l)y wryto or baith Sail 1 revuell my hidin harmes : my long couceillit skaytli By none of tliois for quhy ; my rivell for I see Hes made ane dullfuU iuterdyte : betuix my dame and mo O happie happie hee : to Hue in suche estaite He come in tymo curst lie the tyme : allace I come to late Zet let him been- with this : sence fauncie maks me fonde He sail uotirlit l/Mie her him allone : and he haile swornc vimmuiJ Mv rirht's s:dlif ;dsL"""li' ;is In.is ■ I sw^-f-r.' liv .love alM>u« 24(3 POEMS ASSIGNED TO Altlioucht liee war me fare in Lucke : he wai'es me noucht in Loue He Loues (allace) aiul fiuJes : In Loue rewairde agaue I Avate I Loue alsweell as he ; and hnds no thing hut pane 1 ade this meikle mair that breids my hart releif Quhen schoe her hewtie doeth behokl : in ghisses of my greif My Lynnes may schaw nay Loue : my Loue may schow my pane And schoe within my panes may spye : her bewties force agane li'or giue I soucht rewairde : schee wold replye I knaw It wer ane great disgrace to her : for to descend sua law To Loue or reaft'ect ane wretche ane puissante power By birth ami bloode Ignoble borne ; inglorious and obscuire Zet were it noucht eneuche : I sould Leive of to Loofe Ore from the worlds miracle : my mynde for to remove All thinges againe deformed ; In chaos masse shalbe JJefuir ane rctrospiciante I : sail ceas from Loving the First let omeriane blacke ' eternall niixt ourvaill The earthis circumference befoir my tixit faithe sail fail] Thes mon.imathicke J arris : betuix niy selif and the Out of my mynde sail nawayes make my tixit Idea dee ^ly Loue quhere it is laid : sail grow and floorishe greene And suche apostasie in me : at no tyme shalbe seene ft'or how came I from Loue : or from my thoughts refraine And how cann I but Loue my thouchtes : and thinlce on loue agane Tuyse am I now reduceit : to my ])retendit theame And giue my seltFe my thouchtis or her I wate not quhat to blame Giue her I wer vnwnse : or giue my thouchts or me O thenn are ua cans for a cans : l»ut cans sould quan'ellit be But ohe as sum alledge Loue harboures aye the heart There is na plague beneth the pole : of c^uhilk I haue na pairt And all the duillefull dintes that in despaire cann duell Conglomerat's in armes hudge : my pleesures to expell Zit giue as I haue saide : ane transtiguratioune be Quhy doe noucht these my raging thouchts : tak journey now and flee And seek sum saifer schoire ; quherein at large to fleit hor I have deyed ten thousand deids : sen they and I did meit AVald god I anes had dyed : thenn hade my fanncies flede But in suppoised death's Lyfp : by thcucht susteint and fede SIK JAMKS SKMPLE OY BELTUKKS. 247 TheiiU sail I siiye I Hue : or .sail I save 1 dee I am noucht dt-ad and «,'iu»; I sould alledge 1 line I lie The babell of my myndo : lies drcviii me soe awaye That as 1 wate uoucht quhat I thiuk : I wate nut quhat I sayo Z'lt weell I wate I Loue : and zit shee wates nouclit this Thus if wyteles of my woe : and still bereav's my bless Ane para ioxe 1 gniunte : and zit ane theame must trew <^uhois certane groundes breeds suirest greefes : quhilk I oau- noucht eshew And zit giue trew Loue mi,t;ht : trew Loues rewarde obteno Thenn weell I wote my waiting on : wald not be waii't in vane But while my sanct espyis : in saddest songes my syte Sehee thinkes I haue na mynde of Loue : but wryt's becaus I wryte But zet while srhee on me : for to eonferre wald call Oft haue I sworne by lieavin and eirthe : my mistres warrs them all And oft haue wee discouerit boith (juhy quhairefoir and how I Lou'd my dame and oft wald sehee : baith loue and all allow Zet durst 1 not Indiold : her to her self to schow But thesawrizM my hiddin hannes : and ay eoneeallit woo And as the fearefuU ]>abe : (juho knawes his task jx-rqueir And sett's tin- buike asyde befoir: the apitoynted hour draw neir And ou'r and ou'r againe : his Le.issoune doeth repeate That hee may satisHe and pit-is: the maister ([uhcn they meit Zit tpihen ane compt is tane : all tieis from out his thoucht And in my Loveing Lines : () bliml with brusit teares Ites sehee espyit my pajisiones strong, my .stryving hoips and feirs Oft hes schoe sweetlye said : thy mistres were to blame Gif cruell sehee, to the that soe : her praises doeth proclame And ware thow myne sjiid schoe : I suirelie wald be loath Thy Loue thy hoip : thy faithe sould finde ; or raip rewarde of wrath Thus ciinnouidif ! \mt ihinki?: and h.ilf jM-rs\vad(> my «'ll 248 POEMS ASSIGNED TO Schee knawes I Loue lier best of all : suppois 1 dare not tell ' Zit Leist my name sould be : traussumpt lu'ir and theire Ini'ol'd with foolische soulls who feides : on apprehensions bair I shaipe with spidie haist : to sett asyde all shame And by sum meaues to manifest : my dale vnto my dame Quhois must rencniued name : for me sail nevir be knowne I>ut in my mynde sail still remayne : in bloodie figures drawne So sail my Loue to her : and with my Loue my paiue IVIay ather by my p)resence be : or poesie maid plaine I cease regraiting still : that wicked weirds lies wrocht Suche anualogicke descrepannce : ])etuix me and my thoucht <,)uhilk maks me thus allace : but pietie to be pyn'd (.^uhenn I b dield suche monsterous : greit greets wdthin my mynd • And stdl sail I bewaill : till thouchts there actions breid Andmak ane ranugratione there : fromquhence they did proceid And sua till veugit tyme : my wiste contentment bring I end and on the heichts of hoip : in hovering thouchtis sail hing Semi'lk. LET not the world beleive : the accuising of my fate It tendis to alluirit to condole with me my tragicke state ^«'or that I haue sent furthe : these stormie teeris of rage So by disburdiug of my bi'east : my sorrowes to assuage Xo no that serues for nouclit : I crane no suche releef Xor Avill I zeild that any s(i\dil : lie partiners of my gret-f My fantassie to feid : I iinlies])end thois teares My plaintes playes me no musick sound's : so sweetlie in my ^ares 1 wish that from my ))irth : I liad acquauted beine Still with mishap's and never had : but noyes and horrours seine Then ignoraunte of Joyes ! Lamenting as I doe As thinking all menu did the Lyke : I micht content me to Hut ohe my fate was worse : for it is in ane glas Schow me throw f-ytle blenks of bles : the state (juherein I was Quhich wnperfvted Joyes : scairce constante for ane hour A\ as Lykp hut to aup wateripsoonnp : that pchyiips iipfnir a srhour S I a .1 A M I . S s f M r 1, K U F BK I . T K l". F. S. 241) ffur giuc 1 I'lKT tlmuclit : or nitlu-r dnu'inM of .loyus That Lytk' Lii-litniii«,' Imt Inirslicwtli; : a ihuiKk-r of iiniioyi.'S It was l>ut Lyku tlu- finite : that tantalus toiiiifiitcs (^uliicli whill Ihh' sii's aiul not attancs : his himpT Init ati^'nieiits rtc>r sua till' sliaddow of: that hut Inia^'iiiit luirtli Calil all thu croNSos to rt'coinle ' 1 sulhTfil sinct- my liirth (^hihifh arc to he hcwaillM : hiit hard to lie reilivsst (.jhihois strange etVect's may Weill he felt : l»ut cannot he exj)rest Judge what the feelling was; whenn thinking on thinges past I trinihle at the torment zit : and stiinde ane tynie agast Zit doe I noueht repent : hut will with patience pyne rt'or thi>uiht I murne I murmure not : Lyke men that doe rei»yne I graute 1 waile my J^ote : zit 1 apjirove her will (^idiat my suill omelc thinkes gude : I never sail think ill (jiiue I had oiilie sought : ane salue to ease my jviines I.ongsime I hade hewailled my Lote : alongst the illisian i)lane3 '/At Jiiyndu I noucht in this : seltf Loner Lyke to dyee As ane that cair't not for her Lois : so I my self wer free No may ten night's annoyes : mak lier ane nieht secuiro Ane day of (hjlour's vnto her : ane inomentes mirth procuro Ore may ane zeeres Lament's : rejcjyee her half ane hour Mayseavin zeir's sorrow's mak lier sado : I sail notthiidv tiii'ni sour And gif shee doeth delyrhte : to lieere of my deseeis Thenn O hleast I <|uho sop may haue : the orcasioun her to jileas Hor now the raus 1 line : is nouidit for lufe of Lyfe lUit onlie for to lionour her : that holds me still in stryfe And or*' tliese vowes I mak : doe vnjie'. formit i-scaipt This World sail anesagJine renverst : resoome her shajdes shape Hut what : what haue I vowed my j)assionos wer too strong As giue the myldest of the world delighted to doe wrong As Sfhee (pihom 1 adoire : with so devoite une mynde Could rest content to see me sterve : Ik" glatle to seo )ny pynde No no schee waillcs my stnle : ami wald appays my cairns Zet intenlytit to the faites : continues lier will to theris Thenn (> vidiaj)pie man : whom ovin thyne sanet wold saiic And zit thy erewell destaiiie ; doeth nne my eyes with teirs Ohe I haif murnit so mnrh*- : that 1 mav murne no moir 250 POEMS ASSIGNED TO My miseries pas numbring now : plaintes perisch iu their stoir The meanes to vnloade my breast : does quyte begin to faill iibr being drunk with too much doole : 1 wate not how to waill And sinco I waute ane way : my anguishe to reveell Of force contented with my faite : I'le suffer and conceell And for to wishe the world : eWn as my Loue wish'd me I vse ane countenance Lyke to one, quhois mynde from greif M'er free ffor quhenn shoe did disdaine : shee schew'd ane smylling face Evin quhen that schoe denunc'd my death : schee sem'd to promieis grace So sail I seeme in shaw : my thoughtes for to repois Zit in the centure of my saull : sail shrow'd a world of woes The nn Avofull breast and eyes : zour restles cours controule And with na outward signes betraye : the anguishe of my soule Eyes rayne zour shoures within : arrouze the eirth no moir Pas donne with a deludge of tear's : the breast ze burnd befoir Breast arme zour seelf with sigh's, giue ou'r waike to defend Then perishe by zour proper fyres : and mak ane honest end Axe dyor. EVIX as the dying swayne almost bereft of breath Soundes dulefull songes and dririe notes a presage of her death Sua since my date of lyfe almost expyr'd I find ^Jy obsequeis I sadlie sing as sorrow toonnes my mynd And as the rairest bird ane pyle of wood doeth frame (.^•uhich being fyred by Phebus rayes scho falls into the flame So by tuo sunnye eyes I giue my iauncies fyre And burne my self with be wties rayes evin by }iiy awin desyre Thus the angree gods at lenth begin for to relent And anes to end my dathefull lyfe for pietie are content Furgiue th'nfeinall poweres the dam})ned saulls wold pyne Thenn let them send them to the light to leid a lyfe l}ke myue giue I could receave the crosses and the cairs That from my cradle to my bears conduct me with despairs 'J'hen hungrie Tantalus pleas'd with his lote wald stand 1 famishe for ane sweeter foode quhilk still restes iu iny baud J>vke Jxioncs restle-; wheelle mv fancies rule abuut S I H JAM K S S V. M 1» I, y. oV 1! K \. T \{ K I'. S. '2'> I And lykt' u <^west that stuiie lieiiviii's t'vifs tliey tare my Imui'lU out I woike ane futlles task and luis iiiy lal>unr still Kviii as the blondyc sistt-ris due tliat emptie as they till As Siciphus stiuie ivtunifs his ,i,dii'ist i^iiiltie to a|i|>aill 1 eiier i-.iis my huip sua heiidic they hnise me with there fall And <^MUt' I rdiild in same my seiieiall ^'reefes i-elate All Wdld tor^ft there proper harmes ami oiilye waill my state So j,'rei\ous is my ^Mvet" and paine so ]Kinel"u]l is my ^reef That ileathwhiehe doeth the\vorldairri.,dit\\oKl/eildme to releef I haue mishaps sua huv^ as in auo liahite hade i think 1 luik not lyke my self but whenn that I aiu sade As birtls that tlee hut in the aire tishes in sea doe diue Sua sorrowis lyke as element by whi(;h I f)ulie line /it this may be admireil as moir then stranj^e iu me. Altho' iu all my horoscope not one point cleir I see Aganest my knowledge /.it I nianye a tyme rebell And seek to gadder groundis of lioip ane hevin amids a hell () jKiysoune of the mynde that doeth the wittis bereave And shrew'd it with ane eloaki- of li)ue iloes all the wtirlddeceave Thow arte the rocke on whieh my eomfoirts schip didst dushe It's tliow that's daylie in my woundes thy hookit heids does washe Hlinde tyrante is O thow by whome my hoips lye deiil That wliylls thraws furth a dert of gokl and wliils a lum]» of leid Thus oft thiiw woundes to but in tuo differente states t^uhieh treuth a strange antipathic ye one loues and the vther heats () liut 1 ere I gnumte I soidd noudit the vpbraid it's I to pjissiones tyrannie that haue my self Ix-trayed And /it this canuocht be my iudgemeiit aymes amiss Abe deere Auror.i it is thow that ruyn'd lies my bliss Ane fault that by thy sex may pairtlie be excuiseil (jMibii'h still iliie« lois (pihat profer'd is alfects (juhat is refuised (jMihills my distracted thoughtes 1 stryu'd for to controill And with fain'd gestures did disguyis theanguishe of my soull Thonn with inveiting lookes and accents stanipt with louo The mask that was vj)oun my mynde thow la])ourst to remove And whenn that onco onsnair'd thow in tluiis nets me spy'de Thy smylles were shaddowit with disilaines thy bewtioi cloth'J with pry do 252 POEMS ASSIGNED TO To reateaiiB thy grace I wate nouclit liow to goe Sail I once fall befoir thy feete to pleid for favour soe Xo no I'le proiidlie go my wraitli for to asswage And liberallie at last enlardge ye raines vnto my rage I'le tell what wee were ones our chast zit fervent loue Quhill in elfect thow seam'd to atfect the whicli thow didst disprove Quhill once to ingrave thy name vjwun a rock I sate Thow vowed to vn:\te mvne in a mvnde more firme by ftire then that The marble stane then stampt reteanes tliat name of thyne But ah thy moir then marble mynde it did not sua with myne Swa that whiclie thrawt me first sail set me free againe Thois flames to which thy loue gave lyfe sail die with thy disdane But ahe quhere am I now how is my iudgement lost I speik as it were in my power lyke ane that's free to boast Haue I eviii sauld my self to be tliy bcMties slaue And qulien thow taks all hoip fra me thow taks but quhat yow gave That former loue of thyne did sua posses my mynde That for to harbour vther thouchts na roume remaynes behinde The onlie meanes by whicli I mind to avenge this Avrong It is by making of thy prais the Ijounling of m}' song Thenn quhy sould thow suche spyt<; for my gude will retui'ue Vas euer god as zit sua made to make his temple burne My breast the temple was quhence insens thow receaued And zit thow sets the same afyre which otheris Avald haiie saued But quhy sould thow accuis Aurora in this gyise >Shee's als fateles as shoe is fair als innocent als wyse For it is but throuclie my misluckt giue any ftiult ther be For shee who was of nature mylde was cruell made by me And since my fortoune is in woe to be bewrapptt I'le honour her as of befoir and hate my awin mishaptt Her rigourous cours sail serue my loyell ])airt to prove And as ane tuichstane for to trye ye vertew of my love Quhich whenu her bewtie fades salbe als cleir as now My coiistancie it salbe knowne when wrinckled is her brow Sua that suche tua againe sail in no age be found Shee for her face I for my fayth baith worthie to be croun'd Semple SIU JA.MKS SKMl'l.i: (>!•• lU! I.T K K KS '2[>\i n. TTMLL thow riMuorsK's fair, still i;ni<,'lif wiiill I liiiiifiit, V f Aiul s;ill thy clieefo ctnitcutiiit'iit 1r', to stH> nii- iiiallo OUlltt'Ht ] 8all 1 Marcis.sii.s lykf. ane tlying shailt- still chaise Or lyke Piu;inah'on strains a stoiu-, (juliilk hare lui sencc of grace No ! ni>, my blind lone lunv, must l)mni\v ivassunu^'S eyt-s It Avas thy fairiu's madf iir- Sduntli'. /nur wmng name [now] mak me [wise] My just desert's ilisdaines tu loue ane loveles ilanie. The lyfe of Cup id is fyre i-onhdes, Into ane nuituall tlame [For] gaue thuw but a louke, or gaue thow but a smyle Ore sent thow furth but ane sweit siche, uiy sorrow to begyle, My captiues thouchts perhaps myght be redeem'd from pane And thois my mutineris maleeontents, myclit freimls with hoip agane But thow as it appears, still cairles of my gude And as it seem's wald eternize, thy bewtie with my bloode, Ane great disgrace to the, to me ane monstrnus wrong, Quhilk tyme will teache the to repent, bel'oir that it be long, Then, to prevente thy scliame, and to abraidge n)y woe, Becaus thow will nnueht lone thy freinde I'le cease to lufe my foe. SKMl'Lli. LET him wliois hapeles state : is as it aye lies beiue Ami lies bene euer as it is : ane eaue caires to couteiuo IStill strampld doune with sturte : let him the weird's Imploir That they may fill his dayes with zeir's : nor zeer's with days no moir I clame no right to Lyfe : tho' Lyfe acclame to me The comfoirt that my Lyfe impoirt's : Is that it line Id ilye Zit by constran'te of L31, all. Abuid, li07, abode. Abandoned, 194, hruught un- iler uhaolutv guhjectioit. Abbreiil, 'J37, abroad, asunder Abon, oO, abori;. Absconse, 1(12, hide. Abufe. 101, above. Aby, 7."), '• Faynd al)T we set her," decil a bit did ice re- yard her, aby, /or ////. Aeht, 30, our;fit. Acknawledgeing, !)>^, ackiioir- le.dgimj. Actit, 175, acted, enacted. Adniinitinun, 1, icoiuUt. Ailorned, 2 IS. i/,s;d for adorr.l. A Heir, 16, tear! ike jneparat ioti-s . Atl'eiring, IGo, btlvnijiny. Agane, 114. against. Aga-st, 50, aghast. Ainis, 51, unce. Air, 109, earlg. Air, 239, cgre. Aire, 191, heir. Airt, 6S, quarter. Airt and pairt, 1 1 ♦'». '(// and part. Aithis, 12"), uaths. Alaw, 108, toic. Albeit. Albeid, 7, aUhmigb. Aid, 213, old. Aleuin, 59, eleven. All and sum, 119, en-ri/thing, everyone. Almai.«!t, 53, almost. Als, 228, .If. 2.58 GLOSSAKY. ^Vlswu, 39, ali-o. Alsweill, 5, as icell. Althocht, 81, although. And, 4, ?/. Ane, 1, a, one; war ano, 21, were united. Anes, 198, ones, 226, mice. Aneuch, anew, 190, enouyh. Angle noble, 212, angel noble, a coin. Anker-halJ, 231, anchorage. Ans, 155, once. Anternus. 99, adventurous. Aj)perandly, 72, ajyparently. Appost, 126, dispose, settle. Archness, 220, anxiety. Arlit, 239, earnest given. Asay, 239, trial Assailzeit, 50, assailed. Asswetit, 2, accustomed. Ast, 216, asked. Asteir, 12, rouse, excite. Ather, 164, either. Athort, 181, about, across ; far and loide. Attoure, 8, above. Audit, 18, ought. Audit, 50, eight. Auentuire, 13, chance. Auld, 2, old. Aver, 208, carthorse. Awin, 28,_oCijan. Ik'liaulJ, 25, ht'/tuld. J>yhuft», 103, behoof. Ik-iM, 38, shfltcr. Boinly, ir)8, gnnijl;/. Bfir, 152, noise, ilisfurtxtncn. lioir seul tynio, 71, ti/no if tfoicin'j barley. Beis, 74, is. Beit, 107, to mend b>/ niakimj addition. Belive, 5, t-oon, quirkhj. Btdlie Blind, 132, the parson blindfolded in Blind Ilarie. Beltit, 75, girded. B«n, 204, towards the innor apartment of a house. Bent, 12G, earnest. P.ont, 127, keen. Bergano, 87, strife, quarrel, tiqht. Beriall, 139, burial, Beseik, 111, ftfsirrh. Bestial], CtO, rattle, horses, sheep. Besy, 179, bu.et raying. Bo war with, 174, beware of. lit* witcheit, 30, Ificitrhfd. Bido, 124, wait, stag. Big>;iug, 170, buiiding. lUll, 59, irriting, •umpUiint. Jiird alane. 170, alone, the only one left of a family. Bittis, 109, rug in b., tear to pieces. Bladis, 180, pieo's, fragments. Jilaiknit, 5(>, blarh.wd. Blasnit, 65, blazoned. Blawnt), 130, blown. l>lo, 50, blaek and blue, lirid. Blcir, 109 obscurn. Blek, 227, blach'n. Blekkit, 199, deceived. I>l()<'kifc. 221, bargained. Bldk, 232, bargain, scheme. Blude, 50, bloody. Bliuuis, 77, bloomji, flowers. Blu3, 225, flo,»l. BIyitldyko, 17, gag, gladsome. Bul)l)i3.' 130, gusts, blasts. Boeht, 175, bought. Boide, 130, (/ bi/low agitatnl by the wind. Buiro, 141, jyerhapsfor bowrr. Boistit, 1G3, bragged. Bonatris, 187, bnnnets ; Ifal yell reads bnnatti-s. Buny, 231, /' St. Bowdin, 3fi, girolbn. Bowit, 179, inlistiil. Bowstert, 232, bnlst,r>d. liff'd up. r.raies, 194, brai.s. 2G0 (iLoSSAIlV. Br.ik, 181, broken. Brasche, 181, ait assault, an, attack. Brast, 44, burst. Brattle, 229, clatter. Braulis, 175, hrangles, menaces. Brawlit. 171, marbled, also ex- plained as fine. Breid, 64, breadth ^ Breif, 104, write. Breikis, 183. breeches. Breiris, 77, briars. Breistand, 194, springing up. Brent, 3, high, steep ; browis brent, h igh forehead. JJretlier, 168, brethren. Brig, 167, bridge. lirint, 153, burnt. Brintstane, 16o, brimstone. liritheringis, 4, brethren's. Brod, 104,^;/vWr. Broderit, 117, fraternized. Brouin, 167, brewed.. Browne, 80, brewed. Bruik, 164, enjoy. Brukill, 130, brittle. Brunt, 79, burnt. Brusted, 225, bursted. Bryde, 226, damsel. Budding, 71, bribing. Buddis, 121, bribes, qifts. Buft, 179, stuffed. Buithis, 122, booths, sJiops. Buk held, 126, a sort of ganu', perhaps Hide and Seeh. "And for dreddour that he suld bene arreist He playit buk hude behind, fra heist to Iteist." — NennrioH's Fables. Jkde, 183, Do I gel I reads bufe. Burrio, 11, a hangman , Fr. bourrenM. Burrovviis tuwne, 169, borough. Burrow rudis, 71, lands belong- ing to a borough. Bus, b9>, bush. Buschnient, 177, ambush. Bust, 218, ap'parentlg for bushed, dressed. But, 102, unless; butt, 227, without. Bute, 206, help, reniedg. Butiene, 182, booty. By, 29, against, beyond. By, 117, buy, pay for. Byde, 64, endure. Byde or gang, 64, go or stay. Bydis, {original ) 181, Dalyell reads hydis. Byganis, 284, bygones. Byke, 23, hive. C Cail, 103, cabbage. Caird not by, 137, recked nought. Cald, 115, cool. Calf, 176, chaff. Calfet, 230, to caulk, for cal- f liter. Calk, 176, chalk. Calsay, 221, causeway. Campioun, 65, champion. Canker, 132, ill-humour ; can- lievt,peerish, cross. Cannabie, 228, cor. ofca/uipy. Carle, 168, churl, countryman. Carling, 210, old woman, witch. Carpe, 158, si/uj. Cartes, 226, cards. Caryit by thy senses, 116, out ofthtj IP its. CI.OSSA KY. L'(il t'iishmarit's, 2lC>,fi{>/i ritrri'm. C;issiii, Id?, 'v/.v/. Ciistelliuir, 181, IhiJij,!! rutd-x Cat harwws, draw tlie cat har- rows, 100, ffiri/ thtnirt otu' annfhrr. Chaip, 136, cfieup. ("Jhaipit, GO, tsrapi'tl. Cliaisson, cht'ssoun, HO, hhinu\ Chapmen, \bl,pi(]hirs. Charr, 152. Cheis, 75, clioose. Cheroist, 28, cherishod. Chesit, 8, rhose. Chope, 221, slmj). Claif, 37, rlure. Clair, 19\. rh'xr. Clairis, 158, inn/frftt. ClaLs, 151, i-luihis. Claith, 237. cMh, Claj), 147, put, f I •lull''. Claver, 208, rh„; r. Clawbackes, U>3, .■^iippurt'Tii. Cleat liis. 221, rh,th>'^. Cleik, 'Jl, tn cntch rut In/ n hnnk. <^leugit, G7, r/ffiii.tt , ijirr pr(y)f I if intuKfuri-, Clenkett, 230, hammt'red. Cline, 177, rlinn. Cloik, 84, rliirk. Close, 70, j)'tss'i'j'\ futn/. Coische, coFche, 218, nm/'h, Coist, 135, I'hdiiiji'd ittdiA. Cokadraill, 15"J, frnmdih'. Conihurc, 02, hurnt. Mew tip irith i/iinpnirdn'. Come, 50, rauir. Oomtnondi'', \\(^. rnvnnendn- tioii. Cdiiininuit, 87, moved. Compair. IIG, rfunpnriKou. i 'oiiijH'iris, (57, prrsi'iitK tiiu;\ tcif in I'nurt in rniiiti'qni'ur/' nf Jii'iiiij smumiiufd. Conii)lene, 203, simjiiuj. Condescend, 1 30, ayrci', upccijij Conding, 33, eevtre, vierifrd, prnprr. ContiddtT, IGO, ti.<.iriiil>/i',riin- ffdcrab!. Conqueist, 224, , 10, ei/e. Etfeiris, 193, is ft, is herom- ivrj. EfVrayit, 07, (tffri'jhted. Efter syne, 21, afterwards. Efterwait, 102, afterward. Eftir-claip, 132, evil ronse- queiice. Eik, 136, aifjmcnt ; eikit, added. Eik, 160, aUn. Eild, 91, '/_'/'. Eine, enc, 162, eyes. Eith, 194, easily. EUi.'*, 175, otherwise. Elphe, 208, rlf Elpliyne, 210*, elf ami. Els, 67, also. ElvjU'^chc, 200, elfsh. Endlang, 133, alony. Ennowche, 237, rnmiyh. Enorme, 130, lawhss. Entres, 196, cntrauer. Eric, 159, affictrdwith fear. Ethnik, 182, hr,ttluv. Euend, 187, i'V<)d. Evill win, 210, ill won. Exunie, fxom, 146, rxamive. Excanihion, 147, rj-rhauye.. Exemp, 233, r,reinpf. 2G4 GLOSSARY. Exerce, 20, ('..ccrri,se. Eyndling, 215, jealous. F Faa, fa, 218, befall, hetlJc. Facelea, 30, frontless. Face ocin, (original) 186, Dalyell o-eads fatt oxiii. Factis, 99, deecU. Faid, 2, a company of hunters. Faill, A, fault. Failzie, 237, fail. Fair. 10, appearance. Fairdy, 230, stvift, expeditions Fais, 18, /oes. Fais, liZ, falls. Fallow, 54, fellow. Falset, 164, falsehood. Fait, 230, want. Fand, 226, found. Fane, b, feign. Fang, 2, 2^o r//7^67^, lay hold of. Farnzer, 75, laM year. Fas cast, 201, scheme. Fassoun, 98, fashion. Faucht, 7 \, fallow. Faiiclit, 193, fouqht. Fauldit, \()% folded. Fauldit neif, i09,>/^. Faultouris, 4, transgressors. Fecfullest. 131, n tost powerful. Feche, 105, /(?/r/;. Feclit, 75, jii/ht. P'eddruni, 77, wings. Fegges, 157,.^f/iJ. Feid, 163, enmity. Feill, 85, understandimj. Feinzeit, fenzeit, 2, feigned. Feinzeit fair, 10. feigned rouu- fejWDire. Feir, 2, conqnoiion, ; (issociate. Feir of weir, 151, a irarlike expedition. Feirit, 145, afraid. Fairs, 9 i, fierce. Fait, f>lffee'd, hired. Fell, 159, the hide. Felloun, 66, fierce, cruel. Fellounly, 140, cruelly. Felterit, 11, entangled. Ferand, 2, affeirand, becoming. Ferlie, 228, wonder. Ferynes, 144, vigour, pnth. Festin, 152, fasten. Feycsit, 131, fetched. Fidder, 24, lot, crowd. Find, \17 , fiend. Firrat, 6, ferret. Fist, 32, first. Flaine, 2, arrow. Flait, 74, scolded. Flaw, 100, blast, storm of sinnc. ¥\ii, 167, frighten. Fleich, 2Vd,fl< liter. Fleid, 207, frightened. Fleid, 227, timid. Flemit, 92, banished. Fleslie, 233, fleshly. Fletche, 5, flatter. Fleyit, 180, afraid. Fling, 83, kick. Flit, 152, remove. Floit, 23\, float, fleet. Flycht, {or igimd) 179, Dalyell reads slycht. Flyte, 27, .' Force, 1 '^'2, /ur juirfte, /< <;•»'.* v Forcie, Gfi, powerfuf. Fordo, 37, /or it. Forder, 226, further. Fon?thoclit, 100, fnrrthowjht Forfault, 40, forfeit. Forj^aif, ao, forijaoe. Forloppon, 1 1)8, f to/if ivfji. Forinois, ',i, fair. Forsuik, 1 48, fontook. Forte, 183, /oy/y, bruvr. Foitliink, 89, riie, rrjM'iif of ; prtit. forthoght. Forwereit, 7, wearied. Yorzi^t, 31, forget; iovyci, forgot. Foul fall, 150, iro<> hetide. Fow, 220, drunk. Fra, 3, from. Fni ainis, 8, /Vo;/? ////■ time that. Fraer, \^u , frtnre, a hu.-*ht. Frahand, 150, jtrcfenth/. F'rak, 59, readij, active. Fraklie, 68, hastily. Franko, 193,«»j in the original, tint it null/ perhaps f)e ai) error forfracke, act ire. Fray. 73, he afraid. Frayit, 88, affrighted. Frawcht, 232, freight. Fraweht fn-, 231, freight fre^. Frcar, 74, wore free, more readij. Freik, ISO, a Mimt fUmr. Freiris, 1 93, f riant. Freis, 58,/;-w2>'. Freith, 113,/r^^, lilieratc. Fr«initnpa, 164, gtraugcne.**. Freprio, 238, fripi^^rg. Vrove, 111, friar. Flistit, 83, delnijed. FrustiT, 9 2 , frustrate. Fuilzeit, 131, got the hett>'r of. Fules, 130, Jfowles. Full, 3, cerg. Fumisiit, 108, fHriii.-o^ ,• 39, littis ; futi> the tield, take the field. Fyk, 153, rex, jK'rplex. Fyking, 236, ,, 71, gone, GaneaiKl, 216, suitable. GaiK'Staivl, 125, icithstand. Gaug, 146, vi^*; gangand, 215, going, iralking. Ganzell, 10(), reromjienec. rjan/x'lon, 173, Gawlon the celebrated traitor of the Ro' nitinres of Cliarlemagne, thi^ ]wrson that took a bribe to betray th^ French army f" the Stirarens. 2GG GLOSSARY. Gar, 3G, viake. Garisone, 120, gmrisan. Gartane, 82, garter. Gat, 125, got. Gaw, 128, the mark left on the skin by a stroke or pressure; a sore. Gayth, 149. Gea, 217, go. Geathis, 227, for geas Geek, 235, 7nock, befool. Gedds, lio, jjikes. Gein, 31, given. Geir, 20, wealth, substance. Gek, gave him the, 217, gave him the slijy. Gent, 170, neat. Gers, 169, grass. Gersom, grassum, 168, pre- mium for a lease. Get, 35, brat. Geue, 186, if. Geuen, 185, given. Gieu, 182, Dahjell reads greit. Gif, 4, give. Gif, 22, if Gild, 183, clamour. Giltles, 70, guiltless. Gird, 109, stroke. Girnell, 160, a large chest for holding meal. Girth, 234, sanctuary. Giiie, 173, if Glaikis, get the, 122, be gulled. Glaikrie, 195, idle wantonness. Glaraer, 35, noise. Gled, 135, kite. Gleib, 197, a piece or part nniiisrd, engaged. Hoich, 28, 15C, hi,/h. ][oill, 91, iv>n;r. lleiribir, G7, 192, here/or, for this. Hois, hciso, 07, raise, lift. llcith, \79, for heich. Holo, 49, hall. Hclterit, 138, roped, pinioned. Herreat, 202, liarried, j>lun- dered. Houoli, 138, crag. Hewit, 229, coloured. Hioliit, 141, jxinted. Hicht, 1G8, heightrn. Hio, 52, high. Hiost, n\, highest. Hing, 117, //(///_'/. Hint, 164, laid hold of. Hoiplost, 109, hopeh:SSAUY. 209 Kup, I I!*, i\ixicc iujnllinij. Kitirt'cl, 25, hindred. Kist, 152, <•//->•('. Kittie vu.sL'll, 105, n liijltt mnc/t. Kittil, i;iO. firklis/,, ■232, ticklt. Klynoleno, 203, cUtikimj. Knaif, 205, knave. Knajiscall, l(iD, // firudjjimr. Kuat, 1)5, /./j/V. Knaw, 152, kntnr. KnockiMl ])L'ir, 212, // /jrc/i•/. Lair, 108, lore, harniinj. l^ird, 33, landholder. Lais, l(J2, lace. Lait and aire, 123, hdc and earhj. Laith, 5, loth. lumber, 288, amher. Lin^ 229, /iV. Liiif^ by, 135, /'// a '•niu:iihi)ie. I^ng, thocht greit, 103, tow/ed much. I^ugsiitu, 194, tedioiif. I>angsyno, 84, hmg mi,,. I^p, 157, Irajtt. liiirbour, 235, slu'iijish. l^rwiiio, 213, larnm. IjOscy, 227, hisitre. Ijishe, 19, remixs, faint. l^ittin, 56, let. Lattouce, 211, lettuce. l^iucliu, 141, laio/h. Lauchfull, 127, I'air/ut. Ijxw, 53, loir. Ljxw, 192, brinf/ low. Lawfi-s, 170, I a in/era. Lawrie, lowrio, 200, the fox. Lawtie, 129, loijaltij. Leavi", 20G, nW. Loesiiig, 223, lie. L('i/«r hand. Lewraud, lowrinL,', 200, hirk- in,f. Lirb, for licht, 115, Vojht. Liildor, 235, sliig,ii,alms. Luifsum, 77, lovely. Lusty, 123, handsome, pleas- ant, agreeable. Lute, 217, let. Luyf, 142, love. Lwmis, 237, looms. Lyart, 157, the French coin called a Hard. Lychtit, 229, lighted. Lychtlit, 28, despised. Lymmeris, 75, scoundrels. Lyncbus, 209, a jail ; jjer- haps erratum for Limbus, or limbo. Lyre, \b^, flesh. Lyth, I i, Joint. M Ma, 50, ynore. Mache vilian, 43, Machiavel- lian. Maddie meinis, 3, harlot's lamentations. Magistrat, 133, magistracy. Mahoun, 138, Mahomet, the devil. Maik, 92, match, equal. Maikles, 173, matchless. ^Nlaills, 1G8 rents. Mailzeis, 162, jylates or link^ of which a coat of mail is comjjosed. Mainsworne, 117, mansworne, perjured. Mair, 50, more. ]\[air, 113, mayor. Mairouir, 171, moreover. Maisson, 60, house, family. Maist lyke, 80, most likely. Mak, 75, mahe ; mak to, set to ; mak cair, 16^ for may cair. Makaris, G9, hards, poets. Maling, 26, malign. Malk, 124, see maik. Man, 20, must. Manassing. 128, menacing. Manesworne, 171, perjured. Manged, 41, confounded ; 123. maimed. Markis, 72, ai7ns. ^larklynis, 238, in the dark. Marrow, 2, mate, compa7iion ; 147, match. Marynes, 144, merriness. Mea, 216, more. Measer, 226, macer. (JLO.SSAllY 1^71 Mi-min, 141. l\iiil Miff an ( Metlivt-n). bet' Knox'tf JJi'n torie, Lih. IV. p. 3G4. Moj,' Lofhis yet, DG, compare Lochia Lin, 134, Meine, 9, method. Meinis, 1U4, complain. Mfiir, 202, mare. Meis, y, mitiifute. Mc'kill, 157, much. Mfll. 125, mea.Jlo. Mulzie. mtilze, 239, a coin of small ralue. Mciiilis, 75, amends, compen- sation. Meiie, 19, lament, complain. Mcuoz. lOU, /(/Hoivjrs of a chieftain, crowd. Menss, 35, honour. MeusuerLs, 222, perj art: t> him- self. Mfsurc. 86, moJeration, measure. Met, 171. measure. Me think, 79, methink.<. MidJing. C5, midden. Midpait, 228, half Miunio. 1G5, mother. Mirk, 238, dark. Miscliaut, 102, tricked. Mischevit, 219, Aur/, injured. Miscuikit, 104, misrook it. Misericord, 103, merciful. Misgyde, IGG, ahiusc, sjmjU. Misknaw, 100, to he ignorant (f. Missit, 8, for mi^iset, dis- pleased. Mist, 202, //W. Mistiys, 85, fault, mischief; 115, //( iss, Myscliantly, 66, wickedly. ilystcr, 93, need. N Xan, 178, none. Xauo, 31, none. Xanis, 238, purpose. Xasconce, 90, childhood. Xccessair, 23, nercisnri/. Noif, 223, >•/, hand. Xeist, 145, newt. Xochttlieles, 64, nevertheless. Nois, 55, nose. Nor, 146, than. Nosebitt, 229, anything that acts a-f (( rherk III- re-:traint. Nother, 91, neither. Nouclls, 119, news. 272 GLOSSAPwY. Koutlier, 18, neither. JS'oy, 159, annoijduce. Xoysum, 65, g'tclng annoy- ance. O Obeysaut, 67, suhnust^ice. Oblist, 221, obliged Oche, 1, oh ! Oclit, 19, ought. Of tyme, 22, oft times. On. 234, one. Ones, 161, 07ice. Oumerkit, 233, unmarked. On slane, 96, undain. Ony, 5, amj. Opone, 168, oppose. Or euer, 57, ere. Ouer, 9, too. Ouerblawin, 39, overhlown., gone. Ouer cast, 99. glance oce> . Ouer band, 114, upper hand. Ouerharld, 63, ojjpressed. Ouerlay, 74, heat secerehj, op- press. Ouerluikit, 82, overlook it. Ouirgaug, 175, overrun. Ouirbaill, 125, break through. Ouirsyle, 151, circumvent^ covered. Ouirthraw, 145, overthrow. Oulke, 225, week. Our barrill, 131, oppress. Ourlaid, 186, beat sever elij. Ourset, 187, overcome. Ourthrow, 187, overthrow. Outber, 59, either. Ovirtbrawnt', 130, overthmwn. Owergane, 207, overrun. Owersett, 228, overcome. Oyne, 208, oven. Pace, Vm, pasch, Easter. Packniantie, 215, portmanteau. Packt it, perhaps evrafuni for piu'kit, 2\b, packed. Paik, 207, trick. Paikis, 122, a drubbing. Paine, 33, punishment. Pairt, 3 i, part//. Pallartis, 203, rascals. Pallat, 86, crown of the head. Palmsoneuin, 137, Palm Sun- dag even. Palyard, palzart, 36, rascal, lecher. Palzardrie, 108, whoredom. Pance, 86, muse ; panst, 86, was careful. Paud, \Sl, pledge. Pansand, 1, musing. Papingaw, 11, parrot, Pasche, 121, Easter. Pasendlang, 96, pass along. Pat, 58, pjut. Patlis, I'l, patties, sticks lo it h whidi the ploughman clears away the earth from the plough. Paun, 87, pieacock. Pecb. 159, pant. Pedderis, 231, ^^e^/ans-. Pegrall, 4. paltry. Peu'tly, 68, briskly, boldly. Peirtryks, 172, partridges. Pellettis, 180, I unlets. PeHottis, pellets, 196, skin of a sheep without the wool. r.l.ossAUY. i'7:^ relom-e, 38, t/iiej. PertyU', 8, jK-r/ccf I't'ii^^all, 3, q^uitc equal. IV'iqueir, 144, accurate. IVrsaif. parsauL', l\'2,pei-ceice. I'liaivi.s, 1*10, fairies. rieteou.s, 434, piteous. ri.-tit>, 170, ititij. riacebo. l'l'O. u jiatterer. Plaiuo, ly4, ahpw. I'lat, iT), *r/, iilace. rioinvfid, L'l3, cainplaiw-d. i'li'it, 194, maiutuiued in de- hat>: 1 'k'litis, 212, cotitplaiuts. I'K'iizios, lt)8, complain. l'lf:>oure, 12, pleasure. I'k'Wclie, 140, phiuifh. riuilc up fair, 187, readij to pluck up cccnjthiug bij the roots At p. 183, liuu 1, Dalijell reuiis, maid them pluk up lair. Plukat the Craw, 109, a kind nf ijaine. I'hiiiiis, 183, feathirs. i'luiited, 197, jH-rhafm erra- tum/or jHiiufvd. Pocke luuke, 217, corucr of a surk. Wnudiu^, 213, disttuinimj. Was, 202, treasure. Portoris {uriifinul) I'Jl, should lif piifffris. I'DtLTun, cannon or inusktl. I'ow, 81, pull. l'nicticq\ie.s, pr«tticques, 208, 209, jiractircs. I'niisit. 8, prized. I'lX'tnrnu', 21, jierjorm. i'n'if. 64, jn'oce. Preist, 80, ej:ertrU himselj streuuouslt/. Prenis, 157, pins. Prenit, IG'2, jnnuctL Preutise, 117, apprentice. PiTUeno, 74, prercnt. Priuf^uaut, 144, pre(jnanL Pji-ukiuj,', (>8, ddaij. Promo jis, 142, promotes. I'ropijiJi", (i4, propose, seijortti. I'rupyuc, IGl, present. Pfoti'i-ue, 'l'i,Jroir(.ud. I'rothogall, 71, prodigul. Piuiso, 12, Dal yell n'a'is prui/e, i)roof. Pryse, 8, praise. Pryse, 167, appraise. Puir aiiis, puivaiiis, 8, thepeor. Puuei.s, 3, punish. Puttis, on vth( r, 213, (jices a l/enUe push, as a hint. Pvueiss, 225, punish. Pviiand, 198, opjjressiwj. Pvuf, 72, ajonij, pain. PyiK'J, 54, pained, racked. (^'uaiTfll, 20, (juarrel, catisr. C^>uat, 178, ijuit. t^Uicutauce, 35, acquaintance. uliaitloir, 135,/w tchich. (^ulia say, 22 1 , sham, pretence. l^uhat, 54, ichat. (^)uhat reck i 235, what mat- ters, exclamation of indif- ferenre. (^ulH-ill, 152, irhr,/. 18 274 GLOSSARY. Qulit'it, HI, ichtaf. Qulieu, 5, when. Quhidder, 134, wlictJier. Quhilk, 2, which. Quhinger, 128, a short hoKjer used as a knife at meals, and us a sword, in brawls. Quliip, 126, wliip. (^>ulii.ssill, 84, irhistle. Quhois, 234, whose. Quholpis, 10, wlielps. Quhoiue, 23, whom. Quhonilit, 9, whelmed. Quhow, 131, Jtow. Quhy, 146, wliy. Quhyle, 134, time. C^uhylis, 134, whiles, some- times. Quhyte, 169, irhite. Quod, 51, quoth. Qiiow, 219, co)c. E Raid, \A?>, road ; \%l,rode. K;iid, 204, roadstead. Raip, 33, rope. Rais, 85, rose. Rak, 71, stretch. Rakles, 9, carele.^s, rash. Rang, 68, reigned. Rank, 107, row. Rapfovv, 34, rojjefal, gallows- hird. Raschebus, 58, Inish o/rwhip cloth cloak. <;L(>ssauy. lioiUf, 104, /iiii'ji/nin. Kome-niikoris, 13'), t/msr wlio pn'fi'ndeil in hri/nj rr/ir.'i from Iii)Hii\ Kout'h, 1 19, rnuij/(. Koundit, 221, whiiifn'rrd. lioupautl, 13«>, rroiikiiitf. liowino, 1()»), mom, poxiira- ttion, fthii'fs. Koy, 159, kill'/. Kubiatduris, 1 04, rohh'rs, ratj- IvuHyis, 104, rntfii(i/.i. KuflVis, raggit, 107, Dnnhor has rnffij rn'jinrii, aeio))'* it nnmf for flif ih'ril. Rug, \0^, plnrk, pull ahont. Kuggars, 104, deprrdatorf. Russe, 192, priii.<}f', a boa.tf. Rutt.^ry, 30, b-rJiorii. Rycht, 101, fjood,excdlfnt. S Sa, 1, no. iSjv'i, 214, limp, Sacp, l/>5, rriXAr, Saces, \1A, >imir/-A. Sacke, sact, 1 22, d/'jffrni/. Saikles, 1 1, (fuiltlfM. Sake, 193, narlc^ ruin. Sal be, 10, />/ia/l />^. Sail, 145. tihalf. Samin, 1H(», /tame. Sangis, 2, nonff/t. Sanit, 134. mmh' the i*i'jn nf thr rrOM:^, hliitjtpd. Sar. ISI. .•« r»v. Sark, 13"), ^hirf. .*uri>I>rr. Sat, 5"), *7. Saiiili, 71, ■•<'illoii\ villous; rak ami saui'li. rmrk h>'i»p. Saui-ht, 08, ,'ll S<-h;il(l(', 204, sfud/ow. Sfliavi'llis. 120, /irharrf/in-j.f, /)rif{if.t. Schawls, 01, fthow.'i. Schont, 91, 1'oufiiiiiidrd, to dr- /ifroi/. Scherat, IHo, chariot. St'bewed, 238, si'wrd. S.'liill, 37, .s-// ;•///. Schir, 102, nir. Solio, 73, xhor. SclionU', 37, ihrenti'ni'd. Srliot, 183, pu^ht'd, fihof. Srlidnris, 37, thro'\^, pnwi'i. ScIiowiUt. 234, .■r. Srliyrc, lt)l, frrri for;/, shim. S'. Sea, se, 228, no. Sect, wyne, 208, u>»»' mllnd mek. Sfdull, \\9, i^rhednh. Soik. 109, nirk. Soiiizfour, 54, fiignor. Seir, 04, sf>i'cra1. Sois, 90, /'or cfin, rrasfi, Sellor, 108. rrllar Sombli*^, 211, nMfmhtij. Sembliiig, 224, dordtfut. Sempill, 195. nimptp ; mm- wonhf a pun upon tht author n vonif. 27G GLOSSARY, Sen, Go, since. ►Sensours, 148, censers. Sensyne, 55, since then. Seriand, 96, sergeant, servant. Seruis, 107, deserves. Settiii Ly, 30, esteemed. Sew, 233, saw, sowed. Sey, 151, assay, trial. Seyis, 16&, seas. Silent, 19, confounded. Shoir, 4, threaten^ Shone, 141, shoes or sandals. ShreTvit, 92, accursed, wicked. Sic, 8, siich. Sicemes, 13, secunty. Sich, 14, sigh, Siclit, IGl, see. Sicker, 33, fast, sure. Siclyke, \05ySuch; 148, su. Sillie, 211, tceah, foolish. Sillubs, 2\Q, potions. Sinderit, 88, sundered. Sindill, 131, seldom. Sindrie, 54, sundry. Sit, 30, for zit, yet. Sith, 48, since. Sith, \bS, for site, grief: or sich, sigh. Skaill, 170, disjyerse. Skaith, 57, hurt. Skalit, 178, hrohe up. Skar, 115, take fright. Skeich, 156, apt to startle. Sklander, 235, slander. Sklenting, 235, oblique, de- noting immoral conduct. Sklenting bowtis, 235, vtal- pr act ices. Sla, slea, 15, slaii. Slealy, 224, slyly. Sleuth, 52., slothful. Shdder, 24, unstable, siippenj. Sk)kin, 106, iiuench. Slycht, 6, slight. Sniaikrie, 205, roguery. Sniaiks, 146, rogues. Smatcher, 226, a contemptu- ous term for a man. Sniittel, 220, infectious. Smorit, 33, smothered. Sniuire, 13, smotJier. Snadoun, 37, poetical name for Stirling. Snapwark, 234, a firelock. Snaw, 58, snou\ Sogeouiis, 118 ; Soiouris, 180, soldiers. Somzeit, 188, Dal yell reads soinzeit, cared. Sorrow niair, 221, not a ivhit more. Sou, 188, Dalyell reads sen. Soupit, 59, supjied. Sous, souss, 100, a sou, French halfpenny. Soutar, 141, a shoemaker. SoAV, 134, /or zoK'. Sowld, 235, should. Sowseyis, 179, Dalyell reads fowseyis, fosses. Sowsit, 1 1 , plunged. Sowt, 180, assault. Spaird, 39, spare it. Spald, 117, shoulder. Speciallis. 190, ija.rticulars. Speill, 138, climh. Sperand, 178, asking. Sperit, 221, asked. Spill, 44, kill. Splene, 121, heart. Sprent, hak, 243, bent bark. Spring, 205, a quick and i-liperful tune. ULOSSA K Y. .Spuilze, 183, isj)oil. Spwle, 237, weuccr'ti shuttle. Stark, 204, stiic/:. Staik, 217, jit, suit. Staikit, '200, nfttlnl. Staiulfulis, 179, tuhinU. Staiigi'ar, 187, /c/* strawjeur. Stangis, 110, stiiiija. Stark, 21, stromj. Steik, 108, tfhat. Stoikis, 183, et itches. Steir, 16, to meddle u-ith so as to injure. Steir, 55, di,sturbaiice, trouble ; 178, rulr. Stcirburd, 230, starboard. Steir my tyiue. 135, lay hold on an opportunity. Stemmyne {ar stennimj) 233, a species of line woollen cloth anciently worn in Scotland. Stickit, 174, stahhed. Stirk, 172, bidlock or heifer. StounJis, 87, ache, keen shoot- ing jniins. Stouj), 58, stoop, Imiw. Stt)urt, 54, trouble. Stouth, 4, theft. Stowen, 20y, stolen. Straik, 190, stroke. Strai3, 84, stratcs. Strang, 92, by violenrt. Strease, 208, stravs. Strukiu, 147, struck: Stryuil. 109, kindred. Stur, 20, set' stnrre. Sturvlie, 88, sturdy, rinlent. Sturdy, Mb, .•trom/ly. Sturre, 31, Ite in ill humour uith. Stixrtsum, 15, rro»*. Styiiie, 79, t}if. fuintrst /una of tiny object. Sua, 193, so. Suliscryue, 1G8, snb/icriM. Subunibragit, 191, orer- shadoiced. SuiUlartis, 181, soltiicrs. SuJdrune, 121, southern. Suid, 95, should. Suire, 19, sure. Suld, 15, should. Suldarts, 50, soldiers. Suppoue, 2()1, suj>posc. Supposts, lO'J, supporters. Sur, 210, an expletive or auguieiitatirc. Siisseis, 84, scruples. Susseit, 03, fiesitutcd. Swa, 20, 6-0. S waits, 1G9, nmc ale or wort. Swartit, 181,/t///t/6'J, sirt>oned. Swciiigcour, So, sluijtjard. 8 weir, 127. swtjre. Sweyuing, 50, sleepintj, dream- iny. Swidilev, 99, mrUher, hesitate. Swiiij^'o, 15, 17, su'iny, suay. Swoouiaiid, 152, su'iuituiiit/. &\V(iuuiit, 3, sica7u. Swyue, 229, sow. Swyre, 187, pass of a nioua- tain. Syc, 25. such. Syce, 105, raise.. Syiss, pyst", 211, assise. Sylit, 9, b/im If aided, Ixtrayed, rtivired. Syluer, 220, moary. Syne, 73, then. Syte, 5, yriif. disffrare. Sythnient, 72, tiMythmmdy. compeasfition. 278- GLOSSARY, T Ta, 159, toe. Ta, 195, to. Tailzeouris, 158, tailors. Taine, 11, taken, coneeivad. Taiue, 27, the one. Takin, 148, token. Talloun, 230, to cover vitli tallow or pitch, to caulk. Tane, 7, than. Taiie, 197, taken. Tas, 200, cu}}. Tees, 208, toes. Teichit, 59, taught. Teill, 171, till. * Teindis, 197, teinds, tithes. Teine, 120, sorrow. Teinfull, do, lorathfal. Telzeour, 232, tailor. Telzevie, 230, a perverse humour. Tene, 3, sorrow, vexation. Tene, 105, mad ivith rage. Tent, 22, heed. Tentyue, 113, attentive. Teocli, 122. toiujh. Tha, thay. thea, 68, they; 235, those. Tkairout, 170, in the open air. Thappoyntment, 55, the aj)- poinfmcnt. Theikit, 167, thatched. Theis, 237, thighs. Thigging, 170, to beg in a genteel wag. Thir, 5, these. This, 102, thus. Thoclit, 11, though. Thnill, 12, hear. Thoull, 110, thou wilt. Thovnibis, 221, thumbs. Thrall, II, enslaved ; 124, thraldom. Thrawart, \l, frowai^d. Thi'e, 50, three. Thretteiie, 184, thirt,^i':i. Thi-ettie, 50, thirtij. Threw, 3, for drew. Thrill, 149, third. Thring, 23, to press, thrust oneself forward. Thring doun, 95, thrust down. Thrist, 118, thirst. Thrist, 228, trust. Throne, 98, Iron, instrument for weighing hearg uurres. Throuchly, 166. thoroughly. Thyne furth. 127, thenceforth. Till, 24, to. Tine, 193, lose. Tinklaris, 158, tinkers. Tint, 70, lost. Tit, 191, a quick' pull, a jerk. To, 30, too. Tod, 1\,fox. Todlyar, 142, more fox-like. Togidder, 175, together. Tokis, 14:2, for takis. Tome, 33, book. Tome, toome, 231, empty. Top ourtaill, 140, head o'er heels. Tother, 145, other. Tottis, 215, refuse of wood. Toung, 9, tongue. Tow, 160, rojye. Traine,trane. 12, a road, path, 29, a blind, a fetch, decep- tion, 173, train of gun- powder. Traist, 5, trn.'it ; 53, trusty. C.I.oSSAliV. '27'.* TraiK', 114, ilruic, cntici-. Tnipit, 178, C'.tintrimoiuil. Tmtlint:, 114, tntlUiKj. Tniturii', (59, trtusnu. Tnuit'U, 78. liihonr. Tray. 3, t nut hie. Truytorie, , treated. Trest, 90, tn/.-4, threefold. Tristene, 228, trii.ituiij. Tristsum, 10, .s-U'i. Trowtli, 49, truth. Trunipo, 142, bcjuile, de- ceire. Trvue. 210, fntln, ret lime. Tryst is, 97, (ij>j>oiiitiiieiit.'< to meet. Tuirgis. 237, i>ull.-< /)!/ Ji'r/ts. Tuil/A'Oiir, 122, one niblieted to broil.^, It .iiek in a bundle. Tuyne, 217, jinrt. Tw;i, 7, tway, 87, tiro. Twfll-iiennk's, 238, twelre- l>enre. Twichp, 237, tnuifh. Tytle, 85, //'//■, senjion. Tvkf, 38, dof, Withuut, 2."1, utih'/M. With..uttin, 101, irithnttf. "Witti'll, SO, kiioirn. For had I witten that I wait, Allaee is Scotts wisdume. i.e., iriitf 1n'hin'l-li>niil. Witt ill, wittin, '2'2[),/iiiiiirliiliji- Witt is, '^^2, u-iffi, irijs'i/imi, .nw/x/' Wo, \)'2, troful. Wob, '2'30,' lo'b. Wobster, 237, irean'r. WoJ, G, mad. Wodderscliins, 219, ttiiuiii.d tlv roursc of tlir siiii. Wull, 179, tr'dl. Womlie, 187, ivindi/. Wont shone clout, 4. Wor, 140, icen;. Wor, 233, wor.^e. Worssiiud, 187, DahjiU rtads irorslund, scrniiihliinj. Wowaris, 238, iroinu-^. \Vo\, 170, wuwiil. Wraiig, 71, wroit'j. \\'raiigous, 136, irroiuifid. Wreik, 160, do nittfPKiin: on. Wre.stis, 86, .tf/v-uv, twijj>ll"ic. Zeman, 169, ijionom. Zet, 59, ijate. Zing, 90, i/omuj. Zis, 53, /w r//. Zi.sterdav, 58, iiviftrrdd,/. Zit, 2, i,,:t. Zone, zond, 71, ijomli r, fhnt. Zouug, 22, l/o)inirt lo.st. 135, ... 23, ... lM!J,'(»Ilth hogouth. 13tt, ... 26, ... comiict c'onuict. 144, ... 34, ... walkrv.sf walkryfe. 145, ... 20, ... fall sail. 154, ... 28, ... tliau than. 158, ... 26, ... tlowm' stowne. 179, 00 . . . ^w. ... suwlit fuwlit. 182, ... 19, ... .'it bi.t. 23;>. 239, ... 15. 22 ... fay ... thut say. tliat. 241. ... 19^ ... the Uche. 241, ... 28. . . deer deci-o. 242 243. ... 8, ... 9. ... precisit ... hreath (on'ij.) prt'oi.sit. deatlip. 243, ... 21, ... siveir sweir. 24G, ... 23, . . . cauic . cann. 247, ... 6, ... if is. 24H, ... 21. ... tent lis . endis. 249, ... 14, ... suill . .sauU. 25.), ... 4, ... sinco since. 250, 253, ... 11. 8, ... promiei.'* ... soumio promeis. founde. 253. ... ii! ... confides consist!.''. 254' ... 11, ... slow . tlew. 254. ... 12, ... .sir lit . hirht. i>K:^ R. STMK AND S'>X I'RINTKRS, riilNBIROM. 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