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THE TALES OF THE 

PRIESTS OF PEBLIS. 
THE PALICE OF HONOUR.- 
SQUIRE MELDRUM, 
EIGHT INTERLUDES, BY 

DAVID LINDSAY. 
WITH THREE PIECES BEFORE UNPUBLISHED. 



PHILOTUS, A COMEDY. 
GAWAN AND GOLOGRAS^ 

A METRICAL ROMANCE. 
BALLADS, FIRST PRINTED 

AT EDINBURGH, 1508. 



Collected by JOHN PINKERTON, 

r.S^A.PEKTH, HONORARY ,MEMBEROP THE ROYaL SOCIBTr 

OF ICELANDIC LlfKRATURE AT COPENHAGEN, AND Ot 

THE ROYAL SOCIITY OF SCIEXCIS AT DRONTHElM. 

In three volumes. 



VOLUME IL 



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PrINTID tY AND FOR JOHN NICHOLS. 

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C O N T E N T S. 

V O LUM E n. 

page 
Lindsay's Eight Interludes* or bis Plat. 
1. The Auld Man and his Wife - . j 

II* Humanitte emd ^enfualitie - - ai 

m. The Puir Man and the Fardmar • 59 

IV. Ihe Sermon of Folly - - - *. 8i 

V. Flattery^ Deceit^ and Falfehood^ miflead King 
Humanity - ' - . - l"Ol 

VI. The Three Fices overcome Truth OndChqftity la j 
VIL TIh Parliament of CorreBion - . - (39 
VIIL The Puni/hment of the Fices . - 1.73 

Additions from the printed Play • - 199 



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ERRATUM. 

Vot.n. page line 

201, ii,/»rSym««</Syii. 
The other errata of thUTolamc are ^ven at Ae en4 
ofit. 



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iNrEtiLUDES 

iStR David LIndsaY. 

Copied from the Bannatyne 

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INTERLUDE I. 



The Auld Mah and his Wife. 



B» 



P E m • o II r 

The Cotter. 

Fynlaw eftbtfute landk 

TheFuxi., 

The AuLD Man. 

Bessy his wife. 

The CouETEOUE. 

The Meech ANT* 

The Cleek. 



Heir begynis the Proclamatioun o? 

THE PLAY, MAID BE DaUID LyNSAT 

*- .- ' \ 

OT THE Month KniIsht, iif the 

PLAtFEltD, lir THE MONBTH Of 
THE YEIR OP God ISS YEIRIS. 

P ft O L O G U E. 

NUNTIVa.' 

Rlcht famous pepill, ye fell ua(iirfl^;i4 ' 
How that ane Pripce, ric|i^wyi«rs>aAd vigjtleata 
Is fchortly for to cum into this lands 
Andpurpoffis to hal4 ane Padiamenit 
(His thre Edaitis thairto hes done conftnl) . 
Id Cowpar coan, into thai^ beft artay 
With fupport of the Lord Omnipoteot^ ; ^ 

And thairto hes 2i^t% atiq certaoe d^y« 

With help of HIM, that rowtis all abQne» 
That day fall be withif^ ai)e litiil fpaoei. . 
Our purpofe is on the sevint d%y of Juntp 
Gif weddir ferve, and we haif reft and pece, 
We fall be fene intill owr playing place,. 
In gode array, abowt th^ hoitr Qf StviN* 
Off thriftlnefs that day I pray yow ceifs* 
Bot ordane us gude drink agains awevin. 

Faill nocht to be upon the Cmjl^lhill^ 
Befyd the place quhair we purpoifs to play | 
With gude flark wyne you;: fiacconis fee ye fill^ 
And hald yourfelf the myrreaft that ye mny. 

B 3 Be 



6 THEAULDMAN 

Be not difpleilit, quhat evir we fing or fay; 
Amang fad mater howbeid we fumtyme relyie. 
We fall begin at sevin houris of the day : 
So ye keip Hryift, forfuth we fall nqcht felyie. 

SCENE I. 

CpTTEB^ NVNTIUI. 

Cotter. 

I fall be thair, with Goddis Grace, 
Thocht thair warencvir fo grit ane pre(e; 
And foremeft in the fair. 
And drink ane quart in Cowpar toud, 
With my Goifep Johne Willamsouk» 
Thocht all the nolt fowld rair. 
I haif ane quick Divill to my Wyfe, 
That haldis me evtr in fturt and ilryfe : 
That warlo, and fche wifl 
That I wald cum <o this gud toun, 
Sche waid call inefals ladrone loan. 
And ding me in the dufl. 
We men that hes fie wickit wyvis 
In grit langour we Icid our lyvis, 
Ay dreifland in difeifs. 
Ye PreiiVis hes gfet prerogatyvis. 
That may depairt ay fra your wyvis. 
And cheifs thame that ye pleifs ! 
- Wald God I had that liberty, 
That I might pairt, as weill as ye. 



Without 



AND HIS WIFE. f 

Without the couftly law I 
Nor I be flickit with a knyfei 
For to wad ony ud^r wyfe 
That day fawld nevir daw* 

NuNTIUi. 

War thy wyfe deld I fee thow wald be &ne. 

CoTTBRf 

Ye, that I wald, fweit Sir, be SanS Fillane. 

NUNTIVS. 

Wald thow nocht mary fre hand ane uder wyfe ? 

Cotter. 

Ka, than the dam Divill ilik me with ane kpyfe! 
Qaha evir did mary agane, the felnd mot fang thamt 
Boty as the PreifUs dois, ay flryk in amang thame. 

NUNTIUS. 

Than thowmon kelp thy cheflety, as effeiris^ 

CoTTERf 

I fall leif cheft as Abbottis, Monkis, and Freiris. 

Maifter, quhairto fowld Imyfelfmiikary, 

Qghan I, as Preiftis, may fwy ve, 'a«d nevir mary ? 

[Exit ffuutiuf. 

B4 $C£NE 



SCENE XL 

Cotter, WifE. 

Wife. 

Quhair hcs thow bene, ftls ladro^fi lown | 
Doyttand, and drinkand^ in the toun ?. 
Quha gaif the Itlf to cupa fra hame ? 

CbTTER. 

Ye gaif mc Ifeif, fair lucky Dame. 

Wyfe. ' 
Quhy hea thovy taryit heir fa larig ^ 

Cotter. 
I might not thrill 6w throw the thrang. 
Till that ygne mon the play preclsnoit. 

WifE. 

Trowis thow tl^at day, fals Cairle defamit I 
To- gang icfCinvpar to fee the play ? 

Cotter. 
Ye ; that I will, Deme, gif I rpay. 

Wl FE. 

Na, I fall cum thairto iickerly ; 

And thow fait byd at hame^ and keip the ky. 



CoTTi^it. 



AND HIS W IF E, 9 

Cotter. 

Fair lucky Dame, that war grit rchame, 
Gif I that day fovvid by id at hame. 
Byid ye at hame ; for cum ye heir, 
Yc will mak ail the toun afteir, 
Quben ye ar fow cf barmy driDk, 
Bsfyd yow nane may (land for ftink. 
Thairfoir byid ye at hame that day^ 
^fhat I may c^m and fee the j^ay. 

Wife. 

Fals Cairle, be Gad that falUhow.nofi!it| 
And all thy crackis fall be deir coft. 
Swyih Cairle fpeid the b^me Ipeidaly 
Incontinent; and milk the ky, 
And piul^ the Byre, erl cum hame, 

Cotter. 

All fall be done,- fsiir lucky l^ama, 

I am fa dry, Danae, or I gae, 

I mon ga drink ane penny, or twae* 

Wyfe. 

The Diviira drew fall cum \n ihy throte, 

Speid hame, or I fall paik thy cote. 

And to begin, fah Cairle, tak thair ane plate* 

Cotter. 
The feind reflaif the handis that gaif me that { 
I bcfeik yow for Goddis faik, luckly Dame, 
pjng me na mair this day till I cum hame i 
Thaa fall I put me evia into your wil'^ 



ID T H E A U L D M A N 

Wyfe. 
Or evir I ftynt, thow fall haif ftraikis thy fill. 

{Heir fall the Wyji ding tht Car/h and he /all cty GodMs 
mercy. 

Cotter, 

Now wander and wa be to thame all thair lyvis. 
The quhilk ar maryit with fie unhappy wy via I : 

WyF£. ' . ^ * 

I ken foure wyvis, fals ladrone louo, 
Baldar nor I, dwelland in Cowpar toun. 

Cotter, 

GIF thay be war, ga thow and they togidder, 
I pray God nor the fiiad reiTaif the fidder. 



[Exeunh 



SCENE III. 
Fynlaw. The Full 

Fynlaw of the Fute land* 
Now mary heir is ane fellone rowt ! 
Speik, Schyr, quhat gait may I get owt? 
I rew that I come heir. 
My name, Schyr, wald ye undirftand, 
Thay call me Findlaw of the Fute band; 
A nobill man of weir. 
Thair is na fyifty in this land 
Bot I dar ding thame hand for hand; 
Se fit ane br^nd I beir. 

5 



Nodi 



AN D HIS WI F E if 

Nocht lang fenfyne, befyd ane fyik, 

UpouQ the fonny fyd of ane dyk, 

I Hew with my richt hand 

Ane thowfand, ye and ane thowfand to, 

My fingaris yit ar blcdy lo ! 

And nana durft me ganeftand. 

Wit ye it dois me mekill ill, 

That can nocht get fechting my fill, 

Noqdir in pe^ce, nor , weir. 

Will ne ipan, for th^ir ladyis fakis, 

With me ftryk twenty markit (Iraikis, 

With halbart, fword, or fpcir ? 

Quhen Ingli/min come into this land. 

Had I bene thair with my bricht brand, 

Withowttyn ony help, 

Bot myne allane, on Pynhy Crai^giu 

J fowld haif revin thame all iu raggis, 

And laid on ikelp for ikelp. 

Sen nanc will fechr, I think it bell, 

To ly doun heir and tak me rtft : 

Than will I think nane ill- 

I pray the Great God of his Grace 

To fend us weir, and nevir peace, 

That { may fecht my fill. 

[Heir/a]i be fy Joutt. 

The FuLEf 

My Lord, be him that ware the Crown of thornc, 
fi mair Cowart was nevir fen God was borne. 

He 



It f^T HE A U L D MAN 

He I0VI8 himfelfy an^ otkir men he lakkie^ 
I ken him weiii for all his boilh and Crakkf, 
Howbeid he now be lyk ane Captane clcd, 
At Pynfy Clewcb he was the firft that fled. 
I tak on hand, or I fleir of this (leid. 
This crakkand Carle to fie with ane fchsipheid* 

S C E N E IV. 

The AuLD Man, Bessv his wife, CoURTEouit, 
Merchant, Clerk, FtiiL, Fvnlaw. 

[Heir fall the Auld Man jcum in kidand his PPj/e in anfi 
danc0» 

AuLD Mam. 
Befly, my hair^ I mon \y doun and (leip, 
And in myne arme fee quyetly throw keip. 

Bessy. 

My gud hufband ***** 
I pray God fend yow grit honor and eifs, 

[Heir fall hi ***** 
^ # * # # 41^ * * 

fleipi andfche fall Jit bejyd b!m^ 

f Some paffages in thcfc interludes vyc with the Lyfiftrata of 
Ari(tophanes in obfcenity, and we have been obliged to caftrate 
pavid Lindfay. 

The 



A 19 D H I S W I J E. 

The CouRTEOUJt. 

litilly Lady, I pray yow hairtfully, 
Gif me licence to beir yow company* 
Ye fie I am ane cumly ^oumoori 
Quhilk nevir yit did woman difl^noiir. 

Marc IT AND* 

My fair Maiftrcs, fweitar than the lammei*,: 
Gif me licence to luge into your chammer. 
1 am the richefl Marcband in tbi« toun : 
Ye fall of £Ik haif kirtill, hude, and goun*r 

Clerk. 

I yow befeik'i my lafly lady bricht. 
To gif me leif to ly with^ yow all nicht. 
And of yoiir gouwan lat me fchuc the Idckii^ 
And of fyne gold ye fail refiaif aae box. 

FlfEB. 

Fair DameiTell^ how pleifs yd me ? 
I haif ha mair geir nor ye fie. 
SWa lang as this may fleir, or fiand/ 
It fall be ay at your command* 
Na it is the beft yat ever ye lawar 

Now welcome to me aboif thame tw» 



Wn 



i 



X4 THEAULDMAN 

Was nevir wyfc fa ftraitly rokkit. 
* # # * ^ % 

FULE. 

Thinkis he nocht fchame ; that Brybor 



Be 8 ST* 

Bot fe gif ye tzn mak remeid, 

To fk&ll the key fra under his heid. 

FULB 

That fall I do, withowttin dowt,' 

Lat fe gif I can get it owte. 

Lo heir the key ! do quhat ye will* 

Bessy. 

Na than lat us ga play our fill* 

IHeir/aU they go tofum guiei place* 

S C E N E V. 

Fynlaw, Clerk. 

Fynlaw qfi^e Futehand, 

Will nanc with me in France go to the weirii, 
Quhair I am Captane of ane hundreth fpeiris ? 
I am fa hardy, ilurdy, ilrang, and flout, 
That owt of hell the DiviU I dar ding owt. 



Clerk* 



A N D H I S W I F E. i$ 

Clerk. 

Gif thow be gude, or evill, I cannot tell, 

Thay ar not fonfy that fo dois rufe thame fell. 

At PjTuky CIe<iJijchy I knew richt woundir weilJ, 

Thow gat na Creddence for to bcir a CreilL 

Sen fic as thow began to brawll and boift. 

The Commoun weill of Scotland hes bene loift. 

Thow cry is for weir, hot I think peice war beft. 

J pray to God till fend us piece and refr, 

On that condition, that thow, and all thy Fallowis, 

War be tlie Craiggis heich hangit on the Gallowis, 

Qaha of this weir hes bene the foundament, 

I pray to the grit God omnipotent. 

That all the warld, and mae, mot on thame woimder, 

Or ding thame deid with awfull fyre of thunder. 

Fynlaw. 

Domine Do£ior, qahair will ye preich to morne ? 
We will haif weir and all the warld* had fworne. 
Want we weir heir, I will ga pafs in France^ 
Qahair I will get ane Lordly governance. 

Clerk.. 

5a quhat ye will, I think fewre peice is beft, 

Quha wald haif weir God fend thame little reft f 

Adew Cr^kkar, I will na langer tary; 

I treft to fee the in ane firy fary. 

I treft to God to fee the, and thy Fallowis, 

Within kvi days hingand in Cowpar Gallowis. 

Fynlaw. 



lH THEAULDMAli 

Fyndlaw. 

Kow art tbow gane, the dnm Divill be thy Gyd ! 
Yone Brybour was fa Heic^ he durft not byid. 
Be woandis and paflionis had he fpokkin mare aoe won}^ 
I fovvld half hackat his held af wkh my fword. 

SCENE VI. 
AuLD Man, Besst, Fuil. 

\^HtirfaU ihi Gudman iva^ift^ and ciy fir BeJEfi 
tAy bony Befly, quhair art thbw now ? 
My Wyfe is fallin on fleip J troW; 
Quhair art thow, Befly, my awiii fweit tHing^ 
My hony, my hairtj my day is darling f 
Is thair na man that fa w my Befs^ 
I trow fche be gsine to the mefs. 
BefTy, my hairt^ hetris thou not Hie ? 
My joy cry feip ! qofiair erir thow be. 
Allace for evir now am I fey, 

^che may call me in infeane lok 
* * * * " * # 

Bessy. 
Quhat now^ Gudman? quhat Wald ye halff ^ 

AuLD Man. 
1^0 things my hairt, hot yow I crajfj 
Ye half bene doand fum bufy wark. 

Bessit. 



ANDHISWYFE. 17 

Besst. 

My hurt evin fewand yow ane fark, 

Of Holland claith^ baith quhyt and tewch. 

Lat pruve gif it be 'wyid anewch* 

\Heir fall fcbe put tbi Sark over his ielJ; an J the Fuil 
fallfte'tU in thg key agant. 

AULDMAN* 

It 18 richt verry weill, my bairt, 

me. Lady, lat us nevir depairt* 
Ye ar the fareft of all the flok, 
Qubair is the key, Bess, of my lok ? 

Bessy, 
Ye reve, Gudman, be Goddii breid, 

1 faw yow lay it undir your heid. 

AuLDMAN. 

Be my gudc faith, Bess, that is trew. 
That I fafpeftit Jt)w fair I rew, 
I trew thair be na man in Fyfff^ 
That cvir had fa gude an j vvyfe. 
My awin fweit hairt I had it bed. 
That we fit down> and tak us red. 

S C EN E VII. 

Fynlaw, Fuil. 

Fynlaw. 

I 
Now is nocht this ane grit difpyte. 

That nane with me will fecht, or flyte ? 

C War 



i8 THE A O L D M A N, 

War GoLiAS into this fleid, 

I dowc nocht to flryk off his heid. 

Thift^is the fword that flew Gray Steill^ 

Nocht half a myle beyond I^nneilL 

I was that nobill Campioun, 

That flew Schyr Bewas of Sowth-hamtoun. 

Hector of Troy^ Gawyne, or Golias, 

Had nevir half fa mekill H^d^t^^^^* 

[Heir fall the Ftjill cum in ixji/k anejfbftp, fyij on A 
Jlaffy and Yy^lav/ fall bii^ciu 

Kow, DOW9 braid BemdicitiV 

Quhat Ccht is yone^ Schyrs, that I feci 

Jn nomine Pair is etFiliif 

I trow yone be the fpreit of G y. 

Na, faith it is the fpreit of Marling^ 

Or fum fche gaift or gyrgarling. 

Allace for evir ! how fall X gyd me I 

God fen I had ane hoill till hyd me ! 

Bat dowt my deld yone man hes fworne,/ 

I trow yone be grit Gow m.ak Mori^e> 

He gaippis, he glowris, howt wellpvyay 

Tak all my geir^ and lat me gay ! 

Quhat fay ye. Sir,, wald ye haif my fvvejrd? 

Ye mary fall ye, at the firft word. 

My gluvis of plaite, and kaafpikaw to; 

Yowr preflbnar I yeild me, Jo. 

Tak thair my purfs, my belt, and knyfc 

For Goddis faike, maifler, fave ray lyfei 

Na now he cumis for tq fla me ; 

For Gods faik Sir;i now keig him frcmel 



A N D H i S W Y F Ei I9 

I 6e notht ellis bot tak and flae, 
Now mak me rowme and lat me gae« 

NuNtius^ 
As for thb day I half na mair to fay yow: 
Dn Witfone tyfday cum fee our play I prey yow* 
That famyne day is the sbvznt day of Junb^ 
Thairfoir get up richt airly and difsjuine. 
And ye Ladyis, that hes na ikant of ledder. 
Or ye cum thair faill npcht to teme ybwr bledder. 
I dreid^ or we haif half done with our wark. 
That fum of yow fall mak ane richt wait fark^ 



Ca INTER* 



I NTE R L U DE n. 
HuMAKiTiE and Sbksvalitis. 



c. 



Persons^ . 

KivoHvMANiTiE, or Human Nature 
NuNTius or the Meflenger. 
Wantones ^ 
Placebo I Male, 

$OLL ACE J 

Lady Sbnsualztib* 

HAT4fLIMf:S- "I 

DAngbr yFcmale/ 

FrindJoNAT J 

In Ad IL or ratlier a ^tt{e Interlude^ 
Chastitie. 

SOWTAR. 

Tailour, 

Their Wives. 

Jenny the Taaoiir'i doditer§ 

Diligence. 



H U M A t^ I T i E, &€• »3 

HEIR hegynnis Schyr David Lindfafs flwf ; ntaid in, 
the Grenefyd hej^d Edinburgh : quhilk I turittin htt 
fcborty he Interludis^ levan4 ^^e grave mater tbarof^ 
hecaws the fan^ne ahufe is *weiU reformit in Scotland^ 
prayfit hi God, ^hartbrow I omittit that, principal 
mater 9 and writ tin onlyfertane merry Interludis thareof^ 
nmrry pie/and^ hegynniug at the fir fi part of the pk^ 

PROLOGUE. 

NUNTIUS. 

The Fad BR, foundar of faith, and felicitie. 

That your fafTdne formit to his fimilitude, 

And his Sone your Saviour, fcheild in neceflitie. 

That bocht yow frome bailis, ranfbnit on the rude, 

Replegeing his priiSbnaris with his pretious blude ; 

The Haly Gaist, govcrnour and grandar of Grace, 

Of wyfdome and weilfaire baith fountane and flude^; 

Save yow all that I fe feiiit in this plaqe ! 

And fcheild yow from fyn ; 

And with his fpreit yow enfpyre^ 

Till I half fchawin my defyre. 

Sylence Soverains, I requyrei^ 

For now I begyn, 

Ifaufa. 
Pepill tak tent to me, and hald yow coy. 
Heir am I fent to yow, ane melTengeir 
From ane nobill and richt redowttit Ror, 
The quhilk hes bene abfent this mony ane yeir* 

C 4 HUAf A* 



44 HUMANITIEAND 

H u M AN I T I E gif ye his name wald fpeir : 

Quha bad me fchaw to yow, but variance. 

That 4ie intendis amang yow to compcir. 

With ane triumphant awfull ordinance^ , 

With crown, and fword, and fceptoufi in his hand, 

Tcmperit with mercy, quhen penitence appeiris, 

Howbcid that he hcs bene brocht upoan thair beirit« 

Thocht yung Oppreflburis, at the glccril leirii, 

Be now weill four of rcformatioun. 

Se no mifdoaris be fo bawld. 
As to remane into this hawld. 
For quhy, be him that Judas fawld^ 
Thay will be hcich hangit. 
Faithful! folk now may fing. 
For quhy it is the bidding, 
Of my Soverane the King, 
That na man be wrangir. 
Thocht he ane quhile now in his flowris 
Be governit be trumpowris ; 
And fuiiityme to live paramcuris • 
Hald him excufyt. 
For quhen he meitis with Correctioun, 

WithVERETY, and DiSCRETlOVN, 

Thay will be baneift of the touii 
Quhilk hes him abufyt- 

And heir be oppen proclamatioun 
I warne, in n^me of his magnificence, 
The Thre Estaitis of this natioun, 
That thay compeir with detfull diligence. 
And till his grace mak thair obedience. 

Anil 



\ 



SENSUALITIE, 

Andfirft I warnc the Spiritualitie; 
And fee the Burg is fpair nocht for cxpencc, 
Bot fpeid thame heir with Temporalitii. 

Als I befpeik yow, famous audicouris 
Convenit into this congregation n, 
To be patient, the fpace of certane houris^ 
Till ye haif hard owr fchort narratioun. 
And als we male yow fupplicacioun. 
Thai no man tak our wordis in difdane, 
Howbeid ye heir be lameniatioun 
The CoMMouN WBiLL richt peteoufly complanc. 

Richt fo the virteous Lady Veretye 
Will mak an peteous lamentatioun ; 
And for the trewth fche will impriiTonit bc^ 
And banifeit a tyme owt of the toun. 
And Chestett will mak hir narratioun, > 
How fche can get na luging in this land. 
Till that the hevinly kinchi Correctiount 
Melt with oar king, and commoun hand till hand. 
Prudent Pepill, I pray yow all, 

Tak no man greif in fpeciall; 

For we fall fpeik in general! 

For paftyme and for play. 

Thairfoir till that our rymes be rung. 

And our miftonit fongis be fung, 

Lat every man keip weill his tung. 

And every woman tway. 



SCENE 



s« H U M A N t t I E A '*I D 

S C E N E ' I. 

KiKG HUMANITIZ* 

\ 

Kino. 

Lord of Lordis, flftd King of Ki^gis ilf^ 
Omnipotent oftpdWtTy Frlno6 but peitj 
Eterne rignand in glbir eeleftwll : 

Unmaid makar, <|ufeilk hav&nd no mateir 
Maid hevin, erth, fyre, air,* and wattier cleii* ; 
Send Thfe thiB grace, with peice J>cfpctualli 
Sen thow hes gi^vin me dotiiinaUoun, 
And rcwill of pepill fubje^ to my ceur. 
Be I nocht rewlit be counfale and reflbun, 
In dignitie I may nocht lang endeur. 

1 grant my fiait myfelf may noudit aflear^ 
Nor yit conferve my lyfe in fickerncs : 
Haif pety. Lord, of mc thy createur 
SuppDrtand me in all hiy buflines ! 

I the reqtieifly quhilk rent was on the rud^i 
Me till defend from deidis of defame ; 
That my pepill report of me bot gude, 
And be my faifgaird, baith fra fyn and fchatner 
I knaw my dayis indeuris but a dratn^ : 
Thairfoir, O Lord, hainly I the exhort 
Till gif me Grace till ufe my diadame 
To thy pkfour, and to my grit confdrt J 



SCENl 



i y 



SENSUALITIE. j| 

SCENE II. 

King HuMANiTiE, Wantones, Placebo» 

Bf/r faU tbt King * fafi to RcyaUjait^ and fit ^uith am. 
grave counttnance^ till Wan tones cum. 

Wantones, 
My Sovcrane Lord, and Prince but pcir, 
Qphat garris yow mak fa dreiry chcir ? 
Be glaid fa lang as ye ar heir. 
And pafs tyme with plefour. 
For als lang leivis the mirry man, 
As the foryi for ocht he can. 
His banis bitterly fall I ban 
That dois yow difplefour. 
Sa lang as your Grace hes us in ceure^ 
Your prudence fall want na plefeur. 
War Sollace heir, I yow affeurc 
(le wald rejoifs this rowt* 

Placebo, 

Gude brnder, quhair is Sol lack. 
The MintNir of all mirrenes? 
I haif mervilU be the mefs, 
He.tarryis fa lang. 
Byd he away, we ar bot fchcnt, 
I ferly how he fra us went. 
J trow he hes impediment 
TM lattis him to gang. 

# TliatisHvMANXTjE; orHvMAV NxTt re. 

Wak* 



A HUMANITIEAND 

Wantones. 

I kft SoLLACE, that idil louii, 

DriolcaDd doun into the toun« 

It will coifl him half ane croan, « 

Thocht he had na mair. 

And als he fa'id he wald gang fee 

Fair Lady Sensual IT IE, 

The beriall of bewtie, 

And portratour preckir. 

Placebo. 

Be Gt)d I fe him at the Iail» 
As be war cheilit rynnand fad:. 
He glowris evin as he war agafl, 
Or field for ane gaiit. 
Na, he is drunkin I trow» 
I perfaive him weill few, 
1 ken be his creilhy mow 
He hes.bene at ane feill. 

SCENE in. 
The former persons. Sollace. 

Solace. 

Now quha fa evir iic ane thrang ? 
Me thocht fum faid I had gane wrang. 
Had I help I wald fmg ane fang 
With ane mirry noyis. 

I half 



S E N S U A L I T I E. c i9 

I half (ic pleibur at my hairt. 

That garris nic fing the tribill pain; * 

Wald fttm gudc hWow fill the quairc. 

That wald my hairt rcjoyfs. 

Howbeid my coit be fchort and nipplt, 

Thankit be God I am weill hippit, 

Thocht all my gold may fone be gripplt 

Intill ane penny purfe. 

Thocht I ane fervand lang hes bene. 

My purchefs is nocht worth ane prene : 

I may fing PMs en the Grene^ 

Forocht that I may turfs. 

Quhat is my name, can ye nocht gefs ? 

Ken ye nocht Sai^dy Sollace ; i 

Thay callit my mider bony Bess 

That duelt betuene the Bowis. 

OfF twelf yeir awld fche leird to fwy vc. 

Thankit be the Grit God of lyve, 

Sche maid me faderis four or iyve. 

But dowt this is na mowis. 

Qohen ane wes deid J gat ane uder, 

Wes nevir man had fa gud ane moder, 

For fche hes maid me freiodis ane fudder. 

Off law! t and leirir. 

Sche is baith wyifs, worthy, and wicht. 

For fche fpairis nowdir cuik now kniclu : 
e four and twenty upoun ane lucht 

Thair ene fche bleirit. 

And g\{ I ley, fchyrs ye ma fpeir. 

Batfaw ye nocht the king cum heir? 

I am ane fportour and playfeir 

To 



3^^ H U M A N I T I E A N D 

To that yung king. 
He faid he wald^ within fchort fpace^ 
*To pafs his tyme cum to this place* 
t pray to God to gif him grace 
And lang to ring ! 

Placebo. 
SoLLACE, quhy tareit thow fo lang ? 

SoLLACE. 

The feind a fafter I micht gang, 

I micht not thrift bwt throw the thrang« 

Off wyvis fyftcne fuder. 

Than for to ryn I tuik an rink: 

Bot I felt nevir lie ane flink. ^ 

For our Lordis luve gif me aije drrnk* 

Placebo my Bruder. 

[Heir /all Placeho gif Sollace ane drinks 

King. 

My fervand Sollace, quhat gart yow tary ? 

Sollace. 

I wait nocht, Schyr, be fweit iant'Mary* 
I haif bene in ane fery fary, 
Or ellis intili ane tranfs. 
Schyr, I haif fene, I yow aiftur^ 
The ferett erdly createure, 
That evir weis formtt be nateut 
And moift till advance* 



T# 



$ EN S V ALITIE. 5* 

'to luik on hir i« grit delyte. 

With lippis rcid, and checkis (juhyte* 

I wald gif all this warld quytc 

To (land in hir grace. 

Sche is wantone, and A::he is wyifs^ 

And cled apoun the new gyifs. 

It wald gar all your flefche arryiia 

To luik on hir face* 

Wer I ane king it fowld be kend^ 

I fowld not fpair on hir to fpend. 

And this fame nicht for hir till fend 

For my plefoar. 

C^ihat raik of yowr profperetie, 

Gif ye want Sensualitib ? 

I wald not gif ahe fene fie 

For your ^efour. 

Forfuth, my freind, I think ye ^r nocht Wyid 

Till counfale me to brek commandimeot, 

Direflit be the Prince of parr^ii* 

Confidering ye knaw that myne entem 

Is for till be to God obedient ; 

Quha dois forbid men to be Ucheroufs* 

Do I nocht Co perchance I fall rep«Bt« 

Thairfoir I think your counfale odiufs, 

The quhilk ye gif mc till. 

Becaufs I haif bene, to this dae, 

7anquam uhiila rafa ; 

Quhilk is als mekle for till faf 

Xady for gud and ill. 



J2 H U M AN I TI E AND 

Wantones. 
pcleif ye that we will begyle yow 
Or from your vertew for till wyle yow ? 
Or with evill counfale for till fyle yow. 
Boty into gude and evilly 
To tak your gratis pairt we grant. 
In all your deids participant. 
So ye be nocht ane ouir yung fkntt. 
And fyne ane awld Divill. 

Bcleif ye, Schyr, that lichery be fyn ? 
Na trow nocht that : this is my reafone quhy. 
Firft at the Romane court will ye begyn, 

Qahilk is the lemand lamp of Lichery : 

Quhair Cardinallis and Byfchoppis generaly 

To luve Ladyis thay think ane plefand (port. 

And owt of Rome hes baneift Chestety, 

Quha with our Prellattis can get na refort. 

Schyr, quhill ye get ane prudent qucne, 

I think your majeily ferene 

Suld haifane luftyconcubene. 

To play yow with alL 

For 1 ken be your qualiiie 

Ye want the gift of Cheftetie, 

Fall to in nomine Domini^ ^ 

For this is my counfall. 

Flace30« 
Schyr, fend furth Sandy Solace, 
Or cllis your mynyeoun Wantonness, 
And pray my Lady Pryores 

3 "^^ The 



• SENSUALITIE. 33 

The fttth till declair. 
Gif it be fyn to tak aoe eaty, 
Or to leif lyk ane bammill baty# 
The baik fays, Schyr, 9mnefr§iaii, 
And nocht for to ^ain 

SOLLACE. 

I fpeik Scbyr undk protefiatioun, 

That none at me half indignatiouo. 

For all the prellattis of this natiouDf 

For the maid pairt, 

Thay think no fchame to keip ape heain 

And Cam hes thre undir thair cnier. 

How this bene trow, I yow afleuir. 

Ye fall wit eftirwart. 

Schyr, knew yow alhhe mater thrlich 

To play ye wald begyn : 

Speir at the monkis of Bdbmrrytmb^ 

Gif lichery be fyn. [Exnmim 

s c E N E rv. 

Sensualitiei Hamelines, Danger, Jon at* 
HiirfaB entif Dame Sensvalitie, voith iir Madyttis 

HaMELINES tfffl/DBN«ER« 

Sbnsvalitib. 

O Lovaris walk, behald the fyrie ipeir ! 
Behald the natural dochter of Venvs ! 
ToL.IIt D Behald, 



J4 



HUMANITIB. AUD 



Behald, Luvaris, this lufty lady clcir, ' 
The frefche fontane of knicjitis aBiOfeU9* 
Quhat thay defyre in laitk delitli9% 
Or quha wald mak t^VENUS obreirafK^y 
In my mirthful! chalmer mellodtQufa 
Thair ikll thay find all paflyme & plefancc* 
Behald my held, behalf niy gay intyre ; 
Behald my bals lufffum, $^d lilly qhhyte; . 
Behald my vifage, flari^^hd is ^e fyrct 
Behald my palpis of fyorcrilftdui^ f&fytc. 
To luck oh me Luvaris hes gret dellyi^t 
Richt fo hes all*^ ki%^ dft^ilKhdome, ; 
To thaim I half doni plcfftiirii inrt&hjrtt; . 
And fpecialy unto th6€etM-t of.A.o^^. ' 
Ane kifs of me war worth in ane m6QK)wif)g 
Ane mylyeoun of fi^|;dftl^l!6 Kfiicht 6^ Kxn^t 
And yit I am of nateur fo towai^, 
I latt no Luvaris pa(^>H4th fth)j hAft. 
- ®f iftji name wald yc witt the verrctyi^, 
ForTuth thay call me SIemsualitte. 
I bald it beft itd^ or Wc ftrde^ garfgr' 
To Dame Venus latt us go fing ane iang» 

Hamelxnes. 

I^adame^ but tayrring 
For to fenre Venus deir. 
We fall pafs in anefbg* 
Cum on fifter E^a^ge ik» 



Dan- 



Siller, I was ncvirfiscif 
To Venus' obler7^iiee» . 
Howbeid I mak dangeir* 
Yit be continowance 
Men may half thair pldatice. 
Thairfoir lat na roan fray : 
We will tak it perchance * 

^'ll6vA>^d that we fay miy. 

Hameltkes. 

Sifter, cnm on oair way, 

And lat us not think lang. 

In all the haift we may, , 

To fing Venus ane fang. 

Danger. 

Sifter, to fing this fang we mannot, 
Wlthowtthe help of gudfriikf JONNfcr, 
Frind JoNET how ! cum tak a pftirt. 

Frind Jonkat. 

That fall I do with all my hairt. 
Sifter, howbeid that I am hefs, 
I am content to belr ane befs. 
Yc twa fowld luf aic as your I/if, • 

Ye knaw I leird yow baith to fwyif : 
In my chalmer, ye wait weill quhair. 
Senfyne the feind a man I fpair'. 
^ •'! 

Dz Ha. 



^6 H U M X iJl t i fi A?N B 

Hamelines. V 

Frind Jonnat, fy ! yow ar to blame. 

To fpeik fowill wordis think ye na fchame ^ 

Frind Jon at. 

Thairis ane bunder hdrilttandby 

That luvis japing als Weill as ly 

Micbt thay get it in prevetie. 

Bat qtiha begynnis the fang lat fie^* IBxm 



S C E N E V. 

KiNG| Wantonne9| Solace, Placebq.] 

Wan TONNES. 

I trow, Sir, betbeTrinide, 
Ydne fame is Sensual i tie. 
Gif it be fche, fone fall I fee, 
That foverane ferene, 

[Heir fall Wantonnts gd ffy thamif and cum ttga 
U the Kingn 

King. 
Quhat war thay youe to me declair. 

Wantonnes. 
Dame Sensvalitxe baith gude k fairr 

, Pi 



c «en:s.ual:itii, : ^ 

FlaceHo. 

Schir, fcbe is mekill till advance, 

For fche can baith fing and dance. 

That patrone of plefance, 

The perle of pulchritude. 

Soft as fUk is hir lyre ; 

Hir hair lyk the gold wyre. 

My hairt bimys in ane fyre, 

Schir, be the rude. 

I think that fre (a woundir fair, 

I wait Weill fche has ^a compair. 

War ye weill lernit ax luvis lair . 

And fyne had hir fene, 

I wate, be cokkis paffiooD, 

Ye wald mak fuppUcatioun ; 

And fpend on hir ane jQilyeoUn 

Her Ittve till obtene. 

SOLLACE. 

Qnhat fay ye^ Sir, ar ye content . 

That fche cum heir incontinent? 

Quhat waillis your kingdome and your rent, 

And all your gret trefTour, 

Withowt ye haif ane mirry ly fe ; 

And caft aifyd all ftuit and ftryfe? 

And fo lang as ye want ane wyfe, 

Schyr, tak your plefour, 

D3 King. 



'If HUMAN I T IE. A a 10! 

. King. 

Gif it be true that ye me tcU, 
I will na langer taiy ;^ 
I will gang preif that play my fell, 
Howbeid the warld me wary. . 
Als faft as ye may cary 
Speid yow with diligence, 
Bring Sensualitib 
Fra hand to my prefence* 
Forfuth Iwaitnot hoW'iitllandit, 
Bot fen I heird of your t3icthandis^ 
My body trymblis feit aftdi haadis^ . > 

And famtyme hot as fyre. 
I trow Cup I DO, with his doit, j - 

Hes woundit me owt thruche th€ huxt* 
My fpreit will fra my body pair. 
Get I nocht my defyre. 
Pafs on away with diligence. 
And bring hir heir to my prefencc ; 
Spair nocht for travdf harexpcAce"; ' ' • 
I cair for na coift. 
Pafs your wayj Wait tonness, 
And tak with yow Sollace, 
And bring that lady to this pkt^, « 

Or ellis I am loift, • ' ^' *'' 
Commend me to that fWrft 'thing, ' 
And hir prefent this riche ring f 
And fay I ly in languiffing, 
N Bot fche mak remcid. 



With 



< :S^.'N 8 U A L I T 1 E^ 3^ 

With iicbing fair I am hot fchenti 
Without fchc cum incontinent^ 
My grit langour for ts reledr. 
And £iif me fra ddd. • '^- 

Wa^tonh^s* 

Or ye tutk fcaith, he Goddis ctqub, . 

I leir thair war not up and doun^ . 

* * * in all this town, » . ,' 

Nair tea ibyiit f^viU 

Dowt not, Sir, hot ye will get hir. 

We ial be fery for 10 fc| hir^ 

Bot we wald ipeid far the better 

To gar tQf poifs^iowu 

SpLfACf , 

Schyr, lat na gjffp^fif 'pfk yoiy fink, . , 

Bot giff as ducattis for tb dr^n^. 

And we fall nevir (leip a wink 

Till it be bak or age. 

Yeknaw w^Uy Schyr, we faaif na c^yie« 

■ ■' KI^fo•• 

S0LLACE9 that fall b^' ad fun^et' .^ . : 

Beir thow that bag u^un thy lunyjf,- 

And win weill thy wage. 

I P^7 yo\^ (|>dd yow fone agane, 

D 4 Wait. 



40 HUMANITIEAND 

Wantonnes* 

Ye of this fang, Schyr, we ar fenCp 
We fall nowdxr fpair for wind na ranCt 
Till oar day wark be done. 
Fair weill, for we ar at the flicht. 
Placebo rewili our Roy at richt ; 
We fall be heir, man, or midnicht 
Thocht we merche with the mooe. 

IHeir fall tbojf depakt fiigaiad numfym 

s S C E N E VI. 
WantoknsSi SensuamtiE) Solace. 

Waktoitkss* 

Paftyme with plefour, and grit profperitie« 
Be to yo^y foverane Sensvalitxe 1 

Sensualitie. 
5yrS| ye ar welcum, quhair go ye, eifi or well? 

Wantonhes. 
In faith I traw we be at the farrefU 

Seksualitie. 

Quhat is your name ? I pray yow, that declair* 

Wantoknbs. 

Miiryi Waktonn£S| the King's fecretair. 

Sen 



SENSU ALI TIE. 41: 

S«NtUALtTi£. 

Quhat king is that qahilk hes fa gay ane boy f 
Wautouvbu 

HuMlkNiTiE, that richt redowtit Roy, 
Quba does coin mend him to yow hairtfally ; 
And fendis yow heir ane ring with ane nzby. 

In takin that, abtife all creatour, 

He hes chofin yow to be his paramour. 

He b^ ns fay that he will be bot deid, ^ 

Withowt that yc mak heftilly remeid. 

Sensvaliti^. 

Quhat can I help howbeid he fowld forfair» 
Ye ken richt weiU I a|n na medcynnar* 

SoLLACfi. . 

Yis luily laidyi thocht he war nevir Ui feik, 

«- * » « » «. « « 

Ane kifft of yow, into ane morrowing. 
Till his foikneTs micht be grit confordng. 
And als he makkis yow fupplicatioaa 
This nicht with him to mak cdlatioan« 

Sbnsvalitik. 

I thank hit Grace of hit benivolence. 

Gude Syrs, I fall be reddy evin fra hand | . 

In me thair fall be fund 1^ negligoicey 

Both nicht and day quhcD bit Grace will demand* 

4 Pafi 



4S HUMANITII AN3D 

Mfjebefeir, and &7.I am ctumnan^y 
And diiakis tff}k{>U^f to haif of him a^e ficbt. 
Aad I to Venus maids ane faythfali band, 
Tktt IB Us annei I think to'ly aU nicht. 

Wantonnes* 

That Ian be done, botyitctrl l^Ilepafif 
Hdr I proteft for Hamelines your l^lbn , . . 

fiENSVALITIE* 

Sche lall be at cumaAd, Scbyr, quhcn ye wiQ. 
I treft icbe (all fynd yow Synging your filL' 

Wan TONNES. 

Hay for joy ! now I dan^ ! 

Tak thair ane gawmond of France ! 

Am I not wirdy till avaM) ^ - 

ABdanegu4pggr? -, . 

That fa ipeidely can rio. 

To tyift my maifi^ to. Ai|« 

The diuill ane groU: bo jrUl .W|ii 

Off this marrage. ,u . 

I rew be fweit StAltft W^^^U 

Nor I had previt hir myfell 

For quhy yone king, be Brydis Sell, 

* * ♦ * ,. * * 

Nor dois the neveis of ane frcin 
It war almoufs to puti my eir. 
That wald not preive yoa& gayis gqf r. 
#y that I am ia * * * ^ 



I think 



::«ENSUALIT1E. J4f 

I think this day t« wfnAank; 
Hay as ane brydlit catt I btaakf 
I haif wreifiit my fchank. 
Be Santt MichadL 
Quhilk of my leggis as ye txcw 
Was it that I hurt nqw ? 
Quhairto fowld J fpeir at yow ? 
Me think^thi^ne baith haill. 



S C E 1« E VHr 

KtvGf Waktonnis* 

Gode morrow, malfter/ be the mefs. 

: King* 

Wylcum, my Mynycoun Wantonness. 
How hes thow fairin in thy travell ? 

Wantonnes. 

Richt Weill, be him that herreit hell* 
Your eirand is weill d(ine* 

King. 
Than, Wantonnes, full weill is mc^ 
For thow hes faird beth meit and fee, 
^ehun that maid the mone. 
Thair is an thing that I wald fpeir. 

How 



314 HUMAN IT I E A N D 

How Tall I do quhen fche ^rnmis heir, 
For I knaw nocht the craft, perqueir 
Off luvis gyn. 

Thairfoir at lenth ye mon me leir 
How to begyn. 

Wantonnes. 
Kifs hir, and clap hir, and be nocht aiFeird 
Sche will nocht hurt, thocht ye hir kifs • » 
And gif ye fe fche thinkis fchame, than hyd the Bairniei 

ene, 
• • » iv » ye wat quTiat I mcne. 
Will ye gif me lelf, Sir, firft till go to ? 
And I fall ken you the ke wis how ye M do. 

KlNQ. 

- ■ • ■ ' > 

God forbid 9 Wantonnes, that I gif you leif. 

Thow ai:t ovir perellows ane pege iic prac^ikkis to preif* 

Wantonnes. 

Now, Sir, preve as ye pleifs : I fee hir cummand. 
Ordour you with gravety> and we fall be yow iland. 



SCENE 



i ENS tf A Lir 1 1/' 4| 



SCENE vm.' 

King, S£NSVaz.i(tie* 

Heir Jdl Sei^uaUiie am to the King amify^ 

Venus, Goddcs ! unto thy cclfitudc 
Igiflawidi gloir, honour^ and reverence, 
Quhiik grandt me fie perfyte pulchritade; 
That princes of my perfone hes plefance. 
J mak ane vow, wifth humill obfervancCt 
Richt reverently thy tempill to vifie 
With facrifice nnto the Deitie. 

To every ftait I am fo agreable. 
That few or nane refatis me at all. 
Paipis', patriarkis, nor prellattis venerable, 
Commoao pepill, nor prihcis temporally 
Bot fubje^t all to me Dame Sensuall* 
So (all it be ay quhill the warld endaris. 
And fpecially quhair yowtheid hes the curls* 
Quha knawis the contrair ? 

1 trefl few in this cumpany, 
Wald thai declair the verety, 
Unthrald to Sensuality, 
Bot with me makis repair. 

Bot now my way I mon advance 
Till ane prince of puilTance^ 

Qshilk 



Qululk yuog men lies b governance^ 
Rowand in his rage* 
I am richt glaid, I yow aileuir, .^ 
That potent prince to get ui ceoir, 
Q^ha is of lulftines the luir. 
And moifi of curage* 

[Heir faU fcbi mak revtnnee^ trndfctf^ 

potent prmofcy of ptiohrimde pf^datr I 
God Cup I DO preferye yoor celiltiide I 
And Dame VEKua mot your coris fa care. 
As I wald fche did kdip my awin h»rt Uude t 

King. 

Wykam to me, perles of pakhritude; 
Wykum, to me thow fweittar nor the lammar; 
Qnhilk hes me maid of all dollour denude. 
Soli* ACE, convey this kdy to my chalmer. 

{Htir fall fcbi faft toihi cbalmn Mdfyjff, 

1 ga this^t with richt gnde will ; ^ 
Schyr Wanton NBS, tary ye ilill j 
LatHAMBLiNEs the copfill^ 

And beir yow company. 

Hameline^. 

That fall I do, witbowttyn dowt, 
For he and I fall play cop oWt. 

Wantonnes. 
Now, Lady, len me thy batty toWt, 
FiUini.for lam dry* . 

Yoor 



C ;S/E HSU A>LiI IP ItJBit r#y 

Your Dame be j^fe tiewlf ' * \ 

Hes g9itiii ii]pon tkd gouiai*. . i 
Quhat raick tbJtocbt fs aod I 

Tojoneourjuftlngitiaits? ) 

HaM£LIKS9« 

I am content with richt ^ud will^ 
Quhenevir jre ar redd y. 
^1 your plefour to fulfi)L 

WAKtONNES* 

Now wcill faid te our Lcddy. 

I will beir my maiftir cumpany 

Till that I ' may ehdeur ; 

Gife he be wifkaDd wantonljr, 

Wc (all fling on thVfleuir. . * ' 

[//#/> fail thq^ fafs all u thi ch^mr % fat 



SCENE IX, 

GUD^ COUNSALB* 

Immortall God, moitt of magniiicence ! 
Quhots Majefly no^ clerk can comprehend^ 
Saif yow my jfenyeours, that givis fie awdience ; 
And grant yow grace nevir till himofiend| 
X^uhilk on the croce did wilfully afcend^ 



^ 



i 



4» H U M A N I T I E AN D> 

And fched his pretious blude oh every fyde : 

Qahois pretious paflioun from feinds you defend. 

And be your gracious goveaoar and gyd« 

Confidder my foverains I yow befeik, 

The caufs moift principal of my heir camming 

Princis, nor Poteftatdsi ar not worth a leik. 

Be thay nochc gyddit be grzct and governing. 

Thairwas nevirempirour, conquerour^ or king. 

Without my wifdome micht availl their weill to awancc* 

My name is Gude Cunsale withowt fenyeing : 

Lordis for lack of my law ar brocht till mifchance. 

And fo for conclufioun 

Quho gydis thame not be Gud Cunsalb» 

All in vane is thair travel! ; 

And fynally fortoun fall thaim faill; 

And bring thame to confufioun* 

And this I underftand 

For 1 haif maid refidence 

With princis of ptiiiTaiice, 

In Englottd^ Itafyt and France^ 

And mony utbir land. 

Bot owt of Scotland^ Allace ! 

J haif bene baneifl lang fpace. 

That gart ouir gydars want grace. 

And dy lang or thair day. 

Becaufs thay lichtlyit Gude CounsalB| 

Fortoun turnyit on thame hir faill, 

Quhilk brocht this realmeto mekillbail. 

li^ha can the Contrair fay f 

My 



S E NS tJ A'L ItlE. 4 

My Lordis we cum not heir to lye* 

Wayis me for King Humanitie, 

Ouiriett with Sensualitie 

In his fyrft begyiihing ; 

Thruche vicious Counfale infolent* 

So thai may get riches or rent> 

Of his weillfaip^hay tak na tent, 

Nor quhat fall be the ending. 

Yitin thisrrealme I wald mak fum repair^ 

Gif I belevit my name fowld not forfair ; 

For ^vald this king'be yitgyddit wkh reflbunn 

And of mifdoaris mak puniflbun, 

Howbeid that T lang tyme hes bene exylit, 

I trefl in God my name ibwld yit be flylit* 

So till I fee God feifd mair of hi^ grace, 

I purpoifs till repoifii me in this place* 

Heir I omit t tht nixt matir foliswing^ hecaufi it /# 
writtin beirefire in the Uif quhaif Flatt^RT 
intcrris *• Now enternis Djtme C liEST £T i E • 

» Beginning of Interlude V* 



Voi.U. E ACt 



-JO HUMANITIEAND 



ACT 11* 



S C E N E I. 

/ 

Chestetie, Soutar, Tailoxtr. 

Heir /all Dame Chestetie pafs and fiik lugii^ ai 
the Sprituall Eftait^ and Temporall Eftait^ fjvi 
€um to the Sowttar^ and Teijyeour^ and fay ; 

Chestetie. 

Ye men of craft, of grit ingync, 
Gif me harbry for Chryftis pyne. 
And win God's bennyfone and myne, 
And help my hungry hairt. 

SOWTTAR. 

Welcum be him that made the mone 
Till dwell with us till it be June, 
We fall mend baith your hoifs and fchone^ 
And planely tak your pairt. 

* This is more properly another interlude^ did not the 
prefs at the end of it, that it belongs to tbis^ 

Taili 



S E N S U A L I T I E. 51? 

- •■'. \. J. ..X 'J Ll. 

Tailyeour. 

Is this fair Ledy Chestett ? - 

Now welcum be the triQide ! 

I think it war a grit {tttie 

That ye fowld be thairowt. v 

Your grit difplefour we for^hink. i 

Sitdoun, Madame, and tak. a drink; . _ 

And lat na forrow in yow iink, 

Bot lat ua play cop owt. 

SOWTTAR. 

Fill in and drink about^ 

For I am wounder dry. 

The devill fnyp off thair fnowt, 

That haitis this cumpany. • 

[ifeV /aU tkajf gar ChestETe// doun and drink. 



S C E Nfi II. 

Jenny, Tailour's Wife, Squjar's Wifi. 

Jenny. 

Myany, how! Mynny, Mynny! 

Tailybouris Wy^fe. . 

Qohat wald thow, my deir dochter J^nn y ? 
Jenny my joei Siuhat dois thy daddy ^ > 

E 2 Jenny, 



St H U MANITIE AND 

Jekny. 

' Mary, drinkand with a IdUy laiddy^ 
Ane fair yung madin clad in qnfcyt^ 
Of qahome my daddy takki8.delyte* 
I treft, gif I can raken ridit, 
Sche fchaipis to li%« wHhthamedl sxitH. ' 

SOWTTARIS WyFE. 

Qahat dots the Sowttar, my gudman ? 

Jenny. 

Mary fillis the cop, and teimfs the can* 
Or ye cum hame be God I trow: 
He fall be drucken as a few. 

TAiLYEouRia Wtfe; 

This is ane grit difpyt I think^ 
For to reilaiff fie ane cowcly nk. 

SOWTTARIS WyFE. 

Cdiiitiar, this is my coiiaiall lo :^ 
Dbg ye the ane, and I the uder. 

jTa^Wyfe. 

I am content, be Goddis moder. 

To think for mV tHay hurfoun finaikis^ 

Thay ferve richt tielll to get thieir paikts. 

Quhat maifter hiadtitidh alt this haifi? 

For it 16 half a yeir almaift 

Sen evir that lo\m laborit my leddir. 



SEN.SU ALITIE. 5$ 

S0WTTARI8 Wyfe. 

God nor my Cnievin meu(s a tedder. 
For it 18 mair. nor fourty dayis. 
Sen evir he cleikit up my clayis. 
And laft quhen I got chalmer glevtr. 
That fowill Sowttar began to fpew.. 
And now thay will fit doun to drink 
In company with ane yung cbwdinc. 
Gif thay haif done fie difpyte, 
Lat U8 ga ding thame qnhiU thay. dryte* 

S C E NiE J IIL 
The fame, TailpuRi So^tar^ Cksstitii. 

Tail. Wyfe. 

Go hence, Harlot; how durft thow be fo bawld 
To luge with our gudmen, hot our licence ? 
I mak ane vow ta^in) tha^ Jod^a iawld» 
This lok: of my ne fall. be. tl^y reco^npence. 
Schaw me thy.name, Duddroun, with dili^nce. 

Chaistety. 
Mary, Chestetie ia my namCiby Sant Blayis. 

Tail.Wtfe. 
I pray God nor he wirk on the vengence* 
For I luvit never Cheftetie all my dayis* 

E 3 SowT* 



54 HUM ANITIE AND 

S0WTTARI8 WxPB. 

Bot my gudman, the trewich I fay the tiU, 
Ganis me keip Cbeflitie fair aganis my will* 
Becaufs that monflour he hes maid fie ane mynt^ 
With my bedftalF that daftard beiris ane dynt. 
And als I vow cum tl^oyv this gait agahe. 
Thy buttokkis fal be beltit, be fant BUne. 

Tai. Wyfe. 

Fals hurfone Cairle, bot dowt thoa fall fcl^rthink 
Th^ evir thou eit or drank with yone cowclink. 

» Sowt/Wyfe. 

I mak ane vow to Santt Crifpynaney 
I fall be wrockin on thy graceles gant^' 
And to begin the play tak thair a platt. 

SOWTAR. 

The feind refaiffthe handis that gaif me that! 

SowTTARis Wyfe. 

What now, hurfone, b^gynnii thow for to ban ? 
Tak thair ane uddir upoun thy peild harne-pan* 
Qahat now> Cummer, will thou not tak a pairt ? 

Tai. Wyfe. 

That fall I do, Cummer, be Goddis hairt. 

[Heir tht^fall ding thair Oudma 



S E N S U A L I T I E. 55 

Tailyeour. 

Allace, goiTop, allace ! how {Jtandis it with yow f 
Yone cankert carling, allace, hes brokiii my brow. 
Now weilis yow, prieftis, weilis yow, in all your lyvis, 
That ar nocht waddit with fie wicket wy vis. ^ 

SOWTTAR, " 

Bifchopis ar blift, howbeit that we be warek, 
******* and nocht be mareit, 
Goflbp^ allace, that blak band we may wary. 
That ordanit lie pure men as we to maiy. 
Qohat may be done bot tak in patience, 
Aud on all wyvis to cry ane lowid yengence ? 



SCENE IV. 

[HeirfaUibenxjyvisJiandbeibtfwattrJyd, and/4^1 

SOWTTARIS WyFE. 

I ^en of our Cairlis, we haif the vi^oty, 

Qiibat is your counfale, Cummar, that be done ? 

Ta. Wyfe. 
Send for gude wyne, and hald us biy th and mirry : 
I hald that beftgude Cummar be Santt Clone. 

E 4 Sow* 



S6 HUMAN I TIE AND 

Sow. Wyfb. 

Cummar, will ye draw off my hoifs and fchone; 
To fill the quart I fall r'ln to the toun. 

Ta. Wyfe, 

That fall I do, be bim that maid ib& nH>net1 
With all my hairt; thairfoir, Cummar, fit douQ« 
Xlilt up your clais abone yout wsuft. 
And fpeid yovv hame agape ia (laiit. 
And I fall provyd for a pai(l» 
Our corflls to confort. 

SowTt WypEt 

Than help me for till kilt my clais ; 
C2uhat and the paddois nipt my tais ? 
I dreid to droun heir, be Santt Blais, 
Withowt I get fupport. 
Cummar, I will nocht droun myfelU 
I wiU go be the CafiiH bill. 

Ta. Wyfb, 
I am content, be BryddisSelly 
"Sa ye haift yovv go quhair ye will. 



SCENE 



SENSUALITIE. 5/ 



SCENE V, 

Diligence, Chastitie. 

Madame, quhat garris yow gang fa kit? 
Tell me how ye haif done debait 
With the temporall and fpirituall ftait? 
Quha did ye maifl kyndnes ? 

£hbstetie. 
Jn faith I fand bot ill and war. 
That gart me ftand frome thame afar. 
Even lyk a beggar at the bar, 
And flemit me moir and lefs. 

finii rfthisfirft luterludt ; and f^Uoviis tbt Piurmam 
MnJ tlfi Pardonar, 



INTER- 



INTERLUDE III. 
The Puirman and the Pardonai. 



P X K t O If f 

ThcPuiRMAK. 

Diligence* 

The Pardonour. 

The Sou TAR. 

The SouTAR*8 Wife. 

Wilkin tbi Pardonar^s Boy. 



THE PUIRM AN, to; 6t 

Htirfilltwis ceriane mirty and/port/um tntirludis^ eontenti 
inthepU^maidbiSchyrDa^idLinJfaj rf the Minltb 
Knichty in the plajfeiU of Edinburgh ^ to the ntdckiiifg. 
tf abupounit ujit in tiiCuntri be diverf$fortiitJifiait. 

^ SCENE I. 

FuiRMAN, Diligence. 

Heir fall enter the Peurman. 

Off your almons, gude folkis, for Goddis luveof (leTia, 
For 1 half mcderles baimis fex or fevin. < 

Gif ye will gif na gude, for lave of fwcit Jefui, 
Wi& me the richt Avay to Santt Andreus. 

Qubair lialfe we gottin this g^dly companyeoun ? 
Swyth forth of the feild, thow fals raggit louu. 
God wait gif heir beaneweiU keipic place^ 
Qitheti fie and wyld beggar kerle may get enu^« 
Fy on yow oificiaris that mendis not thir failyie^ ! 
I gif yow all to the Dlvill baith provoft and baillies! 
Withowt ye cam fone, and dhace this Carle away, 
The Divill a word, ye get of Ipbrt or piny. 
Fah hnirfoike iraggit Cark, qdhat is that thow ruggU ? 

P£tf£lli<AN. 

Quha^ B^H^maid yow a gentillmaft wild not (low your 
luggis* 

Diligence.' 



6^ THEPUIRMAN 

Diligence* 

Qulisit now ? me think this cuUrounCarle begynnis to crak* 
Swyth Carle away, or be this day I fall brak your bak. 

[Heir fall the Carle c^m up andJU in the IGngi ellj* 
Com doun ; or, be goddis croun, theif loun, I fall play 
the. 

Peurman. 

Now iiveir be thy brunt fhinnis the Divil ding thame 

frae the, 
Quhat fay he be tHir court knavis ? be thay get haill claifs 
Sa fone thay leir to ban, to fweir ; and trip on chair taifs* 

Diligence* 

Alethocht the Carle me callit knave evin in my face. 

Be fantt Fillane, thow fait be (lane, bot gif thow aik 
grace, 

Loup ; or be the gud Lord thow fait loifs thy heid. 

Peurman. 

Yit fall I drink, or I ga, thocht thow had fworne my 
deid. 

Diligence. 
[Heir he takkis away the kddir. 
Loup now, gif thow lift, for thow hes loiil the leddir. 

Pejrman. 

It is full Weill thy kynd to lowpt and licb t in a tedder. 

Thoir 



AND THE PARDONAR. 6y 

Thow (al be fane to fetche agane the ledder, or I lowp : 
I fall fitt heir into this chyre, till I haif towmit this 
lloup. 
[Heir fill tbi Carle hup effthe caffald. 

Diligence, 

Swyth, beggir Baggill, haifl the away : 

Thow art our prete to fpill the proces of our play. 

Pevrman. 

I will not giff for your play nocht a fulis fart : 
For thair is littill play this day at my hungry hart. 

DlLlGEI^CE. 

Qjihat divill allis the cowrd Carle ? 

Peurman* 

Mary, mekill forrow ! 

I can not get, thocht I gafp, to beg nor to borrow* 

Diligence. 
Quhair divell is thow dyvour, or quhat is thyne content^ 

Pevrman. 
I dwell into Lcwtbiane^ a myle bot fra Tranent. 

Diligence. 
Quhar wald thow be, Carle, the futh to me fchaw ? 

F£VRMAN«, 

Sir, CYin ^\Si^nH Andrus^ efin to feik law. 

Dii.zGEircs« 



64 . THE P UIRM AN 

, Diligence. 
To Qrke law in Edi^hurgb is the nairefi vra/f 

Peurmak. 

Syr, I haiflbcht law thatir thia mony a deir day ; 
Bot I cowld nevir £nd law at feffioun, or Asnyie. 
Thairfoir the mekill dum divell droon ^ that meoyiiif 

Dll^I^EfifCE* 

Schaw to m€ thy maters manv wkh all circumAaiice;' 
How ihow- hes happait this unhappy chanee^ 

PEUaM^N. 

Gud man, will ye gif itie <^f your cheretie ? 

And I fall declair to yow the blak veretie. 

My fadir was an auld man, and anc air ; 

And was' of aige fourfcoir yeirs and mare: 

And MaIo', my madiry was fourfcoir and fyiftene 3 

And with my labour I did thame baith-ifuflene. 

We had a meir, that careit fait and coill ; 

And eviriik yeir fche brdcht us hame a foill. 

We had thre ky, that was baich fatt and fair, 

Nane tydiar hyue to the toun of Jlir» 

My fader jvas fa waik of blude and bane 

He dyit, quhair foir my modef maid grit mane ; 

Tkan fche deit to> within ane oik or two ; 

And than began my poverty and wo* 

Our gnde gray meir was baitand on the feild^ 

Our landis laird tuik hir tet his here gelid* 

Onr vicar tuik the beft kow be the heid^ 

t ] 



AND THE PARDONAR. 65 

Incontinent quhen my Fader was deid ; , 

And quhen the vicar hard how that my moder 

Was deid, fra hand he tuke fra roe ane uder. 

Than Meg, my wyfe, did murne baith evin and morrowi 

Till at the laft fche dyit for very forrow : 

And qahen the vicar hard tell my wyfe was deid^ 

The third kow than he deikit be the held. 

Thair * ♦ ^ clais, quhilk was of reploch gray^ 

The vicar gart his dark deik thame away« 

Quhen that was gan I micht mak no debait, 

Bot with my bairnis part fof to beg my mai(« 

Now haif I tald yow the blak veritie, 

Kow I am bfocht to this miferiti?. 

Diligence. 
Quhow did the perfone^ was he not thy gud freind ? ' 

Peurman". 
How ? the divill {Hck him ! he curft me for my teind $ 
And haldis me yit undir the fame procefs, ' 

That gart me want my facrament at pcfs. 
In god faith, Syr, thocht ye wald cut my thrptt, 
I haif na geir, except an Inglis grott : 
Quhilk I purpofs to gif ai^e man of law« 

Diligence, 
Thow art the daftift full that evir I faw. 
Trowis yow, man, be the law to get rcmcid 
Of men of kirk ? n« oevir till thow be deid« 

Vol. H. f PlVKKAlfr 



66 THE PUIRMAN 

Peurman, 
Syr, be quhat law, tell me quhairfoir or quhy, 
That our vicar fould tak fra me three ky ? 

Diligence. 

Thay half na law, except ane confuetude ; 
Quhilk law to thame Is fufHcent and gude. 

Peurman. 

Ane confwetude, aganis the commoun weill, ^ 

Sowld be no law, J. think be fweit Santt Jeill* 
Quhair will ye find that law, tell gif ye can 
To tak thre ky fra ane peur hufband man ? 
Ane for my fader ; and for my wyfe ane uder ; 
And the thrid kow he tuke for Meg my moder* 

Diligence. 

It is tbair law ; all that thay half in ufe; 
Thocht it be kow, fow» ganan, gryce, or gafe. 

Feurman. 

Schyr, I wald fpeir at yow ane queftioun. 
Behald fum prellatis'of this regioun, 
Manifeftly, during thair lufty lyuis, ' 
Thay*fwy ve ladeis, madinis, and menis wyvcs. 

Quhiddir fay ye that law is evill or gude ? 

Diligence. 
Hald thy]^ tongue, man ; it femis that thow art mangit. 
Speik thow of preiflis but dowt thow wilt be hangit. 

Feurman* 



AND THE tARDONAR. 6/ 
Peurmant. 

Be him that beure the crewall crown of thornei 
1 cair not to be hangit evin the morne* 

Diligence. 

Be fewr of preiilis thow will get na fupport* 

Peurman* 

Gif that be trew, the felnd refaiff the fort J 

So fen I fe I get tidne udir grace, 

I will ly doun, and refl me in this place* 



S C E * N E 11. 

The Pardonour* 

[Heir fall tht Peurman ly aoun in the field : and thi Pat* 
d^nnourfall cum in and fay : 

Devoitt Pepill, gud day I fay yow. 
Now tarry a little quhill, 1 pray yow. 
Till I be with yoW knawin. 
Wait ye not weill quhow I am namlc i 
A nobill man, and undefamit. 
And all the futh war fchawn. 
I am Syr Robert Rome RakAr, 
Ane publidt perfyte Pardonar, 
Admittit be the Paip, 

F J Schyu 



68 THE PUIRMAN 

Schyr, I fall fchaw yow for my wage, 

My pardonis, and nay prevelege, 

Qahilk ye fall fe, and graip. 

I gif to the Divill, with gud enten% 

This wofull wickit New Teftroent, 

With thame that it tranflattit : 

Sen lawit men knew (he veritie, 

Pardonaris gettis no cheretie, 

Withowt that we debait it. 

Amangis the wyvis with wrinkis and wylii| 

As all my mervellis men begylia 

Be our fair fals flattery ; 

Ye all tha craftis I can perqueir 

Richt Weill in form it be a freir, 

Callit Ypocrasy. 

£ot now, allace ! owr grit abufioun 

Is cleirly knawin to our confufioun, 

Quhilk I may fair repent : 

Olf all crcddence now am I quyr, 

Ilk man hes me now at difpyte. 

That reidis the New Teftment. 

Wander be to thame that it wrocht, 

Swa fall thame that the bulk hame brocht. 

Als I pray to the rude 

That Martyne Luter, that fals loun 

Had bene fmored in thair erode* 
f Deleted in MS. 



AND THE PARDONAR, 69 

iehim that beir the croun of thorne, 

I wald Santc Pawle had neTir bene borne ; 

And als I wald his buikis 

War nevir red into the kirk, 

Bot amang freirs into the mirk ; 

Or revin amang the rnikb. ^ 

[Heir/all be lay doFwu his tvaris ufoun the hurJi. 
My potent Pardonnis ye may (e. 
Cum fra the Can of Tartaric 
Weill fellit with efler fchelKs. 
Thocht ye haif no difc^tioun. 
Ye fall haiflF full remif&oun. 
With help of buikis and bellis. 
Heir is a rellik, lang and braid, 
Of FrtTMAKowLL the richt chaft blade. 
With teith, and all togeddir. 
Of Coll I ng i s kow heir is a home, 
ForeittingofMAKAMBiLLis corne 
Was ilane into Baquhidder. 
Heir is the cordis, baith grit and lang, 
Quhilk hangit Johnnie Armstrang, 
Of gud hempt, foft and found : 
Gad haly pepill, I (land ford, 
Qahavir beis hangit in this cord, 
Neidis nevir to be dround. 
The culum of St. Br YDDis cow ; 
The grunttill of Santt Anton is fow^ 
Quhilk bure his haly bell i 



1 



70 THE PUIRMAN 

Qgba erir heiris this bell clink, 

Gife me a daccat to the drink. 

He fall nevir gang till Hell, 

Withom he be with Belliall borne, 

Maideris, trew ye that this be fcorne ? 

Cum, win this pardone, com ! 

Quha Ittvis thair wyyis not with thair hairt, 

I haif power thaoie to depairt : 

Me think yow deif and dum ! 

Hci nane of yow curft wickett wyrhf 

That haldisyoa into Hurt and ftryvis } 

Cum, tak my difpenfatioun. 

Off chat cummer I fall mak yow qoyt, 

Howbeid your felf be in the wyie. 

And mak an fals parratioun. 

Cum wyn the pardone, now lat fee. 

For meill, for malt, or for money. 

For cok, hen, gufe, or gryfs, 

Off rellikkis heir 1 haif a hunder, 

Quhy cum ye not ? this i$ a woundir : 

I trow ye be not wyf^. 

SCENE m. 
Pardonar, Sowttar, and Sowttar's Wyfk, 

SOWTTAR. 

Wrlcum bame, Rob in e Rome Rakar! 

,-. . .o.r.,,, Pardon:. ar, 

GJf 



AND THE PARDONAR. 71 

Gifye half difpenfatioun 
Topairt me, and my wickit wyfe, 
And me delyvir fra ftart, and ftryfe; 
I mak yow fupplicatioun. 

Pardonar. 

I fall the pairt, hot mair demand, 
Sa I get money in my hand, 
Thairfoir lat fe thy cunyie. 

SOWTTAR. 

I half na fylvir, be my lyfe, 

Bot fyvt fchilling, and my fchaping knyfe. 

That fall yc haif bot funyie, 

Pardonar, 
Quhat kin a woman is thy wyfe ? 

SoWTTAR. 

A quick divill, Syr ; a ftorme of ftryfe, 

A frog that fylis the wind. 

A filland flagg ; a flyrie fuff; 

At ilka pant fche lactis a puff, 

And hes no ho behind. 

All the lang day fche me diipyttis ; 

And all the nicht fche flingis and flyttys ; 

Thus fleip I nevir a wink. 

That cokatrice, that commoun heure. 

The mekle divill ma not endeure 

Hirftubornes and flink. 

F4 SowT- 



yi THE PUIRMAN 

S0WTTAR*S WyFE* 

Theif, Cairle, thy wordis I hard full vveilL 
In faith my fmndichip thou fait feil^ 
And I tlie fang. 

SOWTTAR. 

Gif I faid ocht^ Dame, be the rude. 
Except ye war baith fair and gude, 
God nor I hang ! 

Pardoner, 

Fair Dame, gi^ ye wald be a wo war, 
To pairt yow twa I half a powar. 
Tell on, ar ye content? 

SowtTAR^s Wyfj^m 

Ye, that I am, with all my hairt, 
Fra that fals hurefone to depair^ 
Sa that theiff will confenti 
Cau0is to pairt I haiff anew, 
iBecaufs I get na chalmer glewj 
I tell you verralie. 
I marvell not, fo mot I thryve, 
Suppoifs that fwingeour nevir fwyve* 
fle 'u baith cawld aqd dry.. 

, Pardonnar. 
Qghat wilt thow gif roc for thy parte ? 



Spv 



At^B THiE PARDONAR, ?$ 

Sowttar's Wyfe. 

A cuppill of farki% with all my haiit> 
The bed daith in this land. 

Pardonar* 
To pairt fen ye ar baith content, 
I fall pairt yow iDcontinent : 
Bot ye mon do cummand. 
My decreit and my iiaall fentence iSf ^ 

* ♦ • ♦ * ff * 

"Slip doun thy hoifs, me think the carle is glaikit^ 
Sett thow not by howbeid fche kift and ilaikkit* 

£ ♦ • ♦ ♦ 4 

« ♦ • , * • 

SOWTTAR. 
• « * • • « 

[ Here the Scmntarfall do the Ijh 

Pardonar. 
Came, pas ye to the eift end of the toun : , 
And pas ye waO, even lyk a cakald loun. 
Go hence ye baith» with Baliall' braid blyfing ! 
^hyris faw yow evir roair forrowles dq>artiog ? 



SCENE 



74 THE PUIRMAN 



SCENE IV, 

Pardonour, Wilkin. 

[Heir fall bis Bey Wi lk I k ay off the bill^ andfiPf : 
Eb)!Mr, Maifler, qubair ar ye now ? 

Pardonar. 
I am heir, Wilkin Widdifow. 

Wilkin. 

Scbyr, I h^ done your bidding. 
For I haif fund a grit horfs bane, 
Ane farar faw ye nevir nane, 
UpouD theme fiefch and midding. 
Schyr, yc may gar the wyffis trow. 
It is ane bane of Santt Brydis cow, 
Gude for the fevir tartane. 
Schyr, will ye rewill this rick wcill, 
All haill the wyvis will kifs and kneill, 
Betwix this and Dumhartane: 

Pardonar. 
Quhat (ay thay of me in the toun ? 

Wilkin. 
Sum fayis ye ar a very loun ; 

Sum fay is legatus natusi 

Sum 



AND THE PARDONAR. 75 

Sum fayis a fals Sarafene ; , 

And fum fayis yow ar for certane 

Diabolus incarnatus. 

Bot keip ye fra fubjedlioun 

Of that curft King Cor RECTI OUN ; 

For be ye with him fangir, 

Becaufs ye are ane Rome Rakar, 

Bot dowt ye^ill be bangit, 

Pardonar. 
Quhair fall I luge into the toun ? 

WlLKYN. 

With gude kind Christane Ardersowne, 
Quhair ye will be weill treittit. 
Gife ony limmir yow demandi?, 
Sche will defend yow with hir handis. 
And womanly debaitt it, 
Bawburde fayis, be the Trinitie, 
That fche fall beir yow cumpa^y, 
Quhobeid yow byd all yeir. 

Pardonar. 

Thow hes done weill, be Goddis modcr; 
Tak thow the ane, and I the uder. 
So fall we mak gud cheir. 

Welkin, 

I pray yow fpeid yow heir. 
And mak na langer tarye ; 

Byd 



^6 Th£ PUIRMAN 

Byd ye lang thair, bat weir, 
I drcid your weid yc wary. 



8 C E N E V. 

PaRDONAR, PuiRMAIf. 

[Heir fall the Begger ryife^ andraxhim^ t^foy : 

Quhat thing was yone, that I hard crack and cry ? 

I haif bene dronand, and dremand on my ky. 

With my richt hand my hale body I fane ; 

SanttBRYDy SanttBRYDs fend'me my ky agane ! 

I fe flandand yondar ane haly man. 

To mak me hplp» lat me fe gif ye can. 

Haly Maiflar, God fpeid yow» and gud merne ! 

Par DON AR. 

Welcum to me, thocht thow wor at the home. 
Cum, win the pardoun, and then I fall the fane. 

Feurman. 
Will that pardoon get me my kye agane ? 

Pardonar, 
Cairle, of the ky I haif na thing ado. 
Cum, wyn my pardoun; andkifs my rcllikkis to. 

[Heir/al the Par don a r fane him ^Ath bis rellikkis, 

3 Par- 



AND THE PARDONAR. 77 

Pardonar. 

Nowlowifs thy purfi, and lay doun thy oSnnd, 
And thowfall half my pardoun, even fra hand. 
With raipis and rellikisl (all the fane agane; 
Gravel, nor gut, thow fall nevir haif hot pane* 
Now wyn the pardoun, X^ymmar, or thow art loflt 

Peurman. 

Now» haly Maifter, quhat fall that pardoun cqft ? 

Pardonar. 
Lat fee quhat Q)oney thow beiris in thy l>ag, 

Peurman. 
I haif ane groit heir, bundin in ane rag» 

Parponar. 
Het thow nane uder filver bpt ane grote ? 

Peurman, 

Gif|I haif mair, Syr^ cum and rype my cote. 

Pardqnar. 
Gif me that grote, oian^ fen thow hes na mair^ 

Peurman. 

With all my hairt, Maiftar ; lo, tak it thair« 
I^pw Ut me fe your pardoyp, with your leifr 

Par. 



78 THE PUIRMAN 

Par DONA R. 
A thowfand yeir ! of pardoun I the gjfe* 

P£URMAlf. 

A thowfand yeir I will not leif fa lang. 
Delyvcr me it, Mailler ; fyne lat me gang. 

Pa R DON A R. 

A thowfand yeir I lay upoun thyne held. 

With Miens quotiens ; now mak me no moir pleid. 

Thow hes relTawit my pardoun now all reddy, 

Peurman. 

Bot I can fe nothing, Schyr, be our Leddy. 
Forfuth^ Mailler, I trow I be not wyifs. 
To pay, or I half fene my merchandyifs. 
That ye haifF gottyn my grote full fair I rtvr. 
Schyr, quhidder is your pardoun blak or blew ? 
Maifter, fen ye haifF tane fra me my cunyie. 
My merchandyfle fchaw me withowttyn fenyie. 
Or to the Bifchop I fall pafs, and planyie, 
InSt.Andrus^ and fummondyow to thair fenyie. 

Paroonnar. 
Quhat Gravis thow, Cairlc? Me think thow ait not wyift, 

Peurman. 
1 crave my grote, or ellis my merchandyifs*] 

Par. 



AND THE PARDONAR. 79 

Pardonnar* 
I galf the pardouil for a tho wiaiid yein 

P£trRMAN* 

Quhair fall I get that pardoun, let me heir. 

Pardonnar. 

Stand ililly and I fall tell the all the fkory^ 
Quhen thow art deid, and gois to purgatorjr, 
Beand condamnit to pane ane thowfand yeir; 
Than fall thy pardoun the relief, but weir. 
Now be content, thou art a marvellus man. 

Peurman* 
Sail I get na thing for my grote till than? 

Pardonar. 

That fall thow not, I mak it to the plane. 

Fevrman. 

Na than, Maiiler, gif me thy grote agane* 

Quhat fay ye, Maimers ? Call ye this a gude reflboOy 

That he fuld promife me ane gud pardoun, 

And heir relTaif my money in this ftcid, 

Syne mak me na payment till I be deid i 

Quhen I am deid, I wait full feckerly 

My filly (awl fall pafs to purgatory ; 

Declair me that, now God nor Baliall bind the, 

Quhen I am thair, curfl carle, quhair fall I find the? 

I N'ocht 



8p THE PUIRMAN 

Nocht into bevin, bot rader into bell : 

Qghan thoa art thair, thow can not belp thy (elU 

Qohen wilt thow cum, my baiii ^ for to bdt ? 

Or I the find my hippis will get a heic 

Trowis thow, Bowchour, that I will by blude lammis ^ 

Oif me my grote, the divill dryte on the gam mis. 

Pardonmar. 
Swyth, fland aback ; I trow this man be mangit. 
Thow gettis not this grote thpcht thow fuld be hangit. 

Peurman. 

Gif me my gtote, weill bund unto my clout ; 
OrbeGoddis breid Robene fall beira rowt. 
, [Heir fall thay fecht togedder i and the P^rman fall cafi' 
doun the burd ; and cqft the reUikkis in the ixjoter. 



INTER, 



INT ER L UD E IV. 



The Sehmon op Folly. 



yoi..n. o 



\ 



PtRSONS« 

Folly* 

PlLJ(G9KPU 
KlNG« 



THE SERMON OF raLLY. 



IHeir ends this inttrlud : andfoUonns one oyther intirlad 
of iht /amjnt pli^, 

SCENE L 

FoLLT. 

Heir enteris F6l£Y# 
Gude day, my Lordis, weA God fane ! 
Will na man bid guday agand ? 
Qahan fulii ar fow, than^ ar thay fane; 
Ken ye not me ? 

Quhow call thay me ? Can ye not tell f 
Now be him that herryithell 
I wat not how thay call myfell, 
Bot gif I cowd lie* 



SCENE a V 

Folly, DiLicENCit. 

DiLIGEVtCB. 

Qahat Brybour is yone, that makkis fie be'iiis ? 

*F0LY. 

The feind reflaif ..jth^t mowth that fpeiris ! 

^ Q z Gttd 



«4 THE SERMON 

Gud man ga play yow amang your feirisy 
With muk upoun your mow* 

DiLIOEKCr. 

Found fule, quhair hes thow bene fo laic ^ 

FOLY. 

JMary, cumand doun tbrnch the bony gait t 

Bot thair hes ben ane grit debaitt 

Betwix me, and ane fow* 

The fow cryd guff! and I to gfty» 

Throuch fpeid of fute I gat away» 

Bot in the middis of the cawfway 

I fell into ane midding. 

She lap upoun me, with a bend* 

Quhaevir tha middingis ibwld amende 

God fend thame ane mifchevus end,. 

For that is Goddis bidding. 

As I war padlie thair, God wait ; 

Bot with my club I maid debait. 

I fall nevir cum agane that gait» 

Schir, be all hallowis. 

J wald the officiaris of the toun. 

That fuffeirs £ic confufioun. 

That thay war harberyt with Mahoun ^ 

Or hangit on the gallowis. 

Fy ! that fa fair a cuntre 

Sowld ftand fa lang, butpoUetie. 

I gif thaim to the diuill hairtlie 

That 



i 



OF FOLLY. Bs 



That has the wyte. 
I wald the provoft wald tak in heid 
Of yone middingis to mak remeid, 
Quhilk patt me and the fov at feid. 
Quhat man I do bot flyte i 



SCENE IIL 



KiNGi Folly, Diligekce, 

King. 

Pafi on my ferwand Diligence, 
And bring yone fule to our prefence. 

Diligence, 

It fal be done, bot tareing. 
Folly thow mon go to the King. 

Folly. 

The King ? quhat kind a thing is that ? 
Is yone hee with the goldin hatt ? 

Diligence. 
Yone fame is he : cum on thy way. 

Folly. 
Gif ye be king, God gif yow gud day ! 
I haif aneplent to mak to yow. 

G 3 Kii^o. 



f6 THE SERMON 

King. 



Quhome on Foly ? 



FotJUT. 



Mary of ane fow. 

Schyr, fche hes fworne that fche fall flay me. 

Or eilis hyt baith the bagdanis fra me* 

Giffyc be King, fchyr, be Sand Ann, 

Ye fowld do juflice to ilk man. 

Had I nocht keipit me with my club. 

That fow had droand me in ane dub. 

I hair fay chair is cum to the toun 

Ane King callit Correctioun : 

I pray yow tell me quhilk is he ? 

Diligence* 

Yone with the wingis : ma thow not fe ? 

Folly. 

Now waly faw that welll fard mow I 
Schyr, .1 pray you corredi yone fow ; 
Quhilk with hir teith, but fwerd or knyfe. 
Had maift heve reft me of my lyfe. 
Gif ye will not make corre£tioun^ 
Than gif me your protedioun. 
Off all fwine to be ikaithles, 
Betwix this toun, and Innerms* 



Dili* 



OF F OLrL ¥• S7 

DlLlGEKCE^ 

Hes thoW| FoL Y9 ane wyfo ar bame f 

FOLLYrf 

Ye that I have : God fend hit fchaiDel 

I trow be this fche is neir deid^: 

I left ane wyfe bindand hir held. 

To fchaw hir feiknes I think grit fchame, 

Sche hes fie rumbling in hir wame, 

That all the nycht hir hairt ourcallis 

With bokking, and with hinder blaflis. 

Diligence* 
Faraventure fche be with bairne* 

Folly. 

Allace ! I trow fche be forfairne, 
Sche fobbit,. and fche fell in foua. 
And than thai rowit hir up and doun* 
Sche riftit, ruckit, and maid fie flendis, 
Scheyeild, and that atbaith tbeendis. 
Till fche had caftin a cuppill of qoairrs ; 
Syne all turnd till a rak of ^ ^ 
Sche bliibbirty bokkit, and braikit ilill ; 
Hyr erfs gaid evin lyk ane wind mill : 
Sche puft and yiikit with fie rifcis. 
That vcrry dirt come furth with driftii : 
Sic dryfmell droggis fra hir fche fchot, 
QghiU fche maid all the fleur on fiot : 

G4 Oi 



88 THESERMOltf 

Of hir hurdes fche had na hauld, 
Quhill fche had teimd hir monyfawld* 

Diligence. 
Better bring hir to the leichis heir* 

Folly. 

Trittel), trattell ! fche ma not fleir. 

Hir verry buttokis makkis fie beir. 

It ikairris baith foill and filly. 

Schc bokkls fie baggage fra hir breifl, 

Thay want na babblis that fittis hir neifi, 

With ilka quhiUy billy. 

Diligence. 

Recuverit not fche at the laft ? 

Folly. 
Ye, hot wat ye weill fche fartit fafi, 
Yit quhen fche fichis my hairt is fairy. 

Dilige;nc£. 
Will fche nocht drink ? 

Folly. 
Ye be Sanft Mary : 
A quart at anis it will not tarey. 
And leif the divill a drop. 
Than fie flobbage fche layis fra hir^ 
About the wallis God wait fie waire. 



Q^uhea 



O F F O L L Y. S9 

Quhen all is drunken I get the -to ihaire 
The ]ykkin£^8 of the cop. 

Diligence* 
Quhat is in that creill, I pray the tell ? 

Folly. 
Mary, I half foly hatti$ to fdU 

Diligence. 
I pray the fell me ane, or tway. 

Folly. 

Na, tary quhill the markit day. 

I will fit doan here be Santt Clunb 

And gif my babies thair disjone. 

Cum heir gud Gukkis, my dochter dexr, 

Thow fall be maryit within ane yeir 

Upoun ane frier of TulUelum : 

Na thow art nowther deif na dum. 

Cum heir Stvlty, my fone and air. 

My jo» thow art baith gudc and fair ; 

Now fall I feid yow as I mac : 

Cry lyke the gorbettis of ane kae. 

Diligence. 

Get up, Folly, hot tareing, 

And fpeid yow haiflelly to the King. 

Get up : me thiuk the Caile is dum. 

Folly. 



90 THESERMON 

FOLLY^ 

Now bumbalary ; bum, bum. 

Diligence. 

I trow the Fouttour lyis in ane tranfs. 
Get up man with a mirry mirchanfs. 
Or be Sand Dennyss of Franf$ 
Thow fall want thy wallatt. 
Its fchame man to fe quhow thow lyis. 

Folly. 

Wa yit aganp, now this is thryifs, 
The divill worry me, and I ryi^, 
Bot I fall brek thy paHat. 

« « «r « « * « 

Hald doun your heid, ye kdroune lotin ! 
Yone fair laf^, with the fating goun» 
Garris yow thus bek and bend. 
Tak thair a neidill for your lace. 
Now, for all the hyding of your face, 
Had ye it intlll a quiet place, 
Ye wald not wane to fiends 
Thir bony anis, that ar cleid in filk, 
Thay ar als wantoun as ane wilk. 
I wald forbeir baith breid and milk. 
To kifs thy bony lippis. 
Suppois ye luik, as ye war wreth. 
War we at queit behind a claith, 



OF FOLLY. 

Ye wald nocht fpair to preve my graiih 
* « « * * * 

Be God I ken ye weill annewch ; 
Ye are fane, thocht ye mak it twicfa% 
Think ye nocht, as into the fewch^ 
Befyd the quarrcll hoillis, 
Yc wan fra me baith hoifs and fchone. 
And gart me mak mowis to the monc. 
And ay lap on your courfs abone ■ ■ 

Diligence. 

Thow mon be dung with poillis. 
Swythy varlot ! haift the to the Kikg, 
And lat alane thy cracling. 
Lo heir is Folly, fchyr, all reddy. 
A richt fweir fwingeir, be our Leddy. 

F0XLT# 

Thow art not half fo fwcir thy fetl. 
Quhat meinis this pulpit I pray the tell ? 

DlLTGENCE. 

Our new bifchoppis hes maid a preiching : 
Bot tho;v hard nevir fa plefand telching. 
Yone bifchop will preicb thruch all the coft* 

Folly. 
Than ftryk ane ha'y into the poft ; 
For I hard nevir, in all my lyfe, 
A bi&hopp€ cum to preiche in i^/i. 



Gif 



fi THESERMON 

Gtf bifchoppis to be preicbours leiris^ 
Wallaway ! quhat fall werd of freirs ? 
And prellatis preiche in brucb and land. 
The filly freiris, I undirftand, 
Thay will get na mair meill nor malt; 
So I dreid freiris fall dee forfalt. 
Sen fwa is that yone nobill king 
Will mak men bifchoppis for preiching ? 
Quhat fay ye, fyr, hald ye not beft 
That I ga preiche amang the reft ? 
Quhen I half preichir, on my beft wyifi, 
Than wi)! I fell my tnerchandyifs 
To my bredir, and tendir maitis, 
That dwellis amang the thre eflaitis ; 
For I haif heir gad chaifray 
Till ony fule, that liftis to by. 

[Heir Jail Folly hing yp his baitis mpoun the fviptU 
God fen I had ane dodtoris bude ! 

King, 
Quhy FoLLT : wald thow mak ane preiching ? 

Folly. 

Ye, that I wald, fchir, be the rude, 
Bot owder flattery, or fleiching. 

King. 
Now, bruder, let us heir yone teiching, 
To pafs our tyme, and heir hym raiff. 

Dili- 



O F F O L L Y. 9j 

Diligence. 

Ke war far mcilar in the kiching 

Amang the pottis, fa ChVyfl me faiff. 
Fond Folly, I will be thy dark. 
And anfwer ay with amene. 

Folly. 

Now, at the beginning of my wark. 
The feind reflave that graceles gane. 

[Heir /all Folly hgin his Sermomw. 

Text. 
Stuftorum numerus infimtus* 
3alomonf., the moid (apient kingy 
In Ifrael) quhen he did ring, 
Thir wordis in effedl he did wryte, 
** The numbir of f ulis ar infiuyte." 
I think na fchame, fa Chryft me faivc. 
To be ane fule amang the laive ; 
Howbeid ane handreth ftandis'heirby 
Feranter ar as gauckit fulis as I* 
I haif of my gcnalogy 
Dwelland in every cuntry, 
Eriis, Duckis, Kingis, and Emperourify 
^Vith many gukkit conquerouris^ 
Quilk dois in foly perfeveir ; 
And hes dene io this mony a yeir. 
Sum feikis in warldly dignities^ 

And 



94 THE SERMON 

And fum in fenfuall vaneties : 
Qubat vailis all thair vane honouris, 
Nocht beand feur to lyve twa houris ? 
Sum gredy fuk dois fill the box ; 
Ane uder fule cumis, and brekis the lokkiff. 
And fpends that uthir fulis hes fpaird, 
Quha nevir thocht on thamc to waird. 
Sum dois as thay fowld nevur dee* 
Is not this foly, quhat fay ye ? * ' 

Sapitntia hujus mundi eflJiuUitta afud Dtum* 
Becaufs thair is fa mony fulis , 
Rydand on hoffs, and fum on mulisj 
Heir I haiiFbrochtgud chaffVy 
Till ony fule that likkis to by. 
And fpecially for the thre ftaitis : 
Quhar 1 haif mony tendir maitis 
Quhllk gart -thame gang, as ye ma fe# 
Backwart thruche all the cuntre. 
With my cramery gif ye lift mell ; 
Heir I haif foly hattis to fell# 
Quhomfor is this hatt, wald ye ken ? 
Mary for infaciable merchand men. 
Qiihen Grod hes fend thame habundance, 
Ar nocht content with fufficeance, 
'Bot failis into the flormy blaftis 
In winter, to get gritrar cadis. 
In mony terribil grit torment, 
Agains the adls of parliament* 

Sumll 



O F F O L L Y. 9s 

Samxn tynis their geir, and fum ar diownd ; 
With this fie roerchands fuld be crouod. 

Diligence* 
Quhom to myndis thow to fell that hude ? 
I trow to fum grit man of gude. 

FOLLT* 

This hude to fell rich t/ fane I wald 
To him that is baith awld and cald, 
Reddy to pafs till Hell or Hcven ; 
And hes fair bairnis fex^ or feven. 
And is of aige fourfcoir of yeir } 
And takkis a lafs to be his peir, 
Quhilk is not fourtene yeirs of aige, 
And bindis with hir in marriage ; 
Gifand hir trefi: that fche not wald 
Richt heflilly mak him cuckald. 
Quha mareis, beand fa neir deld^ 
Sett on this hatt upoun his hetd« 

Diligence. 
Quhat bode is that^ tell me I pray the ? 

Folly* 

This is ane haly hude, I fay th«. 
This hnde is ordaind, I the affeur. 
For fpirituall full's that takkis in care 
The fawlis of grit dioceis, 
And regiment of grit abbaifeisf 

For 



THESBRM0N 

For greidynes of wardly pelf, 
That can not juflly gyd thaimfelf. 
Uder fawllis to faive it fettis thame weilly 
Syne fendis thair ane fawl to the Deill. 
Quhaever dois fo, thus I conclude, ' 
Upoun his hetd fet on this hude. 

Diligence* 

Folly, is thair ony fie men 

Now in the kirk, that thow can ken f 

How fall I ken thame ? 

Folly. 

Na keip that clofs : 
JEx fruSlibui eorum cognofdtis eos. 
And fules fpeik of the prellacie. 
It will be halden herefie* 

King. 
Speik OA, Folly, I gif the leif. 

Folly, 

Than haif I remiflioDn in my fleif. 
Will ye leif me to fpeik of Kingis ? 

King* 

Ye : hardelly ipeik of allkin thing^s; 



Folly. 



Of FOLLY. 97 

FoLLr. 
Conformand to my firft narratiouo. 
Ye ar all fulisy be Goddis paffioun. 

Diligence, 
Thow leis ! I trow the fule be mangic. 

Folly, 

Gif I be God nor thow be han^it. 
For I half heir, I to the tell, 
Ane nobill kaip imperiell, 
Quhilk is not ordanit for dringis, 
Bot for Daikis, Empriouris, and Kingis; 
For princely, and imperiali fulis. 
Thay fbwld haif luggis als lang as mulls. 
The pryd of princi«, withowttyn faill, 
Garris all the warld, rin top our tailL • 
To wyn thame warldly gloir and gude, 
Thay care not fchedding Ciiftin. blude. 
Quhat cummer haif we had in Scotland 
Be our awld ennemeis of England? 
Had not bene the fupport of France^ 
We had bene brocht to grit myfchance. 
Now I heir fay theempriour 
Schaipis for to be ane conquerour. 
And is movand his ordinance 
Agains the nobill King of France. 
BotI knaw not his juft querrell. 
That he hes for to mak battell ; 

Vol. H. H All 



98 T HE SERMON 

All the priccis of Allmanjiey 

Spat^ie^ FlanJtiriSy and lialie^ 

This prefent yeir ar all on flocht. 

Sum will thair wagis find deir bocht; 

The paipy with bombard, fpeify and fcheildy 

Hes fend his army to the feild. 

Sant Pctir, St. Paulc, nor St. Aodrewi 

Rafit nevir fic ane oift I trow. 

Is this fraternall cheretie f 

Or furius foly ? quhat fay yow? 

Thay leird not this at Chryftis fculis, 

Thairfoir I think thame verry fulis. 

I think it foly, be Goddis modder, 

Ilk Criftin prince to ding doun uder. 

Becaufs that this hattfowld belang thame, 

Ga thow and parte it rlcht amang thame. 

The profefy, withowttyn weir, 

Off Marling beis compleit this yet r: 

For my guddame, the Gyrecarling 

Leird me this profefie of Marling, 

Quhairof t (hall fchaw the fentence, 

Gif ye will gif me avvdiencte. 

FIa»y fran^ fcfu^'gcnty Jimul ipfam ifirihus urgent, 
Dani 'vajiahunt : Fallances bella parabunt : 
Sii tihi nomen in « , 
Mulier caccavit in olla^ 
Hoc apulum comcdes. 



Diligence. 
Mary, that Is ane evill farrd mcfs! 



Folly. 



OF FOLLY. 

Folly. 

So be this profefy planely it appeirii^^ 
That mortall weir fall be amang the freiris ; 
That thay Tall not weill knaw into thair cloyiileris 
To quhome that thay fall fay thair pater nofleris. 
Wald thay fall to, and fecht with fpeir and Tcheild* 
The divill mak cair quhilk of thame tynt the feild ! 
Now of my fermoun I haif maid an end : 
To GiLLY MowBAND I you fecommend. 
And als I you bereik richt hairtfallyy 
Pray for the fawie of gud kae kappetie, 
Quha lately drouDd himfelf into LocbUfoin ; 
That bis fweit fawle may be aboif in hevin. 



Finis of this Iniirhde. 



99 



H a INTER- 



INTERLUDE V. 

Flattbrt, Deceit, and Falssoood, 
miflead King Hcmanitt* 



R| 



f 



PitSONI. 

Flattiry. 
Falset. 

DiSSAIT. 

KingHumanitie* 
Wantones. 

Hamelines* 
Danger. 

SoLLACE. 



FLATTERY, DECEIT, &c. loj 



. An uthir Interlude. 

I 

Har enterisTh ATT RT 9 fitw laniiii awt o/Fvaucc; and 
ft^meftiid at the May. 

SCENE I. 

Flattery. 

Mak rowm, iirs ! heir that I may rin. 

Lo fee how I am new com in, 

Begareit all in fundry hewis. 

Lat be your din, till I begin, 

And I fall tell you of my newis. 

Throw all realmes Chriftin I haif pafl ; 

And am cum heir now at the lafl 

Stormefteid be feihy fen yule day. 

That wft war fane till hew our maft. 

Not half a royle beyond the May. 

Bot now amang ye I will remanc ; 

I purpoifs nevir till failagane, 

To put myfelf in chance of waiter. :" 

Was nevir fene iic wind and rane. 

Nor of fchipmen fie clitter clatter. ' 

Sum bad haill ; fum bad fland by ; 

On fleirburdc ! how ! allufF! fy fy ! 

Quhill all the raipis began to rattill : 

Was nevir \i^ fa fleid as I 

H 4 Quhen 



J 



104 FLATTERY, DECEIT, AND FALSEHOOD, 

Quhen all the failis plaid bnttill brattill. 
To ie the watvis it was a wounder; 
Atid wound that raif the failis in fchunder; 
BoC I lay braikand lyk a brok. 
And fchot fa f^H ;ibove and under. 
The diviil darft not cnm neir my d^k. 
Now am I chaipit fra that fray. 
Quhat fay you fyr ? am I not gay ? 
Ken ye not Flattry your awin fule ? 
That yeid to mak this new array. 
Was I not heir with yow at yule ? 
Yis, be my f^dth, I think on weill* 
Quhair ar my'fallowis ? that wald I feill : 
We fowld haif cumin heir for a caft. 
Howl Falsat, how! 



SCENE II. 
Flattery, Falset. 

Falset* 
Wafervethedivill! 
Quhas that cryis for me fa faft? 

Flattry, 
Quhy, brudir Falset ; knawisthow not me? 
I am thy brudir Flattrib. 

Falsat* 



MISLEAD KING HUMANITIE. xo^ 

Falsat. 

Now welcum, be the Trinitie. 
This melting cumis for gude. 
Now lat me braifs the in myne armes ; 
Qahen freindis meids, hairtis warmis^ 
Quod JoH N I E that frody fade. 
How hapnit thow into this place ? 

Flattry. 

Now, be my fawle, bot evin be cacc 
I come in ileipand at the port. 
Or evir I wifl amang this fort. 
Quhair is Diss ait, that lymmir loun f 

Falsat. 

I left him drinkand in the toun : 
He will be heir incontinent^ 

Flattry. 

Now, be the haly Sacrament, 
Tha tydanis comfortis all my hairt. 
I wat Dissait will tak ane pairt; 
He is richt crafty, as ye ken, 
And counfouller to the merchand men* 
Lat us ly dill baith heir, and fpy, 
Gif we perfaif him cumand by. 



SCENE 



^o6 FLATTERY, DECEIT^ ANDTALSEHOOJ 



S..C E N E m. 

FLATfERIE, FaLSET, DisSAIT. 

Heir/aU Dissait m/iV*. 

Bougeur^ bruder, with all my hairt! 
Heir am I cum to take your psurt 
Baith into gude and evill. 
I met Gude Counsale be the way, 
Quha pot me in ane felloune fray. 
I gife him to the divill* 

Falsatt. 
How chappit yow, I pray the tell? 

Dissait. 

I (lippit in ahe fowl! bordell. 
And hid me in ane howbirdis bed : 
Bot fuddenly hir fchankis I fchedy 
With hochurhiidy amang hir howis : 
God wait giff we maid mony mowis. 
How cum ye heir, I pray yow tell me ? 

Fallsett. 
Mary feikand King Hum an itie. 



\ 



MISLEAD KING HUMANITIE. lo; 

DiSSAIT. 

N0W9 be the gud lady that did me beir. 
That famyne horfs is my awin meir. 
Now till our parpoifs lat us ga» 
Quhat is your counfale, I pray yow fa ? 
Sen we thre feikis yone nobill King, 
Lat us devyifs fum fubtell thing : 
And als I pray yow, as your brudifi 
That we be ilk ane trew till uder. 
I mak ane vow» with all my hairt. 
In evill and gude till tak your pairt ; 
I pray to God nor I be hangit, 
Bot I iall dye or ye be wrangit. 

Falsat. 
Quhat is your counfale that we do ? 

DlSSAlT. 

Mary this it my cou/ifale, lo. 

Till tak owr tyme quhill we may get if» 

For now thair is na man to let it ; 

Fra tyme the King begin to fleir him, 

Gude Counsale than I dreid cum neir hifflf 

And be We knawin with Correctiovn» 

It will be our confufioun. 

Thairfor now brether devyifs 

To find fum toy of the new gyifs* 

Flat* 



iq8 flattery, deceit, and falsehood, 

FtATTR¥. 

Mary, I fall find an^ thowfand wylis. 

We mon turne our claithis, and change our Itylis, 

And difagyifs us that na man ken us. 

Hes na man clerkis cleithing to lend us ? 

And lat us keip grave countenance. 

As we war new cummin ow( of Francu 

DiSSAIT. 

Be my fawle that is weill davyifity 
Ye fall fe me fone diilagyifit. 

Falset. 
So fall I be, man, be the rude. 
Now fum glide fallow len me ane hude. 

\Ueirfall ^i.f^ii^^ bilp his t^va marrowis, 

DlSSAIT. 

Now am I bulkit quha can fpy ? 

The divill ftik me gif this be I ! ' 

Is this I, or nocht, I can yow not fay ; 

Or hes the feind, or fairfolk, borne me away ? 

Falsett, 
And war my hair up in ane how, 
The feind a man wald ken me now. 
Quhat fayis thow of my gay garmouu ? 

DlSIAIT. 

I fay thow lukis evin lyk a loun. 
Now, bruder Flattry, quhat do ye? 
Q^hat kind « man fchaip ye to be ? 

FtA 



MISLEAD KING HUMANTTIE. 109 

Flattry* 

Now be my faith, my binder detr, 
I will ga coanterfeue tke freir. 

DiSSAITT. 

A freir I quhairto? thow cannot preiche. 

FtATTRY. 

Quhat rak ? hot I can 6atter and fleiche : 
Peraventur cum to that honottr 
To be the King's Confcflbur* 
Pcur freirs ar fre at every feft. 
And merchellit ay amang the bed. 
Als God has lent to thafne fie gracis, 
Ihat bifchoppis pnttxs thame in their place^ 
Owt-thruche thair dyeceis to preiche^ 
Bot farly not howbeld they fleiche; 
For fchaw thay all the veretie, 
Thaill want the bifchoppis cheretie. 
Yit thocht the corn be nevir fa fcant, 
Gud wyvis will nevir lat freirs want : 
For quhy, thay ar thair confeifouris, 
Thair prudent hevenly counfalloiiris. 
Thairfoir wyvis planely takkis thair pairtiSy 
And fchawis the fecretis of thair hairtis 
To freirt with better will, I trow. 
Nor thay do to thair bedfallow. 

DiSSAIT. 

And I jeft anis a freiris cowll. 
Betwixt St. Johnfioune and KynmmIL 
I &11 ga fetche it, gif thou wilt tary. 

Flat* 



fio FLATTERY, DECEIT, AND FALSEHOOD, 

Flattrt, 

Now play me that of companary : 
Ye faw him nocht this httndreth yeir. 
That bettir can cuntirfeit the freir« 

DiSSAIT. 

Heir is thy ganedyng, all and fum : 
This is the cowll of CuIUelum. 

Flattry, 

Quha hes an porteris to len me ? 
The feind a fawle I trew will ken me. 

Falset. 

Bruder, pafg on qnhairevir thow will ; 
Thow may be fallow to freir GiLt. 
Bot with CoRRfiCTiouN and we be kend, 
I dreid we mak a fchamefuU end. 

Flattry, 
For that mater I dreid na thing* ^ 
Freiris ar exemit fra the king, 
For freirs will reddy entrefs get, 

Falsat. 

We mon do mair yit, be Santt James ; 
For we mon chenge all thre our names. 
Cridin me, and I fall bapteifs the. 

DiSSAIT. 

Be God and thairabout mot it bc.^ 
How will thow call me I pray the tell ? 

Fal« 



MISLEAD KING HUMANITIE.. xii 

Falsett, 
Maiy, I wat not how to call myfelU 

DiSSAIT, 

Bet yit anis name tiie bairnis name* 

Falset/ 
DiscRETiouN, DiscRETioiTN, a Goddis name* 

DiSSAIT. 

I neid not now to cair for thrift. 
Botquhat fall be mj Godbairne gift ? 

Falset. 
I gif the all the divillis of hell. 

DiSIAIT* 

Na, bruder, hald that to thy fell. 
Now fit doun, lat me baptyifs the : 
Bot yit I wat not quhat to call the. 

Falsat. -k^ 

I pray the name the bairnis name, 

Dissait. 
Sapience, Sapienc]^, a goddis name. ^ 

Flattry. 
Bruder Dyssait, cum baptelfs me* 

D18SAIT. 

^han fit doun lawly on thy knee. 

Flat* 



til FLATTERY, DECEIT, AND FALSEHOOD, 

FXATT»Y» 

Now, brader, name the bairnis name. 

DZSSAIT. 

Devotioun, in the divills name* 
Flattry. 
The divill reifalf the ladroune loun ! 
Thow hes wet all my new fchevin croun* 

Dyssazt. 

Devotioun, Sapience, and Discretzovk, 

We thre may rewill a haill regioun* 

We Tall find meny crafty thiogil 

For to begyle ane hundreth kingif. 

For thow fait crak ; and thow fair clatter : 

And I fall fenyie : and thow fall flattir. 

Flattry. 

Eot I wald haiff, or .we depalrtit, 
A drink to mak us bettir heartit. 

Dissait* 

Weill faid, be him that hcryit hell : 
I was evin thinkand that myfell. 

[Heir/ali tlfoy drink ; anJ the lUngfaU turn finh of 
hisChalmtr^ aad call /crWAifTOJ!fHES» - 
Now till we get the kingis prefence, ^ 
We will fit doun, and keip fylence. 
I fe ane y under, quhatevir he be, 
1 trow full Weill yone fame is het 

2 Steir 



MISLIAB fcl'NG atJMAt^ltife. ^3 

Steir nochty bruder, bc^ hflld as dill. 
Till we half hard qohat be his will. 



S C E fi i IV. 

King, Wantones, Hamlines^ Dai^ger, Solace. 

[Heir ihi king has bene 'svith his Cuncuhyne^ and thairtfter 
returns to bisyung CMpanj, 

. King. 

Now quhalr is PLACEBOt and Sox^i^ace ? 
Quhair is my menyeouo Wan tonnes ? 
WANTONE89 how ! cum. to me bm» 

^^ANTONtS. 

Quhy cryd ye, fchyr; flfl I Kad done ? 

Quhat was thow doatid, tell me that ? 

Wantones. 

Mary, leirand how my fader mi gii 
I wait not how itftandis, bot d6\Vt, 
Methink the warld ryniis found ^owt. 

Vol. II. . I Kino. 



«4 FLATTERY^ DECEIT, AND FALSEHOOD, 

King;: 

And fo think I man, be my thrifu 
I fe fyiftene moins into the lift. 

Wantokes. , 

Lat Hamelines my laifs allane; 
Scbe bendyt up aye twa for ane. 

Hamelines; 

Howbeid ye gat quhat ye defyrit. 
Or I was temprit, ye was tyrit. 

DeItger. 

And as' for Placebo and Sollace^ 
I bald thame baith in mifren^s ; 
Howbeid I maid it JTumething tcwch, 
I fand thame chalmer glew anewch. 

SOLLACE. 

Mary thow wald gar ane bundreth tyre, 
« « * it •» « « 

Dencer, 

Now fowl! fall yow ! it is na bourdis 
Befoir the King to fpeik fouell wordis. 
Or evir ye cum that gate agane. 
To kifs my claff ye fall be fane. 



Soi.« 



MISLEAD KING HUMANITIE. 115 

SOLLACB. 

Now fchaw me,' fyr, I yow exhort 

How ar ye of your lu V* content ? 

Think ye not this ane miny fport ? 

King* 

Ye that I do in vcrcmcnt. 

Quhat bairnis ar yonc upon the bent ? 

I did not fe thame all this day. 

Wantones. 

Tbay will be heir incontinent. 

Stand fiill ; aod heir quhat thay will fay. 



SCENE V. 
King, &c. Flattery, Falset, Dissait. 

[Heir /all the thrg Vycis cjww, and ma% tbair/aktaimm 
totbeKiHG^ anJ/i^f 

Laud, honor, gloif, triumph, and Tiflorie^ 
Be to your moil excellent Majeflie. 

1 2 Kino* 



ii6 FLATTBRr,D£CEIT»ANDFALS£H0OD» 

Yearwdcum, gad freuidb, be die nide* 
Apperendly ye feme grit meo of gpde. 
Qohat tf joar nanus |eU me widunrt ddby ? 

DlSSAlT* 

DxscKETiouN, fyr, tbat ii my nime perfiiy. 

KiirG* 
Qohat if your name, iyr, with the cGppIt croon ? 

Flattrt. 
But dowt my B^me is callit Dstdtiovit. 

KlN«« 

Wdcum Devotiouk, be Sanft Jame. • 
Now Sinah cell quhat is yourmme ? 

Falsett. 
Maiy, thay call me, qohat call thay me? 
I wat apt w^l, but ^l Kc. 

KlH«* 

GDI thow not td| qiilut IS thy naipe ? 

Falsst, 
IkendiiyOrlcamfrahaM. 



MISLSAD KINO HUMANITH. 1x7 

King* ^ 
Quhat alUis the can not fchaw it now f 

Falsat. 
Maiy, thay call me Tfyn Drink I trcKr* 

King. 
Tlym Drink! qnhat kin a name is tliat ? 

DiSSAIT. 

Sapience thow iervis to beir a platt; 
Me think thow Ichawis the not weill wittit. 

Falsat. 
Syptns, Syr, Stpynis; maiy thair ye hit it* 

Flattry. 

Syr» gif ye pleifs to lat me (a, 
Forfath his name is Sapibntia. 

I^ALSET. 

That fame is it by St. Michaell. 

King. 
Quhy cowld thow not tell thy name thy fell ? 

I 3 Fal* 



u8 FLATTERY, DECEIT, AND FALSEHOOD, 

Falsbt. 
I pray your grace to pardone inc. 
And I fall fchaw the vcrretic; 
I am fa full of Sapience, 
That fumtyme I will tak a trance ; 
My fpreit was reft fra my body 
Now heich abone the Trinitie* 

Kino. 

Sapience fowld be ane man of gude# 

Falset. 
Sir ye may knaw that be my hude* 

Kino. 

Now halfe I Sapience and Discretiovn, 
Quhow can I faill to rewill this regioun ? 
AndJ)£VOTioUN to be my confeflbur, 
I trow thir thre cum in a happy hour. 
Heir I mak the my Secretar ; 
And thow fall be my Thefawrar i 
And thou fait be my Counfallour, 
In fpirituall ihingis to be ConfeiTour, 

Flattry. 



Soverane, I fweir yow be Santt Ann, 
Ye met nevir with an wyfar man ; 



Mony 



MISLEAD KING HUMANITIE. 119 

Mony a craft, Syr, I can» 
War thay Weill knawm 
Ih^ffnafcillofFlattry, 
Bot feUerit with philofophy, 
A ftrange man in Aftronomyi 
Quhilk fhall be fone fchawn. 

Falsat. 

And I half grit intelUgence 
In quelling of the cjiiyntacence ; 
Bot to preve my experience 
Syr lend me fourty crownis^ 
To mak multiplication ; 
And tak my obligationn. 
Gif we mak fals narratiouni 
Hald us for very lownis, 

DZSSAIT. 

Schyr, I^ ken be yonjr phifnomye, 
Ye fall conqueifs, or ellis I lye. 
Drunken Denmarit and all AUmarn^ 
Spitutfeildf and the realme of S^ant. , 
Ye (all half at your governance 
Renfrew, and the Realme of France ; 
Ye EngUngy and the town of Rome ; 
Cfjiorphiney and all Chriilindome. 
Quhairto, Syr, be the Trinitie, 
Te ar an very Aferfe^ 

I 4 Flat- 



Syi-, quhen I dwelt in Itafy 

I leirit the craft of palmeiliy. 

Schaw me the luffe, Syr, of your hand, 

And I fall gar yow undirdand 

Gif your grace be unfortunat,. 

Or gif ye be predeflonat. 

I fee ye will haif fyifiene quenis. 

And fyiftene fcoir of cuncubynis. 

Now the Virgin Mary faif your grace. 

Saw evir man fa quhy t a face ^ 

Swa grit ane arme, fa fair ane hand ? 

1 hair is not fie ane leg in all this land. 

War ye in harnefs I think na wonder, 

Howbeid ye dang doun twen^ hunder. 

DiSSAIT. 

Be my fawle that is trew thoiv fay is. 
Was nevir man fet fa weill his dais; 
Thair is na man in Chriflianitie 
So meit to be ane King as ye, 

Falset. 

Syr, thank the Haly Trinitie 
That fend us to your cumpany ; 
For (jod nor I gaip in ane gallowis, 
Gif evir ye fand thre bettar fallowis* 

I KiNGt 



MISLEAD KING HUMANITIE. i%t 

King. 

Ye ar all welcum; be the rude. 
Ye feme to be thre men of gade. 

Finis efihis Interlude^ andfairt ofplojf : htififtir 

fall GuDE CouNSALL appeir^ and fall be 

hoftit oFwqy; and Ladj Che^tetib and Vb* 

SiETiE fail ht put in Jlokkis: aitr^/SENSUA* 

L I T I £ fallgyd tbeyung king fir a time* 



INTER- 



INTERLUDE vt 

The three Vicf.s overcome Truth 
AND Chastity. 



P£RS01fl» 

King Human I TIE. 

DiSSAIT. 

Flattery. 
Falset. ^ 

Cttd^ Counsas* 

Veretie. 
Sfiritualxtie* 
Cbestetie. 
Diligence. 

SOLLACE. 

Sensualitzi. 



THE THR£E VICES, ke. ta^ 



I N T E R L U D E YU 



S C E N E !• 



KiNo^ Di88AiT| Flattery, Falsat* 

GUDE COUN0AU 
KlK6« 

Boc quha is yone that ftandU fa ftiil ? 
Go fpy, and fpeir quhat is his will ; 
And gif he yairnis my prefence. 
Bring him to me with diligence. 

Dyssait* 

That fall be done, be Goddls bieid! 
We fall him bringt owder quick or deid* 



Flat* 



i^fc YHE three VfCEd 

Flattry. ^ 

I dreid full foir, be God himfell. 
That yone awld Carle be Gud Counsall* 
Get he anis to the kingis preiencc^ . 
We thre'will get na audience. 

Dl88AIT« 

That ms^ter fall I tak in hand. 
And fay it is the kingb cummand, ; 
That he anone devoyd this place. 
And cum not neir the kingis grace ; 
And that undir the pane of treiFoune. 

Flattry. 

Bruder, I think that couniall reirone. 

Now lat U3 heir quhat he will fay. 

Awld berdit mowch ! gud6 day ! gude day I 

GUD£ COUNSALL. 

Gude day agane* Syr^ be the rude ; 
I pray God mak yow men of gude» 

DissAir. 

Pray not for that to Lord, or Leddy. 

For we ar men of gude allreddy, 

Sc)iy fy fchaw till us^ quhat is your name ? 



Gud 



OVERCOME TRUTH AND CHASTITY, izj 

GUD CotTl^SALE. : 

GuD QooNSALL tb^y call me at hame. 
Falsbtt. 

Quhat fayis thow Carle? art thow Gud Counsall? 
Swyth pais the hence, unhappy unfale ! 

Gup CouKiSALfi. 

I pray yow, Syr, gif mc licence 

To cum anis to the kingis prefence. 

To fpeik hot thre wordis with his grace, ' ' 

Flattry. 
Swythy hurfone Carle, devoid this place* 

GudCounsall* 

Bfoder, I ken yow Weill enewch, 

Howbeid ye mak it never £a. tewch : 

Flattry, Dissait, and Fals Report^ ... 

Thay will not fufier to refort 

Gud Counsale to the Kingis prefence* 

. Dissait* / 

Swyth, hurfone Carle, ga pak the hence. 

' [Heir fall thay burU away Gude Comfdik* 

GuoeCounsal. 

Sen at this tyme I can get na prefeoce, 
Is no remeid hot tak in pacience. 

Howbeid 



Howbeid Gvde Counsall heftely be not hard, 
With yung Princis yit fowld thay not be fkard ; 
Bot quhen yowthhefd hes bUWn hit t^irtotth bfetty 
Than fall Gud Counsall rewiU him at the lad. 



S C at! E II. 

FlaTTRY, FaLSAT, DiSSAIT. 

Htir/ali tbi tbre VvciS fit/s to am CownfdU. 

Flattry. 

Now quhill Gud GbT^irSALt \t ^bftnt,^ 
firedir, we mon be diligent ; 
And mak betwix us four bandis, 
Quhen vacain9 fbllis iti ony lai^dit. 
That every man fall help his fallow. 

DiSSAIT. 

I hald, deirbruder, be all hallow: 
So thow fifche fiOt Within our boundis. 

Flattry. 

That fall I not, be eokkis Woundis, 
Bot I fall planely t«k J^Oor |MiiHte^ 



Falset. 



OVERCOME TRUTH AND CHASTITY. 119 

Falset. 

So fall we thyne, with all our hairds. 

Bot haift us quhill the King is yung, 

And lat ilk man keip weill a tung. 

And in ilk quarter half a (jpy, 

XJs till adwertyifs heftelly 

Quhen ony cawfualities 

Sail happin in our cuntries ; 

And lat us mak provifioun^ 

Or he cum to difcretioun, , 

No moir he wat now, nor ane* Santt, , 

Quhat thing it is to haife of want. 

Or he cum to his perfeft aige. 

We fall be fekir of our waige, 

And than lat ilk ane carle travel uthir« 

DiSSAIT. 

That mowth fpeik mair, my awin deir bi^uthir* 



Voii.IL t. SCEN5 



130 THE THREE VICES 



SCENE III. 



Veretie, DissAiTy Flattry, Falset. 

[Hdr/all Ve r e T i e /»//>, andpafs to hir place ; qubmr 
FhKTTBiY fall J^ hir wolthfeir. 

Verities 

Oif men of me wald haif intilligence» 
Or knaw my name» thay call me Veritie*' 
Off Chryflis law I haif experience; 
And hes ourfalit mony flormy fee* 
Now am I feikand King Humanitje, 
For of his grace I haif gud experance, 
Fra tyme that he acquantit be with me ; 
His heich honour and'gloir I fall avance* 

DiSSAIt* 

SanSi Pater ! quhair haif ye bene ? 
Declair to us of yowr novellis. 

Flattry. 

Thair is new licht on the grene 
Dame Veritie, be buikis and bellis. 
Bot cum fche to the Kings prefence, 
Thair is na bate for us to byde, 
Xhairfoir I rid us all ga hence. 

FALfET. 



OVERCOME TRUTH AND CHASTITY, iji 

Falset/ 
*rhat will vrt not yit, be Santj Brydc. 
Bot we fall owdir gang, or rydei 
To Lordis of Spiritualitie» ^ 

And gar thame trow yone bag of pryde ' 
He$ fpokin manifefl: herefie; 

[Heir the Vycis gdis to the Spiritual Eftait^ andlfti 
»/<»« VERfeTiE, difiring bit to Be put in captiifitie^ 
quhilk is done nJoitJh diiigencg* 

fLATTRY. 

Quhat bulk is that, harlot, into thy hand f 
Owt Walloway ! this is the New Teftament 
In Ifiglis tungy and printit in Ingkuul. 
Herefy, Herefy, fyre, fyre, incontinent ! 

VERETIEi 

Furfuth, freind, ye haif ane wrang jugement^ 
For in that buik thair is na herefie, 
Bot Chriftia word, richt dulce and redolenti 
And fpreingand weill of fincere veretie. 

DiSSAIT. 

Cam on your way, for all your yallow lokki^^ 
Your wantone wofdis but dowt je fall repent* 
This nicht ye fall bedryt ane pair of dokkist 
And fyne the morne be brocht to judgement* 

Verbtie* 

For Chriftis faik I am richt weill, content 
To fufieir all thing that fall pleifs his grace ; 

K % ' Howbeid 



i3» THE THREE VICE5 

Howbcid ye put a thowfand to toitnent, 

A handreth thowfand fall ryifs in their place* 

[Heir fall V^^i.T IK fit drwntnbir kmis^ mtifa^t 
Get up, thow fleipis all to lang* O Lord ! 
And mak ane reflbnable refornatiouii 
On thame quhilk dois tramp doua thyoc tttvenly word i 
And hes ane dcidly indignatioun 
At thame quhilk makis trew narratioun* 
Suffer thame not moir to be moUeft. 

Lord ! I mak the fuppHcatioun^ 

With thyne unfreindis lat me not be oppreft» 

1 haif no moir to fay. 

Sit down, and tak yow rell 
Allnichty till it be day. 

DiSSAIT. 

My Lordis, we haif with diligence 
Bucklic Weill up yone bladdrand baird. 

Sp&itwalitie. 
I think ye farve fum recompenfe; 
Tak thair ten crownk fof yoor rewaird* 



SCBNI 



OVERCOME IIIUTH AND CHASTITY, iji 



SCENE IV. 

Chestitie, Biligence. 

[Heir/kilifttir Chest irtE, nnJ/ayi 

Quhow long fall this inconflant warld endure, 

That I fould baaeiil be fa lang! Allace ! 

Few cewratouris or none tdk of me ceure, 

Quhilk garris me mony nichtis \y hairteles* 

Thocht I half pail all nicht from place to place 

Amang the temporally and sprituall, BSTAiTif, 

Nor amang Princis, I can get na grace ; 

Bot boudeouily am haldin at thair yaittis* 

Diligence. 

Lady, I pray yow (chaw to me your name ; 
It dois me noy your lamentatiouo. 

Chaistetie* 
My friend, quharof I neid not think na fcfaame> 
Dame Chestetie, baneift frame toun to toun. 

Diligence. 
Than pafs to ladies of religioun, 
Quha makkis thair vow to obferve Chefletie* 
Lo quhar thair fictis ane Priores of renoun^ 
Amang the reft of Spritvalitie* 

K3 [ftar 



134 THE THREE VICES 

[Heir fall fche pafs to the ba'tU Spritual Esta^T ; 
and Jche fall not he rejjawity hot fnt awajm 

Diligence. 

Madame, qahat garris yow g^g fa lait, 
Tell me how ye half done debait. 
With Temporall and Sprituall Stait^ 
Quha did yow maift kyndnes f 

Chestetie. 
In faith I fand hot ill, and war ; 
That gart me Itand from thame afar, 
Evin lyk a beggar at the barr. 
And fiemit me moir and lefs, 

DlLIOENCfi^ 

I counfale yow, hot tareing, 
Pafs till Hu M A N I T 1 B the king. 
Perchance he of hi8 Grace bcnyng, 
Will ^ak to yow fupport. 

Ch^stetii* 

Of your connfale I am content 
To pafs CO him incontinent ; 
And my fervice till him prefent, 
In hop of fum confort* 



SCENE 



/ 



OVERCOME TRUTH AND CHASTITY. 135 



S C E N E V. 

King, Sensualitie, Solace, Dissait, &c. 

Chestitie, Veretie. 

Sollace* 

Soverane, get up, and fe ane hcvenly ficht,^ 
A fair lady in quhyt abilyement. 
Sche may be pcir to ony king or knycht, 
Moifl li]( ane angell be my jugement* 

Sensualitie. 

Now lat me ie, qabat this matter may mene ; 
Perchance that I may ken hir be hir face. 
Bot dowt this is Dame Chestetie I wene. 
Shyr, fche and I ma not byd in a place : 
Bot gif it be the plefpur of your grace 
That I remane into your cumpany, 
Than this woman richt heilelly gar chace, 
That fche be no moir fene in this cuntre. 

King. 

As evir ye pleifs, fweithairt, fo fall it be« 
Difpone hir as ye think expedient ; | 
Evin as ye lift to lat hir leif or dd ; 
J will refcrr to y w that j udgemen t, 

K 4 Sill.. 



136 THE THREE VICES 

Sensualitie. 

Fafsoathany Sapience and Discretxoun, 
And baneifs hir oat of the kiogs prefeace, 

DiSSAlT. 

Madame, tbat fall we do, be God4i6 palBoun, 
We fall do your cammand with diligence. 
And at your hand ferve gudly recompence. 
Dame Cheste TIB, cum on, benocht aga{t| 
We fall richt fone uponii your awn expcnce 
Into the flokkis your bony feit nak faft. 

[Heir fall tbi;^ i^Wr Chestetie to the Jlckkis ; 
fcht Jail Jay ^ 
I pray you, Syr, be patient, 
For 1 fail be obedient 
Till do quhat ye cumand, 
Sen I fe thair is no remeid ; 
Howbeid it war to fuffer deid. 
Or flemd out of the land. 
I wyt the EmpriouT ConstantyNE 
That I am put to fic rewyne. 
And banefit Irom the Kirk. 
For fen ye maid ihe Faip a king 
In Rome J cowld get na lining 
Bot hyde me in the mirke. 
Bot Lady bENSUALiTiE 
Senfyne hes gydit that cuDtre 
And mekle of the refl. 



OVERCOME TRUTH AND CHASTITY. 13; 

And now fche rewllis all this land 
And hes dereftit hir cummand 
That I fowld be oppreft. 
Bot all cumins for the beft 
To thame that lovis the Lord ; 
Thocht I be now oppreft 
I treift 10 be reflord. 

{Heir /all thay put hir in the flokkis : and fche fall fiy 

/ffVERETlE, 

Syfter, allace this k a tairfull cdce. 
That we with Princis fa fowld be abhord. 

Ve^etie. 
Be blyth, Syfler, I treift within fchort fpacc 
That we fal be richt hororablie reftord ; 
And with the King we fall be at concord. 
For I heir tell Divyne G)rrectioun 
Is now landid, thanklt be God our Lord* 
I wait he wUl be our protedioun. 

Finis of this Interlude. 
^ Ane proclamatioun to it iane in efiii-wart of the Farliamintm 



[Part 



[Part II. of the Play *•] 



INTERLUDE VII. 



Th^ Parliament of Correction. 



Sec the Prologue next following^ 



P £ Jt 8 II 9 

King Correction. 
King Humanitie* 

GUDB CoUNSAL* 

Diligence. 

King Correction's servant* 

Falset. 

Flattry. 

DiSSAIT. 

Wantones. 

Veritie, 

cuestetif. 

The Three Estaits, 

Jo HN I E //6/ Common Weih 

Sarjantes* 

Fov £RT I E} or the Puirmafit 



THE PARLIAMENT, &c. r^i 



INTERLUDE VIL 



PROLOGUE. 

Heir fall Mtjfingir DiL i cENCByi; •• 

At the cumand of King Humanitie 
I warne and charge all Member! s of Parliament, 
Baith Sprituall Stait, and TemporalitiEi 
That to his Grace thay be obedient ; 
And fpeid thame to the Court incontinent, 
In gud order arrayit ryally. 
Quho beis abfent, or inobedient, 
The kingis difplefour thay fall underly.. 

And als I mak yow exortatioun, 
Sen ye haif haird the firft pairt of our play. 
To tak ane drink, and mak collatioun : 
Ilk man drink to hit marrow I yow pray. ' 

Tary nocht lang ; ic is lait of the day : 
Lat fum drink aill : and fum the cleret wynCt 
Be grit Dodouris ot Phefick I heir fay 
That michty drink confortis a dull ingyne* 

This verjs eiktt quhtlk ii in tbifirfi frtcUmati(mn% 
Prudent Pepill, I pray yow all, 
Tak ng man griet in ipeciall, 

7 For 



141 TttE PAllLiAMfiNT ' 

For we fall (peik in general. 

For paftyme, be my fay* 

Thairfoir till thit owr i*ymes be rung 

And owr mi{k}nat fangis be fung 

Lat every man kelp weill a tung 

And every woman tway. 

» » * * ¥t » 

« » « » 4f 

««»««% 
» « 4(1 « 4tf . 

* * • I pray yow, 
For that is etren anewch to flay yow j 
Becaufs thair is to cum I fay yow 
The bed pairt of our play^ 



S C E N E, li 
King Correction's Boy. 

[Hiir/all Eniir Correction is Variety fit 
Reformat lOUN, andfaj: 
Syrs, (land aibak, and hald yow eoy s 
I am the King Correction's Boy, 
Cum heir to dreifs his place* 
Se that ye mak obedience 
Unto his nobill Excellencei 
Fra time ye fe his face. 

1 ' For 



OF CORREGTIOW. 143 

for he ttiakkis rcformatiouiiis 
Owt thruch all Criflin nationis^ 
Qohair he findis grit debaitis. 
And, fa far as I undirfland. 
He fall reforme into this land 

All the THRE ESTAITIS. 

God fuFth of hevin he hes him fend, 
To puneifs all that dois oFend 
Unto his Majcftie ; 
As evir him lift to t&k vengeance, 
Samtyme with fwerd and peftllence^ 
With derth and powertic. 
Bot quhen the Pepill dois rCpenr, 
And beis to God obedient. 
Than will he gif thame grace : 
Bot thay that will not be corrC(Slit^ 
Richt feddanly wiU be diredlit, 
And flemid far from his face; 
For fylcnce I protell 
Off Lord, Laird, and Leddy ^ 
Now will I run but reft, 
And|]tell that all is reddy. 



SCENB 



144 THE PARLIAMENT 



SCENE IL 
DissAiTy Flattry, Falset. 

DiSSAlT. 

Bruder, hard ye yone ProclamatiouD ? 
I dreid full fair for reform atioun, 
Yone meflage raakis me mangit. 
Quhat is your Counfale to me tell ? 
Remane we heir, be God him fell, 
We will all tbre be hangit. 

Flattrv. 

T will ga to Sfirtualitie, 

And preiche owt thru^he his Dyocie, 

Quhar I will be unknawin. 

Or kelp me cloife into fum clofler, 

With many petious pater nofter. 

Till all the boift be blawin. 

^DlSSAIT. 

I will be treiitt as ye ken 
With all my maifters the March and Me.v, 
Quhilk can mak fmall debait. 
Ye ken rycht few of thame that thry ves, 
Or can begyle the landwart wyves, 
Bot me thair man DissAiT* 
, Now Falsat quhat fall be thy chift ? 



OF CORRECTION^ m^s 

Falsat. 

Nft cair thou not, man, for tny thrift; 
Trow thou that I be daft ? 
Na I will leif a luffy lyfe» 
Wiihowttyn ony fturtttr ftryfe, 
Amang the Men of Crafty 

Flattrt. 

I will remane na mair befyd yow. 
I counfal yow richt weill to gyd yow : 
Byd nocht upoun CoRRECTiouKft 
Fairweill ! I will na langar tary. 
I pray the alreche Queue of Fary 
To be your proteAioun* 

DfSSAlT. ' 

Falsat, I wald we maid ane Band, 
Now quhill the King is found fleipand 
Qiihat rax to fieiU his Box. 

Falsat* 

Na Weill faid, be the Sacrameatf 
That f 1 I do incontinent, 
Thocht it had twenty lokkis. 

{Heir fall thd^JleiU tie iCngis hoM. 

Lo heir the Box ! now lat us ga: 
This may fnfiyce for our rewatdis* 

/» 
Vol. II. L DissAit* 



>46 rki parliAmejtt 

DiSSAIT. 

Ye, that it may, man, be this day 
It may weill mak us landward Lairdis* 
Now latt us caft away thir Clayifs, 
In dreid fum follow on the Chace. 

Falsat. 
Richt Weill deryfit, b\B St..BLAis, 
Wald God we war out of this place ! 

[Heiffdl they cqft a*uMiy thiir Ccmitiffiit 

. DiSSAIT, 

Now fen thair is no man to wrang us, 
I pray yow» Bruder, with all my hairt, 
Latt us now pairt this pelf amang us ; 
Syne heflelly lat us de'pairt. 

Falsa T. 

Trowis thow to get as mekill as Z ? 
That fall thow not : I flail the box. 
Thow did nothing but luik it by^ 
And lurkit lik a wily fox. 

DissAxr. . 

Thy hetd fall bek a tuppill of knolckis^ 
Peldur^ withowt I get my pafrt. 
Swyth^ hurfone fmaik, ryve up the lokkfs. 
Or I fall fiik the thjriiche the hairt. 

iHiirjMthqyfifbtvnthJ^ 



O F C O R R E C T I O N. 147 

Falsa T. 
Allace for cyir, myae £e Is owt ! 
Wallouway will no man red the men? 

DiSSAIT. » 

Upoun thy doff tak thair a clowt ! 
To be cowrtace I fall the ken. 
Fairweilly for I am at the flycht, 
I will not byd on na demandis; 
Aod we tway meit agane this nycht^ 
Tuay felt fall be worth iburty handis. 



SCENE III. 

CORRECTIOUNy GuDE CoUNSALL* 

Correct lOUN enterrism 
I tak beir hot eertane fchort pairtis owt of tbefpticbis ; 
btcaus ttf thi hng Frocejfe of the Fhj* 

CORRECTIOUW* 

I am ane Juge, richt potent and fevere, 
Cum, to do Juftice, mony thowfand myle* 
I am fa coti{lant| baith in peafe and weir, 
Na bud nor favour ma my face ourfyle. 
Thair is thairfoir richt mony in this YIe 
Of my repair, but dowt, quhilk dois repent S 
Bot vertowfs men, I trad, fall on me fmyle; 
And of my earning be richt weill concents 

L :» GUDX 



;,.v: , V. t I 



»4« THE PARLIAMENT 

GUDE.C<MTN8ALL. 

Welcum, my Lord, welcum ten thowfand tymts 

Till all faitbfull-and trew men of this regiouf^L 

Welcum for till corre£l all faltis and ciymis, 

Amang this cankart Congregatloun ! 

Lowifs Chestetie, I mak ye fupplicatiounv ^. 

And put till fredome fair Lady Veretie, 

Quhilk be unfaithful! folk of thh regtoanr 

Lies bind ful fafl into captivitie* 

CORRBCTIOVN. 

Imervel, Gitd Counsall, qubow that may be;, 
Ar ye Wot with the King familiar ^ 

GudCounsall* 
That am t not, my lord, full wais mef 
Bdt Ivk ane brybour halden at the Bar;. 
Thay play Bokeik, even as I war a ikar. 
Thair come thre knavis, in cleithing co«nterfeit| 
And fra the King thay gart me fland afar ; 
Qdfhois names war FAtLSA.Ty Flattry, and Dissai^;. 
Bot quhen^the knaris hard tell of your coming 
Thay fiall away^ ilk ane ane fundry gait, 
And keft fra thame thair counterfeit clothing : 
For thair loving full weill thay can debait ; 
The Marchand Men thay haife reflet Dissaxt; 
And for Faxset full weill, my Lord, I ken 
He will be richt weiU trettet^ air aid late, 
Amang the maift pairt of the Crafti smkn. 

Flatt&v 



I 



OF CORRECTION. 149 

Flattry hes tanc the hebit of a Freir, 
Purpoifing to begyle the Spiritu all Estait, 

Cor RECTI GUN. 

But dowe, my freinds, and I life half a yeir ; 
I (all dryve fer owt tbair Iniquitie* 
Quhair lyis yone Laddies in captivitie ? 
Qjihow now Syfteris quho hesyow fo difgyiit? 



S C E N E IV. 

CORRECTJOUN, GUDE CoUNSALL, VeRITIE, 

Chestitie. 

Veretie. 

Unmerciful Memberis of Iniquitie 
Difpytfully hes us, ray Lord, fuppryfit. 

CoRRECTIOUN. 

Ga put yone Ladies to thair libertie 
Incontinent, and brek doun all the Stokkis. 
Bot dowt they ar full deir welcum to me. '^ 

Mak diligence ; me think ye do bot mokkis ; 
Speid band) and fpair not for to biek the lokkis, 
And tendirly tak thame up be the hand. 
Had I thame heir the knavis iowld ken my knokkts, 
That thame opprefl, and baneifit this land. 

[Heir /all they bt tdnt out rfthe Stokkis: and they fall fin^i 
We ihank you, Syr, of your benignitie ; 

' L 3 Bot ,^ 



1 



xj'o THE PARLIAMENT 

Bot I bcfeik your Majeftie Royall, 
Thar ye wald pafs to King Humanitie ; 
And fleme fra hym yone Lady Sensuall, 
And entir in his Service Gud Counsale, 
For yc will find him very counfalable, 

CORRECTIOUN. 

Cum on, Sideris ; as ye haif faid I fall. 

And gar hym fiand at yow thre firme and Hable^ 



SCENE V. 

CORRECTIOUN, GUD CoUNSAL, VeRITIB, 

Chestitie, King Humanitie. 

[Heir fall Gvj} Counsall, Veretie, ^«^Ch^steti^ 
cumtatbeKiifGi w</i& Correct lOVN. 

'.Correctioun. 

Get up, Syr King! ye haif (leipit anewch 
Into the armes of Lady Sensuall. 
Be feme that moir belangis to the pleuch, 
As afterwart perchans reherfs I fall. 
Remeniber how the King SardanpalIc 
Amang fair Ladys tuk his luil fa lang, 
So that the maift part of his Leigis all 
Rebeld, and fyne hym dulfully doun thrang. 
Remember how, into the tyme of Noy, 
For the fowUe (link and fin of Lechery, 
God, be my wand, did all the warld deilroy« 



O F C Q.R R E C T I O N^ 151 

Sodm and Gomer rlcht fo full rigouroully 
For that felf fyn war brunt richt crewally* 
Thairfoir I the cummand incontinent 
Toceife from that hair Sbnsualitie, 
Or eliis hot dowt rudly thow fait repent. 

King.' 

Be qithome half ye fa grit awtoritie, 
Quhilk dob prefome for till corred a King ? 
Knaw ye not me the King Human it 11, 
That in my regioMn royally did ringf 

COR&SCTIOUN. 

I haif power grit f rincis to doun tiering, 
That lei vis contrar the ^ajefiie Deyyne; 
Agane the trewtb quhilk planely dois maling; 
But thay repent: and pot thame to afwii^c* 
I will begin at the, quhilk is the heid, * 
And mak on the firft Rt;formatiou]:^. 
Thy Leigis than will follow the but pleic^. 
Swythy Harlotty hence without d(ellatioun ! 

My Lord, I mak yow fupplicatiopfi 

Gif me licence to pafs agape to Rom^; , 

Amang the Princis of that natipun 

I lat you wit my bewty thajr will blpn^e* 

\Htirfall SENstJ alitie iepairtfra the Kino. 
L 4 CoR- 



( 



ija THE PARLIAMENT- 

CORRKCTIOUN. 

« ' 

My Lord, fen ye ar: quyt of Sensu ali tie, 

Reifaif into your. Service Gjd CouNS ALE, 

And ricbt fo this fair Ledy Ch£stetijb, 

Till ycmary fum Queue of blude royal). 

Obferve than Chestetib matrimonial). 

Richt fo relTaif heir.VERETiB be the band. 

Ufe thair Cuhfale, your fame fall never fall ; ^ 

Thairfoir with, thame mak ane perpetuaU band. 

[H^ir fall the King rejfaifthe tbre FerimHy 

King. 

I am content your cunfall till inclyne ; 

Yebeand of ia gud conditioun. 

At your ciimmand fall be all that Is rnyne. 

And heir Igif you full Commiflioun • 

To punifh faultis, and gif remiflioUn. 

To all vertew I fhall be confonablc : 

With you I fall confirme an unioon ; 

And at yourcounfall fland ay firme aiid fiablc% 

Correct xQTfN, 
I counfale yow, incontinent, 

Agane prvxla lie the Parliament • ' 

Of all the THRE FsTAiTis, 
That thay be heir with diligence, 
To mak to yow obedietice. 
And fone drefs all dcbait^s^ 

King. 



OF CORRECTION. 15$ 

K1N6. 

That fall be done, but mair demand. 
How Diligence ! cam heir fra hand| 
And tak your informatioun.^ 
Ga waroe the SpRixuALiTiBy 
Richt fo the Temporal I TIE, 
To gif us their Counfallis. 
Quho fo beis abfent, to thamc fchaw 
That thay fall underly our Law, 
And puneift be that failis. 

DiLlGEIfCE. ' 

Schyr, I fall baith in Bruch and Land, 

With diligence do your cumand, 

Upon my awin expenfe. 

Schyr,- 1 half ferwitt all this yeir, 

Bot I gat ncvir ane dynneir v 

Yet for my rccompenfe. 

King. 

Pafs on; for thou fall be regairdit, 
And for thy fcrvice weill rewardit. 
Forquhy, with my confent, 
Thou fall half yeirly for thy hyre, 
The teind mgfTells of the Ferry my re, • 
Conformand to Parliament, 

* Here half a Itanza feems u anting. 

Di. 



154 THE PARLIAMENT 

DiLIOENCK* 

I will get riches with that rent, 

Eftir ih^ day of Dome, 

Quhen in the coillpitts of Tranent 

Butter will grow on brome. 

All nicht I had fa mekill drewth, 

I micht not ileip a wink. 

Or I proclame ocht with my mowth, 

Put dowt I mon have drlnk« 



S C E N E VL 

I^INCytiuMANlTIE, CoRRECTIOUN, WaNTONHh 

Veritie, Chastitie. 

CORRECTIOUN, 

Cam heir. Placebo, and Sollace, 
With your Cumpanyeoun Wantonbs| 
I ken Weill your conditioun. 
For tyfting of Humaniti^ 
To reffaiiF Sensual I TIE, 
Y^ inon fufferpuuitioun. 

Wantones. 
We grant, my Lord, we haif done ill ; 
Thairfoir we put us in your will. 
Bot we have bene abufit. 
For in gud faith, Syr, we beleivit 

That 



OF CORRECTIONt ijj 

That Lichery co>s'ld na man haiff greiyit, 

Becaus it is fo uiit. 

Schyr, we fall mend our conditioun. 

So ye gif us ane free remiffioun ; 

Bot gif us leif to iing. 

To dance, and play at Chefs, and Tabblis ; 

To reid Storyis, and mirry Fabillis, 

For plefour of the King. 

CORRECTIOUN. 

So that ye do nott udyr Cryme, 
Ye fal bepardonM at this tyme. 
For quhy, as I fuppoife, 
Princis fumtyme mon feik follac^ 
With mirth, and lefuH mirrenes. 
Their fpreitis to rejoyifs, 

KiKG. 

Quhair is Sapience, and DiscretiouiI? 
And quhy cumis not Divotiouk nar ? 

Veretie. 
Sapience, Syr, was ane verry Loun^ 
And Descretioun was nyne tymes war. 
The futh, Syr, gif I wald report, 
Thay did bcgyle yoUr Excellence ; 
And wald not fufFer to refort 
JMoQ of VM thre to your prefence. 

ChAI8« 



1^6 THE PARLIAMENT 

Chaistetxe. 

Thay Are was Flattry, and Dissait, 
And Falsat, that unhappy loun. 
Againis us thre qahilk maid debait, 
And baneiil us fr^ toun to tonn. 
Thay gart us tway fall into foun, 
Qihen thay us lokkit in the ftokkis* 
That daflard quhilk ye calld Discretiouw 
Full thiftouily he flail your box. 

King. 

The Divill tak thame, for thay ar gane ! 
Me thocht thame ay thre very fmaikis* 
I mak ane vow to fweit fan6t Filane 
Get I thame, thay fall beir thair paikis. 
I fe thay playd with me the glaikkis. 
Guo CouNSALL now fchew me the beft; 
Sen I £x on you thre my fiaikis. 
How fall I keep my realme in reft t 



SCENE 



I 



OF CORRECTION. 157 



S C E N ,lEi VII. 

■V ft- ■ • 

£lN6 HUMANITIE^ CoRRiS^TlOK, DlLIGBNCE,( 

JoHNiE The Common Weil, The Three 
EsTAXTis, Flattry, Fals^et, 

[Hiir /all tbi Thrb Estaitis cmfiir t9 th$ 
Parliament ; And the YLi NG /aU fq^ : 

"Wy prudent Lordis of the thre Eftaitia, » 

It is our will, aboif all oydir thing. 
For to re&rme all thay that makkis debaitis; 
Contrair the richt quhilk daylie dois maling. 
And thay that dois the commoun weill doun thring. . 
With help and counfall of king CorrectiouNs 
It is our will for to mak punifiing, 
And plane Oppreflburis put to fubje6UouB» 

Diligence* 

All mener of men I warne, that beneoppredy 

Cam and complene, and thay fall be redreft ; ^ 

Forquby it is yone nobill Princis wilHs, 

That all Compleneris fall giff in thair billis, 

JoHNiE THE Commoun weill* 

Owt of my gait^ for Goddis ftik lat me gae. 
Tell me agane, gad maifter, quhat yc iae ? 



isS THE PARLIAMENT 

Diligence. 

I warne all that bene wrangufly affendit. 
Cum and coinplene» and they fall be amendk* 

Common Weill. 
Thanket be Chrift, that ware the Croun of Thorne ! 
For I was never fo biyth fen I war borne. 

Diligence. 
Quhat is thy name. Fallow, that wald I feill ? 

JOHKIE. 

Forfudi they call me Johnie the Commoun we ill. 
Gude maifter, I wald fpeir at you ane thing, 
Quhar treft ye fall I find yone new maid king? 

Diligence. 
Cum our, and I (liall ichaw the till his grace. 

John IE. 
Now Goddis braid benniefon licht upon that face! 
Stand by the gait : lat fe gif I can loop. 
I fflon run fad in dreid I get a cowp* 

IHeir fall JoH N i f r«« to Ivwp onjur thi nvatler^ and 
be fall fall in thi m'tddis of it. 

Diligence. 
Speid the away, thou tarreis all to lang. 

JOHKI£» 



OP CORRECTION, x^» 

JOHKIE. 

Syr, be this day I micht not failer gang. 

Crod day ! Gud day ! God faif baith your Gracis ! 

"Waly, Waly, fa tha iwa weill fard facis ! 

King. 

Schaw me thy name| Gud man, I the command* 

JOHKIE. 

Mary, Johnie the Commovn weill of Fair Scot« 

LANP* 

King. 
The Common weill has bene amang his Fais» 

JOHNIE. 

Ye, that^{yr> gams the Commoun weill want Clais. 

CORRECTIOUN. 

Quhome upoun compleneye, or quho males yow debaiitis ? 

JOHNIE. 

Syr I complene upouh the King, and all the thre Es- 

TAITIS. 

As for our reverend Faders of Spritualitie 

Ar led be covetyce this Carle, and Temporalitie. 

And, als ye fe, Temporalitie hes need of corre£lioutu 

Quhilk hes lang tyme bene led be publick Oppreilbun, 

Lo fe quhair the loun lyis lurkand at his bak 1 

Get up, I think to fe thy Craig gar a raip crak. 

7 How, 



i6o T H E P A R L I A M E N T 

How, fenzeit Flattr y ! the feipd fart oh that face; 

Quhen ye war gyddar o( the Court we gat Httill grace. 

Ryis up Falsat, and Dissait, withowttyn ony fenyie^ 

I pray God nor the Divills Dam dryt on that grunyic. 

Bchald as the lot'o luikis even lyk a ThicfF. . 

Mony wicht workmen ye half brocht to mifcheliF. 

My Soverane Lord .Co a recti ovi^^ I mak yow fup« 

plication, * , 

Put thir tryit tratouris from Chridis Congregatioun* 

C0RRECTI0U?r. 

As ye haif devyfit, but dowt it fall be done. 
Cum heir annone, my Seijandis, and do your det fone* 
Put firft the three pilouris into the prifon ftrang : 
Howbeid ye hang thame heflelly ye do thame na wrang« 

First Sarjahd. 

Soverane Lprd, we fall obey all your commandis. 
Bruder, upoun thay Harlottis lay your handis. 
Ryifs up, Lowry, ye luikeven lyk alurdane, 
Your m6wth war meit even to drink owt ajurdane. 

2d Sarjand. 

Cum heir, GoiTop, cum heir, cum heir. 
Your rakles lyflf ye fall repent; 
Quhen had ye wont^to be fa'fweir? 
Stand flill, and be obedient. 

ift Sarjand. 
Thair is not ane in all this toun, 

(Bot I wald nocht this tale was told) 

Bot« 



OP CORRECTION, i6t 

Bot i wrid hang'him^for his goun^ 
Quhidder he war' Lord or L»rd* 
I trow this p^our be fpurgslwd, 
Thow art ane fliff knaife I fiand ford. 
Howbeid r fe thy (ealp, Syr, ficawd; 
Put in thyne handis inta this cord* 

J[Heir ar tbay kdy tmd put in the fioti^ 

My werdy Lordii, fen that ye^hdif on hand 
Sum reformatioun to mak intort^island. 
And als ye knaw it is the Kingis mynd^ 
Quhilk to the Commouk Weill hes ay bene klnd» 
Thocht reiff'and thift war (lanchit weill anewch, 
Yit fumthing mair belangis to the plewch. 
Now into peas ye fowld provyd for weiris^ 
And be feur off how mony thowfand fpeiris 
The king man be^ quhen he hes och£ ado : 
Forquhy, my Lordis, this is my refToune lo, 
The hulbandmen and common is thay war wownt^ 
Go in the battel!, formail in the brount. 
Bot I haif tynt all my experience, 
Withowt ye mak fum better dih'gence. 
The Common Weill mon othir wayis be ftyfit. 
Or be my faith the realme will be begylit. 
Thir peur Commounis, daylie as ye may fie^ 
Declynes doxm till extreme povertie ; 
For fome ar heichtit fo into thair maill, 
Th»r wynning will nocht find thame water caill. ' 
Vol. IL M How 



i6i THE PARLIAMENT 

How Kirkmcn heicht thair tcindis it is wcill knawin, 
That hufbandmen noway$ may hald thair awin; 
And DOW begynnis a plaig upoun thame new. 
That Qentellnrjen their {leadings takkis in few. 
Thus mon thay pay grit fairm, or leiff the dad; 
And fiun ar planely hurlit owt be the had. 
That ar deflroyit, without God on thame rew. 

FOTE&TIE* 

Syr, be Goddis breid, that taill is very trew. 
It is Weill kend I had baith nolt and horfs ; 
Now all my geir ye fe upoun my corfs* 

CORRECTIOUN. 

Or I depaift I think to mak gud ordour* 

CoMMouN Weill, 

Ipcay yow, Syr, begyn then at the bordotlr. 
For quhow fowld we defend us agane luglamdf 
Quhen we can not, within our native land, 
Diftroy our awin Scettis^ tratour Thewis, 
That to leill labouriris daily dois myfcheivis. 
War I ane king, my Lord, be cokkis woundis 
Quhaevir held commoun theivis within their boandis, 
Quhairthruch that leill men daily micht be wrangit. 
Without remeid thair ckeftanis fowld be hangit, 
Quhidder he war a knycht, Lord, or Laird ; 
The Divill beir me till Hell, and he war fpaird ! 



Tem- 



OF CORRECTION. 163 

Temporalitie, 
Quhat oydir ennem) ifs hes thow, lat us ken ? 

CoMMOUN Weill. 

Schyrt I complene upoun all ydill men. 
Forquhy, Syo it is Goddis awin bidding 
All Criftinmen to wirk for thair leving. 
Santt Pawie, the pillar of the kirk^ 
Sayis to tha wrachiii that will not wirk. 
And bene to vertowifs labour laith, 
J^i non laboratt non mandwat : 
This being in Inglii toung to trcit, 
** Quho laboris nochi he fall not eit.*' 
This bene agane thir ftrang bcggarris, 
Fidlarisy Pypparis, and Pardonnares* 
Thir Juglaris, Jeftouris, and ydill fcnjouris, 
Thir Ballett Beraris, and thir J^airdis ; 
Thir fweir fwengeouris with Lordis and Lairdis, 
Mo than thair rentis may fuftene, 
Ar to thair profeit neidfull bene. 
Quhilk bene ay blythift of difcordis. 
And deidly feid amang the Lordis. 
For than thay Tratouris mon be treittit. 
Or ellis thair quarrellis ar undebaitit. 
And Monkis, Preiftis, Channonis, and Freiris^ 
Augudynesy Carmalytis, and Coirdeleiris ; 
And uthyrs that in Cowllis bene cled ; 
<^hilk laboris not and bene weill fed. 

M 2 Cor* 



s64 THI^ PA&LIAMBNT 

Correct louK* 
Qohome opoao, man^ mk tfaow complcne ? 

JOHNIE. 

Mai7> S3rr, ma and mae agane. 
For the pear pepill cryis with teiris 
The grit mifufing of Juftice Airi, 
Eiercit mair for covetyce. 
Nor for punifling of vyce. 
Ane pegrall theif, that fteills a COW9 
Is hangic; bot he that fteilis a bow 
With als xnekiil geir as he may tarfs. 
That theiff is hangit be the purfs. 
So pykand peprall thdvis ar hangit : 
Bot he that all the warld hes wrangit, 
A crewill tyrrand, a ilrang traofgreflbar, 
Aue commoon public plape opprelToar, 
By buddls will he obtene favouris : 
Off Thefaurar, and Compofitourist 
Thocht he ferve grit panifliouny 
Gettis tfy Compofitioun ; 
And thruche lawis Copflftoriall, 
Frolixt, corrupt, and pertiall, 
The Commoun pepill ar put at under: 
Thocht thay be peur it is na wonder. 



Cm- 



O F C O R R EC T 10 N. 165 

Correct i3*TJir. 

GudJoHNiEy I grant all that is trew» 

Your infortune full fair I rew« 

Or I pairt off this nationn 

I fall mak reformatioun. 

And als my Lordis .Temporal irrE* 

I yow cummand in tyme that yee 

Expell oppreflioun of your landis. 

And als I fay to yowMARCHANoii^ 

And evir I fynd, be land or fee^ 

Diss A z t into your cumpanie, 

Quhilk ar to commoun weill amtridry 

I wow to God I fall not fpair, 

To put my fword to executioun. 

And mak on yow extreme paniffioun* ^ 

Mairattour* my Lord Temporalitib, 

In gudly haift I will that yie 

Lett into few your teroporall landis. 

To men that labourris with thair handis ; 

Bot nocht to Jenkyne Gentill man, 

That nowdir will he work, or can ; 

Qghairby that pollece may encrefs. 

Temporalitik. 

I am content^ Syr, be the Mefs, 
Swa that theSpRiTUALrriE 
Lett thairis in few, als weill as we. 
My Sprituau Lordi^ ar ye content ? 

M 3 Spii* 



i66 THE PARLIAMENT 

Spritualitie. 

Na, we man tak avyfiment. 
In iic materis for to conclude 
Our heflelly, I think nocht gude. 

Correct louN. 

Conclude ye not with the commoun Weill, 
Ye fal be puneift be fvveit Sant Je ill. 

Sritualitie. 

Syr, I can fchaw yow exemptioun 

Fra yowr temporall puniffioun, 

The quhilk we purpoifs-to debaitt. ^ 

Correction. 

Wa than ye think to flryve for Staiu 
My Lordis, quhat fay ye to this play ? 

Temporalitie. 

My Soverane Lord, we will obey, ' 
And tak your pairt with hairt and hand, 
Quhaievir ye pleifs us to cunamand, 

[Heir fall ihi^Jit doun and afi Grace. 

Bot we befeik yow our Soverane 
Of ail our crymes that ar bygane 
To gif us twa ane full remiHioun. 

And 



O F C O R R EC T I O N. 167 

And heir we mak to yow condiflioans 
The Commoun Weill for till defend. 
From hyneforth tili our lyvis end. 

Correct louN. ^ 

On that conditioun I am content 
Till pardoun yow, fen ye repent. 
And Commoun Weill tak be the hand. 
And mak with him perpetual band. 

[Heir /all thay embrace the Commoun Weill. 

CORRECTIOUN. 

John IE, haif ye ony mae debaitis 
Aganis my Lordis the Spr itual Eflaitis ? 

JOHNIE. 

Na, Syr, we dar not fpeik a word. v • 

To plene on Preiflis it is na bowrd. 

Spritualitie. 

Flytc on the fule, fule, I defy the, 
Sa thow fchaw bot the veretie. 

John IB. 

Gramercy, than fall I not fpeir. 
Firft to complene to our Vicar; 
The peur cottar lyand to die, 
Havand fmall Bairnis twa or thre, 

M 4 And 



x68 TAE PAR1IAM£NT 

And hes twa ky, withowttyn mo. 
The Vicar muft haif on of iho. 
With the gray coit, that b^ppis the bed^ 
Howbeid the wyfe be peurly cled. 
/ And gif the wyfe de on tfaennome, 
Thocht all the bairiuB fowld be forlome^ 
The udir cow he cleikis away. 
With hir peur coit of raplack gray* 
Wald God this cuftome war put doun, 
Quhilk nevir wes foundit be reiTone* 

Temporalitii, 
Ar all thy tailis trew that thow tellis ? 

POVERTIE. 

Trew, Syr ! the Divill-ftik me ellis. 

For, be the holy Trinitic, 

That fame was pra6lik upoun me. 

For our Vicar, God gif him pyne, 

Hes yit thrc tydy ky of myne ; 

Ane for my fader, and (or my wifeane uder, 

The thrid kow he tuik for Meg my meder. 

JOHNIE. 

Our perfone heir he takkis no othyr pyne, 
Bot to refTaiff hys teindis, and fpend thame fyne* 
Howbeid that he be obleifl be reflbun 
To preiche the Evangill to'his parichoun s 



Am 



O F C O R R JE C T I O N. 169 

And thocht thay want the preiching feventyne^eir^ 
Our parfooe will not want ane (heiffof beir. 

^ Temporahtie. 

Furfutby my Lordis^ I think we fowld conclude, 

Towching this cow ye haif ane confwetudey 

We will decerne heir that the kingis grace 

8all wryte unto the Paipis halynefsy 

With his confenty be proclamatioun, 

Baith cors prefenti and cow, we (all cry dona* 

Sfritualitie. 

To that, my Lordis, planely we difconfent* 
Notar, thairof I tak an inflrument« 

SCRYBI. 

Ye gar mc wryt mony fundry a6l. 
And to me ye nevir call in a plach* 

Poverty. 

Ha, my Lordis, for the holy Trinitie, 
Remember for to reforme the Confiftory ; 
It hes mair need of reformatloan, 
Nor Flvtois Court, be cokkls paffioun* 

Persons* 

Quhat caufs hes thow, pylour, for to plenyie ? 
Quhair wes thow evir fummond to thair fenyie ? 



170 THE PARLIAME N T- 

POVERTIE. 

Mary, I lent my goflbp my meir to fetche in coillis. 
And he hir drownit into the quarrell hoillis; 
And I ran to the Conftry for to plenyie. 
And tbair I hapnit amang arte gredy menyie. 
Thay gaif me iirll ane thing thay call citmttdkm^ 
Within aucht dayis i got bot/ji^^/Az»i/«w, 
"Within ane month I gat, ad opponendum^ 
In half a yeir I gat ad interkquendum^ 
And fyn I gat, quhow call ye it, ad npUcandum. 
Bot I cowld nevir ane word yet underhand him. 
And than ihay gart me cafl owt mony plakkis; 
And gart me pay for four and twenty a(5lis ; 
Bot or thay cum half gait a4 concludendum^ 
The fiend a plack w^s left for to defend him. 
Thus thay poftponit me iwa yeir with thair traine; 
Sync bodit ad oBo bad me cum agane. 
And than thay ruikis thay cowpit woundir fad ; 
For fentence-fylvcr thay cryit at the lafl. 
Q^ pronunciandum thay maid me wounder fane 
But I gat never my gud grey meir agane. 

Temporalitie. 

My Lordis, we mon refbrttie thir confidory lawis, 
Quhuis grit defame abone thcHevin blawis. 
I win ane man in perfewirg a cow, 
Or^he had done he fpendit half a bow ; 

1 So 



OF CORRECTION. i^i 

So that the Kingis honour we may advance 
We will conclude as thay half done in Francu 
Lat fpirituall maters pafs ioSpritualitie; 
And temporall maters to Temporal itie. 
Quho failis in this Tall coifl thame of thair gude. 
Scryb, mak an Adt for fo we will conclude, 

Spritualitib. 

That aft, my Lordis, planely I yow declair. 
It is aganis our profeitt lingular. 
Till all your aftis planely I difcontcnt. 
Notar^ thairof I tak an inflrument. 



INTER- 



\ 



INTERLUDE VIH. 

The Punishment of the Vices* 



Persons* 
Correct lotr. 
King HuMANi TIE. 

GUDE CoUNSAL. 

Common Wbii.. 

Sarjants. 

povertie. 

COMMOUN ThIFT. 

Oppressioun. 

Flattry, 

Falset. 

DiSSAIT. 



THE PUNISHMENT, &c 175 



INTERLUDE VIII. 



SCENE I. 

COMMOUN ThiPT, Po vert IE. 

Heir fall entir Commoun Th i FT. 

Ga by the gair, man, lat me gang. 
How Divill come I into this thrang ? 
With forrow I may ling my fang, 
And I be tane, 

I haif run, baith nicht and day : 
Thruch fpeiJ of futc I gat away. 
Bot be I kend heir, walloway, 
I Will be ilane. 

Poverties 
Quhat is thy name, man, be thy thrift ? 

Thift. 
Hurfonc, thay call me Commoun Thift, 
For J had nevir na udir chift. 
Sen I was borne. 



»76 THE FUNIS KM E NT 

In Eiiji/Jak was my dwelland place* 

Mony vtyi gart I cry allace ! 

At my hand thay gat nevir grace, - 

Bot ay forlorne. 

Sum fayis ane king is cum amang us^ 

That purpoiilis to held and hang us ; 

Thair is na grace and he may fang us^ 

Bot on ane pin. 

Ring he, we thieves will get na gude« 

I pray God, and the holy rude. 

Sen he had fmord untill his cude. 

And all his kyn. 

Get this curft king men in his grippit. 

My craig will wit quhat weyis my hippis *• 

The Divill I gif thair tung and lippis, 

That oiF me tellis. 

Adew ! I dar nocht langar tary, 

For be I kend thay will me kary. 

And put me in ane fery fary, 

I fee nocht ellis, 

I raif, be him that herreit hell, 

I had almaift forget myfell. 

Will na gud fallow to me tell 

Quhair I may find 

The Erie of Rothes' beft haikney ? 

That wes my eirand heir away. 

* This feems a tranflation of the noted line of Villon the Fraodl 
poet, who wrote about 1450, 

S9aiiroit mon col que mon cul poife. 

Ht 



OP THE V ICES. iff 

^rleii richt ftark, as I heir fay, 

And fwift as wind. 

Xieir is my bryddill, and my fpurris, 

*To gar him lanfs our feild and furris* 

IMight I him gett now owir the durris 

H tak na cure. 

Off that horfs micht I getane ficht, 

1 haif na dowt yit 6t midnicht. 

That he and I fowld tak the flicht 

Thruich Dj/ari mulf. 

Off cumpanary tell xne, bruder, ' • 

Qohilk is the richt way to the Stouderi 

I wald me welcufl^ to my moder 

Gif I micht fpeid. . / . 

I wald gif baith my hat and bonnat, - 

To gett my Lord ; and fayjs Broun Jqn AT 

War we beyond the watter oi Annat [ 

We fowld not drcid. : _' . ; 

Quhat now OppREssquN^ my bruder deir, > . l \ 

Quhatmekill Divillhwbrochttheheir? - ;^, 

Maiftertcll me the caufs perqaier . ^ ;; ; . 

Qghat ye haiff done ? 



VoL.tl. M SCENE 



178 THE PUNISHMENT 



S C g N E IL 



CoMMouK Thift, Oppressiount; 



OPPRfiSSOUN. 

Forfuth the Kingis Majeftie 

Hes fet me heir as ye may fe« 

Micht I fpeik with Temporaxitie» 

He wald releifif me (one. 

Bot half an hour for to fit heir * 

Ye know that I was ncvir fwcir 

Yew till defend. 

Put in your leg into my place ; 

And heir I (Weir ht Gdddis Grace 

Yow to releifif within fchort fpace. 

Syne latt yow wend. 



Thift. 

Than Maifler deir^ gif meyour hand, 
And mak to me ane fewir band, 
That ye fall cum agane fra hand 
Withowttyn faiU. 

'^ A line wanting. 



Of. 



I 



OF T Hfi VlCE S, 179 

Oppressovn-. 

Tak thair my hand richt hairtfully ; 
Als I promit the verealy , 
To giff to the ane cuppill of ky. 
In Liddifdak. 

Heir /all CoMMOlTN Thift put bisfeit in theJoJMsi 
and O? fJLEsBOVH /ail ^iel a^ay andbttray bim* 
Bruder, tak patience in thy pane. 
For I fweir the be San^ F i Li an b 
We twa fall nevir meit agane, 
In land nor,toun« 

Thift. 

Maifter, will ye not keip eb'nditiouih ? 
And put me furth of tihis fldpicibnn i 

Oppressoun. 

Na, nevir quhill I get remiffioiin; 

Adew my cumpanyeoun* 

I fall cummand the CO thy d^n^. 

Thift. 

'Adew than, in the Divillis name. 
For to be fals thinkis thow na icbaipe ? 
To kif me in this pane 
Thow art ane loun, and that ane Hdder. 
OPPaBSsouN. 

Roman, I Will go to Baqubidder. 
It (all be pafche, be Goddis moder, 

Na Or 



xfo THE PUNISHJ^ENT 

Or evir we meit agane. 

Half I nocht maid ane honeft chift 

That hes betrafitCoMMOtiNE Thift? 

For thair is nocht ander the lift 

A curfiar corfs. 

I am richt feur that he and I,, 

Within this half yeir, craf telly 

Hed flowin ane thbwfand iheip and ky^ 

By meiris and horf?. 

War Ood that I war found and haill 

Now liftit into Uddi/daiU^ 

The Mtrfs fowld fynd me beiff and caill, 

Quhat rack of breid I 

War I thair lyftit with my lyfe. 

The Divill fowld fly k me with a knyffei 

And evir I cum agane in F^^ 

Quhill I wer deid. 

Adew ! I leif the Divill amang yow, 

That in his fingaris he may fang yow, 

With all leill men that dois belangyow* ' 

Jor I may rew 

That ever I cum into this land. 

For quhy ye may weill underfiand 

I gat na geir to turn vdy hand. 

yitanisadewl ' {Extu 



SCENE 



OF TH E VICES. iSi' 



SCENE m. 

Correction, Eing Hcjmanitie, Flattat9 

FAL8ET9 Diss A IT, Gvde C0UN8AL9 

Sarjants, Povertie. 

CORREGTiOUlf. 

I Couniall yow, Syr, now fra hand. 

Gar baneifs yone frier owt of this land^ 

And that incontinent. 

So ye not fo, withowttyn weir. 

He will mak all this toun on fteir, 

I knaw his fals intent. 

Yone flattrand knavis, withowttyn fablCi 

I think thay are nocht profitably 

For Chriflis Regioun. 

To begin reformatioun 

Mak of thame deprivatiouUi 

This is my opinion. 

First Sarjano* 

Come, Syr, pleifs ye that we twa inbind thame ^ 
And ye (all fe us fone degrade thame 
pf rewle, and ikaiplarie. 

N$ Co&« 



l8# TIJB ?lfl^IS«MENT; 

Correction. 

Pafs otiy I am richt weill content.' 
Syne baneifs thame incontinent 
Out of this counti:^. 

First Sarjand. 
Cam on, Syr Pretr, and be nocht fleit; 
The kbg our maifter mon be obeyit, 
Bot ye fall haif na harme. 
Gif ye wald travaill fra town to town, 
I think this hade, and haljr^wn^ 
Will hawld your wame ourwarme. 

Bl*ATT*T»' 

Now quhat is this, yone monilouris menir? 
I am exemit fra kingis andquenis^ 
And fra all human law. 

2D Sa^janp.. 

Tak ye the hud, and I the gown. 
This lymmar luikis als lyk a loun, 
As ony that evir I faw. 

istSbrjand. 

Thir Freirs to efcaip puniffiouo^ 
Haldis thame at thair exemptioun, 
And no man will obey. 
Thay ar exemit,' 1 yow afTcure, 



Fra 



O FT HE VIC E S. 1*3 

FraPaipiSy Kingis, a6'd Empreoar, ' 
And that makkis all the playl 

ID Sarjand. 
On Domefday, quheh Chjyft fall fay 
Venite^ BenediHi ; / 

The Fireiris will fay, withowt delay, 
Nosfmimus exempti. 

\Hiir fdl thay fpulyie Flattry qftUKlngi bahUu 

GuD COUNSAU 
Syr, be the Haly Trinitic, 
Thi* famen is ft nyeit Flatter ie, 
I ken hym be his face, 
fielevand for to get promotioan. 
He faid that hys name was Devotioun ; 
And £> begyld your Graced 

1ST Sarjanjd. 

Cum on, Syr Flattry, be the meft 
We fall leir yow to dauncej 
Within any bonny littill fpace, 
' Ane new paven of Frounce. ' 

Flattry. 

Now, my Lord, for Goddfs faik lat nocht hang me, 

Howbeid thir widdy fowis wald wrang me ; 

I can mak no dcbait. 

To win my meit at plewch or harrowis. 

N4 , Bot 



l^ THE PUNISHMENT 

Bot I fall help to hang my marrowisy 
Baith Falsat, and Dissait* 

CORRECTIOVN. 

Than pafs thy way, and graith the gallpwiS| 
Syne help for to hang up thy fallowis^ * 

Thow gettis na udder grape. 

Flattry, 

Off that office I am content. 
Bot our Prellattis I dreid repcfit 
Be I fleand from thair face. 

Heir /an Flattry^^ to fhejokkis, and Jit bejjdkk 
marrowis* 

Dissait. 

Now Flattry, my awld cumpanyeoua 
Quhatdois yoneKingCoRREcriouN i 
Knawis thow not his intent f 
Declair till us of thy novelHSf 

FLATTRYt 

Yeill all be hangit, I fe nocht ellis, 
And that incontinent. 

Dissait. 

Now W^Ioway ! will he gar hang us ? 
The Divill brocht yone curft king amang us, 
^pr mekill flurt and (tryfe. 



' Q F T H E V I C E S. 185 , 

Flattry.^ 
I had bene put to deid amang yovtr. 
Had oocht I tuik on hand to hang yoW| 
And (6 1 favit my lyf. , • 
I heir thame fay thay will cry doun 
All freiris and preiflis of this regioun» 
St far as I can feill ; 
Becaus thay ar not neceiTar. 
And als thay ar all haill contrar 

To JOHNXE THE CoMMON WeiLL* 
POVERTIE, 

Now I befeik yow, for all hallowis. 
Gar hang Dissait, and all his fallowis; 
And baneifs Flattry off the town, 
For thair was nevir He anc loun. 
That beand done I bald it heft 
That every man go tak his reft. 

CORRECTIOUN. 

A8 thow hes faid, it fall be done. 
Swyth Sarjands hang yone fwingeours (one* 

Heir /all the Sarjands lowi/j thamefirft ofthejlokkis j 
atid Uid tbame to the Gal^vfis, 

1ST Sarjand. 
Cum heir, Sir Theif ; cum heir, cum heir* 
Quhen war }e wont to be fa fweir ? 

T# 



I 



iW THE PJJNiSHMENT 

To hunt cattell ye war ay. fpeid^^r 
Thairfor ye fall waif in a widdy. 

TuiiFt. 
Man I be hangit ? AUace ! Allace ! 
Is thair nane heir may get me'grace ? 
Yit or I de gif me a drinks 

XST SAKJA»rt>l. 

Fy hurfone Cairle, I feill a iHnk. 
Thift. 

Thocht I wald not that it war wittin 
Schyr, in gud faith *' ♦ ** 
To wit the veretie gif ye pleifs, 

1ST Sahiand* 

Thow art ane lymmar, I iland ford. 
Slip in thy hei4 intp .this cord. 
For thow had never ane metar tippit. 

Thift. 

Allace ! this is ane £dk>ne rippat ! 
The widdlfow wardannis tuik my geir. 
And left me nowdir horfs nor meir. 
Nor erdly gud that me belangit: 
Now Walloway I mon be hangic! 

X Repe 



O F T H E V I C E S. 187 

Repent your ly vis* all plane opprelTowris^ 
Or ellis ga chufe yow gude confeflburis ; 
And mak yow ford. 
For, and ye tary in this land. 
And cum nndir Correctionis band. 
Your grace fall be, I undirftand, 
Ane gud (hairp cord. 
Adew my bruthir Annan theivis. 
That holpic me in my mifcheivis ; 
Adew Grojfars^ Nikfonis^ and Bellts^ 
Oft haif we fairne owthruch the fellis. 
Adew Reh/onj HowiSf and Pyiiif 
That in our craft hes mony wylis. 
Litthij Trumhlis^ and Ameflrangis ; 
Adew all theivis that me belangis ! 
^ailyeourisy RreuoyniSy and Elvjandis^ 
' Speidy of flicht, and ilicht of handis ; 
The Scottis o(Et/daiI/^ and the GramiSf 
I haif na tyme to tell your namis. 
With King CoRRECTiouN be ye fangit, 
Beleif richtieur ye will be hangit. 

1ST Sarjand. 
Speid hand man with thyclitter clattar* 

Thift. 
For Goddis faiky man, lat me mak wattar* 
Howbeid I haif bene catt .11 gredy, 
It is fchame to pifche in a widdy. 

Heir /all Flattry hang Thift. 
2 Sa&« 



i88 THE PUNISHMENT 

2 Sarjand. 
Cum heir, Diss a it, my conpanyeoun. ^ 
Saw cvir man lykar ane loun 
To hing upoun ane Gallowis ? 

DiSSAlT. 

This is ai^ewcht to mak me mangit* 

De'ill fell me, fen I mon be hangit. 

Lat me fpeik with my fallowis. 

I trow, man, Fortoun brocht me heir. 

Quhat mekill fiend maid me fa fpeidy ? 

Sen it was faid, it was fevin yeir. 

That I fowld waif into a widdy, 

I leird, my maifleris, to be greidy; 

Adew for I ie na remeid. 

Se quhat it is to be evyll deidy* 

2D Sarjand« 

Now in this helter put in thyne heid. 
Stand fiill, roe think ye draw abak* 

DiSSAlT. 

Allace, maifter, ye hurt my crag. 

2D Sarjand. 
It will hurt bcttir, I wid aneplak, 
Richt now, quhen ye hing on ane knag. 



Dl8« 



OF THE; VI GES. 189 

DiSSAIT. ' 

Adew my maiileris Marchand M£n» 

I half ye ferwit, as ye ken, 

Trewly, baith air and laiu 

I fay to yow, for conclufioun, 

I dreid ye gang to confufioun, 

Fra tymeye wantDi^SAiT. 

I leird you, Merchandise mony a wyle^ 

Upaalands wyves for to begyle, 

Upoun the marcat day. 

And gart thame trew your fluff was gude, 

Quken it wes rottin be the rude ; 

And fweir it was not fway, 

I was ay roundand in your eir ; 

And levid yow for to ban and fweir, 

Quhat your geir coift in France, 

Howbeid the Divill a werd was trew. 

Vour craftines gif Cor r e c t i o u n knew 

Wald turne yow to myfchance. 

I lerid yow wylis niony fawld, 

To mix the new wyne with the awld^ 

Thatfaflbne was na £blly« 

To fell richt deir, and by gud chaip j 

And mix ry meill amang the faip. 

And faffrone with ayldolly. 

Forget not okar, I counfall yow^ 

Mair nor the Vicar dois the eow^ 

Or Lordia thair duwbill maill. 

Howbeid 



t^ THE PtJNISHMENiP 

Howbeid your elwand be to fcant. 

Or your pound nocht twa uncis want^ 

Think that hoc Ihtillfaill.' 

Adew the grit clan Jam$foun^ 

The blude royall of Cowfar toun, 

I was ay to yow trew. 

Baith Anderjonty and Patirfine ; 

Abone thtim all Thome WilUdmfini 

My abfens fair will rew* 

^honu fViUiam/ottty it is yoar pairt 

To pray for me with all your hairt. 

And think upon my werkis ; . 

How I leird you ane gad lefTouny 

Por to begyle, in EdMurch toun. 

The bifchop and his derkis. 

Ye young Marchands may cry Allace, 

Lueklawy Welands^ Carncrofs^ Dougiace^ 

Yon curft king ye may ban. 

Had I levit hot half an yeir, 

I fould half Icird yow craftis perqueir 

To begyle wyfFe and man* 

How may ye Marchandis mak debaltt, 

Fra ye want me your man Diss a it. 

For yow I mak grit cair. 

Withowt I lyifs fra deid to ly ve, 

I wat Weill ye will nevir thryve, 

Fardar nor the fburt air. 

Hiir/all D IS8 a i T ^ bm^i. 

i«T Sar- 



OF THE y IG RS. 191 

1ST Sarjand. 

Cam hdr, Pals at, and menfs this gallowii 

Ye mon hing up amang yoar fallowis, 

For your cancart conditioun. « 

Mony ane wicht man haif ye wrangic; 

Thairfoir but dowt ye fall be hangir^ 

Bat mercy or remiffiooa* 

Palset. 

Allace ! mon I be hangit to ? 

Quhat mekill Divill is this ado ? 

How cum I to this cummer ? 

My gud maillerisy ye C^aftismen, 

Want ye Falsat full weill I ken 

Yott will die all for hunger. 

Ye men of craft may cry Allace ; 

Quhen ye want me ye want your Grace* 

Th^rfoir put into wryte 

My leflbnis that I did yow leir. 

Howbeid the commounis ene ye blexr, 

Count ye not that a myte. 

Find me ane wobflar that is leill. 

Or ane wakar that will not fleill, 

(Thair craftines I ken ; ) 

Or ane miliar that hes na fal^ 

That will ileill nowder meill, nor mair, 

Hald thame for hely men. 

At our flefchoQris tak ye na greif, 

Thocht ye blaw iene mutto&e and beif| 

To 



i 



iQS THE PUNISHMENT 

To gard Temc fatt and fair ; 
Thay think that pra^ik but a mow. 
Howbeid the Divill a thing it dow. 
To thame I leird that lair. 
I leird Talyoarisy in every *toun. 
To fchaip fyve quarteris fra a gouo 
In j^Mgufs and in Fift* 
To Upalandis Taylyeouris I gaiif gud leive 
To fteil a filly flump, or fleive. 
To Kittok riis awin wyiF. 
"My g\Jid ixiBi^er JnJro FortcuHf 
Off talyeouris that may weir the croun, " 
For me he will be hangit ; 
Talyeoar Beverege^ my fon and air, 
I wait for me will rudly rair, 
Fra tyme he fe me hangit. 
The bairfit dekin Jamie Raff 
Quha nevir yit bocht kow nor cafFi 
Becaus he cannot (leill ; 
' Wtl^ Caidyeicb will mak ria pleid, 
Howbeid hys wyfF want "beif and breid. 
Yet he gud mat and meilU. 
To the browflaris of Cowpar toun 
I leif tham my blak malefoun^ 
Als hairielly as I may. 
To mak thin aill thay think na fait 
Off mekill barme^, and lictill malt, 
Agane the mercat day. 
And thay can mak withoWttyri dowt 
A kind of aill tb^y call tarnis o<wt ; 
7 



Wait 



O F T H E V I C E Si 19J 

Wait ye how thay male that ? 

A coubroan quene^ a laichly lurdane, 

Offilrang wefche iheill tak a jurdane 

And fettis in the pylefat. 

Quha drinkis of that aill, man or page. 

It will gar all thair harnis rage. 

That jurdane I may rew 

It gart my heid rin hiddy giddy. 

SchyrSy God nor I de in a widdy 

Gif this taiU be not trew. 

Speir at the Sowttar Geordy FtUie^ 
From tyme that he hes filld my belly, . 
With this unhelfum aill. 
Than all the baxtaris will he ban. 
That mixt breid with dufl and bran. 
And fyne flour with beir meill. 
Adew, my maiileris, wrichtis and mafonis^ 
I neid not leir yow ony lelTonis ; 
Yow knaw nly craft perqueir. 
Adew blakfmiths, and beremeris, 
Adew the dinkind cordenowris. 
That fellis the fchone and eir. 
Goldfmyths fairweill, abpne thame all^ 
Remember my meniorial 
With many ane crafty ^aft. 
To mix fet ye not by twa prenis 
Fyne ducat gold with hard gudlyniS| 
Lyk as I leird yow laft. 
Qnhen I was lugit upaland, 
The fhipherdis maid to me ane band 
Bicht craftelly to ileill. 
VoL.lL Thai 



194 THE PUNISHMENT 

Than did I gif ane confirmatiouii 
Till all the fchipherdis of this nauomiy 
That thay fewld neidrbe leill; 
And ilk ane to reflett ane uder ; 
I knaw fah ihipherdis fifty fader 
War all thair cairteleis kend. 
Quhow thay roak thair conveutioanis 
On mountains far fra any townis ; 
God lat thame nevir mend. 
AmaDgoaftiimen it is ane wounder 
To find ten leill amang ane hunderf 
The trewth I to yow tell. 
Adew I man na langar tary : 
I mon pais to the king of Fary, 
Or ellis ftraicfat way till hell. 

[Heir/aU hi luik up to bis ntamwiSj thai or h 
and /iff : 
Waesme forth6 gud Commoitn thift; 
Was nevir man maid mar honed diift 
nis levin for to win. 
Thair wes nocht in all UddifdaiU 
That ky mair crafcelly could fleill» 
Quhar thow hingis on that pin. 
Sawthan reffaiff thy fawlc Dissaitt,' 
Thow was to me ane faithfull mait. 
And ah my fadar* bruder. 
Duill fell the filly marchand men I 
To mak thame fervice weiU I kea 
Sail nevir getan uder^ , 



i 



OF THE VICES* 195 



[HeirfaR FhATTRYfaJiefi thi c§ri abmi bis nek ; ajui 
j ihatrrfiir ¥ ALS AT /all /iy: 

£if ony man lift for to be my mait, 
iim follow me, for I am at the gait. 
J Cum follow me all cative covetoufs kingis, 
i Revaris but richt of uther menis realmis and ringii. 
. Tc^ther with all wrangoas conqaerouris ; 
i And bring with yow all publick oppreilburiB ; 
[ With Pharo, King of the Egjftiens; 
I With him in hell (all be your reoompence* 
I All crewll fcheddarit of blude innocent, 
i Cum follow me, or ellis rin and repent K 
And will not preiche nor teiche the veretie ; 
Withowt at God in tym« thay cry for graces. 
In hidoufs hell I fall prepair thair places. 
Cum follow me all fals corruptit juges, 
With Ponce Pylat I fall prepair your luggis. 
All the officiallis that partis men with thair wyvis« 
Cum follow me, or ellis ga mend your lyvis ; 
With all fals ledaris of the conflry law; 
With wantone fcrybis, and clarkis all in ane raw. 
That to the peur maks mony partiall trane, 
Syne hoJie ad o^Oy gars thame cum agane. 
And ye that takkis rewaird at baith the handis. 
Ye (all with me be bund in Bellialls bandis* 
Cum follow me all curil unhappy wyvis, 
That with your gudmen dayly flyttis and ftryvis, 

* Here a line wanting* 

O z And 



196 THE PUNISHMENT 

And quyetly wirh rebaldis makkis repair. 
And takkis na cair to mak ane wrangus air« 
Ye fall la hell rewardit be, I wene. 
With Jesabell of ^^ir//the quene. 
I haif ane curft unhappy wyf my fell, 
Wald Gpdkfche war befoir me intill hell. 
That bifmair war fche thair, withowttyn dowt^ 
Owt of hell the divill fche wald ding owt. 
Ye mareit men evin as ye luif your wyvis * 
My wyffe with prieftis fche did me grit unricht $ 
And maid me nyne tymes cukald in ane night. 
Fairwelll, for I mon to the widdy wend ; 
For quhy Fal8 at maid nevir ane bettir end. 

[Hiir /ail Flattry hiag him up} and a koe /all h 
cajiin up^ a$ it wgn hisfawle^ 

Flattrt. 

Haif I nocht fchaippit the widdy weill ? 

Ye that 1 haif be fweit St. Jeill; 

For I had nocht bene wrangit, 

(Becaufs I,fervit, be all ballowis,) 

To haif bene merchillit with my fallowiS| 

And helch abone thame hangit. 

I maid far ma falris than my maitis } 

I begyle all the three eftaitis, 

With my ypocrefie, 

Quhen I haid on the freiris hode, 

All men beleivy t that I wes gude ; 



t Another line wantini; 



Now 



OF THE VICES. 1^7 

No^ jugc yc gif I lie. 

Tak ane rakkt robratoar, 

Ane theiff, ane tirrand, or ane tratour^ 

Off every vycc the planr^ 

Gif him the habit of ane frier ; 

The wy vis will tTCj¥ withowttyn weir 

He be ane very iantt. 

I knaw the cowill and ikaiplary 

Generis moir hait nor cheretie ; 

Thocht thay be blak or Wew, 

Quhat halenes is thair within ? 

Ane woulf cled in ane lambis ikin ! 

Juge ye gif this be ttcw. 

Since I half fchalpit this feiy fary« 

Adew ! I will na langar tary 

To cummer yow with my clatter.^ 

Bot I will with ane humill fprdt 

Ga ferve the Hermeit of Lawreit, 

And leir him for to flatter. [£«//• 

GUDB COUNSALL. 

Or ye depairt, Syr, off this regioun, 
Gif JOHNiK THE CoMMovN WEILL ane gay ganxiouii 
Becaus the Commoan Weill hes bene our luikit ; 
That 18 the caufs that Common Weill is crnickit. 
With fingular profeit hes his bene fuppreiTyt. 

CoRllECTlOtTN. 

Als ye haf faid, fader, I am content* 
Sarwands gif Johnzb ane new habilyiement| 

Vol.IL P Off 



ipS T H E P U N I S H M E N T, &c. 

Off fatty ne, damafs, or of velvuyt fine. 
And gif him plea into our parliament iyne* 

CoMMOUN Weill. 

All wirtoafs pepiU, yow may be rgofit. 

Sen CoMM ouN Weill hes gottyn ane gay garmouiif. 

And ignorantis owt of the kirk depofjrt. 

Devoit do^rris, and darkis of renoun. 

And GuD CoUNiALL» with Ledy Veretii, 

Ar profeil with our Kingis Majeffie. 

Blift be that realme, that hes ane prudent king, 

Quihilk does delyt to heir the veritie, 

Puniiling thame quhilk plandy doia maling 

Cpntrar the Commoan Weill, and Equetie I 

Thair may na pepill haif profperetie, 

Quhar ignorance hes the dominioun, 

And Commonn Weill be tirrandis Urampit doun« 



THE 



[ 199 ] 



THE preceding pages were printed before any copy 
of David Lindfay's Satyre, or Play, came to the 
hands^of the editor, that piece being extremely fcarce^ 
Having at length been (b fortunate as to procure the 
loan of the edition printed at Edinburgh in 1602, 
4to *f the following variations have appeared between 
the Play and the Interludes here publifhed. 

The Play prefents one continued fucceffion of action, 
undivided into Interludes. The order is alfo different, 
as will appear by^ the following flatement. 

Interlade !• is wanting; but, from the Prologue, it 
palpably forms a part of the Play. It feems that this 

* The copy before me bears at the end to have been printed 
by R. Charteris at Edinburgh, 1602 ; but there is a falTe title 
prefixt, printed at London, bearing ** The Works of Sir Da- 
vid Lindfay, &c Imprinted at Edinburgh by Robert Charteris, 
printer to the King's moft excellent majcftie, and arc to be folJe 
in London by Nathaniel Butter, &c. 1604." This title was appa^ 
renily intended for the edition of Lindfay's Works by Cliartcris 
1602, 4to, in which the " fundrie works never before im- 
printed" feem to refer to the Play only, for of all Lindfay's other 
works preceding editions are known. The book is in Roman 
letter of 155 pages, (really only 151, for p. 77 is put by miftake 
for 73, and the error is continued:) the pages are of 32 lines. 
The focond title is, « Ane pleafant Satyre of the Thrie Ertaitis, in 
commendatioun of vertue, and vituperatioun of vyce, as fol- 
lowis:" the running title, « S. D. LIND, SATTRE:* A pecu- 
liarity is, that the obfcene or •bjeftionable paffages are marked, by 
the printer, at the beginning of the line thus [ J. 

P 2 Intcr'ule 



loo LINDSAY'S 

Interlude was ailed on the firft reprefefttation of the 
Flay at Coupar in FiW; but was omitted on the more 
folemn reprefentation at Edinburgh, oA account of ict 
localcircumflancesi and grofs obicenity. 

Interlude IL begins the Flay (p. 1—20) as here t 
but A6t IL isy in the Flay, deferred to p. 42, corre- 
fponding to Interlude VI. Scene 4. 

Interlude V, follows Int. II. (p. ao— 30). 

Interlude Vl. fucceeds: in which is inferted Int. IL 
Ad II. as jud mentioned, follow^ by Scene 5, Int. Vi. 
(p. 30—49). 

Interlude VII. next appears, beginning at Scene i. the 
Fi ologue being rightly put as the Epilogue to Part I. of 
the Flay (49-^63) 

After Scene 6. of Int. VII. and A)me additions, oc- 
curs the Epilogue mentioned ; and the end of Fart I. of 
the? Play. 

Interl^dp III« bitgms the S^cot^d Fm 0/ ^he Play^ 
p« 64— — 8o» 

Scene 7. Int. VII. follows (Flay, p. 83-^-109, but 
with numerous pafTages here omitted). 

Interlude VIII. is next given (Flay, p. 109—143, but 
with ftill larger inferuons). 

Interlude IV. concludes the Flay (pt 144 — 155.) 

Having thus ilated the progrefs of the play, the vart* 
ous paflages omitted in Ae MS. iha]l be givep with exad 
references ; and afterwards fuch minute corredions, and 
various readings, as appeared worthy of attention : fo 
that the prefeut may be a pomplete editioO| both of the 
MS. Interludes, and of the Flay. 

P. 36. 



PLAY, 



2ax 



P. 36. Rex. Up Wantonnes, dxm fleiph to ktag, 
Methocht I hard ane mirrie fang: 
I the command in haift to gang, 
Se ^ahat yon mirth may me^hew 

Wunt^nes, Itrvw Sir^ &c. 

P. 80. Thcfe four lines are wanting at the lend of this 
Interlude, Play p. yg* 

Diligence. Quhat kind of doffing is this al day? 
Snyith fmakes, out of the feild, away ! 
Into ane prefoun ^ut them fonci 
Sym hang them quhen the play is done* 

Then follows Interlude VII. Scene j» 

?• 56. The mention of King Gorreftioh feems to im- 
ply that the arrangement of the Play is right. 

P. 91. Eight lines beginning at 1. 2, ar^ not in th^ 
Play. 

P. 99* At the dofe of this Interlude, the Play coii- 
dades with this addrefs, p« 1J4, ijj;. 

Diligence. Famous peopil, hartlie I yowrcqujrff. 
This lytil fport to tak in patience : 
We traift to God, and we leif ane uther yeir^ 
Qohair we have failit, we fall do diligence 
With mair pleafure to mak yow rccompehce^ 
BecauS'We have bene fum part tedious. 
With mater rude, denude of eloquence; 
Likewyie perchance to fun^ men odious* 
Now let ilk man his wiiy aVance ; 
Let fum ga drink, and fiim ga dance* 
Menflrel blaw up ane brawl of Fraabe^ 
Let fe quha hobbils beft* 
'Fiait I will rin. incontinent 

P 3 To 



202 LINDSAY'S 

To the tavern, or ever 1 ftcnt, 
And pray to God omnipotent 
To fend you all gude refl. 

P. io6. Scene 3* The following flanzas occur in the 
commencement of this fcene, P. p. 22. 

Dijfait. Stand by the gait» that I may deir* 
Aifay Koks bons how cam I heir ? 
I can not mis to take fum feir. 
Into fa greit ane thrang, 
Marie, heir ane cumlie congregatioun I 
Quhat ar ye firs all of ane nation ? 
Maiftersy I fpeik be protefUuoun, 
In dreid ye tak me w^ang. 
Ken ye not, Sirs, quhat is my name ? 
Gude faith I dar not fchaw it for fhame ; 
Sen'I was clekit of my dame. 
Yet was I never IciK ' 

For Katie Unfel was my mother, 
And Common Thief my father-brother : 
Of iic freindfhip I had ane fither, 
Howbeit I cannot fteil. 
Bot yit I will borrow and len ; 
As be my cleathing ye may ken» 
That I am cum of nobiU men, 
And als I will debait, 
That quarrel with my felt and hands ; 
And I dwell amang the merchands* 
My name gif onie man demands. 
They call me Diffait, 
Bon geur broder^ Uq* 

P. I a J. 



PLAY* laj 

P. Jig* We fall htm brtf^^ &c. 

Rex. I will fit (till heir, aod repoif » 
Speid you again to me, m^ jois. 

Falfau Ychardlie, Sir, keip yow in doig. 
And quyet, till we cum again : 
Brother, I trow be co]cs toes 
Yon bairdit bogill cams for ain twaine. ^ 

Diffaiu Gif he dois fa, he fal be ilaines 
I doubt him nocht, nor yit ane uther : 
Trowit I that he cum for ane train ; 
Of my freinds I fuld rais ane father. 

Flattrie. I dreid full fair^ &c, (Play, p. 31.) 

P. 1 5 J. Their fperittis to rejoyifsm 
And richt fa hanking, and hunting, 
Ar honeft paftimes for ane king, 
Into the tyme of peace ; 
And leirne to rin ane heavie fpear. 
That he, into the tyme of wear, 
May. follow at the cheace. 

Rex. ^hair is Sapience^ Sec, (Play, p» 6i.)« 

P, 129* Large omiflxons now appear. At the end of 
this Scene (Play, p. 33), about two pages are found in 
the Play which are omitted in the MS* 

That mcnjjthfpeik mair my i^win deir brother^ 
For God nor I rax in ane raip, - 
Thoa may gif counfal to the Paip* 

[No^ they return to the Ktn^. 

Rex. Quhat gart yow bid fa lang fra my prefence ? 
I think it lang fince ye depairtit thence* 

P 4 Quhat 



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Quhat man was yon, with tn grt k boftoot bekd ? 
Methodic he maid yow til thrle very ifeai^» 

Dijfait. It was ane Jaidlie loidan loaBi \ 

Camde to break boithis into this touQ« 
Wee have gart bind him with aae poill. 
And fend him to the thefis hoill* 

^x. IfiX. him fit thair, with ane niichance : 
And, let us go to our paHance. 

Wantonnes. Better go reveil at th# rackat. 
Or ellis go to the hurlie hackat : 
Or then, to fchaw our cuitlie coHIbs, 
Ga fe quha beft can ria thair horfies* 

Solace. Na, Soveraine^ or we further gmg,. 
Gar iSenfualitie fing ane i&ng. 

\JSeir fall the Ladies fag ane/at^ ; the King fall /jr 
donxm afnang the Ladies ; and then Feritie fedl 
enteri 
Feritie. Piligite jufiicf^m quijudicatis terras 
Luif Juftice, ye quha hes ane Judges cure^ 
In earth, and dreid the awfull judgement 
Of him, that fall cum judge baith rich and puir,. 
Rycht terribilly, with biudy wounds rent. 
That dreidful day into your harts imprentt 
Bdevaod weiU how» and qnhat maner,v ye 
Ufe Jufiice heir til uthers, thair at lenth 
That day, but doubt, in fall ye judgit be* 

Wo than, and duill, be to yow Princes all, 
SofFerand the pair anes for till be opprefl I 
In everlafting burnand fyre ye fall, 
With Lucifer, richt dulfullie be drefi-^ 
Thairfbir in tyme, for till efchaip that neft, 

Feif 



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FetrOodl, do law, and jnftice equally 
Till every man : fe that no puir oppreft 

Up to the hevin on yow ane vengeance cry. 
Be jud judges, without favour or fead, 

And haold the ballance edin till everie wichc 

Let not the fault be left into the head. 

Then (hall the members reulit be at richtw 

For quhy» fabieds do follow, day and nicht, 

Thair governours in vcrtew and in vyce. 

Ye ar the lamps that fould fchafv them the licht: 

Lo leid them on this fiiddrie rone of yce. 

Mobile MUtatur femper cum frincipe vulgusm . 

And gif ye wald your fnbiedls war weil gevio. 

Then verteoufhe begin the dance your fell. 

Going befoir i then they anone, I wein. 

Sail follow yow, either till hevin or hell. 

Kings fould of gude exempills be the well: 

Bot gif that your flrands be intoxicate, 

Infteid of wyne, they drink the poyfon iell. 

Thus pepill follows ay thair principate. 

Sic luceat lux vcfira coram hwtinibus^ ut videant opera 

vefira hwia* 
And fpecialHe, ye princes of the Preids, 
That of peopill has fpirirual cuir, 
Dayly ye fould revolve iiito your breiflis, 
How that thir haly words ar dill maid fure ; 
In verteous lyf gyf that ye do indure, 
The pepill will tak mair tent to your deids, 
Than to your words : and als baith rich and puir 
Will fbllove yowi baith in your works and words. 

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[Heirfal Flattrie fpy Veritie tjoith one dum amnti^ 
nattccm 
Cif men of me^ &c. Play, p. jj, 

P, 131. Hes fpokcn manifeji herefie. P. p. 56. 
[Heir thay cum to the Spiritualities 

Platirie, O reverent fatheris of the fprituall dait ! 
We counfaill yow be wyfe and vigilanu 
Dame Veritie hes lichtic now of lair. 
And in hir hand beirand the New Teflament. 
Be (cho reiTayiti but doubt wee ar bot fchent : 
Let hir nocbt ludge thairfoir into this land. 
And this wee reid yow do incontinent. 
Now quhill the King is with his iuif fleipand. 

Sffitualitie. Wee thank yow, freinds, of your bene- 
volence* 
It iall be done, evin as ye have devyfit* 
We think ye ferve ane gudlle recompence, 
Defendand us, that we be nocht fuppryftt* 
In this mater we man be weil advyfit : 
Now quhill the King miiknawis the veritie, 
, Be fcho refiavit, then we will be depryfit. 
Quhat 18 your counfell, brother^ now let fe ? 

Abhvt. I hauld it befi, that wc incontinent 
Gar haold hir fad into captivitie. 
Unto the thrid day of the Parliament, 
And then accufe hir of hir heriiie; 
Or than baniih hir out of this cuntrie. 
For with the King gif Veritie be knawin. 
Of our greit gloire we will degradit be ; 
And all our fecreits to the Commouns fchawim 

Per/one^ 



PLAY. 207 

Per/one* Ye fe the King is yit effeminate, 
And, gydit be dame Senfaalitie, 
Hycht fa w)th yoang counfai intoxicate ; 
Swa at this tyme ye haif your libertie^ 
To tak your tyme I hauld it beft, for me. 
And go diflroy all thir Lutherians, 
In fpecial yon lady Veritie. 

Spiritual. Schir Perfone, ye fall be my commiflair. 
To put this mater till executioun ; 
And ye, Sir Freir, hjecaus ye can declair 
The haill procefle, pafs with him in commiffioan. 
Pas all togidder with my braid bennifoun ; 
And gif fcho fpeiks againfl our libertie. 
Then put hir in perpetueli prifoun. 
That iche cum nocht to King Humanitie. 

[Heir /all thay pas to Veritie* 

Per/one. Luftie Ladie, we wald faine underfland ^ 
Qjihat earand ye haif in this regioun ? 
To preich, or teich, quha gaif to you command? 
To counfai Kings how gat ye commiffioun ? 
I dreid, without ye git ane remiilioun. 
And fyne renunce your new opiniones. 
The fpritual ftait fall put you to perditioun, 
And in the fyre will burne yow, flefche and bones. 

Veritie. I will recant nathing that I have fchawin ; 
I have faid nathing bot the veritie. 
Bot with the King fra tyme that I be knawin, 
I dreid ye fpaiks of Spiritualitie 
Sail rew that ever I came in this contrie ; 
Por gif the veritie plainlie war proclamit, 
And fpeciallie to the King's Maicilie, 
For your traditions ye will be all defamit. 

Flattrit 



tot LINDSAY'S 

Flattrie. ^bat huiky Jkc. P. p. 38. ' 

P. 132. bottom. 
Tak tbir ten cronunis for your reivairJ, 

Feritie* The prophefieof the Prophcit Efay 
Is pradickit, alace, on mee this day, 
Quha faid the veritie fould be trampit doun 
Amid the ftreit, and put in flrang prefoun ; 
His fyvjC and fyftie chapter quha lift luik 
Sail find thir words writtin in his buik. 
Richt fa San6t Paul wrytis to Timothie, 
That men fall turtle thair earis from veride. 
fiot in my Lord God I have efperahce. 
He will provide for my deliverance. 
Bot ye, princes of Splritualitie, 
Quha fould defend the finceir veritie, 
I dreid the plagnes of Johnes Revelatioun 
Sail fall upon your generatioun ; 
I counfal yow this mifle t' amend 
Sa that ye may efchaip that fatal end. 

Cbajl. SsjDbou langfall^ &c. Play, p. 39. 

P. 133. bottom. Play, p. 40. 
Amang tbe rejl of Spritualitiei 

Cbaftitie, I grant yon ladie hes towit chaftitie. 
For hir profeffioun thairto fould accord. 
Scho maid that vow for ane Abefi^, 
Bot nocht for Chrifl Jefus our Lord. 
Fra tyme that thay get th^r vows, I iland ford, 
They baniih hir oijit of their cumpanie : 
With Chailitie thay can itiak na concord, 
Bot leids thair lyfis in fenfuatiiie. 
I fall obferve your coanfal, gif I may. 
Cum on, and heh- quhat yon ladie will fay. 

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PLAY, 209 

[Chaftitie fajfis to the Ladie Prtores^ andfayis ; 
My prudent luftie, Ladie Priores, 
Remember ho\¥ ye did yow chaftitie, 
Madaqn^y I pray yow of your gentilnes* 
That ye wald plels to haif of me pitie ; 
And this ane nicht to gif me harberie. 
For this I mak you fapplicatioun. 
Do ye nocht fa, Madame, I dreid perdie« 
It wUl be caus of depravatioun. 

Friofes. Pas hynd, Madame, be Chrift you c^m nocht 
heir. 
Ye ar ^ontrair to my compI^xioun« 
Gang feik lodging at fum auld Monk or Freir, 
Perchance thay will be your protedioun ; 
Or to Prelats mak your progredionn, 
Quhilks ar obleift to yow, als well as L 
Dame Senfuall hes gevin dire£Boun 
You till exclude out of my cumpany. 

Cbmfi. Gif ye wald wit mair of the ?eritie, 
I fall fchaw yow be fure experience, 
How that the lords of Spritualitie 
Hes baneifl me, alace, fra thair prefence. 

[Chaftitie paffes to the Lords of Spritualitie. 
My lords, laud, gloir, triumph, and reverence. 
Mot be unto your halie ipritual fl|it ! 
I yow befeik, of your benevoleuce, 
To ^arbry mee that am fo defolait. 
Lords, 1 4iave pad throw mony uncouth fchyre, 
Bot in this land I can get na ludging. 
Of my name gif ye wald haif knawledging, 

Forfuith, 



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Forfuithy my lords, thay call me Chaftitie. 
1 you befeik, of your graces bening* 
Gif me lodging this nicht for charitie. 

Sfritualitie, Pas on, Madame, we knaw you nocht ; 
Or be him that the warld wrocht 
Your Gumming fall be richt deir coft, ' 

Gif ye mak langer tarie. 

Abbot. But dpubc we will baith leif and die 
With our luif Senfualitie ; 
Wee will haif na mair deall with the 
Then with the Queene of Farie. 

Par/one^ Pas hame amang the Nunnis, and dwell, 
Quhilks ar of chaftitie the well ; 
I traift thay will, with buik and bell, 
Reilave you in thair clofler. 

Chaftitie. Sir, quhen I was the Nunnis amang, 
Out of their dortour they mee dang. 
And wald nocht let me bid fa lang 
To fay my Paternofter, 
I fee na grace thairfoir to get. 
I hauld it bed:, or it be lait, 
For toll go prove the Temporal flair, ' 
Gif thay will mee refaif. 
Gud day my lord Temporalitle, 
And yow merchant of gravitie, 
Ful'faine wald I have harberie 
To ludge amang the laif» 

Temporal.. Forfuith we wald be weil content 
To harbrie yow with gode intent. 
War nocht we haif impediment. 

For 



PLAY. 211 

For quhy, we twa ar maryit« 
Bot wifl our wyfis that ye war heir, 
Thay wold mak all this town oo fleir« 
Thairfoir we reid yow rin areir 
In dreid ye be mifcaryit. 

ChaO:. Te men of craft of grtit ingyae^ Zlc* 
as Interhide II. A6t iL 

P. 134. The fame flanzas occur p. 57. 

P« 135. A flanza wanting. 

Diligence. Hoaw Solace! gentil Solace> dedair niuto 
the King, 
How thair is heir ane ladie fair of face. 
That in this cuntrie can get na lodging, 
Bot pitifuUie flemit from place to place. 
Without the king, of hi« efpeciall grace. 
As ane fervand hir in his court refaif^ 
Brother Solace, tell the King all the cace^ 
That fcho may be refavit amang the laif* 

Solace, Soveraine get up^ &c. Play, p# 47. 

P. 1 41. This prologue in the iPlay, p. 62, more pro- 
perly forms the epilogue to part I. of the Play* 

P. 14a. Scene i. immediately follows the iaim&i in- 
terlude. 

P. 147. Corre^. Beatl qutefuriuntetjitiuntjujlitiaau 
Thir ar the words of the redoutit Roy, 
The Prince of Peace, above all Kings King, 
Qahtlk hes me fent all cuntries to convoye, 
And all miifdoars dourlie to down thring.-^ 
I will do nocht without the conveining 
Ane Parliament of the eUaites all; 

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In thair preTence I fall, but feinyeing^ 
Iniquitie under my fword doan thralU 

Thair may no Prince do a6ts honorabill| 
Bot gif his counfall thairto will ailift. 
How may he knaw the thing maifl profitabillf 
To Mow vertew, and vycia to refift, 
"V^thoat he be inftrudtit and folifl ? 
And quhen the King (lands at his counfell found* 
Then welth fall wax, and plentie at he lid, 
And policie fall in his realm abound. 

Gif ony lift my name for till inquyre, 
I am callit Divine Corre6lioun« 
I fled throuch mony uncouth land and fchyre. 
To the greit profit of ilk natioun. . 
Now am I cum into this regioun, 
To teill the ground that hes bene lang unfawin; 
To piinifhe tyrants for thair tranfgreflioun ; 

And to cans leill men live upon thair awin. 

Na realme, nor land, but my iupport may fiand* 

For I gar Kings live into royaltie: 

To rich and puir I beir an equal band^ 

That thay may live into thair awin degrie. 

Quhair I am nocht is no tranquillitie : 

Be me tratours and tyrants ar put doun, 

Quha chinks na fchame of their iniquitie 

Till thay be punifhed be niee Corredioun. 
Quhat is ane King ? Nocht bot an ofiiciar, 

To caus his letges live in equitie ; 

And under God to be ane pnnifcher 

Of treipafibnrs againfl his M^eflie. 

Bot 



PLAY. ii3 

fiot qiihen the King doU live in tyrdnnie^, 
Breakand juftice for fear or afFed^ioun, 
Then IS his realme in weir and poverties 
With fchamefuU llauchter, but corredion* 
lamanejudge^ &c, (Play, pw 52, 53.) 

P« I jo« end of Scene 4. 

[Corre^ibuH paffis t6^ards the King 'wJth Feritie^ 
Chajlitie^ and Qude Counjelh 

Wantonnes. Solace, knawis thou not quhat I fe ? 
Ane knicht, or ellis ane king, thinks noe* 
With wantoun wings as he wald fle« 
Brother, quhat may this mein } 
I underftand nocht be this day 
Quhidder that he be freind or fay : 
Stand flill and heare quhat he will fay ; 
Sic ane I haif nocht fene* 

Solace. Yon is ane ftranger, I fland fordet 
He femes to be ane luflie lord. 
Be his heir*camming for concord^ 
And be kinde till our King^ 
He fall be welcome to this place^ 
And treatit with the Kingis grace* 
Be it nocht fa we fall him chace^ 
And to the divell him ding. 

Placebo. I reid us put upon the King,' 
And walkin him of his fleiping* 
Sir» rife acd fe an uncouth thing. 
Get up, ye ly too lang. 

Stnfualitie. Pat on your hoide, John Pole, yc raif. 
How dar ye be fo pert. Sir Knaif, 

Vol. II. . CL \ T# 



I 



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To tDich the ^ing ? Sa Clvi^ me faif 
Fals huiribne tbpiy fall hing. 

Correct Get upt Syr King^ &c. (Play, p. J^, 5$.) 

P. 151. boXtom, Uatywwitf &c. 
Adew Sir King, I may ua langcr ta^y. 
1 cair nochc that als gude luife ciims aa, gaia* 
I recomnueod yovc to ^h^ Quc«Qe of F^^ ; 
I fe ye will be gydii; ly^th my ^* 
As for this King» I '^u^^ hiask nocht twa fl^i^s* 
War I amang Bifctiops and Cs^rdin^ls, 
I wald get gould, fvh^r, ai^d precious olais : 
Na earthlie joy but my prefbn^e ayaUs. 

[Heir, /fill fchfi pqft U Sfiiriiualitt^ 
My Lqrds of the Spiritvajl, £(aj;, 
Venus preferve yow air andj i^t ! 
For I can mak na on^r debalt^ 
I am partit with yojir king ; 
And am baneifcht this regioun. 
By counfeli of Corredioun. 
Be ye nocht my protectioui\ 
I n>ay feik tny ludging. 

Spir. Welcome our dnyis dajrling ; 
Welcome with all our bart; 
We all, but feinycing, 
Sail plainlie tak yo^r part.. 

[Heir /all the Bijhops^ MhotSj and Farfins kis the 
Ladies^ 

Correct. Sen ye are quyt^ &c. (Play, p, 57.) 

P. 152. Correfl. Now Sir uk tent quhat 1 will iay^ 
Obftrve thir fame baith nicht and day, 
And let them uever part yow fray ; 

Or 



PLAY. ui 

t)r els, withontiii doubt, 

Tome yc to Senfualitie, 

To vicious lyfe, and rebaldne. 

Out of your rcalme richt fchamefulli* 

Ye fall be ruttit out. 

As was Tarquin, the Roman King, 

Quha was for his vicious living, 

And for the fchameful ravifching 

Of the fair chaift Lucres. 

He was degraidii of his crown, 

And baneift of his regiouu t 

I maid on him corre^ioun, 

As (lories' dois ezpres* 
Rex. lam^Htent^ &€• (Play» p. 58.) ^ , 

P. 155. The ftanza deficient \% thus to be fupplied: 

Gang warne the Spiritualitie, 

Rycht fa the Temporalitic, 

Be oppin proclamatioun. 

In gudlie haifl for to compeif. 

In thair roaift honorabill maneir. 

To gif us, &€• 

P. 156. Hm) fall I keep my teatme in rejtf 
Gude Counf. Initiumfapietuia efl timor Domini* 

Sir, gif your hienes yearnis lang to ring, * 

Fird dread your God abuif all uther things 

For ye ar bot ane mortal inftrament 

To that great God and King Omnipotent, 

Freordinat to his divine Maieftie 

To reull his peopill in till uniiie* 

The principali point, Sir, of ane Kings office 

Is for to do to everilk man jnflice ; 

Q^a And 



i 



n6 LINDSAY'S 

And for to mix his juftice with merciCi 
But rigour, favour, or partialitie. 
Forfuith it is na little obfervance 
Great regions to have in obfervance* 

Quhaever taks on him that Kinglie cuir. 
To get ane of thir twa be fuld be fuir : 
Great paine and labour and that continuall; 
Or ellis to have defame perpetuall. 
Quha guydii weill, they win immortal fame ; 
Quha the contrair, they get perpetuall fchanie* 
Efter quhais death, but dout, ane thoufand yeiff 
Thair life at lenth reheard fall be perqueir* 
The Chroniklis to knaw I yow exhort ; 
Thair fall ye findebaith gude and euill report : 
For everie Prince, efter his qualitic, 
Thocht he be deid his deids fall neuer die. 
Sir, gif ye pleafc for to ufe my counfall. 
Your fame and name fall be perpetuall* 

[Heir /all the mej^nger Diligence return^ and cry ,« 

Hoyyes, a Hoyyes, a Hoyyes, and fay, 
At the command of King Humanitie^ &c. as here, p. 
141, 142, (Play, p. 6i, 63.) to the line 
7he heftfairt of o«r Play : then follows, ^ 
" The End of the firft part of the Satyre. Now fall 
the pepill mak cqllatioun, then beginnis the Interlude, 
the Kings, Bifchops, and principal players, being put of 
their feats," 

Part II. 
ThePuirman and the Pardoner, as Int. IIL Play, p. 
64—80. After thia occurs Scene 7. p, 157. bat the, 
following pages are prcvioufl;' infened. 



P LA Y. ai; 

[Heir Jail Diligence mak lAs pfclamatioun. 

Diligence. Famous peopill tak tent, and ye fall fe 
The thrie eftaiti of this natioun 
Cum to the ceart» with ane ftrange g^ravitie; ' 

Thairfoir I mak yow fnpplicatioun, 
Till ye have heard our haile narratiouo, 
To kelp filence, and be patient I pray yow : 
Howbeit we fpeik hot adulatioun, 
We fall fay nathing hot the fuith I fiiy yow.- 

Gttde verteous men, that lulfis the veritie, 
I wait thay will excufe our negligence ; 
Bot vicious men, denude of charitie» 
As feinyeit fals flattrand Saracens, ' ;; 

Howbeit they cry an us ane loud vengence, 
And of our paftyme make ane fals report ; 
Quhat may wee do bot tak in patience. 
And U8 refer unto the faithful fort ^ 

Our Lord Jefus, Peter, nor Paull, 

Cald not tomplds the peopill all, 

Bat fum were mifcontent ; 

Howbeit thay.fchew the veritie. 

Sum faid that it war hereiie 

Be thair maid fals judgement* 

\Heir Jail the Thrie Efiaits cum fra the patyeoun^ 
gangdnd backivart^ led he thair vjces, 

Wantonnes, Now braid benedicite / 
Quhat thing is yon that I ie ? 
Luke Solace, my hart. 

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Solace. Brother Wantoooei, qukat thisks thow? 
Yon arc the Thrie Eilaiu 1 tfow, 
Gangand back wart. 

Wanton. B^ckwart, Backwart ! Out walUway \ 
It is greit fchame for tHem, I fay, 
Back wart to gang* 
I trow the Kbg Corre6lioaii 
Man mak ane reformatiouii. 
Or it be lang. 

Now let us go, and teH the King, [f^utfi^ 

S'lr^ we have fene ane merrekHis thing 
Be our judgement. 
The Thrie Eftaiis of thii Tegioun 
Ar cummand backwart throw this toua 
To the Parliament. 

Rex* Backwart, backwait I How may that be ? 
Gar fpeid them haiftelie to me, 

In dreid that thay ga wrang. 
Placebo. Sir, I fe them yomler cammaiidy 

Thay will be heir evin fra hand. 

AIs faft as thay may gang, 

Gude Counf. Sir, bald you dill and ikar them nocfat^ 

Till ye perfave quhat be thair thocht, 

And k, quhat men them lelds. 

And let the King. Corredioun 

Mak ane fcharp inquifitioun. 

And mark them be the heids- 

Quhen ye ken the occafioun 

That maks them fie perfuafioun, 

Ve m^y expell the caus : 

Syne 



PLAY. 21^ 

Syne them reform, as ye thibk he% 
Saa that the realme may live in reft 
According to Gods laws. 

IHeir Jail the Thrie Efiaits cum^ and turne ihiir 
faces to the King: 

Spir. Gloir, honour, land, triumph, and vifiorie. 
Be to your michtie prudent eircellence! 
Heir ar we cum, all the Eftaits Thrie, 
Readie to mak bur dew obedience. 
At your command with humbile obfervaucej 
As may pertcne to Spirituali'tie, 
With counfel of the Temporalitie. 

Temp. Sir, we, with michtie curage at command, 
Of your fuper-excellent Majedie 
Sail mak fervice, baith with our hart and hand^ 
And fall not dreid in thy defence to die. 
Wee ar content, but doubt, that we may fee 
That nobile heavenlie King Corrcftioun, 
Sa he with mercie mak punitioun* 

Marchand. Sir we ar heir your burgefCs and mer- 
chands, « 

Thanks be to God that we may fe your face, 
Traiftand we may now into divers lands 
Convey our geir, wirh fupport 6f your grace. 
For now I traid wee fall get reil and peace ; 
Quhen mifdoars are with your fword ore-thrawin, 
Then may leil m rchands live upon ^heir awin. 

Rex^ Wekum to me my prudent lords all ; 
Ye ar my members, fuppois I be your heid. 
Sit down, that we may with your juft counfall 

CL4 Aganis 



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Aganis tnUdoars find fover^ine remeid. 
Wee fall nocht ipair, for favour nor for feid. 
With your avice to mak punitionn. 
And put my fword to execution. 

Corr* My tender friends, I pray you with my hart 
< Declair to me the thing that I wald fpeir, 
Qtthat is the caus that ye gang all backwart ? 
The veritie thairof faine wald 1 heir. 

S/>irit. Soveraine, we have gane fa this mony a yeir« 
Howbeit ye thiiik we go undecently, 
Wee think we gang richt wonder pleafantly. 

/>///§•. Sit down my lords into your proper places | 
Syne let the King confider all iic caces. 
Sit downy Sir Scribe: and fitdown, Dempfler, to. 
And fence the Court as ye were wont to do. 

[T^ay ar fet doun^ and Guid Counf ell fall pas to his 
feat. 

Rex. My prudent lords ^ &c. (Play, p. 83.) 

P. 157. And plane opprejfour is ^ &c. Ibid. 

Spirit. Quhat thing is this. Sir, that ye have deyyfit? 
Schirs, ye have ncid for till be weill advyf^t. 
Be nocht haiflie into your executioun ; 
And be nocht our extreime in your punitioun^ 
And gif ye pleafe to do, Sir, as wee fay, ^ 
Poflpone this Farlament till ane uther day. 
For quhy ? The peopill of this regioan 
May nocht endare extreme corrediioun. 

CorreH. Is this the parr, my lords, ^ that ye will t^k, 
To mak no fupportatioun to corredt ? 
It dois appeir that ye ar culpabill, 
Tb^t ar nocht to Correftloun appIyabilK 

Suyith, 



P .L A Y. 221 

Suyith, Diligence, ga fchaw it is our will, 
That ev^rilk man oppreft geif in his bilL 

Dilig. M manner of men, &c. (Play, p. 83,) 

P. 1 59« Te that^ Sir, garris, &c. 

Rex, Quhat is the caus the Common Weil is crukit? 

Johne. Becaus the Common-Weill has bene overlukit. 

Rex, Quhat gj^rs the luke fa with ane di'eiric hart? 

Jobne. Becaus the Thrie Eftaits gangs all backwart. 

Rex. Sir Common- Weill, knaw ye the limmers that 
them leids ? 

Johne, Thair canker cullours I ken them be the heads. 

As for our reverend fader s, &c. 
Play, p. 85. 

Ibid. Get up I think tofe thy Craig, &c. 
Loe heir is Faliir, and Diiraic, weiil I ken, 
Lciders of the merchants and fiUie crafts-men, 
Quhat mervel thocht the Thrie Eftaits backwart gang, 
Quhen fie ane vylc cumpanie dvvels them amang? 
Quhilk hes reulit this rout monie deir dayis ; 
Quhilk gars John the Common Weil want his warme 

clais, 
5Ir, call them befoir yow, and put them in ordour. 
Or els John the Common Weil man beg on the bordoar* 
H<rw feinyeit Flatry ! Um, p. 160. P. p. 85. 

P. i6i, {Heir ar thay led, &c. (Play, p. 86, 87.) 
Powbeit I fe thy Ikap fkyre fkoird. 
Thou art ane ftuvat I ftand foird. (tranfpofed) 

id Serj, Put in your leggis into the flocks, 
For ye had never ane meiter hois. 
Thlr flewats dink as thay war broks ; 

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Now ar ye fikkcr I fuppoii. , [Pau/a. 

My Lords wee have done your commands* 
Sail we put Covetice in captlvitie i 

Corre^. Yea, hard lie lay on him your handy, 
Rycht fa upon Senfaalitie. 

Spirits This is my Grainter and my Chalmerlaine, 
And hes my gould, and geir, under hlr cuiris. 
I mak ane vow to God, I fall complaine 
tJnto the Palp how ye do me injuris. 

Cwet. My Reverent Fathers tak in patience, 
I fall nocht lang remaine from your prefence ; 
Thocht for ane quhyll I man frpm your depairt, 
I wait my fpreic fall remain^ in your hart* 
And quhen this King Corre6lloun beis abfenr, 
Then fall we twa returne incontinent- 
Thairfoir adew. 

Spiriu Adew j be Sanft Mavene, 

Pas quhair ye will, we ar twa naturall men* 

Senfuah Adew, my lord. 

Spirit* Adew, my awin fweit hart* 

Now duill fell me that wee twa man depart ! 
\ Sen/uaL My Lord how belt this parting dois me painc, 
I traift in God we fall me it fone jigaine. 

Spirit. To cum againe I pray you do your cure; 
Want I yow twa, I may nocht lang indurc. 

[^Heir fal the Sergeants chafe them a^way^ and they 
fall gang to the feat of Senfualitie. 

Tempor* My Lords, ye knaw the Thrie Eftaits 
For Common-weil fuld mak debaits ; 
Let now amang us be devyfit 
Sic aiElis, thaCwith gude men be profit, 

3 Conforming 



f LAY. 



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Conrorming to the common law ; 
For of na man we fould ftand aw* 
And, for tiH faif us fni murmell, 
Schone Diligence fetch us Gode Counfellf 
For qahy he is ane man that knawis 
Baith the Cannon and Civili Lawh. 

DiHg, Father, ye man incontinent 
Fafie to the Lords of Parliament ; 
For quhy thay ar determinat all 
To do na thing bye your couhfalU 

GuJe Qmnf. That fall I {io within fchort fpace ; 
Praying the Lord to fqnd us grace 
For till conclude, or wee depart, 
That thay may profeit efterwa^t 
Baith to the Kirk, and to the King : 
I fall defyre na uther thing. \Tntfa. 

My Lords, God glaid the cumpanie. 
Quhat is the caufe ye fend for me ? 

Merchand, Sit doun, and gif us your counitll, 
How we fail flaik the great murmell 
Of pure peopil], that is weill knawin ; 
And as the Common -weill hes fch^win. 
And ais wee knaw it is the Kings will. 
That gude remcid be put thairtill. 
Sir Common-weill, keep ye the bar, 
Let nane except yourfelf cum nan 

Johne. That fall I do, as I beft can, 
I fall haald out baith wyfe and man. 
Ye man let this puir creature 
Support me for till keip the dure. 

I knaw 



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I knaw his name full fickerly. 

He will complain als weill as I. 

Gude Counf. Jk^ iverdy lorJis, &c, p. i6l. (Play, 

p. 88.) 
P. 163. T/jtrjuglarsj Sec. 

Thir carriers and thir quintaceniboris. 

. Ibid, ^ubilk lahoris not^ &c - 

I mein, uochtlaborand fpirituallle. 

Nor for thair living corporallie, 

Lyand in dennis, like idill doggis ; 

I them compair to weil-fed hoggis. 

I think thay do themfel£s abufe. 

Seeing that thay the warld refufc, 

Haifing profeft fic povertie, 

Syne fleis fail fra neceflide. 

Quhat gif thay povertie wald profefle ? 

And do as did Diogenes, 

That great famous philofophour, 

Seing in earth bot vaine laboar, 

Al utterlie the warld refufit 

And in ane tumbe himfelf inclufit; 

And lei fit on herbs, and water cauld ; 

Of corporal fude na matr he wald. 

He trottit nocht from toun to touny 

Beggand to feid his carioun : 

Fra tyroe that lyfe he did profes 

The warld of him was cummcrles* 

Rycht fa of Marie Magdalene, 

And of Mary th' Egyptiane, 

And of auld Paall the firft Hermeit; 

AH thir had povertie compleit. 

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Ane hundreth ma I miclit dedair; 

Bot to mj porpois I will fair, 

Condading fleuthfu} idilnes 

Againft the Common-well expreile. 

Correct, ^u/wn upon ma, &c« p. 164. (Play, p. 90.) 
P. 169. Our par/one 'will noty &c. (Play, p« 94.) 
Pauper, Our bi(hop5, with their luftie rokats qahytc, 

Thay flow in riches royallie, and dely te. . 

Lyke paradice bene thair palices and places ; 

And wants na pleafour of the faired faces. 

Als thir Prelates hes great prerogatyves ; 

For quhy ? Thay may depairt ay with thair wyves. 

Without ony.corre^oun or damnage; 

Syne tak ane uther wantoner bat marriage. 

But doubt I wald think it ane pleafant lyfe^ 

Ay on, quhen I lifl:, to part with my wyfe. 

Syne tak an uther of far greater beutie : 

Bp.t ever, alace. My Lords, that may not be ! 

For I am bund alaee in marriage; 

Bot thay lyke rams, rudlie in thair rage, 

Unpyfalt rinnls amang the iillie yowis, 

Sa l^ng as kynde of nature in them growis* 
Pdtfon, Thou lies, fals huirfun raggit loun, 

Thair is na Preifls in all this toun 

That ever ufit lie vicious crafts. 

^ohne. The fiend reflave ihay flattrand chafts ! 

Sir Domincy I trowit ye had be dum. 

Quhair devil gat we this ill-fairde blaitie bum ? 
Per/on. To fpeik of, Preifts be fure it is na bourds j 

Tbay will burn men now for rakles words : 

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< 411 thay words are herifie in dcid* 
nrfobne. The mekil feind refave the iaa! thsut leid I 
All that I fay istrew, thocht thou hfi greifit ; 
And that I offer on thy pallet ta preifit* 

Sfir. My lords, why do ye thoil that turduft lou» 
Of Kirkmen to fyeik lie detra^lioun ? 
I let yow wit, My Lords, it is ne bourds 
Of Prelats for till fpeik lie waatoon words. 
Yon villaine puttis aie out of charitie. 

Temp. Quhy, my lord, fayis he pcht bot verity f 
Ye can nocht ikop ane pulr man for till pleinyie, 
Gif he hes faltit fammond him to your feinyie* 

Spn Yea that I fall, I mak greit God a vow. 
He fall repent that he fpak of the kow. 
I wiir not fuffer fie words of yon villainc. 

Pauper. Than gar gif me my thric fat ky againc. 

Spr. Fals carle, to fpeik to me ftands thou not aw ? 

Pauper. The feind refave them that firH devyfit thac 
law ! 
Within an hour after my dade was deid^ 
The Vickar had my kow hard be the held* 

, Per/on » Fals huirfun carle, I fay that law is gude^ 
Becaus it hes bene lang our confuetude. 

Pauper. Quhen lam Paip that law I SsM put doun f 
It is ane fair law for the pure commoun, 

Spr, I mak ane vow thay Words thou fal repent* 

Court/. I yow requ) re, my lords, be patient. 
Wee came nocht here for difputatiouns ; 
Wee came to make gude reformatioun;). 
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•PLAY. „5 

Heirfoir of this your propofitioun 

Conclude, and put to execatioun. ''^ 

MerchafuL My Lords, conclude that all the temporal 
laoda 
Be fet in few to laboreris with their hands. 
With iic reftrifliouns as iall be devyiit, 
That thay may live, and nocht to be fuppryfit, 
With ane relTonnabill augmentatioun ; 
And quhen thay heir ane proclamattoun 
That the Kings grace does mak him' for the weir. 
That thay be reddie with harnis, bow, and fpeir; 
As for myfelFy my lord, this I conclude. 

Counfalm Sa fay we all, your refToun be fo gude* 
To mak an hSi on this we ar content* 

Johne. On that. Sir Scribe, I tak an indrument* 
Quhat do ye of the corf-prefcnt and kow ? 

CounfaU I wil conclude nathing of that as now, 
Without my lord of Spiritualitie 
Thairto confent, with all this haiU cleargie. 
My lord Bifcbop, will ye thairto confent ? 

Spriu Na, na, never till the day of Judgment* ^ 
Wee will want nathing that wee have in ufe ; 
Kirtil, nor kow, teind lambe, teind gryfe, nor gu(e« 

Temp. Ftnfutb my krdis^ &c. (Play, p. 97.) 

P. 169. Seven pages omitted. 

Notar thairof 1 tak an inflrumenu {?. p. 97.) 

Temp. My lord, be him that af the world has wrocht^ 
We fee nocht by quhider ye confent or nocht; 
Ye ar hot an eflaic and we ar twa ; 
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^ofjftf. My lords, ye haif richt prudcnilid concludltr 
Tuk tent now how the land is clein denodit 
OF gould, and filver, quhilk dailie gais to Rome 
For bud?, mair then the reft of ChrilUndomei 
War I ane king, Sir, be coks paffioun 
I fould gar mak ane proclamatiouny . 
That never ane penny fould go to Rome at all, 
Na mair then did to Peter or to Paull. 
Da ye nocht fa heir, for conclufioun, 
I gif you all my braid black malefoun* 

Merchant. It is of treutb, Sirs, be my chriftindome^ 
That mekil of our money gais to Rome. 
For we merchants, I wait, within oi:ur bounds 
Hes furneift Prei(l& ten hundreth thoufand punds; 
' For thair finnance nane knawis fa weill as wee. 
Thairfoir, my lords, devyfe foine remedie ; 
For throw thir playis, and thir promotioun, 
Mair for denners, nor for devoiioirn, 
Sir Symonie has maid with them ane band". 
The gould of weicht thay leid out of the land. 
The Common- weil thair throch bein fair oppreft p 
Thairfoir devyfe remeid, as ye think bcft. 

CtmnfelL It is fchort tyme fen ony benefice 
Was fped in Rome, except greit bifchopries ;: 
Bot now for ane unworthie vickarage 
Ane preift will rin to Rpme in pilgramage; 
Ane cavell, quhilk was never at the fcule. 
Will rin to Rome, and keip ane biichops mde ^ 
And fyne come hame with mony colorit cracky 
With ane buirdin of bcnefeicea on his back.r 

Quhilt 



t L A t. 2lg 

Quhilk hetit igalnft the law anc itian alaine 
For till pofles ma benefices nor ane. 
Thir greit Comtftends, 1 fay, withouttin faill 
Sould nothi be given bot to the y ude Royall ; 
Sa I conclude, my lords, and fayh for me, 
Ye ibuld antiull all this ploralitie. • 

Spirit. The Paip has given us di(jpcnfatiouns, 
Coun/. Yea, that is be youi' fals narratiouns* 
Thocht the Paip, for your pleafour, will difpenfc, 
I trow that can nocht cleir your confcience. 
Advyfe, my lords, quhat ye think to conclude. 
Temp. Sir, be my faith I think it very gude 
That fra hfencefarth Ha Prfeifts ftU pas to Rome ; 
Becaus our fubilance thay do ftill corifume ; 
For pleyis, and for thair prdfeit fingalair, 
Thay haif of mdiiey maifl this rcalme hair. 
And als I think it beft, be idy advyce. 
That ilk Preift fall half but ane bettfefice ; 
And gif thay kfeip nocht that fundatidun. 
It fall be cans of deprivatioun* 

Merchant. As ye haif faid, my lord, we will confent* 

Scribe mak ane A6i on this incontinent. 

C^nfm My Lords, thair is ane thing yit unproponir, 

How Prelats, and Prciflis aucht to be dlfponit. 

This beand done wee have the les ado. 

Quhat fay ye, tirs? This is my couhfall, lo. 

That or wee ehd this prefent Parliament^ 

Of this matter to tak rype advyfement. 

Mark weill, my lords, thair is na benefice 

Given to ane man bot for ane gude office i 

Vol. II. R Qijha 



zio LINDSAY'S 

Quha taks office, and fyne than can nocht us if, . 

Giver and taker I fay ar baich abiiiit. 

Ane Bifchops office is for to be ane preichour^i 

And of the law of God ane publick teachour ; 

Richt fa the Perfon, unto his parochon, 

Of the Evangell fould leir them ane lelTuuii. 

Thair fould na man defire fic dignities, 

Without he be abill for that office. 

And foir that caus I fay, without Ieifing« 

Thay have thair teiuds, and for na uther thing. 

Sprit. Freind, ^ubair find ye that we fuld prechourf 

be? 
Coun/. Luik qufaat San£i Paul writes unto Timothiej 
Tak thair the bulk, let fe gif ye can fpell 

Sfrit, I never red that, thalrfoir reid it your fel. 
[Counfall fall read tbir wordis on ane bulk. 
Fidelis Jermoy fi quis Epifcopatttm defiderat^ honum 
•pus dejideratyopqrtet ium irreprehenfibilem e^e^ nmus 
uxoris virumj Jihrium, prudentem^ ornaium^ pudi-' 
curttp hofpitaletttj doSiorem^ mn *vinolentum, nom 
percujfforemf fed modefium. That is, This is a 
true faying, If any man defire the office of a 
Biihop, he defireth a worthie worke: ABifhop 
therefore muft be unreproveable, the huiband of 
one wife, &c. 
Spiu Ye temporal men, be him that heryit hell. 
Ye ar ovir peart with flc maters to mell* 

Temp. Sit dill, my lord, ye neid not for til braull ; 
Thir ar the verie words of th' Apoftill Paull. 

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PLAY. 231 

Spiu Sam fayisy be him that woare the crowne of 
thorne, 
It had bene gude that Paul! had neir bene borne. 

Counf, Bot ye may knaw, my lord, Sand Paul's intent. 
Schir, red ye never the New TeHamcnt? 

Spir.^Zt fir, be him that our lord Jefus fauld, 
I red never the New Teflament, nor Auld. 
Nor ever thinks to do, Sir, be the Rude : 
I heir freiris fay that reiding dois na gude. 

Counf. Till you to reid them I think it is na lack; 
For anis I faw them baith bund on your back* 
That famin day th^t ye was confecrat. 
Sir quhatmeinis that ? 

Spir. The feind flick them that wat. 

Merch. Then, befoir God how can ye be excufit, 
To haif an office, and waits not how to us it ? 
Qnhairfoir was gifin you all the teniporal lands, 
And all thir teinds ye haif among your hands ? 
Thay war givin yow for uther caufes, I weine. 
Nor mummil matins, and hald your clayis cleine« 
Ye fay, to the Apoflills that ye fucceed, 
Bot ye fchaw pocht that, into word nor deid. 
The law is plaine ; our teinds fuld furnifch teichoiirs. 

Counf. Yea, that it fould; or fuftcinc prudent prei- 
chonrs. 

Pauper. Sjr, God nor I be ftickit with ane knyfe, 
Gif ever bur Perfoun preichit in all his lyfe. 

Perfon. Quhat devil raks the of our prciching, un- 
docht? 

Paup. Think ye that; ye fuld have the teinds for nocht? 
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,32 LINDSAY'S 

Pcrf. Trovris thou to get cemeid, carle, of that thing ? 

Paup. Yea be Gods brcid richt fone — war 1 anc 
King. 

Per/. Wald thou of Prelats mak deprivation ? ^ 

Faup. Na : I fuld gar them k«ip thair fundation* 
Quhat devill is this, quhom of fould Kings (land aw 
To do the thing that th^y fould be the law ? 
War I ane king, be coks deii" paflioun, 
I fould richt fone mak reformatioun^ 
Fail^eand thairof your grace fould richt fboe finde 
That Preifls fall leid yow, lyke ane bellie blinde* 

Johne. Quhat gif King David war leivand in this 
dayis ? 
The quhilk did iband f^ nuHiy gay Abayis, 
Or out of heavin quhat gif he luikit doun, 
And faw the great abominatioun 
Amang thir AbelTes, and thir Nunries, 
Thair publick huirdomes, and thair harlotries ? 
He wald repent he narroyvit fa his bounds. 
Of yeirlie rent thriefcoir of thowfand pounds* 
His fucceifours maks litill ruifle, I ges, 
Of his devotioun, or of his holines. 

Ahbajfe. How dar you, carle, prefume for to dedaix? 
Or for to mell the with fa heich a mater ? 
For in Scotland thair did yic never ring, 
I let the wit, aqe mair ei^cellent king. , 
Of holines he was the verie plant, 
And now in heavin he is ane michtfull San£t ; 
Becaus that fyftein Abbafies he did found ; * 
Quhair throw great riches hes ay done abound 

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fflto our Kirk, aud dayli^yet abounds. 
Bot Kings now I trow f€w Abbsfies founds; 
I dar Weill fay thou ar condempnit in hd). 
That dois prefume with iic maters to inell; 
Fals buirfun carle, thou art ovir arrogant 
To judge the deids of fie ane halie^fand. 

Johne, King James the Fir ft, roy of this rcgioun, 
Said that he was ane fair San6t to the crown. 
I heir men fay that he was fumthing Wind^ 
That gave away mair nor he left behind. 
His fuccefTours that bolines did repent, 
Quhilk gart them do great inconvenient. 

Abbas. My lord Bifchop, I racrvel how^ that ye 
Suffer this carle for tofpeik herefie? 
For be my faith, my lord, will ye talCtent 
He fcrvis for to be brunt incontineirt; 
Ye can nocht fay bot it i$ herefie 
To fpeik againft our^law and libertie* 

Spir. 5<a«^^ ^df/^r, J mafc yow ftipplicatiounj 
Exame yon carle, fyne mak-his^iUtioun; 
I mak ane vow to God Omnipotent' 
That byftour fal be brunt incontirenti 

\Flau'\ Venerabile father^ I fall do your command ; 
Gif heferviftdcid I fall func underftandi [Pihi/a, 

Fals huirfun carle j fchaw furth thy faith, 

Joime. Methink ye fpeik as ye war'Wi«ait!u ' 

To yow I will na thing dedair. 
For ye ar nocht my Ordinair* 

Flat. Quhom in trowia^hou, fals monfier mangit ? 

Johne, I trow to God to fe the hangit. ' 

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War I ane King, be coks paffioun, 
I fould gar mak ane congregatioun 
Of all the freirs of the four ordouris. 
And mak yow vagers on the bordouris. 
Sir, will ye giv^e me audience, 
And I fall fchaw your excellence, 
Sa that your grace will give me leife^ 
How into God that I beleife. 

Carrel. Schaw farth your faith, and feinye Docht. 
Jobne. I beliefe in God that all hes wrocht; 
And creat every thing of noch^; 
And in his fon our Lord Jefu, 
Incarnat of the Virgin trew, 
Quha under Pilat tholit pafiioun* 
And deit for our*falvatioun, 
And on the thrid day rais againe, • , 

As halie fcriptour fchawis plane* 
And als, my lord, it is weill kend 
How he did to the heavin afcend. 
And fet him doun at the richt hand 
Of God the father, I underfland ; 
And fall cum Judge on Dumifday*. 
Quhat will ye mair, ilr, that I fay ? 

CwreSlm Schaw furth the reft ; this is na game« 
Johne. I trow SanBam Ecckfiam; 
Bot nocht in thir Bifchops nor freirs, 
Quhilk will, for purging of thir heirs,. ; 
Sard up the ta raw and doun the uther« ' 
The mekillDeviUre&ve the fiWcr ! 

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PLAY. asj 

CorrtS. Say quhat ye will, firs, be Sanfl Tanj 

Mechink Johne ane gude Chriflian man. 
Temp. My lords, let be your diiputatioun ; 

Conclude with firm deliberatioun, 

How Prelats fra thyne fall be difponit. 
Mcrch. I think for me evin as ye firil proponit, 

That the King's grace fall gif na benefice, 

Bot till ane preichour that can ufe that oiEce* 

The Allie fauls, that bene Chriilis fheip, 

Sonld nocht be givin to gormand woIBs to keip. 

Quhat bene the caus of all the herefiesi 

Bot the abutioun of the prelacies } 

Thay will correal, and will nocht be corredit, 

Thinkaad to na prince thay will be.fubje^it. 

Quhairfoir I can find na better remeicf, 

Bot that thir kings man take in thair heid. 

That thair be given to na man biihopries. 

Except they preich out throch thair diodes ; 

And ilk perfone preich in his parochon. 

i^nd this I (ky for finall conclufion. 

Temp. Wee think your counfall is verie gude: 

As ye have faid wee all conclude. ^ 

Of this concluiioun No er wee mak an A61. 
Scryte. J write all day bot gets never ane plack* 
Pauper. Ha my lor^isfor the Holy Trinitie^ &c. 

p. 169. Play, p. 104. 
P. 171. // is aganis our prof eittjingular. 
Wee will nocht want our profeit, be Sand Geill* 
T^mpn Your profpit is againd the Common- well ; 

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It fall be done,, my lords, as yc have wrocht. 
We care nocht quhidder ye cgnfent or nocht. 
Quhairfoir fervis then all thir Temporal Judges, 
' Gif temporal matters fould feik at yow refuges ? 
My lord, ye fay that^ye ar fprituall, 
Quhairfoir mell ye than with things temporal!? 
As we have done conclude, fo fall it iland. 
Scribe put our Adls in ordour evin fra hand. * 

Sprit. Till all your J^is, 3cc. p, 171. Play, p, 106. 
UiJ. Three pages wanting at the end of Interlude 
VII. Play, p. 106 — 109. 

[Heir /all Feritie and Chajlitie mak thair. plaint of . 
the bar. 
Feritie* My Soverane, I'befeik your excellence 
Ufe juflice oh Spidtualite ; 
The quhilk to us hes done great violence, 
Becaus we did rehers the veritie. 
Thay put us cloie into captivitie, 
And fa remanit into fubjedtioiin. 
Into great langonr and c^amitie, 
Till we were fred be King Corre«aioun, 

Chajl. My lord,' I haif great cans for to complaine* 
I could get na lud^ing intill this land ; 
The Spiritual Stait had me fa at difdane, 
With D^mc Senfuall thay have maid fie ane band. 
Amang them all na friendihip, Sirs, I fand ; , 
And quhen I cam the nobiil nunnis amangi 
"iAy Ipflle Ladie Priores fra hand 
Out of hir dortour durlie fche me datag. 

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PLAY. ^37: 

Ferith. With the advyfe. Sir, of the Parliament ' 
Hairdie we male yow fupplicadoun, 
Caufe King Corredl'toun tak incontinent 
Of all this fort examinatioun. 
Gif they be digne of deprivatioun, 
Ye have power for to corred fie cafes, 
Cheafe the maift cunning Clerks of this, uatiourj. 
And put mair prudent pailours in thair places. 
My prudent lordis, I fay that pure craftfmen 
Abufe fum Prelats ar mair for to coma^end i 
Gar exan^e. them, and fa ye fall fune ken 
How thay in vertew Bifchops dois tranlcend 

Scribe. Thy life, and craft, mak to thir Kings kcnd» 
Quhat craft hes thou, declair that to me plaine ? 

Tailyeour, Ane Tailyeour, Sir, that can baith mak 
and mend ; 
I wait nane better into Dumbartane. 

Scr. Qiihairfoir of tailyeours beirs thpu the ftyl } 
Tail. Becaus 1 wait is nane within ane myl 
Can better ufe that craft, as I fuppois : 
For I can mak baith doublit, cpat, and hois. 

Scr^ Hovy call thay you. Sir, with the fchaiping knif^? 
S<ywtar, Ane fowtar, fir, nane better into Fyfe. 
Scr, Tell me quhairfoir ane fowtar ye ar natnir. 
S(nvt, Of that furname I need nocht be aihamit* 
For I can mak fchone, brotekins, and huiuis. 
Gif mc the coppie of the King's cuittis. 
And ye fall fe richt fune quhat I can do ; 
H«ir is my lafts, and weiij wroclit ledder, lo. 



238 L I N D S A Y ^ S 

Counf. O Lord my God ! this is ane mervelous thing 
How lie mifordour in this realme fould ring ! 
Sowtars and tailyeours thay ar far mair expert 
Jn thair puir craft, and in thair handle arty 
Nor ar Prelatis in thair vocatioun. 
I pray yow, firs, niak informatioun. 

Feritie. Alace, Alace, quhat gars thir temporal Kings 
Into the Kirk of Chrifl admit fic doings f 
My Lordis, for lufe.of Chrift's paflioun. 
Of thir ignoranti mak deprivatioun, 
Quhiik in the court can do hot flatter and fleich* 
And put into thair places that can preich* 
Send furth, and feik fum devoit cunning Clarks, 
That can flir up the peopill to gude warks. 

Corre^* As ye have done, Madame, I am content* 
Hoaw Diligence ! pas hynd incontinent, 
And feik out throw all towns and cities. 
And viiit all the univerfities ; 
firing us fum Dodours of Divinitie, 
With Licents in the Law and Theologie, 
With the maifl cunning Ctarks in all this land. 
Speid fune your way, and bring them heir fra hand. 

Dilig* Quhat gif I find fum halie Provincial, 
Or minifler of the gray frciris all? * 
Or ony freir that can preich prudenilie. 
Sail I bring them with me in cumpanie ? 

Corre^n Cair thou nocht quhat eflait fa ever he bCy 
Sa thay can teich and preich the veritie. 
Mail! cunning Clarks with us is befl beluifit : 
To dignitie thay fall be firfl promuifit. 

Quhidder 



PLAY. 239 

Quliiddcr thay be Munk, Channon, Preift, or Freir, 
Sa thay can preich, faill nocht to bring them heir. 

Dilig. Than fair-well, Sir, for I am at the flicht. 
I pray the Lord to fend yow all gude nicht. 

[^Heir/all Diligence pas to the palyeoun* 

7emp» Sir. we befeik your foveranc celfitude 
Of our dochtours to have compaffioun, 
Quhbm wee may na way marie, be the Rude, 
Without wee mak fum alienatioun 
Of our land, for thair fupporcatioun. 
For quhy ? the markit raific bene fa hie. 
That Prelats dochtours of this natioua 
Ar maryit with fie fuperfluitie ; 
Thay will nocht fpair to gif two thoufand pound 
With thair dochtours to ane nobill man ; ; 

In riches fa thay do fuperabound. 
Bot we may nocht do fa, be Sand Allane. 
Thir proud Prelats our dochters fair may ban, 
That thay remaine at hame fa lang unmaryit. 
Schir let your Barrouns do the bed they can, 
Sum of our dochtours I dred fal be mifcaryit. 

Corre^^ My Lord, your complaint is richt rcafonabill. 
And richt fa to your dochtours profitabilU 
J think, or I pas aff this natioun. 
Of this mater till mak reformatioun. 

[Heir fall enter Common Thift. p* 175. Play, p. 169. 

P. 1 79. Wanting in the Play. 

P. 180. At the end of this fcene not lefs than tea 
page? arc omitted. Play, p. 11?. 

[Heir fall Diligence convoy the ThrU Clarh. 

Dilig. 



2jp LINDSAY'S 

Dili^, Sir, I have brocht unto your excellence 
Thir famous Clarks'of greit Intelligence ; 
For to the common peqpill thay can preich, 
And in the fcuillis in Latine toung can teich» 
This is ane Dolour of Divinitie ; 
And thir twaLicents, men: of gravitie* 
I heir men fay thair converfatioun 
Is roaifl in divine conticmplatioun*. 

Dolour. Grace, peace, and reft from the hie Trinitie 
Moc reft amang this gocllie cumpanie ! 
Heir ar we cumde, as your obedicnts, 
For to fulfili your juft commandements ; 
Quhatever it pleafe your grace us to command. 
Sir, it fall be obeyit evin fra hand* 

Rex, Gud freinds, ye ar richt welcome to us all* 
Sit doun all thrie, and geif us your counfalh 

Corre^. Sir, I give yow baith counfal and conunand 
In your o^ce ufe exercitioun. 
Firft, that ye gar fearch out, throch all your land, 
Quha can nocht put to executioun 
Thair office, after the inftitutioun 
Of godiie lawis, confornie to thair vacatioun ; 
Put in thair placis men of gude conditioun* 
And this ye do withaut dilatiouii. 

Ye ar the head, lir, of this congregatioun, 
Preordinat be God omnipotent, 
Quhilk hes me fend to male yow fupportatiou^ j 
Into the quhilk I fal be diligent. 
And quhafaevir beis inobedient, 
And will nocht fufFer for to be correftit, 

Thay 



PLAY. 241 

Thay fal be all defpofit incontinent, 

And from your prefence they fall be deje6Ut. 

CounfaU, Begin firft at the Spritualitie, 
An4 tak of them examinatioun» 
Gif they can ufe thair divyne dew^etie. 
And als I mak yow fupplicatiouny 
All thay that hes thair offices mifufit. 
Of them mak haiflie deprivatloun. 
Sa that the peopill be na mair abuflt. 

Corre^. Ye are ane Prince of Spritualitie, 
How have ye ufit your office now let fe. 
^ Spi. My lords, quhcn was ihair ony Prelats wont 
Of thair office till ony King mak count? 
Bot of my office gif ye wald have the feill, 
I let yow wit I have it ulit weill. 
For I tak in my count tix^yfe in the yeir. 
Wanting nocht of my teind ane boll of beir : 
I gat gude payment of my temporal lands. 
My buttock mail, my coattis, and my ofFrands; 
Wiih all that dois pcrteine my benefice. 
Confider now, my lord, gyf I be wyfe. 
I dare nocht marye contrair the common law, 
Ane thing thair is, my lord, that ye may knaw, 
Howbeit I dar nocht plaiijie fpoufe ane wyfe, 
Yit Concubeins I have had four or iyit. 
And to my fons I have given rich rewaiids ; 
And all my dochters maryit upon lairds. 
I let yow wit my lord I am na full!, 
For quhy ? I ryde upon ane amland muill, 

4 Thair 



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34* LINDSAY'S 

Tbair is na temporal lord in all the. land 
That maks fie cheir, I let you underfland* 
And als, my lord, I gif with gade intentiouti 
To divers Temporal Lords^ anc yeirlie penfioun. 
To that intent that thay, with alt thair hart. 
In richt and wrang fal plainlte tak my part. 
Now have I tould you, fir, on my beft ways 
How that I have exercit my office. 

Corre^. I weind your office had bene for til preich. 
And God's law to the peopill teich. 
Quhairfoir weir ye that mytour ye me tell ? 

Spir. I wat nocht, man, be him that herryit helt. 

Corr, That dois bctakin that ye, with gude intent, 
Sould teich and preich the Auld and New Teflament- 

Spir. I have ane freir ro preich inta my place. 
Of my office ye heir na mair quhill pafche. 

Chafiitie. My lords, this Abbot and this Priore» 
Thay fcorne thair gods ; this is my reafon quhy, 
Thay beare ane habite of feinyiet halines. 
And in thair deid thay do the contrary « 
For to live chaifl thay vow folemnitly ; 
Bot fra that rhay be fikker of their bowis, 
Thay live in huirdome and in harlotry. 
Exannihe them. Sir, how thay obferve their vown* 

Correal. Sir Scribe, ye fall at Chaflitie's requeifl. 
Pas and exame yon thrie in gudlie haiflr. 

Scribe, Father Abbot,, this Counfal bids me fpeir 
How ye have ufit your Abbay thay wald heir ? 
" And als thir Kings hes given to me commiffioun 
Of your office for to mak inquifitioun» 

Ahb9t. 



PLAY. J43 

Ahh9t, Tuiching my office I fay to yow plainlie, 
My monks and I we leif richt eafilie ; 
Thair U na monks, from Carrick to Carraill, 
That fairs better, and drinks mair hclfum aiii. 
My Prior is ane man of great devolioun, 
Thairfoir daylie he gets ane double portioun. 

Scribe, My lord, how have ye keipt your thric vows ? 

Abbat, Indeid richt weill, till I gat hame my bows; 
In my abbey when I was fane profelFor, 
Than did I leife as did my predeceffour. 
My paramour is baith als fat and fair 
At ony wench into the toun of Air. 
I fend my fons to Parels to the fcaillis ; • 
I train in God that they fal be na fuillis. 
And all my dochters I have weill providir, - 
Now judge ye gif my office be wcill gydit. 

Scribe, Maider Perfone, fchaw us gif ye can preicli? 

Per/. Thocht I preich nocht 1 can play at the caichc. 
I wait thair is nocht ane aniong you all 
Mair ferilie can play at the futc ball ; 
And for the carts, the tabils, arid the dyfe. 
Above all Perfouns I may beir the pryce- 
Our round bonats we mak them now tour nuickir. 
Of richt fyne ftuiff, gif yow lift cum and luik it. 
Of my office I have declai it to the : 
Spcir qnhat ye pleis, ye get na mair of me. 

Scribe, Quhat fay ye now, my lady Priores, 
How hate ye ufit your office can ye ges ? 
Quhat was^the cans ye rcfulit harbf ie 
To this young luftie ladie, Chaftiiic ? 

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344 LINDSAY'S 

Priores. I wald have harborit hir with gude ifltehti 
Bot my complexion thairto waM not aifent. 
I do my office after auld ufe atid woant, v 
To your Parliainent I will mak na mair'couiiit, 

Veritie, Now caus fum of your canniiig Clark?, 
Quhilk ar expert in heavenlie warks, 
And men fulfillit with charitie. 
That can weill preiche the veritie; 
And gif to fum of them comtnand ^ 

' Ane fermon for to mnk fra hand. 

Corre^s As ye have faid I am contetlt, 
To gar fum preich incontinent. [Pan/a. 

Magijier nofier^ I ken how ye can teidie 
Into the fcuillis, anfd that richt ornatlie; 
I pray yow now that ye wald pleafe Co preiche 
In Inglifch toung, land foJk to edrfi^. 

Dolour* Soverane I fail obey yow humbillie 
With ane fchort fermon, prcfentlie in this place ; 
And fchaw the word of God unfeinyeitlie, 
And (inceirlie, as God will give me grace. 

[Heir fall the IhSiour pas to the fulpit^ and fay^ ^ 
Si vis ad vitam ingredi^ fern)a mandaia* 
Devoit peopill, Sandt Paull the preichour fayrs. 
The fervent luife, and fatherlie piiie, 
Qubilk God Almichtie hcs fchatvin mony wayXI 
To man in his corrupt fragilitie. 
Exceeds all luife in earth, fa far that we 
May never to God mak recompence conding^ 
As quha fa lifbs to reid the veritie. 
In halie fcripture he may find this thing* 

Sic 



PLAY- «4 

Sic Deus dtlexit mufidum* 
Tuiching natbjng the great prerogative 
Quhilk God to man in hi? creation lept. 
How man of nocht creat fuperlatiye 
Was to the image of God Omnipotent, 
Let us conflder that fpecial luif ingeiit . 
God had to man, qahen our foir father fell* ^ 

Drawing us all, in his loynis immanent, 
Captive from gloir in thirlage to the hell. 

Quhen Angels fell, thalr miferabill royn^ 
Was never reftorit : hot for our miferie 
The fun of God, fecund perfon divyDCf 
In ane pure Virgin cuke humanitie; 
Syne for our fake gtea^ harmis fuffered he, 
In fading, walking, in pteiching, cauld and he|t; 
And at the laft ane fch^meful death deit he, 
Betwix twa theifis pn croce he yeild the fpreit* 

And quhair an drop of his maifl precious blude 
Was recompence fufiicient and conding 
Ane thoufand warlds to r^nfom fra that wod 
Infernal feind, Satan ; notwithilanding 
He luific us fa, that for our ranfoning 
He fched furth all the blude of his bodie ; 
Riven, rent, and fair wondir, quhair hf did hing, 
Naild on the croce on the Mont Calvary, 
Et copiofa apud fum redemption 

O cruel death, be the the venemous 
Dragon, the Devill infernal loft his pray; 
Be the the ftinkand, mirk, contageous, 
Deip pit of hell maakynd efcaipit fray. 

Vol, II. S Be 



2/^6 LINDSAY'S 

Be the the port of Paradice %\wky 
"Was patent maid untbthe heaVin fa hie, 
Opinnit to man, and maid ane reddie WiEijr 
To gloir eternal with the Trihitic, 

And yit for all this luife incomparabill 
God aikis no rewaird fila ns againe, 
Bo^ luife for luife : in this comiliand hot febill 
Conteinit ar allhalie the lawis ten, 
Baith all and neW, and commandihrehts evcfrilfekh^. 
Luife bene the ledcier, quhilk hes hot fleppis twa. 
Be quhilk we maj^ cWttie op to lyfe ag^ne, 
Out of this vaill of mtferie ated wa. 

Diltges DominutH tuufnj Tktm tuum^ ex fdto carde tu^^ 
et proxiMufh tuum feUt teip/um ; in his duobus 
fhandatis^ &c« > 

The firft ftep fuithlic of this ledder is 
To luife thy God, as the ^ui^t^iiie and Well 
Of luife and |;raCe : ^nd the ^ecntid, I 'wis. 
To luife thy nichtbour as thou luifis thi felU 
Quhsr tynis ane ftep of thir tvva gais to hell, 
Bot he repents, and turne to'Chriftanone^ 
Hauld this na fabill, the halie EtrangtII 
Bears in efiedt this Wordis evcfrfce one. ' ' 

Si vis ad tjitam ingredij ferva mandata^ &€• 
• Thay tyne thir fteps, all th^ quhaevir did fiki 
In pryde, invy, in ire, and l^herie; 
Incovetice, or ony extreme win. 
Into fweirnes^ or into gluttanie ; 
Orquha dois nocht the deids of mercie, 
Gif hungrie meit, and gif the natkit clayis.-^ 

Per/. 



f L A Y, »4^ 

Per/. Now Hralloway, thinks tkou na fdiame to llti 
1 trow the devill a Word is tnew thou fayis. 

Thou fayis thair is hot twa fieppis to the heairiBt 
<^ha failyies them ou^a backurart fall in helL 
I wait it is ten thoafand mylis, and itvin^ 
Gif it be na mair I dp it upon thy felL 
Schoit leggit men I fe, be Bryds bell, 
will nevir cum thair, thay ileppis bene la wyde; 
Gif thay be the words of the Evangell , 
The Spirituall men hes miller of ane gyde. 

' ^loi. And I belief that cruikit men and blinde 
Sail never get up upon ia hioh ane ledder. 
By my gude fai(^ I dreid to ]y behinde^ 
Without God draw me up into ane tedder. 
Quhat and I fall, than I wiU bi;eak my bledder. 
And I com thair this day the d^vill fpejd me. 
Except God make me lichter nor ane fedder. 
Or fend me doi^n gude widcok wingis to SLk. 

Tetf. Cum doun daftart, and gang itiX draif^ 
I underfland nocbt quhat thow fs^id ; 
Thy words war nather come nor cai^ 
I wald thy toung againe war laide* 
Quhair thou fayis pryde is deidlie fin, 
I fay pryde is bot honeftie $ 
And covetice of warldlie win 
Is bot wifdome, I fay for me. 
Ire, hardinefsy and gluttonie, 
Zs nathing ellis but lyfis fude ; 
The natural (In of lecherie 
l3 but trew luife \ all thir ar glide. 

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a48 LI NDS AY ♦S 

Do^w, God and the Kirk has given command 
That all gude Chriftian men refufe them. 

Per/. Bot war thay fin I underlUnd 
We men of Kirk wald never ufe them. * 

DoSi, Brother, I pray the Trinitic 
Your faith and charitie to fupport, 
Caufand you knaw the veritie, 
That ye your fubje£t8 may comfort* 
To your prayers, peopill, I recommend 
The rewlars of this nobill regioun. 
That our Lord God his grace mot to them ftnd 
On trefpaiTours to mak punitioun ; 
Prayand to God from feinds yow defend* 
And of your fins to gif yow full remiffioun« 
I fay na mair to God I you commend. 

[Heir Diligence ffyii the Freir roundand /a th^ 
Prelats. 

Dilig. My lords, I perfave that the Spiritual fiai|; 
Be way of deid pnrpois to mak dehait ; 
For be the counfail of yon flattrand freir 
Thay purpois to n^ak all this toun on fteir. 

ift Licenu Traid ye that thay will be inobediei^C 
To that quhilk is decreitit in Parliament ? 

Dilig* Thay fe the Paip with awfull ordinance 
Makis weir againft the micbtie King of France ; 
Kicht fa thay think that Prelats fuld nocbt funyic 
Be way of deid defend thair patrimonie* 

jfi Lie. I pray the, brother, gar me underfland 
Q^hair ever Chriil pofleilit ane fut of land* 



PLAY. 349 

t>ilig. Vea that he did, father, witfaouttin faiU, ^ 
For Chrift Jefas was King of Ifraell. 

jfi Lie* I grant that Chrift was king abuife all kiogs^ 
Bot he melllt never with temporal things; 
As he hes plainlie done declair himfeU^ 
As thou may reid in his halie Evangell ; 
'< Birds hes thair nefts, and tods hes thair den^ 
*' Bot Chrifl Jefus, the Saviour of men^ 
*'^ In all this warld hes nocht ane penny Braid^ 
'* Qahairon he may repois his heavenlie hiead. 

Diti^. And is that trew ? 

Lie Yes, brother, be AUfaallowi| 

Chrift Jefus had na propertie, bot the gallows. 
And left nor, quhfen he yeildit up the fpreit9 
To by himfelf ane iimpill winding fcheit« 

Dilig, Chrift's fucceftburs, I underftand. 
Thinks na fchame to have temporal land* 
Father, thay have na will, Lyou aflare. 
In this warid be indigent and puir* 
Bot, fir, fen ye are caUit fapient, 
Declair to me the cans with trew intent , 

Quhy that my luftie ladie Veritie 
Hes nocht bene weiil treatit in this cuntrie? 

Batchelor. Forfuith quhair Prelats ufes the co^nfidl 
Of beggand freirs, in mony regioun, 
And thay Prelats with Princis principal. 
The veritie but doubt is trampit dpun ; 
And Common-weil put to confufioon. ' 

Gif this be trew to yow I me report^ 
Thairfoir, my lords, mak reformatioun 
Or ye depairt, hairtlie, I yow exhort. 

S 3 Sirs, 



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ti9 LIMDSAT'^S 

Sirs, rttiH frdd Hirer yit^ I fd^ ftffir^ 

Thatony Prclats ufit|)rdlchiiig3 ^ 

And prelits itikt on them thit tiire 

Freiri wald get tiftthibg for thair fltiching* 

1 counjall yfmo^ Siff &t. p» i8x. (Piay» p* Iifri.) 

AboQt eight ptLfju omitted. (Pb/f t'* 123*) 

The fpeech of the Firfi Sarjand fiaid^ thOs in the 

Play. . 
Com on ht)it IjaJh Prhres^ 

We fall leir yovtr to dance^ 

And that within ane lytill fpace^ 

Ane fie^ l^vitl of Frante. 

[Heir/sU thayffoilj/e the Prtoresi itkd Jche/allbcn^ 
ane ktrtH rf filk mukr bar hubiu 

Novy» brother, be the m^ 

Be my judgement I think 

This halie Pnorea 

Is tumit in ane cowdink. 

Privreu t gif my freinds my m^oui^ 

That me compelttt to be ane Nun, 

And wald nocht let me marie \ 

It was my freinda greadinea 

That gart me be ane Prioreis* 

No^ hartlie then I waile. 

Houbeit that Nunnis fing nidtts and days, 

Thair hart waits ^ocht quhat thair ihouih iay3. 

The fuith I yow dedair* 

Makand yow intimadoati, 

To Chriftis congregatioun 

Nunnia ar nocht necd&ia^ 

Bot 



PLAY. ' r^si 

Bot I fall do the beft I can. 
And marie fum gade honefl man. 
And brew gade aill and tun. 
Mariage, be my opinioan, 
It^ is better Religioun 
As to be Freir or Nun. 

Flat, Freir. 3^ Lordis for Godsfaik let nocht hang mu 
&c. here, p. 183 to 1B5- 

^0 Johnie the CommoH'-nveilL (P. p* 125.) 
[Heir fal the Kings and the Temporal Btait round 
togider* 

Cxnrrefim With the advice of King Humanitie 
Heir I determine with rype adv^fementi 
That all thir Prelats fall deprivit be ; 
And be decreit of this prefent Parliament 
That thir thre cunning Clarkis fapient 
Inmiediatlie thair places fall poifes, 
Becaus that thay have bene fa negligent^ 
Suffring the word of God for till decres. 

Rex Hum, As ye have faid but doubt it fall be done; 
Pas to and mak this interchainging fone. 

\The Kings fervants lay hands on the thrie Prelats^ 
and fays* 

Wantonn. My lords, we pray you to be patient. 
For we will do the Kings commandement. 

Spirit. I mak ane vow to God and ye us handill, 
Ve fall be curft and graggit with buik and candil; 
Syne we fall pas unto the Paip, and pleinyie. 
And to the deviU of hell condemne this meinyie. 

S 4 Fpr 



,5* LINDSAY'S 

For quby ? Sic reformatioani as I weine, 
Into Scotland was never hard nor feine. 

[Heir Jail tbeyfpuilye them tjjUh Jilence^ and put thaif 
kabits on the thrie Clarks» 
Merchant. We marvell of yow» paintit fepulturis. 
That was fa bauld for to accept (ic curia, 
With glorious habite rydand upon your maillis ; 
l^ow men may fe ye are bot verie fuillis, 

Spir* We fay the Kings war greiter fuillis nor we. 
That us promovit to fa greit dignide. 

Abbot. Thair is ane-thoufand in the Kirk, but doubt^ 
Sic fuillis as we, gif thay war weill Jochtout: 
Now, brother, fen it may na better be. 
Let us ga foup with Senfualitie. 

[Heir /all thay pas to Senfualitie. • 

Spir* Madame, I pray yow mak us thrie gude cheir. 
We cure nocht to remaine with yow all yeir, 

Sen/ual, Pas fra us fuillis ; be him that has us wrocht , 
Ye ludge nocht heir, becaus I knaw ynw nochr. 

Spir^ jSir Covetice, will ye aifo mifken me ? 
I wait richt weill ye wil baith gif and lend me. 
Speid hand my freind, fpair nocht to break the lockit» 
Gif me ane thoufand crouns out of my box. 

Covet, Quhairfoir, Sir fuill, gif you ane thoufand 
fcrouns? 
Ga hence, ye fcime to be thrie very louns. 

Spir, I fe nocht els, brother, withbuttin faill 
Bot this fals world is turnit top ouir taiil. 
Stn all is vaine that is under the lift. 
To win our meat we man m^kc uther fchift ; ^ 

Witi 



P L A Y. 1S3 

With our labour except we xnak debait, 

I dreid full fair we want baith drink and meat« 

Ferf. Gif with our labour we man us defend. 
Then let us gang quhair we war never kend. 

Sprit. I wyte thir freirs that I am thus abuilti 
For by thair counfal I have bene coafufit ; 
Thay gart me trow it fuffyfit, alace. 
To gar them plainlie preich into my place. 

Abbot. Alace, this reformatioun I may warie^ * 
For I have yit twa dochtirs for till marie ; 
And they are baith cofitradlit, be the rude. 
And waits nocht how to pay thair tocher gude« 

Perf. The devrll mak cair for this unhappie chance^ 
For I am young» and thinks to pas to France, 
And tak wages amang the men of weir. 
And win my living with my fword and fpeir. 

\l'he Bifchop^ Abbot ^ Per/one j and Pr tores ^ Jepairis 
altogeder, 

Gude Counf. Or ye depairtj Jir^ of this regioum^ Iccm 
here p. 197, 198. (Play, p. 12;, 128.) 

And Commoun Weill be tirrandis JlrampU donjune* 
[Paufa. 

The Speech of Comnion Weal, p, 198. is given ia 
the Play to Corre£tion, and is thus continued. 

Now Maifters, ye fall heir incon'inent. 
At great ley four, in your prefence proclamic 
The Nobill A£lis of our Parliament, 
Of cjuhilks we neid nocht to be afchamir. 
Cum heir. Trumpet, and found your warning tone 
That every man may knaw quhat we have done;. 

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[Heir fall Diligence, 'with the Scribe f and the Trum* 
fcty pas to the pulpit f andproelame the ASiis. 
The Firft Aft. 
It is devyfit be thir prudent Kings, 
CorredtiouD, and King Human) tie, 
That thair Leigis, induring ai) their ringis. 
With the avyce of the £ftaitis Thrie, 
Sail man full ie defend and fortifie 
The Kirk of Chriff, and hit religioun, 
Without diiSmulance or hypocriiie, 
Under the pain of their punitioun, 

2. Ala thay will that the Adlis honorabilf^ 
Maid be oar Prince in the laft Parliament, 
Becaus thay ar baith gude and pro^abill,. 
Thay will that everie mat be diligent 
Them till obferve, with unfeinydt intent. 
Quha diibbeyis inobediendie 

Be thair lawis, but doubt they fall repent, 
And paiois conteinit thairin (all nnderly. 

3. And als, the Coramon-weil for til Advance, 
It is ilatute that all the temporal latids 

Be fet in few, efter the ^rme of France, 

Till verteous men, that labours with thair hands,. 

Refonabillie redridtit with (ic bands. 

That thay do fervice nevertheles. 

And to be fubject ay under the wands ; 

That riches may with policie bcres. 

4. Item, this prudent Parliament hes devyiif^ 
Gif lords hold under thair dominioun 
Theifis, qohairthroch pivir peopil bene fupprlfit,^ 
For them thay fall make anfweir to the croun, 

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And to the puir mak reftkutiooni 
Without thay put them in the judges handsi 
For thair default to fuffer punttiotm ; ^ 

Sa that na theifis remaine within thair lands, 

5* To that intent that juftice fould incres. 
It 18 conclttdit in thia parliament. 
That into Elgin, or into Innernefle^ 
Sail be ane fute of Ckrks fapient^ 
Togidder with ane prudent Prefidenty 
To do juftice in all the Norther Airtia 
Sa equallie without impediment. 
That thay oeid nocht fdk juftice in thir pairtis* 

6. With licence of the Kirks halinev^ 
That juflice may be done continuallie. 
All the materft of Scotland, mair and lea. 
To thir twa famous faits perpetuallie 
Sal be diredit, becaqs men feis plainlie ^ 
Thir wantoun Nunnis ar na way neceflair. 
Till common-well nor yit to the glorie 
Of Chrlfts Kirk, thocht thay be fat and fair* 

And als that fragill ardour feminine 
Will nocht be miffit in Chrilts Religioun, 
Thair wiu nfit till anel)etter fyne. 
For common -Weill of all this regioun. 
Ilk Senature for that eredionn. 
For the uphalding of thair graritie. 
Sail have fy ve hundreth mark of penfioun. 
And alfo bot twa f fall their nummer be. 

* Here feems a defeat. 

f Of Edinburgh^ and of tht North. 

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Into the North faxteijoe All ttiair temaintt ^ 

Saxtein richt fa in our maifl famous toun 
Of Edinburgh, to ferve our Soveraine, 
Chofen withput partiall afflidtioun 
Of the maift cunning Claries of this Regioan i 
Thair Chancellar chofen of ane famous Clark, 
Ane cunning man of great ])erfe£lloun, 
And for his penfioun have ane thoufand raark^ 

7. It is devyfit in this Parliament, 
From this day furth na mater Temporally 
(Our new Prelats thair to hes done confentj 
Cum befoir Judges Confiilarialli 
Quhilk hes bene fa prolixc and partiall 
To the great hurt of the communitie. 
Let Temporall.men feik Judges Temporally 
And Spiritual men to Spritualitie. 

8. Na benefice bets giffin, in tjrgie cumming, 
Bot to men of gude eruditioun. 

Expert in the Halie Scripture, and cunning, 
And that thay be of gade conditioun, 
Of pablick vices but fuipitioun ; 
. And qualefiet nicht pi udentlie to preich 
To thair awin folk, baith into land and touri^. 
Or ellid in famous fcuiUis for to teich. 

9. Als becaus of the great pluralitie 
Of ignorant preifls, ma than ane legtoun, 
Qahair-throcb of teichonrs the heich digniti^ 
Is vilipendit in ilk regioun, 

Thairfoir our Court has made provifioun 

That na Biichops mak teichqurs in tyme cumming, 

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JExcept men of gude eruditiouo, " 

And for Preifiheid qualefeic apd cunning* 
Siclyke as ye (e, in the borrows towot 
Ane tailyeour is nocht fufferit to remainc. 
Without he can mak doublet, coat, and gown; 
He man gang till his prenteiichip againe. 
Bifchops fould nocht reffave (inethink certaioe) 
Into the Kirk, except ane canning Clark : 
Ane idiot prei(l; Efay compaireth plaine 
Till ane dum dogge» that can nocht byte nor bark. 

lo* From this day furth fe na Prelats pretend^ 
Under the paine of inobedience, 
At Prince or Paip to purchafe ane commend, 
Againe the kow * becaus it dois offence: 
Till ony Pried we think fufficience 
Aue benefice, far to ferve God withall. 
Twa Prelacies fall na man have from thence. 
Without that he be of the blude Royall. 

II* Item this prudent Counfall has concludit, 
Sa that our haly Vickars be nocht wraich. 
From this d^y furth thay fal be cleane denudit 
Baith of corfrprcfent, cow, and umell claith ; 
To puir commons becaus it hath done ikaith. 
Jlnd mairover we think it lytill force, 
Howbeit the Barrouns thairto will be laith. 
From thence fi|tth thay fall want thair hyrald-hon. 

1 2. It is decreit that in this Parliament 
I)k jpifchop, Minifier, Priour, and Perfoun, 

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To the eflfe£l thay may tak better teat 
To faulU under thtir domiaioun, 
Efter the forme of chair fuodatioun* 
Ilk Bifchop in his Diofie fall remaine; 
And everiik Perfone in hi« parachouo, 
Teiching thair folk from vices to refraine* 

13. Becaus that darks our fubftance dois confame 
For bils and proces of thair prelacies, 

Thairfoir thair fail na money ga to Rome, 
From this d^ farth for any benefice, 
Bot gif it be for greit Archbifchopries. 
As for the reft na money gais at alt. 
For the inci^ng of thair dignitief, 
Na mair nor did to Peter nor to PaolL 

14. Coniidering that our Preifts, for the maifl part, 
Thay want the gift of Chaflitie we ie, 

Cupldo hesia peril them throch the hart, 
We grant them licence and fric libertie * 
That thay may have ^air Virgins to thair wyfis. 
And fa keip matrimoniall chaflitie, 
And nocht in huirdome for to leid thair Ijrfis. 

1$. This Parliament ricbt fa hes done conclude 
From this day forth our Barrouns temporal! 
Sail na mair mix thair nobil ancient bludc 
With baftard bairns of Stait Spiruuall. 
Ilk flait amang thair awin felfis marie fall. 
Gif Nobils marie with the Sprittialitie, 
From tbyne fabjed thay fal be, and all 
Sal l)e degraithit of thair Nobilitie ; 

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And from amang the Nobils cancellate. 
Unto chejyme thay by thair liberties 
Kehabilit be the civill magiflrate. 
And fa fall marte the Spiric^ialitie ; 
Bifchops with Bifchops fall mak affinitie. 
Abbots and Priors with the Priori s, 
As Bifchop Annas in Scripture we may fe, 
Maryit his dochter on Bifchop Caiphas. 

Now have ye heard the Adlis honorabill 
Devyfit in this prefent Parliament ; 
To Common- Weill we think agreabill ' 
All faithful! folk fould heicof be content, 
Them till obferve with, hartlie ttew intent, 
I wait nane will againft our A6ts rebel], 
Nor till our law be inobedient, 
Bot Plutois band, the potent prince of hell. 

[Heir Jail Pauper cum befoir the King ^indfcy. 

Pauper. I gif yow my braid bennefoun. 
That has givin Common Weill a gown ; 
I wald nocht for ane pair of plackis 
Ye had nocht maid thir nobill Adlis. 
J pray to God, and fweit Sain^l Geill, 
To gif yow grace to ufe them weill j 
Wer thay weill keipit I underhand 
It war great honour to Scotland ; 
It had bene als gude ye had fleipi*^. 
As to mak at^s and be nocht keipit. 

Nonjj I hefetk,j/(ywfor all-hallonuis^ &C. ,p. i8;. Play, 

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MinMte Corre^iotts, and FariatittUt 

Pag. Lin. 

23. Nun Ti us— Play, Diligence. 

24. 8. for gleeris, read elder. 
46. 9. for mot, read mot keip. 

52. 5. for thame, read him. 

53. I. for Crueviiv meufs, read trewker mem. 

56* 14. Go eafi about the nether mill ; probably a im- 
riation hetnxjeene the refrefentations at Coupar 
and at Edinburgh, 

57. Tbefomejianzasoccur^,!^^* 

61. line laft^ wald not— that wald not cut* 

62. 3. for elly read chyre, 
"^ 5. for fiveir, read fweir. 

63. 3, iox caff aid ^ xt2i^foaffahU 

— 4* Baggil— boggil. 

— 5. prcte— pert, 

6$. 8. /i&f <ix;0r// ivanting is. umed. 

66. 12. ganan — ganar. 

6?. /. pen. The line *wantifig is^ 

Black BulUnger, and Melan£lhouD. 

— /. la/l^ erode — cude, 

69. 17 Makameillis— -Makconnals. 

74. 6. read Upoun Dame Flefchers midding, 

58. 15. for fenyie, read fenyic. 

80. j.yorblude, read hVinde^ 

9- 6. for the gammis read thy gammis* 

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84. 3. Fottnd remd Fond. 
86. 4. hyt— byte. 
91. /. antepen.fir hay r^^i// hag. 

98* 23. ioxfran read /r^j«; for ipfam^ Hijpcm, 
*— 24. for Vallances read Vallomsm 

— 25. for apulum read epulum. 
99* 10. Kae Eappitie— Cacaphatie. 

lO), 8. Stormefteid be feiny— Coilit on fea ay fen. 

104. 3* ybr wound, read wind. 

X 05 . 5. frody-^frclie. 

2o6. 9. for howbirdis read bawbirdis. 

107. L ; en, for now f read my dtiu 

108. 14. fairfolk— -fariefolk. 

i lo. 5, redd J This is ane couU of Tullielum. 
— *- 6* porteris — - portouns. ji MS note explains it 
** portafRe or mafs-book," portiforium. 

— after line 14 in/ert^ 

Quhen lords ar heldin at the yet. 
1 ig« I. For mony a craft. Sir, do I can. 

— 17, Drunken— Danlkin, (Dantzic.) 

— 2i.y0^*£nglingr^/i//Rugland. 
126. 12. berdicmowch — ^lyart beard. 
133. 3» /or cewratouris read creatoarxs. 
145, 14. rax — rack. 

•— 1 6. (1, readidXi 
147. 12. face — ficht. 
150. 7, y^r at, r^^^ with. 
62, • 8. PovERTJE — Pauper; and fo on being the 

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^64. ii./or peprally read pcggt%% 
Jcnkync-— gearking. 
CoRRBCTioUN. Flyte on thy fowfillf I ddyie 

the. 
read Micht I him get to Eims durris* ^ 
Stouder — Strother. 

rtad^ To get my Lord Lindfoy's brown Jo|iet« 
(Jennet). 
178. 4» ^he line luarUing is 

I befeik yow my brother deir, 
Bothaif. he. 
i8x« /• antepen. inbiad— -invaitd* 

— line la/iy fw rewle, read cowle. 

183. 7. for Kings habiUy read Freirs habiu. 

184. 8« fleand-«-fleimde. ' 
187. Jfter line i. infert. 

All ye mildoars and tranfgreilburH. 
— 16. Erewynis — Curwings. 

— 18. Eifdaill—EwifdaiU. 

XQO. f • for Ctywpar toun, read ClappertOUtt* 

— 17. 7i/i /w deleted^ prebahly tc avoid ^ence^ and 

if thus /upplied^ 

For wanting of your wonted grace* 

191. line loft ^ for yt^ read iYkSLy. 

192. 14. Beverege-^Baberage. . 

— so. Caidyeicb'^Caidyeoch^ 
12. yir yet, rw^ get. 

193. 2. coubroufi-'-curtiU 

— i2.yor my, r^^^/his. 

~ 20* /or beremerisy nadhttm^iH^ 

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193. 22. for and cir, read our dcir. 
— . 27. gudlynia— gudUngis, 

194. 6. cairteleis — cantelemis. 

Prelats that hcs ma bencfeits nor thrie. 
196* g. for^wyvit read \yvisj »fiJ in/ert, 

Let never priefts be hamlic with your wyvis. 
197. 2. rubratour — ^rubyatour. 
— 2^. for his hcs bene, read he hes bene fa; and 

addf 

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