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B00684
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Ane tragedie in forme of ane diallog betuix honour gude fame, and the authour heirof in ane trance.
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Sempill, Robert, 1530?-1595.
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1570
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STC 22209; ESTC S95167
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Quhairof the theifis and sit war not content For to thair Chyftanis he maid biggingis bair As efterwart thay did repent full sair Than come he north schortly he tuke na rest Till all that countrie had componit and drest The hiest of thame all that wald Rebell He maid him stoup and al 's to knaw himsell This being done amang all vther thing He maid thame all subscriue vnto the King Baith far and neir â–ª of hie and law degre Acknawledgeing the Kingis authoritie Except Lord Fleming nane war in this land Bot to the Kingis grace had thay geuin yair bam Sa hauing stablischt all thing in this sort To Liddisdaill agane he did resort Throw Ewisdaill Esdaill and all the Daills raiâ— hâ— And also lay thre nychtis in Cannabie Quhair na Prince lay thir hundreth Èeiris befoir Na theif durst steir thay did him feir so soir And that thay suld na mair thair thift alledge Thre scoir and twelf he brocht of thame in pledge Syne wardit yam quhilk maid ye rest keip ordour Than mycht the Rasche bus keip ky on ye bordour Quhen he this thocht till haif bene at his eais In come on him the Quene of Inglandis fais The quhilks to seik he tuke purpois fra hand Without delay â–ª he gat Northumberland He socht him so and fand him at the last And pat him in Lochleuin quhair he is fast Than went he suddanly to Dunbartane In snaw sleit drift wind froist hailstanis rane In deid lyke snaw thair words wer soft and fair Lyke fieit quhylis scharp with promysis maist bair Lyke dryft also thay did driue of the tyme Till ane fals tratour suid commit this cryme Lyke as the froist dois freis vp all fresche watter Thay freisit him in Stirling on this mater Windie it was and windic was the sessoun â–ª As is ye FreÌ„che Prouerb grand vant graÌ„d tressouÌ„ With scharp hailstanis thay schot him trateroussie Lyke rane in greit wind syne fled suddanlie Sa may we weill the tyme to deid compair For all wes trublit baith se land and air On Sonday than the quhilk wes Èisterday Vnto this towne he come soupit and lay Dynit this day and Iust at aleuin houris Thair wes ane knaif of his Conspiratouris Ane Hammiltoun within the bischoppis stair Quhilk schot him as thow seis withouttin mair Syne at the bak Èet suddanlie he fled Sum saw him weill and followit his hors tred Quhilk hors was knawin belaÌ„ging to lord Iohue Quha with the rest this act maid to be done Bot to our Sone we keipit cumpanie Quhilk in our armes within this hour did die Than deit with him all vertus Cardinall Than deit with him Iustice Imperiall For in his tyme Gods word was trewly preichit And in his tyme Collegis rychtlie teichit Not only lufit he vprychteousnes Bot al 's he hatit vice and vitiousnes Not only did he lufe God and him ken Bot al 's he hatit all vngodly men To Sessioun al 's ilk day he went to se Gif Iustice wes thair Ministrate trewlie The riche and pure he did alyke regaird Puneist the euill and did the gude rewaird He wald not lat â–ª the Papists cause ga bak Gif it wer Iust bot wald be for him frak He wald not thoill the proud oppres the pure Sa far as he had Regiment and cure He did disdane pryde and ambitioun He lufit men meik of Conditioun He did disdane all foull and fylthie word In ony sort outher in eirnist or bourd Maist diligent he wes to ryn athort To gif the wedow and fatherles confort Maist diligent to heir the pure maÌ„nis bill And gif answer according to Gods will Sober he wes in meir in drink and claithis He wald not thoill blaspheming nor na aithis Reddy to heir quhen ony man spak to him Mistraisting not yat ony wald vndo him Peace and concord ouer all for to mantene The pure durst leif yair bestiall on the grene For stauchter mercy wald he neuer grant Baith murtherars theifis and Vitches he did dane For to be schort lay all Èour heidis togidder Gif Èe can find amang Èow sic ane vther ¶ Get vp quod thay it is almaist midnycht With yat all thre thay went out of my sycht Because ane man wes knoking at the Èet Quhair I did ly and had my self forÈet Sa rais I vp all cled in bute and spur Quhais yat quod I yat knokis at the dur I Èour gude freind and Nychthour answerit he Gar oppin the Èet gude brother now lar se â–ª Brother quod I how dois my Lord I pray Èow Departit oh quod he and deid I say Èow Allace quod I I find my Dreme ouer trew And that full sair all Scotland sone will rew Than to the Palice went I and Èeid in Thair weiping vocis hard I making din Within the Chalmer I went quhair he departit Quhilk sycht to se God wait maid me sair hartit Than come I furth agane and saw my Lady Quhais horsis at the foir Èet wer alreddy To Edinburgh scho went with hart full soir Reuenge his deith Èe Lords I say na moir ¶ Epitaphe ¶ Heir lyis the Corps gude pepill of a Princâ— Quhais Saule in heuin with God is glorifeit Iames Regent was murdreist without offence Be ane fals tratour sa knawin and notifeit Quha wes anis bound to haif bene Iustifeit He gaif him grace allace aganis all ressoun O Hammiltoun it schawis weill thou wes feit Be all that Clan for to commit this tressoun ¶ Quhat mouit the to do yis Insolence And mak yat Clan sa to be falsifeit To quhoÌ„e God knawis he schew his greit clemeÌ„ce Thocht thou with tressoun hes him gratifeit With all gude vertewis he wes amplifeit With all soull vice thou hes defylde yair Maiâ—oun Ressetting the now haif thay varefeit That thay bene weill contentit of this crasoun ¶ In deid I grant that his greit patience Aganis him self this deid hes testefeit For had he put Èow doun with diligence Ê’our tressoun had not this bene ratifeit Ê’e wer anis all in his will signifeit At the Langsyde sensyne in euerie sessoun Now with greit honour is he Magnifeit And with greit schame Èe sall thoil for this tressouÌ„ ¶ OBIIT XXIII IANVARII ANNO. DO M.D.LXIX