though_o see_v i_o venus_n on_o her_o lip_n do_v bite_v and_o all_o the_o court_n in_o haste_n their_o horsy_n renÈeit_v proclamand_n loud_a quhare_n be_v Èone_v poid_a that_o plenÈeit_n quhilk_fw-mi death_n diseruis_fw-la conmittand_v sik_n despite_n fra_n three_fw-mi to_o three_fw-mi they_o searching_n but_o respite_n quhill_n one_fw-mi i_o find_v quhilk_fw-mi say_v in_o grief_n disdenÈeit_fw-ge avaunt_o belane_n thou_o reclus_fw-fr imperfyte_n ¶_o all_o in_o one_fw-mi fevyr_n out_o of_o my_o muskan_n bower_n on_o knee_n i_o crap_n and_o law_n for_o fear_n do_v lowr_v than_o all_o the_o court_n on_o i_o thayr_a hedis_fw-la schuke_v sum_v glowmand_v grim_a sum_n grinand_n with_o visage_n sour_a sum_n in_o the_o nek_n give_v i_o feil_n dyntis_fw-la dower_n pluk_v at_o the_o craw_v they_o cryit_v deplome_o the_o ruke_n pulland_n my_o hare_n with_o blek_v my_o face_n they_o bruke_v skrymmory_n very_a gaif_n i_o money_n a_o clowr_v for_o chyppynuty_n full_a oft_o my_o chaftis_n quuke_n with_o pain_n torment_n thus_o in_o thayr_a teynfull_a play_n till_o venus_n bund_a they_o lead_v i_o forth_o the_o way_n quhilk_fw-mi than_o wes_z set_v amid_o a_o golden_a chare_n and_o so_o confoundit_n in_o to_o that_o fell_a affray_n as_o that_o i_o micht_v consydyr_v their_o array_n i_o thocht_v the_o field_n ovirspr_v with_o it_o carpetis_fw-la fare_v quhilk_n wes_z to_o before_o brint_n barrant_v vile_a &_o bare_a wox_n may_v plesand_n bot_n all_o the_o suyth_v to_o say_v micht_v not_o amese_v my_o grewous_a pane_n full_a sare_z ¶_o entronit_a sit_v mars_n cupyd_v and_o venus_n accuse_v the_o auctor_fw-la accuse_v though_o raise_v a_o clerk_n wes_z clepit_n varius_n me_n till_o accuse_v as_o of_o a_o deadly_a crime_n and_o he_o begouth_n and_o red_a a_o dittay_n thus_o thou_o wikkit_v catyve_a will_v and_o furiu_v presumptuus_o now_o at_o this_o present_a tyme._n my_o lady_n here_o blaspheme_v in_o thy_o tyme._n her_o son_n herself_o and_o her_o court_n amorous_a for_o till_o betrais_fw-fr awatit_fw-fr here_o sen_fw-mi prime_n ¶_o now_o god_n you_o wait_v i_o thocht_v my_o fortune_n faith_n with_o quakand_fw-mi voce_fw-mi and_z hart_n call_v as_o a_o key_n on_o kney_n i_o knelyt_v and_o mercy_n can_v implore_v submyttand_v i_o but_o any_o langer_n pley_v venus_n mandate_n and_o plesour_n till_o obey_v grace_n wes_z denyit_n and_o my_o travail_n forlore_v for_o scho_v gaif_n charge_n till_o proceed_v as_o before_o than_o varius_n speak_v rycht_v stout_o i_o till_o neigh_v inionand_n silence_n till_o ask_v grace_n any_o more_o ¶_o he_o demandit_n my_o answer_n quhat_o i_o say_v than_o as_o i_o mocht_fw-ge with_o courage_n all_o mysmay_v from_o time_n i_o undirstude_n na_fw-mi mare_n supple_a answer_n answer_n sore_o abasyt_n believe_v i_o thus_o out_o braid_v set_v of_o their_o pointis_n of_o crime_n now_o on_o i_o lay_v i_o may_v i_o quite_o guiltless_a in_o verity_n Èit_fw-la first_o again_o the_o juge_a quhilk_fw-mi here_o i_o see_v this_o inordenat_n court_n and_o process_n quay_v i_o will_v object_v for_o causy_n twa_fw-mi or_o three_o â§_o inclynand_n law_n quoth_v i_o with_o pretuus_fw-la face_n i_o i_o defend_v appellationem_fw-la appellationem_fw-la madam_n plesyt_v Èout_a grace_n say_v on_o quoth_v sche_o than_o say_v i_o thus_o but_o mare_n madam_n Èe_o may_v not_o sit_v in_o till_o this_o case_n for_o ladyis_n may_v be_v jugis_fw-la in_o na_fw-la place_n and_o may_v attour_n i_o be_o na_fw-mi seculare_fw-la a_o spiritual_a man_n thocht_v i_o be_v void_a of_o late_a clâ—pyt_n i_o be_o aucht_a mâ—_n lyvy_v space_n to_o be_v remyt_n till_o my_o juge_a ordinare_fw-la ¶_o i_o Èow_v bescik_a madam_n with_o byssy_a cure_n till_o give_v one_fw-mi gracius_fw-la interlocuture_a on_o their_o exceptiony_n now_o proponyt_v late_o than_o suddanly_a venus_n i_o Èow_v assure_v deliverit_fw-la soon_o and_o with_o a_o voce_fw-mi so_o stir_v answeryt_v thus_o thou_o subtle_a smy_n god_n wait_v quhat_o weny_n thou_o till_o degray_v my_o high_a estate_n threatening_n a_o threatening_n i_o till_o decline_v as_o juge_n curse_a creature_n it_o beis_n not_o so_o the_o game_n gois_fw-fr othir_o gate_n ¶_o as_o we_o the_o find_v thou_o shall_v thoill_v jugement_n not_o of_o a_o clerk_n we_o see_v the_o represent_v save_o only_o falssh_v and_o dissaitfull_a taly_n first_o quhen_o thou_o come_v with_o hart_n and_o hail_n intent_n thou_o the_o submyttit_a till_o my_o commandment_n now_o now_o thairof_o i_o thynk_v to_o soon_o thou_o faly_v i_o weyn_v nthe_a bot_n folly_n that_o the_o aly_n 〈◊〉_d clerkis_n be_v in_o subtle_a wordis_fw-la quent_a and_o in_o the_o deid_v all_o be_v scharpe_a as_o any_o snaly_v ¶_o Èe_o be_v the_o man_n bewray_v my_o commandis_fw-la Èe_v be_v the_o man_n distrubly_v my_o seruandis_fw-fr Èe_v be_v the_o man_n with_o wikkyt_fw-la wordis_fw-la feel_v quhilk_fw-mi blasphemy_n fresch_fw-mi lusty_a Èong_a gallandis_fw-fr that_o in_o my_o seruyce_n and_o retenew_v standis_fw-la Èe_o be_v the_o man_n that_o clepy_v Èow_o so_o lele_v with_o false_a beheft_n quhill_n Èe_v your_o purpose_n steel_n sign_n Èe_v forswear_v baith_o body_n treuth_n and_o handis_fw-la Èe_fw-la bene_fw-la sa_fw-fr false_a Èe_n can_v no_o word_n consele_n ¶_o have_v doyn_v quoth_v sche_o sir_n varius_n alswyith_o do_v write_v the_o sentence_n let_fw-mi this_o caitiff_n kyith_n give_v our_o power_n may_v deme_a his_o mysdeid_v than_o god_n thou_o wait_v give_v that_o my_o spreit_n wes_z blyith_v the_o feverus_a hue_n in_o till_o my_o face_n do_v myith_n all_o my_o male_a eye_n for_o swa_o the_o horribill_n dreid_v hail_v i_o ovyrset_v i_o mycht_v notch_v say_v my_o creid_v for_o feir_n and_o woe_n within_o my_o skin_n i_o wryith_v i_o mycht_v notch_v pray_v forsuyth_v thocht_v i_o have_v neid_v ¶_o Èit_v of_o my_o death_n i_o set_v not_o half_a a_o flee_v for_o great_a effere_fw-la i_n thocht_v na_z pane_n to_o be_v bot_n sore_o i_o dread_v i_o for_o some_o othyr_n jape_n that_o venus_n suld_v throw_v her_o subtillyte_n in_o till_o sum_n bysn_v best_a transfigurit_n i_o as_o in_o a_o bear_v a_o bair_a one_fw-mi owl_n one_fw-mi ape_n i_o traistit_fw-la so_o for_o till_o have_v be_v myssape_n that_o oft_o i_o wall_v my_o hand_n behold_v to_o see_v give_v it_o alteryt_v and_o oft_o my_o visage_n grape_n ¶_o though_o i_o revoluit_fw-la in_o my_o mind_n anon_o quhow_v that_o diane_n transformyt_n acteone_n and_o juno_n eik_v as_o for_o a_o kow_n gird_v keep_v the_o fare_v you_o that_o long_o wes_z woe_n begone_v argos_n her_o Èymmyt_n that_o eyn_n have_v money_n one_o quhom_n at_o the_o last_o mercurius_n gird_v sleep_v and_o her_o delyverit_n of_o that_o danger_n deep_a i_o remembret_v also_o quhom_n in_o a_o stone_n the_o wife_n of_o loth_n ichangit_fw-la sore_n do_v weep_v ¶_o i_o umbethocht_v quhow_v jove_n &_o ald_n saturn_n in_o till_o a_o wolf_n they_o do_v lycaon_n turn_v and_o quhow_v the_o mychty_a nabugodonosore_n in_o bestly_a form_n do_v on_o the_o field_n sudiourn_v and_o for_o his_o gild_a wes_z maid_n to_o weep_v and_o murn_z their_o feirfull_a wondris_n gart_n i_o dreid_v full_a sore_o for_o by_o exemply_n oft_o i_o herd_n to_o fore_n he_o suld_v bewar_n that_o sey_n his_o fallow_a spurn_n myschans_n of_o one_fw-mi suld_fw-mi be_v one_fw-mi otheris_fw-la lore_n ¶_o and_o rolland_n thus_o in_o diverse_a fantaysyis_n terribil_n thochtis_fw-la oft_o my_o heart_n do_v gryis_n for_o all_o remeid_v wes_z alterit_n in_o despair_n there_o wes_z na_fw-mi hope_n of_o mercy_n till_o devyis_n there_o wes_z na_fw-mi wycht_fw-mi my_o friend_n be_v na_z kin_n wyis_o alhale_o the_o court_n wes_z i_o contrare_fw-la than_o wes_z all_o may_v wryttyn_a the_o sentence_n sare_z my_o febyll_n mind_n seand_v this_o great_a suppris_fw-fr wes_n than_o of_o wit_n and_o every_o bliss_n full_a bare_a ¶_o the_o second_o part_n lo_o thus_o amid_o this_o hard_a perlexite_fw-la awaytand_v eum_fw-la quhat_v moment_n i_o suld_v deâ—_n or_o than_o some_o new_a transfiguration_n consolation_n consolation_n he_o quhilk_fw-mi that_o be_v eternal_a verity_n the_o glorious_a lord_n ryngand_fw-mi in_fw-la personis_fw-la thrâ—_n providit_fw-la have_v for_o my_o salvation_n be_v some_o good_a spretis_fw-la revelation_n quhilk_fw-mi intertion_n maid_n i_o trai_v for_o i_o i_o forÈet_v all_o imagination_n ¶_o all_o hail_n my_o dreid_v i_o though_o forÈet_v in_o hy_z and_o all_o my_o woe_n bot_n Èit_v i_o wist_v not_o quhy_a save_o that_o i_o have_v some_o hope_n till_o be_v relevyt_n i_o rasyt_v than_o my_o visage_n hasty_o and_o with_o a_o blenk_v anon_o i_o do_v espy_v a_o lusty_a sycht_fw-mi quhilk_fw-mi notch_v my_o hart_n engrevit_fw-la one_fw-mi hevinly_a rout_n out_o throw_v the_o will_v eschevyt_v of_o quhame_n the_o bonty_n give_v i_o not_o deny_v uneath_o may_v be_v in_o till_o one_fw-mi scripture_n brevit_fw-la ¶_o with_o lawrere_n crowayt_v in_o robbis_n syd_v all_o new_a of_o a_o fassoun_n and_o all_o of_o steadfast_a hue_n arrayit_v weil_z poetis_fw-la poetis_fw-la a_o court_n
i_o see_v come_v never_o of_o wise_n dege_v eloquent_a father_n true_a and_o plesand_n ladyis_o quhilki_v fresch_fw-mi beauty_n scheâ—_n syngand_fw-mi softly_a full_a sweet_a on_o their_o manere_n on_o poet_n wise_a all_o diverse_a versis_fw-la sere_a historyis_n great_a in_o latin_a tongue_n and_o grow_v with_o fresch_fw-mi endyt_n and_o soundis_fw-la good_a till_o here_o ¶_o and_o sum_n of_o thaym_fw-mi ad_fw-la lyram_fw-la playit_fw-la and_o sing_v so_o plesand_n vers_n quhill_n all_o the_o rochy_n tang_n metyr_n saphik_n and_o also_o elygee_n thair_n instrumentis_fw-la all_o may_v wet_v fydly_n long_o bot_n w_n t_o a_o strig_n quhilk_fw-mi nevyr_n one_fw-mi wreist_n Èeid_v wramng_a sum_n have_v one_fw-mi harp_n and_o sum_n a_o fair_a psaltree_n on_o lutis_fw-la sum_fw-la their_o accentis_fw-la subtelle_fw-la devydyt_n weil_z and_o hold_v measure_n long_o in_o soundis_fw-la sweet_a of_o plesand_n melody_n ¶_o the_o ladyis_n sing_v in_o vocis_fw-la dulcorate_fw-la facund_a epistillis_fw-la quhilkis_n quhilum_fw-la ovid_n write_v as_o phillys_n queen_n send_v till_o duke_n demophon_n and_o of_o pennolepe_v the_o great_a regrate_a send_v till_o her_o lord_n sche_a dower_a his_o estate_n that_o he_o at_o troy_n suld_v losyt_o be_v or_o tone_n quhow_v acontus_n till_o cediâ—pa_n anon_o write_v his_o conplaint_n their_o hard_a i_o weil_z god_n wait_v with_o othir_n lusty_a myssyvis_fw-fr money_n one_o ¶_o i_o have_v great_a wondir_n of_o their_o layis_o sere_a quhilkis_n in_o that_o art_n mycht_v have_v na_fw-mi way_n compete_fw-it of_o castis_fw-la quent_a rethorik_v colouris_fw-la fine_a so_o poet_n lyk_fw-mi in_o subtle_a fair_a manere_n and_o elaquent_v firm_a cadens_fw-la regulere_fw-la thair_n vayage_n forth_o contenand_n rycht_v as_o line_n with_o sing_v and_o play_v as_o say_v be_v so_o dyvine_a they_o fast_o approach_v to_o the_o place_n well_o never_o quhare_n i_o wes_z torment_n in_o my_o ghastly_a pine_n ☞_o and_o as_o the_o hevyn_o sort_n now_o nomynate_a removyt_n forth_o on_o gud_o wise_a the_o gate_n towert_v the_o court_n quhilk_fw-mi wes_z tofore_o expremit_fw-la my_o courage_n grow_v for_o quhat_o cause_n i_o not_o wait_v â–ª_o save_o that_o i_o hold_v i_o payit_v of_o thayr_a estate_n and_o they_o be_v folk_n of_o knawlagis_n as_o it_o semit_v all_o be_v in_o till_o venus_n court_n full_a fast_o they_o demyt_v sayand_n Èone_o lusty_a rout_n will_v stop_v our_o mate_n till_o justefy_v this_o bisn_z quhilk_fw-mi blasphemit_fw-la ¶_o Èone_o be_v quod_fw-la they_o the_o court_n rethoricall_a of_o polit_fw-la termy_n sing_v poetical_a and_o constand_a ground_n of_o famus_fw-la historyis_o sweet_a Èone_n be_v the_o facund_a well_o celestial_a Èone_n be_v the_o fontayn_v and_o origynall_a quhare_n from_o the_o well_o of_o hylicon_fw-la dois_fw-fr fleet_n Èone_o be_v the_o folkis_n that_o comfort_n every_o spirit_n be_v fine_a delyte_n and_o dyte_n angelical_a causand_n gros_fw-fr lede_n all_o of_o may_v gudnes_n glete_v ¶_o Èone_o be_v the_o court_n of_o plesand_n steadfastness_n Èone_o be_v the_o court_n of_o constant_a meryne_n Èone_o be_v the_o court_n of_o joyus_n disciplyne_v quhilk_fw-mi causy_v folk_n thar_z purpose_n till_o express_v in_o ornat_fw-la wise_a provocand_a with_o gladness_n all_o gentyll_a hartis_fw-la to_o there_o lare_fw-la inclyne_v every_o famus_fw-la poet_n man_n may_v devyne_a be_v in_o Èone_a rout_n lo_o Èondir_n their_o prince_n thespis_n the_o morthyr_n of_o musis_fw-la nine_o â§_o and_o nixt_v her_o sign_n her_o douchter_fw-mi first_o byget_v lady_n cleo_n quhilk_n crafty_o dois_fw-fr set_v historiis_fw-la aid_n muse_n the_o nine_o muse_n lyk_fw-mi as_o they_o be_v present_a euterpe_n eik_v quhilk_fw-mi daily_a dois_fw-fr her_o det_fw-la in_o dulce_fw-la blastis_fw-la of_o pipis_fw-la sweet_a but_o let_n the_o thyrd_o systir_v thalia_n diligent_a in_o wanton_a wryt_n and_o cronikillis_fw-la doith_o impren_a the_o fir_v endityth_v oft_o with_o chekis_n wet_a sare_n tragedyis_o melphomyne_n the_o gentleman_n ¶_o tatpsychore_n the_o fyft_n with_o humyll_n sound_n maki_v on_o psaltreis_n modolatioun_n the_o sext_n erato_fw-mi lyk_fw-mi their_o luffir_n wild_a will_v sing_v play_n dans_fw-fr and_o leap_v baith_n up_o and_o down_o polimnya_n the_o sevynt_a muse_n of_o renoun_n ditis_n their_o sweet_a rethorik_v cullouris_fw-la mild_a quhil_a kiss_n be_v so_o plesand_n baith_v to_o man_n and_o child_n vranya_n the_o aucht_a and_o sistir_v schene_n wrytis_n the_o hevyn_n and_o sterny_n all_o bedene_a ☞_o the_o nynt_a quham_n till_o nane_fw-la othir_o be_v compeer_n calliope_n that_o lusty_a lady_n clear_o of_o quham_n the_o bewtye_n and_o the_o worthiness_n the_o vertuy_v great_a schynis_fw-la baith_n far_o and_o never_o for_o sche_v of_o nobillis_fw-la fatis_fw-la his_fw-mi the_o steer_v till_o wryt_v their_o worschyp_n victory_n and_o prowess_n in_o kingly_a style_n quhilk_fw-mi dois_fw-fr their_o fame_n encre_n clepyt_n in_o latin_a heroicus_fw-la but_o be_v chief_a of_o all_o wryt_n lyk_fw-mi as_o scho_n be_v master_n ¶_o their_o musis_fw-la nine_o lo_n Èondir_n may_v Èe_v se_fw-mi with_o fresch_fw-mi nymphis_n of_o watir_n and_o of_o see_v and_o phanee_n ladyis_o of_o their_o templis_fw-la ald_n pyerides_n dryades_n saturee_n neriedes_o aones_n napee_n of_o quham_n the_o bontyis_o nedis_n not_o be_v tald_v thus_o dempt_v the_o court_n of_o venus_n money_n fald_n quhilk_fw-mi speech_n refreschyt_v my_o perplexite_fw-la reiosand_n weil_z my_o spreit_n afore_o wes_z call_v the_o suddand_v sycht_v of_o that_o firm_a court_n foresay_a recomfort_v weil_z my_o hue_n tofore_o wes_z faid_n amid_o my_o breast_n the_o joyu_v heit_fw-ge redoundyt_n behaldand_v quhow_v the_o lusty_a musy_n ray_v and_o all_o their_o court_n quhilk_fw-mi wes_z so_o blithe_a &_o glaid_a quhois_n merynes_n all_o hevyne_n confoundyt_n thair_n see_v i_o weil_z in_o poetry_n ygroundyt_n the_o great_a homer_n homer_n homer_n quhilk_fw-mi in_o grow_v langage_fw-fr say_v may_v eloquent_o in_o quham_n all_o wit_n abvondyt_n there_o wes_z the_o great_a latyn_a virgillyus_n poetis_fw-la virgil_n &_o other_o latin_a poetis_fw-la the_o famus_fw-la fathir_v poet_n ouidius_fw-la ditis_n daris_n and_o eik_v the_o true_a lucan_n there_o wes_z plautus_n pogius_n parsius_n there_o wes_z terens_fw-la donat_n and_o servius_n francy_n petrark_v flakcus_n valeriane_n there_o wes_z hyssop_n caton_n and_o alane_n there_o wes_z galterus_n and_o boetius_fw-la there_o wes_z also_o the_o great_a quintilliane_n â§_o there_o wes_z the_o satyr_n poet_n iwinale_n there_o wes_z the_o mix_a and_o subtle_a marciale_a of_o thebes_n bruyt_n there_o wes_z the_o poet_n stace_n there_o wes_z faustus_n and_o laurence_n of_o vale_n pomponeus_fw-la quhais_fw-fr fame_n of_o late_a sans_o fale_n be_v blawyn_n wyd_v throw_v every_o realm_n and_o place_n there_o wes_z the_o moralewyse_o poet_n orace_n with_o money_n other_o clerkis_n of_o great_a avayle_n tear_z wes_z brunell_n claudyus_fw-la and_o bocace_n ☞_o so_o great_a a_o pres_fw-fr of_o pepill_n draw_v we_o never_o the_o hunger_n part_n there_o namys_o be_v not_o here_o Èit_v there_o i_o see_v of_o brutus_n albion_n goffryd_n chaucere_fw-la poetis_fw-la chauser_n &_o other_o englyshe_a and_o scottish_a poetis_fw-la as_o a_o per_fw-la se_fw-la sance_fw-fr pere_fw-fr in_o his_o wulgare_a and_o morell_n john_n gdwere_n lydgat_v the_o monk_n ray_v musand_fw-mi he_o allone_n of_o this_o natioun_n i_o know_v also_o anon_o great_a kennedy_n and_o dunbar_n Èit_fw-fr un_fw-fr deed_n and_o quyntyne_n with_o one_fw-mi huttok_n on_o his_o heed_n ¶_o howbeit_o i_o couth_a declare_v and_o weil_z endyte_n the_o bonteis_fw-la of_o that_o court_n dewlye_o to_o wryt_n be_v ovir_n prolyxt_v transcend_v my_o engyne_n twychand_n the_o process_n of_o my_o panefull_a syte_n believe_v i_o see_v their_o lusty_a musy_n quhyte_a with_o all_o their_o rout_n towart_a venus_n decline_v quhare_n cupyd_v sit_v with_o she_o in_o throne_n divyne_a i_o standan_n bundyn_v in_o a_o sorry_a plyte_n byddand_n their_o grace_n or_o than_o the_o deadly_a pine_n â§_o straucht_a till_o the_o queen_n sammyn_v their_o musis_fw-la ray_v may_v eloquent_o there_o salutationy_n maid_n venus_n again_o Èald_v thaym_v their_o salusing_n rycht_v reverent_o and_o on_o her_o foot_n upbraid_v besekand_fw-mi thaym_fw-mi to_o lycht_fw-mi nay_o nay_o they_o say_v we_o may_v as_o here_o make_v na_z langer_n tari_v calliope_n may_v facund_a and_o ben_a inquyryt_n venus_n what_o wicht_v have_v her_o mismaid_a or_o wes_z the_o cause_n their_o of_o her_o sudiourn_a â§_o sister_n say_v scho_n behold_v that_o bysning_n schrew_v a_o subtle_a smye_n considyr_n weil_z his_o hue_n standis_n their_o bond_n and_o bykkynnit_n she_o to_o i_o complainâ—_n venus_n complainâ—_n Èone_v caitiff_n have_v blasphemyt_v i_o of_o new_a for_o till_o degray_v and_o do_v my_o fame_n adieu_o a_o laithly_fw-mi rhyme_v dispitefull_a subtelle_fw-fr compelit_fw-la 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justefy_v that_o rebel_n renygate_n quod_fw-la calliope_n sister_n away_o all_o fede_fw-it quhy_a suld_v he_o de_fw-mi quhy_a suld_v he_o lei_v his_o heed_n to_o sla_fw-ge he_o for_o sa_o small_a a_o crime_n god_n wait_v greter_n degrade_v be_v to_o Èour_v estate_n all_z out_z than_z wes_z his_z sclandec_fw-la or_o such_o plede_n quhow_n may_v a_o fool_n Èour_fw-fr high_a renoun_n chak_v mate_n ¶_o quhat_o of_o his_o lak_a Èour_n fame_n so_o wyd_v be_v blow_z Èour_n excellens_fw-la may_v peirle_n be_v so_o know_fw-mi na_fw-mi wrichis_fw-la word_n may_v depare_v Èour_n high_a name_n give_v i_o his_o life_n and_o modefy_v the_o law_n for_o on_o my_o head_n he_o standis_fw-fr now_o sic_fw-la awe_n that_o he_o shall_v oft_o disserue_v nevir_a mare_n blame_v not_o of_o his_o deed_n Èe_o may_v report_v but_o schame_n in_o recompense_n of_o this_o myssyttand_n see_v he_o shall_v Èour_v hest_n in_o every_o part_n proclaim_v ¶_o than_o lord_n quhow_v glad_a become_v my_o febil_n ghost_n my_o courage_n grow_v the_o quhilk_n afore_o wes_z lose_v seand_a i_o have_v so_o great_a one_fw-mi advocate_n that_o expert_o but_o prayer_n price_n or_o cost_n opteynyt_v have_v my_o frewel_n action_n all_o most_o quhilk_fw-mi wes_z afore_o perist_n and_o desolate_a this_o quhyl_v venus_n stude_fw-la in_fw-la one_fw-mi study_n start_n bot_n final_o sco_v schew_v till_o all_o the_o oft_o scho_n wall_v do_v grace_n and_o be_v not_o obstinate_a ¶_o i_o will_v say_v sche_o have_v mercy_n and_o pyete_n do_v slake_v my_o wretch_n and_o at_o all_o rancour_n be_v gentylweman_n mercy_n 〈◊〉_d all_o man_n &_o specy_o gentylweman_n quhare_n be_v mare_n vice_n than_o till_o be_v ovir_n cruel_a and_o special_o in_o woman_n sic_fw-la as_o i_o a_o lady_n fie_o that_o usis_fw-la tirranne_n no_o woman_n be_v rather_o a_o serpent_n fall_v a_o vennamus_fw-la dragon_n or_o a_o devil_n of_o hell_n be_v na_z compare_n to_o the_o inequyte_v of_o bald_a woman_n as_o their_o wise_a clerkis_n tell_v ☞_o great_a 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place_n till_o plant_v thy_o tendir_a age_n quhair_n thou_o in_o joy_n and_o plesour_n may_v repair_v ¶_o quha_n be_v in_o wealth_n quha_fw-mi be_v weill_n fortunate_a quha_n be_v in_o peace_n dissoverit_fw-la from_o debbat_n quha_n levy_v in_o hop_n quha_fw-mi levy_v in_o esperance_fw-fr quha_n standis_fw-la in_o grace_n quha_fw-mi standis_fw-la in_o ferme_fw-fr estate_n quha_n be_v content_a reiosyt_n air_n and_o let_fw-mi or_o quha_n be_v he_o that_o fortune_n doith_v avance_v bot_n thou_o that_o be_v repleny_v with_o plesance_n thou_o his_fw-mi comfort_n all_o weilfare_n dilligat_fw-la thou_o his_fw-mi gladness_n thou_o his_fw-mi the_o happy_a chance_n thou_o his_fw-mi thy_o will_n now_o be_v not_o dissolat_a ¶_o increase_v in_o mirth_n full_a consolatioun_n in_o joyus_n sweet_a ymaginatioun_n habond_n in_o love_n of_o purifyit_fw-la amouris_fw-la with_o diligent_a true_a deliberatioun_n rendir_n lovyngis_fw-la for_o thy_o saluatioun_n till_o venus_n and_o ondir_n she_o guard_v all_o houris_fw-la rest_v at_o all_o ease_n but_o sair_n or_o sytful_a schouris_fw-la abide_v in_o quiet_a may_v constant_a weilfare_n be_v glay_v and_o lycht_v now_o in_o thy_o lusty_a flouris_fw-la vnwemmyt_v wit_n delyverit_fw-la of_o dangare_fw-la ¶_o this_o lay_v wes_z red_z in_o oppyn_a audience_n of_o the_o musis_fw-la and_o in_o venus_n presence_n i_o stand_v content_n thou_o be_v obedient_a quod_fw-la calliope_n my_o campion_n and_o defence_n venus_n sayid_v eik_v it_o wes_z sum_n recompense_n for_o my_o trespass_n i_o wes_z so_o penytent_a and_o with_o that_o word_n all_o sodanly_a sche_n go_v in_o instant_a scho_n and_o her_o court_n wes_z hence_o Èit_v still_o abayd_v her_o musis_fw-la on_o the_o bent_n ¶_o inclynand_n then_o i_o say_v calliope_n my_o protector_n my_o help_n and_o my_o supple_a my_o soverane_n lady_n my_o redemptioun_n my_o mediator_n quhen_o i_o wes_z dampnyt_v to_o the_o i_o shall_v beseik_v the_o godly_a majesty_n infynyt_v thankis_n laud_n and_o benysoun_n Èow_o till_o acquyte_v accord_v your_o renoun_n it_o langyth_v not_o my_o possibillite_fw-la till_o recompense_v ten_o part_n of_o this_o gwardoun_n ¶_o glore_n honour_n laud_n and_o revence_n cond_v quha_n may_v for_o Èeild_v Èow_o of_o so_o high_a a_o thing_n gyve_n thank_n gyve_n and_o in_o that_o part_n Èour_fw-fr mercy_n i_o implore_v submyttand_v i_o my_o lyftyme_o endure_a Èour_n plesour_n and_o mandate_n till_o obeyse_v silence_n say_v scho_n i_o have_v eneuch_fw-ge heirfore_fw-mi i_o will_v thou_o pass_v and_o vissy_a wondris_n more_o than_o scho_n i_o his_fw-mi betaucht_v in_o keep_v of_o a_o sweet_a nymph_n may_v faithful_a and_o decore_v ¶_o one_fw-mi horse_n i_o get_v may_v ryche_o besene_v wes_n harny_v all_o with_o wodbynd_n levis_fw-la green_a on_o the_o same_o suit_n the_o trappuris_fw-la law_n down_o hang_v ouir_n he_o i_o stray_v at_o command_n of_o the_o queen_n though_o sammyn_v forth_o we_o ride_a all_o bedene_a all_o be_v swift_a as_o thocht_v with_o 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in_o the_o see_v ouir_n run_v ovir_n sane_a ovir_a france_n and_o tik_fw-mi ovir_n lare_fw-la and_o ovir_n tagus_n the_o goldin_fw-mi sandyt_n ryvarâ—_n in_o thessaly_n we_o passyt_v the_o mont_fw-fr oethe_n and_o hercules_n in_o sepulture_n find_v there_o ¶_o there_o go_v we_o ovir_v the_o ryver_n peneyu_v in_o secil_n eik_v we_o passyt_v the_o mont_fw-fr tâ—olus_n pleny_v with_o saphron_n huny_a and_o with_o wine_n the_o twa_fw-mi â—oppyt_n famus_fw-la pernasus_n in_o trais_fw-fr we_o go_v out_o ovir_a the_o mont_fw-fr emus_n quhare_n orphius_fw-la lerit_fw-la his_o armony_n may_v fine_a ouir_n carmelus_n quhare_fw-mi twa_fw-mi prophtis_fw-la devyne_a remanyt_v helyas_n and_o heliseus_fw-la fra_n quhom_v the_o ordur_n of_o carmeliris_n come_v sign_n ¶_o and_o nixt_a until_o the_o land_n of_o amyson_n in_o have_v we_o pass_v the_o flood_v termodyon_n and_o ovir_n the_o huge_a hill_n that_o hecht_v mynas_n we_o ray_v the_o hill_n of_o bacchus_n cithaeron_n and_o olympus_n the_o month_fw-mi of_o massidon_n quhilk_fw-mi semy_n heich_fw-ge up_o in_o the_o