And alssua he was callit a Kingis Sone: ffor he is callit in Haly Writt the Sone of David King; and that sais Clerkis that he is of Kingis be the grettar excellence of lynage.
Clerkis be Esperaunce traistis to haue the joy of hevyn, and be thair teching gerris vs trow rycht sa: but the quhilk Esperaunce, that is Gude Hope, we war all forlorne.
Quhethir Prestis and clerkismay defend thair gudis be armes.
Gif thow desiris in the seis fleit[628] Of hevinly blis, than me thy lady treit; For it is said be clerkis of renoun Thair is na pleseir in this eird so gret As quhen ane luffar dois his lady meit, To quikin his life of mony deidly swon.
Away they gonne it for to bere, For they ne durste not answere By exposicioun ne glose 7145 To that that clerkis wole appose Ayens the cursednesse, y-wis, That in that boke writen is.
Melpomene, on the wald clerkis call Fortill compyle this dedly Tragedy, Twiching of Troy the subuersioun and fall; Bot sen I follow the Poete principall, 5 Quhat nedis purches fenȝeit termys new?
Als Ingliss clerkisin prophecyss thai fand, How a Wallace suld putt thaim of Scotland.
They wist how softily they could assail Them; and what falsehood they in hearte meant: And thus they Clerkis in their danger hent, With one venom, another is destroyed!
The world their malice may not comprehend (As Clerkis feign), for it ne hath none end.
Of constancy be they not so barren As that some of these subtle Clerkis feign; But they be, as that women oughten be, Sad, constant, and fulfilled of pity.
To Clerkis muchil less ought to suffice Than to dispraven women generally; For worship shall they geten noon thereby.
Clerkis feign also there is no malice Like unto woman's wicked crabbedness.
No charge is what so that theseClerkis sain Of all their writing I ne do no cure All their labour and travail is in vain For between me and my Lady Nature Shall not be suffred, while the world may 'dure.
These Ladies, ne these gentles ne'ertheless, Where none of those that wroughten in this wise; But such women as weren vertueless They quittin thus these old Clerkis wise.
No charge is what so these Clerkis ysain Of all their writing, I ne do ne cure All their labour and travail is in vain For between me and my Lady Nature Shall not be suffred, while the world may 'dure.
These Ladies, ne these gentles ne'ertheless, Where none of those that wroughtin in this wise; But such women as werin vertueless They quiltin thus, these old Clerkis wise.
To Clerkis muchil less ought to suffice Than to dispravin women generally; For worship shallin they none get thereby.
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