And to wryte the trewth, the most parte of the Nobilitie of Scotland had ether gevin unto him thare bandis of manrent, or ellis war in confideracye, and promessed amitie with him.
April, "Gevin to Freir Thomas Gilzem, at his Grace command, at his passing to Hamilton, v lib.
God, (said he,) Madam, had not gevin unto thame the power and the meanes.
We have meant weill to our sister your Quene in tyme of offence gevin to us by hir.
What will ye say as tuyching the moveing of the peopill to haif ane gude opinioun of the Quenis Majestie, and as concerning obedience to be gevin to hir authoritie, as also of the form of the prayer quhilk commounlie ye use," &c.
I am verray sorry that ye have gevin occasioun unto men to be offended with you; but I am more sory that ye have offended the Majestie of God, who by such meanes oft punishes the other sinnes of man.
How, and in quhat maner, mark suld be tholit or gevin be the Prince.
Gif ane of the campiouns brekis his suerd, quhether ane othir suld be gevin him agayne.
Item, his Coursere or destryere has Bridill gevin till him, with irne bytt in the mouth, and reynis in the Knychtis hand, sa that the Knycht may refreyne the hors, that he pas nocht away with him.
How suld mark be gevin aganis a Citee that allegis to na soverayne.
Item, Thare is gevin him Maisse, that is to say Pollax, in takenyng that he is officere ryale; and that gif ony man disobeyis till his wand, that he lay that maisse on thame to hald the Kingis rychtis on fut.
In 1573, 'when any benefeces of Kirk vaikit, he keapit the proffet of thair rents sa lang in his awin hand, till he was urgit be the Kirk to mak donatioun tharof, and that was not gevin but proffeit for all that.
Ane sal alanerly be loste, I the tell, 30 Quham thou sal seik, amang the fludis, dede; For help of mony thar salbe gevin a hede.
The horssys syne war gevin and furth brocht To the Troianys that onto Tuscane socht; And till Eneas led onon thai gaue A gentill steyd excedand all the laif, On quham at all partis was ourspred and fold 15 A dun lyonys skyn with nalys of gold.
Tharfor was gevin consell to August Octavian, the empriour, that eftir his commotioun, or euer he did or said ocht, he suld wryte xxiiij lettiris.
Thir namys salbe gevin thame efter this, 5 Quhar now, but name, the land remanand is.
Withdraw thy sentence, and be gracious As thow was never; so shawis thow thy deid, Ane wraikfull sentence gevin on fair Cresseid.
Presume nocht gevinthat god has don but lent, Within schort tyme the quhiche he thinkis to crave.
I trow that lang quhill no lady To hous wes gevin so richly.
That tym Edward, of Ingland Kyng, Had gevin the castell in keping Till Schir Peris Lumbard a Gascoun.
The tothir battale wesgevin to lede Till hym that douchty wes of dede, 315 And prisit of gret chevelry, That wes Schir Edward the worthy; I trow he sall manteyme him swa That, how sa evir the gammyn ga, His fayis to plenyhe sall mater haf.
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