We haiff alsmikle as will pey for all we tak, sa lang as we tarie.
I haiff bein ready to giff my lyff whar it was nocht halff sa weill wared, at the pleasour of my God.
We haiff letters from his acquentance to Monsieur di Beza; let us deliver those, we crave na fordar.
I haiff said her ner as the process gais; And fenyeid nocht for frendschip nor for fais.
Inglissmen thocht he tuk mar boundandly Than he was wount at ony tym befor; Thai haiff him tane, put him in presone sor.
Bot Ik haiff herd oftymys say, That quha endland a watter ay Wald waid a bowdraucht, he suld ger Bathe the slouth hund, and his leder, Tyne the sleuth men gert hym ta.
This clerk he fand, and tald him [his] entent Off this wisioun, as I haiffsaid befor, Completly throuch.
Tharoff to spek as now I haiff no space; 1705 It is weill knawin, thankit be Goddis grace: And to the harrold, with outyn residens, How he approchyt to the kingis presens.
Lord Cambell said; “We haiff chewyss this hauld; “I trow to God thair wakynning sall be cauld.
Now haiff I lost the best man leiffand is; 745 ‘O feble mynd, to do so foull a myss!
Schir Jhon the Graym full fayne wald haiff beyne in; Eduuard him bad at the castell begyne; “For off thir folk we haiff bot litill dreid.
It was weill knawin my defens rychtwyss thar; “Rycht haiff I her, my confort is the mar.
Freyndis haiff I sum part in Clyddysdaill; “I will go se quhat may thai me awaill.
Off the Leynhouss Schyr Jhon had gret desyr: 975 Schyr Amer hecht he suld it haiff in hyr Till hald in fe, and othir landis to, Off king Eduuard, so he wald pass him to.
Fredome mays man to haiff liking; Fredome all solace to man giffis, He levys at ese that frely levys!
A noble hart may haiff nane ese, Na ellys nocht that may him plese, Gyff fredome fail; for fre liking Is yarnyt our all othir thing.
And haiff he lyff-dayis, weill mai fall, That he sall eschev it all.
For-thi suld nane haiff disparing 295 For till eschev a full gret thing: For giff it fall he thar off failyhe, The fawt may be in his trawailyhe.
I haiff gret hop he sall be king, "And haiff this land all in leding.
And thai off Lorne agayn ar gayn, 185 Menand the scaith that thai haiff tayn.
Men mychthaiff seyn in-to that thrang Knychtis that wycht and hardy war, Undyr hors feyt defoulyt thar, Sum woundyt, and sum all ded: 360 The gress woux off the blud all rede.
A noble hart may haiffnane es, Na ellys nocht that may him ples, 230 Gyff fredome failyhe: for fre liking Is yharnyt our all othir thing.
Fredome mays man to haiff liking; Fredome all solace to man giffis: He levys at es that frely levys.
Syne all the gudis turssyt thai That thaim thocht thai mycht haiff away; And namly wapnys, and armyng, Siluer, and tresour, and clethyng.
Bot, for that men suld nocht him ken, He suld ane mantill haiff auld and bar, And a flaill, as he a thresscher war.
To cum agayn and schaw him off the meid, At he suld haiff at God for his gud deid.
Fer worthyar of byrth than I was born, Throuch my desyr wyth hungyr ar forlorn: I ask at God thaim to restor agayn; I am the causs, I suld haiff all the pain.
For dayly mess, and heryng off confessioun, Hewin he sall haiff to lestand warysoun.
A noble calf may haiff nane ess, Na ellys nocht that may him pless, Gyff fredome failyhe: for fre liking Is yharnyt our all othir thing.
Fredome mayss man to haiff liking: Fredome all solace to man giffis: He levys at ess, that frely levys!
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