I conseyvyd be here that sche had cwnsel to labore azens zw therin withyn ryth schort tym.
There was a persone warnyd my moder with in this to days that sche xuld ben ware, for thei seyd pleynly sche was lyk to ben servyd as ze were servyd at Gressam with in rytz schort tyme.
But whoso wil go to Babyloyne be another weye, more schort from the contrees of the west, that I have reherced before; or from other contrees next fro hem; than men gon by Fraunce, be Burgoyne and be Lombardye.
And the Paynemes seyn, that no Cristene man may not longe duelle, ne enduren with the lif, in that cytee: but dyen with in schort tyme; and no man knowethe not the cause.
But affectioun caused men to call that in doubt, whairin schort befoir thai seamed to be most resolute, to wit, "Whitther that subjectis mycht put to thair hand to suppresse the idolatrie of thair Prince?
Schort after the Parliament, Lethington returned frome his negotiatioun in England[911] and France.
Schort after the speaking of these and the lyke wordis, the formar rankis joyned, for Huntleyis cumpany maid great haist.
Schort after the said Parliament, war send from the counsall Ambassadouris to England, the Erles Mortoun and Glencarne, togidder with William Maitland of Lethingtoun youngare.
But schort after the returnyng of Lethington, pryde and malice begane to schaw thame selfis agane.
Schort after the returnying of the Lord James, thair cam from the Quene of England, Sir Petir Mewtess,[693] with commissioun to requyre the ratificatioun of the Peace made at Leyth.
I haue alsso a schort comment compyld To expon strange historeis and termys wild; And gif ocht lakis mar, quhen that is doyn, At ȝour desyre it salbe writtyn soyn.
I lat the wyt I am nane hethyn wight; And gif thou has afore tyme gayn onrycht, Followand sa lang Virgill, a gentile clerk, Quhy schrynkis thou with my schort cristyn wark?
Thus said he, and with sic wordis at schort 25 Mesapus to the fight he dyd exhort, And all his feris, syne euery capitane; And syne towart his aduersaris is gane.
So as Anchises had, apon this wys, Rehersit, as said is, all thingis at devys, Sibilla and his son togidder at schort 5 He leit depart furth at the evor port.
And with a huge bruyt Troianys at schort Thar wallys stuffyt, and closyt euery port.
Erll he was maid off bot schort tyme befor; He brukit [it] nocht for all his bustous schor.
Bot fra thai wyst that Franch folk couth raleiff, Wyth gret power, with helpyng off Wallace, Wthyr purpos thai tuk in to schort space.
Wallace that day a schort purpos can tak; 1400 Quhen it was nycht he bad the wedow pass, Merk all the duris quhar Sotheroun duelland was.
In to Roxburch thai chesyt him a place, A gud tour thar he gert byg inschort space.
His sone was calld the flour of courtlyness; 900 As witnes weill in to the schort tretty Eftir the Bruce, quha redis in that story.
Be schort awyss he schup him to the se, And fyfty men tuk in his cumpané.
His modyr graithit hir in pilgrame weid; Hym[selff] disgysyt syne glaidlye with hir yeid; A schort swerd wndyr his weid priualé.
It were a schort beyete To winne chaf and lese whete.
The said Lord James departed to his loodgeing, and the other schort after departed this lyef; whitther, the great day of the Lord will declare.
For schort efter hir cuming to the Abbay of Halyrudhouse, sche caussit Messe to be said, first in hir awin Chapell, and efter in the Abbay, quhair the altaris befoir war cassin doun.
Than dang thai on thame sa hardely, That in schort tym men mycht se ly 368 The twapart ded, or than deand.
Bot thar fullschort tym liffit he; For throu the wound in-till the face 488 He deit soyn, and beryit was.
It wes bot aventur that thame led: And thai in schort tym swa thame sped, 28 That at the fyre arivit thai, And went to land but mair delay.
Than his ensenyhe he can hye cry, And on the laiff so hardely He ruschit, with all his menyhe, That in-till schort tym men mycht se 500 Thair fayis tak on thame the flicht.
Thar mycht men se a gret melle For Erll Thomas and his menyhe Dang on thair fais sa douchtely, 65 That in schort tym men mycht se ly Ane hundreth that all bludy war.
Tharfor he hastit hym so fast That cummyn in schort tyme wes he 550 To the playn feld with his menyhe.
His sone was called the flour of courtlyness; As witnes weill in to the schort tretty Eftir the Bruce, quha redis in that story.
And in till schorttyme has swa done, 180 That all a quarter off Snawdoune, Rycht to the erd, thai tumlit doune.
Lufe is ane fervent fyre Kendillit without desyre, Schort plesour, lang displesour, Repentence is the hyre.
That was thorght treson of Jak Schort his man, He was the encheson, that Sir Jon so him nam.
And be schort process of tyme are alterat in geis.
Never the lesse he is hurt with an arow on hys ryght arme, be nethe the elbow; and I have sent hym a serjon, whyche hathe dressid hym, and he tellythe me that he trustythe that he schall be all holl with in ryght schort tyme.
A schort time efter King Harry came in Scotland with an army.
Than dang thai on swa hardyly, That in schort tyme men mycht se ly The twa part dede, or then deand.
And Dowglas, that thar with him had A gret mengye, full egrely Assaylyt, and scalyt thaim hastyly: And in schorttyme ourraid thaim swa, That weile nane eschapyt thaim fra.
That schort brown shaft sae meanly trimd, Lukis lyke poor Scotlands geir, But dreidfull seims the rusty point!
Schort was his goune, with sleevës longe and wyde.
Not oo word spak he morë than was neede, And that was seid in forme and reverence And schort and quyk, and ful of high sentence.
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