CHRYSTIS KIRK ON THE GRENE.[880]

Was nevir in Scotland hard nor seneSic dansing nor deray[881],Nowthir at Falkland on the greneNor Peblis at the play,As wes of wowaris[882], as I wene[883],At Chryst kirk on ane day.Thair come our kitteis[884]weschin cleneIn thair new kirtillis of gray,Full gay,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.To dans thir damysellis thame dicht[885],Thir lassis licht of laitis[886],Thair gluvis wes of the raffell[887]rycht,Thair schone wes of the straitis[888];Thair kirtillis wer of lynkome[889]licht,Weill prest with mony plaitis.Thay wer so nyss[890]quhen men thame nicht[891]Thay squeilit lyk ony gaitis[892],So lowd,At Chrystis kirk of the grene that day.Of all thir madynis myld as meidWes nane so gympt[893]as Gillie;As ony ross hir rude[894]wes reid,Hir lyre[895]wes lyk the lillie;Fow[896]yellow yellow wes hir heid,Bot scho of lufe wes sillie[897];Thocht all hir kin had sworn hir deid[898]Scho wald haif bot sweit WillieAllone,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Scho skornit Jok and skraipit[899]at him,And mvrionit him with mokkis[900];He wald haif luvit, scho wald nocht lat him,For all his yallow loikkis:He chereist hir, scho bad ga chat him[901];Scho compt[902]him nocht twa clokkis[903];So schamefully his schort goun set him,His lymmis wes lyk twa rokkis[904],Scho said,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Thome Lular wes thair menstrall meit;O Lord! as he cowd lanss[905];He playit so schill[906], and sang so sweitQuhill Towsy tuke a transs[907].Auld Lychtfute thair he did forleit[908],And counterfutit Franss;He vse[909]him-self as man discreitAnd vp tuke moreiss danss,Full lowd,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Than Stevin come stoppand in with stendis[910];No rynk[911]mycht him arreist.Platfute[912]he bobbit vp with bendis[913];For Maid he maid requeist.His lap quhill he lay on his lendis[914];Bot rysand he wes preist[915]Quhill that he oistit[916]at bath the endisFor honour of the feist,That day,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Syne Robene Roy begowth[917]to revell,And Dwny till him druggit[918];“Lat be,” quo Jok; and cawd him javell[919]And be the taill him tuggit.The kensy cleikit to the cavell[920],Bot Lord! than gif thay luggit[921],Thay pairtit hir manly with a nevell[922],God wait gif hair wes ruggit[923]Betuix thame,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Ane bent a bow, sic sturt cowd steir him[924];Grit skayth wesd to haif skard[925]him;He chesit a flane[926]as did affeir[927]him,The toder[928]said “Dirdum Dardum.”Throwch baith the cheikis he thocht to cheir[929]him,Or throw the erss haif chard[930]him;Bot be ane akerbraid[931]it come nocht neir him,I can nocht tell quhat mard him,Thair,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.With that a freynd of his cryd “Fy!”And vp ane arrow drew;He forgit[932]so fowriouslyThe bow in flenders[933]flew;Sa wes the will of God, trow I,For had the tre bene trewMen said that kend[934]his archeryThat he had slane anew[935],That day,At Chrystis kirk on the grene.Ane hasty hensure[936]callit Hary,Quha wes ane archer heynd[937],Tilt[938]vp a taikle withowttin tary[939],That torment so him teynd[940].I wait nocht quhidder his hand cowd wary[941],Or the man wes his freynd,For he eschaipit[942]throw michtis of MaryAs man that no ill meynd[943],Bot gud,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Than Lowry as ane lyon lap,And sone a flane cowd fedder[944];He hecht[945]to perss him at the pap,Thair-on to wed a weddir[946].He hit him on the wame a wap[947],It buft[948]lyk ony bledder;Bot swa his fortoun wes and hapHis dowblet wes maid of ledder,And saift him,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.A yaip[949]yung man that stude him neistLowsd[950]of a schot with yre;He ettlit the bern[951]in at the breist,The bolt flew our the byre[952].Ane cryit Fy! he had slane a preistA myll beyond ane myre;Than bow and bag[953]fra him he keistAnd fled as ferss as fyreOf flynt,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.With forkis and flailis thay lait[954]grit flappis,And flang[955]togiddir lyk friggis[956];With bowgaris[957]of barnis thay beft[958]blew kappisQuhill thay of bernis maid briggis[959].The reird[960]raiss rudly with the rappis,Quhen rungis[961]wes layd on riggis[962];The wyffis come furth with cryis and clappis,“Lo quhair my lyking liggis[963]!”Quo thayAt Chryst kirk of the grene.Thay girnit and lait gird with granis[964]Ilk gossep vder grevit[965];Sum straik with stingis[966], sum gadderit stanis,Sum fled and evill mischevit;The menstrall wan within twa wanis[967],That day full weill he previt[968],For he come hame with vnbirsed banis[969]Quhair fechtaris wer mischevit[970]For evir,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Heich[971]Hucheoun, with a hissill ryss[972],To red[973]can throw thame rummill[974];He mudlet[975]thame doun lyk ony myss[976],He wes no barty-bummill[977].Thocht he wes wicht[978]he wes nocht wyssWith sic jangleris to jummill[979],For fra his thowme thay dang a sklyss[980],Quhill he cryd “Barla-fummyll[981]!I am slane,”At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Quhen that he saw his blude so reid,To fle micht no man lat[982]him;He wend[983]it bene for auld done feid[984],The far sarar it set[985]him.He gart his feit defend his heid,He thocht ane cryd haif at him,Quhill he wes past out of all pleid[986]He suld bene swift that gat himThrow speid,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.The toun sowtar[987]in greif wes bowdin[988],His wyfe hang in his waist;His body wes with blud all browdin[989],He granit lyk ony gaist.Hir glitterand hair that wes full goldinSo hard in lufe him lest[990]That for hir saik he wes nocht yoldin,Sevin myll quhill he wes chest[991],And mair,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.The millar wes of manly mak;To meit him wes na mowis[992];Thair durst nocht ten cum him to tak,So nowit he thair nowis[993].The buschment haill[994]about him brakAnd bikkerit[995]him with bowis[996],Syne tratourly behind his bakThay hewit him on the howiss[997]Behind,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.Twa that wes heidmen of the heirdRan vpoun vtheris lyk rammis;Than followit feymen[998]rycht on affeird[999],Bet on with barrow trammis.Bot quhair thair gobbis wes vngeird[1000]Thay gat vpoun the gammis[1001],Quhill bludy berkit[1002]wes thair beird;As thay had wirreit[1003]lammis,Maist lyk,At Chryst kirk of the grene.The wyvis kest vp ane hiddouss yellQuhen all thir yunkeris yokkit[1004];Als ferss as ony fyr-flaught[1005]fellFreikis[1006]to the feild thay flokkit:Tha cairlis[1007]with clubbis cowd vder quell[1008],Quhill blud at breistis out bokkit[1009].So rudly rang the commoun bell,Quhill all the stepill rokkitFor reird,At Christis kirk of the grene.Quhen thay had berit[1010]lyk baitit bulis,And branewod brynt in bailis[1011],Thay wer als meik as ony mvlisThat mangit wer with mailis[1012].For fantness tha forfochin fulis[1013]Fell doun lyk flawchtir-failis[1014],And freschmen come in and held thair dulis[1015],And dang[1016]thame doun in dailis[1017]Be-dene[1018],At Chryst kirk on the grene.Quhen all wes done, Dik with ane aixCome furth to fell a fidder[1019].Quod he, “Quhair ar yone hangit smaix[1020]Rycht now wald slane my bruder?”His wyfe bade him ga hame gub-glaikis[1021],And sa did Meg his muder.He turnd and gaif thaim bayth thair paikis[1022],For he durst ding nane vdir[1023],For feir,At Chryst kirk of the grene that day.

Was nevir in Scotland hard nor sene

Sic dansing nor deray[881],

Nowthir at Falkland on the grene

Nor Peblis at the play,

As wes of wowaris[882], as I wene[883],

At Chryst kirk on ane day.

Thair come our kitteis[884]weschin clene

In thair new kirtillis of gray,

Full gay,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

To dans thir damysellis thame dicht[885],Thir lassis licht of laitis[886],Thair gluvis wes of the raffell[887]rycht,Thair schone wes of the straitis[888];Thair kirtillis wer of lynkome[889]licht,Weill prest with mony plaitis.Thay wer so nyss[890]quhen men thame nicht[891]Thay squeilit lyk ony gaitis[892],So lowd,At Chrystis kirk of the grene that day.

To dans thir damysellis thame dicht[885],

Thir lassis licht of laitis[886],

Thair gluvis wes of the raffell[887]rycht,

Thair schone wes of the straitis[888];

Thair kirtillis wer of lynkome[889]licht,

Weill prest with mony plaitis.

Thay wer so nyss[890]quhen men thame nicht[891]

Thay squeilit lyk ony gaitis[892],

So lowd,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene that day.

Of all thir madynis myld as meidWes nane so gympt[893]as Gillie;As ony ross hir rude[894]wes reid,Hir lyre[895]wes lyk the lillie;Fow[896]yellow yellow wes hir heid,Bot scho of lufe wes sillie[897];Thocht all hir kin had sworn hir deid[898]Scho wald haif bot sweit WillieAllone,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Of all thir madynis myld as meid

Wes nane so gympt[893]as Gillie;

As ony ross hir rude[894]wes reid,

Hir lyre[895]wes lyk the lillie;

Fow[896]yellow yellow wes hir heid,

Bot scho of lufe wes sillie[897];

Thocht all hir kin had sworn hir deid[898]

Scho wald haif bot sweit Willie

Allone,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Scho skornit Jok and skraipit[899]at him,And mvrionit him with mokkis[900];He wald haif luvit, scho wald nocht lat him,For all his yallow loikkis:He chereist hir, scho bad ga chat him[901];Scho compt[902]him nocht twa clokkis[903];So schamefully his schort goun set him,His lymmis wes lyk twa rokkis[904],Scho said,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Scho skornit Jok and skraipit[899]at him,

And mvrionit him with mokkis[900];

He wald haif luvit, scho wald nocht lat him,

For all his yallow loikkis:

He chereist hir, scho bad ga chat him[901];

Scho compt[902]him nocht twa clokkis[903];

So schamefully his schort goun set him,

His lymmis wes lyk twa rokkis[904],

Scho said,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Thome Lular wes thair menstrall meit;O Lord! as he cowd lanss[905];He playit so schill[906], and sang so sweitQuhill Towsy tuke a transs[907].Auld Lychtfute thair he did forleit[908],And counterfutit Franss;He vse[909]him-self as man discreitAnd vp tuke moreiss danss,Full lowd,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Thome Lular wes thair menstrall meit;

O Lord! as he cowd lanss[905];

He playit so schill[906], and sang so sweit

Quhill Towsy tuke a transs[907].

Auld Lychtfute thair he did forleit[908],

And counterfutit Franss;

He vse[909]him-self as man discreit

And vp tuke moreiss danss,

Full lowd,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Than Stevin come stoppand in with stendis[910];No rynk[911]mycht him arreist.Platfute[912]he bobbit vp with bendis[913];For Maid he maid requeist.His lap quhill he lay on his lendis[914];Bot rysand he wes preist[915]Quhill that he oistit[916]at bath the endisFor honour of the feist,That day,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Than Stevin come stoppand in with stendis[910];

No rynk[911]mycht him arreist.

Platfute[912]he bobbit vp with bendis[913];

For Maid he maid requeist.

His lap quhill he lay on his lendis[914];

Bot rysand he wes preist[915]

Quhill that he oistit[916]at bath the endis

For honour of the feist,

That day,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Syne Robene Roy begowth[917]to revell,And Dwny till him druggit[918];“Lat be,” quo Jok; and cawd him javell[919]And be the taill him tuggit.The kensy cleikit to the cavell[920],Bot Lord! than gif thay luggit[921],Thay pairtit hir manly with a nevell[922],God wait gif hair wes ruggit[923]Betuix thame,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Syne Robene Roy begowth[917]to revell,

And Dwny till him druggit[918];

“Lat be,” quo Jok; and cawd him javell[919]

And be the taill him tuggit.

The kensy cleikit to the cavell[920],

Bot Lord! than gif thay luggit[921],

Thay pairtit hir manly with a nevell[922],

God wait gif hair wes ruggit[923]

Betuix thame,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Ane bent a bow, sic sturt cowd steir him[924];Grit skayth wesd to haif skard[925]him;He chesit a flane[926]as did affeir[927]him,The toder[928]said “Dirdum Dardum.”Throwch baith the cheikis he thocht to cheir[929]him,Or throw the erss haif chard[930]him;Bot be ane akerbraid[931]it come nocht neir him,I can nocht tell quhat mard him,Thair,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Ane bent a bow, sic sturt cowd steir him[924];

Grit skayth wesd to haif skard[925]him;

He chesit a flane[926]as did affeir[927]him,

The toder[928]said “Dirdum Dardum.”

Throwch baith the cheikis he thocht to cheir[929]him,

Or throw the erss haif chard[930]him;

Bot be ane akerbraid[931]it come nocht neir him,

I can nocht tell quhat mard him,

Thair,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

With that a freynd of his cryd “Fy!”And vp ane arrow drew;He forgit[932]so fowriouslyThe bow in flenders[933]flew;Sa wes the will of God, trow I,For had the tre bene trewMen said that kend[934]his archeryThat he had slane anew[935],That day,At Chrystis kirk on the grene.

With that a freynd of his cryd “Fy!”

And vp ane arrow drew;

He forgit[932]so fowriously

The bow in flenders[933]flew;

Sa wes the will of God, trow I,

For had the tre bene trew

Men said that kend[934]his archery

That he had slane anew[935],

That day,

At Chrystis kirk on the grene.

Ane hasty hensure[936]callit Hary,Quha wes ane archer heynd[937],Tilt[938]vp a taikle withowttin tary[939],That torment so him teynd[940].I wait nocht quhidder his hand cowd wary[941],Or the man wes his freynd,For he eschaipit[942]throw michtis of MaryAs man that no ill meynd[943],Bot gud,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Ane hasty hensure[936]callit Hary,

Quha wes ane archer heynd[937],

Tilt[938]vp a taikle withowttin tary[939],

That torment so him teynd[940].

I wait nocht quhidder his hand cowd wary[941],

Or the man wes his freynd,

For he eschaipit[942]throw michtis of Mary

As man that no ill meynd[943],

Bot gud,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Than Lowry as ane lyon lap,And sone a flane cowd fedder[944];He hecht[945]to perss him at the pap,Thair-on to wed a weddir[946].He hit him on the wame a wap[947],It buft[948]lyk ony bledder;Bot swa his fortoun wes and hapHis dowblet wes maid of ledder,And saift him,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Than Lowry as ane lyon lap,

And sone a flane cowd fedder[944];

He hecht[945]to perss him at the pap,

Thair-on to wed a weddir[946].

He hit him on the wame a wap[947],

It buft[948]lyk ony bledder;

Bot swa his fortoun wes and hap

His dowblet wes maid of ledder,

And saift him,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

A yaip[949]yung man that stude him neistLowsd[950]of a schot with yre;He ettlit the bern[951]in at the breist,The bolt flew our the byre[952].Ane cryit Fy! he had slane a preistA myll beyond ane myre;Than bow and bag[953]fra him he keistAnd fled as ferss as fyreOf flynt,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

A yaip[949]yung man that stude him neist

Lowsd[950]of a schot with yre;

He ettlit the bern[951]in at the breist,

The bolt flew our the byre[952].

Ane cryit Fy! he had slane a preist

A myll beyond ane myre;

Than bow and bag[953]fra him he keist

And fled as ferss as fyre

Of flynt,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

With forkis and flailis thay lait[954]grit flappis,And flang[955]togiddir lyk friggis[956];With bowgaris[957]of barnis thay beft[958]blew kappisQuhill thay of bernis maid briggis[959].The reird[960]raiss rudly with the rappis,Quhen rungis[961]wes layd on riggis[962];The wyffis come furth with cryis and clappis,“Lo quhair my lyking liggis[963]!”Quo thayAt Chryst kirk of the grene.

With forkis and flailis thay lait[954]grit flappis,

And flang[955]togiddir lyk friggis[956];

With bowgaris[957]of barnis thay beft[958]blew kappis

Quhill thay of bernis maid briggis[959].

The reird[960]raiss rudly with the rappis,

Quhen rungis[961]wes layd on riggis[962];

The wyffis come furth with cryis and clappis,

“Lo quhair my lyking liggis[963]!”

Quo thay

At Chryst kirk of the grene.

Thay girnit and lait gird with granis[964]Ilk gossep vder grevit[965];Sum straik with stingis[966], sum gadderit stanis,Sum fled and evill mischevit;The menstrall wan within twa wanis[967],That day full weill he previt[968],For he come hame with vnbirsed banis[969]Quhair fechtaris wer mischevit[970]For evir,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Thay girnit and lait gird with granis[964]

Ilk gossep vder grevit[965];

Sum straik with stingis[966], sum gadderit stanis,

Sum fled and evill mischevit;

The menstrall wan within twa wanis[967],

That day full weill he previt[968],

For he come hame with vnbirsed banis[969]

Quhair fechtaris wer mischevit[970]

For evir,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Heich[971]Hucheoun, with a hissill ryss[972],To red[973]can throw thame rummill[974];He mudlet[975]thame doun lyk ony myss[976],He wes no barty-bummill[977].Thocht he wes wicht[978]he wes nocht wyssWith sic jangleris to jummill[979],For fra his thowme thay dang a sklyss[980],Quhill he cryd “Barla-fummyll[981]!I am slane,”At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Heich[971]Hucheoun, with a hissill ryss[972],

To red[973]can throw thame rummill[974];

He mudlet[975]thame doun lyk ony myss[976],

He wes no barty-bummill[977].

Thocht he wes wicht[978]he wes nocht wyss

With sic jangleris to jummill[979],

For fra his thowme thay dang a sklyss[980],

Quhill he cryd “Barla-fummyll[981]!

I am slane,”

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Quhen that he saw his blude so reid,To fle micht no man lat[982]him;He wend[983]it bene for auld done feid[984],The far sarar it set[985]him.He gart his feit defend his heid,He thocht ane cryd haif at him,Quhill he wes past out of all pleid[986]He suld bene swift that gat himThrow speid,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Quhen that he saw his blude so reid,

To fle micht no man lat[982]him;

He wend[983]it bene for auld done feid[984],

The far sarar it set[985]him.

He gart his feit defend his heid,

He thocht ane cryd haif at him,

Quhill he wes past out of all pleid[986]

He suld bene swift that gat him

Throw speid,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

The toun sowtar[987]in greif wes bowdin[988],His wyfe hang in his waist;His body wes with blud all browdin[989],He granit lyk ony gaist.Hir glitterand hair that wes full goldinSo hard in lufe him lest[990]That for hir saik he wes nocht yoldin,Sevin myll quhill he wes chest[991],And mair,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

The toun sowtar[987]in greif wes bowdin[988],

His wyfe hang in his waist;

His body wes with blud all browdin[989],

He granit lyk ony gaist.

Hir glitterand hair that wes full goldin

So hard in lufe him lest[990]

That for hir saik he wes nocht yoldin,

Sevin myll quhill he wes chest[991],

And mair,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

The millar wes of manly mak;To meit him wes na mowis[992];Thair durst nocht ten cum him to tak,So nowit he thair nowis[993].The buschment haill[994]about him brakAnd bikkerit[995]him with bowis[996],Syne tratourly behind his bakThay hewit him on the howiss[997]Behind,At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

The millar wes of manly mak;

To meit him wes na mowis[992];

Thair durst nocht ten cum him to tak,

So nowit he thair nowis[993].

The buschment haill[994]about him brak

And bikkerit[995]him with bowis[996],

Syne tratourly behind his bak

Thay hewit him on the howiss[997]

Behind,

At Chrystis kirk of the grene.

Twa that wes heidmen of the heirdRan vpoun vtheris lyk rammis;Than followit feymen[998]rycht on affeird[999],Bet on with barrow trammis.Bot quhair thair gobbis wes vngeird[1000]Thay gat vpoun the gammis[1001],Quhill bludy berkit[1002]wes thair beird;As thay had wirreit[1003]lammis,Maist lyk,At Chryst kirk of the grene.

Twa that wes heidmen of the heird

Ran vpoun vtheris lyk rammis;

Than followit feymen[998]rycht on affeird[999],

Bet on with barrow trammis.

Bot quhair thair gobbis wes vngeird[1000]

Thay gat vpoun the gammis[1001],

Quhill bludy berkit[1002]wes thair beird;

As thay had wirreit[1003]lammis,

Maist lyk,

At Chryst kirk of the grene.

The wyvis kest vp ane hiddouss yellQuhen all thir yunkeris yokkit[1004];Als ferss as ony fyr-flaught[1005]fellFreikis[1006]to the feild thay flokkit:Tha cairlis[1007]with clubbis cowd vder quell[1008],Quhill blud at breistis out bokkit[1009].So rudly rang the commoun bell,Quhill all the stepill rokkitFor reird,At Christis kirk of the grene.

The wyvis kest vp ane hiddouss yell

Quhen all thir yunkeris yokkit[1004];

Als ferss as ony fyr-flaught[1005]fell

Freikis[1006]to the feild thay flokkit:

Tha cairlis[1007]with clubbis cowd vder quell[1008],

Quhill blud at breistis out bokkit[1009].

So rudly rang the commoun bell,

Quhill all the stepill rokkit

For reird,

At Christis kirk of the grene.

Quhen thay had berit[1010]lyk baitit bulis,And branewod brynt in bailis[1011],Thay wer als meik as ony mvlisThat mangit wer with mailis[1012].For fantness tha forfochin fulis[1013]Fell doun lyk flawchtir-failis[1014],And freschmen come in and held thair dulis[1015],And dang[1016]thame doun in dailis[1017]Be-dene[1018],At Chryst kirk on the grene.

Quhen thay had berit[1010]lyk baitit bulis,

And branewod brynt in bailis[1011],

Thay wer als meik as ony mvlis

That mangit wer with mailis[1012].

For fantness tha forfochin fulis[1013]

Fell doun lyk flawchtir-failis[1014],

And freschmen come in and held thair dulis[1015],

And dang[1016]thame doun in dailis[1017]

Be-dene[1018],

At Chryst kirk on the grene.

Quhen all wes done, Dik with ane aixCome furth to fell a fidder[1019].Quod he, “Quhair ar yone hangit smaix[1020]Rycht now wald slane my bruder?”His wyfe bade him ga hame gub-glaikis[1021],And sa did Meg his muder.He turnd and gaif thaim bayth thair paikis[1022],For he durst ding nane vdir[1023],For feir,At Chryst kirk of the grene that day.

Quhen all wes done, Dik with ane aix

Come furth to fell a fidder[1019].

Quod he, “Quhair ar yone hangit smaix[1020]

Rycht now wald slane my bruder?”

His wyfe bade him ga hame gub-glaikis[1021],

And sa did Meg his muder.

He turnd and gaif thaim bayth thair paikis[1022],

For he durst ding nane vdir[1023],

For feir,

At Chryst kirk of the grene that day.

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