Works, Book 4 – Prologue 2

Works · Book 4 – Prologue 2

The fourt buke makand mētioun of the deith, Of the Antichriſt, Of the Generall Ingement, of Certane pleſouris of the Glorifeit Bodyis, And quhow eueryevery Creature deſiris to ſe the laſt day. With ane Exhortatioun be Experience to the Courteour. &c.

PRVDENT Father Experience.Courteo.

Sen ȝe of ȝour beneuolence

Hes cauſit me for to conſidder

Quhow warldlie Pomp, & glore bene ſlidder

Be diuers ſtoryis miſerabill

Quhilkis to rehers bene Lamentabill

Ȝit or we pas furth of this vaill

I pray ȝow geue me ȝour counſaill

Quhat I ſall do in tyme cumming

To haif the glore Euerlaſting?

❧My Sone (ſaid he)Experien. ſet thy intent

To keip the Lordis Commandement

And preis the nocht to clym ouer hie

To no warldlie Authoritie

Quho in the warld doith moſt reiois

Ar farreſt ay frome thare purpois

Wald thow leue warldlie vaniteis

And thynk on four extremiteis

Quhilkis ar to cum, and that ſchortlie

Thow wald neuer ſyn wylfullie,

Prent thir four, in thy memorie

The Deith, the Hell, and Heuinnis glorie

And extreme Iugement generall

Quhare thow mon rander compt of all

Thow ſall nocht faill to be content

Of quiet lyfe, and ſober rent.

Conſidering no man can be ſure

In erth one hour for tyll indure

So all warldlie proſperitie

Is myxit with greit miſerie.

¶ Wer thow Empriour of Aſia

Kink of Europe, and Aphrica,

Greit Dominator of the ſey

And thocht the Heuinnis did the obey

All fyſchis ſweming in the ſtrand

All beiſt and foull at thy command

Concluding thow wer king ouer all

VnderUnder the heuin Imperiall

In that moſt hich Authoritie

Thow ſuld fynd leiſt tranquillitie

ii. Pax. ixExempill of king Salomone

More proſperous lyfe had neuer none

Sic ryches, with ſo greit pleſour

Had neuer king nor Empriour

With moſt profound Intelligence

And ſuper excellent Sapience

His pleſand Habitationis

Precellit all vther Nationis

Gardingis and parkis, for hartis and hyndis

Stankis with fiſche of diuers kyndis

Moſt profound maiſteris of Muſike

That in the warld wes none thame lyke.

Sic treſour of gold, and precious ſtonis

In erth, had neuer no king at onis.

He had ſeuin hundreth luſtie Quenisiii. Reg. xi.1 Kgs 11

And thre hundreth fair Concubenis

In erth, thare wes no thing pleſand

Contrarious tyll his command.

Ȝit all this gret proſperitieEccle. i.Eccl 1

He thocht it vane, and vanitie

And mycht neuer find repoſe compleit

Without afflictioun of the ſpreit.

¶ Father (quod I)Courteo. it maruellis me

He hauand ſic proſperite

With ſo gret riches by meſour

Nor he had infinite pleſour?

¶ My ſone the ſuith gif thow wald knaw

The veritie I ſall the ſchawExperien.

Thare is no warldlie thyng at all

May ſatyfie ane mannis Saull

For it is ſo Inſatiabill

That heuin and erth, may nocht be abill

One Saull allone to mak content

Tyll it ſe God Omnipotent

Wes neuer none, nor neuer ſalbe

Satiate, that ſycht tyll that he ſe.

Quharefore my Sone, ſet nocht thy cure

Math. vi. Luc. xii.Matt 6Luke 12In erth, quhare no thing may be ſure

Except the deith allanerlie

Quhilk followis man continuallie

Tharefor my Sone, rrmember the

Within ſchort tyme that thow man de

Nocht knawing quhē, quhow in quhat place

Bot as it pleſith the King of grace.

❧ Of the Deith,

OF Miſerie moſte Miſerabill

Is Deith, and moſte abhominabill

That dreidful Dragone w^t his dartis

Ay reddy for to pers the hartis

Of euerilk Creature on lyue

Contrar quhoſe ſtrenth may no man ſtryue.

¶ Of dolent Deith, this ſore ſentence

Wes geuin throw Inobedience

Of our Parentis, allace tharefore,

As I hauehave done declare afore

Quhow thay, and thare Poſteritie

Wer all condampnit for to de

… …o what the fleſche to deith be thrall

… the Sa… … Immortall,

And ſo of his benignitie

Hes myxit his Iuſtice with MercieMercy

Tharefor call to remembrance

Of this fals warld the variance

Quhow we lyke Pylgramꝭ ewin & morrow

Ay trauelling throuch this vaill of ſorrow

Sum tyme in vane proſperitie

Sum tyme in greit miſerie

Sum tyme in blis, ſum tyme in baill

Sum tyme richt ſeik, and ſum tyme haill

Sum tyme full riche, and ſum tyme pure

Quharefore my Sone, tak lytle cure

Nother of greit proſperitie

Nor ȝit of greit Miſerie

Bot pleſand lyfe, and hard miſchance

Ponder thame boith in one ballance

Conſidering none authorite

Ryches, wyſedome, nor dignite

Empyre of Realmes, bewtie, nor ſtrenth

May nocht one day, our lyuis lenth

Sen we ar ſure, that we moſte de

Fair weill all vane felicite.

¶ Greitlie it doith perturbe my mynd

Of dolent deith, the diuers kynd

Thocht deith till eueryevery man reſortis

Ȝit ſtrykith he in ſyndrie ſortis

Sum be hait Feueris violence

Sum be contagious Peſtilence

Sum be Iuſtice executioun

Bene put to deith, without Remiſſioun

Sum hangit, ſum doith loſe thare heidis

Sum brynt, ſum ſoddin in to leidis

And ſum for thare vnleifſum artis

Ar rent and rewin vponupon the ractis

Sum ar diſſoluit be poyſoun

Sum on the nycht ar murdreiſt doun

Sum fallis in to freneſie

Sum deis in Hydropiſie

And vtheris ſtrange Infirmiteis

Quharem mony ane thouſand deis

Quhilk humane Nature dois abhor

As in the Gutt, grauell, and gor

Sum in the flux, and feuer quarrane

Bot ay the hour of deith vncertane

Sum ar diſſoluit ſuddandlie

Be Catharre, or be Apoplexie.

Sum doith diſtroy thame ſelf alſo

As Hanniball, and wyſe Cato.

Be thounder deith ſum dois conſume

As he did the thrid king of Rome

Callit Tullus Hoſtilius,

As wryttis greit Valerius

For he and his houſhald atonis

Wer brynt be thounder fleſche and bonis.

Sum deis be extreme exces

Of Ioy, as Valerie doith expres

Sum be extreme Melancholie

Wyll de but vther Maladie.

In Cronicles thow may weill ken

Quhow mony houndreth thouſand men

Ar ſlane, ſen firſt the warld began

In battell, and quhow mony one man

VponUpon the ſee doith loſe thare lyues

Quhen ſchippis vponupon roches ryues,

Thocht ſum dee Naturallie throuch age.

Far ma deis rauand in one rage,

Happy is he, the quhilk hes ſpace

At his laſt hour, to cry for grace.

Quhowbeit deith be abhominabill

I thynk it ſuld be confortabil

Tyll all thame of the faithfull noumer

For thay depart frome cair and coumer

Frome troubyll, trauell, ſturt, and ſtryfe

Tyll Ioy and euerleſtand lyfe.

Poli…orus Virgilius

To that effect, he writtis thus

In Thrace, quhen ony Chylde be borne

Thare kyn, & freindis, cūmis thame beforne

With dolent Lamentatioun

For the greit tribulatioun

Calamite cummer and cure

That thay in erth ar to indure.

Bot at thare deith and burying

Thay mak greit Ioy and Banketting

That thay hauehave paſt frome miſerie

To reſt and greit felicitie.

¶Sen deith bene finall concluſioun

Quhat vailis warldlie prouiſioun

Quhan wyſedome may nocht contramand.

Nor ſtrenth that flour may nocht ganeſtand.

Ten thouſand Mylȝeoun of treſour

May nocht prolong thy lyfe one hour

Efter quhoſe dolent departing

Thy ſpreit ſall pas but tarying

Straucht way tyll Ioy Ineſtimabill

Or to ſtrang pane Intolerabill.

Thy vyle corruppit carioun

Sall turne in Putrefactioun

And ſo remane in poulder ſmall

VntoUnto the Iugement Generall.

Ane ſchort Deſcriptioun of the Antechriſt.

Courteo.QVOD I) Father I heir mē ſay

That thair ſal ryſe afore y^t day

Quhilk ȝe cal general iugemēt

One wickit mā frō ſathan ſent

And cōtrar to ye law of Chriſt

Callit the cruell Antechriſt

And ſum ſayis that myſcheuous man

Diſcend ſall of the Trybe of Dan

And ſulde be borne in Babilone

The quhilk diſſaue ſall mony one.

Infidelis ſall of eueryevery art

With that fals Propheit tak one part.

And quhow Enoch, and Elias

Sall preche contrair that fais Meſſias

Bot finallie his fals Doctrine

And he ſall be put to rewine

Bot nother be the fyre nor ſword

Bot be the vertew of Chriſtis word,

And gyf this be of verite

The ſuith I pray ȝow ſchaw to me?

My Sone (ſaid he)Experien as wryttis Ihone

Thare ſall nocht be one man allone

Hauing that name in ſpeciall

Bot Antechriſtis in generalli Ihon …

Hes bene, and now ar mony one

And rycht ſo in the tyme of Ihone

Wer Antechriſtis, as him ſelf ſayis

And preſentlie now in thir dayis

Ar rycht mony withouttin dout

Wer thair fals lawis weill ſoucht out▪

Quha wes one greiter Antechriſt

And more contrarious to Chriſt

Nor the fals Propheit Machomeit

Quhilk his curſt Lawis maid ſo ſweit

In Turkie ȝit thay ar obſeruit

Quhare throuch the hell he hes deſeruit.

All Turkis, Sarazenis, and Iowis

That in the Sone of God nocht trowisii. I…

Ar Antechriſtis I the declare

Becauſe to Chriſt thay ar contrare

Dan. viiiDan 8☞ Daniell ſayis in in his Propheceis

That efter the greit Monarcheis

Sall ryſe ane maruellous potent king

Quhilk with ane ſchameles face ſall ring

Mychtie and wyſe in dirk ſpeikingis

And proſper in all pleſand thingis

Throuch his falſhed and craftines

He ſall flow in to welthines

The Godly peple he ſall noy

By cruell deith, and thame diſtroy,

The king of kingis he ſall ganeſtand

ii Theſ. ii2 Thess 2Syne be diſtroyit withouttin hand.

Paule ſayis afore the Lordis cumming

That thare ſalbe one departing

And that man of Iniquitie

Tyll all men he ſall oppynuit be

Quhilk ſall ſit in the holy ſait

Contrary God, to mak debait.

Bot that Sone of Perditioun

Salbe put to confuſioun

Be power of the holy Spreit

Quhen he his tyme hes done compleit

¶ Beleue nocht that in tyme cumming.

One greiter Antechriſt to ring

Nor thare hes bene, and preſentlie

Ar now, as Clerkis can eſpie

Tharefore my wyll is that thow knaw

Qu…r euer thay be, that makis one Law

Thocht thay be callit Chriſtin men

By naturall reſſoun thow may ken

Be thay neuer of ſo greit valour

Pape, Cardinall, King, or Empriour

Extolland thare Traditionis

Abufe Chriſtis Inſtitutionis

Makand Lawis contrar to Chriſt

He is ane verray Antechriſt

And quho doith fortifie or defend

Sic law, I mak it to the kend

Be it Pape, Empriour King or Quene

Greit ſorrow ſall be on thame Sene

At Chriſtis extreme Iugement

Without that thay in tyme repent,

❧ Ane ſchorte Remembrance of the moſt Terribill Day of the Extreme Iugement. ☞ * ☜

FATHER (ſaid I)Courteo. with ȝour Licence

Sen ȝe hauehave ſic Experience

Ȝit one thing at ȝow wald I ſpeir

Quhen ſall that dreidfull Day appeir

Quhilk ȝe call Iugement Generall

Quhat thyngis afore that day ſall fall

Quhar ſall appeir that dreifull Iuge

Or quhow may faltouris get refuge?

(Quod he)Experien. as to thy firſt queſtioun

I can mak no ſolutioun

Quharefor perturb nocht thyne intent

To knaw day, hour, or moment

To God allone, the day bene knawin

Quhilk neuer wes to none Angell ſchawin

Howbeit be diners coniectouris

And principall Expoſitouris

Of Daniell, and his Prophecie

And be the ſentence of Elie

Quhilkis hes declarit as thay can

How lang it is ſen the warld began

And for to ſchaw, hes done thare cure

How lang thay traiſt it ſall indure

And als quhow mony agis bene

As in thare warkis may be ſene.

❧ Bot till declare thir queſtionis

Thare bene diuers opinionis

Sum wryttaris, hes the warld deuydit

In ſex ages (as bene decydit

In to Faſciculus Temporum

And Crenica Cronicarum,

Bot be the ſentence of Elie

The warld deuyditis in thre

As cunning Maiſter Carioun

Hes maid plaine expoſitioun

Quhow Elie ſayis withouttin weir

The warld ſall ſtand ſex thouſand ȝeir

Of quhome I follow the ſentence

And lattis the vther Bukis go hence

Frome the Creatioun of Adam

Two thouſand ȝeir till Abraham

Frome Abraham, be this narratioun

To Chriſtis Incarnatioun,

Rychtſo hes bene two thouſand ȝeris.

And be thir Prophecyis apperis

Frome Chriſt, as thay mak tyll vsus kend

Two thouſand tyll the warldis end.

Of quhilkis ar by gone ſickerlie

Fyue thouſand, fyue hundreth, thre & fiftie.

And ſo remanis to cum but weir

Four hundreth, with ſewin and fourtie ȝeir.

And than the Lord Omnipotent

Suld cum tyll his greit Iugement

Chriſt ſayis the tyme ſalbe maid ſchortMathew xxiiii.Matt 24

As Mathew planelie doith report

That for the warldis Iniquitie

The latter tyme ſall ſchortnit be

For pleſour of the choſin nummer

That thay may pas frome cair and cummer.

So be this compt it may be kend

The warld is draw and neir ane end.

For Legionis ar cum but dout

Of Antichriſtis wer thay ſoucht out

And mony toknis doith appeir

As efter ſchortlie thow ſall heir

Quhow that ſanct Iherome doith indyte

That he hes red in Hebrew wryte

Of fyftene ſignis in ſpeciall

Afore that Iugement Generall,

Of ſum of thame, I tak no cure

Quhilk I find nocht in the Scripture,

One part of thame thocht I declair

Firſt wyll I to the Scripture fair.

Mar xiii Mathew .xxiiii.Mark 13☞Chriſt ſayis, afore that day be done

Thare ſalbe ſignis, in Sone and Moue,

The Sone ſall hyde his bemis bricht

So that the Mone ſall geue no licht

Sterris be mennis Iugement

Sall fall furth of the Firmament

☞Of thir ſignis or we forther gone

Sum morall ſence we wyll expone

As cunning Clerkis hes declairit

And hes the Sone and Mone compairit

The Sonne, to the ſtait ſpirituall

The Mone to Princis temporall

Rychtſo the ſterris thay do compare

To the lawit commoun populare

The Mone and ſterris, hes no licht

Bot be reflex of Phebus bricht

So quhen the Sonne of lycht is dirk

The Mone and ſterris, mon be mirk

Rychtſo quhen Paſtouris ſpiritualis

Popis Biſchopis, and Cardinalis

In thair beginning, ſchew greit licht

The temporall ſtait, wes rewlit richt.

Bot now allace, it is nocht ſo

Thoſe ſchynand Lampis bene ago

Thare Radious bemis ar turnit in reik

For now in erth, no thing thay ſeik

Except riches, and Dignitie

Following thare Senſualitie

Mony Prelatis ar now regnand

The quhilkis no more dois vnderſtand

Quhat dois pertene to thare office

Nor thow can kendle fyre with Ice.

Wo to Popis I ſay for me

Quhilk ſufferis ſic Enormitie

That Ignorant warldlie Creaturis

Suld in the kirk hauehave ony curis.

No maruell thocht the peple ſlyde

Quhen thay hauehave blind men to thare gyde.

For ane Prelate, that can nocht preiche

Nor Goddis law, to the peple teiche,Eſay. lviIsa 56

Eſay comparith hym in his wark

Tyll ane dum Dog, that can nocht bark.

And Chriſt hym callis in his greifIhne. x.

Moſt lyk ane murtherer or ane theif

The cunning Doctor Auguſtine

Wolfis, and Deuillis, doith thame de fyne.

The Canon law doith hym defame

That of ane Prelate beris the name

And wyll nocht preiche the Diuyne Lawis

As the Decreis planely ſchawis.

Bot thoſe that hes authoritie

To prouyde ſpirituall Dignitie

Mycht geue thay pleſit to tak pane

Gar thame licht all thare Lampis agane.

Bot euer allace, that is nocht done

So derknit bene boith Sonne and Mone.

War kingis lyuis weill declarit

The quhilkis ar to the Mone comparit

Men micht conſidder thare eſtait

Frome Charitie degenerat

I thynk thay ſuld think mekle ſchame

Of Chriſt for to tak thare Surname

Syne leif nocht lyke to Chriſtianis

Bot more lyk Turkis, and to Paganis

Turk contrar Turk makis lytle weir,

Bot Chriſtiane Princis takis no feir

Quhilkis ſuld agre as brother to brother

Bot now ilk ane dyngis doun ane vther

I knaw no reſſonabyll cauſe quharefore

Except Pryde, Couetyce and vaine glore

The Empriour mouis his Ordinance

Contrair the potent king of France.

And France richtſo with greit rigour

Contrair his freind the Empriour

And richt ſwa France agane Ingland

Ingland alſo aganis Scotland,

And als the Scottis with all thare micht

Doith f…cht for tyll defend thare richt

Betuix thir Realmes of Albione

Quhare Battellis hes bene mony one

Can be maid none Affinitie

Nor ȝit no Conſaugunitie

Nor be no way, thay can conſidder

That thay may hauehave lang Peice to gidder

I dreid that weir makis none ending

Tyll thay be baith vnderunder ane king

Thocht Chriſt the ſouerane king of grace

Left in his Taſtament lufe and peace,

Our kingis frome weir wyll nocht refrane

Tyll thair be mony ane thouſand ſlane

Greit heirſchippis maid be ſee and land

As all the warld may vnderſtand.

Father I thynk that temporall kingis.Courteo.

May fecht for tyll defend thare ringis

For I haif ſene the ſpirituall ſtait

Mak weir thare richtis tyll deba…t.

I ſaw Pape Iulius manfullie

Pas to the feild tryumphantlie

With ane rycht aufull Ordinance

Contrair Lowes, the king of France

And for to do hym more deſpyte

He did his Regioun interdyte.

My Sone (ſaid he)Experien. as I ſuppoſe

That langis weill tyll our purpoſe

How Sone and Mone, ar boith denude

Of lycht, as Clerkis doith conclude

Comparing thame, as ȝe hard tell

To ſpirituall ſtait, and temporell

And comoun peple half deſpairit

Quhilk to the ſterris bene compairit

Lawit peple follow ay thair heidis

And ſpeciallie in to thare deidis

The moſt part of Religioun

Bene turnit in abuſioun.

Quhat doith auaill religious weidis

Quhen thay ar contrar in thare deidis

Quhat holynes is thare within

Ane wolf cled in ane wedder ſkin

So be thir takinnis dois appeir

The day of Iugement drawis neir.

Now lat vsus leif this morall ſence

Proceiding tyll our purpoſe hence

And of this mater ſpeik no more

Beginnyng quhare we left afore.

Mathew xxiiii Mar xiii Luk. xxiMatt 24Mark 13Luke 21The Scripture ſayis, efter thir ſignis

Salbe ſene mony maruellous thingis

Than ſall ryſe tribulationis

In erth, and greit mutationis

Als weill heir vnderunder as aboue

Quhen vertewis of the heuin ſall moue

Sic cruell weir ſalbe or than

Wes neuer ſene ſen the warld began

The quhilk ſall cauſe greit Indigence

As derth, hounger, and peſtilence

The horribill ſoundis of the ſee

The peple ſall perturb and flee

Ierome ſayis, it ſall ryſe on hicht

Aboue montanis be mennis ſicht

Bot it ſall nocht ſpred ouer the land

Bot lyke ane wall euin ſtraucht vpſtand

Syne ſattil doun agane ſo law

That no man ſall the watter knaw.

Greit Quhalis ſall rummeis rout and rair

Quhoſe ſound redound ſall in the air.

All fiſche and Monſtouris maruellous

Sall cry with ſoundis odious

That men ſall widder on the erd

And weping wary ſall thare weird

With lowd allace, and well away

That euer thay baid to ſe that day

And ſpeciallie thoſe that dwelland be

Apon the coſtis of the ſee.

Rychtſo as ſanct Ierome concludis

Sall be ſene ferleis in the fludis

The ſee with mouing maruellous

Sall birn with flammis furious

Rychtſo ſall birn fontane and flude

All herb and tree ſall ſweit lyke blude

Fowlis ſall fal furth of the air

Wyld beiſtis to the plane repair

And in thare maner mak greit mone

Gowland with mony griſlie grone.

The bodeis of dede CreaturisEzechel. xxxvii.

Appeir ſall on thare Sepulturis

Than ſall boith men, wemen and barnis

Cum crepand furth of how Cauernis

Quhare thay for dreid wer hid afore

With ſich and ſab and hartis ſore

Wandring about as thay war wode

Effamiſchit for falt of fude

None may mak vtheris conforting

Bot dule for dule and Lamenting

Quhat may thay do, bot weip and wounder

Quhen thay ſe roches ſchaik in ſchounder

Throw trimblyng of the erth, and quaiking,

Of ſorrow than ſall be no ſlaiking

Quho that bene leuaud in thoſe dayis

May tell of terribill affrayis,

Thare riches, rentis, nor treſſour

That tyme ſall do thame ſmall pleſour

Bot quhen ſic wounderis dois appeir

Men may be ſure, the day drawis neir

That Iuſt men pas ſall to the glore

Dan. xiii Courteo.Iniuſt to paine for euer more.

Father (ſaid I) we daylie reid

One Artikle in to our Creid

Say and that Chriſt Omnipotent

In to that generall Iugement

Sall Iuge boith dede and quck alſo

Quharefore declare me or ȝe go

Geue thare ſal ony man or wyfe

Experien.That day be foundin vponupon lyfe?

(Quod he) as to that queſtioun

I ſall mak ſone ſolutioun

Mathew xxiiii.Matt 24The Scripture planely doith expone

Quhen all takynnis, bene cum and gone

Ȝit mony one hundreth thouſand

That ſamyn day, ſalbe leuand

Howbeit thare ſall no Creature

Nother of day nor hour be ſure.

For Chriſt ſall cum ſo ſuddandlie

That no man ſall the tyme eſpye

As it wes in the tyme of Noy

Quhen God did all the warld diſtroy.

Sum on the feild ſalbe lauborand,

Sum in the tempillis Mariand,

Sum afore Iugis makand pley

And ſum men ſailland on the ſey.

Thoſe that be on the feild going

Sall nocht returne to thare luging.

Quho bene apon his hous abufe

Sall hauehave no laſer to remufe.

Two ſalbe in the Myll grinding

Quhilk ſalbe takin but warning

The one tyll euerlaſting glore

The vther loſt for euer more.

Two ſalbe lying in one bed

The one to pleſour ſalbe led

The vther ſalbe left allone

Greit and with mony griſlie grone

And ſo my Sone thow may weill trow

The warld ſalbe as it is now

The peple vſing thare beſines

As holy Scripture doith expres.

Sen no man knawis the hour nor day

The Scripture biddis vsus walk and pray

And for our Syn be penitent

As Chriſt wald cum Incontinent.

The maner quhow Chriſt ſall cum to his Iugement. ☞ (*) ☜

QUhē al taknis benebrocht till end

thā ſal y^e ſōe of god diſcēd

Experien.as fireflaucht haſtely glāſing

Diſcēd ſal y^e moſt heuinly kīg

As Phebus in the Orient

Heb. xii.Heb 12Lichtnis in haiſt to Occident

So pleſand…te, he ſall appeir

Luc. xxi.Luke 21Amang the heuinlie cluddis cleir

With greit power and Maieſtie

Aboue the countre of Iudee

As Clerkis doith concluding haill

Direct aboue the luſtie Vaill

Actis. i.Of Ioſaphat, and Mont Oliueit

All Propheſie thare ſalbe compleit.

Mat. xxvMatt 25The Angellis, of the ordouris Nyne

Inueroun ſall that Throne Diuyne

With heuinlie conſolatioun

Makand hym Miniſtratioun

In his preſence thare ſalbe borne

The ſignis of Cros, and Croun of thorne

Pillar, Naillis, Scurgis and Speir

With euerilk thing that did hym deir

The tyme of his grym Paſſioun

And for our conſolatioun

Appeir ſall in his handis and feit

And in his ſyde, the prent compleit

Of his fyue woundis Precious

Schynand lyke Rubeis Radious,

To Reprobat confuſioun,

And for finall concluſioun

He ſittand in his Tribunall

With greit power Imperiall

Thare ſall ane Angell blaw ane blaſti. Cor. xv. Mathew .xxiiii.1 Cor 15

Quhilk ſall mak all the warld agaſt

With hydduous voce, and vehement

Ryſe dede folk, cum to Iugement.

With that, all reſonabill Creature

That euer wes formit be Nature

Sall ſuddantlie ſtart vp attonis

Cōionit w^t ſaul, fleſche, blude, and bonis.

That terribill Trumpet I heir tell

Beis hard in Heuin, in erth,Apoc. xx.Rev 20 and hell

Thoſe that wer drownit in the ſey

That bouſteous blaſt thay ſall obey

Quhare euer the body buryit was

All ſalbe foundin in that plas.

Angellis ſall pas in the four artisMar. xiiiMark 13

Of erth, and bring thame frome all partis

And with one inſtant diligence

Preſent thame to his excellence.

☞Sanct Ierome thocht continuallie

On this Iugement ſo ardentlie

He ſaid, quhidder I eit or drink

Or walk, or ſleip, forſuth me think

That terribill Trumpet lyke ane bell

So quiklie in myne eir doith knell

As Inſtantlie it wer preſent

Ryſe dede folk, cum to Iugement

Geue Sanct Ierome tuke ſic ane fray

Allace quhat ſall we Synnaris ſay.

All thoſe, quhilk fundin bene on lyfe

Salbe Immortall maid belyfe

i. …e. iiii. i. Cor. xv.1 Cor 15And in the twinkling of one Ee

With fyre thay ſall tranſlatit be

And neuer for to dee agane

As Diuyne ſcripture ſchawis plane

Als reddy boith for pane and glore

As thay quhilk deit lang tyme afore.

The Scripture ſayis, thay ſall appeir

In age the thre and thretty ȝeir

Quhidder thay deit ȝoung or auld

Quhoſe greit noumer may nocht be tauld

Mathew xxvi..Matt 26That day ſall nocht be miſſit one man

Quhilk borne wes ſen the warld began.

The Angell ſall thame ſeparait

As Hird the ſcheip doith frome the Gait,

And thoſe quhilk bene of Belialis band

Trymling apon the erth ſall ſtand

On the left hand, of that greit Iuge

But eſperance to get refuge.

i. Teſ. iiiiBot thoſe quhilk bene predeſtinat

Sall frome the erth be Eleuat

And that moſt happy cumpanie

Sall ordourit be triumphantlie

At the rycht hand of Chriſt our King

Hich in the air, with loud louing.

Full Gloriouſlie thare ſall compeir

More bricht than Phebus in his ſpheir

The Virgine Marie, Quene of Quenis

With mony ane thouſand bricht Virgenis

The Fatheris of the auld Teſtament

Quhilk wer to God obedient

Father Adam ſall thame conuoy

With Abell, Seth, Enoch, and Noy,

Abraham with his faithful warkis

With all the prudent Patriarkis

Ihone the Baptiſt thare ſall compeir

The Principall, and laſt Meſſingeir

Quhilk come bot half ane ȝeir afore

The cummyng of that King of glore

Moyſes, Eſayas, honourabill

With all trew Prophetis Venerabill.

Dauid, with all the faithfull kingis

Quhilk verteouſlie did rewll thair ringis,

The nobyll Chiftane Ioſue

With gentill Iudas Machabe,

With mony one nobill Campioun

Quhilk in thare tyme with greit renoun

Manfully till thare lyuis end

The Law of God thay did defend.

With Eue, that day ſalbe preſent

The Ladyis of the auld Teſtament

Debora, Adamis Douchter deir

With thē four luſty Ladyis cleir

Quhilk kepit wer, in the Ark with Noy

Sara, and Cethura with Ioy

The quhilkis to Abraham wyffis bene

With gude Rebecca thare ſalbe ſene

The prudent wyfis of Iſraell

Gude Lya, and the fair Rachell

With Iudith, Heſter, and Suſanna

And the richt ſapient Quene Saba.

❧Thare ſall compeir Peter and Paull

With Chriſtis trew Diſcipulis all

Lawrence and Stewin, w^t thare blyſt band

Of Martyris mo, than ten thouſand

Gregore, Ambroſe, and Auguſtyne

With confeſſouris, ane tryumphand tryne

With Sanct Frances, and Dominick

Sanct Bernard, and ſanct Benedick

With ſmall noumer, of Monkis and Freiris

Of Carmelites, and Cordelleiris,

That for the ſufe of Chriſt onelie

Renuncit the warld vnfenȝeitlie.

With Elizabeth and Anna

All gude wyffis ſall compeir that day

The blyſt and holy Magdalene

That day afore hir Souerane

Rycht pleſandlie ſcho ſall preſent

All Synnaris that wer penitent

Quhilk of thare gilt heir aſkit grace

In heuin with hir, ſall hauehave ane place.

¶Bot wo beis to that bailfull band

Quhilk ſall ſtand law at his left hand.

Wo than to Kyngis, and Empriouris

Quhilkis wer vnrichteous Conquerouris

For thare glore, and particular gude

Gart ſched ſo mekle ſaikles blude.

But Sceptour, Crown, and Rob Royall

That day thay ſall mak compt of all

And for thare cruell tirranuie

Sall punyſt be perpetuallie.

Ȝe Lordis, and Barronis, more and les

That ȝour pure Tennantis dois oppres

Be gret Gerſome, and dowbill maill

More than ȝour landis bene auaill

With ſore exorbitant cariage

With mercheitis of thare mariage

Tormentit boith in peace and weir

With burdinnis more than thay may beir

Be thay hauehave payit, to ȝow thare maill

And to the Preiſt thare teindis haill

And quhen the land agane is ſawin

Quhat reſtis behynd, I wald wer knawin

I traiſt thay and thare pure houſhauld

May tell of bounger, and of cauld

Without ȝe half of thame piete

I dreid ȝe ſall get no Merce

That day, quhen Chriſt Omnipotent

Cummis to generall Iugement.

Wo beis to publict Oppreſſouris

To tirrannis, and to Tranſgreſſouris

To Murderaris, and commoun theifis

Quhilk neuer did mend thare gret miſcheifis

Fornicatouris, and Ockeraris

Commoun publict Adulteraris

All pertinat wylfull Heretikes

All fals deſaitfull Schiſmatikes

All ſalbe preſent in that place

With mony Lamentabill allace.

The curſit Cayn, that neuer wes gude

With all ſcheddaris of ſaikles blude

Nemrod, foundar of Babilone

With fals Idolateris mony one.

Ninus the King of Aſſiria

With gret dule ſall compeir that day

Quhilk firſt Inuentit Imagerie

Quharethrouch come greit Idolatrie

For makyng of the Image Bell

That day his hyre ſalbe in hell.

The greit Oppreſſour king Pharoo,

The tyrrane Empriour Nero

Sall with thame curſit king Herode bring

With mony vther cairfull king

The cruell king Antiochus

With the moſt furious Olofernes

Gret Oppreſſouris of Iſraell

That day thare hyre ſall be in hell.

With Iudas ſall compeir one clan

Of fals Tratouris to God and man.

Thare ſall compeir of eueryevery land

With Ponce Pylat one bailfull band

Of temporall and ſpirituall ſtatis

Fals Iugis, with thare Aduocatis.

Thare ſall our Senȝeouris of the Seſſioun.

Of all thare faltis mak cleir confeſſioun

Thare ſall be ſene, the fraudfull failȝeis

Of Schireffis, Proueſtis, and of Bailȝeis

Officialis, with thare Conſiſtorie Clerkis

Sall mak compt of thare wrangous werkis,

Thay and thare peruerſt Procuratouris

Oppreſſouris boith of riche and puris

Throuch Delatouris full of deſait

Quhilk mony one gart beg thair meit

Greit dule that day to Iugis bene

That cūmis nocht with thare cōſcience clene

That day ſall pas be Peremptouris

Without Cautele, or Dilatouris

No Duplicandum, nor Triplicandum

Bot ſhortly pas to Sentenciandum

Without Continuationis

Or ony Appellationis

That ſentence, ſall nocht be retraitit

Nor with no man of Law debaitit.

Ȝe Laubouraris be ſee and landis

Perfite Craftiſmen, and riche Merchandis

Leue ȝour deſait and craftie wylis

Quhilk ſillie ſimpyll folk begylis

Mak recompence heir, as ȝe may

Remembring on this dreidfull day.

With Machomeit ſall compeit but dout

Of Antechriſtis one hydduous rout

Biſchop Annas and Caiphas

With hym in companie ſall pas

With Scrybis, and fals Phariſience

Quhilk wrocht on Chriſt greit violence

With mony one Turk, and Sarracene

With greit ſorrowe thare ſalbe ſene,

Paipis for thare traditionis

Contrair Chriſtis Inſtitutionis

With mony one cowll, and clippit crown

Quhilk Chriſtis lawis ſtrampit down

And wald nocht ſuffer for to preiche

The verite, nor the peple teiche,

But lawit men put to greit torment

Quhilk vſit Chriſtis Teſtament.

All kingis and Quenis thare ſalbe kend

The quhilk ſic lawis did defend

In that court ſall cum mony one

Of the blak byik of Babilone.

The Innocent blude that day ſall cry

One loud vengeance full petuouſly

On thoſe cruell bludie boucheouris

Martyris of Prophetis, and Precheouris,

Sum with the fyre, ſum with the ſword

Quhilk planely preichit Goddis word

That day thay ſall rewardit be

Conforme to thare Iniquitie

The Sodomitis, and Gomoreance

On quhom God wrocht ſo gret vengeance

With Core, Dathan, and Abyrone

With thare aſſiſtance mony one,

The holy Scripture wyll the tell

Quhow thay ſank all doun to the hell

With Symon Magus ſall reſort

Of proude Preiſtis, ane ſchamefull ſort.

¶That ſamyn day, thare ſalbe ſene

Mony one cruell cairfull Quene

Quene Semirame king Ninus wyfe

Ane Tyger full of ſturt and ſtryfe.

To gydder with Quene Iezabell

Quhilk wes couetous and cruell

The fals deſaitfuil Dalida

The cruell Quene Clytemneſtra

The quhilk did murdreis on the nicht

Agamemnon, boith wyſe and wyche

The quhilk wes hir a win ſouerane Lord

As Greikis ſtoryis doith record

With cruell Quenis mony one

Quhilk langſum wer for till expone.

Ȝe wantoun Ladyis and burges wyfis

That now for ſydeſt taillis ſtryfis

Flappand the filth, amang ȝour feit

Raſing the duſt in to the ſtreit

That day for all ȝour pomp and pryde

Ȝour taillis ſall nocht ȝour hippis hyde

Thir vaniteis, ȝe ſall repent

Without that ȝe be penitent.

With Phitoniſſa, I heir tell

Quhilk raiſit the Spirtit of Samuell

That day with hir thare ſall reſorte

Of rank Wychis ane ſorrowfull ſorte

Brocht frome all partes mony one myle

Frome Sauoy, Athole, and Argyle

And frome the ryndis of Galloway

With mony wofull wallaway.

Ȝe Brether of Religioun

In tyme leif ȝour abuſioun

With quhilk ȝe hauehave the warld abuſit

Or ȝe that day ſalbe refuſit

I ſpeik to ȝow all generallie

Nocht tyll ane Ordour ſpeciallie.

That day all Creature ſall ken

Geue ȝe wer Sanctis or warldlie men.

Or geue ȝe tuke the Skapellarie

That ȝe mycht leif more pleſandlie

And get ane gude gros Portioun

Or for Godlie Deuotioun

That day ȝour fenȝeit Sanctitudis

Sall nocht be knawin be ȝour hudis

Ȝour Superſtitious Ceremoneis

Participant till Idolatreis

Cord, cuttit ſchone, nor clippit heid

That day, fall ſtand ȝow in no ſleid.

For Cowllis blak, gray, nor begaird

Ȝe ſall that day get no rewaird

Ȝour Polite payntit flattrie

Ȝour Diſſimulate Hipocriſie

That day thay ſalbe cleirlie knawin

Quhen ȝe ſall ſcheir, as ȝe hauehave ſawin.

Tharefore in tyme, be penitent

Or ellis that day ȝe wyll be ſchent.

¶I pray ȝow hartlie as I may

Remember on that dreidfull day

Ȝe Abbot, Pryor, and Pryores

Conſiddder quhat ȝe did profes

And quhow that ȝour promotioun

Wes no thing for Deuotioun

Bot tyll obtene the Abbacie

Ȝe maid ȝour Vow of Chaſtitie

Of Pouertie, and obedience,

Tharefore remord ȝour conſcience

Quhow thir thre vowis bene obſeruit

And quhat reward ȝe hauehave deſeruit

Quharefore repent, quhill ȝe hauehave ſpace

Sen God is liberall of his grace

☞Father (quod I)Courteo. declare to me

Quhare ſall our Prelatis ordourit be

Quhilk now bene in the warld leuand

With quhome ſal cum that Spirituall band?

(Quod he)Experien. as ſanct Barnard diſcryuis

Without that thay amend thare lyuis

And leif thare wantoun vicious warkis

Nocht with Prophetis nor Patriarkis

Nocht with Martyris, nor Confeſſouris

The quhilkꝭ to Chriſt, wer trew preichouris.

Thare Predeceſſouris, Peter and Paull

That day wyll thame miſken at all

So ſall thay nocht, I ſay for me

With the Apoſtillis ordourit be

I traiſt thay ſall dwell on the bordour

Of hell, quhare thare ſalbe none ordour

Endlang the Flude of Phlegeton

Or on the brayis of Acheron

Cryand on Charon, I conclude

To ferrie thame ouer that furious flude

Tyll Eternall confuſioun

Without thay leif thare abuſioun

I traiſt thoſe Prelatis, more and les

Sall mak cleir compt of thare ryches

That dreidfull day, with hartis ſore

And quhat ſeruice, thay did thairfore

The Princely pompe, nor apparrall

Of Pope, Biſchop, nor Cardinall

Thare Royall rentis, nor dignite

That day ſall nocht regardit be

Thare ſall no taillis, as I heir ſay

Of Biſchopis, be borne vp that day

Cum thay nocht with thair conſcience clene

On thame gret ſorrow ſalbe ſene

Without that thay thare lyfe amend

In tymt, and ſo I mak ane end.

The maner quhow Chriſt ſall geue his Sentence.

QVhen all thir CōgregationisExperien.

beis brocht furth frō al natiōs

Quhilk ſalbe w^tout lāg ꝓces

Thocht I haif maid ſū lāg digres

For ī y^e twinklīg of a Ge

All mankynd ſall preſentit be

Afore that Kyngis Excellence.Mat. xxvMatt 25

Than ſchortlie ſall he geue ſentence

Firſt ſayand to that bliſſit band

Quhilk beis ordourit, at his richt hand

Cum with my Fatheris Beniſoun

And reſaue ȝour poſſeſſioun

Quhilk bene for ȝow preordinate

Afore the warld wes firſt create

Q…hen I wes hungre, ȝe me fed

Quhen I wes naikit, ȝe me cled

Oftymes ȝe gaue me herbery

And gaue me drink, quhen I wes dry

And veſyit me, with myndis meik

Quhen I wes preſonar and ſeik

In all ſic tribulatioun

Ȝe gaue me conſolatioun.

☞Than ſall thay ſay, O Potent King

Quhen ſaw we the deſyre ſic thing

We neuer ſaw thyne Excellence

Subdewit to ſic Indigence?

Ȝis (ſall he ſay) I ȝow aſſure

Quhen euer ȝe did reſſaue the pure

And for my ſaik, maid thame ſupple

That gift but dout, ȝe gaif to me

Tharefore ſall now begin ȝour glore

Quhilk ſall indure for euer more.

☞Than ſall he luke on his left hand

And ſay vntounto that bailfull band

Pas with my Maledictioun

Till Eternall Afflictioun

In company with feindis fell

In euerlaſting fyre of hell

Quhen I ſtude naikit at ȝour ȝet

Hungrie, thriſtie, cauld and wet

Rycht febill, ſeik, and lyke to de

I neuer gat of ȝow ſupple

And quhen I lay in preſoun ſtrang

For ȝow I mycht hauehave lyin full lang

Without ȝour Conſolatioun

Or ony ſupportatioun.

¶Trymling for dreid than ſall thay ſay

With mony hydduous harmiſay

Allace gude Lorde, quhen ſaw we the

Subiect to ſic neceſſite?

Quhen ſaw we thee, cum to our dure

Hungrie, thriſtie, naikit, pure?

Quhen ſaw we the in preſounly

Or the refuſit herbery?

☞ Than ſall that moſt precellent king

Tyll thoſe wrechis mak anſwering

That tyme, quhen ȝe refuſit the puris

Quhilkis neidfull cryit at ȝour duris

And of ȝour ſuperfluite

For my ſaik maid thame no ſupple

Refuſand thame, ȝe me refuſit

With wretchitnes ſo ȝe wer abuſit:

Tharefor ȝe ſall hauehave to ȝour hyre

The eurelaſting birnand fyre.

But grace, but pece, or conforting

Than ſall thay cry, full fore w…iping

That we wer maid, allace gude Lord

Allace, is thare none Miſericord

But thus, withouttin hope of grace

Tyne preſence of thy pleſand face.

Allace for vsus, it had bene gude

We had bene ſmorit in our cude.

¶Than with one rair, the erth ſall ryif

And ſwollie thame boith man and wyif.

Than ſall thoſe Creaturis forlorne

Warie the hour, that thay wer borne,

With, mony ȝamet, ȝewt and ȝell

Frome tyme thay feill the flammis fell

Apon thare tender bodyis byte

Quhoſe tormēt ſalbe Infinyte.

The erth ſall cloſe, and frome thare ſicht

Sall takin be, all kynd of licht

Thare ſalbe gowling, and grewing

But hope of ony conforting

In that Ineſtimabill pane

Eternallie thay ſall remane

Birnand in furious flammis reid

Euer deand, bot neuer be deid

That the ſmall Minute of one hour

To thame ſalbe, ſo greit dolour

Thay ſall think thay hauehave done remane

Ane thouſand ȝeir in to that pane

Allace I trimmill to heir teil

The terribill tormenting of hall

That painfull pit, quho can deplore

Quhilk mon indure for euer more?

Than ſall thoſe glorifyit Creaturis

With mirth and infinite pleſuris

Conuoyit with Ioy Angelicall

Pas to the heuin Imperiall

With Chriſt Ieſu, our Souerane King

In glore Eternallie to ring

Of man quhilk paſſis the Ingyne

The thouſand part, for tyll defyne

i Pet. iii.1 Pet 3Allanerlie of the leiſt pleſure

Preordinat for one Creature.

Than ſall one fyro, as C…erkis ſane

Mak all the hillis, and valleyis plane

Frome erth, vp to the Heuin Empyre

All beis renewit be that fyre

Purging all thing materiall

VnderUnder the heuin Imperiall.

Boith erth, and water, fyre, and air

Salbe more perfyte maid and fair

The quhilkis afore had mixit bene

Sall than be purifyit and maid clene

The erth lyke Chriſtall ſalbe cleir

And euerilk Planeit in his ſpheir

Sall reſt withouttin more mouing

Boith ſterny heuin, and Chriſtalling

The firſt and hieſt heuin mouabill

Sall ſtand but turning firme and ſtabill

The Sonne in to the Orient

Sall ſtand, and in the Occident

Reſt ſall the Mone, and be more cleir

Nor now bene Phebus in his ſpheir.

And als that Lantern of the heuin

Sall geue more licht, be greis ſeuin

Nor it gaue ſen the warld began.

The Heuin renewit ſalbe than,

Rychtſo the erth, with ſic deuyſe

Compair tyll heuinlie Paradyſe.Apo. xxi,

So heuin and erth, ſalbe all one

As menith the Apoſtill Ihone

The greit ſee ſall no more appeiri. Cor. ii.1 Cor 2

Bot lyke the Chriſtall pure and cleir

Paſſing Imaginatioun

Of Man, to mak narratioun

Of glore, quhilk God, haith done prepair

Tyll eueryevery one that cummis thair

The quhilk with c…ris, nor with ene

Of man may nocht be hard norſene

With hart it is vnthinkadill

And with toungis Inpronunciabill

Quhoſe pleſouris ſalbe ſo perfyte

Hauing in God, ſo greit delyte

The ſpace now of ane thouſand ȝeir

i Pet. iii.1 Pet 3That tyme ſall nocht, ane hour appeir

Quhilk can nocht comprehendit be

Till we that pleſand ſicht ſall ſe.

i Cor. xii.1 Cor 12Quhē Paule wes reuiſchit in the ſpreit

Tyll the thrid Heuin, of glore repleit

He ſaith, the Secreitis quhilk he ſaw

Thay wer nocht leifſum for to ſchaw

To no man on the erth leuand

Quharefor preis nocht till vnderſtand

Quhowbeit thare to thow hauehave deſyre

The Secretis of the Heum Empyre

The more men lukis on Phebus bricht

The more febill, ſalbe thare ſicht

Rychtſo lat no man ſet thare cure

To ſerche the hich Deuyne Nature.

The more men ſtudie, I ſuppoſe

Salbe the more frome thare purpoſe

To knaw, quhareto ſulde men Intend

Quhilk Angellis can nocht comprehend

Bot efter this greit Iugement

All thing till vsus ſalbe patent.

Lat vsus with Paule, our mynd addres

He beand full of Heuinlines

Full hunilie, he teichit vsus

Nocht for to be to curious

Quhoweit men be of greit Ingyne

To ſeik the hich Secretis Deuyne

Quhoſe Iugement ar vnſerchebill

His wayis ſtrange and InueſtigabilRom. xi.Rom 11

(That is to ſay) paſt out finding

Of quhome no man may find ending.

It ſufficis vsus for tyll Implore

Greit God, to bring vsus to his glore.

Of certane pleſuris Of the glorifyit Bodyis.

SEn thare is nōe in erth,Experie… may cōprehēd

The heuinlie glore, & pleſourꝭ infinyte

Quharfor my ſone, I pray y^e not p̄tend

Ouer far to ſeik, that mater of delyte

Quhilk paſſit Naturall reſoun till Indyte

That God afore that he the warld creat

Prepairit to thame, quhilk ar predeſtinat.

All mortall men, ſalbe maid Immortall

(That is to ſay) neuer to de agane

Impaſſibil, and ſo Celeſtiall

That fyre nor ſword, may do to yaim no pane

Nor heit, nor cald, nor froſt, nor wind, nor rane

Thocht ſic thing wer, may do to yaim no deir

Thoſe Creaturis, richt ſo ſalbe als cleir.

As flammand Phebus, in his Manſioun

Conſidder than, giuegive thare ſalbe greit licht

Quhen eueryevery one, in to that Regioun

Sall ſchyne lyke to y^e ſone, and be als bricht,

Lat vsus with Paull deſyre to ſee that ſicht

Philip. i.Phil 1To be diſſoluit, Paull had ane gret deſyre

With Chriſt, to be in tyll the heuin Empyre.

And moreatour, as Clerkis can diſcryue,

Thare marueilous mirthis, beis incōparabil

Amang the reſt, in all thare wyttis fyue

Thay ſall hauehave ſenſuall pleſouris delectabeil

The heuinly ſōnd, quhilk ſalbe Inenarrabill

In thare eitis, continuallie ſall ring

And als the ſicht of Chriſt Ieſus our King,

In his triumphant Throne Imperiall

With his mother, y^e Virgen quene of Quenis

Thare ſalbe ſene, the Court Celeſtiall

Apoſtolis Martyris, Confefforis, & Virgenis

Brichter thā Phebus, in his ſpheir y^e ſchynis

The Patriarkis, and Prophetis, Venerabil

Thare ſalbe ſene, with glore Ineſtimabill.

And with thare Spirituall Eis ſalbe ſene

That ſicht, quhilk bene moſt ſuperexcelland

God as he is, and euermore hes bene

Continuallie that ſicht contempland.

Auguſtine ſayis, he had leuer tak on hand

To be in Hell, he ſeing the eſſence

Of God, nor be in Heuin, but his preſence.

☞Quho ſeis God, in his Diuinitie

He ſeis in hym, all vther pleſand thingis

The quhilk with toung, can not pronuncit be

Quhat pleſour bene, to ſe that king of kingis

The greteſt pane, y^e damnit folk doun thringꝭ

And to the Deuillis, the moſt punitioun

It is of God, to want fruitioun.

And mairattouer, thay ſall feill ſic ane ſmell.

Surmonting far, y^e flewour of erdly flouris

And in thare mouth, ane tatſt as I heir tell

Of ſweit, and Supernatural Sapouris

Als thay ſall ſe, the heuinlie bricht colouris

Schyning amang thoſe Creaturis Diuyne

Quhilk til diſcryue, trāſcendis mānis ingyne

❧And als thay ſall hauehave ſic Agilite.

In one Inſtant, to pas for thare pleſour

Ten thouſand mylis, in twinkling of ane Ee

So thare Ioyis, ſalbe without meſour

Thay ſall Reioyis, to ſe the greit dolour

Of dampnit folk in hell, and thare torment

Becauſe of God, it is the Iuſte Iugement.

Subtilite thay ſall hauehave maruellouſlie

Supponing that thare wer one wal of bras

One glorifyit body, may rycht haiſtelie

Out throw that wal, without impedimēt pas

Siclyke as dois the ſone beme throw y^e glas

As Chriſt till his Diſcipulis did appeir

Ihon. xxAll entres clos, and none of thame did ſteir.

Quhowbeit in heuin, thocht euerilk creature

i. Cor, xv.HaueHave nocht alyke felicite nor glore

Ȝit euerilk one ſall hauehave ſo greit pleſure

And ſo content, thay ſall deſyre no more

To hauehave more Ioy, thay ſal no way implore

Bot thay ſalbe all ſatiſfyit and content

Lyke to this rude exempill ſubſequent.

Take ane crowat, ane pynt ſtop, & ane quart

One galoun pitchair, ane punſion & ane tun,

Of wyne, or balme, gif euerilk one thair part

And fill thame full, til that thay be ouer run

The litle crowat in compariſoun

Salbe ſo full, that it may hald no more

Of ſic meſuris thocht thair be twenty ſcore.

In to the Tun, or in the Punſioun

So all thoſe veſchellis, in one qualite

May hald no more, without thay be ouer run

Ȝit hauehave thay nocht alyke in quantite

So be this rude exempill thow may ſe

Thocht euerilk one, be nocht alike in glore

Ar ſatiſfyit ſo, that thay deſyre no more.

Thocht preſenlie be Goddis purwiance

Beiſtis, foulis, and fiſchis in the ſeis

Ar neceſſar now, for mannis ſuſtinance

With cornis, herbis, flouris, & fruetful treis,

Than ſall thare be none ſic commoditeis

The erth ſall beir no plant, nor beiſt brutall

Bot as the Heuinnis bricht lyke burall.

Suppone ſū be on erth, walkand heir doun.

Or hich abone, quhare euer thay pleis to go

Of God, thay hauehave ay cleir fruitioun

Boith eſt or weſt, vp doun, or to or fro

Clerkis declaris pleſouris mony mo

Quhilk dois trāſcend al mortal mānis īgyne

The thouſand part of thoſe pleſouris diuyne

In to the Heuin, thay ſall perfytlie knaw

Thare tēder freindis yair fader & yair moder

Thare predeceſſouris, quhilkꝭ thay nev er ſaw

Thare ſpouſis, barnis, ſiſter, & thair brother

And euerilk one, ſall hauehave ſic lufe till vther

Of vtheris glore, and Ioy, thay ſall reioſe

As of thare a win, as Clerkis doith ſuppoſe.

Than ſalbe ſene, that bricht Ieruſalem.Apoc. xxiRev 21

Quhilk Ihone ſaw, in his Reuelatioun

Eſa. lxviIsa 66We mortall men, allare ar far to blame

That will nocht hauehave conſideratioun

And ane continuall contemplatioun

With hote deſyre, to cum vntounto that glore

Quhilk pleſour ſall indure for euer more.

Ro. viii.Rom 8O Lord our God, and king Omnipotent

Quhilk knew or y^t the heuin, and erth, create

Quho wald to the be inobedient

And ſo deſerue, for to be reprobate

Thow knew the noumer of predeſtinate

Quhō thou did call, and hes thame Iuſtifyi…

And ſall in heuin with the be glorifyit.

Grant vsus to be Lord, of that choſin ſort

Quhame of thy Mercy Superexcellent

Did purifie, as Scripture doith report

With the blude of that holy Innocent

Ieſu, quhilk maid hym ſelf Obedient

VntoUnto the deith, and ſteruit on the Rude

Lat vsus O Lord, be purgit with that blude.

Ro. viii.Rom 8All Creature, that euer God Create

As wryttis Paull, thay wis to ſe that day

i Cor. xv.1 Cor 15Quhen the Children of God predeſtinate

Sall do appeir in thare new freſche array

Quhē corruptioun heis clengit clene away

And changit beis, thare mortall qualite

In the greit glore, of Immortalite.

And moreattour, all dede thyngis corporall.

VnderUnder the Concaue, of the Heuin Empyre

That now to laubour, ſubiect ar and thrall

Sone, mone, & ſterris, erth, water, air, & fyre.

In one maner, thay hauehave ane hote deſyre

Wiſſing that day, that thay may be at reſt

As Eraſmus, exponeth Manifeſt.

We ſe the gret Globe of the Firmament

Continuallie, in mouing maruellous

The ſewin Planetis, contrary thare intent

Ar reft about, with cours, contrarious

The wynd, and ſey, with ſtormes furious

The trou…lit air, w^t froſtis, ſnaw, and rane,

Onto that day, thay trauell euer in pane.

And all the Angellis, of the Ordouris nyne

Hauand compaſſioun of our Miſereis

Thay wis efter that day, and to that fyne

To ſe vsus fred, frome our Infirmiteis

And clengit frome thir greit Calamiteis

And troublous lyfe, quhilk neuer ſal haif end

VntoUnto that day, I mak it to the kend.

Ane Exhortatioun Geuin be Father Experience, vntounto his Sone, the Courteour.

Experien.My ſone now mark weil ī thy memorie

Of yis fals warld y^e trublꝰ trāſitorie

quhoſe dreidfull dayis drawis neir a end

Tharefore call God to be thy adiutorie

And eueryevery day my Sone, Memento mori.

And wat not quhē, nor quhare y^t thou ſal wēd

Heir to remane, I pray the nocht pretend

And ſen thow knawis the tyme is very ſchort

In Chriſtis blude, ſet all thy hole confort

Mat. vi.Matt 6Be not to muche ſolyſt in temporall thyngis

Sen y^u perſauis Pape Empriour nor kyngis

In to the erth, haith no place parmanent

Thou ſeis y^e deth, yaim dulfully dōn thringis

And rauis yaim frō yair rent, riches & ringis

Thairfor on Chriſt confirme thyne hole ītent

And of thy callyng, be richt weill content

Than God, that fedis the foulis of the air

All neidfull thyng for thee, he ſall prepair.

Ioh. xiiiiJohn 14Conſydder in thy contemplatioun

Ay ſen the warldis firſt Creatioun

Mankynd hes tholit this miſery mortall

Ay tormentit with tribulatioun

With …olour, dreid, and defolatioun

Gentiles, and Choſin peple of Iſraell

To this vnhape, all ſubiect ar and thrall

Quhilk Miſery but dout ſall euer indure

Tyl the laſt day, my Sone thareof be ſure.

That day, as I hauehave maid Narratioun,

Salbe the day of Conſolatioun

Tyll all the Children of the choſin noumer,

Thare endit beis thare deſolatioun.

And als I mak the ſupplicatioun

In erthlie materis, tak the no more cummer.

Dreid not to de, for deith is bot ane ſlummer.

Leue ane Iuſt lyfe, and w^t ane Ioyous hart,

And of thy gudis tak pleſandlie thy part.

Of our talking, now lat vsus mak ane end,

Behald quhow Phebus, dounwart dois diſcend

Cowart his Palice, in the Occident.

Dame Cynthia I ſe ſcho dois pretend,

In tyll hir wattrie Regioun tyll aſcend,

With viſſage paill, vp from the Orient.

The dew now donkis the Roſis redolent.

The Mariguldis, that all day wer reioiſie

Of Phebus heit, now craftily ar cloſit.

The blyſfull Birdis bownis to the treis,

And ceiſſis of thare heuinlie harmoneis.

The Cornecraik in the croft, I heir hir cry,

The Bak, the Howlat, febyll of thare eis,

For thare paſtyme, now in the euinning fleis.

The Nichtingaill with myrthfull melody,

Hir naturall notis, peirſit throuch the ſky,

Tyll Cynthia, makand hir obſeruance,

Quhilk on the nycht dois tak hir dalyance.

I ſe Poleartick in the north appeir,

And Venus ryſing with bemis cleir.

Quharefor my Sone, I hald it tyme to go.

Wald God (ſaid I) ȝe did remane all ȝeir,

That I mycht of ȝour heuinlie Leſſonis leir.

Of ȝour departing, I am wounder wo.

Tak pacience (ſaid he) it mon be ſo.

Perchance I ſall returne with diligence

Thus I departit frome Experience.

And ſped me home, with hart ſiching full ſore,

And enterit in my quyet Oritore.

I tuke paper, and thare began to wryte

This Miſerie, as ȝe hauehave hard afore.

All gentyll Redaris, hartlie I Implore

For tyll excuſe my rurall rude Indyte.

Thocht Phariſeis wyl hauehave at me deſpyte,

Quhilkꝭ wald not that thair craftines wer kend.

Lat God be Iuge, and ſo I mak ane end.

☞FINIS.☜ QVOD LYNDESAY. .1568.

The teſtament and Complaynt of our Souerane Lordis Papyngo, King Iames the Fift. Lyand ſore woundit, and may nocht de, tyll eueryevery man hauehave hard quhat ſcho ſayis. Quharfor gentyl redaris haiſt ȝow that ſcho wer out of paine.

¶Compylit be Schir Dauid Lyndeſay of the Mont Knicht, Alias, Lyoun King of Armes.

Liuor post fata quieſcit.

THE PROLOG

So thocht I had ingyne, as I hauehave none,

I wat nocht quhat to wryt be ſweit ſanct Ihone

(For quhy) in all the garth of Eloquence

Is no thing left, bot barrane ſtok and ſtone.

The Polite termes ar pullit euerilk one,

Be thir forenamit Poeitis of prudence

And ſen I find, none vther new ſentence,

I ſall declair, or I depart ȝow fro,

The Complaynt of ane woundit Papingo.

¶ Quharefor, becauſe myne mater bene ſo rude,

Of ſentence, and of Rethorike denude,

To rurall folk, myne dy…ing bene directit,

Far flemit frome the ſicht of men of gude.

For cunning men, I knaw wyll ſone conclude,

It dow no thing, bot for to be deiectit.

And quhen I heir myne mater bene detrectit,

Than ſall I ſweir, I maid it bot in mowis

To landwart laſſis, quhilkꝭ kepith ky & ȝowis.