A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs, Title page – Prologue
ANE Cōpendious … of godlie Psalmes and spirit… collectit furthe of sindrie pa… Scripture, with diueris v… tis changeit out of prophan… in godlie sangis, for … sin and harlatrie. With … mentation of sindrie … and godlie Ballads not contenit in t… first editioun.
(✚)
¶ Imprenti… … Edinburgh be IOHNE … for Henrie Charter… M. D. LXXVI…
❧Cum priuilegio …
…MANACK for ix. ȝeiris.
| The ȝeir of our Lord. | Pasche day. | The Goldin number. | The Sondayis Letter. | The Leip ȝeir. | |
| …. lxxviij. | 30. | Marche. | 2. | E. | |
| …. lxxix. | 19. | Aprill | 3. | O. | |
| …. lxxx. | 3. | Aprill. | 4. | C. | B. |
| …. lxxxj. | 26. | Marche. | 5. | A. | |
| …. lxxxij. | 15. | Aprill. | 6. | G. | |
| …. lxxxiij. | 31. | Marche. | 7. | F. | |
| …. lxxxiiij. | 19. | Aprill. | 8. | E. | D. |
| …. lxxxv. | 11. | Aprill. | 9. | C. | |
| … lxxxvj. | 3. | Aprill. | 10. | B. |
Marche xxxi. day.
| … | d | In S. Monence ane Fair. | i | e | ij | |
| ii… | f | The iij. day the Temple of Ierusalem was buyldit againe and consecrat…t with greit solempnitie. Esdra 6. befo… the birth of Christ 515. ȝeiris. | iij | g | iiij | |
| xix | A | v | ||||
| xiii | b | vj | c | vij | ||
| xvj | d | viij | ||||
| … | e | ix | f | a… vi. and vi. | x | |
| x…i | g | Sone in Aries. | xi | |||
| … | A | xi… | b | xiij | ||
| … | … | xiii… | d | xv | ||
| x…iii | e | Aprilis. | xvi | |||
| xii | f | S. Patrek in Dunbartane ane Fair. | xvii | g | xviij | |
| x… | A | xix | ||||
| iiii | b | S. Cudbert in Langtouu in the Mers ane Fair. | xx | c | xxj | |
| xii | d | xxij | e | xxiii | f | xxiiij |
| ix | g | Lady day in the west wenus ane Fair. | xxv | A | xxvj | |
| x… | b | The 2…. day Ueneis was begun to be buyldit. anno. 422. | xvvii | |||
| vi | c | xxviii | d | xx…x | ||
| xiiii | … | …x | ||||
| … | f | xxx… |
April xxx. dayis.
| xj | g | j | A | The first day Rome was destroy it be Alarik King of Gothis, efter ij. ȝeiris seige. anno 412. Blondus. The Temple of Ierusalem is purgit from Adolatrie be King Ezechias. …. Paral. 29. | ij | |
| xix | b | iij | ||||
| viij | … | iiij | d | v | ||
| xvj | e | vj | ||||
| v | f | vij | g | viij | ||
| xiij | A | ix | ||||
| ij | b | x | c | at v and vi. | xi | |
| x | d | xij | e | xiij | ||
| xviij | f | Maij. | xiiij | |||
| vii | g | xv | A | The 11. day Iosue circumciseth the pepill in Bilgall. | xvi | |
| xv | b | xvij | ||||
| iiii | c | Ios. 5. | xviij | d | The 18. day the pepill passit saif throw the reid sey, and Pharao with his Oist drow nit. Exod. 14.15. | xix |
| xii | e | xx | ||||
| … | f | xxi | g | xxij | ||
| ix | A | xxiij | b | xxiiij | ||
| xvii | c | Mark Euangell. | xxv | |||
| vj | d | xxvi | e | xxvij | ||
| xiiii | … | xxviij | ||||
| iij | g | at iiij. and ane half. | xxix | A | and vij. and ane half. | xxx |
Maii xxx… dayis.
| xi | b | Philip and Iacob. | … | c | ij |
| xix | d | Haly Croce day in Kinnocher and in Peblis ane Fair. | iij | ||
| viii | e | iiij | f | v | |
| xvi | g | The 6. day Rome was takin be the Duke of Burbone. an. 1527. | vj | ||
| v | A | vij | b | viij | |
| xiii | c | ix | |||
| ii | d | x | e | Sone in Gemini. | xi |
| x | f | xii | g | xiii | |
| xviii | A | xiiii | |||
| vii | b | The 15. day God did raine Manna to the pepill. Exo. 15. | xv | c | xvi |
| xv | d | xvii | |||
| iiii | e | The 17. day Noe enterit in the Arke. Gene. 7. | xviii | f | xix |
| xii | g | xx | |||
| i | A | at iiij. and viij. | xxi | b | xxii |
| ix | c | xxiii | d | xxiiii | |
| xvii | e | xxv | |||
| vi | f | xxvi | g | The 27. day Noe came furth of the arke. Genes. 8.9. The 29 day Constantinople was takin be Mahomete. | xxvii |
| xiiii | A | xxviii | |||
| iii | b | xxix | c | xxx | |
| xi | d | xxxi |
Iune .xx. dayis.
| e | Th… first day the pepill of I…raell come in the hill of Sinai: vtherwise callit Casius, & thair abaid almaist ane ȝeir. Exo. 19. | i | ||||
| xix | f | ij | ||||
| viii | g | iij | ||||
| xv | A | iiij | ||||
| v | b | v | e | The vi. day Alexander the greit is borne. | vi | |
| xiij | d | vij | ||||
| ij | e | viij | f | ix | ||
| x | g | x | A | S. Barnabie Lawder fair. | xi | |
| xviii | … | xij | ||||
| vii | c | Sone in Cancer. | xiij | d | Iunij laugest day. | xiiij |
| xv | c | xv | ||||
| iiii | f | Quarter befoir iij. | xvi | g | xvij | |
| xii | A | xviii | ||||
| j | b | The 19. day Iames the Sxet King of Scotland was borne Anno. 1566. | xix | c | xx | |
| ix | d | xxi | e | xxij | ||
| xvii | f | xxiij | ||||
| vi | g | S. Ihone in S. Iohnstonn ane Fair. | xxiiij | A | xxv | |
| xiiij | b | xxvi | ||||
| iij | c | xxvij | d | xxviij | ||
| xi… | e | Peter p…stle. | xxix | … | xxx |
page missing
September xxx. dayis.
| xvj | f | i | ||||
| v | g | ij | A | iij | ||
| xiii | b | iiij | ||||
| ij | c | Heir endis the Canicular dayis. | v | d | vi | |
| x | e | vij | f | Lady day in Striuiling and Dundie ane fair. | viij | |
| xviii | g | ix | ||||
| vii | A | x | b | xi | ||
| xv | c | at vi. and vi. | xij | |||
| iiii | d | xiij | e | Rude day in Craill and Iedburgh ane fair. | xiiij | |
| xii | f | xv | ||||
| … | g | Sone in Libra. | xvi | A | Ni…ht and day of ane lenth. | xvii |
| ix | b | xviij | c | xix | ||
| xvii | d | Mathew Apostle in Linlighgow ane fair. | xx | |||
| vj | e | xxi | f | xxii | ||
| xiiii | g | xxiij | ||||
| iii | A | xxiiij | b | xxv | ||
| xi | c | xx… | ||||
| xix | d | at vi and ane half, and v. and ane half. | xxvij | e | xxviij | |
| viii | f | S. Michael in Hadingtoun, in Leslie, and in Air ane fair. | xxix | g | xxx |
October xxxi. dayis.
| xvi | A | i | ||||||
| v | b | The first day the feist of the Trū pettis in remēbrance that Isaac was delyuerit from hte Sacrifying. Leuit. 23. | ij | |||||
| xiii | c | iij | ||||||
| ij | d | iiij | e | v | ||||
| x | f | vi | g | vij | ||||
| xviii | A | viij | ||||||
| vii | b | S. Dinne is in Atoun in the Mers & in Peblis ane fair. | ix | c | x | |||
| xv | d | xj | ||||||
| iiii | e | xij | f | at vij. and v. | xiij | |||
| xii | g | Sone in Scorpio. | xiiij | A | xv | b | Nonembris. | xvj |
| ix | c | xvij | d | S. Luke in Lawder, in Kinroscheir, and in Ruglane ane Fair. | xviij | |||
| xviii | e | xix | ||||||
| vi | f | xx | g | The 15. day the'feist of the Tabernackles cōtinewit vij. dayis Leuit. 23. Iohn. 7. | xxj | |||
| xiiii | A | xxij | ||||||
| iij | b | xxiij | c | xxiiij | ||||
| xi | d | xxv | ||||||
| xix | e | xxvj | f | xxvij | ||||
| viii | g | Simon and Inde. | xxviij | A | xxix | |||
| xvi | b | at vij. and ane half, | xxx | |||||
| v | t | and iiij. and ane half, | xxxi |
Nouēber xxx. dayis.
| d | Hallow day ane fair in Edinburgh vin dayis, and in Falliland ane day. | i | ||||
| xiii | e | ij | ||||
| ij | f | iij | g | iiij | ||
| x | A | v | b | The 10. day Martine Luther was borne in Islebia, the ȝeir of Christ. 1483. | vi | |
| xviii | c | vij | ||||
| vij | d | viij | e | ix | ||
| xv | f | x | ||||
| iiij | g | S. Martine in Dunbar, in C…per of Fyfe, and in Hā miltoun ane Fair. | xi | A | xii | |
| xij | b | xiij | ||||
| j | c | Decembris. | xiiij | d | The 15. day Ieroboam efter the defectioun of the ten Trybes from Roboam, erectit ij. Goldin Calues in Dan, and Bethell, and causit the pepill to ga worship thaine, that thay suld not go vp to Ierusalem. 1. Kings 12. | xv |
| ix | e | xvj | f | xvij | ||
| xvij | g | xviij | ||||
| vj | A | xix | b | xx | ||
| xiiij | c | xxj | ||||
| iij | d | xxij | e | xxiij | ||
| xi | f | xxiii… | ||||
| xix | g | S. Katherene in Dunfermling ane Fair. | xxv | A | xxvi | |
| xviij | b | xxvij | c | xxviij | ||
| xvi | d | xxix | ||||
| x | e | S. Andro in S. …ohnstoun▪ in Peblis, in Sar…ndrois, and in Chirnesyde in the Mers ane Fair. | xxx |
Decēber xxxi. dayis.
| xiii | f | i | |||||
| ii | g | ij | A | iij | |||
| x | b | iiij | c | v | |||
| xiiii | d | S. Nicolas in Abirdene a fair. | vi | ||||
| vii | e | vij | f | Lady day in the west wemis ane fair. | viij | ||
| xv | g | ix | |||||
| iiii | A | x | v | Sone in Capricorne. | xi | ||
| xii | c | xij | |||||
| j | d | Luce schortest day. | xiij | e | Ianuar…. | xiiij | |
| ix | f | at viij. and ane quarter, and ane quarter b…foir iiij. | xv | g | xvi | ||
| xvii | A | xvij | |||||
| vi | b | xviij | c | xix | |||
| xiiii | d | xx | |||||
| iii | c | Thomas Apos…le. | xxi | f | xxij | ||
| xi | g | xxiij | A | xxiiij | b | Ȝule day. | xxv |
| viii | c | S. Steuin. | xxvi | d | S. Iohne Euangell. | xxvij | |
| xvi | e | Innocentis day. | xxviij | ||||
| v | f | xxix | g | xxx | |||
| xiiii | A | xxxi |
The Lamentatioun of a Sinner.
O LORD in thee is all my trust,
giuegive eare vntounto my wofull cry:
Refuse me not that am vniust,
bot bowing doun thy heauenly eye.
Behald how I do still lament,
my sinnes quhairin I do offend:
O Lord for thame sall I be shent.
sen thee to please I do intend.
No, no, not so thy will is bent,
to deale with sinners in thyne ire:
Bot quhen in hart thay fall repent,
thow grantst with speid thair iust desyre:
To the thairfoir still sall I cry
To washe a way my sinfull cryme:
Thy blude (O Lord) is not ȝit dry
bot that thow may help me in tyme
For quhy whill I on eirth remaine,
opprest allace with wo and greif:
My febill hart plunged in paine,
doth sigh and sew for thy releif
Sweit Christ will thow not then appeir,
to comfort thame that comfort laike
will thow not bow thyne eir to heir,
Lord Iesus cum and be not slake.
For then fall thyne ressaue thair rest:
thair ioy. thair blys, thair perfite peice
And se thy face of treasure best,
O Lord that dois our ioyes incres
Then sall thow giuegive those Nobilll crownes
Qu hilk thine aw in blud hes deirly bocht
Then sall those Psalmes and hie Renownes
Begeuin in grace most richely wrocht.
Then sall thy Saintes redemed deir,
from baill to blys remoued be:
And sweitest Christ, thy sweit voyce heir
cum vntounto me Babes cum to me
Cum Reigne in ioye Eternallie,
cum reigne in blys that hes na end,
Cum thairfoir Lord, cum Christ we pray,
our pressed greif with speid amend.
Haste thee (O Lord) haste thee I say,
to powre on me the giftes of grace:
That quhen this lyfe mus… slit away,
in heuin with the I may hauehave place
Quhair thow dost reigne Eternally,
with God quhilk once did doun thee send
Quhair Angels sings continually,
to thee be praise warld without end
So be it.
¶THE PROLOGVE.
PAVLE writand to the Colloss. in his thrid Chap. sayis, let the word of God dwel in ȝow plenteouslie in all wisdōe, teiching and exhorting; our awin selfis with Psalmes, & hymnis, and spirituall sāgis, quhilkis hauehave lufe to God & fauouris his word. We hauehave heir ane plane Text, that the word of God Incressis plenteouslie in vsus be singing of the Psalmes, and spiritual sangis and that speciallie amāg ȝoung personis, and sic as ar not exercisit in the Scriptures, for thay wil soner consaue the trew word, nor quhen thay heir it sung in Latine, the quhilks thay wait not quhat it is. Bot quhen thay heir it sung into thair vulgar toūg or singis it thame selfis with sweit melodie, then sal thay …fe thair Lord God with hart and minde▪ and cause them to put away baudrie & vnclene sangis. Pray God. Amen.