The Taill of Rauf Coilyear (about 1475 A.D.) (from the Unique Copy of Lekpreuik's Edition of 1572) with the Fragments of Roland and Vernagu, and Otuel (from the Unique Auchinleck Ms., about 1330 A.D.) |
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The Taill of Rauf Coilyear (about 1475 A.D.) (from the Unique Copy of ... Sidney John Hervon Herrtage No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 14 - Me tharth haue nane noy of myne erand, For me think thow will be thair efter as thow tellis ; Bot gif I fand the, forrow now to keip my cunnand.
Page 11 - I haue na myster to matehe with maisterfull men ; Fairand ouir the feildis, fewell to fet, And oft fylit my feit in mony foull fen ; Gangand with laidis, my gouerning to get.
Page 16 - ane gift heir I geif; I deuise at the jet thair is ane allane, Bot he be lattin in beliue, him lykis not to leif ; With ane Capill and twa Creillis cassin on the plane, To cum to this Palice he preissis to preif.
Page 12 - Thow fand me fechand nathing that followit to feid; I war ane fule gif I fled, and fand nane affray, Bot as ane lauchfull man my laidis to leid, That leifis with mekle lawtie and laubour, in fay. Be the Mother and the Maydin that maid...
Page 18 - The flure carpit and cled and couerit full clene ; Cummand fra the Cornellis closand quemely, Bricht Bancouris about browdin ouir all, Greit Squechonis on hicht, Anamalit and weill dicht, 685 Reulit at all richt LIV.
Page 24 - Thy God nor thy Grassum set I bot licht; Bot gif thy God be sa gude as I heir the say, I will forsaik Mahoun, and tak me to his micht, Euer mair perpetuallie as he that mair may. Heir with hart and gude will my treuth I the plicht...
Page 16 - ... husband brocht, as I the bad? I dreid me sa he dantit the, thow durst not with him deill.
Page 2 - For anger of that outray that he had thair tane. He callit on Gyliane his wyfe : " Ga, tak him be the hand, And gang agane to the buird, quhair je suld air haue gane.
Page 23 - to threip is my thocht, Quha waitis the Cristin with cair, my cusingis ar thay ; My name is Magog, in will and I mocht, To ding thame doun dourly that euer war in my way; 915 For thy my warysoun is full gude at hame quhair I dwel."