For I had myster to haue ma,
And not to distroy tha
That war worthie to ga [Tha.]
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To fecht on Goddis fais."
LIX.
¶ Befoir mony worthie he dubbit him Knicht,
Dukis and digne Lordis in that deir hall:
"Schir, se for thy self, thow semis to be wicht,
Tak keip to this ordour, ane Knicht I the call;
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To mak the manly man I mak the of micht.
Ilk ȝeir thre hundreth pund assigne the I sall;
And als the nixt vacant, be ressonabill richt,
That hapnis in France, quhair sa euer it fall,
Forfaltour or fre waird, that first cummis to hand,
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I gif the heir heritabilly,
Sa that I heir, quhen I haue hy,
That thow be fundin reddy
With Birny and brand."
LX.
¶ "It war my will, worthy, thy schone that thow wan,
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And went with thir weryouris wythest in weir;
Heir ar curagious Knichtis, suppois thay the nocht ken,
For thy simpill degre that thow art in heir.
I beseik God of his grace to mak the ane gude man,
And I sall gif the to begin glitterand geir."
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Ane Chalmer with Armour the King gart richt than
Betaucht to ane Squyar, and maid him keipeir;
With clois Armouris of steill for that stout Knicht,
Sextie Squyaris of fee,
Of his retinew to be;
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That was ane fair cumpany
Schir Rauf gat that nicht.
