Scottish Text Society Volume 54 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...10+5 Pat serwit be dewil of bat serwis. Al ba til hym in lif he 3halde, ak baim til hym gif bat he walde; Bot he commendit til endure His spiryt to be Creatur. Swa mony trowit ban bat he Withe halowis tuk his saufte. This Siluester in 3outhaide To nay me Gerwert be baptyme had; 1050 And of hym war made bir wersse, As he was greit til rahers: Transi/ ab R. Gervertus in R.fit papa vi-gens R. Quia fuit promotus ab archi-piscopatu Ramensi ad archipiscopatum Ra-uenensem et vltimo adpapam Romanum. He had twa lordis at layr, Pat his 3ong- scolaris sumtyme ware, Schir Oto be fyrst emperoure, And Robert, bat kynge was wibe honoure Off Frawnsse; and he pape liffande bus, Mad was Sancti Spiritus Assit nobis gratia, Pe sequens, wibe obir ma 1060 F. 103 i. Wersis, men oyssit for to say Ilka 3here on Witsonday, Befor be Ewangel in be qweyre At be hie messe ilka 3here. Pe Demmarkis wibe stalwart hande Distroyit be souythe ban of Inglande, All Cantyrbery and Lyncolne schyre Thai waistit wib wappinis and wib fyre. Off men and barnis, and wib women, F. 217 -, Thai summond baim be ten and ten; The tend part bai kepit qwik, The laif ay bai wald sla and stik, Sparand na condicioun Off seculare, na of religioun. Viii. thousand summond ban were kend Off bodyis savit fra be teynd, 1090 And bot foure monkis anerely; The laif were slane doune but mercy. Off Ingland bat tyme be barnage Payit to be Denmark gret trewage, Ilk 3ere xl. thousand pund Off vsuall money, gud and round. And for Sanct Alphege wald nocht pay Thre thousand pundis of bat monay, For he wes Archbischop of Canterbery, And till hald it fre stude stithly, 1100 Thir tyrandis tuke bis haly man, That of bat kirk wes archbischop ban, And held him lang quhile in hard pyne; A lurdane slew him of baim syne, ...