William Dunbar: My lordis of chalker, pleis #ow to heir


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128	1	My lordis of chalker, pleis #ow to heir
	2	My coumpt, I sall it mak #ow cleir,
	3	Bot ony circumstance or son#ie;
	4	For left is nether corce nor cun#ie
	5	Off all that I tuik in the #eir.
	6	For rekkyning of my rentis and roumes
	7	#ie neid not for to tyre #our countaris clink,
	8	Na for to gar #our thowmes,
	9	Na paper for to spend nor ink,
	10	In the ressaueing of my soumes.
	11	I tuik fra my lord thesaurair
	12	Ane soume of money for to wair.
	13	I cannot tell #ow how it is spendit,
	14	Bot weill I waitt that it is endit,
	15	And that me think ane coumpt our sair.
	16	I trowit, the tyme quhen that I tuik it,
	17	That lang in burgh I sould have bruikitit.
	18	Now the remanes ar eith to turs – 
	19	I haue na preiff heir bot my purs,
	20	Quhilk wald not lie and it war luikit.


