William Dunbar: Now lythis off ane gentill knycht,

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133	1	Now lythis off ane gentill knycht,
	2	Schir Thomas Norny, vys and vycht,
	3	And full off cheuelry,
	4	Quhais father was ane giand keyne;
	5	His mother was ane farie queyne,
	6	Gottin be sossery.
	7	Ane fairar knycht nor he was ane
	8	On ground may nothair ryd nor gane,
	9	Na beire buklar nor brand;
	10	Or comin in this court, but dreid,
	11	He did full mony val#eant deid
	12	In Rois and Murray land.
	13	Full mony catherein hes he chaist,
	14	And cummerid mony Helland gaist
	15	Amang thay dully glennis.
	16	Off the glen Quhettane twenti scoir
	17	He drawe as oxin him befoir - 
	18	Thsi deid thocht na man kennis.
	19	At feastis and brydallis wpaland
	20	he wan the gre and the garland,
	21	Dansit non so on deis.
	22	He hes att werslingis bein ane hunder,
	23	#et lay his body neuer at wnder.
	24	He knawis giff this be leis.
	25	Was neuer vyld Robein wnder bewch
	26	Nor #et Roger off Clekniskleuch
	27	So bauld a berne as he;
134	28	Gy off Gysburne na Allan Bell,
	29	Na Simonis sonnes off Quhynfell
	30	At schot war neuer so slie.
	31	This anterous knycht, quhar euer he vent,
	32	At iusting and at tirnament
	33	Euermor he wan the gre;
	34	Was neuer off halff so gryt renowne
	35	Schir Bewis the knycht off Southe Hamptowne - 
	36	I schrew him giff I le.
	37	Thairfoir Quenetyne was bot a lurdane,
	38	That callit him ane full plum iurdane,
	39	Thsui wyse and worthie knycht.
	40	He callit him fowlar than a full,
	41	He said he was ane licherus bull,
	42	That croynd baith day and nycht.
	43	He wald heff maid him Curris kneff.
	44	I pray God better his honour saiff
	45	Na to be lychtleit sua.
	46	#et this far furth I dar him prais:
	47	He fyld neuer sadell in his dais,
	48	And Curry befyld tua.
	49	Quhairfoir euer at Pesche and #ull
	50	I cry him lord of euere full
	51	That in this regeone duellis; 
	52	And verralie that war gryt rycht,
	53	For off ane hy renowned knycht
	54	He wantis no thing bot bellis.

