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<T HENR CRESS>
<B HENR>
<KHTC>
<N CH 1593 TRS DFOX>
<D 1500A>
<DV 1593A>
<L 1>THE TESTAMENT OF
CRESSEID.
COMPYLIT BE M. ROBERT
HENRYSONE, SCULEMAISTER
IN DUNFERMELING.
IMPRENTIT AT EDINBURGH
BE HENRIE CHARTERIS.
<Q ?FIFE>
<MRCT>
<H ABABBCC>
<L 1> ANE DOOLIE SESSOUN TO ANE CAIRFULL DYTE
SULD CORRESPOND, AND BE EQUIUALENT.
RICHT SA IT WES QUHEN I BEGAN TO WRYTE
THIS TRAGEDIE, THE WEDDER RICHT FERUENT
QUHEN ARIES IN MIDDIS OF THE LENT
SCHOURIS OF HAILL CAN (GART) FRA THE NORTH DISCEND
THAT SCANTLIE FRA THE CAULD I MICHT DEFEND.

ZIT NEUERTHELES WITHIN MYNE ORATUR
I STUDE, QUHEN TITAN HAD HIS BEMIS BRICHT
WITHDRAWIN DOUN, AND SYLIT (SCYLED) VNDER CURE
AND FAIR VENUS THE BEWTIE OF THE NICHT
VPRAIS, AND SET VNTO THE WEST FULL RICHT
HIR GOLDIN FACE, IN OPPOSITIOUN
OF GOD PHEBUS DIRECT DISCENDING DOUN

THROW OUT THE GLAS HIR BEMIS  BRAST SA FAIR
THAT I MICHT SE ON EUERIE SYDE ME BY
THE NORTHIN WIND HAD PURIFYIT THE AIR
AND SCHED THE MISTIE CLOUDIS FRA THE SKY,
THE FROIST FREISIT THE BLASTIS BI . . .