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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. 1802 Excerpt: ... toun We fall begin a cairfull foun, Ane dregy kynd, devout and meik, The bleft abune we fall befeik You to delyvir out of your noy, And bring you fune to Edinbrugh's joy, Thair to be mirry amang your freins, And fae the dregy thus begins. LECTIO II. The fader, the fon, and haly gaift, The mirthfull Mary, virgin chaft, Of angels all the orders nyne, And all the heavenly court divyne, Sune bring ye frae the pyne and wae Of Stirvling, ilka court mans fae, Again to Edinbrugh's joy and blifs, Quhair worfchip, wealth and weilfair is, Play, pleafance, and eik honefty, Say ye amen, for Charity. Refponsso, tu autern Domine, ak confolation in your pain In tribulation, tak confolation, Out of vexation cum hame again, ak confolation in your pain. Jube Dom. benedicite. i Out of diftrefs of Stirvling toun To Edinbrugh biefs, God mak ye boun. LECTIO H. Patriarchs, prophets and apoftles deir, Virgins, confeflouris, martyris cleir, And all thc feat celeftiall, Devoutly we upon them call, That fune out of your painis fell, Ye may in Heaven heir with us dwell, To eat cran, pertrick, fwan, and pliver, And every fifch that fwyms in river, To drink with us the new frefch wyne That grew upon the river Ryne, Freich fragrant Clarits out of France, Of Angiers and of Orliance, With mony comforts of grit dainty, Say ye Amen, for charity. Refponsso, tu autem . God and Sanft Jeil heir you convoy Baith fune and weil, God and Sanft Jeil, To fonce and feil, folace and joy, God and Sanft Jeil heir you convoy, Out of Stirvlings painis fell, In Edinbrugh joy, fune mot ye dwell. LECTIO III. We pray to all the faints in Heaven, That ar abune the ftarnis feven, You to bring out of your penance, That ye may fune fing, play and daunce In Edinbrugh h.
