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King Robert in Northumberland	A
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Sone eftre that the erle Thomas	B
Fra Wardaill thus reparyt was	C
The king assemblyt all his mycht	A
And left nane that wes worth to fycht	A
A gret ost than assemblit he	D
And delt his ost in partis thre	E
A part to Norame went but let	A
And a stark assege has set	A
And held thaim in rycht at thar dyk	F
The tother part till Anwyk	F
Is went and thar a sege set thai	G
And quhill that thir assegis lay	H
At thir castellis I spak off ar	E
Apert eschewys oft maid thar war	E
And mony fayr chevalry	E
Eschevyt war full douchtely	H
The king at thai castellis liand	A
Left his folk as I bar on hand	A
And with the thrid ost held hys way	H
Fra park to park hym for to play	H
Huntand as all hys awn war	E
And till thaim that war with him thar	E
The landis off Northummyrland	A
That neyst to Scotland war liand	A
In fe and heritage gave he	D
And thai payit for the selys fe	H
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The peace with England	A
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On this wys raid he destroyand	A
Quhill that the king of Ingland	A
Throu consaill of the Mortymar	E
And his moder that that tym war	E
Ledaris of him that than young wes	I
To King Robert to tret off pes	I
Send messyngeris and sua sped thai	G
That thai assentyt on this way	H
Than a perpetuale pes to tak	F
And thai a mariage suld mak	F
Off the King Robertis sone Davy	D
That than bot fyve yer had scarsly	H
And off Dame Jhone als off the Tour	E
That syne wes of full gret valour	E
Systre scho wes to the ying king	F
That had Ingland in governyng	F
That than of eild had sevyn yer	E
And monymentis and lettrys ser	E
That thai of Ingland that tyme had	A
That oucht agayn Scotland maid	A
Intill that tretys up thai gaff	J
And all the clame that thai mycht haff	J
Intill Scotland on ony maner	E
And King Robert for scaithis ser	E
That he to thaim off Ingland	A
Had done off wer with stalwart hand	A
Full twenty thousand pund suld pay	H
Off silver into gud monay	K
Quhen men thir thingis forspokyn had	A
And with selis and athis maid	A
Festnyng off frendschip and of pes	I
That never for na chaunc suld ces	I
The mariage syne ordanyt thai	G
To be at Berwik and the day	H
Thai haff set quhen that this suld be	D
Syne went ilk man till his countre	E
Thus maid wes pes quhar wer wais ar	E
And thus the segis raissyt war	E
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The marriage of the king's son David	A
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The King Robert ordanyt to pay	H
The silver and agane the day	H
He gert wele for the mangery	E
Ordane quhen that his sone Davy	D
Suld weddyt be and Erle Thomas	I
And the gud lord of Douglas	I
Intill his steid ordanyt he	D
Devisouris of that fest to be	D
For a malice him tuk sa sar	E
That he on na wis mycht be thar	E
His malice off enfundeying	F
Begouth for throuch his cald lying	F
Quhen in his gret myscheiff wes he	D
Him fell that hard perplexite	H
At Cardros all that tyme he lay	H
And quhen ner cummyn wes the day	H
That ordanyt for the weddyn was	I
The erle and the lord of Douglas	I
Come to Berwik with mekill far	E
And brocht young Davy with thaim thar	E
And the queyn and the Mortymer	E
On other part cummyn wer	E
With gret affer and reawte	H
The young lady of gret bewte	H
Thidder thai brocht with rich affer	E
The weddyn haf thai makyt thar	E
With gret fest and solempnyte	H
Thar mycht men myrth and glaidschip se	I
For rycht gret fest thai maid thar	E
And Inglismen and Scottis war	E
Togidder in joy and solace	I
Na felloun betwix thaim was	I
The fest a wele lang tym held thai	G
And quhen thai buskyt to far away	H
The queyn has left hyr douchter thar	E
With gret riches and reale far	E
I trow that lang quhile na lady	H
Wes gevyn till hous sa richely	H
And the erle and the lord Douglas	I
Hyr in daynte ressavyt has	I
As it war worthi sekyrly	H
For scho wes syne the best lady	H
And the fayrest that men thurft se	I
Eftre this gret solemnyte	H
Quhen of bath half levys war tane	K
The queyn till Ingland hame is gane	K
And had with hyr Mortymar	E
The erle and thai that levyt war	E
Quhen thai a quhill hyr convoyit had	H
Towart Berwik again thai raid	H
And syne with all thar cumpany	K
Towart the king thai went in hy	G
And had with thaim the young Davy	H
And Dame Jhone als that young lady	H
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Coronation of David settlement of the succession	K
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The king maid thaim fair welcumyng	F
And efter but langer delaying	F
He has gert set a parleament	H
And thidder witth mony men is went	H
For he thocht he wald in his lyff	H
Croun his young sone and his wyff	H
And at that parleament sua did he	H
With gret fayr and solemnyte	H
The King Davy wes crownyt thar	E
And all the lordis that thar war	E
And als off the comynyte	H
Maid him manredyn and fewte	H
And forouth that thai crownyt war	E
The King Robert gert ordane thar	E
Giff it fell that his sone Davy	H
Deyit but ayr male off his body	H
Gottyn Robert Stewart suld be	H
Kyng and bruk all the realte	H
That hys douchter bar Marjory	H
And at this tailye suld lelely	H
Be haldyn all the lordis swar	H
And it with selys affermyt thar	H
And gyff it hapnyt Robert the king	F
To pas to God quhill thai war ying	F
The gud erle of Murreff Thomas	I
And the lord alsua off Douglas	I
Suld haiff thaim into governyng	F
Quhill thai had wyt to ster thar thing	F
And than the lordschip suld thai ta	H
Her till thar athys gan thai ma	H
And all the lordis that thar war	H
To thir twa wardanys athis swar	H
Till obey thaim in lawte	H
Giff thaim hapnyt wardanys to be	H
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The king's illness and last will	H
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Quhen all this thing thus tretit wes	I
And affermyt with sekyrnes	I
The king to Cardros went in hy	-
And thar him tuk sa fellely	H
The seknes and him travailit sua	I
That he wyst him behovyt to ma	H
Off all this liff the commoun end	H
That is the dede quhen God will send	H
Tharfor his lettrys sone send he	H
For the lordis off his countre	H
And thai come as thai biddyng had	H
His testament than has he maid	H
Befor bath lordis and prelatis	I
And to religioun of ser statis	I
For hele of his saule gaf he	H
Silver in gret quantite	H
He ordanyt for his saule weill	H
And quhen this done wes ilkadele	H
He said 'Lordingis sua is it gayn	K
With me that thar is nocht bot ane	K
That is the dede withoutyn drede	H
That ilk man mon thole off nede	H
And I thank God that has me sent	H
Space in this lyve me to repent	H
For throuch me and my werraying	F
Off blud has bene rycht gret spilling	F
Quhar mony sakles men war slayn	K
Tharfor this seknes and this payn	K
I tak in thank for my trespas	I
And myn hart fichyt sekyrly was	I
Quhen I wes in prosperite	H
Off my synnys to sauffyt be	H
To travaill apon Goddis fayis	I
And sen he now me till him tayis	I
Sua that the body may na wys	I
Fullfill that the hart gan devis	I
I wald the hart war thidder sent	H
Quharin consavyt wes that entent	H
Tharfor I pray you everilkan	K
That ye amang you ches me ane	K
That be honest wis and wicht	H
And off his hand a noble knycht	H
On Goddis fayis my hart to ber	H
Quhen saule and cors disseveryt er	H
For I wald it war worthily	H
Brocht thar sen God will nocht that I	-
Haiff power thidderwart to ga '	-
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Douglas is chosen to take the king's heart against God's enemies	I
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Than war thar hartis all sa wa	H
That nane mycht hald him fra greting	F
He bad thaim leve thar sorowing	F
For it he said mycht not releve	H
And mycht thaim rycht gretly engreve	H
And prayit thaim in hy to do	H
The thing that thai war chargit to	H
Than went thai furth with drery mode	H
Amang thaim thai thocht it gode	H
That the worthi lord of Douglas	I
Quham in bath wit and worschip was	I
Suld tak this travaill apon hand	H
Heir till thai war all accordand	H
Syne till the king thai went in hy	-
And tald hym at thai thocht trewly	H
That the douchty lord Douglas	I
Best schapyn for that travaill was	I
And quhen the king hard that thai sua	I
Had ordanyt him his hart to ta	H
That he mast yarnyt suld it haff	H
He said 'Sa God himself me saiff	H
Ik hald me rycht weill payit that yhe	H
Haff chosyn him for his bounte	H
And his worschip set in my yarnyng	F
Ay sen I thocht to	H