The Brus Book 20 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCAADEAAFFGHEEEHAAHH EEAADH A AAEEIIGHFFDHEEFFEEAA JJEEAAHKAAIIGHDEEE A HHEDIIDDEEFFDHHHIIEE EEHHEEHIEEIIGHEEHHII HHIHKKEEHHKGHH K FFHHHHHHEEHHEEHHHHHH HHFFIIFFHHHHHH H II HIHHHHHHHIIHHHHKKHHH HFFKKIIHHIIIIHHKKHHH HH I HFFHHHHHHIIHH HIIIHHHHHFH

King Robert in NorthumberlandA
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Sone eftre that the erle ThomasB
Fra Wardaill thus reparyt wasC
The king assemblyt all his mychtA
And left nane that wes worth to fychtA
A gret ost than assemblit heD
And delt his ost in partis threE
A part to Norame went but letA
And a stark assege has setA
And held thaim in rycht at thar dykF
The tother part till AnwykF
Is went and thar a sege set thaiG
And quhill that thir assegis layH
At thir castellis I spak off arE
Apert eschewys oft maid thar warE
And mony fayr chevalryE
Eschevyt war full douchtelyH
The king at thai castellis liandA
Left his folk as I bar on handA
And with the thrid ost held hys wayH
Fra park to park hym for to playH
Huntand as all hys awn warE
And till thaim that war with him tharE
The landis off NorthummyrlandA
That neyst to Scotland war liandA
In fe and heritage gave heD
And thai payit for the selys feH
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The peace with EnglandA
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On this wys raid he destroyandA
Quhill that the king of InglandA
Throu consaill of the MortymarE
And his moder that that tym warE
Ledaris of him that than young wesI
To King Robert to tret off pesI
Send messyngeris and sua sped thaiG
That thai assentyt on this wayH
Than a perpetuale pes to takF
And thai a mariage suld makF
Off the King Robertis sone DavyD
That than bot fyve yer had scarslyH
And off Dame Jhone als off the TourE
That syne wes of full gret valourE
Systre scho wes to the ying kingF
That had Ingland in governyngF
That than of eild had sevyn yerE
And monymentis and lettrys serE
That thai of Ingland that tyme hadA
That oucht agayn Scotland maidA
Intill that tretys up thai gaffJ
And all the clame that thai mycht haffJ
Intill Scotland on ony manerE
And King Robert for scaithis serE
That he to thaim off InglandA
Had done off wer with stalwart handA
Full twenty thousand pund suld payH
Off silver into gud monayK
Quhen men thir thingis forspokyn hadA
And with selis and athis maidA
Festnyng off frendschip and of pesI
That never for na chaunc suld cesI
The mariage syne ordanyt thaiG
To be at Berwik and the dayH
Thai haff set quhen that this suld beD
Syne went ilk man till his countreE
Thus maid wes pes quhar wer wais arE
And thus the segis raissyt warE
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The marriage of the king's son DavidA
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The King Robert ordanyt to payH
The silver and agane the dayH
He gert wele for the mangeryE
Ordane quhen that his sone DavyD
Suld weddyt be and Erle ThomasI
And the gud lord of DouglasI
Intill his steid ordanyt heD
Devisouris of that fest to beD
For a malice him tuk sa sarE
That he on na wis mycht be tharE
His malice off enfundeyingF
Begouth for throuch his cald lyingF
Quhen in his gret myscheiff wes heD
Him fell that hard perplexiteH
At Cardros all that tyme he layH
And quhen ner cummyn wes the dayH
That ordanyt for the weddyn wasI
The erle and the lord of DouglasI
Come to Berwik with mekill farE
And brocht young Davy with thaim tharE
And the queyn and the MortymerE
On other part cummyn werE
With gret affer and reawteH
The young lady of gret bewteH
Thidder thai brocht with rich afferE
The weddyn haf thai makyt tharE
With gret fest and solempnyteH
Thar mycht men myrth and glaidschip seI
For rycht gret fest thai maid tharE
And Inglismen and Scottis warE
Togidder in joy and solaceI
Na felloun betwix thaim wasI
The fest a wele lang tym held thaiG
And quhen thai buskyt to far awayH
The queyn has left hyr douchter tharE
With gret riches and reale farE
I trow that lang quhile na ladyH
Wes gevyn till hous sa richelyH
And the erle and the lord DouglasI
Hyr in daynte ressavyt hasI
As it war worthi sekyrlyH
For scho wes syne the best ladyH
And the fayrest that men thurft seI
Eftre this gret solemnyteH
Quhen of bath half levys war taneK
The queyn till Ingland hame is ganeK
And had with hyr MortymarE
The erle and thai that levyt warE
Quhen thai a quhill hyr convoyit hadH
Towart Berwik again thai raidH
And syne with all thar cumpanyK
Towart the king thai went in hyG
And had with thaim the young DavyH
And Dame Jhone als that young ladyH
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Coronation of David settlement of the successionK
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The king maid thaim fair welcumyngF
And efter but langer delayingF
He has gert set a parleamentH
And thidder witth mony men is wentH
For he thocht he wald in his lyffH
Croun his young sone and his wyffH
And at that parleament sua did heH
With gret fayr and solemnyteH
The King Davy wes crownyt tharE
And all the lordis that thar warE
And als off the comynyteH
Maid him manredyn and fewteH
And forouth that thai crownyt warE
The King Robert gert ordane tharE
Giff it fell that his sone DavyH
Deyit but ayr male off his bodyH
Gottyn Robert Stewart suld beH
Kyng and bruk all the realteH
That hys douchter bar MarjoryH
And at this tailye suld lelelyH
Be haldyn all the lordis swarH
And it with selys affermyt tharH
And gyff it hapnyt Robert the kingF
To pas to God quhill thai war yingF
The gud erle of Murreff ThomasI
And the lord alsua off DouglasI
Suld haiff thaim into governyngF
Quhill thai had wyt to ster thar thingF
And than the lordschip suld thai taH
Her till thar athys gan thai maH
And all the lordis that thar warH
To thir twa wardanys athis swarH
Till obey thaim in lawteH
Giff thaim hapnyt wardanys to beH
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The king's illness and last willH
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Quhen all this thing thus tretit wesI
And affermyt with sekyrnesI
The king to Cardros went in hy-
And thar him tuk sa fellelyH
The seknes and him travailit suaI
That he wyst him behovyt to maH
Off all this liff the commoun endH
That is the dede quhen God will sendH
Tharfor his lettrys sone send heH
For the lordis off his countreH
And thai come as thai biddyng hadH
His testament than has he maidH
Befor bath lordis and prelatisI
And to religioun of ser statisI
For hele of his saule gaf heH
Silver in gret quantiteH
He ordanyt for his saule weillH
And quhen this done wes ilkadeleH
He said 'Lordingis sua is it gaynK
With me that thar is nocht bot aneK
That is the dede withoutyn dredeH
That ilk man mon thole off nedeH
And I thank God that has me sentH
Space in this lyve me to repentH
For throuch me and my werrayingF
Off blud has bene rycht gret spillingF
Quhar mony sakles men war slaynK
Tharfor this seknes and this paynK
I tak in thank for my trespasI
And myn hart fichyt sekyrly wasI
Quhen I wes in prosperiteH
Off my synnys to sauffyt beH
To travaill apon Goddis fayisI
And sen he now me till him tayisI
Sua that the body may na wysI
Fullfill that the hart gan devisI
I wald the hart war thidder sentH
Quharin consavyt wes that ententH
Tharfor I pray you everilkanK
That ye amang you ches me aneK
That be honest wis and wichtH
And off his hand a noble knychtH
On Goddis fayis my hart to berH
Quhen saule and cors disseveryt erH
For I wald it war worthilyH
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 enemiesI
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Than war thar hartis all sa waH
That nane mycht hald him fra gretingF
He bad thaim leve thar sorowingF
For it he said mycht not releveH
And mycht thaim rycht gretly engreveH
And prayit thaim in hy to doH
The thing that thai war chargit toH
Than went thai furth with drery modeH
Amang thaim thai thocht it godeH
That the worthi lord of DouglasI
Quham in bath wit and worschip wasI
Suld tak this travaill apon handH
Heir till thai war all accordandH
Syne till the king thai went in hy-
And tald hym at thai thocht trewlyH
That the douchty lord DouglasI
Best schapyn for that travaill wasI
And quhen the king hard that thai suaI
Had ordanyt him his hart to taH
That he mast yarnyt suld it haffH
He said 'Sa God himself me saiffH
Ik hald me rycht weill payit that yheH
Haff chosyn him for his bounteH
And his worschip set in my yarnyngF
Ay sen I thocht toH

John Barbour



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