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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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;::;;250 XXII. SIR DAVID LYNDESAY.The Pope answerit, with wordis wroith: 4525'Thow sail me honour, and Peter, boith.'Christ, for <strong>to</strong> schaw his humyll spreit.Did wasche his pure Disciplis feitThe Popis holynes, I-\vys,Wyll suffer Kyngis his feit <strong>to</strong> kys. 4530Birdis had thare nestis,Bot Christ lesus, Saiffer <strong>of</strong> men,and <strong>to</strong>ddis thare denIn erth had nocht ane penny-breidQuhare-on he mycht repose his heid.Quhowbeit, <strong>the</strong> Popis excellence 4535Hes Castellis <strong>of</strong> MagnifycenceAbbottis, Byschoppis, and CardinallisHes plesand palyces royallis :Lyke Paradyse ar those prelattis places,Wantyng no plesoure <strong>of</strong> fair faces. 4540Ihone, Androw, lames, Peter, nor PaullHad few housis amang thame allFrome tyme thay knew <strong>the</strong> veritieThay did contempne all propertie.And wer rycht hartfully content 4545Oflf meit, drynk, and Abiljeraent.To saif Mankynde, that was forlorne,Christ bure ane creuell crown <strong>of</strong> thorneThe Pope, thre crownis, for <strong>the</strong> nonis.Off gold, poulderit with pretious s<strong>to</strong>nis. 4550Off gold and syluer, I am sure,Christ lesus tuke but lytillcure,And left nocht, quhen he ^ald <strong>the</strong> spreit,To by hym -self ane wynding scheit.Bot his Successoure, gude Pope lohne, 4555Quhen he deceisit in Auinione,He left behynd hym one treassoure

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