...man is born ane nobyl, Thow wyll fay, . And gevyn to fleuth and luft immoderat, All that his eldaiis wan he puttis away, And fra thair virtew is degenerat....The more his eldaris fame is elevat, The more thair lyfe to honour do approche, Thair fame and lovyng ay interminat, The more is ay unto his vice reproche....

...blud, But ony mercy, quhare he may ouirthrall. This man is born ane nobyl, thow wyll say, And geuyn to sleuth and lust immoderat : All that his eldaris...virtew is degenerat. The more his eldaris fame is eleuat, The more thair lyfe to honour to approche, Thair fame and louyng ay interminat, The more is...

...may ouirthrall. This man is born ane nobyl, thow wyll say, And geuyn to sleuth and lust iimnoderat : All that his eldaris wan he puttis away, And fra thair...virtew is degenerat. The more his eldaris fame is eleuat, The more thair lyfe to honour to approche, Thair fame and louying ay interminat, The more ia...

...slauchter, tyranny, and blud, But ony mercy, quhare he may ouirthrall2. This man is born ane nobill, thow will say, And gevin to sleuth and lust immoderat...interminat, The more is ay unto his vice reproche. Amang the oists of Grekis, as we hard, Two knichtis war, Achilles and Tersete; That ane maist vailyeand, this...

...tyranny, and blud, • overcome. But ony mercy, quhare he may ouirthrall2. This man is born ane nobill, thow will say, And gevin to sleuth and lust immoderat...interminat, The more is ay unto his vice reproche. 3 host. Amang the oists of Grekis, as we hard, Two knichtis war, Achilles and Tersete; That ane maist...