Various Readings: XXV-XXVII. printed by Laing. 1 Syne [tyme] drew L. Faderis L. 6 lymbe A. 7 Vp to pe L. XXVI. 3 voce L. 6 Visioun L. finite A. 2 Hunger, thrist, cauld A, Hunger [and] thrist [and] cauld L. 4 diseis [and] cair L. 6 3 moses A. Notes: V. 239. We have retained the word tyme, inserted by Laing already, before drew. Possibly the pronoun it might have served the same purpose. V. 240. for us etc., for us, who are banished of bliss, i. e. who otherwise would have been deprived of the eternal bliss of heaven. V. 243-245. hecht till etc., who had been promised to all the fathers etc., and who had come down. as the lamp of light. V. 249. Thai fell on growfe, they fell with their faces flat on the ground. Cf. Poems of Dunbar, II, 12, 58; CII, 13. V. 252. Quhilk God deput, cf. v. 93. V. 254-256. We have retained the and inserted by Laing before the words thrist, cauld, cair, as it may really have been omitted each time by the careless scribe, and as it improves the metre, although from this point of view it would not have been absolutely necessary in any of the three places, the first thesis often being wanting in the beginning of a verse, as in v. 254, and after the caesura as well, as would be the case, according to the reading of the MSS., in vv. 254, 256. V. 257. Saw, s. A salve, an ointment. Cf. 'Ye have a saw for ilka sair.' Scottish Proverb (Jamieson). V. 259. Manheid, s. Bravery, fortitude. MS. A, fol. 13 a. Peter and Johnne he send into ciete A place to grath, quhair be sulde eit be lambe. 275 Followand on fute as a pure sempill man. Various Readings: XXVIII-XXXVIII. omitted by Laing. Heading in red letters: fferria A. in thick letters (not in capitals). In hous A. 4 ffor A. had A om. XXIX. 4 Subtell A. ferria A. wesperas A. 1 This line is written in thick letters. 3 prince 4. 4 ffolowand A. 280 dm A. 1 This line is written XXX. Heading in red letters: 7 [he] A om. Notes: V. 260. There are no corresponding headings to the one over this line in the preceding part of the poem. There is no full stop after quarta, nor is the next word written with a capital in the MS. This stanza is very poor with regard to the order of its rhymes. V. 265. he giddit swa, he conducted himself in such a manner. V. 273. Put in thair will etc. he left it to them what they would give him for it. V. 274. The construction is inaccurate here, as the word he in this verse, of course, does not refer to the same person, of whom the poet had spoken in the last verses, viz. Judas, but to Jesus. V. 278, 279. The meaning of this awkwardly expressed sentence seems to be: He said grace, and after he had said grace, he said etc. To thrust seems to signify here: to urge. Or could it mean to thirst, to be desirous? Various Readings: XXXI. 1 maker A. king 4. 2 reuth rute mirrour and mirrour A. XXXII. 3 nay A. 4 arguunt A. saluitour A. 5 lord A. 6 Bait A. XXXIII. 1 Hr wrocht A. of A. 3 voce the hevin A. 4 Ilk A. serr or sser A. Is A. Notes: V. 282. Off reuth [pe] rute, the root of ruth. The MS., which has Off reuth rute mirrour and mirrour here, is evidently corrupt. V. 285. At is used here, as is frequently the case in the Scottish dialect (cf. Mätzner, Wörterbuch), as a conjunction, as he placed him, or in placing him. Or are we to read here Adset? V. 286. Syne wesche pair feit pat ran is again inaccurately expressed, as it was only Judas who intended to shed the blood of Christ. V. 287. To gar men noit etc. must mean here to make men note, observe, how well he loved the soul (sc. of men). V. 291. Him arguunit Jhesus. Jesus reprehended him. To argone, argowne, here written arguune, v. a. to argue, reprehend. V. 295. He wrocht richt sad hardly gives a sense. We have inserted worth instead of wrocht. V. 296. Betrasit, has betrayed me; betrasen is of the same origin and meaning as betraien, betreien. V. 297. That voce the hevin, as the MS. reads, can hardly be right. We have inserted of instead of the; that heavenly voce, viz. of Christ, goes through blood and bone. V. 298. To sper v. To ask. Cf. Poems of Dunbar 6, 52; 28, 201 etc. 6 lat A. IN THE FIRST COMPLYN. XXXVII. In be first complyn think with compassioun, Various Readings: XXXIV. 3 wais A. 5, 6 crist A. XXXV. 5 do A. XXXVII. Heading in red letters. Notes: V. 302. Mon, must. Cf. Poems of Dunbar 35, 10. 6 Jugement A. XXXVI. 2 tobe A. V. 303-305. This curious example of level stress in the rhyme writtin: syn has been noticed before (cf. Note to v. 94). V. 306. Of him, on his (viz. Peter's) account. V. 307. But Crist him nocht revelit, but Christ did not explain himself except to Saint John, who conceald it from the rest. V. 309. The seramonis etc., the ceremonies of the old testament and other rites took an end etc. V. 315. The good ones to have glory and the evil ones to have eternal pain. V. 322. Ganand, fit, proper, Part. Pres. of to gane, v. to be fit, to become. V. 324. pe king is, of course, the king of heaven, Christ. MS. A, fol. 14b. Sedron he passit, syne enterit in þe gard; 330 335 That zeid to sleip, quhen he to battall wes. 340 That he swet blud, for he knew perfitlie, XL. Thai sleippit thris, and thris he wesyit paim; He bad [baime] walk, for he to pray wald [gyn], 345 Various Readings: 3 ffurth to A. XXXVIII. printed by Laing. 3 pas A. 6 [far] lever L. deny L, thri.. A (the rest of the line is wanting, the right corner of the lower part of the leaf being torn off). by Laing. 1 Cedron L. 5 deid L. sic a A. 7 cruellie L. XL-LXIV. omitted by Laing. 3 be A. [end] A om. walk 4 (cf. XXXIX, 2). time. 3 king A. wald pas A. 7 þis A. thrice XXXIX. printed XL. 2 bad him Notes: V. 326. Who for thyself never more can make remedy, i. e. cannot die for thee a second This probably is the simple meaning of the passage. Or are we to read For pe to thole instead of furth to thole and to translate: to suffer such a bitter passion for thee, who for thyself mightst never more have been able to make remedy? V. 328, 329. And gar þe watter spring profound to think etc. We confess ourselves unable to explain the meaning of this passage. V. 335. The word far added by Laing before leuer improves the metre, but it is not indispensable, as the first thesis may be wanting after the caesura. V. 344, 345. To wesy, v. a. To examine, visit. To walk v. n. To awake, to be awake. The substitution of paim for him, as the MS. reads, was required here by the sense, and that of gyn for pas (repeated by the scribe from the second line of the preceding stanza) by the rhyme. V. 346. The word end must have been omitted by the scribe and had to be supplied. Denkschriften der phil.-hist. Classe. 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