David Lyndsay

And to the Devill of hell condemne this mein3e; For quhy sic reformatioune, as I weine Into Scotland was never hard nor seine.

Ere I depart this natioun, I shall mak Reformatioun!

Brother Wantonness, what thinks thou? Yon are the Three Estates I trow Gangand backwart.

Heir entirs Flattery new landit owt of France

Heir sall Wantones ga spy them and cum agane to the king

Quhen the Sonne is at the hycht, Att nonne quhen it doith schyne most brycht, The schaddow of that hydduous strength Sax myle and more it is of lenth. Thus maye ye Juge, in to your thocht, Gyfe Babilone be heych, or nocht.

Quhowbeit that divers devote cunnyng Clerkis In Latyne toung hes wryttin syndrie bukis, Our unlernit knawis lytill of thare werkis, More than thay do the rauyng of the Rukis. Quharefore to Colyearis, Cairtaris, & to Cukis, To Jok and …

That nicht he sleipit never ane wink, Bot still did on the Ladie think.

Unthrift, sweirnes, falset, povertie, and stryfe Pat polacey in dainger of hir lyfe.