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Rh Contempt of faith, falſehood, deceit,

the wrath of God withal,

12 Unſatiable greed of world's gain

oppreſſion, cries of poor,

Perpetual a ſlanderous race,

no juſtice put in Ure.

13 The haughty pride of mighty men

of former vice chief cauſe,

The nutriture of wickedneſs,

an unjuſt match laws:

14 Therefore this caſe the prophets old

of long time did preſage,

As now has happened every point

into your preſent age.

15 Since fate is ſo, now Scotland learn

in patience to abide,

Slander, great fears, and ſudden plagues,

and Dolours more beſide,

16 For out of thee ſhall people riſe,

with divers happineſs;

And yet a pen can ſcarcely write

thy hurt, ſkaith, and distreſs:

17 And yet beware thou not diſtruſt

although o’erwhelm’d with grief,

Thy ſtroke is not perpetual,

for thou ſhalt find relief.

18 I do ſuppose, altho’ too late,

old prophecies ſhall hold,

Hope thou in God’s goodneſs ever,

and mercies manifold.

19 For thou that now a is,

and to be bound,

At liberty ſhall free be set,

And with empire renown’d.

20 From high above ſhall grace come down:

and thy ſtate, Scotland, be

In latter and more proſperous

nor former age did ſee.

21 Old prophecies foretel to thee

a warlike heir bee’n born,

Who ſhall recover now his right,

advance his kingdom’s horn:

22 Then ſhall the Scots’ sword ſweat with blood,

and ſlaughter which they make,