Of Covetise [And all for caus of cuvetice]
Fredome,
honour,
and
nobilnes,
Meid,
manheid,
mirth,
and
gentilnes,
Ar
now
in
cowrt
reput
as
vyce,
And
all
for
caus
of
cuvetice.
All
weilfair,
welth,
and
wantones
Ar
chengit
into
wretchitnes,
And
play
is
sett
at
littill
price,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
Halking,
hunting,
and
swift
hors
rynning
Ar
chengit
all
in
wrangus
wynnyng;
Thair
is
no
play
bot
cartis
and
dyce,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
Honorable
houshaldis
ar
all
laid
doun.
Ane
laird
hes
with
him
bot
a
loun
That
leidis
him
eftir
his
devyce,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
In
burghis,
to
landwart
and
to
sie,
Quhair
was
plesour
and
grit
plentie,
Vennesoun,
wyld
fowill,
wyne,
and
spyce,
Ar
now
decayid
thruch
covetyce.
Husbandis
that
grangis
had
full
grete,
Cattell
and
corne
to
sell
and
ete,
Hes
now
no
beist
bot
cattis
and
myce,
And
all
thruch
caus
of
covettyce.
Honest
yemen
in
every
toun,
War
wont
to
weir
baith
reid
and
broun,
Ar
now
arrayit
in
raggis
with
lyce,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
And
lairdis
in
silk
harlis
to
the
heill,
For
quhilk
thair
tennents
sald
somer
meill
And
leivis
on
rutis
undir
the
ryce,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
Quha
that
dois
deidis
of
petie
And
leivis
in
pece
and
cheretie
Is
haldin
a
fule,
and
that
full
nyce,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
And
quha
can
reive
uthir
menis
rowmis
And
upoun
peur
men
gadderis
sowmis
Is
now
ane
active
man,
and
wyice,
And
all
for
caus
of
covetyce.
Man,
pleis
thy
Makar
and
be
mirry,
And
sett
not
by
this
warld
a
chirry.
Wirk
for
the
place
of
Paradyce,
For
thairin
ringis
na
covettyce.
