A Complaint against Mure

Schir, I complane of injuris:
A refing sonne of rakyng Muris
Hes magellit my making throw his malis
And present it into yowr palis.
Bot sen he ples with me to pleid,
I sall him knawin mak hyne to Calis,
Bot giff yowr henes it remeid.

That fulle dismemberit hes my meter
And poysonid it with strang salpeter,
With rycht defamous speiche of lordis,
Quhilk with my collouris all discordis,
Quhois crewall slander servis ded,
And in my name all leis recordis.
Your grace beseik I of remeid.

He has indorsit myn indyting
With versis of his awin hand wryting,
Quhairin baithe sclander is and tressoun.
Of ane wod fuill far owt of seasoun,
He wantis nocht bot a rowndit heid,
For he has tynt baith wit and ressoun.
Your grace beseik I of remeid.

Punes him for his deid culpabile,
Or gar deliver him a babile
That Cuddy Rug, the Drumfres fuill,
May him resave agane this Yuill,
All roundit into yallow and reid,
That ladis may bait hym lyk a buill -
For that to me war sum remeid.

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