Devorit with Dreme, devysing in my Slummer

Devorit with dreme, devysing in my slummer,
How that this realme, with nobillis owt of nummer,
Gydit, provydit sa mony ȝeiris hes bene ;
And now sic hunger, sic cowartis, and sic cummer
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sic pryd with prellattis, so few till preiche and pray ;
Sic hant of harlettis with thame bayth nicht and day,
That sowld haif ay thair God afoir thair ene ;
So nyce array, so strange to thair abbay,
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

So mony preistis cled vp in secular weid,
With biasing breistis casting thair clathis on breid,
It is no neid to tell of quhome I mene ;
So quhene the Psalme and Testament to reid
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

So mony maisteris, so mony guckit clerkis,
So mony westaris to God and all his warkis,
So fyry sparkis, of dispyt fro the splene,
Sic losin sarkis, so mony glengoir markis
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony lordis, so mony naturall fulis,
That better accordis to play thame at the trulis,
Nor seiss the dulis that commonis dois sustene ;
New tane fra sculis, sa mony anis and mvlis
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mekle tressone, sa mony partiall sawis,
Sa littill ressone to help the commoun cawis,
That all the lawis ar not sett by ane bene ;
Sic fenȝeit flawis, sa mony waistit wawis
Within this warld was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony theivis and mvrdereris weill kend,
Sa grit relevis of lordis thame to defend,
Becawis the spend the pelf thame betwene ;
So few till wend this mischief till amend,
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

This to correct, thay schoir with mony crakkis,
Bot littill effect of speir or battar ax,
Quhen curage lakkis the corss that sowld mak kene ;
Sa mony jakkis, and brattis on beggaris bakkis,
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sic vant of wostouris with hairtis in sinfull staturis,
Sic brallaris and bosteris, degenerat fra thair naturis,
And sic regratouris, the peure men to prevene ;
Sa mony tratouris, sa mony rubeatouris,
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony jugeis and lordis now maid of lait,
Sa small refugeis the peur man to debait,
Sa mony estait, for commoun weill sa quhene ;
Ouir all the gait sa mony thevis sa tait
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony ane sentence retreitit, for to win
Geir and acquentance, or kyndnes of thair kin,
They think no sin, quhair proffeit cumis betwene ;
Sa mony ane gin to haist thame to the pin,
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sic knavis and crakkaris to play at cartis and dyce,
Sic halland schekkaris, quhilk at Cowkelbyis gryce
Ar haldin of pryce, quhen lymmaris dois convene ;
Sic stoir of vyce, sa mony wittis vnwyce
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony merchandis, sa mony ar menswome,
Sa peur tennandis, sic cursing evin and morne,
Quhilk slayis the come and fruct that growis grene ;
Sic skaith and scorne, so mony paitlattis worne
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony rakkettis, sa mony ketche-pillaris,
Sic ballis, sic nackettis, and sic tutivillaris,
And sic evill-willaris to speik of king and quene ;
Sic pudding-fillaris, discending down frome millaris,
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sic fartingaillis on flaggis als fatt as quhailis,
Facit lyk fulis with hattis that littill availlis,
And sic fowill tailis, to sweip the calsay clene,
The dust vpskaillis ; so mony fillok with fuck sailis
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Sa mony ane Kittie, drest vp with goldin chenȝe,
So few witty, that weill can fabillis fenȝe,
With apill renȝe ay schawand hir goldin chene ;
Off Sathanis senȝie syne sic ane vnsall menȝie
Within this land was nevir hard nor sene.

Finis quod Dumbar.