We that ar heir in Hevins Glory

The Dregy of Dunbar maid to King
James the Fyift being in Striuilling.

WE that ar heir in hevins glory,
To ȝow that ar in purgatory,
Commendis ws on our hairtly wyiss ;
I mene we folk in parradyis,
In Edinburcht with all mirriness,
To ȝow of Striuilling in distress,
Quhair nowdir plesance nor delyt is,
For pety thus ane Apostill wrytis.

O ! Be heremeitis and hankersaidilis,
That takis your pennance at your tablis,
And eitis nocht meit restoratiue,
Nor drynkis no wyn confortatiue,
Bot aill and that is thyn and small :
With few coursis into ȝour hall,
But cumpany of lordis and knychtis,
Or ony vder gudly wichtis,
Solitar walkand ȝour allone,
Seing no thing bot stok and stone ;

Out of ȝour panefull purgatory,
To bring ȝow to the bliss of glory,
Off Edinburgh the mirry toun
We sall begyn ane cairfull soun ;
Ane dergy devoit and meik,
The Lord of bliss doing beseik
Ȝow to delyuer out of ȝour noy,
And bring ȝow sone to Edinburgh ioy,
For to be mirry amang ws ;
And sa the dergy begynis thuss.

Lectio prima.
The Fader, the Sone and Haly Gaist,
The mirthfull Mary virgene chaist,
Of angellis all the ordouris nyne,
And all the hevinly court devyne,
Sone bring ȝow fra the pyne and wo
Of Striuilling, every court-manis fo,
Agane to Edinburghis ioy and bliss,
Quhair wirschep, welth and weilfar is,
Pley, plesance and eik honesty :
Say ȝe amen, for cheritie.

Responsio, Tu autem Domine.
Tak consolatioun in ȝour pane,
In tribulatioun tak consolatioun,
Out of vexatioun cum hame agane,
Tak consolatioun in ȝour pane.

Jube Domine benedicere
Oute of distress of Striuilling toun
To Edinburcht bliss, God mak ȝow boun.

Lectio secunda.
Patriarchis, profeitis and appostillis deir,
Confessouris, virgynis and marteris cleir,
And all the saitt celestiall,
Devotely we vpoun thame call,
That sone out of ȝour panis fell,
Ȝe may in hevin heir with ws dwell,
To eit swan, cran, pertrik and plever,
And every fische that swymis in rever ;
To drynk with ws the new fresche wyne,
That grew upoun the rever of Ryne,
Ffresche fragrant clairettis out of France,
Of Angerss and of Orliance,
With mony ane courss of grit dyntie :
Say ȝe amen, for cheritie.

Responsorium Tu autem Domine,
God and Sanct Jeill heir ȝow convoy
Baith sone and weill, God and Sanct Jeill
To sonce and seill, solace and joy,
God and Sanct Geill heir ȝow convoy.
Out of Striuilling panis fell,
In Edinburght ioy sone mot ȝe dwell.

Lectio tertia.

We pray to all the Sanctis of hevin,
That ar aboif the fterris sevin,
Ȝow to deliuer out of ȝour pennance,
That ȝe may sone play, sing and dance
Heir in to Edinburcht and mak gude cheir,
Quhair welth and weilfair is, but weir ;

And I that dois ȝour panis discryve
Thinkis for to vissy ȝow belyve ;
Nocht in desert with ȝow to dwell,
Bot as the angell Sanct Gabriell
Dois go betwene fra hevinis glory
To thame that ar in purgatory,
And in thair tribulatioun
To gif thame consolatioun,
And schaw thame quhen thair panis ar past,
Thay sall till hevin cum at last ;
And how nane servis to haif sweitness
That nevir taistit bittirness,
And thairfoir how suld ȝe considdir
Of Edinburcht bliss, quhen ȝe cum hiddir,
Bot gif ȝe taistit had befoir
Of Striuilling toun the panis soir ;
And thairfoir tak in patience
Ȝour pennance and ȝour abstinence,
And ȝe sall cum, or ȝule begyn,
Into the bliss that we ar in ;
Quhilk grant the glorius Trinitie !
Say ȝe amen, for cheritie.

Responsorium.

Cum hame and dwell no moir in Striuilling,
Frome hiddouss hell cum hame and dwell,
Quhair fische to sell is non bot spirling ;

Cum hame and dwell no moir in Striuilling.

Et ne nos inducas in temptationem de Striuilling :
Sed libera nos a malo illius.

Requiem Edinburgi dona eijs, Domine,
Et lux ipsius luceat eijs.

A porta tristitie de Striuilling,
Erue, Domine, animas et corpora eorum.

Credo gustare statim vinum Edinburgi,
In villa viuentium.
Requiescant Edinburgi. Amen.

Domine, exaudi orationem meam,
Et clamor meus ad te veniat
Oremus.

Deus qui iustos et corde humiles
Ex omni eorum tribulatione liberare dignatus es,
Libera famulos tuos apud villam de Stirling versantes
A penis et tristitijs eiusdem,
Et ad Edinburgi gaudia eos perducas,
Vt requiescat Striuilling. Amen.

Heir endis Dunbaris Dergy to the King,
bydand to lang in Stirling.