A New Year's Gift to the King

My prince in God gif the guid grace,
Joy, glaidnes, confort, and solace,
Play, pleasance, myrth, and mirrie cheir,
In hansell of this guid new ȝeir.

God gif to the ane blissed chance,
And of all vertew aboundance,
And grace ay for to perseveir,
In hansell of this guid new ȝeir.

God giue the guid prosperitie,
Fair fortoun and felicitie,
Euir mair in earth quhill thow ar heir,
In hansell of this guid new ȝeir.

The heavinlie Lord his help the send,
Thy realme to reull and to defend,
In peace and justice it to steir,
In hansell of this guid new ȝeir.

God gif the blis quhair euir thow bownes,
And send the many Fraunce crownes,
Hie liberall heart, and handis nocht sweir,
In hansell of this guid new ȝeir.

Quod Dumbar.