THE COMMON QUAIL. 193 



Thrie garden gowps tak of the air, 

 And bid your page in haist prepair, 

 For your disjone sum daintie fair, 



And cair not for na coist. 

 Ane pair of plevaris pypping hait, 

 Ane pertrick and ane quailyie get, 

 Ane cup of sack, sweit and weill set, 



May for ane breckfast gaine. 



ROBERT, LORD SEMPLE, 1568. 



VOL. II. 



