Charles Davidson — English Mystery Plays. 213 



We close with a description of a royal entry, Queen Margaret's 

 entry into Aberdeen in 1511, as given in Dunbar's 'The Queine's 

 Reception at Aberdeen.' 



1. The burgesses ride out to meet her — 



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And first Hir mett the burgess of the toun, 



Ricbelie array it as become thame to be, 

 Of quhom they chesit four men of renoun, 



In s"ouaes of velvot, young, abill, and lustie, 

 To beir the paill of velvet cramase, 



Above Hir heid, as the customs hes bein. 



2. The Procession meets her at the gate. 



Ane fair processioun mett hir at the Port, 

 In cap of gold and silk, full pleasantlie. 



3. In the first streets were many pageants. 



Syne at hir Entrie, with many fair disport. 

 Ressavit hir on streittis lustilie. 



(a) The Salutation. 



Quhair first the Salutation honorabilly 



Of the sweitt Virgin, guidlie mycht be seine ; 

 The sound of menstrallis blowing- to the sky. 



(b) The Magi ; The Three Kings of Culane. 



And syne thow g'art the Orient Kingis thrie 



Offer to Chryst, with beuying reverence, 

 Gold, sence, and mir, with all humilitie, 



Schawand him King with most magnificence. 



(c) The Expulsion from Eden. 



Syne quhow the Angill, with sword of violence, 



Furth of the joy of Paradice putt clein 

 Adame and Eve for innobedience. 



(d) The giant Emperor, Bruce. 



And syne the Bruce, that evir was bold in stour. 

 Thou gart as Roy cum x'ydand under croun. 



Right awf ull, Strang, and large of portratour. 

 As nobill, dreidfull, michtie campioun. 



(e) The Stewarts. 



The (nobill Stewarts) syne, of great renoun, 



Thow gai't upspring, with branches new and greine. 

 So gloriouslie, quhill glaided all the toun. 



4. After the pageants twenty-four maidens singing. 



The matter is summed up in — 



The streittis war all hung with tapestrie. 



Great was the press of peopill dwelt about. 

 And pleasant padyheanes playit prattelie. 



The connection of the tableaux of pageantry with mediaeval paint- 

 ing and sculpture would form an interesting and fruitful investiga- 

 tion, but would carry us too far afield. 



Trans. Conn. Acad., Vol. IX. October, 1892. 



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