<County: Lancashire>
<Code: L0466>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 1717>
<Text: First Scottish Prophecy>

<fol. 249vb>*QUEN YE KOKKE In YE NORTH BYGGes HIS NEST
*AND BUSKes HIS BRYDDes & BOWNes THAYM TO FLYE
*THEN FORTUNE HIS FREND WILL Hur zATes VPE KEST
*AND LET RYGHT HAF Hes FRE ENTRE
*THEN YE MONE SHALL RYSE In YE *NORTH WEST
*JN A CLOWDE AS BLAC AS YE BILL OF A CROWE
*THEN OWR~ LYOUn SHALL BE NOYSET YE BOLDIST & BEST
Y\T EUer WAS IN BRETANn SYN *ARTHUR~ DAYes
*THEN A DREDFULL DRAGONn SHALL DRESSE OWT OF Hes DENn
*FOR TO HELPE YE LYON W\T ALL Hes MYGHT
*A BULL & A BASTARDE SPERes SHALL SPENDE
*A-BYDYNG~ W\T YE BORE TO DO RETHIR~ FOR YE RYGHT
*AN *EGULL & AN *ANTILOPE FULL BOLDLY SHALL BYDE
*A BRIDELT HORS & A BERE W\T BRUNes FULL BRYGHT
*AT SONDYFORTH FOR SOTHE OPON YE SOUTH SIDE
*A PROWDE PRYNCE In Y\T PREYSE FULL LORDLY SHALL LYz<ill><not on copy></ill>
<fol. 250ra>*THEN YE DREDFULL DAY OF DESTYNY SHALL DRYF TO YE NYGHT
*AND MAKE MONY WYF & MAYDEN In MORNYNG~ BE BROGHT
*FOR THAY SHALL METE In YE MORNYNG~ W\T MONY FULL BRYGHT
*BYTWYX SETONn & YE SEY SOROW SHALL BE WROGHT
W\T BOLDE BURNYS In BUSHMENT Y\T BATELL SHALL METE
YE PRUDDEST PriNCE In ALL Y\T PRESE W\T BALLE<?> <ct> <sup>IT</sup> HAS BOGHT
*SHALL GAR~ WYFES & MAYDYNnes Y\T In BOWer DWELL
*BE CAST IN GRETE CAR~ & In MOURNYNG~ BE BROGHT
*THEN YE *FOX & YE FILMART In HANDE SHALL BE TANnE
*AND LAYD FULL LOW TO OWR~ LYONn Yer TILL ABYDE
*BOTH YE PYCART & YE PYE SHALL BE SerUET OF YE SAME
*AND ALL YE FOX FRENDes SHALL FALL OF THAYR~ PriDE
*THEN TROY VNTREW SHALL TREMBULL ONn Y\T DAY
*FOR FERDE OF Y\T DEDE MONn QUENn YAY HER~ HYmME SPEKE
*ALL YE TOWNes OF KENT SHALL CASTE HYmME YE KEY
YE BUSHEMENT OF *BRYKKELEY HILLIS AWAY SHALL YAY BREKE
*THEN OWR~ SAXONS SHALL CHOSE THAYME A LORD
YE QUYCHE SHALL HALDE ALL OYer ParTIES VNDER~
*AND HE Y\T IS DEDE SHALL RYSE & MAKE HOME ACORDE
*AND Y\T WILL BE SENn & FULL GRETE WONDYR~
*THAT MONE Y\T IS DEDE & BYRIET In SYGHT
*SHALL RYSE AGAYNnE & LYFE IN LOND
*JN COMFORHYNG~ OF Y\T MONnE & YE KNYGHT
Y\T FORTUNE HAS CHOSEN TO HIR~ HUSBOND
*QUENn ALL VerMYNS & WEDes AWAY IS WASTED
*AND EUerY SEDE IN Hes SESON I%S SETTE In HES KYNDE
*THEN TREWTH SHALL RYSE & FALSHED SHALL BE CHASTED
YENn IHesuC OWR~ GENTILL JUSTISE ALL WRONGes WILL AMEND
*THEN GRASE & GODNES CHALL DWELL VS AMONG~
*JN EUerY PLACE PLENTY BY LONDE & BY SEY
*THE SPOWSHODE OF *CRIST W\T JOCAND SONG~
*SHALL KEPT~ IN Hes KYNDE THURGH HELPE OF YE TriNITE
*THEN YE SONnE & YE MOWNE SHALL SHYNE FULL BRYGHT
Y\T MONY LONG\E DAY FULL DERKE HAS BENn
*AND KEPE Hes COURS BY KYNDE BOUTH DAY & NYGHT
W\T MYRTHES MOW YENn ANY MONn CAN MEYNE
*THEN OWR~ LYONn & OWR~ LYONESE SHALL REYN In PEYSE
*THUS *BRYDLYNTONn & BODY & BAN AFTR~ BOKes TELL
*THE TRIER~ OF WYSDAME W\T-OWTE ANY LEYSE
*MERLYNn & MONY MOW Y\T W\T MERVELL MEUIS
<fol. 250rb>*THE QUELL SHALL TurNE W\T HYmME FULL RYGH
Y\T FORTUNE HAS CHOSEN TILL HIR~ FERE
JN *BABYLONE SHALL BE SENnE A SYGHT
Y\T In SURRY SHALL BRYNG~ MONY MONnE TO BER~
*FYFTEN DAY JORNAY BYzONDE JEHRusaLeM
*THE HOLY CROSSE WONENE CHALL BE
*THE SAME LORDE SHALL GETE YE BEEME
Y\T AT SONDYFORTH WAN YE GREE
*FORTUNE HAS GraUNTE HYMm YE VICTORY
*ALL YE QUYLE Y\T HE Hes ARMes MAY BERE
Yer IS NOUTHER~ TRESONn NE FALS TRECHERY
*NE CURST DESTYNY SHALL HYMm NEUer DERE
*BYFORE YE KYNDE OF *AGE OPONn HYM DRAW
*AS EUerY MANnE IS WORMes FEE
*THEN HE SHALL ENDE In CRISTes LAWE
*AND In JESEPHATH BURYET SHALL BE