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These six poems explore some of the courtly and chivalric themes that preoccupied late medieval Scottish society. The volume includes Sir David Lyndsay's Historie and Testament of Squyer Meldrum, as well as his Answer to the Kingis Flyting; and three anonymous fifteenth-century poems: Balletis of the Nine Nobles, Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland, and Talis of the Fyve Bestes.

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General Introduction The Balletis of the Nine Nobles Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland The Talis of the Fyve Bestes Biography of Sir David Lyndsay Answer to the Kingis Flyting Introduction to the Squyer Meldrum Poems The Historie of Squyer Meldrum The Testament of Squyer Meldrum The Historie of Squyer Meldrum Notes The Testament of Squyer Meldrum Notes Appendix: Lawson and Haldane Family Trees Bibliography

Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems,

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      Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/09/2018
      ISBN13: 9781580443425, 978-1580443425
      ISBN10: 1580443427

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      These six poems explore some of the courtly and chivalric themes that preoccupied late medieval Scottish society. The volume includes Sir David Lyndsay's Historie and Testament of Squyer Meldrum, as well as his Answer to the Kingis Flyting; and three anonymous fifteenth-century poems: Balletis of the Nine Nobles, Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland, and Talis of the Fyve Bestes.

      Table of Contents
      General Introduction The Balletis of the Nine Nobles Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland The Talis of the Fyve Bestes Biography of Sir David Lyndsay Answer to the Kingis Flyting Introduction to the Squyer Meldrum Poems The Historie of Squyer Meldrum The Testament of Squyer Meldrum The Historie of Squyer Meldrum Notes The Testament of Squyer Meldrum Notes Appendix: Lawson and Haldane Family Trees Bibliography

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