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<T HENR FAB>
<B HENR>
<KHF>
<N BASS PR>
<D 1500A>
<DV 1568A>
<Q ?FIFE>
<MRU>
<L 1> THE MORALL FABILLIS OF ESOPE THE
PHRYGIAN, COMPYLIT IN ELOQUENT, & ORNATE SCOTTIS METER,
BE M. ROBERT HENRISONE, SCOLMAISTER OF DUNFERMLING.
NEWLIE CORECTIT, AND VENDICAT, FRA MONY ERROURIS,
QUHILKIS WAR OUER SENE IN THE LAST PRENTING, QUHAIR BAITH
LYNES, AND HAILL VERSIS WAR LEFT OWT.
INPRINTED ATT EDINBURGH BE ME THOMAS BASSANDYNE,
DWELLAND AT THE NETHER BOW (ANNO.) 1571
THE PROLOG.
<H ABABBCC>
<L 1>THOCHT FEINZEIT FABILS OF ALD POETRE,
BE NOT AL GRUNDED VPON TRUTH ZIT THAN,
THAIR POLITE TERMES OF SWEIT RHETORE
RICHT PLESAND AR VNTO THE EIR OF MAN,
AND ALS THE CAUS QUHY THAY FIRST BEGAN,
WES TO REPREIF THE OF THI MISLEUING,
O MAN BE FIGURE OF ANE VTHER THING.
IN LYKE MANER AS THROW A BUSTIOUS EIRD,
SWA IT BE LAUBOURIT WITH GRIT DILIGENCE
SPRINGIS THE FLOURIS, AND THE CORNE ABREIRD,
HAILSUM AND GUDE TO MANNIS SUSTENENCE.
SA SPRINGIS THAIR ANE MORALL SWEIT SENTENCE,
OUTE OF THE SUBTELL DYTE OF POETRY . . .
