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The family of Burnett of Leys, with collateral - Electric Scotland

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APPENDIX. 331<br />

<strong>Burnett</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Leys</strong> impaled <strong>with</strong> Gordon <strong>of</strong> Lesmoir. <strong>The</strong> date 1599 is on the<br />

joists in two places.<br />

<strong>The</strong> inscriptions on the joists are as follows :<br />

Ifoonour and grace is the dew recompence<br />

()f vertueus warkes done in this lyfe<br />

CJuilk maketh men to be haid in reuerence<br />

Hnd als their praise to be soundit most ryfe.<br />

J Fame be my eies and wingis wondrous fair<br />

Hne trumpet shyle throuch all the warlde wide<br />

Hm drawin thus my heid doth perce the air<br />

Hlthocht my feit heir on the earh abyde.<br />

Uemperance <strong>of</strong> things most doth refrain<br />

Uhe frailty <strong>of</strong> man as <strong>with</strong> a strong bitt<br />

Bridling the affectis <strong>of</strong> lustis eury one<br />

Stryfing <strong>with</strong> reasone a reuler most fitt. 1599.<br />

onto man<br />

^fortitude is most power<br />

H vertue techt and stillt in equitie<br />

TKHith curage balde doing quhat<br />

sho can<br />

TKHrong to repelle and despyse miserie.<br />

"JKHisdome is the ground <strong>of</strong> all praise and gloir<br />

jfe <strong>of</strong> the lyffe contrar to Ignorance<br />

Reaching quhat will speake euermore<br />

Cyid <strong>of</strong> all vertues quhilk men do aduance.<br />

ane doth frame<br />

Justice is a vertue quhilk<br />

HH thing is in this lyff <strong>with</strong> ane just ballance<br />

Hjolding<br />

a sworde to execute the same<br />

Zlhat no wrang bot richt may have affiance.<br />

jfaith is a truth and constancie <strong>of</strong> things<br />

Spoken and promised be God or man<br />

Hne gift <strong>of</strong> God quhilk onlie <strong>with</strong> it brings<br />

for Christis saik to ilk Christian.<br />

1foop is a vertue <strong>of</strong> singular grace<br />

(Broundit on faith quhilk to the conscience<br />

}xpelling all dout brings joy and peace<br />

still <strong>with</strong> a sure confidence.<br />

Hwaiting

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