SCOTTISH PROVERBS: GATHERED TOGETHER BY DAVID FERGUSSON sometime Minister at DUNFERMLINE: And put ordine Alphabetico when he departed this life, ANNO 1598. EDINBURGH, Printed by ROBERT BRYSON, and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of Jonah 1641. The Printer to the merry, judicious and discreet Reader. IT is well known, that every Nation hath the own Proverbs, and proverbial speeches, yea every Shire or part of a Nation hath some proverbial speeches, which others hath not: so that a man can hardly gather together all such speeches, yet some are more inclined to such kind of speeches then others. Therefore many in this realm that hath heard of David Fergusson sometime Minister at Dunfermbline, and of his quick answers and speeches, both to great persons, and others inferiors, and hath heard of his Proverbs which he gathered together in his time, and now are put down according to the order of the Alphabet: and many of all ranks of persons being very desirous to have the saids Proverbs, I have thought good to put them to the press, for thy better satisfaction. And because many will say, that there are many Proverbs which I have not set down, I have left a blank at the end of every Letter, that thou may supply that want, as every manthinks good: So shall I bee blameless that could print no more then I received the copy of, and thou contented that may set down what Proverbs are inlacking in thy conceit. I know there may be some that will say and marvel that a Minister should have taken pains to gather such Proverbs together: but they that knew his form of powerful preaching the Word, and his ordinar talking, ever almost using proverbial speeches, will not find fault with this that he hath done. And whereas there are some old Scottish words not in use now, bear with that, because if ye alter those words, the Proverb will have no grace: And so recommending these proverbs to thy good use, I bid thee farewell. SCOTTISH PROVERBS. A ALl things hath a beginning( God excepted) A good beginning makes a good ending. A slothful man is a beggars brother. A vaunter and a liar is both one thing.— All is not tint that is in perrell. All is not in hand that helps. A toome purse makes a bleat merchant. As long runs the fox as he feet hath. A hasty man never wanted woe. A wight man wanted never a weapon. A fools boult is soon shot. A given horse should not be looked in the teeth. A good asker should have a good naysay. A dear ship stands long in the haven. An ole it mother makes a sweir daughter. A racklesse hussy makes money thieves. A liar should have a good memory. A black show makes a blythe heart. A hungry man sees far. A sillie bairne is eith to lear. A half penny cat may look to the King. A greedy man God hates. A proud heart in a poor breast, hes meikle dollour to dree A skade mans head is soon broken A skabbit sheep flees all the flock. A burnt bairne, fire dreads. old men are twice bairnes. A tratler is worse then a thief. A borrowed len should come laughing hame. A blythe heart makes a blomeand visage. A year a nourish, seven years a da. An unhappy mans cairt is eith to tumble. An old hound bytes sair. A fair bride is soon buskt, and a short horse soon wispt. As good had as draw. A man that is warned, is half armed. An ill win penny will cast down a pound. All the corn in the country, is not shorne by kempers. one beggar is wae that another be the gate gae. A traveled man hath leave to lye. one ill word meets another, and it were at the bridge of London. A hungry louse bytes fair. A gentle horse would not be over sair spurred. A friends dinner is soon dight. An ill hook walled have a good claver. A good fellow tint never, but at an ill fellows hand. At open doors, dogs comes in. A word before, is worth two behind. A still sow eats all the draff. A dumb man holds all. All failes that fools thinks. A wool seller kens a wool buyer. All fellows, Jock and the Laird. As the sow fills, the draff soures. A full heart lied never. As good merchant tynes as wins. All the speid is in the spurs. As sair greits the bairne that is dung afternoon, as he that is dung before noon. An ill life, an ill end. Anes wood, never wise. Anes pay it never cravit. A good ruser, was never a good rider. All the keys of the country hangs not at one belt. A dum man wan never land. As soon comes the lambeskin to the market, as the old sheeps. As many heads, as many wits. A blind man should not judge of colours: As the old cock crawes, the young cock leares A scabbed horse is good enough for a skald squir A mirk mirror is a mans mind. As meikle upwith, as meikle down with. An ill shearer got never a good hook. A tarrowing bairn was never fat. A good cow may have an ill calf. A cock is crouse in his own midding. A new bissome soupes clean. As sair fights wranes as cranes. A yield sow was never good to gryses. As the carl riches he wretches, A fool when he hes spoken hes all done. An old sack craves meikle clouting. An old sack is ay skailing. A fair fire makes a room flet An old knave is na bairne. A good yeaman makes a good woman. A man hath no more good then he hath good of. A fool may give a wise man a counsel. A man may spear the gate to Rome. As long lives the merry man as the wretch for all the craft he can. All walled have all, all walled forgive. one may led a horse to the water, but four and twenty cannot gar him drink. A bleat cat makes a proud mouse. An ill willy kow should have short horns. A good piece steil is worth a penny. A shored three stands long. A gloved cat was never a good hunter. A gangand fit is ay getting. All is not gold that glitters. A swallow makes not summer or spring time. A man may spit on his hand and do full ill. An ill servant will never be a good master. An hired horse tired never. All the winning is in the first buying. Anuch is a feast( of bread and cheise.) A horse may snapper on four feet. All thing wytes that well not fairs. All things thrives but thrice. Absence is a shroe. old sin new shane. A man cannot thrive except his wife le●●●m. A bairne mon creep or he ga●g. As long as ye serve the toad, ye man bear up his tail. All overs are ill. A man may wooe where he will, but he will wed where his hap is. A mean pot played never evin. Among 24 fools not one wise man. one mans meat, is another mans poison. A fool will not give his babble for the tower of Lun. A foul foot makes a full womb. A man is a lion in his own cause. A hearty hand to give a hungry meltith. A cumbersome cur in company, is hated for his misscariage A poor man is fain of little. An answer in a word. A beltlesse bairn cannot lye. A Zule feast may be quat at Pasche. A good dog never barket but a bone. A full sack will take a clout on the side An ill hound comes halting home. All things helps( quod the Wran) when she pished in the sea. All cracks, all bears. A houndlesse man comes to the best hunting. All things hes an end, and a pudding hes twa. All is well that ends well. As good hads the stirrep, as he that loops on, A begun work is half ended. A Scottish man is wise behind the hand. A new tout in an old horn. As broken a ship hes come to land. As the fool thinks, ay the bell clinks. A man may see his friend need, but he will not see him bleed A friend is not known but in need. A friend in court, is better nor a penny in the purse. All things is good unseyit A good goose indeed, but she hes an ill gansell. All are not maidens that wears bair hair. A mache and a horse show are both alike. Airlie crooks the three, that good cammok should be. An ounce of mothers wit is worth a pound of clergy. An inch of a nage is worth the span of an aver. B BEtter sit idle nor work for nought. Better learn by your neighbors scathe nor by your own. Better half egg nor toome doupe. Better apple given nor eaten. Better a dog fan nor bark on you. Bodin geir stinks. board neither with me, nor with my honour: Buy when I bid you. Better late thrive then never. Better hand louse nor bound to an ill baikine. Better long little nor soon right nought: Better give nor take. Better bide the the cookes nor the mediciners. Better saucht with little aucht, nor care with many kow. Bring a kow to the hall, and she will to the byre a gain. Bear wealth, poverty will bear itself. Better goodseal nor good eall. Better wooe over midding nor over moss. Blaw the wind never so fast it will lowne at the last. Bind fast, find fast. Better old debts nor old saires. Better a fowle in hand nor two flying. Better spaire at the breird nor at the bottom. bind the sack or it be full. Better be well loved nor ill won geir. Better finger off nor ay warkin. Better rue sit, nor rue flit. board not with bawtie. Better say, Here it is, nor here it was. Better plays a full womb, nor a new coat. Better be happy nor wise. Better happy to court, nor good service. Better a wit coft, nor twa for nought. Better bow nor break. Better two seils, nor one sorrow. Better bairnes great nor bearded men. Betwixt twa stools, the arse falls down. Better na ring nor the ring of a rash. Better hold out nor put out. Better sit still, nor rise and get a fall. Better leave nor want. Better unborn nor untaught. Better be envied nor pitied. Better a little fire that warms, nor a meikle that burns. Be the same thing that thou walled be called, Black will be no other hue. beauty but bounty avails nought. Beware of had I wist. Better be alone, nor in ill company. Better a thigging mother, nor a riding father. Before I wein and now I wat. Bonie silver is soon spendit. Better never begun nor never endit. biting and scarting is Scots folks wooing. Breads house skaild never. Bairns mother burst never. Bannoks is better nor na kin bread. Better a laying hen nor a lyin crown Better be dead as out of the fashion. Better buy as borrow. Better have a mouse in the pot as no flesh. C COurt to the town, and whore to the window Cadgers speaks of leadsadles. Changing of works is lighting of hearts: Charge your friend or you need. Cats eats that hussies spares. Cast not forth the old water while the new come in. Crabbit was, and cause had. Comparisons are odious. Come not to the counsel uncalled. Condition makes, and condition breaks. Cut duelles in every town. could cools the love that kindles over hot. Cease your snowballes casting. Come it air, come it late, in May comes the cowquake. courtesy is cumbersome to them that knows it not. Calke is na shears. D DO in hill as ye walled do in hall. Do as ye walled be done to. Do weal and have weal. Dame deim warily. Dead and marriage makes tearm-day. Draff is good enough for swine. Do the likeliest, and God will do the best. Drive out the inch as thou hast done the span. Dead men bytes not. Daffing dow nothing. Dogs will read swine. Dirt parts company. Drink and drought comes sindle together. Daft talk dow not. Do well and doubt na man, and do weal and doubt all men. Dead at the one door, and hership at the other. Dummie cannot lye. E early master, long knave Eaten meat is good to pay. Eeild walled have honour. Evening orts is good morning fodder. Every land hes the lauch, and every corn hes the casse. Every man wishes the water to his own miln. every man can rule an ill wise but he that hes her. Eat measurelie and defy the mediciners. every man for himself( quoth the Merteine) every man flames the fat sows arse. Experience may teach a fool. Every man wates best where his own show binds him. after long mint, never dint. after word comes weird. after delay comes a let. F FAr fowles hes fair feathears. Fair heghts makes fools fain. fools are fain of flitting. falsehood made never a fair hinderend. freedom is a faire thing. For tint thing care not. fool hast is no speed. fools sets far trystes. For love of the nourish, money kisses the bairne. folly is a bonny dog. Faire words broke never bane, foul words breaks many one Foul water slokens fire. Far sought, and dear bought, is good for Ladies. For fault of wise men, fools sits on binks. fools makes feasts, and wise men eats them. fools are fain of right nought. Forbid a thing, and that we will do. Follow love and it will flee thee, flee love and it will follow thee Fegges after peace. fools should have no chappin sticks. Friendship stands not in one side. Few words sufficeth to a wiseman. Fire is good for the farcie. fiddlers dogs and flies comes to feasts uncalled. Fill fow and had fow makes a stark man. G GRace is best for the man. Giff gaff makes good friends. Good wine needs not a wisp. Good cheer and good cheap garres many haunt the house. God sends men cauld as they have clothes to Gods help is neirer nor the fair evin. Give never the wolf the wedder to keep. Good will should be tane in part of payment. God sends never the mouth but the meat with it Girne when ye knit, and lauch when ye louse. Go to the Devil and bishop you. Go show the goose. God sends meat, and the devil sends cookes. H HUnger is good kitchine meat. He that is far from his geir, is neir his scathe. Had I fish, was never good with garlic. He mon have leave to speak that cannot had his tongue. He that lippins to bon ploughs, his land will ly lay. He rides sicker that fell never. He that will not hear motherhead, shal hear stepmotherhead He that crabs without cause, should mease without mends He that may not as he would, mon do as he may. He that spares to speak, spares to speed. He is well easit that hes ought of his own, when others goes to the meat. He that is welcome, fairs weil. He that does ill hates the light. He that speaks the thing he should not, hears the things he would not. He that is evil deemed, is half hanged. Help thyself, and God will help thee. He that spends his geir on a whore, hes both shane and scathe. He that forsakes missour, missour forsakes him. Half a tale is enough to a wise man. He that hallows over high, the spaill will fall into his eye. He that eats while he last, will be the war while he die. He is a weak horse that may not bear the saidle. He that borrows and bigs, makes feasts and thigs, drinks and is not dry, these three are not thirsty. He is a proud toad that will not scrape his own hole. He is wise when he is well, can had him sa. He is poor that God hates. He is wise that is ware in time. He is wis that can make a friend of a foe. Hair and hair, makes the cairles head baire: Hear all parties: He that is red for windlestrawes, should not sleep in lees. He rises over early that is hangit or noon. He is not the fool that the fool is, but he that with the fool deals. He that tholes overcomes. He loves me for little, that hates me for nought. He that hes twa huirds, is able to get the third. He is a sairie beggar that may not gae by one mans door. Hall binkes are sliddrie. He is not the best wright that hallows the maniest speals. He that evil does, never good weines. Hooredome and grace, can never bide in one place. he that counts all costs, will never put plough in the eard. He that slays, shall be slain. He that is ill of his harberie, is good of his way kenning. He that will not when he may, shall not when he walled. Hanging ganges be hap. He is a fool that forgets himself. happy man, happy cavil. He that comes uncald, sits unservd. He that comes first to the hill, may sit where he will, He that shames, shall be shent. He gangs early to steal, that cannot say na. He should have a long shafted spoon that sups kail with the devil. He sits above that deals aikers. He that ought the cow, goes nearest her tail. He is worth na weal that may not bide na wae, He should have a hail pow, that calls his neighbour nikkienow. He that hes gold may buy land. He that counts but his host, counts twice. He that looks not or he loup, will fall or he wit of himself hast makes waste, Hulie and fair, men rides far journeys: He that marries a daw, eats meikle dirt. He that marries or he be wise, will die or he thrive. Hunting, hawking, and paramours, for one joy, a hundred displeasures. hauled in geir, helps well. He is twice fain, that sits on a stain. He that does his turn in time, sits half idel. He plaints early that plaints on his kail. He is good that failed never. Half aunch, is half fill. He is a fairy cook that may not lick his own finger. Hunger is hard in a hail maw. He should wear iron shone that bydes his neighbours dead. Hame, is hamelie. He that is hated of his subjects, cannot be counted a king. Hap and a half-pennie, is warlds geir enough. He calls me scabbed, because I will not call him skade. He is blind that eats his marrow, but far blinder that lets him. Have God, and have all. honesty is na pride. He that fishes afore the net, long or he fish get. He tint never a cow, that grace for a needle. He that hes na geir to tine, hes shins to pine. He that takes all his geir fra himself, and gives to his bairns, it were weal ward to take a mell and knock out his harness. He sits full still that hes a riven breik. He that does bidding, serves na dinging. He that blaws best bears away the horn, He is weal staikit thereben, that will neither borrow nor len Hea will gar a deaf man hear. He is sairest dung when his own wand dings him. He hes wit at will, that with angry heart can hold him stil. proverbial speeches of persons given to such vices or virtues as follows. Of greedy persons it is said, HE can hid his meat and seek more. He will see day light at a little hole. He comes for drink, though draff be his errand. Of well skilled persons. He was born in August. He sees an inch before his nose. Of wilful persons. He is at his wits end. He hears not at that ear. He walled fain be fordwart if he wist how. He will not give an inch of his will, for a span of his thrift. Of vousters or new upstarts. His wind shakes no corn. He thinks himself na pays peir, He counts himself worthy meikle mice dirt. henry Cheike never slay a man while he came to him: Of sleyit persons. His heart is in his hos●: He is war fleyit nor he is hurt. He looks as the wood were full of thieves. He looks like the laird of pity. He looks like a Lochwhaber axe. Of false persons. He will get credit of a house full of unbored millstones. He looks up with the one eye, and down with the other. He can lye as weal as a dog can lick a dish. He lies never but when the holen is green. He bydes as fast as a cat bound with a sacer. He walled gar a man trow that the moon is made of green cheis, or the cat took the heron. Of misnortured persons. He hes a brazen face. He knows not the door be the door bar. He spits on his own blanket. Of unprofitable foolish persons. He haps ay on one string. He robs Peter to pay Paul. He rives the kirk to theik the quire He wags a wand in the water. He that rides or he be ready, wants some of his geir. Of weillie persons. He can hauled the cat to the sun, He kens his groats among other folks kail. He neiffers for the better. He is not so daft as he lets him. Of angry persons. He hes pisht on a nettle. He hes not gotten the first seat of the midding the day. He takes pepper in the nose. Of unconstant persons. He is like a widder cock. He hes changed his tippet, or his cloak on the other shoulder He is like a dog on a cat. His evening song and morning song are not both alike. He is an Aberdeens man, taking his word again. Of persons speaking pertinently. He hes hit the nail on the head. He hes touched him in the quick. Of weasters and divers. He hes not a heal nail to claw him with. He he hes not a penny to buy his dog a leaf He is as poor as Joh. He is as bair as the birk at Zule evin. He begs at them that borrowit at him. He hes brought his pack to a fit spead. He is on the ground. His hair grows through his hood. He hes cried himself diver. Of proud persons. He counts his half penny good sliver. He makes meikle of his painted sheits. He goes away with born head. He spills unspoken to. He hes not that bachell to swear by. Of untymous persons. He is as welcome as water in a rivin ship. He is as welcome as snaw in harvest. Of rash persons. He sets all on sex or sevin. He stumbles at a strea and loupes at a brea. Of ignorant persons. He does as the blind man when he casts his staff. He brings a staff to his own head. He gars his own wand ding him. He breads of the gate that casts all down at evin. He hes good skill of roasted wool, when it stinks it is enough. Of effeminate persons. He is John Thomsones man, coutching carl. He wears short hose. Of drankards. His head is full of bees. He may writ to his friends. His hand is in the creill. He is better fed nor nortured. He needs not a cake of bread at all his kin. Of hypocrites. He hes meikle prayer, but little devction. He runs with the hound and holds with the hair. He hes a face to God, and another to the devil. He is a wolf in a lambs skin. He breaks my head, and syn puts on my how. He can say, My jo, and think it not. He sleeps as dogs does, when wives sifts meal. He will go to hell for the house profit. I IT is a sairie brewing, that is not good in the newing. It is tint that is done to child and old men. Ill weids waxes weal. In some mens ought mon the old horse die. It is a sooth board that men sees wakin. In space comes grace. It is ill to bring out of the flesh that is bread in the bane. Ill win, ill warit. It is a sillie flock where the zowe bears the bell. It is a sin to lie on the devil. It is eith till, that the own self will. It is good mows that fills the womb. It is na time to stoop when the head is off. It is fair in hall, where beards wags all. It will come in an hour that will not come in a year. If thou do na ill, do na ill like. If thou steal not my kail, break not my dyke. If ye may spend meikle, put the more to the fire. If I can get his cairt at a walter, I shall lend it a put. If I may not keep goose, I shall keep gesline. It is kindly that the poke sare of the hearine. It is eith to cry zule on another mans cost. ilk a man as he loves, let him sand to the cooks. It is eith to swim where the head is holden up. It is well warit they have sorrow that buys with their silver If one will not, another will. It is ill to take a breik off a bairarse. It is dear bought honey that is licked off a thorn. If God be with us, wha will be against us. It is weal warit that wasters want geir, It is ill to bring butte the thing that is not there benne. It that lies not in your gate, breaks not your shins. It is na play where one greits, and another laughs. If a man knew what walled be dear, he walled be but merchant for a year. It is true that all men says. I have a good bow, but it is in the castle. It is hard to fling at the broad, or kick at the prick. Ilk man mend one, and all will be mendit. It is a sairie collope that is tain off a capon. Ill bairnes are best heard at home. It is ill to wakin sleeping dogs, Ill hirds makes fat wolffs. It is hard to wife, and thrive in a year. It is good sleeping in a heal skin. It is not tint that is done to friends. It is ill to draw a strea before an old cat. It is a pain both to pay and pray. It is good fishing in drumling waters. It is little of Gods might, to make a poor man a knight. It is good baking beside meal. It is a good goose that drops ay. It is not the habit that makes the monk. It is not good to want and to have. It hes neither arse nor elbow. I shall sit on his skirt. It is a bair moore that he goes over and gets not a cow. I shall hold his nose on the grindstone. It goes as meikle in his heart as in his heel. It goes in at the one ear, and out at the other. It is na mair pity to see a woman great, nor to see a goose go bair fit. It is weal said, but wha will bell the cat. It is short while seen the louse boor the langelt. I have a sliddrie eill by the tail. It is as me it as a sow to bear a saddle. It is as meet as a thief for the widdie. I walled I had as meikle pepper as he counts himself worthy myse dirt. It will be an ill web to bleitch. I cannot find you baith tails and ears. It is ill to make a blown horn of a toes tail. If ever ye make a lucky pudding I shall eat the prick. It that God will give, the devil can not reave. In a good time I say it, in a better I leave it. Its a sillie pack that may not pay the custom. I have seen as light green. Its a could coal to blow at. Its a sair field where all are dung down. Its a sair dung birn that dare not great. I wat where my own show binds me. If ye wanted me and your meat, ye walled want one good friend. K KAme single, kame sair. kindness comes of will. kindness will creep where it may not gang. kindness cannot be bought for geir. Kail spaires bread. Kamesters are ay creeshie. Knowledge is eith born about. Kings are out of play. Kings and Bares oft worries their keepers. Kings hes long ears. Kings caff is worth other mens corn. kindness lies not ay in one side of the house. L LIttle intermerting makes good friends. Long tarrying takes all the thank away. Little good is soon spendit. long lean makes hameald cattle. Little wit makes meikle travel. Lcar young, lear fair. Like draws to like, and a scabbed horse to an ald dyke. layeth to the bed, layeth out of the bed. Little may an ald horse do, if he may not nigh. Let them that are could blow at the coal. long standing, and little offering makes a poor prise. Love hes na lack. Leave the court, or the court leave thee. Light supper makes long life. Lykit geir is half bought. Lordships changes manners. Light winning makes a heavy purse. Live and let live, much less, faultless. Little said, soon mendit. layeth to the drink, and loath fra it. lightly comes, lightly goes. Last in the bed, best heard. Lata is long and dreich. Little waits an ill hussy what a dinner holds in. lads will be men. Lauch and lay down again. likely lies in the mire, and unliklie goes by it. Let him drink as he hes browin. Like to die, mends not the kirk yard. Luck and a bone voyage. long or ye cut Falkland wood with a pen knife. Love me little, and love me long. Let alone makes money lurdon. Little troubles the eye, but far less the soul. Little kens the wife that sits by the fire, how the wind blows could in hurl burle swyre. M money irons in the fire part mon cool. Maidens should be meek while they be married. Men may buy gold over dear. money purses holds friends together Meat and cloath makes the man. money hands makes light work. Make not twa mews of an daughter Meat is good, but mensae is better. money masters, quoth the poddock to the harrow when every tind took her a knock, Mint or ye strike. Measure, is treasure. money men does lack, that yat walled fain have in their pack. Misterfull folk mon not be mensfull. Many smals makes a great. mastery maws the meadows down. money speaks of Robin Hood, that never shot in his bow. Mister makes men of craft. Meikle water runs where the miller sleeps Meikle mon a good heart tholl. money cares for meal that hes bakin bread enough. Meikle spoken, part mon spill. Messengers should neither be headed nor hanged. Men are blind in their own cause. money words walled have meikle drink. Man propons, but God dispons. money man serves a thankless master. money words fills not the furlot. money kinsfolk, but few friends. Men goes over the dyke at the laichest. Might, often times overcomes right. Mends is worth misdeeds. Meikle head, little wit. Mustard after meat. Millers takes ay the best multar with their own hand. money man speirs the gate he knows full well. mussel not the oxens mouth. Meikle hes, walled ay have mair. money tynes the half mark whinger, for the half penny whange. Make not meikle of little. money man makes an errand to the hall, to bid the lady good-day. money brings the raike but few the shovel. Make no balks of good bear land. March whisquer was never a good fisher. Meat and mass never hindered no man. N NAture passes norture. Na man can baith sup and blaw at once. Nothing enters in a close hand. Need makes virtue. Need hes na law. Neirest the Kirk, farrest fra God. Neirest the King, neirest the widdie. New lords, new laws. Na man may puind for unkindness. Neirest the heart, neirest the mouth. Never rade, never fell. Need gars naked men run, and sorrow gars websters spin. Neir is the kirtle, but neirer is the sark: Nothing is difficile to a well willit man. Na man makes his own hap. Na ply is best. Nothing comes sooner to light, then that which is long hide. Na man can play the fool sa weal as the wise man. Na penny, na pardon. Na man can seek his marrow in the kirne, sa weal as he that hes been in it himself. O OVer fast, over louse. Of anuch men leaves. Over great familiarity genders despite. Oft counting makes good friends. Over narrow counting culzies na kindness. Out of sight, out of langer. Of twa ills choose the least. Of other mens leather, men takes large whanges. Over jollie dow not. Of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks Of all war, peace is the final end. Of ill debtors men takes eattes, Of need make virtue. Of the earth mon the dyke be biggit. Of one ill, comes many. Over hote over could. Over heigh, over laich. Over meikle of one thing, is good for nathing. P penny wise, pound fool, Priests and doves makes foul houses. Pride and sweirnesse walled have meikle uphald. Put your hand na father nor your sleive may reeke. poor men are fain of little thing. Play with your peirs. Pith is good in all plays. Put twa half pennies in a purse, and they will draw together Painters and poets have leave to lye. Possession is worth an ill chartour. pride will have a fall. poverty parts good company, and is an enemy to virtue. Put not your hand betwixt the rind and the three. poor men they say hes na souls. Patience perforce. Provision in season, makes a rich meason. Put that in the next few, Peter in, and Paul out. plenty is na dainty: puddings and paramours walled be hotelie handlit. Q Quhair the dear is slain, some blood will lie. Quhen the eye sees it saw not, the heart will think it thought not. Quhen wine is in, wit is out. Quhen the stead is stowne, steik the stable door. Quhen the toad preaches, beware of the hens. Quhen the cup is fullest, bear it evinest. Quhat better is the house that the da rises in the morning. Quhen thieves reckons, leall men comes to their geir. Quhen I am dead, make me caddel. Quhiles the hawk hes, and whiles he hunger hes. Quhen the craw flees, her tail follows. Quhen the play is best, it is best to leave. Quha may wooe but cost. Quhiles thou, whiles I, so goes the bailleri. Quhen a man is full of lust, his womb is full of leesings Quha may hold that will away. Quhen taylours are true, there little good to show. Quhen thy neighbours house is on fire, take tent to thy own Quhen the iron is hot, it is time to strike. Quhen the belly is full, the bones walled have rest. Quhom God will help, na man can hinder. Quhen all men speaks, na man hears. Quhen the good man is fra hame, the boardcleaths tint, Quhair stands your great horse. Quhair the big breaks, let the shells ly. Quhen friends meets, hearts warms. Quhen the well is full, it will run over. R REason band the man. Ruse the ford as ye find it. Ruse the fair day at evin. Racklesse youth, makes a goustie age. rhyme spares na man. Reavers should not be rewers: Rule youth weal, and eild will rule the sell. Rome was not biggit on the first day. S sick man, sick master. seldom rides, tynes the spurs. Shod in the cradle, bairfoot in the stubble, sick lips, sick latace. sick a man as thou walled be, draw thee to sik company. sooth board is na board. seldom lies the devil dead by the dyke side Saying goes good cheap- Spit on the stane, it will be wet at the last. Soft fire makes sweet malt. Sorrows gars websters spin. Sturt pays na debt. Sillie bairns are eith to lear. Saw thin, and maw thin. Soon ripe, soon rotten. sand and fetch. Self dead, self fa. shane shall fall them that shane thinks, to do themselves a good turn. sick father, sick son, &c. Seill comes not while sorrow be gone. Shees a foul bide that fyles her own nest. spear at Jock thief my marrow, if I be a leal man. Soon gotren, soon spendit. sick priest, sick offering. Shee is a sairie mouse that hes but one hole. Surfeit slays ma● nor the sword. Seik your sauce where you get your all. Sokand seal is best. sick answer as a man gives, sick will he get. Small winning makes a heavy purse. shane is past the shed of your hair. sand him to the sea and he will not get water. sane you weal fra the devil and the Lairds bairns. She that takes gifts her self, she sels, and shee that gives, does not ells. Shroe the ghast that the house is the war of. show me the man, and I shall show you the law. Swear by your burnt shines. Sairie be your meil poke, and ay your neive in the nook of it. T THe mair hast, the war speid. tide bydes na man. Twa daughters and a back door, are three stark thieves There was never a cake, but it had a make. There came never a large fart forth of a Wrans arse. Toome bags rattles. The thing that is fristed, is not forgiven. Take part of the pelf, when the pack is a dealing. Tread on a worm, and she will steir her tail. They are lightly herrite that hes their own. The Craw thinks her own bide fairest. There is little to the rak to get after the bissome. They buy good cheap that brings nathing hame. Thraw the wand while it is green. The Sowters wife is worst shod. The worst world that ever was, some man wan. They will know by a half penny if a priest will take offering time tries the truth. The weeds overgaes the corn. Take time while time is, for time will away. The piper wants meikle that wants the nether chafts. They are welcome that brings. The langer we live, the mae farlies we see. There are many sooth words spoken in bourding. There is na thief without a resetter. There is many fair thing full false. There came never ill of a good advisement. There is na man sa deaf, as he that will not hear. There was never a fair word in flyting. The mouth that lies, slays the soul. Trot mother, trot father, how can the foal amble. They were never fain that fidgit. Twa wolfs may worrie one sheep. Twa fools in one house is over many. The day hes eyne, the night hes ears. The three fals not at the first straike. The mair ye tramp in a turd, it grows the breader. There is none without a fault. The devil is a busy bishop in his own diocie. There is no friend to a friend in mister. There is na fool to an old fool. Touch a good horse in the back, and he will fling. There is remeid for all things but stark died. There is na medicine for fear. The weakest goes to the walls. That which hussies spares, cats eats. Thou wilt get na mair of the cat but the skin, There mae madines nor makine. They laugh ay that wins, Twa wits is better nor one. They put at the cairt that is ay gangand. Three may keep counsel if twa be away. They are good willie of their horse that hes nane. The mae the merrier, the fewer the better cheer. The blind horse is hardiest. There mae ways to the wood nor one There is meikle between word and dead. They that speirs meikle, will get wot of part. The less play the better. The mair cost, the mair honour. There is nothing more precious nor time. True love kyths in time of need. There are many fair words in the marriage making, but few in the tochergood paying. The higher up, the greater fall. The mother of mischief is na mair nor a midge wing. Tarrowing bairns were never fat. There little sap in dry peis hooles: This boult came never out of your bag. Thy tongue is na slander. Take him up there with his 5 eggs, and 4 of them rotten. The next time ye dance, wit whom ye take by the hand. The goose pan is above the roast. Thy thumb is under my belt. There is a dog in the well. The malt is above the beir. Touch me not on the sair heel. The shots overgaes the ald swine, Take a man by his word, and a cow by her horn. There meikle hide meat in a goose eye. They had never an ill day that had a good evening. There belongs mair to a bed nor four buir legs. The greatest clerks are not the wisest men. Thou should not tell thy foe when thy fit slides the grace of God is geir enough. Twa hungry mel●its makes the third a glutton This world will not last ay. The Devil and the Dean begins with a letter, when the Devil hes the Dean, the kirk will be the better. They are as wise that spear not. There is nothing so crouse as a new washen louce. W WRang hes nea warrant. Will hes that weal is. Well done, soon done. Weapons bodes peace. wil●ss helps weak folk. Wishers, and walders are poor househalders, Words are but wind, but dunts are the devil. Wark bears witness wha weal does. Wealth gars wit waver. weal bydes, weal betydes, wrong count, is na payment. wrong hears, wrong answer gives. With empty hand, na man should hawks 'allure weal wats the mouse, the cats out of the house. We ill worth awe, that gars the plough draw. We hounds slay the hair, quoth the messoun. Wonder lasts but nine nights in a town, Women and bairns keeps counsel of that they know not. Wont beguilt the lady. Waken not sleeping dogs. We have a craw to pluck. Well good mother daughter. Wood in wilderness, and strength in a fool. Wit in a poor mans head, moss in a mountain avails nothing. Weils him and wooes him that hes a bishop in his kin. use makes perfectness. Unskild mediciners, and horsemarshels, slays both man and beast. Whatrax of the feed, where the friendship dow nought. Y YE will break your neck and your fast alike in his house Ye strive against the stream Youth never casts for peril. Ye seek hot water under could y●e● Ye drive a snail to Rome. Ye ride a bootless errand. Ye seek grace at a graceless face. Ye learn your father to get bairns. Ye may not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope. Youth and age will never agree. Ye may puind for debt, but not for unkindness. Ye breid of the cat, ye walled fain eat fish, but ye have n● will to wet your feet, We breid of the gouk, ye have not a rhyme but one. Ye should be a king of your word. Ye will get war bods or Belten. Ye may drink of the burn, but not bite of the brae: Ye walled do little for God an the devil were dead: Ye have a ready mouth for a ripe cherry. Ye breed of the millers dog, ye lick your mouth or the po● be open. FINIS.