Monition Curses

Gude folks, heir at my Archibischop of Glasgwis letters under his round sel=
e, direct to me or any uther chapellane, makand mensioun, with greit regrai=
t, how hevy he beris the pietous, lamentabill, and dolorous complaint that =
pass our all realme and commis to his ens, be oppin voce and fame, how our =
souverane lordis trew liegis, men, wiffls and barnys, bocht and redemit be =
the precious blude of our Salviour Jhesu Crist, and levand in his lawis, ar=
e saikleslie (innocently) part murdrist, part slayne, brynt, heryit, spulze=
it (spoiled) and reft, oppinly on day licht and under silens of the nicht, =
and thair takis (farms) and landis laid waist, and thair self banyst therfr=
a, als wele kirk-landis as utheris, be commoun tratouris, revaris, theiffis=
, duelland in the south part of this realme, sic as Tevidale, Esdale, Liddi=
sdale, Ewisdale, Nedis=E2=80=94 dale (Nithsdale), and Annanderdaill; quhiLk=
is hes bene diverse ways persewit and punist be the temperale swerd and our=
 Soverane Lordis auctorite, and dredis nocht the samyn.

And thairfoir my said Lord Archibischop of Glasgw hes thocht expedient to s=
trike thame with the terribill swerd of halykirk, quhilk thai may nocht lan=
g endur and resist; and has chargeit me, or any uther chapellane, to de=C2=
=ACnounce, declair and proclame thaim oppinly and generalie cursit, at this=
 market=E2=80=94croce, and all utheris public places.
l-Iairfor throw the auctorite of Almichty God, the Fader of hevin, his Son,=
 our Saviour, Jhesu Grist, and of the Halygaist; throw the auctorite of the=
 Blissit Virgin Sanct Mary, Sanct Michael, Sanct Gabniell, and all the ange=
llis; Sanct John the Baptist, and all the haly patniarkis and prophets; San=
ct Peter, Sanct Paull, Sanct Andro, and all haly appostillis; Sanct Stephin=
, Sanct Laurence, and all haly merthenis (martyrs); Sanct Gile, Sanct Marty=
n, and all haly confessouris; Sanct Anne, Sanct Katherin, and all haly virg=
inis and matronis; and of all the sanctis and haly company of hevin; be the=
 auctorite of our Haly Fader the Paip and his cardinalis, aned of my said L=
ord Archi=C2=ACbischop of Glasgw, be the avise and assistance of my lordis,=
 archibischop, bischopis, abbotis, priouris, and utheris prelatis and minis=
teris of halykirk,

I denounce, proclamis, and declaris all and sindry the committaris of the s=
aid saikles murthris, slauchteris, brinying, heirchippes, reiffis, thiftis =
and spulezeis, oppinly apon day licht and under silence of nicht, alswele w=
ithin temporale landis as kirklandis; togither with thair part takaris (par=
takers), assistaris, supplearis, wittandlie resettaris (knowing receivers) =
of thair per=E2=80=94 sonis, the gudes reft and stollen be thaim, art or pa=
rt thereof, and their counsalouris and defendouris, of thair evil dedis gen=
eralie CURSIT, waryit (execrated), aggregcite, and reaggregeite, with the G=
REIT CURSING.

I curse thair heid and all the hans of thair heid; I curse thair face, thai=
r ene, thair mouth, thair neise, thair toung, thair teith, thair crag, thai=
r schulderis, thair breist, thair hert, thair stomok, thair bak, thair wame=
, thair armes, thair leggis, thair handis, thair feit, and everilk part of =
thair body, frae the top of thair heid to the soul of thair feit, befoir an=
d behind, within and without.

I curse thaim gangand (going), and I curse thaim rydand (riding); I curse t=
haim standand, and I curse thaim sittand; I curse thaim etand, I curse thai=
m drinkand; I curse thaim walkand, I curse thaim sleepand; I curse thaim ry=
sand, I curse thaim lyand; I curse thaim at hame, I curse thaim fra hame; I=
 curse thaim within the house, I curse thaim without the house; I curse tha=
ir willis, thair bamis, and thair servandis participand with thaim in thair=
 deides. I wary thair cornys, thair catales, thair woll, thair scheip, thai=
r horse, thair swyrie, thair geise (geese), thair hennys, and all thair quy=
k gude (livestock). I wary thair hallis, thair chalmeris (rooms), thair kec=
hingis, thair stanillis, thair barnys, thair bins (cowsheds), thair bemyard=
is, thair cailyardis (cabbage=E2=80=94 patches), thair plewis, thair harrow=
is, and the gudis and housis that is neces=E2=80=94 sair for thair sustenta=
tioun and weilfair.

All the malesouns and waresouns (curses) that ever gat warldlie creatur sen=
 the begynnyng of the warlde to this hour mot licht apon thaim. The male=C2=
=ACdictioun of God, that lichtit apon Lucifei and all his fallowis, that st=
rak thaim frae the hie hevin to the deip hell, mot licht apon thaim. The fi=
re and the swerd that stoppit Adam far the y~ttis (gates) of Paradise, mot =
stop thaim frae the gloir of Hevin, quhill (until) thai forbere and mak ame=
ndis. The malesoun that lichtit on cursit Cayein, quhen he slew his bruther=
 just Abeli saiklessly, mot licht on thaim for the saildes slauchter that t=
hai commit dailie.

The maledictioun that lichtit apon all the warl~ie, man and beist, and all =
that ever tuk life, quhen all was drownit be the flude of Noye, except Noye=
 and his ark, mot licht apon thame and droune thame, man and beist, and mak=
 this realm cummirless (free) of thame for thair wicket synnys.

The thunnour and fireflauchtis (lightning) that set doun as rane apon the c=
ities of Zodoma and Gomora, with all the landis about, and brynt thame for =
thair vile sunnys, mot rane apon thame, and birne thaim for oppin synnis.

The malcsoun and confusion that lichtit on the Gigantis for thair oppressio=
un and pride, biggand (building) the tour of Babiloun, mot confound thaim a=
nd all thair werkis, for thair oppin reiffs and oppressioun.

All the plagis that fell apon Pharao and his pepill of Egipt, thair landis,=
 Gorne, and cataill, mot fall apon thaim, thair takkis, rowmys (places) and=
 stedingis, cornys and heistis.

The watter of Tweid and utheris watteris quhair thai ride naot droun thaim,=
 as the Reid Sey drownit King Pharao and his pepil ofEgipt, persewing Godis=
 pepill of Israell. The crd (earth) mot oppin, rifLe and clcitf (cleave), a=
nd swcily (swallow) thaim quvk to hell, as it swellyit cursit Dathan and Ab=
iron, that ganestude (withstood) Moeses and the command of God.

The wyld fyre that byrnt Thore and his fallowis to the nowmer of twa hundre=
dth and fyty, and uthcris 14,000 and 700 at anys, usurpand aganis Moyses an=
d Aaron, servandis of God, not suddanely birne a~nd consume thaim ~dailie g=
anestandand the comandis of God and halykirk.

The malediction that lichtst suddanely upon fair Absolon, rydant contrair h=
is fader, King David, servand of God, throw the wod, quhen the branchis of =
ane trc fred (parted) him of his horse and hangit him be the hair, mot lich=
t apon thaim, rydand again trew Scottis men, andhang thaim siclike that all=
 the warld may se.

The maledicitioun that licht=E2=80=94 it apon Olifernus, lieutenant to Nabo=
godonoser, makand weair (war) and heirchippis apon trew cristin (Christian)=
 men, the malediction that lichtit apon Judas, Pylot, Herod and the Jowis t=
hat chucifyit (crucified) Our Lord, and all the plagis and trublis that lic=
htit on the citte ofJherusalcm thairfor, and upon Symon Magus for his symon=
y, bludy Nero, cursit Ditius Mak=C2=ACcensius, Olibruis, Julianus Apostita =
and the laiff (rest) of the cruell tirrannis that slew and murthirit Cnitis=
 haly servandis, mot licht apon thame for thair cruel tiranny and murthirdo=
me of cristin pepill.

And all the vengeance that evir was takin sen the warlde began for oppin sy=
nnys, and all the plagis and pestilence that ever fell on man or beist, mot=
 fall on thaim for thair oppin reif1~ saiklesse slauchter and schedding of =
inno=C2=ACcent blude.

I dissever and pairtis thaim fra the kirk of God, and deliveris thaim quyk =
to the devill of hell, as the Apostill Sanct Paull deliverit Corin=E2=80=94=
 thion. I interdite the places thay cum in fra divine service, ministraciou=
n of the sacramentis of halykirk, except the sacrament of baptissing allane=
rlie (only); and forbiddis all kirkmen to schniffe (shrive) or absolve thai=
m of thaire synnys, quhill they be first absolyeit of this cursing.

I forbid all cristin man or woman till have ony company with thaime, etand,=
 drynkand, spekand, prayand, lyand, gangand, standand, or in any uther deid=
 doand, under the paine of deidly syn. I discharge all bandis, actis, contr=
actis, athis (oaths) and obligatiounis made to thaim be ony persounis, outh=
er of lawte (either of loyalty), kyndenes or manrent (personal fealty), sal=
ang as thai susteine this cursing, sua that na man be bundin (bound) to tha=
ini, and that thai be bundin till all men.

I tak fra thame and cryis doune all the gude dedis that ever thai did or sa=
il do, quhill thai ryse frae this cursing. I declare thaim parties (exclude=
d) of all matynys, messis, evinsangis, dirigeis or utheris prayeris, on buk=
c or beid; of all pilgrimagis and almouse dcdis done or to be done in halyk=
irk or be cristin pepill, enduring this cursing.

And, finally, I condemn thaim perpetuaiie to the deip pit of hell, the re=
=C2=ACmain with Lucifer and all his fallowis, and thair bodeis to the gallo=
wis of the Burrow Mure, first to be hangit, syne revin and ruggit (then rip=
ped and torn) with doggis, swyne, and utheris wyld beists, abhominabie to a=
ll the warld. And their candillis gangis frae your sicht, as rnot their sau=
lis gang fra the visage of God, and thai rgude fain fra the warld, quhull t=
hai forbeir thair oppin synnys foirsaidis and ryse frae this terribill curs=
ing, and mak Satis=C2=ACfaction and pennance.