Bannatyne Manuscript

…of verse, known as the Bannatyne Manuscript, while living in isolation during a plague in 1568. His anthology contains many of the best-known poems of the courtly poets known as makaris, or Scottish Chaucerians; it also preserves work by such poets as Alexander Scott who otherwise would be virtually unknown,…

…poems are contained in the Bannatyne Manuscript (1568). Scott’s reputation as a genuine minor lyric poet rests upon his love lyrics; these show a striking range of mood, from the tender to the coarse, and an admirable metrical suppleness and variety. He also left an amusing burlesque, “The Justing and…