John Rolland, The seuin seages Translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith […]. [Edinburgh: John Ros, for Henry Charteris, 1578]

General Information

Reference Number

EnglishPrint5

Total number of pages/folios

335

Format

4°

Digital Resources & Modern References

Digitisation

https://search.proquest.com/eebo/docview/2240926148

Modern Edition

Rolland, The Seuin Seages, ed. by Black (1932), Rolland, The Seven Sages in Scotish Metre, ed. by Laing (1837), Buchner, Historia septem Sapientum nach der Innsbrucker Handschrift (&) der Seuin Seages des Johne Rolland (1889)

Modern research literature

Schlusemann (2023), Buchner (1889)

Catalogue

STC (2nd ed.), 21254, ESTC S110703, https://datb.cerl.org/estc/S110703

Copies

Has Library	Has Shelfmark	Has Note
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland	F.5.f.19	https://search.nls.uk/permalink/44NLS_INST/j9lfge/alma9943341473804341 Physical description: [8], 124, 135-335, [1] p. ; (4to) Identifiers: (StEdNL)4334147-nlsdb-Voyager; 4334147; (Uk-ES)006182259; (CU-RivES)S110703; Reference Note: Aldis, H.G. Scotland, 152; ESTC S110703; STC (2nd ed.) 21254

Language Information

Language of text

Scots

Regional or specific language of text

Middle Scots

Prose or verse

Verse

Note

When John Ross died in 1580, his will stated that he had 200 copies of the text in his possession.

Titles & Classification

Standardised title of narrative

The Seuin Seages

Incipit or textual title

The seuin seages translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith, with ane moralitie efter euerie doctouris tale, and siclike efter the Emprice Tale, togidder with ane louing and laude to euerie doctour efter his awin tale, [and] ane exclamation and outcrying vpon the empreouris wife efter hir fals contrusit tale.

Version (siglum)

H (Historia Septem Sapientum)

Language Group within Version

Scots Version H: Rolland, Seuin Seages

Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version

Scots Prints (H)