The Complaynte and Testament of a Popiniay which Lyeth Sore Wounded and Maye Not Dye tyll Euery Man hathe Herd what he Sayth: Wherfore Gentyll Readers Haste You yt he were Oute of his Payne

by David Lyndsay

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54 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1538

About the author

Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount, (also spelled Lindsay) (c.1490 – c.1555) was a Scottish officer of arms, poet (Makar) and dramatist, whose works reflect the spirit of the Renaissance.

He attended the University of St. Andrews and was subsequently engaged as a courtier in the Royal Household; first as an equerry, then as an usher (assistant to a head-tutor) to the future King James V of Scotland. His first heraldic appointment was as Snowdon Herald and in 1529 he was appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms, and knighted. After the death of James V, in 1542, he continued to sit in Parliament of Scotland as commissioner for Cupar, Fife; and in 1548 he was member of a mission to Denmark which obtained privileges for Scottish merchants.

Lyndsay's Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis is of great historical interest, being the only extant example of a complete Scottish morality play.