DAVID J. PARKINSON is an emeritus Professor of the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan. The Scottish Text Society published his edition of Alexander Montgomerie's poems in 2000.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionAuthorship and date- Evidence for authorship in An- John Adamson's role- Henry Adamson: biography- The date of MTWitnesses- An- BoLanguage and versification- Spellings, rhymes, and sounds- Inflections- Parts of speech and phrasal construction- Simple and composite sentences- Words and meanings in Scots and English- VersificationLiterary and historical significance- Master Gall and Monsier George- A poem on Perth- The bridge and its mysteriesPrevious editionEditorial practiceThe Muses Threnodie: Or Mirthfull Mournings on the Death of Master Gall by Henry Adamson1Pre. Title Page2Pre. Dedication3Pre. To the Reader- William Drummond, Letter to Henry Adamson4Pre. Henry Adamson, The Inventarie of the Gabions5Pre. Henry Adamson, An Apologie of the Author6Pre. Thomas Crawford, De authoris præmaturo obitu7Pre. John Adamson, To Perth8Pre. Thomas Crawford, On Patrick Adamson9Pre. In authorem libri10Pre. Ad Pertham11Pre. John Moore, To the Memorie of the Author1Mu. The First Muse2Mu. The Second Muse3Mu. The Third Muse4Mu. The Fourth Muse5Mu. The Fifth Muse6Mu. The Sixth Muse7Mu. The Seventh Muse8Mu. The Eighth Muse9Mu. The Ninth MuseTextual NotesExplanatory NotesBibliographyGlossary Index of names and places in the poem