▁The ▁first ▁complete ▁surv iving ▁work ▁is ▁John ▁Ireland ' s ▁The ▁Mer oure ▁of ▁Wy ss d ome ▁( 1 4 9 0 ). ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁pro se ▁transl ations ▁of ▁French ▁books ▁of ▁ch ival ry ▁that ▁surv ive ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 5 0 s . ▁The ▁land mark ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁James ▁IV ▁was ▁G av in ▁Douglas ' s ▁version ▁of ▁Vir g il ' s ▁A ene id . ▁ ▁James ▁V ▁supported ▁William ▁Stewart ▁and ▁John ▁Bell enden , ▁who ▁translated ▁the ▁Latin ▁History ▁of ▁Scotland ▁compiled ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 7 ▁by ▁H ector ▁Bo e ce , ▁into ▁verse ▁and ▁pro se . ▁David ▁Ly nd say ▁wrote ▁eleg iac ▁narr atives , ▁roman ces ▁and ▁sat ires . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 5 5 0 s ▁cultural ▁purs uits ▁were ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁royal ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁Kirk ▁heavily ▁disc ou rag ed ▁poetry ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁dev ot ional . ▁Nevertheless ▁po ets ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁included ▁Richard ▁M ait land ▁of ▁L ething ton , ▁John ▁Rol land ▁and ▁Alexander ▁H ume . ▁Alexander ▁Scott ' s ▁use ▁of ▁short ▁verse ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁s ung ▁to ▁music , ▁opened ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁Cast il an ▁po ets ▁of ▁James ▁VI ' s ▁adult ▁reign . ▁who ▁included ▁William ▁F ow ler , ▁John ▁Stewart ▁of ▁Bald yn ne is , ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Mont gom erie . ▁Pl ays ▁in ▁Sc ots