— in the original Middle English (or Middle Scots!). If you’re curious how to read Middle English, I have written a guide for you. But for many Middle English texts, you don’t need to worry about clearing your calendar for a year. Early Scots corresponds in time to the last phase of Middle English (1375–1450), while Middle Scots is contemporaneous with Early Modern English (1450–1700). You can see that each line of Henryson’s Fables is much more thoroughly glossed than Sir Orfeo was.