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Gilbert Hay was a Scottish poet and translator whose work focused on chivalric ideals and governance, often drawing from French sources. His engagement with law and warfare is evident in his translation of Honoré Bonet's Arbre des batailles, exploring the ethics of conflict. Other works delve into the principles of knighthood and wise rule, reflecting a desire to disseminate these concepts to his audience. His literary significance lies in adapting and transmitting key medieval texts into the vernacular.