Be than the bowgill gan to blaw; For nycht had thame ourtane. “Allaiss!” said Sym, “for falt of law, That bargan get I nane.” Thuss hame with mony crak and flaw[1302] Thay passid every ane; Syne pairtit at the Potter raw, And sindry gaitis[1303] ar gane, To rest thame, Within the toun that nicht.
This Will wes he begyld the may, And did hir marriage spill. He promeist hir to lat him play, Hir purposs to fulfill. Fra[1304] scho fell fow[1305] he fled away, And come na mair hir till: Quhairfoir he tynt[1306] the feild that day, And tuk him to ane mill, To hyd him, As coward fals of fey[1307].
[1221] The Drum was a house belonging to Lord Somerville, situated between Dalkeith and Edinburgh.
[1222] _douze pairs_, the twelve peers of Charlemagne.
[1232] youngsters. (Perhaps Dutch _jonker_, young nobleman.)
[1262] from having combat could not desist.
[1299] Woe befell the man that awaited it.
Hence, hairt, with hir that most depairte, And hald thé with thy souerane; For I had lever want ane harte Nor haif the hairt that dois me pane. Thairfoir go, with thy lufe remane, And lat me leif thus vnmolest; And se that thou cum nocht agane, Bot byd with hir thow luvis best.
Sen scho that I haif scheruit lang[1308] Is to depairt so suddanly, Address[1309] thé now, for thow sall gang And beir thy lady cumpany. Fra scho be gon, hairtles am I; For quhy? thow art with hir possest; Thairfoir, my hairt, go hence in hy[1310], And byd with hir thow luvis best.
Thocht this belappit[1311] body heir Be bound to scheruitude and thrall, My fathfull hairt is fre inteir, And mynd to serf my lady at all[1312]. Wald God that I wer perigall[1313], Vnder that redolent ross to rest; Yit at the leist, my hairt, thow sall Abyd with hir thow lufis best.
Sen in your garth[1314] the lilly quhyte May nocht remane amang the laif[1315], Adew the flour of haill[1316] delyte, Adew the succour that ma me saif! Adew the fragrant balmé suaif[1317], And lamp of ladeis lustiest! My faythfull hairt scho sall it haif, To byd with hir it luvis best.
Deploir, ye ladeis cleir of hew, Hir abscence, sen scho most depairte; And specialy ye luvaris trew That woundit bene with luvis darte. For sum of yow sall want ane parte Als weill as I; thairfoir at last Do go with myn, with mynd inwart, And byd with hir thow luvis best.