VII.

Syne Sweirness, at the second bidding,

Came like a sow out of a midding,

Full sleepy was his grunyie:[133]

Mony swear bumbard belly huddroun,[134]

Mony slut, daw, and sleepy duddroun,

Him servit aye with sonnyie;[135]

He drew them furth intill a chain,

And Belial with a bridle rein

Ever lashed them on the lunyie:[136]

In Daunce they were so slaw of feet,

They gave them in the fire a heat,

And made them quicker of cunyie.[137]