Or mending breeks.
The Kirk then pardons no such prots,
They must tell down good five pounds scots,
Though they should pledge their petticoats,
An’ gae arse bare;
The least price there is twenty groats,
An’ prigging fair.
If then the lad does not her wed,
Poor Meg some feigned tears maun shed,
Her minny crooks her mou’ and dad,