And through the land there’s many a scout.

But do you think, if he were here,

He would be safe, in such a stir?

Ay, safe be sure, whate’er they do,

I wish we had him here just now.

Then said he, John, he’s in your house;

But to salute him, be cautious:

Because your wife, nor none else knows,

By the name of Lewis Cawe he goes,

My servant, a surgeon’s son in Crief,