Said he, ‘If my death it doth draw nigh,

God forgive me all I have done amiss!

Where is that lady I have loved so long,

Before my death to give me a kiss?’

100.

‘Away, thou traitor!’ the lady said,

‘Avoid out of my company!

For thy vile treason thou hast wrought,

Thou had need to cry to God for mercy.’

101.