His safe-warrant I sall be;

And gif he refuses to do that,

We’ll conquer baith his lands and he.

14.

14.4 ‘frith,’ wood.

‘Thou may’st vow I’ll cast his castell down,

And mak a widow o’ his gay ladye;

I’ll hang his merry men pair by pair

In ony frith where I may them see.’

15.