21.
21. A stock ballad-stanza.
O whan he came to broken briggs,
He bent his bow and swam,
An’ whan he came to the green grass growin’,
He slack’d his shoone and ran.
22.
22.2 ‘baed,’ stayed; ‘chap,’ knock.
22.4 ‘lap,’ leapt.
O whan he came to Lord William’s gates,